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  1. Thank you to supporters of the Relay for LifeRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... support are very needed and really help a lot of survivors. Thank you all very much. Tom Williams, cancer survivor Ottumwa Internet Yellow Pages site is powered by PremierGuide . Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player ...

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    Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

  2. Vote for Obama-Biden for our futureRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... ontinue on our current downward spiral. Vote for Obama-Biden for our future and the future of our country. Ron Gates Ottumwa

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  3. Earmarks vital to city's infrastructure needsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... $5,867,400. I would venture to guess the vast majority of congressional earmarks are identical to those received by Ottumwa, i.e.; earmarks to resolve critical infrastructure problems. A bridge to nowhere in Alaska and a rain forest in the middle of ...

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  4. Obama takes us one step closer to a socialist stateRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... f-righteous elitists at the top. They'll forcibly be telling us what to believe and how we should live. Terry Godwin Ottumwa

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

  5. Envision the problems with two-way streetsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... [it's] all out of the same sack, bought by the same money. Nothing in politics just happens, it's planned. Max Hulen Ottumwa site is powered by PremierGuide . Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin . View our ...

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  6. Women over 40 need to schedule mammogramsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Ottumwa Courier

    ... at 1-800-227-2345 to help you find free or reduced price screenings. Barbara Ball, Director McCreery Cancer Center Ottumwa Tyler Weig, Health Promotions, American Cancer Society site is powered by PremierGuide . Some parts of our site may require ...

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    Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

  7. Ottumwa Teen Charged in StabbingRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | KCRG

    An Ottumwa teenager has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed another man in the back.

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  8. Sexual assault case comes to a closeRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | KTVO Kirksville

    ... with an alleged gang rape has come to a close. It all started when a basketball team from the Chicago area came to Ottumwa for a tournament at Indian Hills Community College. According to court documents, an 18-year-old girl claimed she was sexually ...

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    Related Topix: Wapello County, IA

  9. Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated PressRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Quad-City Times

    ... -- including those that pay for books or computers -- may end as federal grants run out over the next few years. OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) _ An Ottumwa teenager accused of stabbing another man in the back has been arrested and charged with attempted ...

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    Related Topix: Iowa, Council Bluffs, IA, Des Moines, IA, Des Moines Metro

  10. Police: Teen Stabs Man In BackRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | KCCI.com

    An Ottumwa teenager has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed another man in the back.

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    Related Topix: Wapello County, IA, Home Gardening, Home

  11. Video GlyphRead the original story

    Monday Oct 13 | Home

    ... was stabbed Tuesday morning and police say another teen is to blame. Fact Finder investigates county spending The Ottumwa Salvation Army has a lot on their plate. Now they'll be adding one more thing. New mobile command vehicle makes its way around ...

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  12. EDITORIAL: Library lesson: How to fund what needs to be done?: Our opinionRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

    (Ottumwa Courier (Ottumwa, IA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 15--So many books and so little time to read. All of us who love to read and love books, magazines, newspapers and everything else that includes the printed word need to sit up and pay ...

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    Related Topix: Libraries, Opinion

  13. Elvis impersonator Junior Talley gets the Ottumwa Women's Club all...Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    Elvis impersonator Junior Talley gets the Ottumwa Women's Club all shook up Tuesday at Hotel Ottumwa.

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  14. Peden reaches plea dealRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    ... player for Wilbur Wright College, a community college in Chicago, when he traveled with the team for a tournament in Ottumwa last December. There he met a female IHCC student who later went with friends to Peden's hotel. Authorities said Peden ...

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    Related Topix: Wapello County, IA

  15. Credit crunch nearly caught Wapello Co.Read the original story

    17 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    ... out well this time, but the county is concerned about next year. The landfill, a joint effort with the city of Ottumwa and the county, will need a new cell. That will cost the county about $500,000. New equipment could add another $500,000 for a ...

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    Related Topix: Wapello County, IA, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  16. Ottumwa teen charged with attempted murder

    17 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    An Ottumwa teenager has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing incident.

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    Related Topix: Wapello County, IA

  17. Volunteers needed for Festival of TreesRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    ... sound like comfort and fun. The Festival of Trees committee certainly hopes a lot of people like that idea because Ottumwa Habitat for Humanity will present its 16th annual Festival of Trees at Pennsylvania Place in less than six weeks. The three ...

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  18. Park advisory board steps up to the plateRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Ottumwa Courier

    The Park Advisory Board has more than one ball field in its dreams. The board on Tuesday approved allowing Rathje to pursue improving and expanding the adult softball fields in the northwest quadrant of Ottumwa ...

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  19. H.S. Insider: Ottumwa girls' team, Roosevelt boys win Metro cross country titles

    22 hrs ago | Des Moines Register

    ... its 11th straight boys' team conference title. The Roughriders finished with 41 points. Hoover was second at 70. Ottumwa edged defending champion Roosevelt for the girls' team title. Ottumwa had 38 points to Roosevelt's 46. Emilee Cook took fourth ...

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  20. Opportunities abound to enjoy pianistRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Hawk Eye

    ... guest artist with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra. In advance of his fall concert performances this weekend in Ottumwa, Burlington and Fairfield, Myers will be a special guest of the Friends of the SEISO at their coffee at 10 a.m. Thursday at ...

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    Related Topix: Burlington, IA, Symphony, Arts, Fairfield, IA