A trio of bills in the early stages of the legislative session could affect how the Ottumwa Water Works board conducts its business, if it does at all. General manager Tim Albert discussed the bills ...

Wednesday's winter storm system delivered up to a foot of snow across southern Iowa, with Ottumwa receiving around 7 inches ...

When the Market Street Landing redevelopment project was unveiled, the negative comments online were fairly predictable. Some praised the effort, recognizing it as an opportunity to embrace progress ...

With forecasters predicting a half-foot of snow or more across the southeastern half of Iowa on Wednesday, the City of ...

More As and Bs. Fewer failing grades. Plus a dip in referrals for behavior. Ottumwa schools are making great strides after adopting a strict cell phone policy.

OTTUMWA, Iowa - Carol Diane Geib, 77, of Ottumwa, Iowa, died on Feb. 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, from Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Carol was born April 28, 1947, in Des Moines ...

A man from southeast Iowa is now $100,000 richer, and it's all thanks to a lucky lottery ticket he bought in Ottumwa.

For Jordin Mayson and Delilah Subsin, the opening round of the Iowa High School Girls State Wrestling Tournament produced two very different type of matches. The only thing that was similar, however, ...

A spokesperson for MidAmerican said the study is “misleading” and highlights certain pieces of data to “to further its agenda.” ...

The City of Ankeny has declared a snow ordinance effective Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 11 p.m. until Thursday, Feb. 13, at 11 ...

Three teenage boys at a high school in a small Iowa city are being recognized for their extraordinary efforts. Ottumwa, Iowa, has a population of just over 25,000 people and is well known as the ...