Legislative Forum to Be Held April 1st
OTTUMWA-The League of Women Voters of Ottumwa is co-sponsoring the third Legislative Forum with the Ottumwa Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Ottumwa Convention and [...]
Local News
Singers and Actors Sought for Summer Performing Arts Festival
OTTUMWA-The American Gothic Performing Arts Festival announces open auditions for its upcoming productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Carousel – A Concert and Jack and the [...]
Springtime Brings Annual Trivia Contest
OTTUMWA-The American Gothic Performing Arts Festival will host its fifth annual spring Trivia Night on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Hotel Ottumwa to benefit the [...]
March is National Colon Cancer Month
OTTUMWA-Each year in the United States, colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, affects more than 150,000 people and claims the lives of about 50,000. It is our third [...]
March Reminisce for the Ottumwa Public Library
OTTUMWA-For the March meeting of the Reminisce society, the Ottumwa Public Library is happy to host Lisa Ossian. With Humanities Iowa, she will be presenting “The Home [...]
Maintenance Work Under Jefferson St. Viaduct
OTTUMWA-Maintenance work has begun on the northern piers of the Jefferson Street Viaduct. The contractor is sandblasting and has covered several areas with large tarps. [...]
Street Patch on Richmond Street This Week
OTTUMWA-City of Ottumwa Public Works crews will be closing Richmond Avenue, from Logan Street to Ferry Street to place a concrete street patch. That section of Richmond [...]
Body Found on South Side of Ottumwa
OTTUMWA-On Friday, March 17, 2017, at approximately 4:40 p.m., the Ottumwa Police Department responded to the area west of the 700 Block of South Webster, after a dead body [...]
Ottumwa Included in JC Penney Store Closures
OTTUMWA-On Friday, March 17th, JC Penney released a list of 138 stores throughout the United States that they are planning to close this year. The closures will take place [...]
Market St. Bridge Work Continues
OTTUMWA-Iowa Bridge and Culvert will resume work on the Market Street Bridge next week. Work is anticipated to begin on the north side of the Market Street Bridge [...]
