Bill Hoffman Jr. needed to do more research to make an informed decision. Now, he appears ready to change his mind. Once again, the Ottumwa City Council discussed eliminating the city's primary ...

Al Gore is a nice guy. Barack Obama has a high EQ. Joe Biden likes to talk about himself. Presidential candidates are like a ...

The Ottumwa girls are starting to get back to playing the type of basketball that has led to consecutive winning seasons and high hopes of a deep postseason run this year. Balanced scoring, tenacious ...

Temperatures on Sunday could approach record highs as we climb into the mid 50s to near 60 under partly to mostly sunny skies ...

(Jan. 27) A model wears a creation as part of the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring Summer 2025 collection, that was ...

Cameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection ...

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has plans to reconstruct a portion of Highway 149 in Ottumwa, aiming to improve ...

The Iowa Department of Education reported updated enrollment figures for Iowa K-12 schools, which showed public schools serving roughly the same number from the prior year. The state's "school choice" ...

OTTUMWA, Iowa — The City of Ottumwa has been searching for someone to lead its fire department since its former chief retired in 2023. Now, the new year has brought with it a new chief. After 33 years ...

JBS will fund $4 million toward preventing illegal child labor and supporting victims of child labor while prioritizing efforts in Guntersville, Alabama; Ottumwa, Iowa; Worthington, Minnesota ...

And yet, with the winter solstice in the rearview mirror, it’s already time to start preparing for spring. This morning, I sorted dozens of seed packets by their expiration dates. Seeds are ...

The new year for Deere & Co. started with the announcement of another round of layoffs, this time impacting approximately 75 production employees who will be placed on indefinite layoff effective Feb.