OTTUMWA — Main StreetOttumwa has launched a fundraising campaign marking its 20th anniversary, asking community members to contribute $20 in recognition of the nonprofit's two decades of work downtown ... .
OTTUMWA — There wasn't much time to sit and relax in the Ottumwa softball dugout on Monday night. After all, any player could have had their name called at any point by head coach Frank Huston. By the time Monday's ... .
OTTUMWA — On the southeast wall in the main hallway of the OttumwaCommunity SchoolDistrict office, Mike McGrory’s legacy is displayed for all to see. And the end result is this. few can say he isn’t leaving the district ... .
FAIRFIELD — One day earlier, Fairfield would have needed aquatic devices to navigate their home diamond. Between rain that fell over passing storms throughout the middle of the week, the home field of the Trojan baseball team was under water ... .
More and more, Iowa's biggest political figures are hiding from the people who employ them. The reasons given vary — busy schedules, hostile crowds, the advice of party strategists. None of them holds up. The people of this state have ... .
OTTUMWA — A man fatally shot by a U.S. marshal in Ottumwa on Wednesday had been wanted for a month after he allegedly removed his GPS monitor, walked away from a residential correctional facility and threatened deputies with a knife ... .
An Ottumwa man was fatally shot when members of the U.S ...Michael Zurek, 31, of Ottumwa, had a warrant out for his arrest for violating parole issued in early May, according to court filings.