07/15/11 West Des Moines Valley's David Stagg pitched a complete game one-hit shutout, striking out 11 of 21 Des Moines East batters in a 3-0 win.
07/12/11 Dr. Jason Ebelsheiser pleaded guilty in Mahaska County District Court Monday afternoon to two remaining counts in his sex abuse trial. He is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2016.
07/12/11 City clerk Amanda Valent presented the Ottumwa City Council on Monday with a look at the new precinct boundaries for city elections.
07/12/11 Brooke Handy of Ottumwa is the 2011 Wapello County 4-H Expo queen, crowned after the weeklong expo kicked off with a parade Monday evening.
07/12/11 The Isle Casino-Hotel is joining a movement to offer more fresh, local food items.
07/12/11 Captains Oliver and Tabitha Knuth say they are happy to lead the Ottumwa Salvation Army post after spending six years in the Des Moines position.
07/03/11 Ottumwa, Ia. - The Ottumwa Transit Authority's contract with the Iowa Department of Transportation has expired as officials haggle over disputed ridership numbers.
07/01/11 Authorities say a pilot has been injured in a plane crash in a field about 150 yards from the Ottumwa Regional Airport in Ottumwa, IA.
07/01/11 Ottumwa, Ia. - The pilot of a aircraft that crashed taking off from Ottumwa Regional Airport Thursday evening has died, Wapello County Sheriff's officials said Friday.
07/01/11 David M. Roney, Jr. passed away on 28 May 2011 at the age of 88.
06/21/11 Almost 50 days until the Ames Straw Poll, Tim Pawlenty is about to go up with TV ads in Iowa -- the first presidential candidate to do that this cycle, First Read confirms.
06/21/11 ABC News' Matthew Jaffe (@jaffematt) reports: A spokesman for Tim Pawlenty confirms that the former Minnesota governor on Wednesday will launch an ad campaign in Iowa worth just under $50,000, a sign of the leadoff caucus state's importance to the...
06/21/11 (CNN) - Call it another example of how crucial Iowa is to Tim Pawlenty's hopes of winning the Republican presidential...
06/21/11 Television ads for Tim Pawlenty will begin running on Thursday in Iowa on Fox News Channel, making the former Minnesota governor the first candidate to place a large ad buy in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
06/14/11 Council Bluffs, Ia. - Iowa Tea Party activists kicked off an 18-city, statewide tour here Monday night with the goal of influencing the 2012 Iowa caucuses with populist conservative issues, including a balanced budget, tax reform and returning America to the gold standard.
06/08/11 The Wapello County Supervisors on Tuesday approved renewing a 28E agreement with Southeast Iowa Case Management (SEICM).
06/07/11 A fundraiser will take place this evening to raise money for the Hospice Center in Ottumwa.
06/07/11 The Ottumwa City Council approved a ordinance which placed the Ottumwa Transit Authority under the control of the city.
06/03/11 OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) - An 18-year-old accused of threatened to blow up Ottumwa High School has pleaded not guilty. Derick Hendrickson was arrested in April. The Ottumwa Courier is reporting that Hendrickson is charged with harassment and threatening to place an incendiary device or substance.
06/02/11 Ottumwa City officials are thrilled at the success of the established dog park. | 
