Ottumwa News

Dance and dine to the sounds of this Christmas season at the 2009 Ottumwa Symphony Christmas Ball to be held Saturday, Dec.

It was hard for me to reconcile the hard-living Tom Arnold of tabloid and Internet fame with the friendly, humble guy on the other end of the phone - the Tom Arnold I spoke with is a man remorseful for mistakes and grateful to still be accepted in the public entertainment eye.

Chris Reed's 2008 challenge to Sen. Tom Harkin wasn't part of his stump speech in Ottumwa on Thursday, but it is clear he carried forward some of the lessons.

Ottumwa High School has a new grading policy.A The new quota allows students to redo any big exam.A The student must however meet with the teacher either before or after school to redo the exam.

A few months from now, Ottumwa Fire Department's two mini-trucks will go out on numerous calls and the big firetrucks won't. The Ottumwa City Council this week unanimously approved spending $312,452 for two mini-rescue trucks from Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny.

A Moravia man is facing charges after he allegedly traded marijuana for sex with an underage girl.

The courts usually take some time to deal with alleged crimes. Even an immediate confession can take a while to turn into a conviction.

OTTUMWA ' Police have announced that an altercation on Thursday that led to reports of shots being fired in Ottumwa has resulted in two arrests.

While Friday's Courier endorsements for three council seats was a tough decision for editorial board members, the choice for mayor is a no-brainer. The Courier heartily endorses incumbent Dale Uehling for his eighth term as our city leader.

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:15 p.m. OTTUMWA, IA -- Press release from the Ottumwa Police Department On October 25, 2009 at approximately 5:00 p.m., the police department responded to the Ottumwa Skatepark located in the 300 Block of South Market Street in Ottumwa for a report of a disturbance in which at least one of the persons involved was ...

A man who held police at bay in a 90-minute standoff in Ottumwa has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge.

Ottumwa police officers and Wapello County Sheriff's deputies responded to an alley north of homes in the 700 block of East Mary Street just before 11 p.m. Thursday after reports of an altercation that may have involved a firearm.

Most of the laid off John Deere Ottumwa Works employees will have their jobs back starting next month.

Court records show an Ottumwa man charged with attempted murder and assaulting a police officer is facing federal drug charges as well.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. OTTUMWA, IOWA -- A Budget cuts are looming over the Ottumwa community schools as part of the governor's ten percent across the board cut in Iowa.

Two of the four men accused of attacking an Ottumwa police officer last summer face additional charges that include witness tampering.

Fact Finder holds officials accountable for Ottumwa's high unemployment rate. A A A A Ottumwaa s rate is high compared with other towns its size at 9.5, which is well above the state average of 6.3. A A A A Mayor Dale Uehling says hard hits to the manufacturing industry are to blame.

Taking a wage freeze may sound like a good offer from a bargaining unit, but city administration isn't interested.

Unemployment numbers in Ottumwa top major cities within the state, according to numbers released by Iowa Workforce Development.

Steve Rock of Ottumwa took a Courier along on his trip to our nation's capitol. The photo was taken while he was standing in front of the WWII Memorial in Washington D.C. The Oct.