Wapello County News

Chillicothe residents and visitors can look forward to quicker trips in and out of town.

Throughout the month of November, KTVO is paying tribute to those who have served in our nation's military.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:51 p.m. Read more: Local , H1N1 Vaccine , H1N1 Clinic , Flu Clinic , Ottumwa a ' A NEWS RELEASE A A A A A A A A A A A A DATE: November 18, 2009 CONTACT:A Tom Rodgers, Public Information Coordinator a ' 641 683-0669 PLEASE NOTE: The City of Ottumwa Public Information Office is handling news releases and media ...

As one drives around on our older city streets, if any thought is given to a street's name, it most likely arises from that annoying, tiny voice of a child going through the "Why" stage.

Area farmers are trying to make up for lost time after a wet season and a delayed harvest.

If Ottumwa is to succeed, community members believe a number of things have to happen.

The city of Ottumwa has agreed to remove two items from the proposed Urban Renewal Plan after the Wapello County Supervisors wrote a letter last week opposing parts of the plan.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is doing some hunting of its own. Local conservation officers are looking for residents' help in catching poachers and illegal hunters.

Colin Johnson, 33, started full-time farming in Agency about a year ago. His father, who had managed the farm, passed away, and Johnson took over.

The city of Ottumwa has proposed using county, city and school tax dollars to cover for the losses at the Bridge View Center and The Beach Ottumwa.

Text Archive > American Libraries > Portrait and biographical album of Wapello County, Iowa; containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and prepresentative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the Governors of Iowa, and of the Presidents of the United States Portrait and biographical ...

Rain drops speeding across the Bethany Baptist Church parking lot will hit a slow zone by next year.

Both Dale Uehling and Frank Flanders served the city in the past. Now they battle each other for power in the present and only one will lead the city into the future.

An Ottumwa man has been charged with an impersonating a police officer. At around 5 p.m. last Sunday, the Ottumwa Police Department responded to the Ottumwa Skatepark located in the 300 Block of South Market Street for a report of a disturbance in which at least one of the persons involved was impersonating a police officer.

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.

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

Residents in Wapello County will see a drastic increase in agricultural land values.

The Adair County Detention Center recently sent their prisoners to a different jail.A They're back but the detainees are still there.

Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:02 a.m. Kirk Coffin, 38, of Macon, Mo., is behind bars charged with possession of a controlled substancea 'methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Public health nurses across Iowa are in the same boat. There's not enough H1N1 vaccine to serve everyone.