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Cougar men lose second in a row
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... to lead the 9-1 Generals. The Cougars will now be off until Dec. 29 when they travel to the Indian Hills Invite in Ottumwa, Iowa. WNCC (9-3) 34 35 69 Sheridan (9-1) 35 47 82 SHERIDAN Jarrell Crayton 16, Charlton Wilson 10, Kendrick Morse 8, Antoine ... Comment?
Ram tough: Talented Southeast Polk drops OHS in season opener
When it's the Southeast Polk Rams, it's goin' up - from deep. Head coach B.J Windhorst's Class 4A power demonstrated a simple lesson for the Ottumwa boys basketball team in its season opener on Friday night - A don't leave your feet. Comment?
Bulldogs have high hopes this winter
... 18-6 last season, while the Scarlets played to a dismal mark of 1-20. Polk is led by all-starter Kody Ingle. Ryder, Ottumwa's 6-8, 260-pound beast of a senior center, is where it starts for Ottumwa. Ryder's 10.6 scoring average and six rebounds a ... Comment?
Thanks to good samaritan on Thanksgiving
We ate our Thanksgiving lunch at North Hy-Vee Deli in Ottumwa. We finished eating and went up to pay our bill and was informed our lunch had been paid for. Comment?
Improved Bulldogs fall to Waukee
The Ottumwa Bulldogs fell to Waukee 42-33 at Evans Middle School Thursday night in CIML wrestling action. Comment?
Counting the contents of the Ottumwa Salvation Army's red kettles has its own strange tension. Comment?
Officials hold dim view of Alliant plan
... like that, though. An increase is an increase. "I, along with others, was very disappointed in that concept," said Ottumwa City Councilman Bob Meyers. Wapello County Supervisor Chairman Steve Siegel said Alliant's plan is "not acceptable," and is an ... Comment?
Douma students' caroling changed to Dec. 11
Douma Elementary School will be caroling at two Ottumwa care centers on Dec. 11. This was previously scheduled for Dec. Comment?
Iowa Lt. Gov. Judge in Ottumwa Monday
Lt. Gov. Patty Judge will be in Ottumwa at 3 p.m. Monday at the city council chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 105 East Third St., to publicly recognize and promote local I-JOBS initiatives.A A I-JOBS is a Culver/Judge administration $830 million investment program to rebuild Iowa's infrastructure, create jobs and stimulate the state's ... Comment?
Ottumwa man critically injured when train rams truck in Nebraska
... to escape being hit by the eastbound train. A patrol dispatcher identified the driver as 63-year-old Ival McVey of Ottumwa, Iowa. McVey, who also suffered cuts to his face, was taken to a Central City hospital, then to a Lincoln hospital. ___ ... Comment?
Oliver registers as sex offender
... teenage male under her care in Burlington and continued to pursue a sexual relationship with him after his return to Ottumwa. The teen and his mother have sued Oliver, Woodlands and its director. The suit seeks damages against Oliver and alleges ... Comment?
Ottumwan injured in train collision
... to escape being hit by the eastbound train. A patrol dispatcher identified the driver as 63-year-old Ival McVey of Ottumwa. McVey, who also suffered cuts to his face, was taken to a Central City, Neb. hospital, then to a Lincoln, Neb., hospital. His ... Comment?
Winter weather reached Ottumwa late this year, just barely in time to be fully in place for the lighting of the city's Christmas tree. Comment?
Holiday parties still plans despite economic troubles
... a bit of cutback in what they're offering, like the bar or the menu," said Tim Schwartz, co-owner of the Hotel Ottumwa. With banquet buffets, some party planners have asked the hotel for fewer selections. Where once there was an open bar, companies ... Comment?
... and I believe the outcome would have been significantly different." Fellow breast-cancer survivor Mable Hart of Ottumwa agrees. Hart said she didn't find a lump 10 years ago when she was diagnosed. She had a mammogram and the radiologist spotted ... Comment?
City is treating campground hosts badly
It is hard to find words sufficiently critical of the Ottumwa city leadership that presided over the dreadful decision to fire Doug and Bonnie Creamer as managers of the Ottumwa Park campground. Comment?
Levy costs questioned; big shows needed at BV
... The people there would come here if we promote it and bring entertainment in to Bridge View. This is just a thought. Ottumwa needs to try and bring things in here. This will help Bridge View. Ginger Lehman Ottumwa Internet Yellow Pages site is ... Comment?
Our Opinion: Shop local this holiday season
... the holiday shopping period for many business owners and retailers is a critical time. And that includes folks in Ottumwa and southern Iowa. The Ottumwa Area Chamber of Commerce and no doubt other area chambers of commerce remind all local and area ... Comment?
CrCreamers were an asset to the campground
My late husband and I went to church with Doug and Bonnie Creamer in Ottumwa for several years and I can't imagine either of them doing anything so terrible as to lead to their dismissal without notice. Comment?
Ottumwans deserve answers on campground
Given the dismissal of the longtime, well-performing, Ottumwa Park campground hosts, and the city official refusing to discuss the reasons that there is something "strange" going on, seems to me some city official may have a friend or relative in mind for the position. Comment?