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Ottumwa primary election results

Ottumwa voters eliminated one candidate for City Council at Tuesday’s (10/9) primary election.  Five candidates were on the ballot Tuesday for a place in the November election.  According to preliminary results, the candidates who advanced…
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Ottumwa construction updates

Here are a couple of traffic notes for Ottumwa: Madison Avenue will be closed between Queen Anne Street and Ellis Avenue starting today so that a new water main can be installed at John Deere…
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Iowa leaders react at EPA releases ethanol use plan

BY DAR DANIELSON RADIO IOWA - Environmental Protection Agency  Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the details today of the Trump administration’s agreement on how much ethanol will be blended with gasoline. Wheeler says the agreement for what’s…
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Coffee with a Cop

Oskaloosa residents got a chance to talk with police officers Wednesday (10/2) at the annual Coffee with a Cop event.  Oskaloosa Police Chief Ben Boeke talks about the value of the event. "Most people don't…
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Two arrested on drug charges

A traffic stop south of Eddyville Tuesday morning (10/1) led to two arrests on drug charges.  Around 5:45am Tuesday, officers from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, Wapello County Sheriff’s Office and Ottumwa Police…
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Four arrested in Hedrick drug bust

Four people from Hedrick have been arrested on drug charges.  Keokuk County Sheriff's Deputies along with the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant September 25 at an apartment in the 100…
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More vaping-related illnesses in Iowa

Iowa health officials say more vaping-related illnesses have been reported in the state.  The Iowa Department of Public Health says in a news release that 23 cases of respiratory illness associated with vaping have been…
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Ritenour pleads guilty to killing her daughter

A guilty plea in an Oskaloosa murder case.  26-year-old Alicia Ritenour pleaded guilty Thursday (9/26) to child endangerment resulting in death and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.  She had been charged with first…
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Man arrested in Oskaloosa domestic assault case

A man is in custody after a domestic abuse case Tuesday night (9/24) in Oskaloosa.  Oskaloosa Police say they were called to a home in the 900 block of South B Street around 11:15 Tuesday…
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Centerville woman convicted of killing her husband

A jury in Monroe County has convicted a Centerville woman of killing her husband, whose body was found in their burned home last year.  Monroe County District Court records say the jury handed up the…
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