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Ottumwa primary election results
Oct 09, 2019 by Rick Watts
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
Oct 07, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Iowa leaders react at EPA releases ethanol use plan
Oct 04, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Coffee with a Cop
Oct 03, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Two arrested on drug charges
Oct 02, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Four arrested in Hedrick drug bust
Oct 01, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
More vaping-related illnesses in Iowa
Sep 30, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Ritenour pleads guilty to killing her daughter
Sep 27, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Man arrested in Oskaloosa domestic assault case
Sep 26, 2019 by Rick Watts
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…
Centerville woman convicted of killing her husband
Sep 25, 2019 by Rick Watts
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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