LOCAL NEWS

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa has a prescribed burn scheduled at Memorial Park on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, beginning around 9:00 a.m. The burn is part of ongoing maintenance of a 9.5-acre oak savannah…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces numerous felony charges after authorities say an investigation revealed that he had been sexually abusing multiple juveniles. According to the Ottumwa Police Department, the investigation began on Tuesday, March…

OTTUMWA – A Disaster Assistance Center is now open in Ottumwa after Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Wapello County this week. The disaster proclamation was issued in response to severe weather that…

MONTEZUMA – Authorities have released the identities of the individuals who died in a submerged vehicle in rural Montezuma over the weekend. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office was first notified of the submerged vehicle on…

By Sam Parsons The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting yesterday morning and had a brief discussion on the actions taken by Mahaska County in response to supervisor Steve Wanders using a…

MONTEZUMA – Two people were found dead in a submerged vehicle in rural Montezuma on Saturday. The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office says that they were notified of a vehicle submerged in a drainage pond located…

OSKALOOSA – An Oskaloosa woman faces a Domestic Abuse Assault charge after allegedly striking her daughter during a dispute. Court records show that the incident took place on March 26 at around 2:55pm, when officers…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man was arrested this week for allegedly using another individual’s credit card without authorization. Court documents state that the Ottumwa Police Department began investigating the credit card use on the evening…

OSKALOOSA -- Scams are becoming more sophisticated every day—and they’re costing Americans billions of dollars each year. A FREE educational Stop the Scammers event will be held in Oskaloosa next month to help protect the…

KNOXVILLE -- The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam April 1-3, 2026. The closure is necessary for contractors to continue…