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Ottumwa School District Approves Girls Wrestling Agreement with Davis County, Dedicates Mini Pitch

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa Community School Board met earlier this week and dedicated the Mini Pitch at Wilson Elementary to Dr. Jeff Hedred. The board also approved an agreement with Davis County to share…
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Body of Missing Oskaloosa Man Found at Lake Red Rock

LAKE RED ROCK -- The body of a missing Oskaloosa man was discovered along the north shoreline of Lake Red Rock yesterday morning, according to authorities. Raymond Welch, age 41, was reported missing to the…
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Marion County Sheriff's Office Seeking Public Assistance on Hit-and-Run

KNOXVILLE -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office covered a hit and run accident involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist east of Knoxville near the intersection of North Godrey and T15 around 9:03am on Saturday.…
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Marion County Development to Hold Public Meetings for Long Term Planning

KNOXVILLE -- The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has received funding from the US EDA department to help areas develop long term economic development sustainability plans.  Marion County Development applied to IEDC to be an…
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2023 Tulip Queen Finalists Announced

By Sam Parsons The list of names up for 2023 Tulip Queen in the city of Pella has now been trimmed to 12 finalists. 12 Pella senior students were chosen to advance to the final…
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Ottumwa City Council Approves Gas & Electric Franchise Fees

By Sam Parsons The Ottumwa City Council met last night and after a process lasting several months, the council approved the third and final consideration of an ordinance instituting a franchise fee city-wide on gas…
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Oskaloosa Council Receives Fire Code Enforcement Update

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council met last night and heard a quarterly report from the fire department related to code enforcement. The report found that 56 cases of code violations were opened during…
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Mahaska Chamber Seeking Award Nominations

OSKALOOSA -- Would you like to nominate a business or individual who has made a big difference in Mahaska County in the past year? Mahaska Chamber & Development Group will again be presenting several civic…
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Opening of five Lake Red Rock recreation areas to be delayed in 2023 for infrastructure upgrades

KNOXVILLE, Iowa --The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces delayed openings of the Howell Station, North Overlook and Whitebreast campgrounds and the Fifield and North Overlook recreation areas at Lake Red Rock.…
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Ottumwa Trout Stocking October 21, 2022

OTTUMWA -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be stocking 1,500 rainbow and brook trout in the pond at the east side of Wapello street by the orange and blue playground equipment on Friday…
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