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Secretary Naig Announces New Phase, Expanded Area for Southeast Iowa Water Quality Project

DES MOINES -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Mahaska County is expanding into Jasper and Marion Counties while also adding a new phase…
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Allegations of Impropriety Revealed in Ottumwa Chiropractor Case

By Clark Kauffman (Iowa Capital Dispatch) The state of Iowa has now disclosed the allegations of impropriety it levied against an Ottumwa chiropractor seven months ago. The records show the chiropractor faced disciplinary charges related…
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Ottumwa's City-Wide Drop-Off Day is November 4

OTTUMWA -- The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation will hold the Citywide Drop-Off Day on Saturday November 4, 2023 from 7am to 11am in the Hydro Parking Lot. The Citywide Drop-Off Day is…
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Love INC of Mahaska County to Host Mahaska Connect This Weekend

OSKALOOSA  – Are you concerned about homelessness in our county or people that are struggling to survive?  Sometimes determining where to go to find a particular service or knowing how to obtain those services is…
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Mahaska County Extension Honors New Master Gardener Volunteer - Veronica Grim

OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska County Master Gardeners recently elevated intern Veronica Grim to certification as an Iowa Master Gardener.  She took Master Gardener training in Fall 2022 and recently completed the 40 hour volunteer requirement and was presented with certificate and permanent name…
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City of Ottumwa to Host Dedication Ceremony for Jefferson St. Viaduct

Ottumwa, IA – On October 25, 2023, friends and family of Lew “Skip” Stevens will be conducting a memorial dedication ceremony at the north end of the Jefferson Street Viaduct to rename the bridge “Skip…
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Ottumwa Police and DCI Investigating Homicide

OTTUMWA -- On October 16, 2023, at approximately 10:46 p.m., officers with the Ottumwa Police Department were dispatched to 301 S. Ward Street on the report of a stabbing. Responding officers located an injured male…
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KBOE Receives NWS Award for Length of Service

By Sam Parsons KBOE Radio received the Honored Institution Award yesterday from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The station received the award for 50 years of weather observations with the National Weather Service. Marvin…
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Alta Vista Property Returns to Local Control in Purchase

Ottumwa, IA – The Greater Ottumwa Development Foundation (a nonprofit development arm of Greater Ottumwa Partners in Progress), in a collaborative partnership with the Ottumwa Legacy Foundation, The City of Ottumwa, and Wapello County are…
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Students First ESA applications for 2023-2024 closed; 18,893 applications approved

DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Department of Education announced that 18,893 Students First education savings accounts (ESAs) were approved by the Sept. 30 program close date. ESA accounts for applicants who did not meet…
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