NEWS

Ottumwa Police Officers responded to the 500 Block of Ottumwa Street on a report that someone had been shot with a gun on October 4, 2017 shortly after 9:00 PM. Police arrived and determined that…

The US Army Corps of Engineers will be extending the Volksweg Trail 2.6 miles from the trailhead at Robert's Creek west to Cordova Park.  A new trailhead with parking lot is also planned at Cordova.…

Iowa’s Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) assembly comes to southern Iowa on October 18th, giving Iowans the opportunity to discuss their vision for outdoor recreation, soil and water enhancement, historical resources and land management and more.…

The Ottumwa Police Department took a theft report from a contractor who had a piece of machinery stolen from a jobsite in Ottumwa. K.M. King Inc., from Burlington, IA, reported that they had a “Kent”…

On Monday, October 2, 2017, investigators from the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force received information that Wesley Allen Gridley, age 36, of Ottumwa, was at 523 Ray Street in Ottumwa. Gridley was wanted by…

Oskaloosa--The William Penn football team kept another opponent under the century mark in yards as it defeated Avila 34-7 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game Saturday. The Statesmen (4-2) wrapped up…

October 1st through the 7th is marked as Mental Illness Awareness Week. Mental illnesses include ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, PTSD, Schizophrenia and many others. The National…

A rural Knoxville man was reported missing early Sunday morning on September 23 by his family. The Marion County Sheriff's Office received a phone call from Ted Richard Roberts' family saying they hadn't had any…

The Iowa Department of Transportation in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration recently conducted an in-depth assessment of a portion of land north-northwest of Oskaloosa. The plan: building a bypass that converges north and south…

Jay Christensen is stepping down as CEO of Mahaska Health Partnership, effective immediately. Christensen led the Hospital as CEO for 18 years. He was involved in several building and expansion projects, including the Hospice Serenity…