9/3/26 10:30PM Brandon Scott Robbins 32 of Ottumwa was arrested in the 1000 Block of East Pennsylvania Avenue on a Warrant 9/3/26 8:34PM Brian Harvey Richmond 54 of Ottumwa was charged in the 1900 ...

OTTUMWA – Gregory L. Albertson, 75, of Ottumwa died at 5:30 p.m. August 30, 2026 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. He was born October 20, 1950 in Ottumwa to Clarence and Mildred Spears ...

A life lived with unconditional love, steadfast determination, and a heart full of warmth, Della Carder, born on November 10, 1939, in Fairfield, IA, embarked on her eternal journey on August 29, 2026 ...

OTTUMWA-Charlotte Madeleine “Charlie” Pilcher, 11, of Ottumwa, died at 1:33 p.m. August 28, 2026 at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. She was born June 22, 2015 in Ottumwa to Bryan ...

8/30/26 10:46AM Nicholas Richard Young 40 of Ottumwa was charged in the 600 Block of North Ferry Street with Driving Under Suspension 8/30/26 10:43AM Daniel Clay Hamilton 47 of Ottumwa was charged in ...

OSKALOOSA - By the time Rima Zabian left Oskaloosa after her interview, the community no longer felt like a place she had simply visited. “It really felt like somewhere we could belong together,” ...

OTTUMWA - Indian Hills Community College has released the names of area students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2026 Summer Term. This is a list of students who received ...

WAPELLO COUNTY - At approximately 1:29 p.m. Wednesday, emergency personnel responded to a multiple semi-truck accident with entrapment in the 4000 block of Highway 63 South. The accident resulted in a ...

8/19/26 9:20PM Michaella Elaine Brandt 23 of Eldon, IA. was charged in the 1100 Block of Albia Road with Theft 3rd Degree, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drug, Possession of Drug Possession and ...

OTTUMWA - A former mail carrier has been charged with theft after authorities say she had been stealing Menards rebates for several years. On June 24, 2026, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office ...

OTTUMWA - Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the area students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2026 Summer Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC ...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand released policy priorities Wednesday to support Iowa farm and rural economies. Part of Sand’s priorities included raising the state minimum wage to $12 an ...