Little League baseball: District play gets underway
OTTUMWA — Last season, the Ottumwa 12-year-old Little League baseball team overcame a loss to Je-Wa-Ke and made their way to the Iowa State Tournament.
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Prep softball: Area teams compete in Oskaloosa Indian Classic
OSKALOOSA — It was a beautiful Saturday morning for softball and most of the teams involved were walking in their sleep as the Oskaloosa Indian Classic got underway on Saturday
Municipal Band continues regular concert season
The Ottumwa Municipal Band will continue its 162nd season of summer evening concerts with a performance Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Ottumwa’s Central Park. The music performed will be
Ottumwa Regional offers free virtual prenatal classes
OTTUMWA — Ottumwa Regional Health Center is offering free, unlimited access to online prenatal education classes for expectant parents receiving care through the hospital.
Ottumwa Regional awards 5 nursing scholarships
OTTUMWA — Ottumwa Regional Health Center awarded $1,000 scholarships to five Ottumwa High School seniors planning to pursue careers in nursing.
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
Vice President JD Vance says his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war. Vance made the
Prep softball: Pence strikes out 16 for Lady Dees at EBF
EDDYVILLE — Albia senior Grace Pence was on a mission Wednesday night when the third-ranked (3A) Lady Dees visited the Rockets of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in a South Central Conference softball joust.
Prep baseball: Big Reds lifted by big seventh
Centerville's Rye Barnhart celebrates as he reaches third base after hitting a RBI triple in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game against Davis County. Barnhart's triple helped Centerville win 7-4.
Rural hospitals say insurer denials are the deeper threat
FAIRFIELD — The debate over rural health care this year has centered on Medicaid and the Big Beautiful Bill, the federal budget law Congress passed last year. But leaders of
Haub seeks new trial ahead of murder sentencing
CENTERVILLE — The Moulton man convicted last month of first-degree murder in the 2025 shooting death of Stanley Brown has filed motions seeking a new trial and arrest of judgment
Racial harassment lawsuit against Ottumwa schools advances toward trial
OTTUMWA — A federal judge has allowed a racial harassment lawsuit filed by a Black Ottumwa special education teacher to advance toward trial, ruling that a jury — not the
Council again delays sewer fees for multifamily, mobile homes
OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa City Council on Tuesday again delayed applying new sewer base fees to apartments and mobile-home lots, the latest postponement of charges first set more than a
Free navigators help residents find behavioral health care
OTTUMWA — Iowans struggling with mental health, substance use or related problems — or trying to help someone who is — can reach a free service that connects them to
Council overhauls staff handbook, rejects disciplinary policy
OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa City Council rewrote much of its employee handbook Tuesday but stopped short of adopting a new disciplinary-procedures policy, after a council member said she wasn
Albia roundtable focuses on small business payment policy
ALBIA — Small business owners, chamber members and regional stakeholders met Wednesday to discuss federal legislation that could affect electronic payment systems used by small businesses across the country.
Wednesday's prep softball: Rockhold's round-tripper closes out Bulldog sweep
DES MOINES — After just missing out on her first career home run two innings earlier, Gracey Rockhold used her speed to get all the way around the bases for
Wednesday's prep baseball: Larsen leads Ottumwa to sweep of Scarlets
DES MOINES — Prior to Wednesday afternoon, Quinn Larsen had played in 73 varsity games for the Ottumwa High School baseball team over the past three season. In those 73
Resident confronts supervisors over Little Soap Road damage
OTTUMWA — A rural Wapello County resident told supervisors Tuesday that years of washouts and erosion had damaged the road in front of his home, and that some board members
Job openings outpace seekers as GOPIP cites skills gap
OTTUMWA — Wapello County has more open jobs than people looking for work — and a growing share of those jobs require skills the local workforce doesn
Prep baseball: Ravens rally for split with Panthers
PEKIN — Last July, the Pekin baseball team needed one more hit against Hillcrest Academy to earn the program
Tuesday's prep roundup: Panthers rally late against Hillcrest Academy
PEKIN — It may not have always been pretty, but the Pekin softball found a way on Tuesday to secure its first come-from-behind win of the season.
Senior US officials dictate memorandum with Iran to journalists
Senior U.S. officials dictated the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy, and Iran suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by
Iowa PBS to feature Highway 163 on Road Trip Iowa
JOHNSTON — Iowa PBS will feature stops along Highway 163 in an upcoming episode of "Road Trip Iowa," premiering at 9 p.m. June 29.
Prep softball: Unbeaten Lady Dees win Fairfield Invitational
Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms in the morning. A few storms may be severe. High 84F. Winds SW at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%..