A multimillion-dollar donation to the University of Iowa’s business college, alongside a matching gift challenge to generate even more funds, will help support a student mental health and success ...

Jasmine RaeAnn Laughlin, 29, of Birmingham, IA passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the Jefferson County Health Care Center in Fairfield, IA. Funeral services honoring her life will begin at ...

Iowa gubernatorial candidates Rob Sand and Zach Lahn contrasted their proposals Wednesday during a televised debate on how to fund Iowa priorities amid both a state budget deficit and high inflation ...

Drivers are advised to stay alert as they travel Iowa’s roadsides over the coming weeks. Autumn deer behavior, crop harvest and peak travel times for motorists combine to hike the risk of vehicle-deer ...

Just because a dog is a hunting breed, it does not mean they are good at hunting. Billie, our standard poodle, enjoys hunting rabbits and squirrels but has not had enough training and practice to gain ...

As U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and state Rep. Josh Turek met for the second — and final — U.S. Senate debate Tuesday, both candidates said they did not support President Donald Trump’s move to lift ...

OTTUMWA – Genevieve Revagene Prosser, 87, of Ottumwa died at 2:10 a.m. October 13, 2026 at Good Samaritan Society – Ottumwa. She was born February 20, 1939 to Clevy and Ruby Geheey Williams. Genevieve ...

Brenda Arlene Morrison, born on November 15, 1969 in Albia, IA, passed away on October 13, 2026. Brenda, a resident of Blakesburg, Iowa, spent her professional career in the newspaper business, where ...

NAPLES, FL - Jane Ellen Draper, 81, formerly of Ottumwa died on October 9th, 2026 in Naples, FL. She was born December 7th, 1944 in Ottumwa, IA to Betty Stufflebeam Paris and Bacil Paris. The middle ...

10/12/26 11:25AM Jonathan Eric Muller 31 of Ottumwa was charged in the 300 Block of Osceola Street with Reckless Use of Firearm 10/12/26 9:18AM Lourdes Bonilla-Espinoza 24 of Ottumwa was arrested at ...

OTTUMWA - Congratulations to the Rio Homecoming 2026 King and Queen, Lexi Ferguson and Griffin Hayek ...

A school teacher who alleged the Ottumwa public schools encouraged students’ racist behavior by failing to impose sufficient discipline has won a $425,000 judgment against the district. In June 2023, ...