As lawmakers get ready to reconvene for the 2025 legislative session on Jan. 13, several state agencies and departments have already submitted bills they want lawmakers to consider in the ...

Dressed in the decorative uniform of a firefighter, Sean Canto exuded the confidence of someone in his craft for over 30 years.

Adam Joseph Mckinney, 42, of Okemos, Michigan, agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of enticing a child under 13 years old. The amended charge is a class C felony, and a 10-year sentence sought ...

The Downtown Resource Center will present funding opportunities and resources for building and business owners, as well as the City of Fairfield, at an event on Wedn.

OTTUMWA — Southern Iowa could see more snow this weekend, but Friday afternoon forecasters saw the systems target shift south ...

The Ottumwa City Council is expected to approve an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation at its meeting Tuesday to formalize federal aid that will pay for ...

Nearly three years after a femur bone was recovered from the Des Moines River near Keosauqua, DNA evidence has confirmed it ...

Ridership on Amtrak at the Ottumwa station in fiscal year 2024 grew by more than 1,000 riders from the previous fiscal year, as national rail company recently released ...

The final score doesn't tell the story of just how close the Pekin High School girls basketball team was to handing Columbus ...

It could have been a long holiday break for the Cardinal High School boys wrestling team. Fortunately for the Comets, a trip ...

As the year 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back on a year’s of news that appeared in the pages of the Ottumwa Courier.

FAIRFIELD — The plan was for Hallie Husted to take the shot that could win the game for the Davis County girls basketball team.