OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College on Thursday made a significant change in its rebranding efforts, as the school changed its athletic logo by using a one Warrior mascot for its Ottumwa and Centerville campuses.
OTTUMWA — JBS employees that get the COVID-19 vaccination will be eligible for a $100 bonus, according to a press release from JBS USA and Pilgrim’s.
EDDYVILLE — A Clear Lake man has died after a vehicle he was driving wrecked in northwestern Wapello County.
ATTICA — A Lovilia man has died following a head-on crash between two vehicles Wednesday morning.
Several area students earned collegiate academic honors for the fall semester at their respective schools.
OTTUMWA — Just as a tumultuous 2020 election has ended, little time is being wasted for the first election of 2021.
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Art Association will be hosting a closing reception and gallery talk by local artist Mark Shafer, whose "Retrospect" exhibit is on display in the main gallery at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center through the end of January.
DES MOINES — Tuesday's Condition of the State address by Gov. Kim Reynolds included proposals for big investments toward child care, rural broadband and mental health.
OTTUMWA — Absentee ballot requests for the special election in Iowa Senate District 41 are due at 5 p.m. Friday.
OTTUMWA — Democrat Mary Stewart and Republican Adrian Dickey will square off to replace Mariannette Miller-Meeks for the Iowa Senate District 41 seat when a special election is held Jan. 26.
FAIRFIELD — A Jefferson County man has been charged with arson after prosecutors say he burned a home he was constructing because it was over budget.
CENTERVILLE — An Ottumwa man wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service was arrested by authorities in Centerville Thursday.
OTTUMWA — Though a partnership between Indian Hills Community College and Van Buren County Hospital, there will soon be 15 emergency management technicians in that area.
OTTUMWA — When Indian Hills Community College finalized a strategic plan for the next three years, one of the items at the forefront was community engagement.
OTTUMWA — The Wapello County Public Health Department has released a tentative timeline for COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Sunday marked the first day of Dave Loebsack's retirement after seven terms in the U.S. House. On Wednesday, he watched from home as protestors violently overtook the storied Capitol building.
OTTUMWA — The Test Iowa COVID-19 testing clinic at 1207 N. Jefferson St. will be expanding its hours beginning next week.
WASHINGTON — Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, for now provisionally seated as Iowa’s second congressional district representative, says she will vote to accept the results of the election.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awarded $1.25 million across nine Iowa communities in creative placemaking grants to build projects and strengthen communities.
OTTUMWA — Friday’s drive from Bloomfield to Ottumwa was “interesting” for William Dyer.
OTTUMWA — Mary Stewart, a Democrat who lost to Mariannette Miller-Meeks for a state senate seat three years ago, has announced she will run to finish the Republican's term.
RURAL NUMA — The Iowa State Patrol said a Seymour man was found dead Friday morning after a single-vehicle crash on Highway J46.
CLIVE — MercyOne will be lighting up the sky in appreciation of health care workers across Iowa through Jan. 7.
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield Police Department has charged five with felony drug charges following a five-month investigation.
OTTUMWA — The Test Iowa COVID-19 clinic at 1207 N. Jefferson St. will be closed New Year's Day.
OTTUMWA — Ottumwa Hy-Vee stores participated in the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Drive by offering customers the opportunity to donate during the checkout process.
OSKALOOSA — Crisis Intervention Services recently awarded 30 gifts to its clients on Dec. 23, made possible by donors in the 12-county region served by CIS.
LifeServe Blood Center will be holding a community blood drive next month in Moravia as part of National Blood Donor Month.
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Pekin and Fairfield school districts were just two of a handful of schools to receive free face shields from Alliant Energy and the Iowa State University Digital Manufacturing Lab as part of a venture with two other companies.
OTTUMWA — Authorities told motorists to stay home if they could Tuesday, after a winter storm system dumped snow and freezing rain across a large swath of Iowa.
FAIRFIELD — First Resources Corporation has received a $1,000 grant from Fairfield Walmart.
With winter weather here or on the way, the United States Postal Service reminds customers to clear paths to their mailbox.
OTTUMWA — Community 1st Credit Union was recently recognized by the Iowa division of the U.S. Small Business Administration as one of the top-five financial institutions for loans produced (non-Paycheck Protection Program) through the third quarter of 2020, and the only credit union recogniz…
OSKALOOSA — Law enforcement apprehended the suspect of an attempted murder on Tuesday.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced $7 million in grants that will benefit 267 cultural organizations and 152 artists serving 118 communities.
AMES — Several area students earned degrees from Iowa State University with the end of the fall term. This list is as follows:
OTTUMWA — During Tuesday's weekly meeting, the Wapello County Board of Supervisors approved a second 13-week period of COVID-19 testing at the Test Iowa clinic site.
FAIRFIELD — The wheelman of a 2018 bank robbery was sentenced this week to 25 years in prison.
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OTTUMWA — An Ottumwan who was convicted of murder as a teen has been granted parole.
DES MOINES — The Iowa Hospital Association projects a significant financial setback this year for hospitals because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CENTERVILLE — The Promise City man a jury found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Cedar Falls deer hunter has lost his appeal.
OTTUMWA — Rich Gaumer, a longtime Ottumwa resident, will head the Indian Hills Community College Board of Trustees.
MADISON, Wis. — Ottumwa is one of 14 communities that will receive holiday food boxes from an Alliant Energy donation.
DES MOINES — Two Wapello County school districts received state money for computer science teaching.
JOHNSTON — Mask-wearing in public settings will continue to be required for at least another week, while Iowa's governor softened some other restrictions in her ongoing COVID-19 emergency proclamation.
Starting Tuesday, Iowans can buy 2021 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses to replace their expiring 2020 licenses, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
ALBIA — Police are searching for a man involved in a hit and run that injured a pedestrian.
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield Art Association is calling all artists for tis 2021 annual membership show.
FAIRFIELD — For about 30 years, the fire raged inside Walter Day.