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

The City of Ottumwa Friday afternoon announced the hire of Sean Canto as its next fire chief. Canto replaces Tony Miller, who retired in September 2023, leaving the city with an interim fire chief ...

Conversation about making emergency medical services an essential services has been on and off again over the last couple years.

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.

The New York Giants lost by winning. A rare victory — 45-33 over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — knocked the Giants out of ...

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money ...

Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it’s usually a backhanded compliment. They say he’s a good game manager and stays within himself, ...

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

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. These headlines were curated by Courier staff, and come from ...

A one-day trial is scheduled for Jan. 23 regarding Jefferson County Sheriff Bart Richmond's effort to remove his name from a prosecutor's list of officers with questionable credibility, ...