The Trump administration wants to cut Job Corps programs across the country, which will leave a big gap in Ottumwa's ...

Ottumwa is addressing rising nitrate levels in its drinking water by blending river water with a safer source from a former ...

Is Job Corps effective? Supporters defend Iowa's programs in Denison, Ottumwa as Department of Labor contends it's a failure, ...

With shovel-ready sites, a skilled workforce and a strategic location, Ottumwa, IA has everything you need to grow. 11/17/2021. Email Share. By the BF Staff From the September/October 2021 Issue.

Ottumwa's Independence Day public fireworks display will be held on Friday, July 4, at Ottumwa Park. The show will begin ...

A convicted Iowa murderer who vanished Friday after failing to show up in court to hear a jury find him guilty of killing his wife has been taken into custody. Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa, 63 ...

A movement is afoot to make Ottumwa, Iowa the home of a video game museum and hall of fame. Its key backers, in the foreground, include Walter Day (left), classic game champ Steve Sanders (center ...

Ottumwa has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people. Ottumwa's overall crime rate is 133% ...

OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Iowa man who failed to show up for the guilty verdict at his murder trial has been found and taken into custody, state officials announced Saturday. In a brief statement, the ...