Main Street Ottumwa may only have a staff of one and a half, but their events you know and love are powered by volunteers.

On April 28, the Ottumwa City Council voted unanimously to move forward with a city budget that would reduce a shortfall in ...

A 45-year-old man died after being shot at his home on Evergreen Street early Tuesday morning. Ottumwa police got a 911 call ...

The City of Ottumwa has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by its former community development director, who alleged his firing violated state veteran employment ...

A 45-year-old Ottumwa man died Tuesday morning after being shot at his home, and a Sigourney man was arrested hours later in connection with the incident, police said.

Ottumwa, Iowa, saw its median home sale price fall 13.5% year-over-year in early 2026 to $132,583, even as U.S. prices rose slightly. Despite the drop, prices remain 42.4% higher than in 2022, ...

Ottumwa held its first "Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters" memorial Wednesday, honoring four fire department members who died in the line of duty.

It appeared that Ottumwa would need every stroke to count to secure its first 18-hole tournament title of the season. Once it ...

Ottumwa police said there are no ongoing threats to the community.

Sigourney man charged with murder after fatal Ottumwa shooting, police say ...

Three students from Liberty Intermediate School will represent Ottumwa at the Invention Convention U.S. Nationals in Dearborn ...

OTTUMWA, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a fired corrections officer who claimed he was wrongfully accused of sexual relations with an inmate ...