Erwin Wayne Engle, 78, of Ottumwa, died at 11:27 a.m. Dec. 13, 2024 at Good Samaritan Society-Ottumwa. Wayne’s life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday Dec. 28 at Ottumwa ...

The Davis County Board of Supervisors will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the courthouse boardroom to approve the minutes from the meeting held Monday, Dec. 23.

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See special hometown Christmas photos in this week's Bloomfield Democrat and at www.bdemo.com. Also read about Hailey Swan's and Dane Stevenson's film-making ventures for a Pella promotional film.

Two of Bloomfield’s distinguished citizens, Mayor Pease and Street Commissioner Sayres, were arrested by City Marshal Kincade for violating the new ordinance regulating automobile and other vehicle ...

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ ...

In the spirit of gratitude, I want to extend my deepest thanks to my constituents of Appanoose, Davis, Monroe, and Wapello counties for re-electing me to serve a second term ...

In the news about extending tax cuts, we are going to hear that employers deserve tax breaks to incentivize them to create jobs. It is claimed that such tax breaks ...

The Bloomfield City Council Thursday night approved the third reading of an amendment to ordinance 69.19. The amendment makes it unlawful to park vehicles in front or side yards of ...

A new statewide initiative from Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) aims to help individuals with disabilities and their caregivers better navigate opportunities to enjoy Iowa’s ...

The Davis County School Board approved three resolutions Dec. 16 setting Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. as the date and time for three public hearings on the proposed issuance of ...

The following veterans have been added to the Bloomfield Democrat’s list of veterans: When it comes to the First Amendment and the rights enshrined in those 45 words, in Iowa the devil is in the ...