Dressed in the decorative uniform of a firefighter, Sean Canto exuded the confidence of someone in his craft for over 30 years.

Adam Joseph Mckinney, 42, of Okemos, Michigan, agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of enticing a child under 13 years old. The amended charge is a class C felony, and a 10-year sentence sought ...

The Downtown Resource Center will present funding opportunities and resources for building and business owners, as well as the City of Fairfield, at an event on Wedn.

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

The Ottumwa City Council is expected to approve an agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation at its meeting Tuesday to formalize federal aid that will pay for ...

Ridership on Amtrak at the Ottumwa station in fiscal year 2024 grew by more than 1,000 riders from the previous fiscal year, as national rail company recently released ...

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

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 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 ...