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'Difficult decisions' await as city budget process begins

The Daily Nonpareil 11 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — For at least the last couple of budget cycles, the City of Ottumwa has tried to soften the blow when it came to tough decisions, knowing those would come at some point. They're here now. How tough they'll ... .
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Supervisors increase HHS donation

The Daily Nonpareil 11 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — Heartland Humane Society board member Don Darland joked to the Wapello County Board of Supervisors that he should attend the meeting every year the organization makes a financial request. Indeed, it had been a while, and the visit ... .
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Ottumwa Habitat home near completion, applications open

Ottumwa Courier 09 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — Ottumwa Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for a new homeowner as it nears completion of its latest house at 318 S. Davis St ... .
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Boys basketball: Season of growth continues for Bulldogs

The Daily Nonpareil 09 Feb 2026
MARSHALLTOWN — For all the lessons that the young Ottumwa boys basketball team has had to learn this season, two of the simplest ones have made the biggest difference. Hit shots and avoid turnovers. When the Bulldogs do both, they ... .
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Boys wrestling: Rockets win state duals

The Daily Nonpareil 09 Feb 2026
CORALVILLE — Dimitri Boyer has been the top of the mountain as a wrestler at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. So has Gage Spurgeon, who as a freshman won the 120-pound title in Class 2A at the 2024 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament ... .
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Ottumwa schools to host work-based learning event

Ottumwa Courier 06 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — The Ottumwa Community School District will host a Work-Based Learning Lunch & Learn for local employers and business partners from 12.30-3 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Ottumwa Schools Agricultural Center, 14880 IA-149 ... .
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Prep basketball: Bulldogs girls clinch outright Iowa Alliance south title

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — Kyle Creamer couldn't wait to catch up with his former coach. Before he could do that, Creamer had some coaching of his own to do. Namely, he had to coach the Ottumwa High School girls basketball team to ... .
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JUCO softball: Warriors drop twinbill to open season

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
WACO, TX – The Indian Hills softball team opened up its 2026 campaign with a pair of competitive losses on Thursday, falling to No. 4 ranked McLennan Community College 7-3 and Blinn Community College 8-7 at the Bosque River Ballpark ... .
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Prep basketball: Bulldogs bounce back against Hoover

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — Mason Gravett couldn't seem to buy a bucket just 48 hours earlier against Des Moines Lincoln. In the first two minutes on Thursday, it appeared Gravett might not even get a chance to take a shot. After a ... .
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Council moves public safety committee ordinance to final reading

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — An ordinance to revive the Ottumwa Public Safety Advisory Committee will have a final reading in a couple weeks, but the Ottumwa City Council amended the ordinance again despite recommendations from one of its members. On a 4-1 ... .
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JUCO wrestling: Top-ranked Warriors sweep Iowa Lakes on Sophomore Nght

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
CENTERVILLE — It's a sophomore class that will go down as the first group to help bring home a pair of national championships in the same season for the first time in program history. On Wednesday, many of the 28 ... .
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JUCO basketball: IHCC shoots past Sauk Valley, Triton

The Daily Nonpareil 06 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — How did Chaz Watson feel after producing one of best shooting efforts in the history of the Indian Hills men's basketball program? "I actually felt like this was a bad shooting night," Watson said. Watson produced a career-high ... .
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Their View: Our Constitutional rights slipping away

The Herald Bulletin 04 Feb 2026
Free societies do not lose their rights all at once. They lose them when government power goes unchecked and oversight fails ... .
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MercyOne announces layoffs in Mason City, Des Moines and Ottumwa

Quad-City Times 03 Feb 2026
The cuts include 34 people in Mason City, 67 in Des Moines and 40 in Ottumwa ... .
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OUR VIEW: Congress is letting constitutional rights slip away

Ottumwa Courier 01 Feb 2026
Free societies do not lose their rights all at once. They lose them when government power goes unchecked and oversight fails ... .

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