The latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Heartland

Yesterday at 9:02 PM  The boil order is expected to go into effect around noon this Friday.

Yesterday at 8:42 PM  The City of Kirksville is currently accepting appointments for the collection of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) on Saturday, June 22, from 9 am to 11 am.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The decision will save some residents hundreds of dollars.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day

Friday, June 14, 2013  The promotion takes effect July 1, 2013.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Kirksville residents got an unwelcomed surprise in the mail recently, a very expensive water bill.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  This week the armored part of the levee on the south side of the Des Moines River is being cleared of vegetation

Monday, June 10, 2013  With the summer season heading into full swing, Kirksville is helping parents and their kids stay cool with the use of the city's wading pools.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Monday night's city council meeting will discuss the proposed changes to the Nuisance Ordinance

Monday, June 10, 2013  17-year-old Rayann Schoonover own about 60 of them and just loves being around them. She is this week's Ag Kid.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Relay for Life for Macon County is taking place at Macon R-1 School lawn.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The Putnam County Reply for Life actually put on this slow-pitch softball tournament as a way to have fun, but also to knock cancer out of the park!

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Last month, the council voted 4-1 to rezone the Ottumwa Vet Clinic on N. Court Street from a residential to a commercial zone.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The state of Iowa requires Wapello County Public Health and the Ottumwa Regional Hospital to develop and promote emergency preparedness, and also a response and recovery plan over the course of the next five years.