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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The bridge will close at 8 a.m and remain closed throughout the morning. Crews will be cleaning up salt and sand that accumulated over the winter and doing some work to its joints.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Water levels are settling down in The Des Moines River.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  What to do about those annoying potholes

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  There will be a public hearing Tuesday evening to approve the plans for the East Maple Street reconstruction in Ottumwa

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The Ottumwa City Council began the process of acquiring the funding for the biannual Capital Improvements Program.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Update: Judge orders files released with church hierarchy names made public.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol preliminary totals show that traffic crash fatalities for 2012 were higher than 2011.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A suburban New York newspaper has hired armed guards to protect staff following its publication of a list of residents with pistol permits.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The Ottumwa City Council Chambers will be debuting a new $9,000 camera system Tuesday night at their regularly scheduled city council meeting.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Yard waste collection season ending at end of Novemeber in Ottumwa

Thursday, August 23, 2012  As mentioned on Tuesday, the camera system which broadcasts the Ottumwa City Council meetings and candidate forums inside city hall will be getting an upgrade in the coming weeks.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Weeks after the storm, branch disposal has proved to be an ongoing process.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  In the city of Ottumwa, even posession of fireworks will earn you a ticket or citation.

Monday, June 18, 2012  An update about the Ottumwa storm recovery

Sunday, June 17, 2012  Sunday update: where cooling shelters are located and where to dispose of tree limbs.