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Saturday, May 18, 2013  156 Participants got out to enjoy a variety of activities such as tracking animals in the woods and learning what their footprints look like, archery lessons, shooting riffles at a toy pigeon, and learning how to handle different snakes and insects

Friday, May 17, 2013  Training took place Friday morning on the Indian Hills Campus in Ottumwa.

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.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Wapello County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday evening discussing the next steps in the transition from a county-based mental health delivery system to a regional system consisting of three regions.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  There will be multiple trailheads in Memorial Park on both the Elm Street side and Jefferson Street side, so riders will be able to start at a few different places in the park. Signage is posted directing bikers to an easy, intermediate or more difficult biking course.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Officer Kobes was involved in an on-duty accident in January.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  After law enforcement unearthed new leads in a 38-year-old case, what other cold cases can be solved by new technology?

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Gov. Branstad made the proclamation Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Applications will be taken until May 31.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The special election will be held Tuesday, June 9 to fill the position as Wapello County Recorder

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The annual event kicked off April 28th and ended on May 4th. Volunteers helped picked up trash at sites around town.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Zachary  Davidson,19 of Ottumwa, was arrested on April 26, the result of a on-going investigation by the Wapello County Sheriff's Office into three reports of houses and car being hit by bullets last November.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The program provides training and funding to increase productivity and reduce risk to the environment.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A house fire in Agency on Friday was caused by a clothes dryer catching on fire.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Wapello County Sheriff's Office warns mushroom hunters to not trespass while hunting for mushrooms