OSKALOOSA, IOWA -- President Obama is returning to the Heartland for the first time since an April 2010 visit to Ottumwa. The President's campaign announced plans to hold a campaign style top in Oskaloosa on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
The campaign has not yet released any details on a time, place or the availibility of tickets.
The stop will be part of a three-day swing through the Hawkeye state that includes Council Bluffs, Boone, Marshalltown, Dubuque, Waterloo and Davenport.
On his last visit to the Heartland, the president spoke to nearly 1,500 people at the Hellyer Center on the Indian Hills Community College campus.
At one point during the rally, he promised Ottumwa City Administrator Joe Helfenberger he would look into the city's sewer separation problem.
The president also made stops in Mt. Pleasant and Macon, Missouri on that trip.
Press release from Obama for America
PRESIDENT OBAMA TO TRAVEL TO IOWA
DES MOINES – Obama for America announced today that President Obama will take a three-day tour of Iowa next week. On Monday, August 13, the President will travel to Council Bluffs, and Boone for campaign events. On Tuesday, August 14, he will hold campaign events in Oskaloosa, Marshalltown and Waterloo. On Wednesday, August 15, First Lady Michelle Obama will join President Obama for campaign events in Dubuque and Davenport.
Additional details on the President’s campaign events are forthcoming.