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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

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  “Operation Relief Residential Tree Program” is a collaborative project the City of Ottumwa has with Alliant Energy and the D-N-R to encourage residents to plant trees.

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.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Local and state organizations prepare for the first winter storm of the season; focusing on drivers and Iowa's roadways.

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

Monday, October 22, 2012  Ottumwa City Council to discuss Capital Improvements Program on Monday evening

Monday, October 01, 2012  Bridge will be closed for most of the day Monday.

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.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Construction crews have been hard at work, repairing and replacing parts of the Eisenhower Pedestrian Bridge that was damaged last year by a semi transporting a wind turbine.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Trees are just one sacrifice the city must make to complete construction.

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