The City of Ottumwa’s seventh deer season for bow hunters began on September 10, 2011 and recently concluded on January 29, 2012. During the season, thirty-six (36) hunters registered with the police department to participate in the program. Fifty-eight (58) does, four (4) bucks, and four (4) button bucks for a total of sixty-six...
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Ottumwa’s Municipal Code requires all dogs in the City over six months old to be licensed. Licensing helps ensure all dogs in the City are properly immunized against rabies. License tags also help identify lost animals, helping officials to quickly reunite lost pets with their owners. City dog licenses for 2011 are now available...
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Drivers are advised that the construction zone on Pennsylvania Avenue will re-open for regular, two-way traffic soon. With favorable conditions, normal traffic could resume by the end of next week. Major construction on the project is due to wind down over the winter and resume in the spring. Recent setbacks on the project have...
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For any questions or more info, call Amanda Valent at 641-683-0621. SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING & EVENT SCHEDULE 9/6/11 Ottumwa City Council Meeting, Council Chambers, 105 E. Third, at 6:30 P.M. 9/12/11 Cemetery Trustees, City Hall, Room 108, 105 E. Third, at 9:00 A.M. 9/12/11 Library Trustees, Public Library, 102 W. Fourth Street, at...
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DES MOINES, IA (03/31/2011)(readMedia)– Governor Terry Branstad has officially selected Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as his representative on the Iowa State Fair Board of Directors. Reynolds’ appointment is effective immediately. The native Iowan and former State Senator from Osceola looks forward to playing a role in the state’s largest event. “I am...
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(Courtesy of OPD; Chief Jim Clark) During the afternoon of March 29, 2011, a search warrant was executed at the home of 41-year-old Noelle Stanbridge located at 327 Appanoose in Ottumwa, Iowa. Following the search warrant, Ms. Stanbridge was arrested and charged with one count of Cruelty To Animals in violation of Chapter 7-4...
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OTTUMWA, IA: (Courtesy of the City of Ottumwa, Tom Rodgers) The City Engineering Department is advising motorists that Milner Street, south of Mary Street, at the bridge over the Jefferson Drainage Ditch will be closed to all traffic on Monday, March 28th and Tuesday, March 29th. Drivers should seek alternate routes around this area. That...
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Ottumwa, IA: (Courtesy of the City of Ottumwa) The Ottumwa City Council has approved a new contract for residential trash collection that begins in July 2011. This new contract will introduce automated collection service that will utilize a 64-gallon rollaway trash container. The contractor will provide these containers to trash collection customers. No change...
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DES MOINES, IA (03/07/2011)(readMedia)– There are thousands of things to love about the great Iowa State Fair, where “Nothing Compares!” From funnel cakes and Ferris wheels, food on a stick and free entertainment, to premier livestock events, art exhibits and the country’s largest state fair food department, the Iowa State Fair has something for...
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