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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OTTUMWA — Photos from Costa Rica to the mountains of Wyoming and many points in between will be featured in a one-artist show coming to the Indian Hills Community College Art Gallery. Dennis Ferns of Gibson will showcase his talents in the one-artist show from Jan. 16 through March 15. The public is invited...
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The City of Ottumwa is conducting a community-wide income survey. The data collected will be utilized in grant applications, such as federal funding for sewer separation grants, housing rehabilitation grants, and community development projects. Staff from the City’s Planning and Development Department with volunteers from Mainstreet Ottumwa and Ottumwa Progress Incorporated will conduct the...
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OTTUMWA— Four Ottumwa High School students were recently inducted into the International Thespian Society Troupe #615. Students include Itzel Hernandez, Kinsley Heckart, Desi Canny, and Charlette Anderson. Each student has to work in at least two productions and have worked a minimum of 100 hours.
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January is Radon Action Month Five out of seven Iowa homes have elevated radon level Governor Terry Branstad will formally declare January as “Radon Action Month” in Iowa with a proclamation signing on Thursday, January 5. Radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless gas that causes no immediate health symptoms, but long-term exposures may cause...
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OTTUMWA— The Ottumwa High School Symphony Orchestra and Vocal Departments will perform their annual holiday concert on Sunday, December 18 at 2 p.m. in the OHS auditorium. The following selections will be performed: “ Jingle Bell Rock,” “How Like A Winter,” “African Noel,” “Nutcracker Jingles,” “Where Are You Christmas?,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” “Angels We...
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The Ottumwa Police Department will be holding the 2nd Annual Citizens Police Academy in February and March of 2012. As part of our community policing effort, the purpose of the Academy is to provide an educational opportunity for citizens to learn first-hand about local police operations and to gain a deeper understanding of today’s...
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On Tuesday, December 5th, 2011 members of the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Iowa State Patrol Tactical Unit, Ottumwa Police Department and the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the Charles “Chazz” Russell residence located at 2652 Kenwood, Ottumwa, IA. As a result of the search, officers located several...
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OTTUMWA— Fifteen care packages are on their way to South Korea. The packages are filled with snack items, batteries, magazines, paper, greeting cards, playing cards, games, and personal care items such as Chap Stick, toothpaste, dental floss, deodorant, hand sanitizer, wet wipes, and razors. During the week of Thanksgiving, the Eisenhower Student Council started...
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OTTUMWA – Millions of people spend hours each week tweaking their Facebook pages or posting blogs to friends about fantastic new products, but few realize that their hobby is really marketing at the cutting edge of new media and technologies. Moving students from amateur “tweakers” to professional marketers is the goal of the new...
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