Wednesday, November 11, 2026, is the state and federal holiday of Veterans Day. Regular garbage and recycling collection normally collected on Wednesdays will be performed on Thursday, November 12; however, all yard waste and bulky item pickup for both sides of town will be done on Tuesday, November 10. Call Bridge City Sanitation at 641-682-1700 by 2:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9 to schedule a pickup.
City offices, facilities, and municipal related closings for Veterans Day are:
City of Ottumwa departments and offices at City Hall
Ottumwa Water and Hydro offices
The Ottumwa, Calvary, and Jewish Cemetery office
The Ottumwa Police Department Records Desk
The Ottumwa Public Library
Ottumwa/Wapello County Landfill
Ottumwa/Wapello County Recycling Center
Beach Ottumwa offices will be closed but there will be normal swim hours
