Ottumwa Radio

Heidi Lynn Belzer (63) went home to the Lord on July 4, 2023, at her Batavia home with her family by her side. As were Heidi’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the Christ’s Church, 12627 River Rd., Ottumwa, IA with Pastor Mike York officiating. Visitation...

A Fairfield teenager who pleaded guilty to killing a teacher received his sentence on Thursday. Judge Shawn Showers sentenced Willard Miller, 17, to serve life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years for the murder of Nohema Graber, a Spanish teacher. Both Miller and Jeremy Goodale were 16 years old when prosecutors say the two beat 66-year-old Graber...

Ottumwa HyVee’s: North HyVee on Court Street, South HyVee on Quincy Avenue, and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the EBF Baseball squad, our 97.7 TOM-FM Team of the Week! Last Saturday, the Rockets outlasted Davis County 4-3 in 11 innings in the opening round of the District 12 tournament...

Josh, Brenda, and the team at Meridian Credit Union in Ottumwa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, would like to congratulate Sigourney Softball player Kenzi VanDenHeuvel, our 101.5 KKSI-FM Athlete of the Week! Last week, Sigourney celebrated its Senior night with a 16-0 win over Pekin. VanDenHeuvel, a freshman, contributed to the festivities with three hits (two doubles), two runs scored,...

Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, would like to congratulate Moravia Baseball Player Gage Hanes, our 92.7 KTWA Athlete of the Week! Last Saturday, the Mohawks started off the postseason with a 23-3 thumping of Moulton-Udell. Hanes hit a triple, scored two runs, and collected six RBI in the win. Our KTWA Athlete of the Week program is...

State Farm Agent Shawn McCarty, serving southeast Iowa from his office at 604 W Burlington in Fairfield, along with Ottumwa Radio Group would like to congratulate Davis County Softball Player Madeline Barker, our 104.3 KRKN Athlete of the Week! Barker, a senior, wrapped up a stellar regular season last week that saw her compile a record of 20-2 in the...

An Ottumwa man was arrested based on accusations that he was high on meth while caring for a child. 41-year-old Jeremy McClurg has been charged with child endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor, and public intoxication, a simple misdemeanor. Court records say at 2:06 AM on July 2, Ottumwa police officers saw McClurg in the parking lot of the Colonial Motor Inn...

An Ottumwa man faces multiple drug charges after his arrest on an unrelated warrant. 52-year-old Lewis Turner has been charged with possession with intent to deliver over five grams of methamphetamine, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, and failure to affix a drug tax stamp. According to court documents, authorities searched Turner after his arrest at the corner of Vine and...

Ottumwa, Iowa – Beginning Monday July 10, 2023 both sides of the intersections at Woodland Ave., Mc Lean and Highway 149 will be closed to through traffic. Work is being done for road reconstruction.  Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes and to exercise extreme caution when navigating in and around the construction zone. Weather permitting, the closure is expected...

SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world's largest nuclear power plants, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims of an imminent threat to the facility in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian troops. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been a focus of fear...