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A local chiropractor was arrested after Ottumwa police say he initiated physical contact with his patient that was deemed offensive. Bruce Lindberg, 62, was charged with assault, a simple misdemeanor. Court documents say on February 16th, Lindberg provided a chiropractic service to an individual at his office on Richmond avenue. After the service was completed, Lindberg hugged the victim and...

A fire at the Colonial Motor Inn on Tuesday has been deemed arson, and authorities are looking for the culprit. According to a press release, at around 4:15 P.M. on Tuesday, April 27, a fire was reported at the Colonial Motor Inn on Albia Road. The caller stated there was a room on fire and was unsure if anyone was...

The City of Ottumwa is asking for feedback from the community about breed specific restrictions that will soon come before the City Council. According to a press release, the City of Ottumwa is holding a poll on the Pit-Bull and Breed Specific Restrictions that the City Council will be voting on in the near future. Those interested in participating can...

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An Ottumwa man was arrested after authorities say he kicked in the door of a home he intended to rob. Daniel Vandello, 38, has been charged with third-degree burglary, a Class D felony. According to the Wapello County Sheriff's Office, on April 22 at approximately 3:50 PM, Vandello forcibly entered a residence on Greenbriar Lane by kicking in the back door....

An Ottumwa man is facing charges following an alleged incident of domestic abuse. According to court documents, at around 1:10 P.M. on April 21, 2022, Ottumwa police responded to a disturbance at a residence on E. Mary Street. The incident report states that 33 year old Jacob Kauffman and his girlfriend were involved in a verbal altercation that turned physical....

Loydean Frances Kendall Rump, 88, of Agency, died at 4:20 a.m. April 26, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society – Ottumwa. She was born November 23, 1933 in Ottumwa to Lloyd Francis and Josephine Cecilia Patkin Kendall. A 1951 graduate of Ottumwa High School, Loydean was a clerk at Osco Drug for 20 years. Loydean attended First Pentecostal Assembly of God. She served...

Elma Arlene Boer, 86, of Ottumwa, died at 4:13 p.m. April 25, 2022 at Good Samaritan Society-Ottumwa. She was born October 12, 1935 in Wapello County to Donald Edmund and Edyth Viola Ruggles Daly. Arlene married Paul Henry Boer on March 17, 1952 and he preceded her in death on May 13, 2005. A resident of Ottumwa most of her life,...

Violet Irene Findlay age 88 of Fairfield, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Briarwood Rehabilitation Center, Iowa City, IA. Violet was born July 21, 1933, in Birmingham to Harley F. and Ila W. (Brandt) Shipley.  She married Hugh D. Findlay on June 25, 1955.  He passed away October 12, 1999. Violet graduated from Birmingham High School in 1952.  She was...

An Ottumwa man is facing charges related to a house fire that took place in March. According to court documents, at around 8:00 A.M. on March 2, 2022, 26 year old Justin Dean Henderson allegedly entered an occupied residence on Center Street without permission while in possession of a torch or other incendiary device. The reports state that Henderson started...