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Ottumwa Babe Ruth will hold more tryouts next week. According to a press release from Meet Ottumwa, the Ottumwa Babe Ruth League will hold three days of tryouts for the 2022 season from Monday, March 21 through Wednesday, March 23. The tryouts will be held at the Babe Ruth Fields in Greater Ottumwa Park. This will be the last opportunity...

KEOSAUQUA, IA - Shawn McCarty State Farm Agent, serving southeast Iowa from his office at 604 W Burlington in Fairfield, along with Ottumwa Radio Group want to congratulate Van Buren County basketball player Owen Loeffler, our 104.3 KRKN Athlete of the Week! The senior represented the Warriors one final time on the court appearing in Saturday’s Southeast Iowa Senior All-Star...

OTTUMWA, IA - Josh, Brenda, and the team at Meridian Credit Union in Ottumwa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate Ottumwa track & field athlete Austin Fountain, our 101.5 KKSI-FM Athlete of the Week! The senior earned a top-five finish in the Class 4A High Jump in last week’s season debut for the Bulldogs, registering a leap of...

PACKWOOD, IA - 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 Pekin girls 4x400 Meter Relay squad, our 97.7 KOTM-FM Team of the Week! Made up of sophomore Audrey Fariss, and seniors Lauren Derscheid, Sarah Eubanks, and Emily...

OSKALOOSA, IA - Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate Oskaloosa girls track & field athlete Maleah Walker, our 92.7 KTWA Athlete of the Week! The junior opened her campaign with a strong showing in multiple events at last week’s IATC Indoor Championships in Ames placing in the top-six of three different competitions. Walker...

An Ottumwa man has been charged with numerous offenses from an alleged hit and run incident. Incident reports state that around 7:51 p.m. on March 14, members of the Ottumwa Police Department responded to a call of a hit and run near South Madison Ave. The alleged driver, 20 year old Niam De Jesus Bethancourt had left the area before...

The Iowa DNR will be stocking trout at a popular local fishing spot in Ottumwa. According to a press release from the City, The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be stocking 2,000 rainbow trout in the pond at the east side of Wapello street by the orange and blue playground equipment between March 23rd-25th.   All Iowa fishing regulations apply...

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The Ottumwa Community School District received a grant earlier this week. "The legacy foundation awarded ottumwa schools $642,000 over a four year period and those funds will be used to support our new learing center."Community Programs Director Kim Hellige According to the Ottumwa School District, the new facility allows the Legacy Foundation to meet the educational needs of Wapello County. "what the...

A new principal will be at the helm at Cardinal High School in August. Andrew Lehn was hired by the Cardinal Community School district to fill the role, according to a press release. Lehn is a 2008 graduate of Central College. He earned his masters in educational administration from Grand Canyon University in 2014., Lehn's previous jobs in education include middle...