Pressing flowers is a simple form of preservation that doesn’t require any chemicals or special equipment. Learn how to keep the garden spirit alive throughout winter at this presentation. Mahaska […] ...

The City of Fairfield is preparing to send notices to hundreds of property owners whose vegetation in the public right-of-way is out of compliance with city code, with letters expected […] ...

Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Monday, September 28, 2026, in honor and remembrance of Norman Borlaug Elementary School fifth-grade ...

Award-winning Iowa historian and University of Northern Iowa assistant professor Kevin Mason will visit the Fairfield Public Library on Monday, September 28th at 7:15 p.m. to present his new book, […] ...

This October, Iowa Producers are celebrating Porktober by highlighting one of pork’s biggest nutritional strengths: protein. With “protein-maxxing” trending among consumers looking to add more protein ...

A Marion County woman is facing a domestic abuse charge after allegedly throwing a cinderblock through a window at a residence in Melcher-Dallas. Wendy Ybarra, 56, of Melcher-Dallas has been […] ...

The employees will be recognized during the Ottumwa School Board meeting on Monday, September 28, at 6 p.m. at Career Campus. Family members, coworkers, and community members are encouraged to attend ...

South HyVee on Quincy Avenue and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the Farifield Girls Tennis squad, our […] ...

Twenty-one of Iowa’s state parks and forests are hosting clean-up events this Saturday as part of Statewide Volunteer Day. Iowans are encouraged to find a park nearby and help to care for Iowa’s ...

The ABATE of Iowa District 14 will host the 10th Annual Jim Cassens Memorial Toy Ride on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The event brings riders together to honor loved ones and help collect toys and ...

Freda I. Weaver, 97, of Ottumwa died at 9:07 p.m. September 22, 2026 at Good Samaritan Society – Ottumwa. She was born August 17, 1929 in Davis County to Paul and Opal Allen Bullock. She married ...

Iowa State Bank and Trust Company, headquartered in Fairfield, has been named one of the nation’s most extraordinary banks by The Institute for Extraordinary Banking, according to a press release from ...