Obituaries

OTTUMWA ? One person is dead and at least two others injured in separate shootings Friday in Ottumwa, including a shootout between suspects and law enforcement officers.The Ottumwa Police Department issued a news release on the incident but is withholding the names of the subjects involved.At 1:42 p.m. Friday, the Ottumwa Police Department received a call reporting shots fired at 831 S. Lillian St. in Ottumwa. ...

The Iowa Department of Public Health announced last week the first reported 2018 Iowa death associated with West Nile virus in an elderly adult (81-plus years of age) from central Iowa.A second case of human West Nile virus infection has also been reported in a Palo Alto County adult (61 to 80 years of age) male who has recovered.?West Nile virus is in Iowa,? said IDPH Deputy epidemiologist, Dr. Ann Garvey. ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Pleasant Hill neighborhood southeast of town has a rich history of military service.In documents, supplied by local historian Donald Young, it is stated, ?Immediately on the firing of Ft. Sumpter, a company of Home Guards, numbering sixty, were organized?In the midst of the wheat harvest when news came that the rebels were entering Iowa, one lieutenant?actually dropped his scythe in the field and?By

It was no big deal. I was starting to look a bit shaggy, so I figured that it was time for my semi-annual haircut. And being relatively new to the area, I was still uncertain as to where the best place an old man could go to get such a cut. When I asked, a couple of people in the office offered up the same business. That was easy enough, so I asked for a location. And that?s where the problem began.I was given the

Mel Tillis, Heidi Newfield, Phil Vasser and a double feature of Collin Raye and Restless Heart will headline the 60th Old Threshers Reunion, set for Sept. 3-7 this year.Terry McWilliams, public relations and marketing director for Midwest Old Threshers, made the announcement Wednesday afternoon during the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance?s Alive After Five networking event. Each of the concerts will be free and

The Fourth of July is Tuesday, so many offices, businesses and services will be closed to observe the holiday.Some offices in the Jefferson County Courthouse will be closed Monday. Call ahead to check.City, county, state and federal offices will be closed Tuesday.No congregate meals will be served Tuesday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center.No summer meals will be served by the Fairfield Community School ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Tuesday12:06 p.m. ? Walmart on Burlington Avenue advised of suspicious activity.12:47 p.m. ? A citizen advised of harassment.1:43 p.m. ? A citizen advised of harassment.6:47 p.m. ? A citizen advised of a theft in the 100 block of North Court Street.7:44 p.m. ? Dylan Tyrone Miller, 26, of Ottumwa was cited for driving ...

The Fairfield Police Department reports the following incidents logged into dispatch: Wednesday8:32 a.m. ? Casey?s General Store on Burlington Avenue reported receiving counterfeit money.9:06 a.m. ? Roosevelt Community Recreation Center advised of a theft. The case is currently under investigation.10 a.m. ? Michael Austin, 32, of Solon was cited for striking an unattended vehicle.10:36 a.m. ? Officers are ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has named Republican attorney Adam Gregg as her administration?s No. 2 leader while seeking to avoid a lawsuit over whether she has the power to name a new lieutenant governor.Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller advised this month that the Iowa Constitution would not give Reynolds the power to name a new lieutenant governor after she succeeded Gov. Terry Branstad.Mille...

DES MOINES ? After the ballots were counted last November, Iowa Republicans promised to use their state government trifecta to advance a big, bold, history-making agenda.With its new majority in the Senate to go along with control of the House and the governor?s office, the GOP saw the opportunity to ?kick the door in,? in the words of Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock.While not everyone was ...