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Maine Endwell's Preston Ocker inches closer to M-E basketball history

Press Connects 10 Feb 2026
By the half, star guard Preston Ocker had surpassed former Spartan Jack McFadden in the all-time scoring list for Maine-Endwell boys basketball. "I grew up watching [McFadden]," Ocker said ... Ocker, who ...
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Stinfort enters Alford plea after jury selected

Image Ottumwa Courier 04 Feb 2026
OTTUMWA — A man charged with multiple felony sex offenses entered an Alford plea Tuesday after a jury had been selected, abruptly ending a Wapello County trial ... .
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Fairfield drug raid leads to felony charges

Image Ottumwa Courier 04 Feb 2026
FAIRFIELD — A Fairfield man faces multiple felony ...
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Fremont shooting suspect arrested, charged

Image Ottumwa Courier 02 Feb 2026
FREMONT — A 45-year-old man was found dead Sunday evening following a reported shooting at a Fremont convenience store ... .
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Pella school board names next superintendent

Image The Oskaloosa Herald 30 Jan 2026
PELLA — The Pella Community School District school board has named Dr. Kyle Koeppen as the district’s next superintendent, approving a three-year contract that begins July 1 ... .
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Man sentenced to prison over role in 2023 house fire

Image Ottumwa Courier 29 Jan 2026
OTTUMWA — A suspended 12-year prison sentence is now active for George Edward Dennison after he pleaded guilty in connection with a 2023 house fire that destroyed his mother’s home and killed two dogs ... .
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Extreme cold warning eases, but dangerous chill lingers

Image The Oskaloosa Herald 24 Jan 2026
OTTUMWA — A powerful Arctic outbreak is poised to bring the coldest air of the season to southern Iowa late this week, part of a massive winter weather system expected to impact much of the United States with dangerous cold ... .
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Ex-Centerville building official pleads guilty to theft

Image Ottumwa Courier 23 Jan 2026
CENTERVILLE — A former building official with the City of Centerville has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge and received a deferred judgment ... .
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Extreme cold warning issued as Arctic air deepens

Image Ottumwa Courier 22 Jan 2026
OTTUMWA — Bitter Arctic air tightened its grip on Iowa early Thursday, prompting an Extreme Cold Warning for much of the state and raising concerns about life-threatening wind chills through the weekend ... .
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Brutal cold, strong winds loom for southern Iowa

Image Ottumwa Courier 21 Jan 2026
OTTUMWA — A powerful Arctic outbreak is poised to bring the coldest air of the season to southern Iowa late this week, part of a massive winter weather system expected to impact much of the United States with dangerous cold ... .
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Political leaders react as Ottumwa loses primary care clinic

Image Clinton Herald 16 Jan 2026
OTTUMWA — The impending closure of a primary care clinic in Ottumwa and recent reductions in services at another have prompted political reaction from Iowa leaders ... .
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear Jefferson County attorney's appeal next month

Image Ottumwa Courier 15 Jan 2026
FAIRFIELD — The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at 7 p.m. Feb. 11, 2026, in an appeal challenging a district court decision that removed Jefferson County Sheriff Bart Richmond from the county’s Brady/Giglio list ... .
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Man sentenced to life without parole in child sex abuse case

Image Ottumwa Courier 13 Jan 2026
ALBIA — A Monroe County man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a judge found he sexually abused a child over a period of more than a year and rejected his denials as ... .
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Court orders Iowa to let Achieva reopen Honey Creek Resort

Image Ottumwa Courier 27 Dec 2025
A district judge granted a temporary injunction ordering the state to restore Achieva Enterprises as the operator of Honey Creek Resort while a lawsuit continues ... .
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