Sustainable Middle Class Blog (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Despite having half his thumb cut off in a Hormel packing plant in Ottumwa, Iowa (who got that can of Spam'), Greg Brown’s done pretty well for himself. Still got plenty of gas.
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Is rain sometimes worth its weight in gold? Well, maybe not, but sometimes we probably think that way. People in the Midwest would not be willing to pay one cent for any more rain at this time. Ottumwa, Iowa was drenched with an additional 3.17 inches in the last 24 hours and Quincy, Illinois 1 [...]
THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Ottumwa, Iowa, residents and members of the Iowa National Guard work hand-in-hand to save a power substation from being overrun by flood waters. (Iowa National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Chad D. Nelson.) Air Force Master Sgt. Mike Battien of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Fighter Wing takes a family pet onto a boat while rescuing families from flood waters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Iowa National Guard...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
By Cindy Toopes, Ottumwa Courier, Iowa Jun. 16--OTTUMWA -- "Tell the public to stay off the river and the levees," Police Chief Jim Clark said Sunday evening. He was part of the teams working to rescue eight people from the Des Moines River after a boat capsized about 7:41 p.m.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Sandbagging operations were taking place Wednesday in Ottumwa as residents were preparing for flooding of the Des Moines River. A large crowd of volunteers gathered to move sandbags in Ottumwa. Ottumwa Mayor Dale Uehling has urged residents who live near the [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
In a race marked by open loathing of Peter Teahen by Iowa's conservative bloggers, Mariannette Miller-Meeks overcame a big Teahen margin in Linn County to claim a 109 vote win in the 2nd Congressional District. The Ottumwa doctor will now challenge first-term Democrat Dave Loebsack in the fall. So did [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Miller-Meeks in Squeaker over Teahen In a race marked by open loathing of Peter Teahen by Iowa's conservative bloggers, Mariannette Miller-Meeks overcame a big Teahen margin in Linn County to claim a 109 vote win in the 2nd Congressional District. The Ottumwa doctor will now challenge first-term Democrat Dave [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Here is every reference to Dr Mariannette Miller-Meeks, vying for the Republican spot in the 2nd Congressional District in Iowa, in the Des Moines Register between October 18, 2007 and yesterday. October 18, 2007, by Jane Norman:An ophthalmologist from Ottumwa said Wednesday that she probably would run for the GOP nod [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Image via Wikipedia The wind-up… CHICAGO - APRIL 17: Actor Tom Arnold throws a ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds on April 17, 2008 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) The pitch… Actor Tom Arnold throws out the ceremonial first [...]
Grain Net (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Published March 11, 2008 12:05 am - Area grain elevators hold bids on soybeansBy SCOTT NILES Courier staff writerOTTUMWA — The soybean market dropped so low last week, local grain elevators put a hold on bids to farmers. Last week in the period running from Feb. 29 to March 7, soybeans were down by $1.28 a bushel. “It has been a declining market for the past couple weeks,” said Iowa State University...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
The 37th annual Corn Belt Cow-Calf Conference was held last weekend in Ottumwa. The event is the largest of its kind in Iowa, bringing cattle producers together with industry specialists to share ideas and new technologies. In this Iowa Independent video, Iowa State University Extension beef specialist Byron Leu explains [...]
Chicago news (Free subscription) | 02/23/2008
An 18-year-old woman says she was gang raped by players from Chicago's Wilbur Wright Community College. She says it happened when the team was on a road trip in Ottumwa, Iowa, as CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports.
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/23/2008
Police awaiting DNA results before deciding whether to file charges Police in Iowa are investigating whether basketball players from Chicago 's Wright College sexually assaulted a woman while they were in staying in Ottumwa, in southeast Iowa, for a basketball tournament.
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
AP photos of Tom Arnold here at Yahoo! News. [...]
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 01/25/2008
AP and Reuters photos: Premiere of the film “The Year Of Getting To Know Us” during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 24, 2008. [...]
