Thousands of Iowa athletes — from toddlers to senior citizens — will be taking part in the Winter Iowa Games, with some ...

Parts of Southeast Iowa may be avoiding the worst of winter’s first major storm, but residents are still facing dangerous Arctic air blasts.

Grooms died on Saturday of congestive heart failure in Wayzata, Minn. He was 83. Grooms was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, where he studied art under one of Diego Rivera’s students; one of Grooms’ murals ...

The district had 35.71 percent proficient in English language arts, compared to ... Des Moines, Iowa City, Johnston, Marshalltown, Muscatine, Ottumwa, Pleasant Valley, Southeast Polk, Urbandale ...

The title of Julie Gilbert’s new book about her great-aunt, the prolific American writer Edna Ferber, comes with a double meaning. Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-selling Novel of Texas, and ...

Ferber spent part of her childhood in Ottumwa, Iowa – which marked her first encounter with antisemitism. When walking to school through cornfields, the young Ferber would encounter a little ...

The body of work of Ottumwa resident Crystal James spoke volumes to the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon ... various care centers and local fine arts. She's also served as a judge for multiple speech ...

Paris, Tenn.–Some 400 crowded the Krider Performing Arts Center (KPAC) in Paris for the performance by Cledus T. Judd ...

You may remember that, after I daydreamed hundreds or maybe thousands of responses to the first-ever “I Wonder” column, my ...

Twenty twenty-four was an unforgettable year for residents of Jefferson County and the surrounding area. The year saw a native ...

New Main Street Ottumwa Director Kris Patrick brings extensive experience to her new role, having worked with the Main Street ...