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Mayor Cook calls for firing of code enforcement manager, Councilman tells manager, 'I would hate to be in your shoes'

By South Iowa News Report | Apr 25, 2023

The Stuart City Council met on April 10 where they heard a presentation from Mayor Dick Cook on a proposed nuisance violation and code enforcement contract, and the potential firing of a city employee that was ultimately denied.

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Stuart City Council approves wage increases for pool workers

By South Iowa News Report | Apr 23, 2023

The Stuart City Council heard from Sarah Chelle Young, manager of the Stuart Aquatic Center, about wages pool workers during their April 10 meeting.

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Ottumwa City Council approves maximum tax levy rate

By South Iowa News Report | Apr 11, 2023

The Ottumwa City Council met on March 21 and held a public hearing on their fiscal year 2024 maximum tax levy dollars, and ultimately voted for it.

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Stuart City Council reviews progress of new rescue unit assistant director position

By South Iowa News Report | Mar 31, 2023

The Stuart City Council is reviewing the progress of a recent staffing change for the city's rescue unit.

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Wapello County Emergency Management updates Ottumwa City Council on area strengths, weaknesses following pandemic

By South Iowa News Report | Mar 12, 2023

In its Feb. 21 meeting, the Ottumwa City Council received an update from Wapello County Emergency Management Director Tim Richmond about the County’s response to the aftereffects of COVID-19 and the conditions that came with the pandemic.

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Shive Hattery engineer tells Ottumwa leaders: ‘Roundabouts are a very safe option’

By South Iowa News Report | Feb 16, 2023

Ottumwa was awarded $500,000 from an Iowa Department of Transportation grant to renovate and improve an intersection in their jurisdiction that has a high rate of accidents, and a roundabout might be the answer.

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Ottumwa Police lieutenant on reinstating K-9 patrol program: ‘We’ve already kind of selected our dogs’

By South Iowa News Report | Feb 16, 2023

The Ottumwa Police Department is looking to bring its K-9 patrol back.

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Bloomfield's Bohi on proposed City employee raises: 'I don't think it's a good time to be raising rates'

By South Iowa News Report | Jan 18, 2023

The Bloomfield City Council held a special meeting on Jan. 4 to discuss pay raises in the city, a response to unionized City workers who had requested pay increases.

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City of Ottumwa votes to adopt new park master plan: 'We wanted to look at ways of utilizing that space to achieve some of our goals around sports, tourism, around quality of life'

By South Iowa News Report | Jan 16, 2023

The Ottumwa city council recently discussed the updated master plan for all the parks in the city.

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'This is really a good project for City Hall': Ottumwa city council reviews renovation plans for city hall building

By South Iowa News Report | Jan 5, 2023

The Ottumwa city council recently went over the upcoming renovation plans to city hall.

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Bradley Chamberlain named provost at Luther College

By South Iowa News Report | Jan 4, 2023

Bradley Chamberlain named provost at Luther College