Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Known as 'the people's pope', he worked to make the church ...

It was a week that began with hopes of multiple wins for the Ottumwa High School girls soccer team. In the end, it was a week that featured multiple ties. Evelyn Soto-Contreras led a dominant second ...

A handshake deal between Olley Arelong, a student at Gateway High School in Ottumwa, and the school's principal Aaron Ruff, ...

The Chief Wapello Memorial Park Association is marking its 50th anniversary with a weekend of celebrations. The organization ...

It was a leaderboard that was so jam packed, you'd think a green jacket was on the line. Much like Rory McIlroy's thrilling win just two days earlier at The Masters, it was the second shot on the ...

A state corrections officer fired for allegedly assaulting an individual at the state-run Ottumwa Residential Facility is not ...

With budget season now over, the Wapello County Board of Supervisors will return to more regular business. The board is expected to renew a 28E agreement Tuesday with Appanoose County for shared use ...

The Ottumwa City Council gave its approval to the budget for its upcoming fiscal year, raising its tax rate for the first time in six years. The budget also forecasts a potential shortfall of $468,483 ...

Jeffrey Gautreaux was arrested in February 2024 in connection to the death of 40-year-old Craig Smith, who had been reported ...

The Ottumwa City Council on Tuesday voted to adopt rate increases for Beach Ottumwa, the Railroad Clubhouse, and residential trash pickup. The single-day pass rates for Beach Ottumwa will increase by ...

Here are the Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the metro area for the week of April 13-19.

Taylor grew up around Ottumwa, Iowa, and as a boy spent time around the Ottumwa airport, about a mile from his grandparents’ farm. It was there that he sat in his first airplane, a Curtiss Robin ...