Kyle Ocker

Kyle Ocker is the editor of the Ottumwa Courier and the Oskaloosa Herald. He can be reached at [email protected] . Follow him on Threads @Kyle_Ocker and Bluesky @kyleocker.bsky.social

OTTUMWA — John Deere and the United Auto Workers, which represents workers at John Deere Ottumwa Works, are at odds over the company's proposal to

CENTERVILLE — A judge has issued a temporary injunction barring three men from practicing medicine, dentistry or dietetics without a license at a Centerville health facility, adding a civil case

OTTUMWA — Four license-plate-reader cameras operated by the Wapello County Sheriff's Office were shot and disabled during two vandalism incidents

OTTUMWA — Four license-plate-reader cameras operated by the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office were shot and disabled during two vandalism incidents in early July, Sheriff Don Phillips said.

The Ottumwa Courier last week filed 17 public records requests with law enforcement agencies throughout its coverage area seeking information about ALPR systems.

of 4 Kyle Ocker is the editor of the Ottumwa Courier and the Oskaloosa Herald. He can be reached at [email protected] . Follow him on Threads @Kyle_Ocker and Bluesky @kyleocker.bsky.social

OSKALOOSA — Four people have been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a Kwik Star convenience store Tuesday morning, according to criminal complaints filed in Mahaska County District Court.

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