As the year 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back on a year’s of news that appeared in the pages of the Ottumwa Courier.

The New York Giants lost by winning. A rare victory — 45-33 over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday — knocked the Giants out of ...

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money ...

Nearly three years after a femur bone was recovered from the Des Moines River near Keosauqua, DNA evidence has confirmed it ...

It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter’s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by ...

Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it’s usually a backhanded compliment. They say he’s a good game manager and stays within himself, ...

Wapello County supervisor Darren Batterson (left) presents outgoing supervisor Brian Morgan with a plaque commemorating two ...

There have been many times where the anticipation has been so great, it would have been easy for Indian Hills Community ...

There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. While Victor ...

The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its long-awaited report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz. It would bring to an ...

Macao has grown from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world's biggest gaming hub, packed with Chinese tourists, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined ...