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Cell phone use banned in southeast Iowa middle school
For the past month students in a southeast Iowa school were not allowed to use their cell phones during school hours and their principal expects the policy to resume when the next school year starts August 23. Mike Davis, the principal of Evans Middle School in Ottumwa, said cell phone...
Modern bladder control surgery offers new hope to southeast Iowa residents
OTTUMWA, Iowa — A modern-style operation is now offered in southeast Iowa with the goal of helping those who can't control their bladder. Doctors at Ottumwa Regional Health Center now have the technology to perform a highly effective bladder treatment. Patients are already saying that this operation is life-changing.
Ottumwa's current fire codes are slowing commercial growth downtown
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Ottumwa’s fire chief is at odds with a push to change sprinkler codes. But developers say that code is making it harder to fill vacant storefronts downtown. Ottumwa’s main street is plagued with approximately 33 empty storefronts and vacant buildings. Main Street Ottumwa’s Executive Director...
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