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posted April 30, 2025
The City of Ottumwa and Bridge City Sanitation will hold the 2025 Citywide Drop-Off Day on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Hydro Parking Lot. A rain date has been set for May 17.
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posted April 28, 2025
Beginning Tuesday, April 29, 2025, Plum Street will be closed from Birch Street to Ash Street for sanitary and storm sewer work.
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posted April 9, 2025
City of Ottumwa offices normally found at City Hall are still temporarily located on the second floor of the train depot.
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posted April 2, 2025
An exit on the Quincy Avenue roundabout will be closed on Friday, April 4, 2025.
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posted March 24, 2025
The 2025 Annual Ottumwa Family Trout Fishing Day was held Saturday, March 22 with 250 anglers showing up for the event.
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posted March 24, 2025
Dumping trash from homes and businesses into park dumpsters is illegal.
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Connect with Ottumwa's Government
Upcoming Meetings
Library Board of Trustees
May 12, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Public Library
102 W. 4th St.
Human Rights Commission
May 12, 2025
5:30 p.m.
210 W Main St. - 2nd Floor
Parks Advisory Board
May 13, 2025
4:30 p.m.
Conference Room 8B
210 W. Main St.
IF NEEDED - City Council Special Meeting
May 13, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Conference Room 8B
210 W. Main St.
Ottumwa, Iowa
Welcome to the city of Ottumwa, Iowa, located in Wapello County in the southeast region of the state. With a population of nearly 25,000, Ottumwa is a Main Street community with a revitalized downtown district, anchored by a Public Library, City Hall, and County Courthouse all part of the National Register of Historic Places.
