Ottumwa
Americannoun
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In Ottumwa, Iowa, those interested in joining a No Kings protest in June had to drive about 30 minutes north to Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the rally there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Still, better to have an empty church in Pilsen than in Ottumwa, Iowa, a city of 25,000 that has recently seen eight churches close.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2023
When Christina Anderson’s mother started having chest pains in October, they rushed to the nearest emergency room in their hometown of Ottumwa, Iowa.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2022
The EPA has proposed denial of requests for extensions of coal ash permits by several other power plants, including the Clifty Creek power plant in Madison, Indiana and the Ottumwa Generating Station in Ottumwa, Iowa.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
At Ottumwa, Iowa, where a splendid cooperative effort on the part of the local ornithologists resulted in forty-four hours of observation in April and May, densities were near the maximum for all stations.
From A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 by George H. Lowery.
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