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OTTUMWA — Campaign season can officially begin as voters from Wapello and surrounding counties cast their primary-election votes Tuesday for candidates, both locally and statewide, they want to see on
Local governments are recommended to use opioid settlements for prevention, treatment, or education.Some companies that have made, sold, or distributed opioid
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A proposed tax levy that would change how 911 dispatchers are funded in Jefferson County has been put on hold. The dispatchers are Fairfield city employees with salaries and benefits paid for by the city which has an agreement with the county to pay for the 911 equipment and building. The city claims its residents are “paying double” for their share through city and county taxes. County Attorney Chauncey Moulding says the city wants to see the 911 personnel costs be spread more evenly throughout the county’s other municipalities, “The city raises the point that they are only approxima...