🌱 What chilling clues still haunt Ottumwa’s 1976 Launderette murder?

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In today's newsletter:

• What chilling clues still haunt Ottumwa's 1976 Launderette murder?
• How did Indian Hills fare in a top-15 soccer showdown?

Also on today's calendar: Roosevelt Varsity Football @ Ottumwa and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 72, low: 66.
• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tune into the Past with Ottumwa Radio: 1976 Ottumwa Murder (ottumwaradio.com) — Nearly 50 years later, Ottumwa is still living with unanswered questions about the brutal 1976 killing of laundromat owner John Robert Hill on East Main Street. Investigators from Ottumwa Police and state agencies gathered unusual evidence, including words written in blood, but no one was ever charged, and the case remains one of Iowa's most haunting cold cases.
   

• LCCC men's soccer to face rival SWIC after tie with Indian Hills (thetelegraph.com) — A recent men's soccer showdown in Ottumwa saw Indian Hills and Lewis and Clark battle to a 1–1 draw, with both teams ranked in the NJCAA national poll. The tightly contested match at Indian Hills' home field highlighted strong defense and set up Lewis and Clark's upcoming rivalry game, while giving Ottumwa fans a look at top-level junior college soccer.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Bridge City Slam VIII →
  Bridge View Center, 102 Church St, Ottumwa
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Forrest McCurren Concert
  Ottumwa Public Library, 102 West 4th Street, Ottumwa
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Steve Johnson Invitational →
  Ottumwa IA
• PAC XC Meet →
  Ottumwa IA
Wednesday October 7
• The History of Ottumwa Told Through Art →
  Indian Hills Community College, 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa
Thursday October 15
• GOPIP Annual Banquet →
  Bridge View Center, Ottumwa
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Roosevelt Varsity Football @ Ottumwa →
  Ottumwa High School, 501 2nd St E, Ottumwa
  7:00 pm
• Roosevelt at Ottumwa →
  501 E 2Nd St, Ottumwa
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Roosevelt at Ottumwa →
  Ottumwa High School, 501 E 2Nd St, Ottumwa
Friday October 23
• A Not-So-Spooky Night at the Museum →
  Iowa Heartland History Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Ottumwa
  6:00 pm
• Iowa City at Ottumwa →
  501 E 2Nd St, Ottumwa
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Masterworks #1: Salute to America →
  Bridge View Center, 102 Church Street, Ottumwa
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Oskaloosa

• More than 75 volunteers take on 29 projects during Mahaska County Day of Caring (oskynews.org)
• Connie Playle (ottumwaradio.com)
• Oskaloosa Man Faces Several Charges After Leading Officers on High-Speed Motorcycle Chase (ottumwaradio.com)

Fairfield

• Greater Jefferson County Foundation Announces 2027 Scholarship Program Opening in November (ottumwaradio.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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