Free Meat & Perishable Food Distribution
May 29, 2020 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Back of Quincy Mall in Ottumwa
1110 N Quincy Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
No ID or proof of income is required.
News & Information
Supervisors Announce Free Food Distribution
May 19th, 2020Immediate Media Release, March 27, 2020 (COVID-19)
March 27th, 2020At 1:41 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2020, a local Wapello County business has reported a positive case of COVID-19 to Wapello County officials. The individual, who does not live in Wapello County, is receiving appropriate medical care. The business is proactively working with county leaders, healthcare partners, and county emergency management to ensure the health and safety of Wapello County residents.
Please continue to follow social distancing and nonessential travel recommendations. If you are sick, stay home. Wash your hands frequently. Cover coughs and sneezes and sanitize surfaces. If you have a fever, cough, or difficulty breathing, call a healthcare provider before visiting an office. If your symptoms are severe, call 911.
We urge residents to remain calm and assure the public that county leaders will provide more information as it becomes available.
Click to view PRESS DOCUMENT
-Wapello County Emergency Management and Wapello County Public Health
Recorder Suspends Passport Services
March 18th, 2020The Wapello County Recorder’s office has temporarily suspended Passport Services due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Customers are being asked to call the office at 641-683-0045 before coming in. There are several things we can do over the phone or through the mail. If customers are coming to the courthouse they are being asked to enter one at a time.
Absentee Voting in the Primary Pushed in Light to Health Concerns
March 18th, 2020Wapello County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kelly Spurgeon is encouraging those wishing to vote in the June 2 Primary Election to vote absentee by mail due to the recent concerns with coronavirus and COVID-19.
“I am respectfully asking our voters to vote absentee by mail for the June Primary Election after meeting with public health officials, other county auditors around Iowa and with staff from the Secretary of State’s office,” Spurgeon said. “We are making this push for the safety of our voters and polling location workers.”
Spurgeon said polling locations will be open for voting on June 2, however she anticipates many will be combined creating fewer polling locations than normal for a Primary Election.
“We aren’t sure what this situation will be when Election Day gets here,” Spurgeon explained. “We hope all of our precinct election officials will be able to work that day, but we just don’t know at this point so we will reduce the number of polling locations that we will need to staff.”
Spurgeon said it has not yet been determined which polling locations will be combined. She said that will be announced soon.
Absentee ballots must be requested in writing. Forms are available on the Wapello County Auditor’s Web site HERE or you can write on a regular piece of paper your name, address, mailing address if different than your home address, party affiliation, sign and date and send to the Auditor’s office by mail. Absentee ballot requests may also be obtained by calling the Wapello County Auditor’s Office and requesting one be sent. The Wapello County Auditor’s Office phone number is 641-683-0020. Requests may be submitted now.
Absentee requests to vote by mail must be received in the Auditor’s Office by 5 p.m. May 22.
Voters are reminded that for the Primary Election they must choose a political party on the request form in order to receive the correct ballot.
Absentee voters are also reminded they will need to provide a personal identification number (PIN) when voting absentee either in person or by mail. That PIN will most likely be your Iowa driver’s license number or your Iowa non-operator’s ID number. If a voter does not have either of those, the voter should have been sent a PIN in December from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.
Please note: We can’t accept absentee ballot requests for the General Election until July 6, 2020.
2020 Election Information
March 16th, 2020PRIMARY ELECTION – JUNE 2, 2020 (POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 9:00 P.M.)
May 4, 2020: Absentee ballots may be mailed or voted in the auditor’s office
May 22, 2020 by 5 p.m. Voter Pre-Registration Deadline & deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed. (written absentee request must be received in auditor’s office)
May 30, 2020: auditor’s office open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
June 1, 2020: Last day to request and vote an absentee ballot in-person
GENERAL ELECTION – NOVEMBER 3, 2020 (POLLS ARE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 9:00 P.M.)
July 6, 2020: Absentee Ballot Request Start Date
October 5, 2020: Absentee ballots may be mailed or voted in the auditor’s office
October 24, 2020 by 5 p.m. Voter Pre-Registration Deadline & deadline to request an absentee ballot to be mailed. (written absentee request must be received in auditor’s office)
October 31, 2020: auditor’s office open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
November 2, 2020: : Last day to request and vote an absentee ballot in-person
**OFFICE HOURS ARE FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 4:30 P.M. UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
2020 County Offices Up for Election
March 16th, 2020The following County Offices are up for election in 2020: Supervisor, Auditor, Sheriff, Soil & Water Commissioners, Agricultural Extension Council and township offices.
County Level Offices (Partisan Candidates for June Primary): Monday, March 2, 2020 – Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Filing dates for said offices are as follows:
– County Level Offices (NPPO and Nominated by Petition): Monday, March 2, 2020 – Friday, March 20, 2020
– Township Trustee: Monday, March 2, 2020 – Friday, March 20, 2020
– Soil and Water Conservation Board: Monday, March 2, 2020 – Friday, March 20, 2020
– County Agricultural Extension: No Start Date – Wednesday, August 26, 2020
The filing deadline is 5:00 p.m. on the last day of filing period outlined above.
Candidate nomination papers are available on the Iowa Secretary of State’s website
and may be obtained at the county auditor’s office. Check with the auditor’s office for signature requirements.
Covid-19 Corona Virus Information
March 13th, 2020
Bill of Sale required for transferring vehicle titles beginning February 2020
January 14th, 2020Effective February 1, 2020, the Wapello County Treasurer’s Office will require customers to provide a bill of sale when transferring titles to motor vehicles between private parties. A bill of sale or purchase agreement is already required for vehicles purchased from a dealership. Below is a complete explanation and a printable Bill of Sale.
New ATV Ordinance
May 22nd, 2019The Wapello County Board of Supervisors passed Ordinance 26-2019 allowing operation of ATVs/ORVs on county roads. This ordinance goes into effect July 1, 2019.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A COPY OF THE ORDINANCE.
The Recorder’s office will begin issuing decals on July 1, 2019. Vehicle owners should bring the following when applying for the county decal: Driver’s license, copy of the declaration page of their insurance on the vehicle, registration or title showing it registered with the DNR (we can look up if you don’t have) and if the owner is 16 or 17 years of age, proof that they have passed a DNR-approved ATV Education course. Call the Recorder’s office at 641-683-0046 with any questions.
Full-Time Correctional Officer Position Available
April 29th, 2019Wapello County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for Full-time Correctional Officer. $17.54/hr after probationary period and includes excellent benefit package. Will be required to work various shifts, holidays, and weekends. Application is available at the Sheriff’s Office or wapellocounty.org. EOE