Ottumwa Courier

The Ottumwa Courier is Ottumwa’s oldest business. The Courier dates back to 1848, just two years after Iowa became a state. The first version of the Courier was not a daily newspaper, but that changed in 1865. Since then the Courier has published a minimum of five days per week, a tradition that continues today. In 1890, A.W. Lee purchased the Courier. It was the first paper in what would eventual…