Now & Then 2025
FROM SHILOH TO THE SHENANDOAH
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THE WAR SPILLS NORTH
The Confederate raid on Davis County
16 A TIME
CAPSULE ON THE DES MOINES
Bentonsport stands as a monument to Iowa ’ s early history
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How the Iowa regiments helped win the Civil War
18 WORSHIPPING IN OLD WALLS
Oldest Ottumwa churches tell own stories
An Ottumwa Courier & Oskaloosa Herald Publication Volume 3 | 2025
CREDITS
Kyle Ocker General Manager / Editor
Traci Counterman
Operations Manager
Donald Promnitz
Magazine Editor
Kaylee Stewart
Design
Chad Drury
Staff Writer
Jeff Wilford
Staff Writer
Ashley Coyne
Sales
Tylor Durbin
Sales
Photos were provided by Ottumwa Courier and Oskaloosa Herald ’ s photographers , the Lemberger Collection of the University of Iowa , the public domain and the Red River Historical Museum .
CONTACTS
Ottumwa Courier 213 E . Second St ., Ottumwa , IA 52501 641-684-4611 , news @ ottumwacourier . com www . ottumwacourier . com
Oskaloosa Herald 219 High Ave . E ., Oskaloosa , IA 52577 641-672-2581 , oskynews @ oskyherald . com www . oskaloosa . com
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