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“A 2020 survey of Wapello County youth grades 6-12 showed a staggering 16.7% of youth in the county have been treated negatively based on their race, ethnicity, or orientation.” Based

The Ottumwa Legacy Foundation Bright Ideas Community Enrichment Fund and Legacy Youth Alliance Grants will be accepting applications for their first grant cycles of 2022 through February 28th. The Bright

Ramona Arthur, Operations Manager at Ottumwa’s Ecumenical Lord’s Cupboard, has seen an increase in families needing food since she began her role in July 2021. “We have noticed that we’ve

We are excited to welcome three new members to the Legacy Foundation Board of Directors. Mark Clark is the first Legacy Foundation Board Member from Eldon, where he has been

The Ottumwa Legacy Foundation is excited to announce the largest individual strategic grant awarded in its 11-year history in support of the Ottumwa SportsPlex project. Conversations around the need for

At our December Board Meeting, we said goodbye and thank you to Tom Lazio and Pam Kaupins as they retired from the Board of Directors. Tom Lazio has served on

Over 120 community members came together on Monday, December 20th, to discuss the housing situation in Ottumwa. Charlie Cowell, Urban Planner with RDG Planning and Design, presented the recently completed

Cardinal Senior Grant Pedersen joined the Legacy Youth Alliance as a high school freshman. “This year was my 4th year on the Alliance, and I had a great time. My

Public safety is a commonly recognized indicator of the quality of life experienced by community residents. Ottumwa’s public safety entities, including law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency

  You are invited to participate in the Ottumwa Housing Presentation & Workshop to gather community stakeholder input on the housing situation in Ottumwa.