Archive for: April, 2011

Annual Easter egg hunt postponed due to weather

William Penn University

William Penn University has rescheduled its annual Easter egg hunt for Tuesday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. on the front lawn of Penn Hall. The event is sponsored by PASS, Programming Activities for Students by Students. The event is open to the public and children ten years of age and under are invited to participate. […]

Boswell Briefing: Protecting Health Care Benefits for Iowa Seniors‏

Last week, I held a telephone town hall with Iowa 3rd District seniors to discuss Medicare and the House Republicans’ proposal to privatize this important program through the FY2012 budget. During the call, I heard from Iowa seniors directly that they want to keep their Medicare benefits. This is one of the reasons I voted […]

United Way Celebrates 3rd Annual Live United 5K Run and Family Day

April 5, 2011 – Oskaloosa, IA – The United Way of Mahaska County is holding their third annual Live United 5K Run & Family Day on April 30th at the Penn Activity Center on the William Penn University campus.   A map of the race route is on the website. Family day events will be […]

Jean Utterback

Oskaloosa. Jean Utterback, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, April 21, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born May 17, 1933, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Don and Lottie Norris Malin. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1952. On September 5, 1956, she was united in marriage […]

Oskaloosa Police Release Video Of Medicap Robbery

This video was released by the Oskaloosa Police Department in conjunction with the armed robbery that happened at the Medicap Pharmacy in Oskaloosa. If you have any information concerning this case, contact them at 641-672-2557. Footage edited and provided by The Communication Research Institute of William Penn University, contact them for usage.

Gov. Terry E. Branstad orders flags at half-staff to honor Sgt. Brent Maher and Spc. Donald Nichols

State of Iowa Seal

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 22, 2011 until 8 a.m. on Monday, April 25, 2011 in honor of Sgt. Brent Maher, 31, formerly of Honey Creek, Iowa, and Spc. Donald Nichols, 21, formerly of Shell Rock, Iowa. […]

Central races to top-10 softball sweep

PELLA—Reckless late-inning baserunning translated to winning runs as the No. 3 Central College softball team rallied past No. 7 Coe College 3-2 and 5-4 in a pivotal Iowa Conference doubleheader Wednesday. The victories leave the Dutch at 29-3 overall and alone in first place in league play at 10-0. Coe dropped to 27-7 overall and […]

JFK soccer starts‏

The Mahaska County Soccer’s Clubs 4 yr old division, JFK (Just for Kids), began games last week at the Lacey Recreation Complex. The four year old’s held up despite the cold much finer than many parents and loved ones bundled up on the sidelines! “You gotta love youth!” a fan was quoted as saying while […]

Randall, Hernandez Go Deep In Split with Ashford

Camanche—Cory Randall (Sr., What Cheer, Tri-County HS) made his first collegiate home run a big one Wednesday as the William Penn baseball team split a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader with Ashford. The Statesmen (20-22, 6-17 MCC) won the opener 8-6, but fell in the nightcap 7-6. William Penn, playing as spoilers the remainder of the […]

William Penn Takes Two Low-Scoring Games Vs. Clarke

Oskaloosa–Two tremendous pitching performances by Jennifer Whitehead (Fr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) and Amber Daly (Jr., Napa, Calif., Solano CC) guided the Lady Statesmen softball team to a sweep of Clarke in Midwest Collegiate Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (31-12, 12-6 MCC) won by scores of 1-0 and 2-1 (9 innings) to extend its winning streak […]

             

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