William Penn University held commencement exercises on Saturday, May 7, at 2:00 p.m. in the Penn Activity Center. Doors opened at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony honored just over 300 students. Commencement opening was given by Dr. James B. Drost, with the welcome being given by Dr. Ann Fields, President of William Penn. General Tom Franks […]
Coca-Cola Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist and inventor of patent medicines, sold the first Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886, at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, coined the name and it is his handwriting we recognize as the Coca-Cola trademark. Originally marketed as a tonic, the drink contained extracts of coca […]
2003: A severe thunderstorm produced very large hail and extensive damage along a path through Wayne, Appanoose, and Mahaska counties. Hail stones of great size were reported ranging up to 4.75 inches in diameter north of Oskaloosa. 1990: A heavy thunderstorm dropped more than 5 inches of rain at Boone, flooding basements and leaving some […]
Des Moines–The William Penn softball team played two heart-pounding games Saturday, but failed to stay in the championship bracket at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Final Four Tournament. The fourth-seeded Lady Statesmen (36-17) opened with a 3-2 win over top-seeded Grand View (22-30), but then fell to #2 seed Iowa Wesleyan (17-33) by a score of […]
DECORAH—Central College will carry the No. 6 seed into the six-team Iowa Conference baseball tournament after Luther secured the No. 5 spot by sweeping the Dutch Saturday, 13-1 and 5-1, to close the regular-season slate. Coe claimed the league crown with an 18-6 conference mark while Luther moved into fifth at 13-11 and Central finished […]
IOWA CITY—For the second straight year, the Central College men’s tennis team claimed a fourth-place finish in the Iowa Conference team tournament. In Saturday’s semifinals the Dutch were blanked by Coe, 5-0. Later, Cornell defeated Central for the second time this spring, 5-2, in the third-place match. Central’s only victories against Cornell came in doubles. […]
IOWA CITY—Central College moved on to the semifinals of the Iowa Conference men’s tennis tournament with a 5-2 victory over the Univ. of Dubuque Friday evening. The fourth-seeded Dutch meet top-seeded Coe in a 9 a.m. match Saturday. In the other semifinal, second-seeded Luther meets the winner of Friday’s match between third-seeded Cornell and sixth-seeded […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Amanda Stromquist ’12 has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team Stromquist, from Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest), was a second-team selection in the College Division of District 7. An All-Midwest Conference South Division selection, Stromquist tied Grinnell’s school record for homers in a career with eight this season […]
DECORAH–Central College pounded out 17 hits and erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning in posting a 10-3 victory at Luther College Friday and clinching a spot in the Iowa Conference tournament. Sophomore pitcher Dirk Lindaman (Ankeny) threw 8.1 innings in raising his record to 5-1 as the teams opened a three-game series. Shortstop […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College catcher Mike Nodzenski ’12 and pitcher Ben Pope ’12 have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Baseball Team Nodzenski was a second-team selection in the College Division of District 7, while Pope was a third-team pick. Nodzenski, from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North), is a two-time defending Midwest Conference […]
