Beloit, Wis.–Lacey Taylor (Jr., Cedar, Iowa Western CC) competed well all weekend to help the Lady Statesmen volleyball team to a 3-1 record at the Beloit Buc Blast Tournament Friday and Saturday. William Penn (7-6) began the weekend with three consecutive sweeps, before succumbing in a repeat matchup to end the tournament. On Friday, the […]
PELLA — Central College yielded 416 yards but it was defense that helped preserve a 31-23 football victory over Augustana College (Ill.), its first triumph of the 2011 campaign. Nursing a 24-16 lead entering the fourth quarter, Dutch defensive back Adam Petz (senior, Williamsburg) picked off a David Lee pass near midfield and raced 46 […]
Oskaloosa–Taylor Parks (So., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) got on the board for the first time as a collegiate athlete and her team made it stick as the William Penn women’s soccer team defeated St. Mary (Kan.) 1-0 in the opener of the William Penn Classic Friday. The Lady Statesmen (1-3-1) picked up their first win of […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn outplayed its opponent Friday night, but unfortunately the scoreboard did not reflect that fact as the men’s soccer team fell 2-1 to St. Mary (Kan.) in the opener of the William Penn Classic. The Statesmen (1-3) held a sizeable 19-10 edge in shots over the Spires, including 11 on goal, but squandered numerous […]
By Rep. Leonard Boswell Ten years have passed since Americans felt the first terror of the events of September 11, 2011, and we have been living in the aftermath of that day ever since. You would be hard pressed to find an American adult who does not remember what they were doing when they first […]
OSKALOOSA – According to the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Immunization Survey, more young children are getting immunized in Iowa. Mahaska Health Partnership Pediatrician John O’Brien, MD, said these immunizations give every child the chance to live a life free from vaccine-preventable disease. “This is great news,” Dr. O’Brien said. “It is always better […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership has scheduled the seventh annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk for Thursday, October 13 on the Square in Oskaloosa. MHP Director of Radiology Julie Hartke explained that the walk is held from Noon to 1:00 pm. “We hold the walk on the Square during the noon hour to help raise awareness. […]
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced Iowa’s participation in National Aerospace Week, which will take place September 11 through September 17, 2011. “National Aerospace Week is an opportunity to emphasize the value of the aerospace industry in Iowa,” said Reynolds. “Iowans have become familiar with aerospace through Iowa-based businesses like Rockwell Collins. […]
MidAmerican Energy partners with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Plant Some Shade residential tree-planting program, which is designed to work with local county conservation boards, resource conservation and development councils, and/or county extension offices (local project coordinators) to provide affordable and desirable landscape trees (6-8′) for residents to purchase and plant […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – The president has been shot. He’s been rushed to the hospital. Some of us think of JFK and where we were at that moment in time, some like me think more of Reagan. We remember what things smelled like, exactly what was around us, where we were, and what we did […]
