Forest City–The William Penn women’s basketball team was able to both avenge an earlier-season setback and keep itself in the middle of the league pack after holding off Waldorf 64-60 in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Monday. The Lady Statesmen (7-14, 5-5 MCC) won a season-high third-straight game, but it was not easy as they had […]
South Bend, Ind.–The William Penn men’s bowling team finally placed out of the top five, but another great top-ten finish at the Blue and Gold Classic over the weekend keeps the program as one of the nation’s best. The Statesmen placed eighth out of 66 teams with 9,322 pins in nine regular games. Lindenwood (Mo.) […]
South Bend, Ind.–The Lady Statesmen bowling team started its post-holiday season with a tremendous fourth-place performance at the Blue and Gold Classic over the weekend. William Penn placed fourth out of 44 teams with 8,506 pins in nine regular games. Wichita State (Kan.) slipped past Robert Morris (Ill.) by just one pin, 9,098-9,097. Katie Sexton […]
Oskaloosa–Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC) warmed back up last week and his efforts earned him Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors. Douglas, a two-time career honoree, guided the Statesmen (12-10, 7-3 MCC) to two victories over AIB and Ashford last week. The senior averaged 27.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sometimes one thing leads to another, and the current discussion over sanitary sewers and septic systems is just one example of those incidents. Tuesday night, residents along Carbonado Road will be meeting with Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky over the future of how sewage is handled. “Tomorrow night is really just informational, […]
March 25, 1945 – January 23, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: will begin at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday morning, January 30, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 7 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Dr. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Daily Youth Theatre is set to start its spring session of Stage Academy next week. Stage Academy is an after-school program that teaches students about teamwork and acting, while helping to build self-confidence and creativity. Time spent at Stage Academy is made up of fun improvisation activities, acting exercises, technical stage education, […]
PELLA — Anne Petrie, vocalist and professor of music at Central College, will present a faculty recital Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in the Cox-Snow Recital Hall. A soprano, Petrie will perform a selection of songs spanning four languages and various influences. The main feature of the performance will be Ned Rorem’s “Poems of Love […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – “As a member of the Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association (ISSDA), it has come to my attention the Ben Jamison is conducting fraudulent fundraising activities in Iowa. Jamison……..is using letters given to him from Iowa Sheriffs several years ago in an attempt to solicit advertising from area businesses for another law […]
Gov. Branstad invited Vice President Xi to visit Iowa during a trade mission last September (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today welcomed the White House’s announcement that Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will visit Iowa as part of his visit to the United States next month. The vice […]
