Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Conservation Center, at the Russell Wildlife Center, hosts many events all year long. Their most recent one helped to shed some light on our county’s namesake. On Saturday afternoon, Mahaska County Naturalist Laura DeCook took visitors on a walk back in time, to when the Ioway Indians and their […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Iowa Barnstormers are wrapping up their Spring Training Camp at William Penn University and as they prepare to start their season of Arena League Football, the city of Oskaloosa prepares to say good-bye. A large crowd gathered for the welcoming event held at the Penn Central Mall on Sunday, February 19, […]
Leavenworth, Kan.–The William Penn baseball team recorded its first victory of 2012 during a double dip against non-conference foe St. Mary (Kan.) Sunday. The Statesmen (1-5) won the opener 8-3, but then dropped the second contest 7-5. The visitors, who were limited to just four runs in losing all four games to Northwestern the previous […]
Oskaloosa–While the Statesmen basketball team prepares to face the best in the NAIA at ‘The Dance’, it will need to take a break to recognize some individual achievements as the All-Midwest Collegiate Conference men’s basketball teams were announced by the league office today. Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC) and Blake Walker (So., Rose […]
Oskaloosa–A pair of Lady Statesmen cagers lifted their young team to a strong finish this winter and they were rewarded for their efforts as the All-Midwest Collegiate Conference women’s basketball teams were announced by the league office today. Orielle Thomas (So., Waynesville, Mo., Waynesville HS) was named to the MCC’s ten-player first team, while Katie […]
Des Moines – “Three Iowa visits already this year clearly show that this administration is worried about its reelection prospects in November. As a resident and businessman from Ames, I have witnessed firsthand recent graduates struggling to find jobs in this economy. With a 13.3% national unemployment rate for young men and women ages 20-24, […]
PELLA — Central’s Red and Blue Vocal and Instrumental Combos, under the direction of associate professor of music Gabriel Espinosa, will perform March 7 in the Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Attendees will have the option of donating funds for a trip to Sierra Leone by Jennifer Diers, assistant professor of education, and junior […]
PELLA—Central College senior Kyle Wood (Newton) is the Iowa Conference male athlete of the week. Wood received track events MVP honors at the indoor league championships last Saturday. He won the same honor at the outdoor conference meet last spring. He captured his second straight 400-meter dash title in a season’s best time of 49.93 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Grinnell College men’s basketball player Griffin Lentsch ’13, who made a big name for himself this season, has been rewarded for his efforts by being named the Central Iowa College Sports Male Athlete of the Year. The award was presented Sunday by the Des Moines Area Sports Commission, which serves under […]
Lunsford Wins Top Honors for 4th Year in a row!! On Saturday, February 25th, the Eddyville / Blakesburg Jazz Band placed 1st in class 2A at the Indian Hills Jazz Festival in Ottumwa. Several members of the band earned Outstanding Soloist Awards for their solo performances: Brooke Lunsford; alto sax, Tanner Powers; vibes, Anna Haselhuhn; […]
