Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment held a regular meeting at 5:00 pm Tuesday evening in the City Council Chambers at Oskaloosa City Hall. One of the first points of business was the consideration of a request for conditional use permit for full auto services at 204 6th Ave East. The request for […]
With the 2011-2012 school year complete and summer well upon us, the William Penn Sports Information office found it to be appropriate to recall some of the greatest moments from another successful campaign. Over the next several days, the top ten stories from last year will be revisited. At #10, we rewind to August for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Everything is coming up flowers, well at least in a couple medians at the intersections of A Ave. and 17th street, also 3rd Ave and 17th street. Four years ago First Assembly of God with Pastor Michael Dotson and its members decided to do something special for the community. It was decided […]
SEATTLE, Wash. – Grinnell College diving coach Deidre Freeman had a strong showing at the United States Olympic Diving Trials during the past week. Freeman, who was an All-American diver at the University of Iowa, teamed up with Veronica Rydze to place fourth in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event. They finished with 794.82 points, […]
RIPON, Wis. – For the second year in a row, Grinnell College has had a student-athlete be named the Midwest Conference nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Morgan Bober ’12, who competed for the Pioneer women’s swimming and diving team, earned the honor this year after Claire Reeder ’11 claimed it in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa was built on mining and now rests upon those very mines. On Thursday local road crews handled a hole that developed in front of 1810 Kemble Drive, just east of William Penn’s new dormitory construction. Wallace Greenlees, who is with the Iowa Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Division, says that during […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Babe Ruth season came to an end over the weekend with Osky Maroon claiming the championship for the regular season as well as the tournament held June 23 and 24. The Maroon held a 32-4 record overall in the regular season. During the regular season the 12 teams came from neighboring […]
Oskaloosa–Lady Statesmen track alum Katie Burnett recently competed overseas and is the race of her life away from making a return trip across the pond for the biggest event of her career. Last month, Burnett traveled to Russia for a week and on May 13, she concluded the trip by facing off against the best […]
Pella–For the second time this summer, the Pella Knights gave the River City Warriors a pounding, but this time they did one better with their second shutout of the year, winning 42-0 Saturday night in Midwest Football Alliance action. Pella (4-3) was lethal in all aspects, holding a 420-209 edge in total yardage, including 313 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Thursday night, the Oskaloosa City Band will perform on the bandstand at 8 p.m. This week’s featured soloist is Timothy Foster. He is a recent graduate of Creighton University, with majors in Spanish and Music. He plans to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN this fall to pursue his Ph.D. in […]
