Steven C. Rankin April 13, 1948 – November 21, 2012 Oskaloosa and formerly of Dubuque and Davenport Memorial Service: 10 a.m., Saturday morning November 24, 2012 at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa with Alvern Boetsma officiating. Family and friends may gather at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel on Saturday by 9:30 a.m. to form a procession to […]
Grinnell, Iowa – The Pioneers of Grinnell College are known for their fast paced high scoring games, but one Pioneer sophomore set the mark for all time in NCAA Division III. Jack Taylor shattered the record, running up 138 points in a single game. He shot the ball an amazing 108 times. Taylor shot 52 […]
Oskaloosa–A poor start gave way to another dominating performance by the Statesmen basketball team in an 88-63 non-conference win over Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) Tuesday night. #19 William Penn (9-0) did not score until the 17:17 mark and still trailed 8-7 with 11:59 remaining. The navy and gold warmed up a bit, but not much, shooting […]
Wayne, Neb.–The William Penn women’s basketball team unfortunately came up well short against Wayne State in an 81-47 exhibition loss Tuesday night. The Lady Statesmen trailed the entire night to the #10 team in NCAA Division II. Wayne State (2-0) held a 50.9%-28.6% edge from the floor and also owned a 46-36 advantage on the […]
CARLINVILLE, ILL.—Guard Alyssa Schwartz (senior, Titonka, WCLT HS) and forward Nicole Strasko (senior, Roland, Roland-Story HS) combined for 39 points, leading Central College to a 73-59 women’s basketball win over Blackburn College (Ill.) Tuesday. It’s the third straight win for Central and the program’s best start since the 1994-95 season. The two teams traded points […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Michael Brus ’14 (Davenport, Iowa/North) has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. For the second meet in a row, Brus was a triple winner as the Pioneers defeated Loras College 140-91 in a dual contest Saturday. The two-time MWC Swimmer of the Year […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – November is American Diabetes Month and Mahaska Health Partnership wants you to know the threat diabetes has to the nation and the world. According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 79 million Americans have prediabetes and are on the track […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – United Way of Mahaska County is now accepting applications from qualified 501(c) 3 human services agencies for 2013 funding. “This year we are making some positive changes to our investment process, and are looking forward to sharing the information with our potential partner agencies as well as investment volunteers,” said Brianne Fitzgerald, […]
Bailey, McReynolds Garner NAIA Academic Award Oskaloosa–Two members of this fall’s William Penn women’s cross country team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athletes. Rosemary Bailey (Jr., Fayetteville, Ark.) owns a 3.83 Grade Point Average in Communication, while Valinn McReynolds (Grad., Bellville, Texas) has […]
PELLA — Led by assistant professor of music Mitch Lutch, Central College is sponsoring an instrument donation initiative to benefit the Yucatan Youth Orchestra Program, a music education program based in Merida, Mexico, for students with otherwise limited exposure to music opportunities. The Yucatan Youth Orchestra Program, which also supports a band and choir, aims […]
