Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a day to be proud! Ms. Megan VandeVoort’s 1st Grade Class, or “Little Birds”, had been randomly chosen to win one of four, $500 cash prizes for participating in the Live Healthy Iowa Kids. That money will make its way towards the physical education program or be used for recess […]
PELLA—Central College track and field distance runner Eli Horton (sophomore, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) is the Iowa Conference male athlete of the week. Horton shattered his school record in the 5,000 meters by over 10 seconds last Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays in California, crossing the line in 14 minutes, 12.4 seconds. The mark […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jason Ormond ’13 (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) has been named the Midwest Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Ormond, a 6-2, 195-pound right-hander, tossed a complete-game three-hitter as the Pioneers won a key 15-0 decision over Cornell College on Sunday. He struck out eight batters and walked just one in the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The minute RAGBRAI announced Oskaloosa as an overnight community on the route, the phones started ringing and the emails started flying. There have been numerous requests coming in daily for housing. Riders are contacting the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and they are contacting individuals and businesses across the community. Currently, the Oskaloosa RAGBRAI […]
Minimum $299.5 million investment coming to Altoona (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today joined Altoona’s Mayor Skip Conkling in officially welcoming Facebook to Iowa. The social networking company, which helps more than 1 billion people around the world connect and share with each other, announced that it will build […]
Oskaloosa Police Press Release Oskaloosa, IOWA – Today, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, officers with the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested and charged Bryan Draper Vilcone with Murder in the 1st Degree, a Class A Felony. Complaint and Affidavit On April 18, 2013 at approximately 6:52 P.M., officers with the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Listening and learning was the purpose of a visit by U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack (D). Loebsack visited Crisis Intervention Services on Monday afternoon to hear staff input on how funding issues are impacting those services they provide. Currently, Crisis Intervention Services covers 4 counties in Iowa: Lucas, Marion, Keokuk and Mahaska, but […]
Oskaloosa–Statesmen pitcher Jennifer Whitehead (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) was strong in three outings last week and for her efforts she was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week Monday. Whitehead earned her third POW honor of the year (tenth career) after guiding William Penn (27-13, 9-3 MCC) to a perfect 4-0 record last […]
The William Penn wrestling team will again host summer camps for elementary through high school students. The camps will be July 15-17 in the wrestling room located in the Penn Activity Center. Elementary participants will meet with WPU coaches and wrestlers from 5-6 p.m. each night, while middle and high school students will meet from […]
(NEWTON, Iowa – April 22, 2013) Charlie Hunnam, popular star of the hit FX Network motorcycle drama ‘Sons of Anarchy’, will appear in two private ‘Meet & Greets’ and a special public ‘Meet & Greet’ session on Saturday, June 1, during the second annual Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally at Iowa Speedway in Newton. The public […]
