September 5th, 2013 State Representative Larry Sheets, of Moulton, plans to officially announce his intentions to seek a 2nd term in House District 80 at his 1st Annual Grill Out. This event will take place on Saturday September 21st – 5:30pm – at the Dedication Site on Lake Rathbun. Sheets will be hosting many state […]
My absentee ballot has finally arrived in the mail. But I’m afraid my ballot won’t be received in the election office in time to be counted! You have several options: • Mail your ballot. If postmarked no later than Monday, September 9th, and arrives in the election office by 1:00 PM, Friday, September 13th, it […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the leader in character-driven intercollegiate athletics, unveiled its new Champions of Character Live 5 online training for NAIA student-athletes today, and the William Penn community will notice that former Statesmen men’s basketball great Brandon Beasley is featured as one of the student-athletes illustrating the Champions of […]
Oskaloosa–As the Statesmen football team relaxes a bit during its bye week, it can relish in some more much-deserved kudos. Opening up the list are Preseason All-America awards for two players, kicker Marcus Kerrigan (Sr., Cary, Ill., Sociology) and quarterback Taylor Parsons (Sr., The Woodlands, Texas, Sociology). The duo was honored by the Collegiate Development […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In partnership with the United Way of Mahaska County, the Iowa Reading Corps AmeriCorps Program will launch at Oskaloosa Elementary in October. Iowa Reading Corps is a statewide initiative, led by United Ways of Iowa, to help ensure that all Iowa students are on track to read at grade level by the […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Alex Plemmons ’15 (Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile) has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Golf Performer of the Week. Plemmons fired a personal-best round of 79 on the second day of the Mount Mercy Fall Invitational Saturday, giving her a two-day score of 167. She finished 12th in a field […]
William Penn University Assistant Professor of Education, Kathryn Roe was featured this August in an online blog, Gazette.Teachers.Net. The online article on Effective Teaching, titled “Planning, Planning, Planning” discussed the importance of a Classroom Management course for becoming an effective teacher. It was written by Harry and Rosemary Wong, a well-known pair in the education […]
Oskaloosa News sent out an email to all candidates with the exact same questions. Our question is in bold text, with the candidates answer following just below in normal text. First and Last name. Shawn Moyer Your education level and where did you attend? B.A. William Penn College – 1997 A.A.S. Indian Hills Community College […]
This fall, there will be two opportunities in Mahaska County to take an Iowa Hunter Safety Class. Pre-registration is required for both classes and the registration is found online at www.iowadnr.gov/training. The courses are free of charge, but space is limited. Anyone born after January 1st, 1972 must attend a Hunter Education course before they […]
Samuel “Ward” Baker September 17, 1913 – September 7, 2013 Altoona, Iowa | Age 99 Samuel “Ward” Baker, 99, of Altoona, IA and formerly of What Cheer, IA, Des Moines, IA and Bakersfield, CA, passed away Saturday evening, September 7, 2013, at his home in Altoona. Samuel Ward Baker, son of Arthur and Laura (Kitzman) […]
