Sioux City–Vanessa Kieres (Jr., Chicago, Ill., Physical Education) was terrific off the bench, but she unfortunately was a one-woman show in William Penn’s 76-59 loss to #12 Briar Cliff in non-conference women’s basketball play Friday. Kieres scored a career-high 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting, including a 4-for-8 perimeter showing (5-for-7 FT as well). The Statesmen […]
Lamoni–The offense was up to the task, but the effort on the other end of the floor came up short as the Statesmen men’s basketball team fell 120-111 to Graceland in non-conference play Friday. William Penn (0-4), which has bettered its scoring output in every game this season, unfortunately could not overcome a 54.2%-51.2% shooting […]
Ralph Hackert March 20, 1926 – November 07, 2013 Richland, Iowa | Age 87 Ralph J. Hackert, of Richland, died Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Maplewood Manor in Keota. Ralph was born on March 20, 1926, on the family farm south of Pella, Iowa, the son of Cornelius and Grace (DeZwaart) Hackert; the youngest of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The familiar bell at ring-side will fall silent forever over CEW, Central Empire Wrestling, this Saturday night. Bayliss brought his show to Oskaloosa in June of 2007, where he held monthly shows at the YMCA until 2009. The move was then made to its current venue of Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer […]
Oskaloosa Lions Club is offering local U.S. veterans a special opportunity to serve their community. The Involve a U.S. Veteran program is a nationwide initiative sponsored by Lions Clubs International that offers qualified U.S. veterans an entrance fee waiver when joining a local Lions club. Eligible veterans include retired U.S. military personnel or honorably-discharged members […]
On Saturday October 26th Jessica Jones was selected as an alternate for the 2013 All State Concert Band. Making All-State in Choir, Orchestra, or Band is one of the most difficult goals to attain as a high school student. Hundreds of the brightest and best audition and very few are accepted. Jessica was also named […]
Oskaloosa–Saturday’s gridiron matchup against #3 Grand View is about much more than a trophy as the William Penn football team seeks to play spoiler in Midwest League play. The Statesmen (4-5, 2-2 MWL) travel to Des Moines to face the Vikings (9-0, 5-0 MWL) at 1 p.m. in Williams Stadium. The rivals will be battling […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The rain may have been coming down, but Congressman Dave Loebsack took the time to walk the entire square on Tuesday afternoon as residents gathered at the polls. According to Main Street Iowa’s website, “The mission of the Main Street Iowa Program is to improve the social and economic well-being of Iowa’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors certified the most recent city election on Thursday afternoon. There are 10195 registered voters that were able to participate in the election process this year. Overall, 24.6% of those people voted countywide. There are two towns who’s elections are not yet over. Barnes City and Beacon are both […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Auditor of State Mary Mosiman today released a report on a review of the operations of the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff’s Office) for the period January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2013. The review was requested by County Officials as a result of concerns regarding the operations of the Sheriff’s […]
