Fred Williams January 25, 1944 – March 28, 2014 Tracy, Iowa | Age 70 Fred E. Williams, 70, of Tracy, died Friday, March 28, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born January 25, 1944, at Beacon, Iowa, the son of Fred and Mildred G. Phipps Williams. Fred graduated from Oskaloosa […]
PELLA — Pitcher Trisha Smith (sophomore, New Hampton) turned in another promising performance as the No. 12-ranked Central College softball team held off No. 23 Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) 3-2 before outscoring St. Scholastica (Minn.) 9-3 in the home-season debut for the Dutch Saturday. Smith carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning when a fly ball […]
DUBUQUE—The Central College baseball team rallied in both games of its Iowa Conference doubleheader against the University of Dubuque, but was foiled by multi-run innings and dropped the seven-inning contest 6-4 and the nine-inning finale 8-7. Senior shortstop Jordan Judkins (Marshalltown) was 5-for-8 with two doubles on the day with three runs batted in and […]
No Movement for Statesmen in Second Poll Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team stayed in the same position as the NAIA’s second top-25 poll was released Friday. William Penn remains #23 in the current rating with 123 points. The top five is nearly unchanged with SCAD Savannah (Ga.) still on top with 405 points and […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release The Nation Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Oskaloosa Police Department has declared distracted driving to be a major concern regarding traffic safety. Distracted driving is any activity that takes a person’s attention away from the task of driving. Distractions include, but are not limited to: texting, using […]
Oskaloosa–Big points from three men’s winter teams not only got William Penn on the board nationally, but moved it into one of the highest positions in the NAIA as the final winter Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings were released Thursday. The Statesmen earned 160 points in the winter to be currently tied for 54th in […]
MAHASKA COUNTY –According to Centers for Disease Control, diabetes is a disease that affects over 25 million Americans. There are a variety of treatment options, and Mahaska Health Partnership recently began working with patients using an artificial pancreas system. The artificial pancreas system automates the insulin delivery system for people with diabetes. It monitors insulin […]
by Ken Rozenboom While Governor Terry Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and an Iowa delegation attended the unveiling of the Norman Borlaug statue Tuesday in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol, several Republican state senators paid tribute to the Iowan at the Iowa State Capitol. Tuesday, March 25 would have been Dr. Borlaug’s 100th birthday. […]
William Penn University will welcome Dr. Howard Macy as the 2014 Beane Lecture Series guest speaker on Tuesday, April 1. While on campus, Dr. Macy will give two lectures—both are open to the public. The first, titled “Becoming the Real Deal: Building a Life of Integrity” will be held at 11:15 am in the Chief […]
The Oskaloosa FFA Chapter held their 77th Annual Parent/Member Banquet on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 6:30 p.m in the Oskaloosa Senior High School Cafeteria. One hundred thirty four parents, guests and FFA members were in attendance. The banquet meal served was a lettuce salad, smoked pork loin, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, dinner rolls […]
