The annual William Penn University Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the student group P.A.S.S. (Programing Activities for Students by Students), will be held on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:00 p.m. on the front lawn of Penn Hall. Children of the community are invited and should bring their own Easter basket or bag. In the event […]
Marvin Lee Feaster July 15, 1944 – April 13, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Marvin Feaster, 69, of Oskaloosa passed away Sunday night, April 13, 2014, at his home in Oskaloosa. Marvin Lee Feaster, son of Roy and Hattie (Bell) Feaster, was born, July 15, 1944, in Oskaloosa, IA. He attended Oskaloosa Schools and […]
Talon Woods, 18, will graduate from Lynnville-Sully School in May 2014. He has been accepted to American Musical and Dramatic Academy College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts in New York City (AMDA). Talon started his acting career at the age of 5, in Oskaloosa, when he played Tom Thumb in Mother Goose in 2002. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Making dreams come true and smiles from ear-to-ear is just part of the memories participants and volunteers take away from a day of Special Olympics. You can’t have any Olympics without the lighting of a torch and special speakers during the opening ceremony and Saturday’s Special Olympics was no different. The William […]
Daytona, Fla.–In its first trip to the big show, the William Penn Competitive Dance team won hardware at the NCA/NDA College Nationals Friday. The team placed third out of ten teams in the NAIA Small Team Performance Division with a final score of 8.520. The Statesmen advanced out of Thursday’s preliminary round with a second-place […]
Dubuque–Josh Ruiz (Jr., Chula Vista, Calif., General Mathematics) was just three outs away from a no-hitter and even though he did not accomplish the impressive feat, his performance guided the Statesmen baseball team to a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader split with Clarke Saturday. The Statesmen (20-12, 7-7 MCC) won the opener 1-0, but fell in […]
Des Moines–If he continues at this pace, Cornelius McCastle (Fr., McKinney, Texas, Industrial Technology) might reach the moon by the time the national championships roll around as he broke his own school mark at the Jim Duncan Invitational hosted by Drake Friday and Saturday. McCastle set a new WPU mark in the high jump with […]
Morrison, Ill.–The William Penn softball team overpowered its first foe Saturday, but ran out of muscle in splitting a pair of contests on the second and final day of the Ashford Spring Jamboree. The Statesmen (24-13) defeated Roosevelt (Ill.) 11-3 (6 innings) and lost 5-1 to Judson (Ill.). The navy and gold fell behind 1-0 […]
Morrison, Ill.–The William Penn softball team crushed Friday’s first opponent, but could not pull off the sweep on the opening day of the Ashford Spring Jamboree. The Statesmen (23-12) won 9-0 (5 innings) against Trinity Christian (Ill.) and lost 3-0 to #12 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.). The navy and gold scored early and often against the […]
Iowa Barnstormers Hold On to Defeat San Antonio Talons Des Moines, IA – The Iowa Barnstormers (2-2) won their home opener 63-62 against the San Antonio Talons (0-5) in front of 8,763 fans at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Excited to finally be on their home turf, the Iowa Barnstormers and FB […]
