PELLA—After shattering the school record by more than 21 seconds, the Central College 4×1600-meter relay team of Eli Horton (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS), Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston), Jamie Vander Veer (junior, Knoxville) and Austin O’Brien (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) has been named Iowa Conference men’s track events performer of the week. The Dutch […]
Grove Earns Second Laurel Oskaloosa–Brittanee Grove (Jr., Runnells, Iowa, Elementary Education) was honored for her big part in helping the William Penn softball team claim this year’s league title as she was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Softball Player of the Week Monday. Grove won her second award as the Statesmen (33-17, 19-4 MCC) went 7-0 […]
Throughout the spring semester, William Penn students in Professor Breanne Garrett’s Math for Elementary Educators class have been pen pals with Ms. Lindsay Gardner’s fourth grade class from James Elementary in Ottumwa, Iowa. The students have exchanged letters about five times over the course of the past few months. Each letter includes general information and […]
Long Balls Help Secure Outright Title on Final Day Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team only needed to win once Sunday to lock up an outright Midwest Collegiate Conference crown and did that just before Mother Nature cut the day short. The Statesmen (33-17, 19-4 MCC), winners of seven straight, defeated Grand View 5-4, while the […]
Statesmen Take Share of Title and #1 Seed with Two Wins Against AIB Des Moines–Just less than three weeks ago, the William Penn softball team was three games out of first place, but Head Coach Mike Christner knew his squad was still in prime position to win the league and Saturday afternoon it did just […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Residents of Mahaska County found their way to the Iowa State University Extension Office to learn more about the Environmental Learning Center that is planned for Caldwell Park on the east side of Oskaloosa. Jennifer Peterson, President of Friends of Mahaska County Conservation, spoke about the environmental learning center and about the […]
Ronald J. Tucker August 3, 1942 – April 27, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 72 Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather Ronald J. Tucker, 72, of Oskaloosa died April 27, 2014, at Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Ron was born August 3, 1942 in Iowa City to Wayne Reed and Iva Opal Butler Tucker. Originally from Jefferson, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It had been in the forecast for days that the area was going to be threatened by severe weather. Sunday afternoon saw a line of strong and severe storms march their way across the state. Jeff Zogg, with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, took a tour of the damage in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Summertime under a shade tree in the park, listening to the band.That’s a bit of heaven for many people in Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa Trees Forever received financial assistance from Cablevey, along with some help from the Oskaloosa Girl Scouts in planting the trees in the Oskaloosa City Square and Edmundson Park on Saturday […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many modern conveniences are filled with sophisticated electronics, but consumers are unsure what is best to do with those unwanted or broken items later on. Mahaska Communication Group or MCG and CLOW have been hosting an eCycle event for the past several years. On Saturday, Mahaska County residents were able to bring […]
