A New Sharon man was injured Sunday while pheasant hunting in Mahaska County. Kevin Flander, 51, of New Sharon, sustained minor injuries to his face, chest and hand when he was hit with pellets fired from a shotgun by someone in his hunting party. The incident happened at approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday, southwest of Barnes […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa [October 27, 2014] – The Oskaloosa Band Booster Annual Fruit and Nut sale began Monday, October 27, 2014. This year, students in grades 7-12 will be selling a variety of items and delivery date for all orders is Saturday, December 6, 2014. The students are selling eight different fruit packages with apples, oranges, […]
Oskaloosa–Jatavius Stewart (Jr., Rock Hill, S.C., Biology) recorded one of the best single-game performances in school history, but not even he could help the William Penn football team from watching victory slip through its grasp in an intense 48-46 Midwest League loss to #9 Saint Xavier Saturday. With the loss, the #11 nationally-ranked Statesmen (5-3, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport held their quarterly meeting on October 2nd in Pella. The board rotates its meetings between Pella and Oskaloosa. On the agenda for the board was the Federal Aviation Administration Planning Studies Update and Receive and file the South Central Regional Airport Agency’s audited financial statements for the […]
Oskaloosa–Camila Parra (Fr., Brisbane, Australia, Biology) found the netting twice as the William Penn women’s soccer team won 3-0 over Mount Mercy in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Saturday. The Statesmen (7-7-3, 3-2-1 MCC) posted their sixth shutout of the year, but more importantly locked up a home game for next Saturday’s MCC Tournament Quarterfinals. WPU […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team will be at home for a league tournament game for the first time in eight years after tying Mount Mercy 1-1 in double overtime of a Midwest Collegiate Conference game Saturday. With its tie, William Penn (7-7-3, 2-3-1 MCC) has garnered the #3 seed and will again play host to […]
Grand Rapids, Mich.–In their final warm-up before the league championships, William Penn harrier squads competed against gigantic fields at the Great Lakes Challenge Saturday. The WPU men were 23rd out of 35 competing teams with 650 points, while the women were just shy of filling a team. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) took the men’s crown (77 […]
Grand Rapids, Mich.–The Statesmen volleyball team had little luck in its final tournament of the year at the Aquinas/Cornerstone Tournament Friday and Saturday. William Penn (2-25) opened the weekend with 3-0 losses on Friday to Siena Heights (Mich.) (19-25, 23-25, 20-25) and Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (28-30, 16-25, 22-25). The team then lost 3-0 on Saturday […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — A 28-point second half let Central College take command in a 45-28 Iowa Conference football victory at Coe College Saturday. The Dutch rolled up 423 yards of total offense as running back Josh Osborn (senior, Burlington) topped the 100-yard rushing mark for the eighth straight game with 112 yards on 30 carries. […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Halloween is a fun holiday for children to dress up, visit their neighbors and enjoy friends and family. Mahaska Health Partnership offers tips on how to make the most of Halloween while keeping your kids and trick-or-treaters safe. Halloween gets more exciting as children grow. Trick-or-treating in fun costumes is a lot […]
