Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Iowa Legislature continues to debate school funding for the upcoming fiscal year. In the mean-time, school districts are working to certify their budgets without knowing what, if any, budget increases will come their way. With that in mind, the Oskaloosa Community School Board met in work-session to hear possible solutions to […]
Oskaloosa–Taylor Vernon (Fr., Tracy, Calif., Biology) made her first collegiate hit at the varsity level one she will never forget as she helped the William Penn softball team split a non-conference doubleheader with Ashford Wednesday. The Statesmen (5-14) lost the opener 5-1 before winning the nightcap 6-5 in dramatic fashion. Down 5-2 with only three […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team may have just needed some home cooking to cast out those late-inning demons as it swept Viterbo in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Wednesday. The Statesmen (12-10, 2-0 MCC) won their league openers 2-0 and 4-3. Josh Ruiz (Sr., Chula Vista, Calif., General Mathematics) improved to 4-0 on the year as […]
PELLA — The Central College baseball team came up short in its first home game of the season against Grinnell College Wednesday, falling to the Pioneers 9-8. The Dutch (4-7) and the Pioneers (3-8) played a back-and-forth game with five lead changes over the course of nine innings. Grinnell had eight hits including three home […]
7th Annual Live United 5K & YMCA Healthy Kids Day to be held April 25th March 25, 2015– Oskaloosa, IA – The United Way of Mahaska County is very excited for its 7th Annual Live United 5K & YMCA Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 25th at the Penn Activity Center on the William Penn […]
The Mahaska Community Development Group (MCDG) and YMCA will host a public input meeting at 9 am, 11:30 am and 6 pm, Monday, March 30, in Penn Central Mall in the suite across from Label Shopper. The two-hour session will be aimed at defining what key indoor recreation and child care facilities and programs need […]
Rosemary Eveland October 11, 1926 – March 24, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Rose Eveland, 88, of Oskaloosa passed away early Tuesday morning, March 24, 2015, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Rosemary Eveland, daughter of Harlan and Mary (Mansfield) Potter, was born, October 11, 1926, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Rose was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the battle in the Iowa State House rumbles on over school funding, negotiations between the Oskaloosa Teachers Union and the Oskaloosa Community School District is getting underway. The OEA [Oskaloosa Education Association] was making its proposal this past week to the Oskaloosa School District for the 2015-16 Master Contract. Those include […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in special session on Monday to consider the site plan for a maintenance building for the Lacey Recreation Complex. The new maintenance building will be over 6,000 square foot and will replace the 5 older structures that will be demolished. MCRF voluntarily annexed the location into the […]
Moravia–The Statesmen men’s golf program dominated its spring opener as the varsity won the title at the Iowa Intercollegiate Championships Sunday and Monday. William Penn won the four-team tournament with a two-day score of 607 (300-307) at The Preserve Golf Course–a par-72 layout. Central Methodist (Mo.) was the lone other squad in a limited field, […]
