Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s golf team accomplished the season sweep at home by winning the Mike “Fluff” Cowan Intercollegiate Sunday and Monday. Blustery conditions, especially on the opening day of competition (40-plus mile-per-hour gusts), did not prevent the Statesmen from finishing first out of seven teams with a two-day tally of 603 (305-298) at the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team has dominated at its home course recently and this weekend was no exception as the Statesmen claimed the title at the Mike “Fluff” Cowan Intercollegiate Sunday and Monday. Not even a brutal wind, which gusted above 40 miles per hour on the first day, could slow down #20 WPU […]
Dear friends in District 80, Even though I’ve finished this report on April Fools Day, I really am telling the truth! The House and the Senate really did reached an agreement on Supplemental State Aid at 2.25%. This percentage translates to $153 Million out of $176 Million new money available to spend under the expenditure […]
Pella – Pella Cooperative Electric is part of Central Iowa Power Cooperative’s (CIPCO) utility-scale solar project which is the largest in the state. The ZON VELD (Sun Field) solar facility will generate 1,219,700 kWh of energy as a part of CIPCO’s 5.5MW solar project. Once complete, the ZON VELD generation facility will contain 3,168 solar […]
Harvey Samuel Kitzman August 16, 1943 – April 3, 2016 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 72 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Sam Kitzman, 72, of What Cheer died Sunday, April 3, 2016. Harvey Samuel Kitzman, Jr. was born August 16, 1943 near What Cheer, Iowa the son of Harvey and Opal Stigers […]
Artie M. Fick April 1, 1919 – April 3, 2016 Fort Dodge (Callender), Iowa | Age 97 Artie M. Fick, 97, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was born April 1, 1919 at Rose Hill, Iowa, the daughter of Arie and Mary Veerman […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team earned a doubleheader split Sunday to lock up a series win over Culver-Stockton in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The Statesmen (17-10, 8-6 Heart) won the opener 5-4 and fell in the nightcap 8-1. The home team took the early lead in the first contest as Robert Phiakeo (Sr., […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team snapped its losing streak with a pair of wins as part of the Central Tournament Sunday. William Penn (11-16), which entered the day having lost four in a row, defeated Buena Vista 4-1 and then knocked off Dubuque 2-1. First-game scoring began in the third when Kodee Johnson (Jr., Stockton, Calif., […]
Cedar Rapids–Derek Seddon (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Physical Education) and Meaghan Foster (Sr., Centerville, Iowa, Physical Education) took advantage of getting into the aptly-named Last Minute Invitational hosted by Coe Sunday. The Invitational, which was organized late this week, had some room left in its throwing events only, which was perfect for William Penn as it […]
PELLA — For the second straight day, the Central College baseball team salvaged a split, winning 8-7 on the back end of a twinbill after dropping the opener 3-1 Sunday. The Dutch (4-9, 2-2 conf.) and Norse (13-3, 2-2 conf.) traded the lead for much of the second game. Central threw the final blow in […]
