Cedar Rapids–The William Penn women’s soccer squad extended its campaign into postseason play as it shut out Mount Mercy 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (6-9-1, 4-6-1 Heart) doubled up the Mustangs (7-10, 2-9 Heart) in shots at 14-7. With the win, the Statesmen have qualified for the Heart Postseason Tournament, […]
The Oskaloosa School board met Monday evening where they discussed replacing three buses that no longer pass inspection, and were pulled out of service. The need for major body work was the biggest reason those buses were pulled from service, all dating back to 1994 and before. “We’ve been monitoring them for some time. The […]
Virgil G. Lubberden September 15, 1924 – October 24, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Virgil Gale Lubberden, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born September 15, 1924, in Pella, Iowa, the son of William […]
Lamoni–In its last road trip of the 2016 campaign, the Statesmen volleyball team was upended 3-0 by Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. William Penn (6-26, 0-12 Heart), which lost by scores of 29-31, 17-25, 19-25, was outhit .171-.060. The first set was epic with the visitors owning a sizeable edge at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team earned a much-deserved bulls-eye as the Division I Preseason Top-25 Poll was released Tuesday. A year after going 29-7 (17-5 Heart) and reaching the national quarterfinals in its inaugural Division I campaign, William Penn is #3 with 228 points. The Statesmen are only behind last year’s national championship participants Mid-America […]
Winning Streak Propels Statesmen to Receive Votes Oskaloosa–A five-game winning streak has helped the William Penn football team back into the national mix as the NAIA’s seventh top-25 poll was released Monday. The Statesmen (5-3, 2-0 North), who have not been ranked since the preseason poll (at #23), have jumped all the way to 28th […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Halloween in Oskaloosa is Monday, October 31, 2016 from 6 to 8pm. Playing it safe on Halloween: Halloween may be a fun time for kids, but for parents, trick-or-treat can be a little troublesome. Concerns about children’s safety can cast a spell on the evening’s festivities. But not to worry! Following a […]
PELLA — After breaking several program records in a 51-37 victory over Wartburg College, Central College quarterback Riley Gray (senior, West Des Moines, Waukee HS) was named the Iowa Conference male athlete and offensive football player of the week. In the first half alone against the Knights, Gray tied the school record by tossing five […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The old folk story of ‘Stone Soup’ found a way of helping a new group get the food they need, when Mahaska Health Partnership and the Mahaska Wellness Coalition worked to find a way to help fill the shelves of the local food pantry. Nicole Morgan, Director of the Oskaloosa Public Library, […]
Oskaloosa–Van Parker (Sr., Muskegon, Mich., Physical Education) took full advantage of his first start as William Penn’s quarterback as he ran all over Culver-Stockton in a 44-21 Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division victory Saturday. Parker, who called his own number 19 times, broke free on numerous occasions en route to 221 yards (the […]
