Robert Arthur Ranfeld November 29, 1934 – January 18, 2017 Deep River, Iowa | Age 82 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Robert Ranfeld, 82 of Deep River passed away Wednesday morning, January 18, 2017 at the Brooklyn Estates in Brooklyn. Robert Arthur Ranfeld, the son of Bert and Florence (Timm) Ranfeld, was […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen and the Mustangs faced off in some memorable meetings in the old Midwest Collegiate Conference and it appears that tradition is going to continue in the Heart of America Athletic Conference as William Penn defeated Mount Mercy on the road 94-87 Wednesday. #4 WPU (15-2, 11-2 Heart) outshot the Mustangs (10-7, 9-5 […]
Cedar Rapids–Alyssa Phillips (Sr., Gurnee, Ill., Communications) and Asia Roper (Sr., Aurora, Colo., Psychology) each produced a double-double as the William Penn women’s basketball team claimed an 86-60 Heart of America Athletic Conference road win over Mount Mercy Wednesday. WPU (11-6, 9-4 Heart) was hot from the field at 53.3% and also stingy on the […]
INDIANOLA — The Central College men’s basketball team held a one-point lead in the final seconds but gave up a game-winning shot to lose 64-63 to Simpson College Wednesday night. Central (9-7 overall, 3-4 Iowa Conference) had a chance to win but a last-second contested layup from junior guard Trashawn Boyd (Normal, Ill., University HS) […]
INDIANOLA — The Central College women’s basketball team forced a tie in the fourth quarter but could not overtake Simpson College in a 73-65 Iowa Conference defeat Wednesday night. Trailing by eight heading into the final period the Dutch utilized an 8-0 run to tie the game at 54 with just under eight minutes to […]
Mahaska County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Mahaska County has been chosen to receive $5,444 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that […]
PELLA —Former Central College football student-athlete Derek Caskey, 20, passed away Tuesday. Caskey, a 2015 graduate of Marengo High School (Ill.), was a freshman offensive lineman for the Dutch in 2015 and completed the 2015-16 academic year on campus. However, he was diagnosed with cancer last August and was not enrolled for the fall semester […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen wrestling team was not able to pull off a huge upset Tuesday in a 52-6 dual loss to #1 Grand View. In a very fast event that only featured six contested matches, WPU (2-2) got off to a good start as 125-pounder John Altieri (So., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) earned a forfeit to […]
The National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C., has requested approximately 30 Soldiers and Airmen from the Iowa Army and Air National Guard to assist federal, state, and local agencies with supporting missions for the 58th Presidential Inauguration, to be held Friday, Jan. 20. The Iowa National Guard has mobilized Airmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team lost once, but also picked up three big wins since the last rating as it held its position in the third NAIA Division I top-25 poll which was released Tuesday. William Penn (14-2, 10-2 Heart) is still #4, earning 168 points from the nation’s raters. WPU continues to lead the […]
