Olathe, Kan.–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not pull off a must-win in a 70-65 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinal loss to #4 seed MidAmerica Nazarene Wednesday. Unfortunately, the loss ends WPU’s 2016-2017 campaign at 18-13–possibly one more big win from earning a national tournament bid. The fifth-seeded Statesmen started well with […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – Director of the Center for Humanist Inquiries, Daniel Boscaljon, will present “The Wonder of Thinking at All” on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the Musco Technology Center on William Penn University’s Oskaloosa campus. Boscaljon’s discussion will look at the way that wonder is able to transform humans’ relationship with the […]
PELLA — Coming off a second-place finish at last weekend’s Iowa Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Central College men’s track team moved up a spot in a new U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Central Region poll. Rankings are based off placement in the National Descending Order Lists. Those lists […]
On Saturday, February 25th, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont Jazz Band placed 1st in class 2A at the Indian Hills Jazz Festival in Ottumwa. Several members of the band earned Outstanding Soloist Awards for their solo performances: Grace Manternach; flute, Delanee Van Zante; Alto Sax, Claire Jager; Alto Sax, Cyrus Rogers; Tenor Sax, Briana Ver Steegh; […]
Shane Michael McCaslen February 4, 1975 – February 28, 2017 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 42 Shane M. McCaslen, 42, of Montezuma, Iowa, passed away at his home on February 28, 2017. Shane Michael McCaslen, was born on February 4, 1975 to Ron McCaslen and Catherine (Alshouse) Wilson at Creston, Iowa. Shane graduated from Montezuma High […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team is right where it needs to be as it enters this week’s league tournament, moving up to #30 as the sixth NAIA Division I top-25 poll was released Tuesday. The Statesmen (18-12) are in a great position to possibly steal a postseason berth, but still have work to do, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team will look for the league title sweep to remain #2 in the nation as the sixth NAIA Division I poll was released Tuesday. William Penn (27-3) is again second nationally with 242 points. The navy and gold, who have won nine games in a row, will await the winner of […]
PELLA — Senior forward Colby Taylor (Creston) of the Central College men’s basketball squad was named to the Academic All-America Division III men’s basketball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Tuesday. Taylor was named to the third team with a 3.41 cumulative grade point average while majoring in actuarial […]
MCRF held the 7th Annual Bowling Tournament Fundraiser with a silent auction this past Friday the 24th. The fundraiser brought in over $5,000 and was a fun time for everyone! Mahaska won the tournament again this year (7th year in a row). The event brought lots of laughter and smiles and helped MCRF fund great […]
(DES MOINES) –Today, Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey applauded the Trump Administration’s Executive Order to begin the process of rescinding the harmful Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds both recently had direct conversations with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Scott Pruitt […]
