by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn wrestling team was unable to knock off #14 Baker, falling 39-9 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Friday. WPU (1-8, 0-4 Heart) claimed one victory and was also awarded a forfeit win in the meet. The hosts dropped the first two matches of the evening before […]
Trudy Wehrle June 25, 1925 – January 25, 2018 Lynnville, Iowa | Age 92 Trudy Wehrle, 92 of Lynnville went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, January 25, 2018 at the Mayflower Care Center in Grinnell. Gertrude “Trudy” Wehrle was born the eldest of 11 children on June 25, 1925, to Cornelius “Cornie” and […]
Our art group from Oskaloosa High School is putting on an art show at the Penn Central Mall. Beginning Friday January 26th, art will be hung from artists, Shaylee Smith, Britney Pettyjohn, Nick Pope, and Michael Seiz in the show. A few other surprise artists will have pieces in the show. A reception will be […]
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that Barnes City has been awarded an $150,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Direct Loans program. The funding will be used to purchase a used pumper truck for the city and surrounding areas. The truck will replace an existing 1980 pumper truck which […]
by Guy Vander Linden Are Higher Taxes the Answer to State Revenue Problems? Not So Far For Three States Some advocates are trying to use sluggish revenue growth in Iowa as the launching pad to increasing taxes for various priorities. But a survey of three states that raised taxes last year shows that this approach […]
Junella Hoksbergen May 30, 1928 – January 25, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Junella Hoksbergen, 89, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Junella Hoksbergen, daughter of Gerrit and Emma (Ryken) Nieuwsma, was born, May 30, 1928, at the rural home of her parents west of […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Jaws gaped and heads shook in disbelief Wednesday as the Statesmen men’s basketball team Wednesday thoroughly dispatched Missouri Valley 136-83 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. The top-ranked Statesmen (19-1, 9-1 Heart), who won their ninth game in a row, broke the program record for most points in a conference […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–With its top scorer having an off night, the William Penn women’s basketball team found points in other ways as it knocked off Missouri Valley 67-53 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. The win by WPU (14-5, 8-2 Heart), coupled by Benedictine’s loss to Central Methodist, puts the navy and […]
PELLA—Former Central College women’s soccer player Sydney Lunardi (Bettendorf, Davenport Assumption HS) announced as a nominee for the 2016-17 Johanna Olson Iowa Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Lunardi, now in pharmacy school at Drake University, graduated from Central in May with a 3.71 grade point average while majoring in biochemistry and minoring in biology. […]
PELLA—Former Central College football player Riley Gray (West Des Moines, Waukee HS) was named a finalist for 2016-17 Duane Schroeder Iowa Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Gray, now enrolled at the University of Iowa Dental School, graduated from Central in May with a 3.63 grade point average while majoring in physics. The conference honor […]
