by Wade Steinlage Erlanger, Ky./Louisville, Ky.–Bailey Palmer (So., Ottumwa, Iowa, Undecided) became the first player in William Penn women’s bowling history to top a qualifying field, and the Statesmen fell just shy of team championships as they competed in a pair of one-day tournaments over the weekend. Norse Classic On Saturday at the Norse Collegiate […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – John Oechsle, CEO of the software company Swiftpage, will present “We Did What?” on Thursday, February 22, at 6:00 p.m. in the Musco Technology Center (MTC) on William Penn University’s Oskaloosa campus. This presentation will cover how the small Denver, Colorado-based start-up acquired two large companies to become a large, global corporation […]
Gordon “Tony” Whitlatch April 4, 1921 – February 4, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 96 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Gordon (Tony) Whitlatch, 96, passed away on February 4, 2018 surrounded by his wife and family members. Gordon was born to Charles M. and Clara A. Whitlatch on April 4, 1921, in […]
Alice Roberts March 14, 1937 – February 4, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Alice Roberts, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Mahaska Health Partnership under the care of Mahaska Hospice. Alice was born Sunday, March 14, 1937, in Fremont, the daughter of Floyd and Hazel McBeth McConnell. Alice attended country school […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a fire of massive scale, and Oskaloosa Fire Department reached out to area fire departments early to help battle the Sunday blaze. The call to the Oskaloosa Fire Department went out at 11:04 am, and firefighters were able to see the smoke from almost the moment they left the station. […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – February 2 was National Wear Red Day, when the American Heart Association encouraged everyone to wear red to bring awareness to cardiovascular disease and its effect on women. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. The goal of National […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–With one of its top scorers unavailable, the William Penn women’s basketball team was in need of someone to step up, and more than just one person answered the call as the Statesmen dropped Graceland 68-37 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. The Statesmen (17-5, 11-2 Heart) have now won […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–It had been a very long time since the Statesmen men’s basketball team had lost at home, but unfortunately all good things must come to an end and they did Saturday in a 91-77 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback to Graceland. #1 WPU (21-2, 11-2 Heart) had won 37 consecutive home […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–With six individuals in the top six, the William Penn wrestling team performed well Saturday as it competed at the Missouri Valley Open. Three separate Statesmen grapplers took home bronze in their respective weight classes, highlighted by 141-pounder Joe Eads (Fr., Morrison, Ill., Biology) who pinned three foes en route to […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines/Grinnell–The Statesmen track and field teams were in action twice in the last few days as they put in some final preparations before the conference meet next week. A handful of throwers competed in the Grand View Field Invitational Thursday and then a much larger group went just north to battle […]
