Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Salvation Army announced that Deb Philpot is the Executive Director For South Central Iowa Center for Independent Living and new chairperson for Mahaska County Salvation Army. The charity will have a presence at the South Central Iowa Center for Independent Living located at 109 North 3rd Street in Oskaloosa. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa’s Ag Secretary Bill Northey has recently been appointed as Under Secretary at the USDA. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Mike Naig to that position. Ray Gasser has tossed his hat into the Republican ring for that position, citing all the experiences that he has in agriculture as the primary motivator. Gasser […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently stopped by Mahaska County to talk about the new “Voter Ready” initiative that voters will be seeing in upcoming elections. Pate met with media members, county officials, and residents to discuss the changes voters may be experiencing as they arrive at the polls, in which […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–For the first time in program history, the Statesmen men’s golf team is ranked as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU moved from unranked in the last poll to 24th with 95 points; the squad was 26th in the second rating back in November. William Penn leads all Heart […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.— The William Penn University Statesmen (10-15, 3-7 Heart) traveled south for a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference match-ups against the Culver-Stockton Wildcats (8-13, 4-4 Heart) on Friday. WPU 7, CSC 3 The Statesmen called on D.J. Milam (SR/Lancaster, Calif.) to start on the hill for game one of […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–With its spring season opener just a few days away, the William Penn women’s golf team is sitting in a nice spot as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU continues to be 22nd nationally with 157 points. The Statesmen are the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s lone representatives. Morningside […]
DUBUQUE — The beginning of Iowa Conference play was not kind to the Central College baseball squad as it fell 7-1 and 1-0 to the University of Dubuque Friday. Central (9-7, 0-2 conference play) entered the doubleheader with the nation’s fourth highest batting average but the Dutch bats were quieted to just four hits in […]
by Ken Rozenboom In the Legislature Following the second major legislative deadline of the year, much of our time on the Senate floor was spent sending bills between the House and Senate, and moving legislation to the governor. We continue to work on tough issues, including affordable health care coverage for Iowans. We have worked […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A record-breaking three members of the Statesmen men’s basketball program capped strong seasons as the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball All-America teams were announced Thursday. Terrell Thompson (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind., Wellness and Recreation) was named to the First Team, while Dominique Shaw (Sr., Lufkin, Texas, Wellness and Recreation) earned Third-Team recognition. JC […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) reached a pinnacle of success no player in the program has reached in nearly three decades as the Division I Women’s Basketball All-America teams were announced Thursday. Nwagbaraocha was tabbed as a Second-Team All-American, while a total of 67 individuals receiving A-A recognition. Ten players […]
