
Joseph Charles Hoopes Sr. March 19, 1932 – September 09, 2018 Lindenhurst, Illinois | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Joseph Hoopes Sr. 86 of Lindenhurst, IL passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Village of Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst, IL. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 am Saturday, September […]
Sep 10 2018 | Posted in
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Junior Van Roekel January 17, 1938 – September 8, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Junior Van Roekel, 80, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday evening, September 8, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Otto Junior Van Roekel, son of Otto Henry and Caroline (Van Hulzen) Van Roekel, was born January 17, […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The black plastic is covering the space in Penn Central Mall, but the rumors have been leaking out about what may be coming to fill that space. At a recent William Penn vendor fair, the rumors became fact. Jason Shiffer, an owner of Old School Pinball and Arcade, is bringing an arcade […]

Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team entered the win column Saturday and did so in a commanding fashion, shutting out Missouri Valley 42-0 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game. In a battle of two programs receiving votes in the NAIA’s preseason poll, the Statesmen (1-2) dominated from start to finish. In the […]
Sep 9 2018 | Posted in
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by Wade Steinlage Deerfield, Ill.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team played three matches in the Trojan Invite on Friday and Saturday in non-Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The team impressed, going undefeated to improve its record to 9-4. William Penn opened Friday with a win in a matchup against Indiana University Northwest (25-19, 26-28, 25-6, […]
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Anna Matthew (Fr., Glendale Heights, Ill., Biology) joined an exclusive club Saturday as she helped the Statesmen women’s soccer team to a 5-1 win over Hannibal-LaGrange in non-conference play. Matthew recorded four of her team’s goals as William Penn (3-0-1) remained undefeated this year. She is just the sixth player in program […]
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team took advantage of some unplanned home cooking to take down Hannibal-LaGrange 1-0 in non-conference action Saturday. The matchup was originally scheduled to be played in Missouri, but all fields in Hannibal were unplayable due to the heavy rain the area received this week. Still desiring to […]
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OSKALOOSA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Mission: Engaging ALL Students To Embrace The Power Of Learning Vision: Believe, Achieve, And Create With Pride GEORGE DAILY AUDITORIUM BOARD ROOM ANNUAL & REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 6:00PM AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Welcome of Visitors and Public Comment […]

PELLA—Finishing off its own tournament with a win, the Central College volleyball team held off Bethany Lutheran College for a 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon. Central (3-4) fell in five sets (20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, 16-14) to Illinois College (6-1) in the first game of the day. The win over the Vikings (2-6) was scored 26-24, […]
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PELLA—Finishing off its own tournament with a win, the Central College volleyball team held off Bethany Lutheran College for a 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon. Central (3-4) fell in five sets (20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 20-25, 16-14) to Illinois College (6-1) in the first game of the day. The win over the Vikings (2-6) was scored 26-24, […]
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