Marvin Leo Blain August 09, 1935 – September 27, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 83 Marvin Blain, 83 of Montezuma passed away peacefully Thursday morning, September 27, 2018 at his home near Montezuma under hospice care. Marvin, the son of Ival and Evelyn (Peterson) Blain, was born on August 9, 1935 at the Blain family […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The legal wrangling between the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and Mahaska County Emergency Management and the Mahaska County E911 Service Board. The Mahaska County Supervisors have contended that the agreement between Mahaska County Emergency Management and the E911 Service board isn’t legal, and the boards must be seperated. In a motion […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–One of the NAIA’s stingiest defenses was at it again Wednesday and this time it did damage to the resume of a national powerhouse as the Statesmen men’s soccer team shut out #5 Missouri Valley 1-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. Now spanning nearly the entire month (starting in the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team hosted a non-conference match-up with Grinnell College Tuesday. The match was the second consecutive night the team was in action after a big conference win on Monday. The Statesmen (15-5) swept the Pioneers (9-10) in straight sets (27-25, 25-21, 25-23) to take the non-conference matchup. WPU […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team kept a hot Missouri Valley squad at bay in the second half, but first-period miscues were too much to overcome as William Penn fell 3-1 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. In a battle of programs going in opposite directions, WPU (4-4-1, 0-3 Heart) dropped […]
MONMOUTH, ILL. — Breaking open a 1-1 tie with three goals in a fifteen-minute span in the second half, the Central College women’s soccer team won 4-1 over Monmouth College Wednesday. The Dutch (7-2-1, 1-0-0 American Rivers Conference) were victorious over the Fighting Scots (5-4-0) in their final non-conference match of the season. “I thought […]
by Coach Jennifer Comfort If you weren’t in the Oskaloosa High School gym on Tuesday night, you missed a great match! The Oskaloosa Indians fought hard for a Homecoming win against the #6 4A Pella Lady Dutch. After a first set victory 25-21, the Indians dropped the next 3 sets 18-25, 13-25, 21-25. It was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Agency met Tuesday night with one item on their agenda. According to Iowa Code, if an entity such as SCRAA is planning to acquire farm land, potentially by eminent domain, a public hearing must happen, putting the landowners on notice. The public hearing is set for October […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department has expanded its partnership with BlueFrame Technology, adding numerous Over-The-Top (OTT) applications to the Statesmen Sports Network (SSN) platform. In addition to viewing athletic events on the school website at http://www.statesmenathletics.com/SIDHelp/watch.php, fans of WPU will now be able to follow the navy and gold by downloading free […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The unstoppable William Penn women’s golf team brought the show home Monday and Tuesday as it dominated the Statesmen Classic. #13 WPU placed first out of five teams with a two-round score of 590 (292-298) at the par-71 Edmundson Golf Course. The program ended up winning by 79 strokes over runner-up Mount […]
