Edith D. Bridges April 20, 1937 – October 28, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Edith D. Bridges, 81, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, October 28, 2018, At Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born April 20, 1937, the daughter of Marvin and Susie Leathers Knowler, in rural Keokuk County. Edith attended Rose Hill […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–On the verge of seeing its campaign come to a close, the Statesmen women’s soccer team earned a new lease with an exciting 1-0 win over Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (8-9-1, 3-8 Heart) needed a victory to garner a berth in the Heart Tournament, and accomplished […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—The William Penn women’s basketball team hosted their season opener Saturday against Association Free Lutheran Bible School. The Statesmen (1-0) took the non-conference match-up against AFLBS (0-1) in dominating fashion 127-17. WPU outshot their counterpart by a huge margin .585-.118, including .308 from behind the arc. Six members of the navy and […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–With all 15 players in the scoring column, the Statesmen men’s basketball team dispatched its season-opening foe with ease, winning 125-37 over Association Free Lutheran Bible School in non-conference play Saturday. #2 William Penn (1-0) won the shooting (61.3%-19.7%) and the rebounding (61-36) battles en route to its second-largest margin of victory […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team nearly pulled off yet another huge win in its memorable 2018 season, but came up just short as it fell 2-1 to #13 Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #18 William Penn (14-4, 8-3 Heart) entered Saturday night with a chance to win the […]
by Wade Steinlage Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen football team played well for big chunks of Saturday’s game against #8 Benedictine, but the bad times were too much to overcome as William Penn lost 35-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action. WPU (3-6, 1-2 Heart), which was outgained just 350-278, failed to get on […]
by Wade Steinlage Peru, Neb.—The Statesmen finished off their regular season schedule with a trip to Peru, Nebraska to take on Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (19-15, 6-12 Heart) dropped the match to the Bobcats (12-19, 8-9 Heart) in five sets (25-13, 24-26, 23-25, 25-14, 15-13). The visitors were […]
PELLA—A bid for another dramatic victory was cut short on an overtime interception as the injury-hampered Central College football team stumbled against Coe College 27-24 Saturday. That knocked the Dutch out of first place in the American Rivers Conference with a 5-2 mark and a 7-2 overall record. Playing without standout quarterback Blaine Hawkins (sophomore, […]
OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College students Ramsey Smith and Cassie Nimitz, both from Oskaloosa, will perform with the Indian Hills Jazz Band in its fall concert on Monday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in St. John Auditorium on the IHCC Ottumwa campus. The concert is free and open to the public. The 18-member ensemble, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It wasn’t the night the Indians were looking for, as the Indians offense struggled to find their groove. The Oskaloosa Indians,who came into the evening 8-1, felt confident in taking on the 7-2 Harlan Cyclones. History has shown that Oskaloosa had struggled against the visitors in the past, when they met over […]
