PELLA—After seeing a late lead melt away in the final minute and with a short bench growing even shorter, the Central College men’s basketball team got another clutch bucket from guard Jamel McKnight (senior, Austin, Texas, Hendrickson HS) and an 87-84 comeback victory over Simpson College Wednesday night. Down by as many as 12 in […]
PELLA—Forward Kendall Brown (junior, Moravia) pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds as the Central College women’s basketball team dominated the glass but were plagued by turnovers in a 61-48 loss to Simpson College Wednesday. The Dutch (6-10 overall, 2-5 American Rivers) held Simpson 20 points under its league-leading 81.8-point average and held a 55-48 rebounding […]
PELLA— Former Central College softball Tabitha Taylor (Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) and men’s cross country/track and field runner Mark Fairley (Dubuque) have been named finalists for the American Rivers Conference’s 2017-18 Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards. Taylor, now a Corporate Financial Accountant at Pella Corp, is one of four finalists for the Joahanna Olson Female […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – William Penn University staff, faculty, and students will ring in the start of the spring semester with the Dean’s Convocation on Thursday, January 24, at 11:15 a.m. in the main gymnasium of the Oskaloosa campus. William Penn welcomes Tiffany Tokarz as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Dean’s Convocation. Tokarz is admired […]
OTTUMWA — Soup for the Arts, a biennial event that raises funds for scholarships for Indian Hills Community College students in the Culinary Arts and Fine Arts programs, is scheduled for Mar. 21 on the IHCC Ottumwa campus. Those who purchase a ticket will receive a one-of-a-kind, beautifully handcrafted bowl and will be able to […]
An Oskaloosa Fire Department Press Release Just like any industry, the science of putting out fires continues to see technological advances. One hundred and fifty years ago fires were fought with a line of citizens passing buckets of water from a well to a burning building. Next, it was horse-drawn pumps and tanks. Then came […]
Pamela Purdy September 17, 1958 – January 16, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 60 Pamela Purdy, 60, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. She was born September 17, 1958, in Newton, Iowa, the daughter of Francis and Margaret Farr Purdy. Pamela’s family was the center […]
by Wade Steinlage Atchison, Kan.–Four bonus-point victories led the William Penn wrestling team to its first Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet win, defeating Benedictine 29-18 Tuesday. WPU (2-3, 1-3 Heart) came out on top at six weights–two by forfeit–to enjoy the lengthy road trip back to Oskaloosa. 125-pounder Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (So., Miramar, Fla., […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Even if the raters will not recognize its success, the Statesmen women’s basketball team is channeling its inner Al Davis and ‘Just Winning Baby’ as the NAIA released its third Division I rating Tuesday. William Penn (16-1, 11-1 Heart), which is tied for the Heart of America Athletic Conference lead, rose one […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team took care of business during the last polling period and remained second as the NAIA released its third Division I rating Tuesday. The Statesmen (15-2, 9-2 Heart) are once again in the runner-up spot with 208 points. The ranking included games played through this past Sunday. […]
