by Wade Steinlage Peru, Neb.–The William Penn Women’s Basketball team has been on quite a stretch, winning 11 out of its last 12 games. The ladies looked to continue their winning ways, traveling to Peru State to take on the Bobcats in Heart of America Athletic Conference action on Saturday. The Statesmen (20-2, 15-2 Heart) […]
by Wade Steinlage Peru, Neb.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team may have turned the corner with 53 points after intermission, but unfortunately could not overcome a disappointing first half as it fell 85-68 to #17 Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (16-5, 10-5 Heart), which fell into third place in the […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–The William Penn wrestling team was unable to pull off a major upset Friday as it fell 54-0 to #1 Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual-meet action. The Statesmen (2-4, 1-4 Heart) was on the losing end of all of its matches with 174-pounder Austinn Goin (Sr., Belton, […]
WAVERLY—Guard Jaden Moody (junior, Cambridge, Ballard HS) pumped in a career-high 31 points but a late 5-minute scoring drought spoiled the Central College men’s basketball chances to steal a road win Saturday. Host Wartburg College held off the Dutch 93-81. Central (7-12 overall, 4-6 American Rivers) trailed 45-40 at intermission but was up by as […]
WAVERLY—Capitalizing on its size advantage, No. 21-rated Wartburg College stifled the Central College women’s basketball team 73-33 Saturday. Shots in the paint were scarce for the Dutch, with 29 of their 56 shot attempts coming from beyond the 3-point arc. But Central hit just a pair of 3’s and shot 23.2 percent from the floor […]
Getting Down to Business 1/25/2019 Hello Friends, With the start of the second week, we at the Capitol have been gearing up for both the work and weather ahead of us this session. Transitioning from the ceremony from last week, we have begun tackling the issues and defining our goals for the session. Early this […]
by Coach Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Boys and Girls bowling teams had an awesome day on the lanes today!! They bowled there highest season totals so far: Girls(2310) and the Boys(3272) The boys improve to 15 and three on the season, and the girls improve to 10 and seven on the season with the dominating […]
by Ken Rozenboom The second week of the 88th General Assembly was a short, three day blur of subcommittee meetings and study of new bills that are put on our desks every day. We did not convene Monday because of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Because of the short week, and because much of the […]
The Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group is happy to announce that scholarships will again be available through its Chamber Scholars program, now in its 23rd year. Deb Bruxvoort of the OACDG stated, “This year brings some exciting improvements. First of all scholarship minimum is now $1,000 rather than $500. Secondly we are partnering with […]
Ka’moni Raelynn Sunkle January 24, 2019 – January 24, 2019 Ka’moni Raelynn Sunkle, stillborn daughter of Jerome McClain and Lena Sunkle was born on January 24, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Her family includes her father and mother, Jerome McClain and Lena Sunkle; her sister, Ja’nya McClain; her brothers: Tremayne Hardwick and […]
