Archive for: April, 2019

Statesmen Streak Snapped by Eagles

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—The Statesmen entered Saturday with on a six game win streak but were looking for whole lot more than that against the Eagles as a pair of wins would solidify them as the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season champions Unfortunately, William Penn (31-9, 16-5 Heart) was cooled off by the […]

Boys And Girls Drake Qualifiers

Faith DeRonde & Sophia Dysktra in the discus, they will compete on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 Emma Kelderman in the high jump, she will compete at 9:45 of Friday morning. 4×100 of Brooke Allen, Savannah Wiltse, Jordan Czerwinski and Emma Kelderman will run on Saturday at 8:28 am Emma Kelderman in the 400 hurdles will […]

Brian Brown Captures Emotional Win in Knoxville Opener!

Winners from Knoxville 4-20-19 Ryan Giles (360), Brian Brown (410), Matthew Stelzer (Pro Sprints) (Knoxville Raceway Photo)

Ryan Giles Tops 360’s, Matthew Stelzer Wins in Pro Sprints by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 20, 2019) – An emotional couple of weeks for Brian Brown culminated in his 45th career win at the Knoxville Raceway, and his third triumph in a Season Opener here on Kraig Ford/PellaMotors.com/Town Crier Night. It was worth $4,000. […]

Gov. Reynolds attends USS Iowa 30 Year Remembrance Ceremony

DES MOINES – Earlier today, Gov. Reynolds attended the USS Iowa 30 Year Remembrance Ceremony at the Battleship USS Iowa Museum in Los Angeles, Calif. The ceremony honored the 47 sailors who lost their lives aboard the USS Iowa on April 19, 1989, in one of the largest peace-time tragedies in Navy history. Please click […]

Music Studio Cabaret and Elementary School Play

OSKALOOSA, IA— The Music Studio Cabaret and Elementary School Play are showcasing their work soon. For seven weeks, 10 voice and piano students learned the basics of music technique and practiced for the Cabaret. At the same time, 16 elementary students have been rehearsing for this year’s Elementary School Play. For the first time in […]

Every Dog Was Looking For Its Day

Many dogs and cats got to meet some humans during Saturdays adoption event at Penn Central Mall.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Inside Penn Central Mall on Saturday, dogs and cats from area animal shelters wagged their tails, licked people’s faces, and put on their best behavior in hopes of finding a new home. Terry Gott, Animal Control Officer and Assistant Director of Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa, was on hand to assist […]

Mahaska County 911 Center Honored During Telecommunicator Week

Mahaska County 911 Dispatchers were honored this past week for their service and work to help the people of Mahaska County.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – “911, Where’s your emergency?” Those words are spoken regularly by Mahaska County 911 Telecommunicators (Dispatchers) who answer the call for help when someone is having one of the worst days of their life. Cheryl Eklofe is the Mahaska County 911 Director, and she and her family have been a part of emergency […]

Franklel Building Receives Historical Marker

Calvin Bandstra unveils the Frankel Building marker on Thursday evening.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Frankel Building, at 109 South Market, is the current location of Smokey Row Coffee in Oskaloosa. The historic building can trace its roots to 1889. The ceremony, which included an introduction by Ann Brouwer, with a welcome by Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt, and a short program by the building’s historian Calvin Bandstra […]

William Penn And Bank Iowa Join Forces For One Mega Size Egg Hunt

Kids of all ages took part in the Bank Iowa/William Penn Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning on the William Penn University Campus.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Both Bank Iowa and William Penn have been holding separate Easter Egg hunts for years. A quick conversation had both places joining together to create an egg hunt for the ages. On Saturday morning, over 6000 Easter Eggs were cleaned up by hundreds of kids in under two minutes on the grounds […]

Dubuque sweeps Central baseball team

William Penn University Athletics

PELLA — Despite outhitting the opponent by a significant margin in both games, the Central College baseball team was swept 6-3, 5-3 against the University of Dubuque on Saturday. The Dutch slipped to 18-12 (8-11 American Rivers Conference) on the season with the Spartans now 18-10-1 (8-8 conference). Central had 10 hits in the first […]

                 

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