Grinnell–The Statesmen cross country teams overcame a late schedule change and competed at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. The William Penn men tied for 11th out of 16 teams with 332 points, while Central won the team title with 26 points. The women’s squad was unable to post a score, while Truman was the top crew […]
Oskaloosa — The William Penn women’s soccer team hosted St. Ambrose on Saturday and gave up the first goal of the game. However, the Statesmen got momentum going into the halftime break and scored the next two goals to earn a hard fought 2-1 win. The team is now 3-2 on the year and will […]
Oskaloosa—The Statesmen played their second night of back-to-back Heart of America Athletic Conference showdowns on Saturday, down in Baldwin City, Kan. To take on the Baker Wildcats. Unfortunately, William Penn came out up short as they were swept by the Wildcats by the scores of 25-12, 25-20, and 25-20. WPU was outhit by a wide […]
Oskaloosa–A great start unfortunately gave way to turnover troubles as the William Penn football team fell to MidAmerica Nazarene 27-16 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game Saturday. WPU (0-3) remained winless despite outgaining MNU (2-1) by a tally of 315-301. A big chunk of that final total came on the opening […]
Oskaloosa–Austin Munoz (Sr., Harrisville, Utah, Sports Management) notched his second shutout of the season and his efforts helped him to be named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Munoz garnered his second career laurel (first this year) after leading the Statesmen (3-2) to a 2-0 victory over St. […]
Jeff Jackman Claims Top Prize in ‘Big 7s’ Scratch Game CLIVE, Iowa — A Mahaska County man has won a $100,000 lottery prize. Jeff Jackman of Oskaloosa claimed the fifth of eight top prizes available in the Iowa Lottery’s “Big 7s” scratch game. He purchased his winning ticket at Jim & Charlie’s Affiliated Foods, 121 […]
September 9-15, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 16, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “An unexpected complex of thunderstorms moved through the state on Saturday producing […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 16, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encouraged ag businesses, farmers, rural residents and other Iowans that use propane to consider taking steps to ensure adequate propane supplies this fall and winter. “As of the first week of September, propane inventories were significantly higher than what they were at […]
The Oskaloosa Art Center will host three comedians for a night of laughs on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 at the Outer Space Performance Venue inside the Oskaloosa Art Center at 115 High Ave W, Oskaloosa. The show, presented by TruBank, will feature comedians Tyler Walsh, David Kousgaard & Alex Conyers. Tyler Walsh is an Iowa […]
The Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Oskaloosa area. This study will geographically define which communities contribute to Oskaloosa’s workforce, regardless of political boundaries. This defined area is called a Laborshed area and is based upon […]
