Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Police Department spotted an individual meeting the description of an individual wanted by Marion County on Tuesday evening. The officers then worked to identify the suspect, 60-year-old Danny Lee Shaffer, who was wanted on domestic abuse assault/harassment and violation of a no-contact order. Shaffer was located at a home […]
Oskaloosa—The Statesmen women’s volleyball team honored its eldest players on Senior Night and concluded the regular season with a bang as they defeated Mount Mercy in five sets. William Penn (12-19, 7-11 Heart) fell behind early in the match, losing the first two sets to Mount Mercy (18-11, 8-8 Heart) but stormed back to take […]
Oskaloosa–In a season-opening battle of two programs ranked in separate NAIA divisions, the William Penn women’s basketball team crushed Tabor 69-45 in non-conference action Tuesday. The 25th-ranked Statesmen (1-0) handled the Bluejays (0-1), who are ranked 18th in NAIA Division II, outshooting them 49.0%-28.8%, including limiting the visitors to an 18.2% clip in the first […]
PELLA — The Central College volleyball team honored its five seniors with a 27-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-20 victory over Graceland University Tuesday night. The Dutch (16-11) closed out their home slate by beating the Yellow Jackets (10-22). All five of Central’s seniors were in the starting lineup including Courtney Comstock (Richland, Pekin HS) making her […]
PELLA — Ending its season with a trio of goals, the Central College women’s soccer team downed Buena Vista University 3-0 Tuesday afternoon. Central wraps up its 2019 campaign with a 6-10-2 record (1-6-1 conference). Buena Vista finishes at 2-15-0 (0-8-0 conference) “It was nice to get win,” coach Mike Kobylinski said. “I thought we […]
PELLA — The Central College men’s soccer team needed only 30 seconds to score the game-winning goal in a 5-0 victory against Buena Vista University Tuesday, sealing the program’s first-ever conference title. Midfielder Nathan Casas (sophomore, Cottage Grove, Minn.) kick started the offense 30 ticks after the opening whistle, netting his fourth goal of the […]
JUPITER, FLA.—With one of the lowest scores in school history, Central College senior Nick Walker (Naperville, Ill., Neuqua Valley HS) scorched the par-72 Jupiter Country Club with a 4-under par 68 and tied for second place at the inaugural Atlantic Invitational men’s golf tournament Tuesday. It’s the best score by a Dutch golfer since 2001 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 29. 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following response to the USDA’s proposed hemp program rules, which were released today. “We look forward to reviewing the proposed hemp program rules provided by the USDA,” said Secretary Naig. “We will use this information to refine Iowa’s draft hemp […]
AMES, Iowa – Women landowners, farmers and ag retailers will have the opportunity to meet again this fall and winter to learn more about agronomy and related agricultural topics through distance-learning sessions of Agronomy in the Field. Agronomy in the Field for women is in its fifth year and has been offered at several locations […]
Oskaloosa–Big news for one of the newest programs for William Penn University Athletics. Head Men’s Shotgun Sports Coach Steve Heaton is excited to announce that Maclane Heinen has become the first individual to sign a Letter of Intent to compete for the program next year. Heinen, the son of John and Tricia Heinen, is currently […]
