Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is projected to regain league supremacy as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll was released Tuesday. The Heart’s 13 coaches awarded the Statesmen first place with 150 points and eight first-place votes. WPU (22-12 last year, 14-10 Heart) claimed a six-point edge over Benedictine, which swept […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa—William Penn women’s volleyball team returned to the court after a brief four-day layoff to host Heart of America Athletic Conference foe, Clarke. The Statesmen (11-18, 6-10 Heart) gave the Pride (23-7, 10-5 Heart) all they could handle in a back-and-forth five set affair but unfortunately were unable to seal the deal taking the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team has parlayed last year’s success into a solid early ranking as the NAIA released its preseason Division I top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 30-3 last season (22-2 Heart), starts the 2019-2020 campaign at #25 with 54 points. It marks the eighth-straight poll in which the navy and gold […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team has gained considerable early-season consideration as the NAIA released its preseason Division I top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 22-12 last season (14-10 Heart), will begin the campaign at a lofty position of #4 with 196 points. It marks the 38th-consecutive time the Statesmen have been ranked in the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team took care of its business and then got some help from upsets as the NAIA released its seventh top-25 poll Wednesday. Sitting on a four-game winning streak, William Penn (13-3, 8-1 Heart) moved into the top 10 for the first time in school history, taking the #10 position with 351 […]
On Saturday, Oct. 19th, the Eddyville-Blakesburg High School Marching Band earned their 34th consecutive Division I rating at State Marching Band Contest in Pella with a score of 88.2. That evening the band placed 3rd at the Mid-Iowa Band Championship in Ankeny. On Saturday, September 28th, the EBF Marching Band placed 2nd at the Marching […]
The TruBank Winter Concert Series will hold its first show of the 2019-20 season on Saturday, Nov 2nd at The Outer Space performance venue, located inside the Oskaloosa Art Center at 115 High Ave West in Oskaloosa. Singer / Songwriter Courtney Krause will take the stage Saturday, November 2nd at 8 pm. Courtney was named […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in special session on Wednesday morning. A conflict of interest has been brought to the attention of the Supervisors, concerning their attorney who is representing them in the legal battle over the 28E agreement for the new regional airport. Mahaska County Attorney Andrew Ritland told the Supervisors […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Motivotational speaker Dr. Willie Jolly brought his highly sought after motivational speaking to the George Daily Auditorium this week. Jolley’s first speech was to a combined group of students from Oskaloosa High School and William Penn University. “The auditorium was full,” said Paula Wright, Superintendent of Oskaloosa School District. “He had a […]
Alice Jean Hudson December 29, 1935 – October 23, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 83 Alice Hudson, 83 of New Sharon passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, October 23, 2019 at the Northern Mahaska Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa. Alice Jean Hudson, the daughter of Harold and Dina (Loden) Strom, was born on December 29, 1935 […]
