Mary Lois Beaumont July 30, 1923 – March 2, 2020 Oskaloosa (Albia), Iowa | Age 96 Mary Lois (Britten) Beaumont, age 96, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Albia passed away on March 2, 2020, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa surrounded by her loved ones. Mary was born to Henry and Barbara (Kouba) Britten […]
by Jamie Brockman Knoxville’s gymnasium was at capacity and then some for the highly anticipated Class 3A Substate final featuring Oskaloosa and Pella. The winner would advance to next week’s state tournament. Unfortunately for the Indians, the Dutch denied them their third straight trip to Wells Fargo Arena with a 62-51 win. Oskaloosa had a […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn competitive cheerleading and dance teams concluded their 2020 seasons at the NAIA Midwest Regional Qualifier Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen cheer team finished seventh out of 10 teams with 57.075 points, while Missouri Valley claimed the title and the automatic berth to NAIA Nationals with 77.9 points. The dance crew […]
Lamoni, Iowa—The Statesmen made history on Monday night as they earned their first Heart of America Athletic Conference victory in program history over Graceland. William Penn (3-14, 1-8 Heart) defeated the Yellowjackets (7-7, 5-3 Heart) in four sets by the score of 25-16, 25-23, 16-25, and 25-19. In the first set, WPU did not get […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s bowling team hauled home plenty of hardware as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Monday. Rok Kostric (Jr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management), Aleksander Kostric (Jr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management), and Jayson Miner (So., Silvis, Ill., Physical Education) were named to the five-person first team, while Brandon Freese (Jr., Marshalltown, […]
Oskaloosa–Four Statesmen women’s bowlers earned league recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Monday. Bailey Palmer (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Biology) was honored on the five-person first team, while Nicole Craft (Sr., Wakefield, Neb., Sports Management), Gabi Evans (Fr., West Liberty, Iowa, Business Management), and Alexis Lake (Fr., Kaysville, Utah, Business Management) […]
Oskaloosa–Kevion Blaylock (Jr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) was a scoring and rebounding star last week, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Blaylock garnered his first weekly honor after heading William Penn (27-3, 21-3 Heart) to three wins as it secured the Heart […]
Oskaloosa–Olivia Usher (Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mathematics) had a career week as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Usher claimed her first weekly accolade after leading the Statesmen (23-6, 19-5 Heart) to a perfect 3-0 record, which locked up the #2 seed for the conference tournament. […]
Elinore Griffiths March 3, 1930 – March 1, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Elinore Jean Griffiths, 89, of Oskaloosa, passed away, Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. Elinore Jean Griffiths, daughter of Dan and Violet Pearl (Yeoman) Allen, was born March 3, 1930, in Glenwood, Iowa. Elinore attended Glenwood […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The National Weather Service in Des Moines made the trip to Oskaloosa this past week to help educate volunteers on spotting and reporting severe weather. The hour-long course was hosted at Mahaska County Conservation’s new environmental learning center on Wednesday night. One-hundred and eight people were in attendance. The hour-long training session […]
