DES MOINES – The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, Jan. 3, and Saturday, Jan. 9, was 7,638, a decrease of 217 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 7,022 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 616 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live […]
Oskaloosa–Bailey Reardon (So., River Falls, Wis., Elementary Education) and Brittany West (Sr., Shakopee, Minn., Sports Management) both produced double-doubles as the William Penn women’s basketball team finished its season sweep of Graceland with a 71-53 Heart of America Athletic Conference win Wednesday. WPU (8-5, 8-4), which defeated the Yellowjackets (3-10, 2-8 Heart) in Lamoni last […]
Oskaloosa–Back at home for the first time in the new calendar year, the William Penn men’s basketball team welcomed the Yellowjackets of Graceland to Penn Gymnasium. The outcome was never in doubt as WPU stormed out to an early lead. With seven three-pointers from Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) and six others in […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team endured its first loss of the season recently, but fortunately many others also suffered the same fate as the NAIA released its second top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-1, 10-1 Heart) fell one position to #3 with 518 points. The program’s streak of being ranked in the top 25 has now […]
Evelyn Irene Page May 22, 1926 – January 12, 2021 Lake Oswego, Oregon | Age 94 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Evelyn Irene Page of Lake Oswego, Oregon, who passed away on January 12, 2021, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy […]
Oskaloosa will be using the following guidelines at winter athletic events. These guidelines will remain in effect until further notice. When playing at HOME: ●Participants may bring their household + two extended family members. ○Those 2 extended family members will be listed as Plus 1 and Plus 2. No need to declare who those family […]
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling squad took to the mat for the first time in over a month, facing off with two Heart of America Athletic Conference foes in dual-meet action Tuesday. WPU (6-2, 2-1 Heart) opened the evening with a 50-3 win over Waldorf, but failed to pull an upset with a 32-21 loss to […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn began sponsoring men’s wrestling as an intercollegiate sport in the 1970-1971 school year. Fifty years later, the program is still going strong with exceptional student-athletes adding to the history every campaign. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the William Penn Athletic Communications department has constructed a list of the top 50 wrestlers of all-time. […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds delivers her 2021 Condition of the State Address. You can watch the speech live on Governor Reynolds’ Facebook Page. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Lieutenant Governor, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans: Our state constitution says that, every year, […]
