Sioux City. — Taking to the road Friday, William Penn women’s lacrosse certainly capped off their week in striking fashion. In a battle of new lacrosse programs in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Statesmen topped the Mustangs of Morningside 21-2, dominating the stat sheet in the process. WPU is now on a three-game win […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The discussion about the funding and potential future of 911 services and its funding continued Monday during the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors meeting. “The conversation is getting more intense as we go along,” said Mark Groenendyk, chair of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, and the process taking place to find […]
by Ken Rozenboom In 2016, Iowa voters gave Republicans the trifecta, electing us to lead the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the governor’s office. We responded with major reforms to state government and the largest tax cut in Iowa history. Voters showed their support by again giving us the trifecta in 2018 while electing […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen baseball team recently made history by setting new school records. Despite having just one full season under their belts, plus last year’s COVID-shortened season and this year’s 31 games of play, pitcher Chase Stratton (Sr., Clearfield, Utah, Sports Management), first baseman Jarrett Hunt (Sr., Logan, Utah, Digital Communications), and second […]
Ronald Roland February 3, 1962 – April 7, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 59 Ronald Roland, age 59, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born on February 3, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Everett and Mary (Spencer) Roland. […]
Marvin Dean Long September 10, 1940 – April 07, 2021 Searsboro, Iowa | Age 80 Marvin Long, 80 of rural Searsboro passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at his home. Marvin Dean Long, the son of Clifford and Betty (Hunt) Long, was born on September 10, 1940 on the family farm west of Lacey, Iowa. […]
Verla Aleen McMahon June 8, 1931 – April 7, 2021 Roberta, Georgia | Age 89 Verla McMahan, 89 of Roberta, Georgia passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in Georgia. Funeral services are currently pending at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon.
PELLA— Freshman midfielder Abby Frey (freshman, Mesa, Ariz., Desert Ridge HS) notched a first-half brace but it was not enough in a Central College women’s soccer team loss to Simpson College 4-2 Wednesday afternoon. Frey’s first tally pulled Central (1-2-0, 1-2-0 American Rivers Conference) even at 1-1 in the 20th minute. She added another in […]
PELLA — A second-half goal by forward Matthew West (sophomore, Pleasant Hill, Southeast Polk HS) pulled the score even at 1-1 and gave Central a result Wednesday. Central (1-1-1, 1-1-1 American Rivers Conference) was outshot 18-12 by the Storm (2-0-1, 2-0-1 conference), who also held an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal. Central had 55% […]
Des Moines–The William Penn softball team could not keep up with rival Grand View as it was swept in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday. WPU (13-15, 7-9 Heart) fell by scores of 5-0 and 6-2. The Statesmen offense was stymied by Game 1 pitcher Hannah Pals. The squad failed to get a […]
