Oskaloosa–A quartet of William Penn women’s track and field athletes claimed titles as the program hosted the William Penn Statesmen Invitational Friday. Danisha Washington (Jr., Peoria, Ill.) was the fastest female on the track as she posted a winning 100-meter dash time of 12.62 seconds. Raven Williams (Jr., Las Vegas, Nev.) took home the gold […]
Oskaloosa–One of the longest-standing school records fell Friday as the William Penn men’s track and field team enjoyed a successful day in hosting the William Penn Statesmen Invitational. Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) blitzed the 110-meter hurdle field with a winning time of 14.42 seconds. The performance breaks a record of 14.60 by Richard […]
Oskaloosa. — With a short day between games, William Penn women’s lacrosse hosted the Spires of Saint Mary (Kan.) on Saturday. With scoring coming from up and down the line up, the Statesmen cleared USM 16-5. The win gets the record for WPU up to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. […]
Oskaloosa — William Penn men’s lacrosse completed the home double header against Saint Mary (Kan.) Saturday with a victory. With a torrent of goals in the first quarter, the Statesmen cruised to a 19-5 win over the Spires. The victory brings the record for the navy and gold up to 6-6 overall and 4-3 in […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen traveled to Lamoni for a four game set against the Graceland Yellowjackets. William Penn returned home having won three of four against their hosts, splitting the first day with a 12-10 win and a 5-1 defeat, and ending the series with victories of 17-4 and 13-3. WPU 12 GU 10 The bats got […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team came up shy a couple times against the league leaders Saturday as it faced #7 Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (13-13, 7-7 Heart) lost by scores of 10-0 (5 innings) and 6-2. Unfortunately, the home squad posted very little offense in the opener as Lexi […]
Carlos Ryther March 9, 1933 – August 15, 2020 The United States Marine Corps The flag flying over the bandstand during April is in honor of Carlos Ryther. Carlos enlisted in the Marines on January 4, 1952, at St. Louis, Missouri. He did his basic training at Camp Pendleton, California. He served two years of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s the same ol’ story for the past year about how COVID-19 has changed the way we live, play, and learn. For local elementary students, the past year has been very different than years prior, and one of those are opportunities to leave the confines of a classroom and explore something new. […]
The annual World Autism Awareness Day was Friday April 2 of this year. On Friday night, Nolanne Rust and others gathered at the square, to celebrate the day and to recognize those with Autism. “Today is actually World Autism Awareness Day. So it’s actually a global Autism Awareness Day. Autism Awareness, in general, is […]
Carl “Jim” James Nelson January 1, 1947 – March 31, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Carl James “Jim” Nelson 74 passed away March 31st, 2021 following a valiant battle with a chronic medical condition. Jim was born on January 1, 1947, in Pella, Iowa, to Martin Victor Nelson and Gladys Jean (Veenman) Nelson. On […]
