DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent from the revised February rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.0 percent in March. “The good news is that Iowa added 15,100 jobs in March, which indicates we continue […]
by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2021 racing season is set to take it’s first green flag of the season on Wednesday, April 21st at the Southern Iowa Speedway located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Following a shortened season in 2020 due to the pandemic the Southern Iowa Fairboard is looking forward […]
by Holly Brink Week 14 Update Hello Friends, We are two weeks away from the scheduled end of the session, although no official announcement has been made about when we will officially end. This does mean that the legislature is focusing on fewer legislation that will be passed in the next month. If bills do […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa’s Lt. Governor Adam Gregg recently made a stop in Oskaloosa, visiting with small business owner Jennifer Maxwell about her store ‘Salvaged Design.’ On his annual 99-county tour, Gregg spoke with Maxwell about the creative ways she was able to stay in business during the height of the global pandemic. Maxwell had […]
INDIANOLA—Showing no signs of wear on its fifth consecutive day of action, the Central College softball team rocked Simpson College 13-5 in six innings Thursday, taking two of three games in the teams’ series. The Dutch (8-6 overall, 6-4 American Rivers) jolted Simpson with a five-run first inning and was in command throughout. Right fielder […]
Mountain Home, Ark.–The Statesmen men’s golf team headed south for some new scenery as it competed in the Battle at Big Creek Monday and Tuesday. William Penn finished seventh out of 10 teams with a two-day score of 626 (303-323) at the par-72 Big Creek Golf Course. Fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Park […]
Oklahoma City, Okla. — With one last event before the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships, William Penn women’s golf packed their bags for a two-day stint in Oklahoma. The Susie Maxwell Berning Classic welcomed 18 teams to Lincoln Park Golf Course, where the teams tested themselves on the east course. William Penn improved their […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team is playing its best ball of the season and is being rewarded for it as the NAIA released its fourth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-7, 8-4 Heart), which is in the rating for the second time this year, is unofficially #36 with five points. The program was 33rd nationally […]
Fayette, Mo. — William Penn men’s soccer picked up their second win in program history in the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament over the weekend. Last year in the semifinals, the team dropped a close one at home to Grand View. This year, they had to go on the road to face #1 Central […]
Oskaloosa–Shaniah Newby (So., Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nursing) arguably had the best sprinting day in school history last weekend, and for her efforts she earned Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week honors Monday. Newby won her first career weekly laurel after nearly breaking two program records last Saturday at the Grand […]
