Monday night the 7th grade boys traveled to Pella to take on the little Dutch. The Dutch came out hot in all 4 games and the Indians could not find the basket as the A team fell 58-15. Leading scorers for the Indians were Tommy North with 5 points, Cael Ashman and Tyler Edgar with […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s volleyball player Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) and women’s wrestler Brittany Cotter (Fr., Katy, Texas, Nursing) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 17-23, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. In his debut week as a Statesmen, Krause proved he will be a valuable asset for the program. […]
Oskaloosa–Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) was electric in three Statesmen wins last week and his reward was being named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Blaylock collected his third career weekly laurel (first this year) after helping William Penn (19-1, 10-1 Heart) to a 3-0 record. The […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team is considered to be a major player this spring as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released its preseason coaches’ poll last Friday. William Penn, which was 9-8 last year (6-4 KCAC), holds the fourth spot in the 11-team rating with 76 points. Defending regular season and tournament champion Columbia […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team enters Year #3 with heightened expectations as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference released its preseason coaches’ poll last Friday. William Penn, which was 6-8 last year (5-5 KCAC), is picked fifth in the ranking with 64 points. Defending regular season and tournament champion Benedictine is projected to once again top […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in December, down from 3.7 percent in November and 3.7 percent a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent. The total number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 57,900 in December, down 3,800 from November. The total number of working […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging civic-minded Iowans to assist voters in the 2022 elections by becoming poll workers. Tuesday, January 25 is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Iowa deploys around 10,000 poll workers for each statewide election. Poll workers are a crucial component of Iowa’s elections. They check-in voters, […]
Margaret Slycord June 4, 1929 – January 24, 2022 Ottumwa (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 92 Margaret Slycord, 92, of Ottumwa and formerly of Oskaloosa died Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Ottumwa. She was born June 4, 1929, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Lewis and Ellen Mick Stevens. Margaret […]
Dorthy Marie Heaton December 13, 1936 – January 24, 2022 Hire an, Iowa | Age 85 Dorthy Marie Heaton, age 85, of Hiteman, IA, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia. Dorthy was born on December 13, 1936, at home on the family farm in Hiteman to Joseph […]
Oskaloosa–Charlie Figy (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) helped William Penn to a strong start to the season and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Defender of the Week Monday. Figy won the second award of his career as the Statesmen went 2-1, including upsetting #10 Saint Xavier in […]
