February 27th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Education and teacher morale were hot topics at Saturday’s Eggs and Issues at Smokey Row. The hotly contested conversation around Iowa involved the material being taught and those who teach that material. Saturday’s Eggs and Issues wasn’t much different from many conversations around Iowa after Iowa Republican Jake Chapman’s […]
Through my ten years as head coach of the Oskaloosa Volleyball program, I have demanded the best of everyone within the program, especially myself. After much thought, prayer, and a pros/cons list, I have decided I am no longer able to give my best to the Oskaloosa Volleyball program and will be resigning as Head […]
11:00 am – 12 :30 pm Friday, March 11, 2022 Environmental Learning Center The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) Lunch and Learn program on Friday, March 11th from 11:00 am -12:30pm at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park. This month’s topic […]
Kansas City, Kan.–The William Penn baseball team played an abbreviated slate this weekend due to weather cancellations, but finished their short trip with two victories over the Columbia Cougars and Saint Mary Spires. WPU 6, CC 3 The Cougars struck first with a run in the bottom half of the first, but Nick George (So., […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn men’s bowling team competed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship, narrowly missing their second consecutive conference title. They fell 4-2 in the championship round, coming in second place. The Statesmen had a strong first day of the tournament, finishing their 28 Baker games on Saturday with a nearly […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn women’s bowling team competed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference championship. They came within a few games of capturing the conference title, but fell just short and took second place. The Statesmen finished their round of 28 Baker games in the middle of the pack among the seven teams, […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) topped her weight class as the William Penn women’s wrestling team battled against the rest of the league at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed fourth out of seven teams with 54.5 points, while Grand View claimed the crown with 136.5 points. Omari […]
Lindsborg, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team gave its opening-day opponent all it could handle, but fell a bit short in both battles as it was swept by Bethany (Kan.) in a non-conference doubleheader Sunday. William Penn (0-2) lost by scores of 2-1 and 7-5 to the Swedes (5-5), who are receiving votes nationally and coming off […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn competitive dance team wrapped up its 2022 season at the NAIA Midwest Regional Friday. WPU placed eighth out of eight teams with 44.47 points, while Baker won the crown and the automatic bid to NAIA Nationals with 92.65 points. The Statesmen entered finals in eighth after scoring 45.00 points in […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. by Sen. Chuck Grassley I was surprised to learn that Facebook recently flagged a news article I posted on one of my Facebook pages as “false information.” The article I posted was about new Durham […]
