Oskaloosa–The William Penn Association of Student-Athletes is hosting a Field Day for area youth next Thursday, February 10. The event, which is for kids in grades Kindergarten through 6th, will be held from 6-8 PM in the Penn Activity Center. Youth will have the opportunity to play various sports with William Penn student-athletes. Snacks will […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—A hard-fought bid for a Central College men’s basketball road win slipped away in a 96-90 double overtime downer at Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday night. Not even a career-high 28 points from heady guard Kade Terrell (senior, Montrose, Colo.) could secure the elusive win. The game saw 11 lead changes but the Dutch were […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—Despite enduring its second long road trip in three nights, the Central College women’s basketball team brought a high-energy defensive effort Wednesday and came away with a 58-46 victory at Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday. Meanwhile, on offense forward Annie Swaters (junior, Deepwater, Mo., Lakeland HS) came off the bench to deliver 17 points and […]
Maximize your fertilizer dollars January 21, 2022, 10:00 am | Rebecca Vittetoe, Joshua Michel AMES, Iowa — Farmers wishing to maximize the profits from their fertilizer dollars will want to attend one of 15 in-person workshops or a virtual workshop hosted by Iowa State University. The workshop series, called Soil Testing Interpretations and Recommendations: Maximizing […]
by Travis Wahlert The 8th grade “A” team played Pella this past Monday. Pella got off to a fast start on offense and took an early lead. We were not able to get much going on offense and had some defensive mistakes that led to a Pella win. Pella won 68-47. Max Roach- 29 points […]
Oskaloosa–Connor Muff (Sr., Kenosha, Wis., Business Management) placed great ball after great ball for his hitting crew last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week Monday. Muff won his first career laurel by leading the Statesmen (4-1, 3-0 Heart) to victories over (RV) […]
Oskaloosa–After winning the award last week, Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) provided quite the encore in two more Statesmen victories as he was again named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Blaylock notched his fourth career honor (second this season) by guiding #1 William Penn (21-1, 12-1 […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s volleyball player Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Wis., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Jr., Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 24-30, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Papes helped WPU to a pair of big wins, sweeping Mount Mercy last Wednesday and rallying for […]
The Iowa senators were part of a bipartisan group who called on the Biden administration to take a number of actions for a stronger RFS and to support biofuel. WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and several other Democrats and Republicans on a […]
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the opening of another round of funding opportunities for employers, nonprofits, educational and community groups seeking to provide high school youth with internship opportunities. Now available for the fourth consecutive year, Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Project grants are designed to help youth explore and prepare […]
