Forest City–The William Penn women’s wrestling team hit the mat one final time before competing for league glory as it faced off in a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meets Friday. WPU (3-6, 3-3 Heart) defeated Waldorf 21-16 and then dropped Missouri Valley 30-9. In an unorthodox start, the Waldorf dual started […]
Robert “Bob” Dow October 23, 1931 – February 17, 2022 Keomah Village, Iowa | Age 90 Robert “Bob” Dow, 90, of Keomah Village, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, at his home. He was born October 23, 1931, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Frank and Lottie Dunsmoor Dow. Bob graduated from Oskaloosa High School with […]
Lyle David Davis July 14, 1942 – February 17, 2022 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 79 Lyle Davis, 79 of Barnes City passed away Thursday evening, February 17, 2022 at the Meadow View Assisted Living and Memory Care in Cedar Rapids. Lyle David Davis, the son of Clifford “Checker” and Elsie (Moore) Davis, was born […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Week six is funnel week and is the first legislative deadline of the session. It certainly is one of the busiest weeks of the year. With the exception of bills in Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Government Oversight committees, the rest of the Senate bills need to be out of their […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the January Player of the Month laurels. Senior men’s basketball player Kevion Blaylock (Houston, Texas, Information Technology) earned the Male award, while junior women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the fourth for Blaylock in […]
by Travis Wahlert Last night the 8th grade boys traveled to Pella. In the A game Osky came out very strong on the offense. We let Pella stick around by not rebounding and not getting back on defense. The second quarter was much different on defense. We were still hitting shots but we were attacking […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was one of the busiest weeks of the year. By the end of this week Senate bills need to be out of committees in order for them to be debated by the full Senate and considered in the House of Representatives, with the exception of bills in the Appropriations, Ways […]
PELLA—An off-target first-half offense led to the Central College women’s basketball team’s second loss to Luther College in five days, 68-50 Wednesday. Luther (9-15 overall, 6-9 American Rivers) bolted to a 12-0 lead as the Dutch misfired on their first nine field goal tries. Central (6-14 overall, 4-10 conference) climbed within 14-9 at the end […]
by Distin Hite This week is funnel week, and quite a bit has happened since my last newsletter. The first funnel is the point in the session where a bill must make it through its committee on one side of the legislature or it is dead. This doesn’t apply to bills in Ways and Means […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team wrapped up its regular season last week by splitting a pair of Little Hawkeye Conference matchups. OHS (11-10, 4-9 LHC) defeated Pella Christian 48-29 last Tuesday, but came up short against #6 Grinnell 73-30. The Indians, who had already beaten PC 45-28 on the road in January, […]
