Lila Mae McDonough-Andersen September 6, 1925 – March 24, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 96 Lila McDonough-Andersen, age 96, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at her home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born on September 6, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Walter H. and Lydia L. (Thoms) Hoyer. […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team shook off a slow start and then thoroughly dominated the remainder of the contest in a 25-4 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley Wednesday. Having played less than 24 hours earlier, WPU (7-4, 3-3 KCAC) may have been working out some sore muscles in the early […]
by Dustin Hite This week in the Iowa House, we move closer to ending session and getting back home. We passed several budgets off the House floor, which is usually a sign that we are down to some of the final things. However, even though budgets are beginning to be set, there are still several […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey I apologize for not getting a newsletter out last week. I simply had so many things going on. It was Monday before I had time to write it and by that time, a new week was under way! This week we passed Senate Resolution 108. It recognized March 21 through March […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Agriculture has always been an anchor for Iowa’s economy. To recognize the importance of agriculture in Iowa this week in the Senate we passed Senate Resolution 108. This resolution recognizes March 21 through March 27 as National Agriculture Week in Iowa. Iowa has 84,900 farms, of which over 90 percent are […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 24, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The virus was found in a commercial turkey flock. […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in February from 3.7 percent in January. The state’s jobless rate was 4.4 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 3.8 percent in February. The total number of unemployed Iowans fell to 59,400 in February, down from 62,700 in […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the February Player of the Month laurels. Sophomore men’s volleyball player Landon Krause (Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) earned the Male award, while junior women’s bowler Gabi Evans (West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with some highs and some lows, but is still near the top of the national rankings as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. William Penn (22-6, 14-4 Heart) fell three rungs from the last rating to #6 with 149 points. The Statesmen have […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team remains on the national radar as the NAIA released its third top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (6-4, 2-3 KCAC) dropped one spot from the last poll, now sitting unofficially at #15 with 10 points. The Statesmen are one of five programs in the poll representing the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. […]
