Marla Jo McGriff December 2, 1942 – April 13, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 79 Marla McGriff, 79 of New Sharon passed away Wednesday evening, April 13, 2022 at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. Marla Jo McGriff, the daughter of Walter Lowell and Georgia Merle (Coe) Deming, was born on December 2, 1942. […]
Leona VandeVoort August 25, 1932 – April 13, 2022 Leighton, Iowa | Age 89 Leona Vande Voort, 89, of Leighton died Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Cottages in Pella. She was born August 25, 1932, in Leighton, Iowa, the daughter of Barney and Carrie Vos Memmelaar. Leona attended Leighton School through 8th grade. She […]
Lester Harold Gosselink March 30, 1942 – April 13, 2022 Montezuma (New Sharon), Iowa | Age 80 Lester Gosselink, 80, of Montezuma, Iowa, passed on April 13, 2022, in his sleep at Montezuma Specialty Care, in Montezuma, Iowa, where he had lived since leaving New Sharon. Lester Harold Gosselink, the son of Edward and Gertrude […]
Oskaloosa–Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) made history in his first campaign in the navy and gold by picking up the biggest individual award of the year as the AVCA-NAIA Men’s Volleyball All-America teams were announced Monday. Krause was not only named a First-Team All-American, but was chosen as the National Player of the […]
Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team will enter postseason play as one of the hottest teams in the country as it dropped Columbia 16-5 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action Tuesday. WPU (11-4, 7-3 KCAC), which extended its school record for consecutive wins to seven, will now host Columbia on Saturday in the KCAC […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team finished the regular season in strong fashion, defeating the Culver-Stockton Wildcats on the road by a score of 18-9. The Statesmen finish the regular season with an overall record of 6-8 and an even 4-4 mark in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The navy and gold wasted no […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa– The Statesmen hosted the William Penn Invitational at Oskaloosa Golf Course, where conditions have been the best of the spring season with temperatures in the mid-’50s to low-60s. The tournament was set up with a yardage of 6,503 yards and a par-72 layout, highlighted by the contrast between the traditional front nine and […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Nick George (So., Sarnia, Ontario) and women’s track and field athlete Abigaille Batu-Tiako (So., Plattsburgh, N.Y.) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 4-11, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. George tallied six hits, six RBI, and five runs scored at the plate, and a complete game on the […]
Jeff Gabel May 27, 1965 – April 12, 2022 Evans, Iowa | Age 56 Jeff Gabel, 56, of Evans, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2022, at his home in Evans, Iowa. He was born on May 27, 1965, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Willis and Ramona (Hurd) Gabel. Jeff attended Oskaloosa High School. […]
Melissa Lynn Morgan February 15, 1966 – April 12, 2022 Lovilia, Iowa | Age 56 Melissa Lynn Morgan, age 56, of Lovilia, formerly of Dayton, TN, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Comfort House in Pella. Melissa was born on February 15, 1966, at the Rhea County Hospital in Dayton, Tennessee, to […]
