Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team broke into the season with a 3-1 win over the Morningside Mustangs Saturday night in non-conference action. The Statesmen (1-0) had to wait longer than expected to start the 2022 season after a near four-hour weather delay pushed back the start of the game. Despite the delay, WPU was […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen football team could not overcome a poor start as it fell to Benedictine 34-14 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference crossover game. WPU (0-1) started off the game on an ominous note against the Ravens (1-0) as its first drive ended with an interception returned for a touchdown. The following Statesmen […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team could not keep pace in the latter minutes against Morningside, falling 4-2 in non-conference play Saturday. The Statesmen (0-2) were outshot 23-8, including losing the shots on goal battle 13-6. The game started off slow for the Statesmen as they allowed a Mustang goal in the 15th minute. A […]
Oskaloosa–For the first time in nearly a year and a half, the Statesmen women’s golf team is in the top 25 as the NAIA released its preseason poll Friday. WPU moves up one rung from the end of last year to #25 with 77 points. The Statesmen are the lone representatives from the Heart of […]
The disease is not a risk to humans or other animals, but is deadly to rabbits DES MOINES, Iowa (August 29, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship today announced the first confirmed case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) within the state of Iowa. The disease is not considered […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 29, 2022) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms continued to bring beneficial rains to locations that have missed […]
Friday, September 2, 2022 12:30 pm Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center FREE! Reservations are NOT needed. Come out to the Environmental Learning Center on Friday, September 2nd when the doors open at 12:30 pm and watch fish eat in the 1,000 gallon fish aquarium! Native Iowa fish of all kinds will be eating and swimming […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska scored two late touchdowns Friday in the home opener football game against West Central Valley but could not overcome a 35-point deficit. WCV won 35-14. The loss ruined North Mahaska coach Trey Bennett’s debut. West Central Valley scored 20 points in the first period and added 15 in the second […]
by Todd Miller The Oskaloosa Freshman football team had their first game against Ottumwa on Friday night and ended up winning by a score of 53-0. The Defense came ready to play as they held Ottumwa to 10 yds rushing and 25 yards passing on the night while constantly giving the Indian’s offense a short […]
Gary DeCook June 25, 1956 – August 27, 2022 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 66 Gary DeCook, 66 of Barnes City passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022 at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Gary Lee DeCook, the son of Walton and Nellie Fay (Zwank) DeCook, was born on June 25, 1956 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Gary […]
