PELLA — On Senior Day, the Central College volleyball team had big games from several seniors on the way to a five-set victory over Wheaton College (Ill.) in the season finale. The Dutch (10-15) rallied to beat the Thunder (11-17) with a 20-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 15-12 victory. Amanda Smith (senior, setter, Tipton) had another […]
Danny Gene Kesterson August 12, 1950 – October 28, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 72 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Danny Gene Kesterson, age 72, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on October 28, 2022, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by his loving family. Dan was born on August […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball will open a new season sitting high nationally as the NAIA released its top-25 preseason poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 31-2 last year, is #7 in the ranking with 457 points. It is the 60th-consecutive time the Statesmen have been in the top 25, but it also snaps a streak of […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Joshua Bell as the Interim Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach. Bell was a three-year letterwinner as part of the William Penn men’s lacrosse program. He helped the team to a 22-15 record from 2020-2022, including a trip to the Kansas Collegiate Athletic […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team scored on over 40% of its attacks as it defeated Peru State 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. WPU (18-13, 11-6 Heart), which won by scores of 25-10, 25-13, 25-11, outhit the Bobcats .413-.055 with 45 winners against just seven errors. The navy and gold also […]
PELLA — Reaching double digit totals in three statistical categories, senior setter Amanda Smith (Tipton) led the Central College volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Monmouth College (Ill.). Central (9-15) needed four sets to put away Monmouth (11-13) to the tune of 25-14, 25-19, 24-26, 25-23. Smith led the team in kills (18) and […]
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels. The Harvest Proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 27, 2022. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and […]
Doris Barnard September 7, 1927 – October 27, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 Doris Barnard, 95, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born September 7, 1927, in Barnes City, Iowa, the daughter of William and Grace Kirby Hockey. Doris attended school at Deep River […]
Emerett J Howard October 27, 2022 – October 27, 2022 Beacon, Iowa | Newborn Emerett J. Howard, newborn son of Blake James Howard and Mallory Ann Rene Klinker, received his angel wings on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at the Pella Regional Health Center, Pella Iowa. Along with his parents, Emerett is survived by his maternal […]
Ken Kiser January 19, 1939 – October 27, 2022 Pella (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 83 Ken Kiser, 83, of Pella and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday evening, October 27, 2022, at The Cottages in Pella. Kenneth Lee Kiser, son of Paul Ervin and Margaret Gerridena (DePenning) Kiser, was born January 19, 1939, in Peoria, […]
