Oskaloosa–The Statesmen bowling teams enter the second half of their campaigns in contention nationally as the third NAIA RPI polls were released Monday. The William Penn women slid a few spots, but are still in the top five at #5 at .651. The navy and gold are also 21st in the USBC rankings with […]
Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team fell short in its return to league action, falling to Graceland 30-10 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. WPU (5-4, 3-3 Heart) won just two matches, but went the distance in all but one bout. 125-pounder Jeffery Myers (Fr., Yelm, Wash., Education) put the visitors on the […]
During the week of December 12th-16th, Oskaloosa High School students participated in Act of Kindness week! They went to local nursing homes, made tie blankets, sang Christmas carols, colored, and played volleyball with the residents. Grade 9 went to Homestead and enjoyed playing volleyball with balloons. The students were very impressed with the residents’ hitting […]
January 4th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. In the organizational portion of the meeting, Caligiuri made the motion, and seconded by Hermsen to approve the following appointments: Mayor Pro Tem – Bob Drost Forest Cemetery Board – Lisa Ossian Law Enforcement […]
Nancy Ivie Stringfellow December 22, 1949 – January 3, 2023 Burke, Virginia | Age 73 Nancy Ivie Stringfellow, 73, died January 3, 2023 in Burke, Virginia. Nancy was born on December 22, 1949 in Stephenville, Texas and was the daughter of Owen Hartwell Ivie and Ruth Yvonne Bohannon. Nancy grew up in Big Spring, Texas […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Monday being the official holiday for New Year, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning, January 3rd, for their first official meeting of the year. The first item for the Supervisors was the board organization and appointments for 2023. Mark Groenendyk was again chosen as Chair of the […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 5 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball suffered its second loss of the season on Tuesday night as the Warriors fell 82-71 to No. 18 Moberly Area Community College (MO) at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors fall to 15-2 overall on the year. Playing its first contest in 2023, the Warriors fell behind […]
PELLA — Before starting the second half of its season, the Central College wrestling team is at No. 11 in the newest edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III dual rankings as of Tuesday. The NWCA releases both a tournament and a dual team national rankings and this is the second week of […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team returned from a short winter break and closed out the calendar with a 62-48 win over Cottey in non-conference action Friday. WPU (5-8) had defense on display all day, forcing the Comets (6-6) into 18 turnovers; the Statesmen capitalized on the mistakes with 18 points off turnovers. The navy […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team has eight individuals ranked within in the league as the NAIA released its third set of polls last week. WPU is tied for 32nd nationally with eight points as 130-pounder Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) is ranked 16th and 136-pounder Ashleigh Denny (So., El Paso, Texas, Undecided) sits in […]
