Carol Schuring March 5, 1944 ~ February 18, 2023 Leighton, Iowa | Age 78 Carol Louise Schuring, 78, of Leighton, passed away at her home on February 18, 2023. Carol was born March 5, 1944, to Melvin Orle and June Beatrice (Olivier) Silvers, in Beacon, Iowa. Carol attended Beacon Elementary School through the 8th grade […]
February 20th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents started to notice low water pressure on Monday morning before 11:30 am. The Oskaloosa Water Department then began to search for the leak location, finding it in a field near the north treatment plant. Oskaloosa Water General Manager Kelly Hefner said in an interview with Oskaloosa News […]
by Adam Goldstein, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 17, 2023 WASHINGTON – State agriculture officials from across the country sought this month to remind a new crop of lawmakers in Congress of their states’ needs for a robust farm bill to address a host of food issues. Members of the National Association of State Departments of […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s volleyball team dominated from start to finish as it knocked off #4 Grand View 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. The 14th-ranked Statesmen (6-5, 5-3 Heart), who won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-23, outhit the Vikings (8-4, 6-2 Heart) by a .231-.075 advantage. WPU also posted […]
Oskaloosa–Eight individuals placed in the top six and four punched their tickets for nationals as the William Penn men’s wrestling team had a stout performance at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU finished fourth out of 11 teams with 93 points, while Grand View won the team crown with 229 points. It […]
Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn track and field teams captured some hardware and set several new marks as they competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Friday and Saturday. The men were sixth out of 13 teams with 75 points, while Grand View won the title with 163.5 points. On the women’s side, WPU […]
Leavenworth, Kan.–A balanced attack led the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team to a comfortable 30-1 victory over Saint Mary (Kan.) Saturday. William Penn (3-2) poured it on all evening with a 70-16 advantage in shots over the Spires (0-1). The navy and gold got on the board first behind a goal from Boston Romero (Jr., Las […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn dance team improved throughout the day, but could not make up enough ground as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. The squad began the day with a preliminary score of 69.17 points, but then made a big jump up to 74.74 points in the finals to […]
Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen cheer team was unfortunately not able to take home any hardware as it competed for the Heart of America Athletic Conference crown Saturday. William Penn posted a score of 61.0 in its preliminary performance, but then improved to 62.28 for the final to finish seventh out of nine squads. Missouri Valley won […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team concluded its 2022-2023 campaign with a 82-42 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Central Methodist Saturday. WPU (9-19- 6-16 Heart) failed to get much going as it was outshot 44.4%-22.2% by the Eagles (28-0, 22-0 Heart). Amanee Clark (Jr., Waterloo, Iowa, Human Services) came out the gate hot […]
