PELLA— Following an injury-riddle season, the Central College volleyball team is looking to make its mark on the American Rivers Conference in 2023. The Dutch registered a 10-15 mark in 2022, including a 1-7 mark in the American Rivers Conference. Central lost 13 letterwinners from that team, including four-year starting setter Amanda Smith. The league’s […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 28, 2023 Last week’s temperatures in Iowa averaged about 10 degrees above normal — and much of the state had little or no rainfall — which led to a substantial decline in crop conditions, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday. The share of the […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 28, 2023) – 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. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
For the second consecutive year, Iowa’s payroll tax rates will be the lowest allowed by state law. DES MOINES, IOWA – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that the schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will remain at the lowest possible level allowed by law. This marks the second consecutive year at […]
AUGUST 28, 2023 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2023 Summer Term. This is a list of students who received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, Diploma […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team took advantage of a pair of mistakes by its foe as it stayed perfect with a 3-1 non-conference victory over Friends Saturday. WPU (3-0), which has not been 3-0 since 2014 (third time in program history), outshot the Falcons 19-8, including a 7-3 mark in shots on goal. However, […]
Ottawa, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team escaped with its first victory of the season Saturday, defeating Ottawa 2-1 in non-conference play. WPU (1-1) dominated the contest with a 13-3 advantage in shots (8-2 in shots on goal), but needed a tally in the waning seconds to get its first victory of the young campaign. Taylor […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team will start its fall campaign just out the top 25 as the NAIA released its preseason poll Friday. WPU, the lone representative from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the ranking, is unofficially 28th with 49 points. Defending national champion British Columbia is #1 with 529 points and […]
Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn women’s volleyball knocked off a top-25 foe as it broke into the win column at the highly-competitive Columbia Hampton Inn Classic Friday and Saturday. WPU (1-4) opened the weekend with a 3-1 loss to John Brown on Friday (14-25, 21-25, 25-18, 27-29) before also dropping a 3-0 decision (20-25, 14-25, 15-25) […]
2022-2023 Heart Finish: 8th out of 12 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 2/3 Notable returners: Austin Hafner, Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa (77.3 Average, Low 18 score-68, Low 36 score-136) Jon Jarvis, Sr., Burlington, Iowa (80.4 Average, Low 18 score-75, Low 36 score-154) Notable losses: Spencer Tucker (All-America) Cameron Johnson (Letterwinner) Bailey Johnston (Letterwinner) Notable newcomers: Luke Galeazzi, Jr., Knoxville, […]
