NEW SHARON – Five players and a coach earned honors by the South Iowa Cedar League coaches. Junior Regan Grewe earned a first team nod while Libby Hargis notched a place on the second team. Coach Erica Groom was named Coach of the Year. North Mahaska finished the season 19-11 overall in their first year […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 26, 2023 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called on Congress on Thursday to strengthen gun safety laws in the wake of mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. Jean-Pierre opened Thursday’s press briefing with a statement on the shootings, saying President Joe Biden stepped out of a state dinner […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – International Artists Grace the Auditorium This Saturday As Oskaloosa gears up for another exciting weekend, it’s not just any Saturday that the community is looking forward to. This Saturday marks a special occasion—the big performance as part of Worldfest hosted at George Daily Auditorium at 7 p.m. Event organizers say tickets are […]
by Kevin Hardy ǀ Stateline, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 25, 2023 With a $750 million budget surplus on hand, there was little doubt whether North Dakota lawmakers would cut taxes earlier this year — the question was how much. “The surplus was strong, and we believe it’s going to be sustained into the future,” said […]
by Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 25, 2023 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson as speaker in a chamber that has been frozen for more than three weeks after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted. In a 220-209 party-line vote, all Republicans present backed Johnson, 51, a strongly conservative […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is in familiar territory to open a season as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 30-4 last year and reached the NAIA National Championship Round of 16, begins the 2023-2024 campaign at #19 with 183 points. It is the 68th-consecutive time in which the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team holds in the same spot as last week as the NAIA released its eighth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (11-2-4 overall, 6-1-3 Heart) is again #17 with 245 points. The navy and gold are one of five representatives in the poll from the Heart of America Athletic Conference, including four in […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s soccer team put up another clean sheet as it shut out rival Grand View 2-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. With its win, William Penn (11-2-4, 6-1-3 Heart) has secured the #2 seed for the Heart Tournament which starts next Friday, November 3. The Statesmen match the 2019 […]
Moravia–The William Penn women’s golf team proved it will be right in the mix next spring when it comes to the league title and national qualifier as it competed at the Heart Preview Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished second out of 11 teams with a two-round score of 642 (327-315) at The Preserve Golf Course–a […]
Moravia–The Statesmen men’s golf team produced a pair of respectable scores as it concluded its fall campaign at the Heart Preview Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished seventh out of 10 teams with a two-round score of 614 (309-305) at The Preserve Golf Course–a par-72 layout. MidAmerica Nazarene won the team title at 575 (294-281). The […]
