by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa girls and boys Individual State Qualifiers bowled yesterday in Waterloo and Sidney Thompson placed in the top 8 for the girls finishing in 5th place overall. Sideny had games of 182, 248 and a 191 game for a 616 3 game total series, which put her at the 6th seed […]
Oskaloosa–Assistant Track and Field Coach Caleb Drake guided his distance runners to a huge weekend, and for his efforts he was recognized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its top awards from its indoor championships. Drake was named the Heart Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year after his athletes produced 61 of William […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team cleared its first hurdle of the new league season as it swept #15 Mount Mercy 3-0 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Tuesday. #9 WPU (6-1, 1-0 Heart), which won its sixth match in a row, was victorious by scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-21. The visitors won […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved and signed a letter on Tuesday to the Iowa DOT in opposition to the City of Oskaloosa’s plan to annex land along Highway 163. That annexation would connect the City of Oskaloosa and land owned by the South Central Regional Airport Agency. The City could […]
Oskaloosa–On Valentine’s Day, the William Penn Athletic Department spread extra love as it hosted its Second Annual Heart of America Athletic Conference Day of Caring. A total of 75 Statesmen, representing all of WPU’s athletic teams, volunteered to spend the day with over 100 Special Olympics of Iowa athletes who came from the Oskaloosa, Pella, […]
Linda Deeringer February 10, 1946 – February 18, 2024 Oskaloosa , Iowa | Age 78 Linda Deeringer, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House. She was born February 10, 1946, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Virginia Hiemstra Baxter. She attended Oskaloosa High School and graduated […]
Edwin E Sarver November 13, 1940 – February 18, 2024 University Park, Iowa | Age 83 Edwin E. Sarver, 83, of University Park, died Sunday, February 18, 2024, at his home in University Park. He was born November 13, 1940, in Mahaska County, the son of Merrill and Lydia Winegardner Sarver. He graduated from Oskaloosa […]
Washington, D.C., February 17, 2024 — The United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan marked a significant milestone today, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, a journey that began on February 18, 1949, when Wells Stabler was appointed as the first American Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Jordan. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken […]
Joplin, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team rallied to claim a split of a non-conference doubleheader against Concordia (Neb.) Saturday. WPU (2-5) won the opener 3-2, but dropped the nightcap 11-2. Down 2-0 after three frames in the first contest, the navy and gold finally busted through in the fourth when Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) […]
Davenport–The William Penn concluded its last day of inside competition on a down note as it fell twice at the St. Ambrose Dome Tournament Sunday. WPU (7-7) lost 3-0 to Saint Xavier (Ill.) and closed the weekend with a 7-2 defeat to host St. Ambrose. Despite matching the Cougars with five hits, the Statesmen failed […]
