
by Senator Adrian Dickey With the close of this week, the second funnel deadline has passed. With that behind us, we now focus our attention on bills which have passed through the House to the Senate and Senate bills that are debate eligible. This week, I moved HF 2579 through the Transportation Committee. This bill […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa—The Masonic Lodge in Mahaska County, Lodge 644, honored one of its longest-serving members, possibly in the state and nation. Members and his wife celebrated Bob Jones’s tenure with the Masonic Lodge in Oskaloosa during a short ceremony at Homestead of Oskaloosa on Wednesday night. The ceremony highlighted the lodge’s history and all the […]
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Phyllis (McMains) Morrison December 6, 1926 – March 13, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Phyllis (McMains) Morrison, age 97, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away at the MHP Hospice Serenity House on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. She was born on December 6, 1926, in Monroe County, Iowa, the daughter of Edward Livingston and Hattie Belle […]
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Longview, Texas–The William Penn men’s golf team began its spring season out of state Monday and Tuesday as it competed in the FST Invitational hosted by LeTourneau. WPU finished 11th out of 12 teams with a three-round score of 923 (303-302-318) at the par-72 Pinecrest Country Club. Southwestern (Texas) topped the standings at 874 (286-292-296). […]
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Lamoni–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team got back on track Tuesday as it swept Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #6 WPU (13-3, 7-2 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-22, posted a hitting advantage of .414-.041. The visitors, despite allowing the first point to GU in each round, dominated the […]
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Atchison, Kan.–A great defensive effort helped the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team overcome a season low in goals as it knocked off #4 Indiana Tech 11-7 in non-conference action Tuesday. Playing at a neutral site (Benedictine College’s campus), #6 William Penn (7-1) recorded its first-ever win over a top-five program. The navy and gold only held […]
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Longview, Texas–Behind a medalist-winning effort from Olivia Lange (Jr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management), the William Penn women’s golf team topped the field at the FST Invitational hosted by LeTourneau Monday and Tuesday. WPU finished first out of seven teams with a two-day score of 653 (326-327) at the par-72 Pinecrest Country Club. Southwestern (Texas) claimed […]
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TUCSON, ARIZ.-Pitchers Sydni Huisman (5th-year, Treynor) and Morgan Schaben (5th-year, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) combined on a two-hit shutout as the No. 22 Central College softball team rolled past the University of Hartford (Conn.) 8-0 in six innings and the University of St. Catherine (Minn.) 9-1 in five innings Thursday at the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational games. […]
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AUBURNDALE, FLA. – The Central College baseball team was one out from beating Salem State University Thursday afternoon but a four-run inning in the top of the ninth propelled them past the Dutch 9-7. Central (4-7) got a solid first start of the season from pitcher Chance Dreyer (sophomore, Davenport, Assumption HS).He struck out six […]
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PELLA – Central College landed 20 student-athletes on the winter sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team, announced Thursday. Across the league, 276 total student-athletes were honored. The men’s basketball team had three recipients honored for the third time: Kaleb Brand (junior, Mount Vernon), Nolan Brand (junior, Mount Vernon) and Kole Tupa (junior, Center Point, Center […]
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