PELLA – The bats were quiet for the Central College baseball team Thursday afternoon in an 8-1 loss to Coe College. The Kohawks (12-10, 6-2 American Rivers Conference) snapped a five-game winning streak for the Dutch (9-10, 3-1 conference). Central’s offense was limited to three hits as opposed to 13 for Coe. “After one time […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — The Oskaloosa Student Council is excited to announce the annual Oskaloosa High School prom, themed “Festival of Lights,” for April 13, 2024. The event promises an evening of elegance and entertainment for all attendees. The promenade, which is open to the public, will commence at 5:30 PM in the large Oskaloosa High […]
CLIVE, Iowa — The Powerball® jackpot continues to climb, now tying the game record for the most consecutive drawings without a grand-prize winner. The jackpot for Powerball’s next drawing on Saturday now stands at an estimated $1.23 billion annuity, $595.1 million lump-sum option. The Powerball jackpot was last won on New Year’s Day. Saturday’s drawing […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 3, 2024 Iowa state boards and commissions will no longer be required to have equal numbers of men and women as members. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2096 into law on Wednesday, ending the gender balance rule that was first implemented in 1987. At the bill-signing event, […]
Oskaloosa–The leader of two national championship teams, Steven Heaton has announced his retirement as head coach of the William Penn shotgun sports program. Heaton, who guided the Statesmen to the 2022 ACUI Division IV and 2023 NCSSAA Division IV national titles, was hired as the program’s first skipper during the summer of 2019. “Being involved […]
Oskaloosa–Riding a long winning streak with several wins over ranked foes, the William Penn men’s volleyball team moved to its best position of the year as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart) improved one spot to #4 with 236 points; the ranking is the program’s highest of the year. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team came up short against #10 Benedictine, falling 25-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (1-6, 1-2 Heart) was outshot 44-2 by the Ravens (8-3, 3-0 Heart) with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) recording both attempts. BC scored 10 times in the opening period and […]
New Sharon, IA, – The Friends of the Stilwell Public Library of New Sharon [Friends] is a non-profit charitable organization with the primary goal of contributing to the funding of special programs and needs of the library. Founded in 2022, Friends has been able to fundraise and use community donations to be able to purchase […]
PELLA – The American Rivers Conference released its all-conference wrestling awards Wednesday and three Central College wrestlers were recognized for their efforts. All-conference honors were handed out to the top-three finishers amongst league competitors at the NCAA Division III Central Regional meet that took place on February 29-March 1. In addition to the nine teams […]
First quarter survey results show positive gains for key indicators DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its first-quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2024. The report measures IBC member expectations for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months. If the index measures above 50, sentiment is positive. The […]
