Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team rolled over a former league foe as it defeated Columbia 18-4 in non-conference play Tuesday. #4 WPU (11-1), which actually only won 11 of the 26 faceoffs, still overpowered the Cougars (2-8) with a 68-16 edge in shots as it extended its school-record winning streak to nine games. All […]
Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team nearly overcame its worst offensive showing of the season as it fell 3-2 to #8 Park in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. #5 WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart), which had its eight-match winning streak come to a close, fell by scores of 20-25, 10-25, 25-22, 25-22, 12-15. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a notable local election, the residents of Oskaloosa’s 4th Ward have spoken, electing newcomer Abu Ibrahim to represent them, with a significant majority. The election, held on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, with voting taking place at the historic old YMCA building on 414 North 3rd Street, from 7 a.m. to 8 […]
PELLA-All ready among the most experienced sports information professionals in the American Rivers Conference, assistant Joe Flaherty has been named Central College’s next athletics communications director. A 2014 Central graduate, Flaherty was a student assistant in the office for three years as an undergraduate. Flaherty then filled an unanticipated opening as a sports information postgraduate […]
by Helena Hayes Week 12 Opponents to the carbon pipeline once again filed the rooms and rotunda in the capitol this week. Guest speakers highlighted issues with Iowa’s low-water aquifers as Summit continues to apply for over a dozen water permits across the state for the CO2 conversion from gas to liquid. I and other […]
Garth Eugene Willhour November 21, 1929 – April 1, 2024 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 94 Garth Willhour, 94 of What Cheer, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024 at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Garth Eugene Willhour was born November 21, 1929 at Forest City, Iowa to Arthur and Lois Steiff Willhour. Garth […]
PELLA, IA (04/02/2024) Central College Trustee Harry Smith, a Class of 1973 graduate, will join Central as the newest executive-in-residence. Smith, a multi-Emmy award-winning reporter, announced on air he’ll be moving on to his alma mater after spending the past 12 years on NBC News. Smith plans to be on campus during the Fall 2024 […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) produced the single-greatest performance in program history, and for that he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday. Putzier claimed his third laurel of the campaign (sixth of his career) after leading William Penn to a dismantling of Mount Vernon […]
Oskaloosa–Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) hit double figures in all three of his matches en route to earning Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week honors Monday. An eight-time recipient, this is Krause’s fourth overall award this year and fourth Attacker accolade of his career. The senior helped William […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn shotgun sports team was extremely well represented in the scholarly ranks as the ACUI announced its Academic Achievement award recipients. A total of 17 Statesmen collected the laurel as WPU had the most recipients of any of the 109 teams from all divisions. Seven members of William Penn’s program currently own perfect […]
