Rosemont, Ill. — The William Penn softball team succeeded on the third and final day of the Rosemont Dome Tournament Saturday. WPU swept the day, outscoring its opponents 19-7, highlighted by a 12-1, five-inning victory over Mount Mary before edging No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan, 7-6. WPU 12, Mount Mary 1 Breleigh Mengel (Fr., Jefferson, Wis., […]
Rosemont, Ill.– The William Penn softball team returned to action Friday at the Rosemont Dome Tournament, taking on Madonna (Mich.) and Cornerstone (Mich.). The Statesmen (1-2) fell to No. 14 Madonna (3-0) in the opener 7-2, before bouncing back with a dominant 8-0, five-inning shutout over Cornerstone (1-2) in the day’s nightcap. Madonna 7, WPU […]
Sioux City, Iowa–The No. 6 William Penn Statesmen dropped the opening two sets before storming back to defeat the No. 14 Morningside Mustangs in a five-set Heart of America Athletic Conference thriller Friday. William Penn (4-2, 1-1 Heart) secured the reverse sweep with set scores of 23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, and 15-12. After hitting just […]
Grinnell–Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) became the first female runner to qualify for nationals this season as the William Penn women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Darren Young Classic hosted by Grinnell Friday and Saturday. Aderibigbe topped the 60-meter dash field with a provisional-standard time of 7.62 seconds. She joins […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On the 17th day of February, 2026, at approximately 10:13 am, emergency crews were dispatched to a rural Mahaska County residence located near the intersection of 175th Street and Jersey Avenue. Information received was in regard to a farming accident that involved a 74 year old male who […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Esports team came away with its first earned Rocket League victory, sweeping Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. WPU (2-2), which won its first-ever match via forfeit last week, started Thursday by slipping past the Wildcats 3-2 in the opening bout. After more than a minute of scoreless […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is back in the national ranking for the first time in nearly three years as the NAIA released its sixth top-25 poll Wednesday. The Statesmen (19-6, 13-4 Heart) are unofficially 36th in the country with five points. It is the program’s first ratings appearance since October 25, 2023 (No. […]
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Making its earliest season debut in program history Sunday, the Central College baseball team started the season with an 8-4 loss against Augustana University (Ill.) before taking a 16-6 win over Grinnell College Leading 9-6 going into the bottom of the seventh, Central (1-1) tagged Grinnell (0-2) for seven runs and […]
Mahaska Health recently celebrated the retirement of Kim Langfitt, who dedicated over 30 years to the organization. Kim Langfitt began working at Mahaska Health in 1993 and most recently served as Volunteer Coordinator, a role she held since 2014. During her time as Volunteer Coordinator, Kim helped support and grow one of the region’s strongest […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 10, 2026 The Iowa Senate passed a measure Tuesday providing a 1.75% increase in per-pupil funding for K-12 schools, a move Democrats and education advocates said will force schools to cut more staff and programs. The Senate passed Senate File 2201 in a 28-20 vote. Three Republicans, Sens. […]
