Oskaloosa–Kayla Peoples (Sr., Waco, Texas, Nursing) garnered postseason recognition Thursday as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s basketball teams were announced. Peoples was one of 10 individuals named to the league’s Third Team. An additional 10 players were selected to both the First and Second squads. Six student-athletes were also picked for the […]
Oskaloosa–Harley Williams (Sr., Edmonton, Alberta, Political Science) got right down to business as a newly-minted Statesmen, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday, presented by Tarkett Sports. Williams notched his first weekly award after leading William Penn to a 29-0 win over […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team clicked forward a few notches going into the postseason as the NAIA released its final top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (23-6) is unofficially 32nd in the country with 20 points. No. 24 Graceland is the only other ranked squad from the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) is a […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team is holding its same ranking as two weeks ago as the NAIA released its second top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (7-3, 4-2 Heart) is still No. 6 in the country with 70 points. A whopping nine of the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s 14 schools are found in this week’s poll, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team holds a familiar ranking as the NAIA released its first top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (1-0) is again No. 7 in the country with 36 points. It marks the 14th-consecutive poll in which the navy and gold have been ranked. The Heart of America Athletic Conference has a total of three […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s wrestler Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) and women’s track and field athlete Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 16-22. Scorpil posted a 2-1 record to place second at last weekend’s Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. The […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 25, 2026 Advocates and partners of the Iowa Environmental Council gathered in the Iowa Capitol rotunda Wednesday to advocate for Iowa’s water, air and environmental concerns. Sarah Green, the council’s executive director, pointed to statistics like Iowa’s rising cancer rates, increased public involvement with water quality testing and […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 25, 2026 The Iowa Public Information Board has been handed a defeat in the Iowa Court of Appeals, which has upheld a lower court action reversing the board’s dismissal of a public-records complaint. The board had appealed a district court ruling that reversed the board’s order dismissing an […]
Iowa senators approved several bills requiring citizenship verification through the federal SAVE database for voter registration, driver’s licenses and state jobs.
Oskaloosa–A trio of William Penn women’s bowlers were recognized for postseason awards as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday, presented by Athletic Solutions and Baron. Ashley Gorman (So., Stillwater, Minn., Exercise Science) was named to the five-person second team, while the duo of Kelcey Aczon-Kawamura (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev., Nursing) […]
