PELLA – Making its debut on its home field Sunday, the Central College softball team beat Millikin University (Ill.) 6-2 and 3-1. Central (15-1) ran its winning streak to 12 with the victories over Millikin (8-7) A three-run first inning put Central in front early during the opener. The Dutch put up another crooked number […]
PELLA – In its fourth game in three days, the Central College baseball team couldn’t string together enough offense in an 11-4 loss to Grinnell College Sunday. The Dutch (6-10) tallied eight hits against the Pioneers (4-11) but also stranded eight baserunners. Shortstop Garrett Guenther (junior, Grayslake, Ill., Central HS) had two hits for Central […]
March 22, 2026 San Antonio, TX – For the first time in program history, the Indian Hills Shotgun Sports program brought home national titles at the ACUI Clay Target Collegiate Championships at The National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, TX. As a program, the Warriors captured the team ACUI Division IV CAA Trap National Championship […]
Friends of Mahaska County Conservation recently received $15,000 as the second payment in a three-year pledge totaling $45,000 from the Vermeer Charitable Foundation. The pledge is for the Mahaska County Conservation All-Inclusive Nature Playscape and Community Area. These funds will allow Friends and Mahaska County Conservation Board to continue building and enhancing the Nature Playscape […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – For more than two decades, Oskaloosa High School students have built a new home in the community each year through the school’s Building Trades program. Now that hands-on classroom may soon run out of places to build. The program has secured a lot for next year’s home, but after that, available building […]
Nancy Worrall August 10, 1948 – March 13, 2026 Fremont, Iowa | Age 77 Nancy Worrall, age 77, of Fremont, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, at her home in Fremont, under hospice care. She was born on August 10, 1948, in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Betty Jean Kennedy. Nancy received her […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling program will be vying for team and individual hardware as it competes at the Fourth Annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The Championship, which will be in Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kan., will include four sessions. Friday’s first session of the double-elimination Championship will […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 6 William Penn men’s volleyball team battled No. 11 Mount Mercy but ultimately fell 3-1 Tuesday in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. William Penn (9-4, 6-3 Heart) dropped the contest to the Mustangs (13-2, 9-2 Heart) with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 18-25, and 26-28. Both squads produced strong offensive efforts […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team slipped a few rungs as the NAIA released its third top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (10-5, 6-4 Heart) has dropped to No. 10 in the nation with 56 points. Eight Heart of America Athletic Conference’s schools are now ranked, led by No. 3 Park. Missouri Valley (No. 5), Mount Mercy (No. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team has used two high-level victories to improve nationally as the NAIA released its second top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (3-1) has gained two positions since the last rating to be No. 5 with 39 points. It marks the 15th-consecutive poll in which the navy and gold have been ranked. It […]
