DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 24, 2026) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa)— William Penn University and Musco Sports Lighting are teaming up to bring an exciting evening of football, entertainment, and community celebration to Oskaloosa with the Musco Night football game on Thursday, August 27, at 7:00 p.m. as the Statesmen host Graceland University at Statesmen Community Stadium, located at the Lacey Recreation Complex. The […]
Maureen Groet April 9, 1967 – August 23, 2026 Pella, Iowa | Age 59 Maureen Groet, age 59, of Pella, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the Pella Regional Hospital. She was born on April 9, 1967, at the Mahaska Hospital, the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Sereg) Groet. Maureen attended Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team walked off the field with a draw as 90 minutes of action failed to net a goal in a 0-0 non-conference tie against Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Sunday. Two days after scoring seven times in its season opener, No. 7 William Penn (1-0-1) was denied at every turn in its matchup […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team scored a pair of late goals to push past non-conference foe Northwestern 2-1 in Saturday’s season opener. WPU (1-0) held a 10-6 advantage in shots, but trailed 1-0 midway through the second half. The hosts, who permitted a goal in the 31st minute, finally broke through at the 69:31 […]
San Antonio, Texas–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team left the Lonestar Star state a bit snake-bitten as it posted a 1-4 record at the Our Lady of the Lake Invitational Thursday through Saturday. In Thursday’s opener, William Penn (1-4) fell 3-2 to Kansas Wesleyan (25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 22-25, 5-15). On Friday, the navy and gold dropped […]
August 22, 2026 Council Bluffs, IA – The No. 11 nationally ranked Indian Hills Women’s Soccer squad wrapped up its weekend trip to Council Bluffs with a convincing 4-1 victory over Illinois Central Community College on Saturday. The Warriors move to 1-0-1 overall on the year. Indian Hills erased an early 1-0 deficit with four […]
Oskaloosa–Javier Perez (So., Alicante, Spain, Business Management) found the back of the net three times Friday as the Statesmen men’s soccer team rolled past Morningside 7-1 in its non-conference season opener. No. 7 William Penn (1-0) only outshot the Mustangs (0-1) by a 14-9 margin, but was efficient with its tries in posting a 10-3 […]
August 21, 2026 Council Bluffs, IA – The No. 15 nationally ranked Indian Hills Volleyball squad wrapped up play at the Reiver Classic with two solid performances on Friday. The Warriors split their twinbill at the Reiver Arena, falling 3-2 to No. 3-ranked Northeastern Junior College (CO) before dropping Dodge City Community College (KS) 3-1 […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 20, 2026 An Iowa program that deploys conservation practices across an area, rather than one at a time, served as a model for a cover crop adoption program launched by American Farmland Trust. The conservation agriculture group released a guide to help producers follow the “batch and grow” […]
