NEWS

The Statesmen basketball teams opened conference play Saturday (11/16) with victories.  The fourth-ranked Statesmen men defeated number nine Benedictine 84-58 at Penn Gymnasium.  Dexter Hood had 18 points for the Statesmen, who improve to 6-0…

Hanna Kendall will be Pella’s Tulip Queen for the 2020 Tulip Time.  She was crowned Saturday night (11/16) at Pella Christian High School.  Molly Bolt, Courtney Chaplin, Jocelyn Gritters and Ellie Roorda will be on…

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts launched an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station. Armed with dozens of dissecting tools, Italian…

William Penn wraps up its season Saturday (11/16) with a trip to Culver-Stockton.  The Statesmen can pull even with the Wildcats in the Heart of America Conference North Division with a win.  William Penn is…

The University of Iowa women’s basketball team has the 15th best recruiting class in the country, according to ESPN W Hoop Gurlz.  One of those recruits is from Montezuma.  Forward Shateah Wetering committed to the Hawkeyes…

Mick Fleetwood has announced that he will host an all-star tribute to Fleetwood Mac's early years and co-founder Peter Green on February 25 at the London Palladium. The lineup of artists includes big names such…

A two day evidentiary hearing to decide if some evidence could be suppressed in Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s murder trial concluded Thursday afternoon (11/14) in Poweshiek County.  Rivera’s defense team wanted to put in evidence an…

By JULIE PACE, BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months…

William Penn’s men’s basketball team returned home from a three game road trip Wednesday (11/13) and defeated Lincoln, Illinois 123-98 at Penn Gymnasium.  Senior Dexter Hood had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the…

For the second straight year, Oskaloosa’s Faith DeRonde is a first team choice on the Little Hawkeye Conference’s all-conference volleyball team.  This year, the sophomore was a unanimous choice.  The Indians’ Taylor Wills and Jolie…