William Penn Takes Opener, Drops Nightcap to Vikings

Posted on April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team entered Sunday with an outside chance of making the league tournament, but those hopes were extinguished as William Penn only split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Grand View.

WPU (19-28, 8-22 Heart) won the first game 4-2, but lost the second outing 11-2. The loss, coupled by a Graceland win, mathematically eliminates the navy and gold from making the Heart Tournament as the Yellowjackets (10-18 Heart) are now three games ahead (four games left) and hold the tiebreaker over the Statesmen (two games left). The fifth and final spot from the North will go to either GU or Mount Mercy.

William Penn will close its season next Saturday by hosting Evangel in a Heart doubleheader at 1 p.m. The twinbill will also serve as Senior Day.

Grand View scored Sunday’s first run in the top of the first, but the hosts answered with three in the bottom half. Fabian Gutierrez (Jr., Selah, Wash., Communications) began the onslaught as he singled in Julian Villegas (Jr., Wilmington, Calif., Sociology). Colton Johnson (Sr., Westminster, Calif., Physical Education) then plated Jared Goodman (Jr., Huntington Beach, Calif., Physical Education), while Felipe Hernandez (Jr., North Hollywood, Calif., Sociology), who was playing in the field for the first time all year, brought in Gutierrez on one more single.

More early runs were tallied in the second as the Vikings (26-19, 16-10 Heart) put one on the board in the top half and the Statesmen matched it. Jeysen Delgado (Jr., Harbor City, Calif., Kinesiology) provided the score as he led off with his seventh home run of 2017. He is now tied with Anthony Aguila (Jr., Highland, Calif., Kinesiology) for the team lead.

The bats then immediately went quiet as donuts were posted the remainder of the matchup. Both teams had legitimate chances to score in the fifth, but nothing came across and William Penn, which managed a 6-4 edge in hits, held on for win.

After a rocky start, Dakota Herman (So., Woodland Park, Colo., Biology) settled in and overcame four walks in five innings of work, while Brian Harrity (So., Castle Rock, Colo., Software Engineering) closed out the victory with two scoreless frames of relief. Harrity earned his first save with two strikeouts against one walk.

GVU’s offense opened up in the nightcap with an 11-4 advantage in hits. The visitors were also helped as the Statesmen committed five errors. The Vikings were sloppy as well with four mistakes, but William Penn failed to make them pay.

The Statesmen trailed 3-0 entering the bottom of the third, but trimmed the deficit to one. Aguila singled in Nick Worcester (Fr., Bloomingdale, Ill., Physical Education) and Gutierrez capped the scoring by a drawing bases-loaded walk to score Villegas.

WPU could not do much after that, while Grand View scored in five separate innings.

Story provided by Wade Steinlage

Gwen Stefani’s Face On The Empire State Building – Blake Shelton

Posted on April 24, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

Blake Shelton might have a tall order ahead of him if he wants to impress his girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, anytime soon. That’s because Harper’s Bazaar recently projected a giant image of Stefani onto the Empire State Building in New York City in honor of the publication’s 150th anniversary. While Shelton is certainly proud of Gwen, he also knows that the bar might’ve been raised. Blake shared a picture Gwen’s image on the skyscraper and wrote, “Ok…To whomever put my girlfriends picture on the Empire State Building thanks a lot…. How can I top that sh**?!!”

Harper’s Bazaarhas been projecting some of their most iconic images onto the skyscraper in honor of their anniversary.

Stefani’s image was featured on the publication’s cover in 2012.

April 21st: On This Day

Posted on April 21, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 2015, Atlantic released Brett Eldredge’s “Lose My Mind” to radio. The song was released as the first single from Eldredge’s second studio album, Illinois.

“Lose My Mind” hit #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Eldredge his fourth consecutive #1 hit. The song also hit No.48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The single has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Kacey Musgraves and Zac Brown Collaborate In The Studio

Posted on April 21, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

Zac Brown Band’s upcoming album, Welcome Home, will include a song featuring vocals from Kacey Musgraves. The collaboration was revealed when Zac and Kacey shared video of them putting their spin on the John Prine classic “All the Best” in the studio together. Welcome Home will hit shelves on Friday, May 12.

· Kacey said in her caption for the video, “I had SO much fun singin’ on one of my favorite old @john_prine songs on the new @zacbrownband record. Zac – thanks for always being so kind and supportive to me.”

Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini Hosting CMA Music Festival Special

Posted on April 21, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

After hitting the road together all year on the “Home Team Tour,” Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini will soon join forces again to co-host the 2017 CMA Music Festival special on ABC. Rhett is returning as host for a second straight year, while Kelsea steps in for last year’s co-host, Brett Eldredge. The three-hour special will bring highlights from the annual festival to a national television audience and will air at a date later in the year. This year’s CMA Music Festival will take place on June 8-11 in downtown Nashville.

· Kelsea and Thomas are also slated to perform on the Nissan Stadium stage this year, joining acts such as Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and many more.

· Kelsea took to Instagram after Thursday’s (4/20) announcement to say, “News is out! Not only do I get to play, I get to HOST CMA Fest with my brother @thomasrhettakins this summer. Gonna be funnnnn. Who will we see there??”

Ottumwa Teacher Arrested For Sexual Exploitation

Posted on April 21, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Ottumwa Police Department received a call from personnel from the Ottumwa Community School District regarding a high school teacher having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

As a result of the investigation, the Ottumwa Police Department subsequently arrested Jose De Jesus Ortiz Jr. age 26, of 1532 W. Finley, Apt. 19, Ottumwa, with Sexual Exploitation by a Counselor, Therapist, or School Employee, a Class “D” Felony.

Ortiz is currently being held in the Wapello County jail on $5,000 bond.

Please note the following pursuant to recent Supreme Court rulings: “A criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.”

Pet of the Week: Ringo & Bambi

Posted on April 20, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

Hi, there! We’re Ringo & Bambi (No relation).

Ringo: I’m a 7-year-old Chihuahua Short Coat who loves to be on your lap and get some love.

Bambi: And I’m a Chihuahua Short Coat/Mix who’s just 2 years old. I’m a tad more shy than my friend here, but I come around pretty fast.

We’d like to be adopted together, but we won’t mind if you decide otherwise.

To adopt us or one of our friends, visit http://www.stephenmemorial.org/

April 20th: On This Day

Posted on April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

On this day in 1959, thirteen-year-old Dolly Parton released her first single called “Puppy Love”. The song was written by Dolly at age 11, with the help from her Uncle Bill Owens.

Dolly and her grandmother, Rena Owens, took the bus for over 30-hours to the recording studio in Lake Charles, Louisiana to record the song.

“Puppy Love” was released by Goldband Records in 1959. “Girl Left Alone” written by Dolly, her Aunt Dorothy Jo Owens and Uncle Bill Owens appeared on side B.

Stage Fright Once Caused Shania Twain To Pee Herself

Posted on April 20, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

While appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Tuesday night (4/18), Shania Twain revealed that she had once peed herself right before one of her high school band performances. Twain made the candid revelation when she was asked about her battle with stage fright, which she’s struggled with for several years. In the interview, Shania also revealed her ingenious way of keeping the accident a secret by spilling a glass of water on the floor next to her. The interview can be seen here.

Luke Combs Covers “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

Posted on April 20, 2017 by KBOE Administrator

Luke Combs may have a Top 5 single on the charts with “Hurricane” right now, but it’s his soulful cover of Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” that’s been turning heads this week. Luke recently shared his rendition of Urban’s latest chart-topper on Facebook, with his video garnering more than 650,000 views in less than 24 hours. The video can be seen here.

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