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Boys:
Riverside 4, Clarinda Academy 0
Abraham Lincoln 2, Lewis Central 1 (2OT)
West Central Valley 1, Creston 0 (SO)
Girls:
Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley/Adair-Casey 3, Creston 0
St. Albert 7, Denison-Schleswig 1
A Shenandoah man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison in connection with the July 2009 death of 29-year old Holly Durben, of Shenandoah. The Daily NonPareil says Fourth District Judge Timothy O’Grady also ordered 34-year old Brian Davis to pay court costs in the case, make restitution for his court-appointed attorneys, and pay $150,000 to either the estate of Holly Durben or her heirs. In a February bench trial, O’Grady found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in Durben’s July 18, 2009 death.
Durben was found with a shotgun wound to her head in the couple’s bedroom at the farmhouse where they lived, about four miles south of Shenandoah on U.S. Highway 59. Prosecutors have said Durben’s death was a homicide staged to look like a suicide. Davis’ attorneys maintained that Durben killed herself.
Davis was transported to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, where he will begin his sentence immediately. Davis has the right to appeal the sentence within 30 days of his sentencing Thursday. Before the sentencing in the Fremont County Courthouse defense attorneys Eric Nelson, Joseph Reedy and Michael Hooper filed a motion for a new trial, which Judge O’Grady denied.
The Shenandoah School Board has found a replacement for their former superintendent who was terminated last November. The Daily NonPareil reports Kerri Nelson will take over from interim superintendent Monte Munsinger. Nelson was selected over Mount Pleasant Superintendent Mike Wells, the other finalist for the position from a field of 19 applicants. Nelson will begin her duties as superintendent on July 1.
Nelson is currently the superintendent of South Tama Community School District, where she has been since 2008. She is also a representative for Class 3A schools this year on the School Administrators of Iowa’s Executive Leaders Steering Committee, according to the organization’s website.
Nelson replaces Jeff Hiser, who was accused of submitting fraudulent expense requests, giving inaccurate information during an investigation and misusing district property for personal gain, among other reasons offered by the school board for his ousting. Hiser initially challenged the decision, but he decided in January to allow the termination to proceed because of an ongoing medical issue. He had been “medically unable to perform” the job since Oct. 6, 2014, and a medical provider said an administrative law proceeding would aggravate his depression and anxiety.
A routine traffic stop late Thursday night in Villisca resulted in the arrest of a local woman on a drug charge. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year old Claudia Elizabeth Schubert, of Villisca, faces a Possession of a Controlled Substance, charge.
The woman was arrested during the course of a traffic stop at around 11-p.m., after the Montgomery County K9 “Rex” alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from Schubert’s 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser. The vehicle was searched and a controlled substance was found. Schubert was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.
Two men were arrested Thursday night on separate charges, in Red Oak. Authorities say Red Oak Police arrested 65-year old Steve Lester Delong, of Red Oak, at around 8:05-p.m. , for discharging a firearm within the City limits. Delong was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.
And, at around 9:35-p.m., 22-year old Cody Dean Johnson, of Red Oak, was arrested for Felony Burglary in the 2nd Degree. Johnson’s bond was set at $10,000.
Three men were arrested Thursday evening on burglary and narcotics charges, in Adams County. Sheriff’s officials say Josh Cooney, Hubert Scherer and Charles Williams, all from Brooks, were taken into custody at around 6:40-p.m., after authorities investigated a reported burglary in Brooks. Narcotics and drug paraphernalia were found during the investigation.
401 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.
SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S.
MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock is joining Michigan as a graduate transfer and is expected to compete for a starting job this season. Rudock immediately becomes the most experienced quarterback on coach Jim Harbaugh’s roster. Rudock made 25 starts at Iowa and the Hawkeyes were 15-10 in those games. Last season, he passed for 2,436 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions, but he was listed behind C.J. Beathard on the depth chart in January.
Rudock received a waiver from the Big Ten, which normally requires transfers within conference to sit out a season. After Michigan held its spring game on Saturday, Harbaugh said quarterback Shane Morris was the leading candidate to start. Morris served as Devin Gardner’s backup the last two seasons, making two starts.
As you start thinking about summer vacation, Triple-A Iowa spokesperson Gail Weinholzer says you might not have to budget as much money for traveling by car. Weinholzer says all signs are pointing for stable or lower gas prices. “The refineries have completely switched over from the winter to the summer grade fuel, gas stations have to do so by May 1st,” Weinholzer says. “And so we have an abundance of crude oil and refined oil available…as a result we expect cost to remain relatively stable, if not decline back toward two dollars by Labor Day.”
The cost of a gallon of gas in Iowa is well below what it was during the last summer driving season. “A year ago the state of Iowa’s average was three-58 and today it is two-37. So, it is a dollar-20 or so below were you were a year ago on this date. And we expect prices to remain very low, at least until we head into the summer, if not through the summer,” according the Weinholzer. She says that’s the fuel cost forecast from what is known right now.
“There’s always some exceptions to that should anything significant happen to the oil fields in the Middle East. One we get into the summer season, of course we always have to keep an eye on the Hurricanes in the Gulf,” Weinholzer says. “But aside from those two things — the increased supply and relatively stable demand will keep prices low.” Weinholzer wouldn’t be surprised if the gas price trend takes a dip.
“There’s no reason to expect any significant increases, and in fact, we may see a slight decrease as we approach two dollars a gallon perhaps, as we head into the summer driving season,” Weinholzer says. Iowa gas prices would be even lower, but the Iowa Legislature passed and the governor signed an increase into law that up the gas tax by 10 cents on March 1st.
(Radio Iowa)