Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — A northeastern Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail _ all but seven days of it suspended _ for torturing the family dog and making his children watch a video of the torture. The Buchanan County prosecutor’s office says in a news release that 42-year-old Jason O’Neil Johnson, of Independence, was sentenced Tuesday. He was found guilty by a jury in August of animal torture.

DAKOTA CITY, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa woman charged in the hit-and-run fatal crash that killed a pedestrian in northeastern Nebraska is set to stand trial in the case. The Sioux City Journal reports that 19-year-old Maria Gonzalez-Diego, of Sioux City, waived her right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. She now faces arraignment Dec. 3 on charges of vehicular homicide and failure to stop at the scene of a fatality crash in the June 24 death of 62-year-old Antonia Lopez De Ramirez.

RUNNELLS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials say six people, including children, have escaped a house fire in Runnells. Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Heath Osberg told KCCI the fire broke out Tuesday morning. Several agencies responded, and Osberg says one person was taken to a hospital. Others were treated for minor injuries, including smoke inhalation.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members and employees of the governing board for Iowa’s public universities could soon be barred from gambling on the college teams they help oversee. A policy proposed by the Board of Regents would bar board members and staff from betting on games involving the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Iowa State Cyclones or the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. The board will consider adopting the policy at its meeting next week.

I = Incumbent; * = winner(s) of contested races

City of BAGLEY:

Mayor –

John R. Matthews           44

City Council (elect 3) –

Emily Chapman-Olesen   39*

Jennifer Ingles (I)             28

Nick Lestina (I)                 51*

Jon Shaffer                       51*

Public Measure – re: Xenia Rural Water District non-exclusive franchise right

Yes –          59

No –           3

City of BAYARD:

Mayor – (elect 1)

Brandon Patrick           32

Thomas Wardyn          48*

City Council – (elect 2)

Arnold Kesselring        28

Colin Monahan            53*

Jack Stone (I)               64*

LeeRoy Wagner            13

Public Measure – re: Library Board of Trustees amended membership

Yes –            71

No –            11

City of CASEY

Mayor –

Nicholas Lindberg             70

City Council (elect 3)

Larry W. Chmelar                79

Bret M. Wedemeyer (I)        67

77 Write-in Votes (Winner TBD)

City of GUTHRIE CENTER

Mayor –

Michael A. Herbert               234

City Council – (elect 3)

Fidel Hernandez                  222*

Ian Steensen (I)                    218*

Garold Thomas (I)                172*

William T. Wagner IV            26

Caleb Wulf                           102

Public Measure – re: Loan/Bond Issue for swimming pool bathhouse project

Yes –                187

No –                 78

City of JAMAICA:

Mayor –

Tim McDermott (I) –         21

City Council – (elect 2) – No candidates filed;  38 Write-In votes (winner TBD)

City of MENLO:

Mayor –

Lyle Griswold              49

Write-I                        17

City Council – (elect 3)

Shannon Behnken (I)           34

Larry Jacobsen –                  47*

Troy Miller (I) –                    62*

Doug O’Brien –                    43*

City of PANORA:

Mayor –

Patrick Parker (I) –               157

City Council (elect 2) –

Shane Gliem                       144

Write-In’s 63 (Winner TBD)

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City of YALE:

Mayor –

Steve Stanton (I)             30

City Council (elect 2)

Brandon Godwin (I)           29

Benny Sease (I)                  26

Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District School Board (elect 4):

Jeff Andersen –                   62*

Jessica Chrystal –                32

Teresa Gelhaus –                 57

Timothy Owen Lee (I)         65*

Jason Rosenbeck (I)            70*

Kyler South (I)                     65*

Guthrie Center Community School District (elect 4):

Tim Benson (I)                    269

Wanda Knobbe (I)              280

Wilma Stetzel                     265

Write In’s                            19 (Winner TBD)

Panorama Community School District:

Director District 3 (elect 1)

Deborah Westergaard (I)         11

Director District 4 – to fill a vacancy (elect 1)

Kellie Jean Flanery           56

Lila M. Lutz (I)                  85*

Director District 5 (elect 1)

Damon Crandall              65*

Lucas Wendl                    60

I = Incumbent; * = winner(s) of contested races

City of CORNING –

Mayor – Janice Mercer Leonard           167

City Council – Ward 1:

Gary Badgett      55

City Council – At Large:

Bert Beckham    146

Corning Community School District Director (elect 2):

Gwen Larsen     194

Amy Grau         228

Southwestern Community College Director – District 2:

Fred Shearer     291

Creston Schools (for those patrons in Adams County):

Director (elect 2) –

Don Gee          51

Bradley W. James    58

Southwestern Community College Director – District 1:

Jane Ernst          68

City of CARBON –

Mayor –

Larry E. Johnson       8

City Council (elect 5) –

Harold Wayne Mitchell     7

Donna Rochau                  7

Helen Hickman                 7

Vicki Haley                        7

Michael Kempton.             7

Orient-Macksburg Community Schools – for those patrons in Adams County

Director – District 2: No candidate filed (write-in wins)

Director – District 3: Eldon Ray

Director – District 4: Jana Scott

Villisca Community School District – for those patrons in Adams County

Director/At-Large (elect 3):

Jason Poston                     24

Richard Allen Mullen         23

Tom A. Williams                 23

Villlisca Public Measure B – 10 year PPEL renewal at 67 cents/$1,000 taxable property valuation (beginning June 30, 2021, & PPEL Surtax on Individual tax returns (Beginning Dec. 2020).

Yes – 19  (82.61%)

No –  4

CAM School Board (for those patrons in Adams County)

North Director – Julie Williamson

South Director – Michael Plagman

Griswold School Board (for those patrons in Adams County)

At-Large: Ryan Askeland (Incumbent)

City of NODAWAY –

Mayor – Patricia A. Shipley

City Council (elect 5) –

Gary Poen         11

Gene Dixson      12

Brenda Dunn     12

Rebecca Poen    11

Christine Dunn   2

Lenox Schools –

Director At-Large (elect 4) –

Noelle Parrish           2

Monty Douglas         5

Jake Tripp                 7

Seth Evans                3

City of PRESCOTT –

Mayor – Theresa West             27

Write-In Votes                          44

City Council (elect 2) –

Julie Krauth             23

Kimberly Reed        65

City Council to fill a vacancy expiring in 2021 – None filed

52 Write-in votes (Winner TBD)

contested races only; (I) = incumbent; * indicates winner(s) of contested races

City of Exira

City Council At-Large (elect 3) –

Robert Sorensen           92*

Mark A. Paulsen            81*

Clark M. Borkowski (I)   81*

Isaac Kommes               60

Exira-EHK School Board/Director At-Large (elect 4) –

Terri Harris (I)                179

Joel D. Schlueter (I)        202

Matthew Jorgsensen (I) 192

Jodee Dixson                 176

City of Kimballton

Mayor –

Glen Hoegh                    51*

Millete Shores (I)            29

City Council At-Large (elect 2) –

Ramadasa Jibatma         2

Peggy Mortensen           39*

Joanie Heuton (I)            34

Justin Larsen (I)               28

Carol Hartvigsen             49*

Coon Rapids-Bayard School Board At-Large (elect 4) – Will be updated as available

Jessica Chrystal

Timothy Owen Lee (I)

Kyler South

Jeff Andersen

Jason Rosenbeck (I)

Teresa Gehlaus

I = Incumbent; * = winner(s) of contested races — Voter turnout 20.41%

City Candidates (contested races only)

City of Red Oak:

Mayor –

Bill Billings                508*

Karen Blue                275

City Council At Large – to fill a vacancy (elect 1) –

Brian Lee Bills          337

Terry Koppa             373*

City of Elliott:

Council member (elect 2) –

Jessica Rasmussen          38*

Travis Johnson                41*

Leta Rush                        8

Council Member to fill a vacancy (elect 1) – No one filed

41 Write-In votes will be tallied 11/6

City of Stanton:

Mayor –

Kirk Requist                     94

Jeff Magneson                 106*

City of Villisca:

Council Member (elect 3) –

Robert Narup                  101*

Marsha S. Shepherd        82*

20 Write-In votes: Winner TBD

City of Coburg:

Council Member (elect 3) – None filed

14 Write-In votes: Winner TBD

Red Oak School District/Director At-Large (elect 2):

Mike Carlson           464

Bryce Johnson         586*

Jackie DeVries.         504*

Stanton School District/Director At-Large (elect 2):

Angela Silva                          58

Angie Schenck-Roberts        100

John McDonald                     219*

Sally Stoakes                         150*

Villisca School District/Director At-Large (elect 3):

Richard Allen Mullen              128

Jason Poston                           144

Tom A. Williams                      144

Villisca School District Public Measure – PPEL renewal/income surtax:

Yes –                                        119 (78.29%)

No –                                        33