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Prison inmate serving time for a western Iowa crime dies in prison

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July 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Fort Dodge, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports 56-year-old William Harrison Barbee, who was serving a life sentence for 1st Degree Kidnapping out of Woodbury County, and other charges from Lee County, died Saturday, at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. His death was the result of an unexpected medical emergency. An autopsy will be conducted by the State Medical Examiner to determine cause of death. Foul play is not suspected.

Barbee, of Sioux City, was 17 when he kidnapped a woman at knifepoint from the parking lot of a grocery store. He pleaded guilty to kidnapping, attempted murder and theft and was sentenced to life in prison in 1983. Barbee is one of seven inmates resentenced in 2012 to life with the possibility of parole, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sentencing a juvenile to die in prison is cruel and unusual punishment. Barbee was scheduled to appear before the Iowa Board of Parole on July 27th. The board had denied Barbee early release after previous reviews.

Barbee’s sentence began on November 23, 1983.

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(UPDATED ISP report) Juvenile killed in Polk County chain-reaction crash, Tuesday (Not 2 fatalities as originally reported)

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July 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – [Update to previous ISP report: 1 fatality, not 2] – A crash on Interstate 80/35 Tuesday evening in Polk County, claimed the life of a juvenile male. In an earlier report, the Patrol erred in stating an adult had also died. The collision happened at around 7:35-p.m on I-80/35 eastbound, one-mile west of the interchange with I-35 and the east mixmaster, in Des Moines.

Authorities say traffic at the 136 mile marker was backed-up due to a collision. A 2016 Toyota Prius driven by 54-year-old Wesley Breckenridge, of Newton, was in the right lane in front of a 2016 Hyundai Tucson SUV driven by 42-year-old Luis Venales Graterol, of Grimes. Both drivers were slowing for traffic in front of them, when the SUV was struck from behind by a 2017 Peterbilt semi driven by 32-year-old Soderdene Selengesaikhan, of Los Angeles, CA.

The impact caused a chain-reaction crash. A juvenile passenger in the Hyundai Tucson, 11-year-old Ian Venales, of Grimes died in the crash, and Luis Graterol was injured. The extent of his injuries is currently unknown.

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State Baseball Schedule 07/20/2022

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July 20th, 2022 by admin

Class 1A Semifinals @ Carroll

4:30 p.m.—#1 St. Mary’s, Remsen (34-0) vs. #5 Kingsley-Pierson (27-4)

7:00 p.m.—#2 Newman Catholic, Mason City (33-3) vs. #3 New London (29-1)

Class 3A Semifinals @ Iowa City

5:00—#1 Assumption, Davenport (31-6) vs. #5 Independence (30-11)

7:30—#2 Epworth, Western Dubuque (30-11) vs. #6 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (31-11)

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State Softball Schedule 07/20/2022

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July 20th, 2022 by admin

Class 5A Semifinals

11:00 a.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#1 Fort Dodge (36-6) vs. West Des Moines Valley (27-13)

11:30 a.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
#2 Muscatine (36-4) vs. Waukee Northwest (33-7)

Class 4A Semifinals

11:30 a.m. – Iowa Central Field
Winterset (35-4) vs. Carlisle (28-10)

1:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
North Scott (29-10) vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (34-6)

Class 3A Consolation Round

11:00 a.m. – Dodger Field
Ballard (16-21) vs. Sioux Center (22-10)

Class 3A Semifinals

3:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Mount Vernon (34-4) vs. Saydel (32-4)

5:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds FIeld
Davenport Assumption (35-8) vs. Williamsburg (33-10)

Class 2A Consolation Round

11:30 a.m. – Veterans’ Field
Louisa-Muscatine (25-9) vs. Logan-Magnolia (28-1)

1:00 p.m. – Dodger Field
Mount Ayr (17-10) vs. Van Meter (30-10)

Class 2A Semifinals

3:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
North Union (33-3) vs. Wilton (27-6)
Box Score

5:30 p.m.. – Iowa Central Field
Central Springs (32-1) vs. Iowa City Regina (22-11)

Class 1A Consolation Round

1:30 p.m. –  Veterans’ Field
Newman Catholic (25-10) vs. Remsen St. Mary’s (27-3)

3:00 p.m. – Dodger Field
Newell-Fonda (35-5) vs. Lisbon (35-5)

Class 1A Semifinals

7:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
North Linn (33-8) vs. Southeast Warren (24-4)

7:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Martensdale-St. Marys (25-3) vs. Twin Cedars (27-3)

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State Baseball Scoreboard 07/19/2022

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July 20th, 2022 by admin

Class 2A Quarterfinals in Carroll

Estherville Lincoln Central 5, Interstate 35, Truro 1

Mid-Prairie, Wellman 3, Cascade, Western Dubuque 2

Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 7, Dike-New Hartford 4

Van Meter 5, Kuemper Catholic 3

Class 4A Quarterfinals in Iowa City

Johnston 6, Iowa City Liberty 3

Waukee Northwest 7, Waukee 2 

Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. 8, Cedar Rapids, Prairie 2

Iowa City, City High 10, Indianola 0 (5 innings)

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State Softball Scoreboard 07/19/2022

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July 20th, 2022 by admin

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#2 Davenport Assumption 12,  #7 Ballard 2 (6 innings) Box Score

#3 Williamsburg 5,  #6 Sioux Center 1 Box Score

Class 3A Consolation Round

Davis County 11, Dubuque Wahlert 10 Box Score

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#2 North Union  4, vs. #7 Louisa-Muscatine 3 Box Score

#6 Wilton 7, #3 Logan-Magnolia  4 Box Score

#1 Central Springs 6, #8 Mount Ayr 0 Box Score

#4 Iowa City Regina 6 vs. #5 Van Meter 5 Box Score

Class 1A Quarterfinals

#1 North Linn 10,  #8 Newman Catholic 0 Box Score

#5 Southeast Warren 7, #4 Remsen St. Mary’s 1 Box Score

#7 Martensdale-St. Marys 7, #2 Newell-Fonda 2 Box Score

#6 Twin Cedars 2, #3 Lisbon 0 Box Score

Class 4A Consolations

Norwalk 5, Burlington 0 Box Score

Indianola 3, ADM 0 Box Score

Class 5A Consolations

Waukee 5,  Southeast Polk 4 (8 innings) Box Score

Pleasant Valley 6, Linn-Mar 3 Box Score

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Iowa’s Davitt selected by Rays in 18th Round of 2022 MLB Draft

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July 19th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa redshirt junior Duncan Davitt was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in the 18th Round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.  Davitt was the 554th pick overall.

Davitt is the fourth Hawkeye to have his name called in the 2022 MLB Draft and he is the 27th player drafted under head coach Rick Heller.  It is the fourth time under Heller that Iowa has had four or more players selected.

The Indianola, Iowa, native went 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA in 19 appearances (four starts) as a key reliever in the Hawkeye bullpen during the 2022 season.  The right-hander had 61 strikeouts (to 15 walks) over 40 innings.

During his four years in Iowa City, Davitt went 11-5 with a 4.74 ERA over 53 appearances, including 21 starts.  He had 171 strikeouts over 144 1/3 innings.  Davitt was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection as a Hawkeye.

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Iowa GOP to hold fundraiser celebrating FITN of their Caucuses, days after DNC decision on Iowa Democrats

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July 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The head of the national Republican Party will be the keynote speaker for an Iowa G-O-P fundraiser next month. Potential G-O-P presidential candidates have been making their way to Iowa for months in anticipation of the 2024 Iowa Caucuses, which national Republican Party leaders have voted to keep first in the nation.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel’s appearance at the August 10th fundraiser in Des Moines will be a celebration of Iowa’s First in the Nation status, according to Iowa G-O-P chairman Jeff Kaufmann.

The Iowa G-O-P’s fundraiser will be held four days after the DEMOCRATIC National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws panel decides whether the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucuses will remain first in their party’s next presidential nominating process.

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Harlan Police report, 7/19/22

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July 19th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Harlan, Iowa) – The Harlan Police Department reports four arrests. On July 2nd, 58-year-old Barbara Rose Kleymann, of Portsmouth, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On the 3rd, 42-year-old Faith Merritt Peterson, of Harlan, was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated and improper rear lamp.

July 5th, Harlan Police arrested 35-year-old Nathan Howard Lavender, following a traffic stop. Lavender was transported to the Shelby County Jail where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, operation without registration, no insurance and driving under suspension.

On the 17th, 38-year-old Cory Christopher McCoy, of, Harlan, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication.

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2022 Rolling Valley All-Conference Baseball Teams

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July 19th, 2022 by admin

2022 Rolling Valley All-Conference Baseball Teams

First Team

Lane Spieker, CAM, P **
Cory Bantam, Woodbine, P **
Colby Rich, CAM, C **
Joe Kauffman, CAM, IF
Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, IF
Lance Clayburg, Coon Rapids-Bayard, IF
Sage Evans, West Harrison, IF
Easton Hays, Coon Rapids-Bayard, OF
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va, OF
Ethan Follmann, CAM, OF
Koleson Evans, West Harrison, OF
Will Ragaller, Ar-We-Va, U
Preston McAlister, Coon Rapids-Bayard, U

Second Team

Tyler Kingery, Exira-EHK, P
Kolby Culbertson, Coon Rapids-Bayard, P
Landen Bendgen, Woodbine, C
Cade Ticknor, CAM, IF
Jaidan TenEyck, Boyer Valley, IF
Tanner Oswald, Coon Rapids-Bayard, IF
Mason King, West Harrison, IF
Gabe Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard, OF
Trey Peterson, Exira-EHK, OF
Cameran Cline, Woodbine, OF
Mason McIntosh, West Harrison, U
Seth Hensley, CAM, U

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