DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Des Moines school district art teacher has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a female student. Television station KCCI reports that 50-year-old Jason Soliday was arrested Friday and booked into the Polk County Jail on a charge of sexual exploitation by a school employee.
Soliday remained jailed Friday afternoon on $5,000 cash-only bail. A spokeswoman for the district says Soliday resigned Thursday to avoid being fired.
The Exira-EHK Spartans and IKM-Manning Wolves boys golf teams came in one-two at the Boys District Golf Tournament @ Crestwood Hills Golf Course in Anita on Friday. Both teams will now advance to the 1A State Tournament next Thursday and Friday at Westwood Golf Course in Newton.
The Spartans shot a 326 team score to win it. IKM-Manning was just a shot back at 327. Avery Kwirant of Southwest Valley was Medalist after winning a one-hole playoff over Tyler Kopp of CAM. They both had rounds of 74 through 18 holes and will both get to move on individually to State.
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lantic junior Jalen Petersen ended his breakout running season with a 10th place finish in the Class 3A Boys 3200M Run on Thursday at Drake Stadium. Petersen completed the race in a personal best time of 10:08.36.
Petersen was coming off a state meet qualification during the cross country season and carried that progress into track. He said it’s been a great season with what he’s been able to accomplish and is looking forward to trying to place in both sports next season.
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2A District Golf Tournament at Lake Panorama National Golf Course.
State Qualifying Teams: PCM, Monroe 326 and Des Moines Christian 338.
State Qualifying Individuals: Kelby Shackelford, Panorama, 70 (Medalist). Ben Clement, Earlham, 73 (Runner-Up).
Atlantic Distance Medley Champions (Zade Niklasen, Dillon Sonntag, Chase Mullenix, Tyler Moen) Photo Courtesy Matt Mullenix
The Atlantic Trojans boys track team is staying hot on day 2 of the State Track and Field Championships. Atlantic picked up another State Title by winning the Distance Medley with a time of 3:32.53. The team comprised of Tyler Moen, Dillon Sonntag, Zade Niklasen, and Chase Mullenix picked up the first ever title in the event for the Atlantic boys.
The splits for the winning team were Moen 23.3, Sonntag 23.1, Niklasen 49.2, and Mullenix 1:56.1. With the victory Atlantic moved to the top of the 3A boys team standings as well with 31 points. Marion sits in second with 30 points and the Trojans will have a shot at getting that team championship tomorrow with a number of events yet to run.
Gratt Reed also had a strong day for Atlantic picking up a 2nd place finish in the 400M Hurdles with a time of 53.24. He also qualified for the 110M Hurdle Finals with the top time of the prelims at 14.77.
The Trojans also got some points from the 4x200M Relay team that took 6th place. Jayden Barnwell, Zade Niklasen, Tyler Moen, and Dillon Sonntag ran a time of 1:31.44 to earn the medal.
The Atlantic boys golf team hosted a District Golf Tournament on Friday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. As a team the Trojans came up just shy of an entry to the State Tournament but two individuals will move on. Matt Gearheart shot a 74 and was Runner-Up in the District and Cyle Renaud shot 77 to finish 4th. Both golfers will move on to State.
ADM was the District Champion with a 308 total. Norwalk came in 2nd at 310. Atlantic was 3rd with a 313. Winterset 345 and Bondurant-Farrar 360 rounded out the field.
Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “This was a tough one for the team. We were hoping to make it through today. We knew that ADM and Norwalk were both solid teams and had to play well today. Tough to not qualify on your home course. I feel bad for our seniors, Austin, Mason, and Ben. I know they were hoping to make it to state. However, good to see Matt and Cyle both qualify for state as individuals. They will head to Fort Dodge on Wednesday to play Thursday and Friday. Good luck to them.”
World champion and #4-ranked, Geoffrey Esper will compete with other top competitive eaters at the second annual Tivoli Fest World Æbleskiver-Eating Championship sanctioned by Major League Eating on Saturday, May 26th at 2 P.M at Tivoli Fest, held in downtown Elk Horn, Iowa — the largest rural Danish Settlement in the United States.
Last year, Matt Stonie ate an incredible 87 Æbleskiver in eight minutes, setting a world record. Some believe that Gideon Oji could break this record this year, and possibly approach the 90 mark.
Æbleskiver are a type of round pancake cooked in a special stove-top pan with half-spherical molds. The center is soft and fluffy and the crust is crisp and browned. Originating in the country of Denmark, they can be served with powdered sugar, topped or filled with jam or maple syrup or rolled in sugar. Competitive eaters will seek to set a new world record in the æbleskiver discipline.
Other top eating talent will include the #6-ranked Gideon Oji Morrow, GA, the #8-ranked Darron Breeden from Orange, VA, the #40-ranked Matthew Raible from Edwards, IL.
About Tivoli Fest:
Tivoli Fest is the annual Danish American festival in the Danish Village of Elk Horn, Iowa, the largest Danish rural settlement in the USA. It is a celebration of Danish American culture, traditions and foods. Tivoli Fest is a wonderful experience which includes a parade, folk dancing, live bands, 5k run, vikings, exhibits, fireworks, beer garden, Scandinavian entertainment, the World Æbleskiver Eating Championship, plus you can enjoy Danish food such as Æbleskiver, Smørrebrød, and Medisterpølse. Be sure to tour the only working Danish Windmill in the United States along with the Museum of Danish America. This unique celebration provides a variety of fun opportunities for the whole family.
About Major League Eating:
Major League Eating (MLE), the world governing body of all stomach-centric sports, conducts more than 80 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, N.Y. The competitive eating community is made up of more than 8,000 veteran and rookie gurgitators who travel the nation in search of top titles and the glory that they provide.For more information, visit www.IFOCE.com, www.facebook.com/eatfast or twitter @eatingcontest.
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, to honor the murdered and injured in Friday’s tragedy at Santa Fe High School in Texas. The governor’s order is issued in conjunction with President Donald Trump’s order to lower all United States flags to half-staff for the same length of time.
Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be half-staff on all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
A U-S District Court Judge in Council Bluffs, Thursday, sentenced 49-year old Glen S. Davis, of Las Vegas, Nevada, to one year and one day in prison for interstate communication of a threat. United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum says following his prison term, Davis will serve three years of supervised release.
Davis pleaded guilty for sending emails that contained threats to injure another person. Davis sent the threatening e-mails to an individual who ordered the repossession of a vehicle leased by Davis, due to non-payment.
The matter was investigated by the Carter Lake Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa said Friday (today), 51-year old Robert W. Bennett, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced to prison, May 11th, on a child pornography charge. United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Bennett to 121 months (a little more than 10-years) in prison, for receipt of child pornography. Bennett was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to follow his prison term.
Bennett pleaded guilty to the charge on January 2, 2018. The plea was the result of an investigation that began with a tip received by the Council Bluffs Police Department from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Bennett’s cloud storage system contained child pornography. A search warrant served on Bennett’s residence located a computer, cell phones, tablets and numerous storage devices that contained images of child pornography.
The investigation was conducted by the Council Bluffs Police Department and was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
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