Home / Sports Panthers give up just one match to Bloodhounds Southeast Iowa Union offers audio versions of articles using Instaread Pleasant girls tennis had a stellar showing on Monday night against Fort Madison The Panther dominated the Bloodhounds 8-1 in the matchup Pleasant won five individual matches and all three doubles matchups Bethany Drury and Audrey Richmond were both 8-0 winners in the one and two’s matches Halaina Crane finished with a 8-1 victory in the No Hannah Villaplaza was an 8-5 winner in the No The Panther’s lone loss came in the No In double’s Drury and Richmond were 8-4 victors Pleasant has now won back-to-back matches and is 2-5 on the season The girls will take on Fairfield on Thursday in their next matchup We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time e-mail us at techts@dailydem.com or call us at (319) 524-8300 Ia — A Fort Madison man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction on multiple charges related to sexual abuse and invasion of privacy was sentenced April 25 to two consecutive 10-year terms after being found guilty on two counts of third-degree sexual abuse Gilman also received one-year sentences on two counts of invasion of privacy; those terms will run concurrently The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Fort Madison Police Department which executed a search warrant on Gilman’s electronic devices Authorities said they discovered videos showing Gilman committing sex acts on his wife while she was physically helpless meaning she was asleep or unconscious at the time The videos were recorded without the victim’s knowledge or consent RELATED: Southeast Iowa man found guilty of sex crimes, invasion of privacy A jury found Gilman guilty on all charges on Feb he faces a lifetime special sentence and will be required to register as a sex offender The case was prosecuted by the Lee County Attorney’s Office Over 100 people packed into Fort Madison City Hall for the event which was part of Grassley’s annual 99 counties tour In an area that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in November people criticized the White House’s handling of several issues They also expressed frustration towards Iowa's 1st Congressional District Rep who has yet to hold a public forum-style event since Trump’s inauguration and applauded Grassley for holding the event The senator began by admitting he has 35,000 inquiries to his office that are awaiting a response He joked about growing interest in his town halls from constituents and the media “I had 396 county meeting during the four years of the Biden administration and none of you showed up,” he said The tone quickly turned somber as audience members asked pointed questions about how the tariffs Trump has imposed will affect farmers why the price of prescription drugs has remained high and the effect of extended tax cuts for the rich on the national debt Grassley was interrupted by shouts and jeers from the crowd during his answers “It’s very important that we keep the tax level where it is, which has been historically about 17% of gross national product of this country coming to the Congress,” Grassley said when asked about his support for existing tax cuts in the recent Senate reconciliation bill “I understand holding that tax at what you’re saying but why aren’t we doing more to make the billionaires pay more?” one audience member asked to roaring applause Another attendee said welcoming strangers into the country is a part of her Christian faith that pertains to immigration policy and that is what the gospel tells us to do,” she said “And I think turning away people who have come here for asylum is one of the most shameful things we can do.” Grassley responded by saying the country does welcome refugees, and he welcomes people who need asylum into the country. The Trump administration has adopted aggressive deportation policies toward immigrants without legal status Grassley was also asked about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who the Trump administration deported to a prison in El Salvador due to an “administrative error.” He said returning Albergo Garcia is not a power of Congress and that El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele is not subject to U.S An audience member who works at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs hospital said the president’s layoffs of probationary employees were illegal “The Supreme Court made the decision that he had the constitutional authority and the power to do that under the law Grassley made an abrupt exit after a follow-up question from the attendee about the cause for firing the probationary employees Grassley said he tried to answer questions to the best of his ability and that he was pleased with the turnout Grassley said he will hold a similar town hall-style event in Northwood next week