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ment earlier this year.
• Blindauer is a senior at Mitchell High School. She has won the Kiwanis Academic Award for the past three years.
• Candidates interested in attending service academies must receive a nomination from a member of Congress or from the vice president of the United States. Candidates also must meet strict academic and fitness requirements.
• Other South Dakota students who have received appointment to service academies this year include: Scout Gambill, who attends Hot Springs High School; Elizabeth Foy, who attends O'Gorman High School; and Daniel Kurtzahn, who attends South Dakota State University.
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• DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- A prominent Davenport real estate developer has started serving a one year prison sentence after being convicted of embezzling money from business partnerships he managed.
• A court document released Thursday shows Charles Ruhl Jr. arrived at a minimum-security federal prison camp in Yankton, S.D. last week. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says Ruhl is scheduled to be released Jan. 10, 2015.
• U.S. District Judge Stephanie Rose ordered the prison time for Ruhl in January after he was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering.
• He admitted that he secretly withdrew $1.3 million from real estate partnerships he managed. He used the money to help other property investments that were struggling and for some personal expenses.
• Ruhl's attorney argued it was a victimless crime since he paid everyone back with interest.
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