"outstanding academic achievement"
I guess her parents are now divorced to.
FWIW- I grew up in the area and went to school there. News like this travels fast in rural Iowa.
I visited my home town a few weeks ago and attended a basketball game.
I go back often but don't socialize much and was reminded why as soon I walked into the commons area; I saw about 10-15 people from my growing up there and felt the walls close in pretty quickly.
These are good people and we go way back but it was a weird feeling and hit home just how quickly things like rumors can spread.