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Marking Memories

WHO: It’s not over

At left, Pastor Steve Traw delivers the Memorial Day address at Highland Cemetery in Iola. Above, the American Legion Honor Guard from Moran delivers a 21-gun salute.

At right, American Legion, VFW and Auxiliary members prepare to lay memorial wreaths at Highland. Below right, Kelby and Jeava Cummings decorate the graves of veterans with flags at the Yates Center Graceland Cemetery on Friday, May 28. REGISTER

By THERESA BRAINE New York Daily News (TNS)

We are not out of the COVID woods yet, despite declining coronavirus infection levels and increasing vaccine rates, a world health leader warned Monday.

The mood may be lightening up in the U.S. and elsewhere as people get their shots, and infections and deaths decline, but COVID-19 is still a very real and present danger,

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Making way for the trains Leaders extend emergency order, end eviction ban

Trevor Hoag

By NOAH TABORDA Kansas Reflector

Just Prairie The train calls. Do you hear it?

Though you can feel it in your bones, that strange magnetic energy that holds you in place despite tons of speeding and unstoppable machinery careening your way.

Near the turn of the last century, trains were regularly passing to and from Yates Center, but had to twist uphill and jog out of their way to do so.

Enter plans for Durand, a rail junction east of Yates Center, that around 1901 was imagined as having a depot, car yards, water facility and more.

Though little remains at the site today, one can nevertheless peel away various historical layers to be transported back, not only through both world wars, but to the earliest settlement of southeast Kansas.

IN ORDER to prepare the site at Durand, the Condon Brothers and stone mason Harry Ashley soon set to work after erecting their temporary construction camps.

(Incidentally, Ashley was an British immigrant who became Yates Center’s first mayor.)

Enormous piles of dirt were moved mostly by wheel

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TOPEKA — Kansas legislative leaders moved Friday to extend the state of emergency for the pandemic through June 15, while ending the block on evictions, despite requests from the governor for a 30-day extension.

In a brief meeting, House and Senate leadership debated the merits of extending the state of emergency declaration until June 27 —

Big Boy locomotive pulls to a stop at Durand, a railroad stop east of Yates Center. At right, before Durand, pioneers like Ernst Stockebrand settled the area, along with members of the Lauber and Toedman family. scrapers/slips pulled by teams of mules or horses, and the work was back-breaking, especially in the muddy swamp ground near where Owl Creek creeps through the area.

When it came time to build bridges that would cross the creek, supports were put in place by antique pile drivers, where a crushing weight would be dropped over and over again after being hoisted into position on a derrick.

Much of the work was performed by immigrant laborers, especially a crew of Italians who had to rely heavily on their translator, George Rallis.

If the situation that unfold-

ed around the same time at Iola’s Lehigh Portland Cement is any indication, racial tensions were hot and workers were often armed.

And they weren’t the only ones.

Legend has it that when Durand’s surveyors led their chain in one window of a house and out the other that happened to be standing in the way, a disgruntled resident assigned them a new See DURAND | Page A6

as requested by Gov. Laura Kelly — or a shorter option.

The declaration allows the state’s emergency management department to coordinate efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic members of the Legislative Coordinating Council argued cutting the state of emergency extension in half was premature considering the current vaccination rates and COVID-19 case numbers. However, Republican council members See ORDER | Page A3

Hot diggity dog The Marmaton Market celebrated its third year anniversary Friday by giving away hot dogs, chips and cupcakes. Above, board member Karen Price serves a hot dog to Ian Wagner, who works part-time at the market. The market received a grant from the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative to match $1 for every $2 raised, with a goal of $10,000. Memberships are available at $100 each. The market also is offering chances to win a quilt. The money will be used to purchase equipment and expand items. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

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KS communities look to regulate wind

Teri Porter

By ALLISON KITE Kansas Reflector

Teri A. Porter, age 59, died Thursday, May 27, 2021, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born Jan. 4, 1962, to James and Virginia (Cochran) Nelson.

Teri married Rocky Porter on March 27, 1992, in Miami, Okla.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial service to honor Terri’s life will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 3 at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola. Family will greet friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials in honor of Teri are suggested to Wings of Warriors and may be left with the funeral home or mailed to 1883 U.S. Highway 54, Iola, KS 66749.

License suspension reforms stumble

By ANDY T. FIELD Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Supreme Court staff stepped in this spring to oppose legislation meant to address issues surrounding drivers license suspensions for unpaid traffic fines, an issue pushed by activists for racial justice and the poor nationwide.

Some measures to address the issue passed and became law. But other efforts to eliminate some fees and to replace some fines with community service stalled after a court official told lawmakers that collecting fewer dollars through reinstatement fees would threaten the courts’ ability to remain open and pay employees. Some advocates think that’s the problem: The court system is overly reliant on impoverished and minority populations for funding.

“The system is formulated to thrive off the backs of poor people,” said Sheila Officer, chairwoman of the Racial Profiling Advisory Board of Wichita. She said states including Washington and California have passed laws ending failure to pay fines as a reason for license suspension.

The issue is part of a larger national conver-

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sation in which activists say fines and penalties for not paying them have the effect of criminalizing poverty. The ACLU and other groups are backing lawsuits and other efforts to keep poor people who can’t afford to pay legal fees and fines from facing penalties.

Kansas drivers can lose their license if they fail to pay traffic fines or appear in court. Drivers with a suspended license are charged $100 for each traffic violation to get it reinstated.

Advocates for the poor and racial minorities say the system means that those with money can pay fines and avoid license suspensions, while those who can’t afford the fines see their balances grow.

Some Kansas advocates for racial equity backed a bill this year that would have ended those additional $100 payments, saying the reinstatement fees are causing drivers to violate more traffic laws and to be stuck in a debt cycle, unable to legally drive to work, school, or get children to daycare.

Kansas Appleseed, a nonprofit that advocated for the measure, found last year that about 134,000 Kansans had suspended licenses due to unpaid fines and fees.

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FRANKFORT — Austin Cline is the third generation to farm his family’s land in Marshall County.

From his driveway, he has a more than 180-degree view of neighbors’ land and native prairie grass. But by next year, he expects the horizon to be dominated by commercial wind turbines.

He and his neighbors will be in the shadow of the 300-megawatt Irish Creek Wind Farm, which is set to begin operation late this year.

Neighbors who didn’t sell land to the wind farm developer, NextEra Energy Resources, are dreading the day the towering structures appear, erupting from their treasured horizon.

NextEra, headquartered in Florida, is the world’s largest renewable energy generator. It already has half a dozen wind farms in Kansas, primarily in the south central and southwestern parts of the state. It also has one wind farm in Missouri.

Kansas was early to the wind rush, dotting the state with turbines that in 2019 beat coal for the first time in generating the largest chunk of the state’s electricity. In 2020, 43% of the state’s generation came from wind, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

By comparison, 70% of Missouri’s generation comes from coal.

Only 9% comes from all its renewable sources —

wind, hydropower, biomass and solar — combined.

Last year, NextEra added 120 turbines in neighboring Nemaha County, surrounding Centralia and Corning.

That neighboring wind farm, which began operations in 2020, was a warning to some residents of Marshall County, who say the towers will diminish their quality of life.

In Marshall County, the company plans up to 100 turbines. Developers say the wind farm will bring 300 construction jobs and 12-15 permanent jobs to the community along with $50 million in payments to landowners who have turbines on their property and $40 million in county property taxes over the next 30 years.

In Kansas, the company is helping “fuel the state’s economic growth and quality of life and moving our country toward energy independence,” NexEra says on its website.

“The Irish Creek Wind project has received tremendous support in Marshall County,” Kennedy Conlan, a company spokesperson said in an email. “The project is providing significant benefits for the local community, including approximately $40 million in property tax revenue over the life of the project. That’s funding for local school districts, first responders, and other essential services in the community.”

Residents like Cline

Plan would return prayer room to spot TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have hatched a plan for returning the Kansas Statehouse’s meditation room to its original spot after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly moved it to create more space for her staff.

Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican, outlined the proposal this week during a meeting of top lawmakers. A decision is likely later this year.

The GOP-controlled Legislature wanted space for prayer in 2012 when then-Republican Gov. Sam Brownback created a meditation room on the Statehouse’s second floor. That’s where the governor and governor’s staff have offices.

GOP legislators included provisions in annual state budgets to

keep the room there. But they forgot last year, allowing Kelly to commandeer their prized space.

Kelly expanded her constituent services team to help during the coronavirus pandemic and said they needed to social distance.

The meditation room moved to an out-of-theway spot in the basement occasionally used for shooting videos and television interviews. GOP lawmakers responded this year with a budget provision to reclaim the second-floor space, but Kelly vetoed it.

Masterson’s plan would give the governor’s staff a different second-floor suite now used by House members.

That would prompt other space swaps involving them, senators, their clerks and State Library staffers.

Austin Cline farms on 1,000 acres in southern Marshall County. To the north, the skyline will soon be dotted with wind turbines. (ALLISON KITE/KANSAS

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in Marshall County and parts of Kansas were behind a push earlier this year to regulate wind development at the state level in Kansas. Right now, it’s up to counties and cities to decide how close to residents’ homes and property lines developers can build turbines. In Marshall County, where there are no zoning rules, the county’s commission was left to negotiate those setbacks, density and other agreements with NextEra. According to the county’s development agreement with NextEra, turbines can’t exceed 500 feet in height.

They must be at least a mile from city limits and 1.1 times their height — 550 feet — from the property line of any non-participating landowner.

The proposed changes to state regulations didn’t make it far. A Senate committee heard days of testimony but didn’t take a vote. But some counties in both Kansas and Missouri have moved to restrict Make the switch today!

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or ban wind development.

Proponents of Senate Bill 279 say it is necessary to protect the rights of rural landowners who aren’t part of the project but will be affected by their neighbors’ decisions.

Opponents of the bill, including energy industry representatives and environmentalists, say it would virtually halt wind development in Kansas. They point out that participating landowners have the right to do business on their own ground.

Kimberly Gencur Svaty, a lobbyist representing the Kansas Advanced Power Alliance, said she thought the wind energy industry did a good job trying to ensure that both participating and non-participating landowners are treated fairly.

“If view is the issue, there are no protections that will be put in place for any form of development if you just don’t want to look at it,” she said.

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said the emergency had gone on long enough and that the state ought to focus on creating an “exit strategy.”

“As Kansans return to normal, they expect us to do the same,” said Senate President Ty Masterson, an Andover Republican.

“Today’s short-term extension provides the governor the remaining time needed to end the emergency — while also making it clear any unnecessary or burdensome executive orders will be revoked.”

The council, made up of eight members of House and Senate leadership, voted 6 to 2 to approve the shorter extension. They also tacked on an amendment ensuring the governor’s executive order banning evictions would end Friday.

The declaration has been in place since March 12, 2020. There have been 313,997 total COVID-19 cases and 5,076 deaths recorded by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment since the onset of the pandemic.

Ending the order too soon would result in lost federal pandemic relief aid and difficulty properly providing medical services, said House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer. He said he is concerned that without the help of the National Guard — which has aided in administering over 2 million vaccine doses — Kansas would fall “months behind schedule.”

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The legislative coordinating council, led by Senate President Ty Masterson, left, shortened a requested 30-day extension to 15 days much to the displeasure of Democratic leadership, including Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, right.

(SHERMAN SMITH/KANSAS REFLECTOR)

“We all want to get back to normal, but ending the declaration too soon will ultimately cause us to take longer to get there,” said Sawyer, a Wichita Democrat.

Without the National Guard’s assistance, Sawyer contended it could take up to 14 months for the state to reach 75% vaccination.

The other Democrat on the panel, Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, said the 15day extension offered no real exit strategy to ensure the health and economic consequences of this crisis are addressed. Sykes, a Lenexa Democrat, also lamented the cancellation of the ban on foreclosures and evictions, which received little discussion during the meeting after what appeared to be technical difficulties in

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“After a session full of tax giveaways to giant multinational corporations and pandemic relief to businesses, it is cruel to give no exit strategy to hardworking Kansans who are struggling to make ends meet due to the economic impact this pandemic has had on our state,” Sykes said.

Lawmakers may have to consider a subsequent extension in June should the governor request it. With discussions leaning toward a definitive ending, it appears unlikely they would approve another extension.

House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, a Wichita Republican, said as much during the debate, forcefully opposing another 30-day extension.

It remains clear there

is no intention or plan to bring this emergency declaration to an end, he asserted.

“In a month and a half, you would have thought that if you knew that things were going to come to an end that you would have already had an exit strategy, a way to stop this,” Hawkins said. “My objection to the fact that there is no planning and all we do is just keep things going and going and going.”

In a statement, Reeves Oyster, spokeswoman for Gov. Kelly, said the continuation of the disaster declaration was of clear importance to get Kansas back to normal. Shortening it would jeopardize the recovery process, she said.

Oyster also noted Kelly’s disappointment with the eviction order decision.

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Opinion The Iola Register

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

~ Journalism that makes a difference

Constituents have a duty to tell legislators of their priorities Those of us who follow the news and share our opinions with you weekly are sometimes presented with contradictions.

Take this example: Polls show strong majorities of Kansans support expanding the state Medicaid program, also known as KanCare. Similarly, residents support common-sense gun legislation such as background checks.

Yet legislators in Topeka don’t do these things. Instead, they’ve dragged their feet for nearly a decade on Medicaid expansion. And they’re pushing the boundaries of gun legislation, advocating for open carry and removing age restrictions.

Put simply, legislators aren’t listening to their constituents.

But their constituents aren’t holding their legislators to account either.

This summer, state senators and representatives will be back in their home districts. We hope they hold meetings and actually ask the people they represent what they want. We also hope that constituents show up to make their preferences heard. If you want Medicaid expansion, if you want sensible gun laws, you have to make your voice heard.

Beyond that, if you’re a constituent, you must vote.

You must make it clear that there will be consequences at the ballot box if the peo-

ple who represent you don’t listen. That means making a plan and casting a ballot in a primary election, given the GOP’s dominance of state politics.

Some have made sure to register as Republicans to have a voice in these elections, and depending on your beliefs, that might be a wise move.

The point is, lawmakers should want to please their constituents. They are supposed to serve you, not an ideology or a special interest group. But the only way they know that is if you tell them.

That doesn’t let senators or representatives off the hook, either. Regardless of whether you represent Kansas in Washington, D.C., or Garden City or Pittsburg in Topeka, listen to your voters. Hold town hall meetings this summer and invite everyone, not just a small band of passionate followers.

Don’t cherry-pick who you want to hear from.

We don’t elect people to represent a party. We don’t elect people to represent God or Donald Trump (and indeed, we believe these two figures to be different). We elect people to represent us. That means Republican and Democrat and independent, man and woman, black and white, gay and straight, you name it.

That’s their job. And they need to get with it.

— Topeka Capital-Journal

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a forehand in her first round match against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania during Day One of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday in Paris. Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday. (JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)

Give Osaka the space she needs It is outrageous that the French Open should lead the way in telling one of the world’s brightest young tennis stars, Naomi Osaka, that she faces defaults — in other words, she will be thrown out of the Slams — if she refuses to engage with the press. While organizers fear a precedent being set, and other players sidling out of media commitments, it’s unfair to punish Osaka only to set an example, after she has cited mental health concerns. John McEnroe got away with insulting the chair, and Novak Djokovic with his antics.

In 2019 after losing the first round at Wimbledon, Osaka was asked whether her two Grand Slam titles were

“too much success, too early.” It seemed like a question aimed at some impostor who had run away with the US Open and Australian Open, not a trailblazer from Japan. Osaka excused herself from the press conference room and candidly said that she might need to cry. Young champions can have uneasy relationships with both winning and losing that aggravate mental health flare-ups.

If questions about her not winning every title irritate her, then the precocious talent deserves patience from the tennis fraternity.

That Osaka is extremely articulate and has taken a stand on myriad issues with integrity, opens her up to being targeted by the “Stick

to Sport” brigade. Sport is teeming with famous figures who are inauthentic and glibly parrot lines and lies dictated by their agents, as well as cheats who game the system — both make sport seem contrived and fake. It is true, too, that it’ll be difficult for organizers to accurately determine who’s avoiding media owing to mental health issues and who’s shirking legitimate press questions.

So while the organizers need to be more sensitive to the pressures of professional sportspersons, players need to be honest in honoring their media commitments.

And if getting this balance right means rewriting the contracts, so be it.

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Ghost guns need to be regulated Biden right to order review of COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ theory

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has taken a firm stance when it comes to the so-called “ghost guns” made from do-it-yourself kits or 3D printers — they should be subject to the same regulations as other guns, including background checks on buyers and the requirement of a serial number. It’s a commonsense position that the Biden administration supports in a proposal now under review that should be enacted into law.

In April, President Joe Biden ordered the Justice Department to draft a rule that cracks down on ghost guns, closing a loophole in federal law that allows those purchasing gun-building kits to skirt requirements for serial numbers and buyer background checks. The proposal, which is now in a 90-day public comment period, is the type of gun reform that almost makes too much sense.

Whether someone purchases a gun or builds one at home, there should be a background check and the weapon should have a serial number so that it can be traced.

Shapiro, who testified be-

fore a Senate panel in midMay to make the case for federal regulation of ghost guns, has been out in front of this issue for several years.

In 2019, he ordered the state police to treat the unfinished frames and receivers, the components of the guns, as firearms under state law.

State police then directed gun dealers to perform background checks on those buying the parts.

In January 2020, Commonwealth Court issued a preliminary injunction on the policy, calling it “unconstitutionally vague,” but Shapiro continued to press the issue.

In March of this year, he reached an agreement with the state’s largest gun show promoter to ban sales of ghost gun kits at its events.

There is good reason to be concerned about closing a loophole on the ghost gun purchases. The Justice Department said some 23,000 guns without serial numbers have been recovered by law enforcement at crime scenes, including 325 that were connected to homicides or attempted homicides.

Shapiro told the Senate

panel of an alarming rise in the use of ghost guns in Philadelphia, where law enforcement recovered 13 of them connected to criminal investigations in 2018. The number soared to 250 in 2020, and police estimate they will recover more than 600 ghost guns related to crimes in the city this year.

Closing the loophole will not prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing the kits and building a gun at home.

It will only require the same enforcement of laws related to other gun purchases. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the proposal targets those who are not permitted to own a gun but are using the loophole to “escape detection by law enforcement.”

Cracking down on the ghost gun loophole will not infringe on Second Amendment rights to own firearms.

It will, however, make it more difficult for those barred from owning a gun to obtain one. It’s a commonsense piece of gun reform that we all can live with. ___ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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70 Years Ago June 1951

Iola’s 106 municipal employees yesterday became eligible to participate in the federal Social Security program from which city workers have been excluded for the past 15 years. The federal law has been amended and

the Kansas Legislature also passed a bill expanding coverage. A city ordinance has been passed to recognize the change. The change will be retroactive to Jan. 1 and municipal employees will pay their 1.5 percent tax on their wages for the entire year. *****

Paul Redfern has become proprietor of the market at the Cut-Rate Grocery, purchasing it from John Masquelier. Redfern formerly managed the City Market on West Madison and more recently has worked in the market at the A. W. Anderson store on East Lincoln.

We don’t yet know where that an accident at the lab led the virus that causes to the escape of a virus reCOVID-19, the disease that’s searchers were studying. killed nearly 600,000 AmeriAmong the dots connected cans and 3.5 million globally, by responsible reporters, officame from. SARS-CoV-2 may cials and scientists: well have crossed over from In July, the Times of Lona wild animal in an unsani- don reported that a virus 96% tary wet market in or around identical to SARS-CoV-2 was Wuhan, China. Or it may found in an abandoned Chihave emerged from a lab in nese copper mine in 2012. It that city of 11 million where sickened six men and killed scientists were studying bat three who had entered to coronaviruses. clean out bat guano.

The latter hypothesis, anIn 2018, State Department grily rejected by i nve s t i g a t o r s Beijing, has in visited the WIV recent months and sent two ofbegun to gain The debate has ficial warnings credence. That been fraught from the to Washington doesn’t mean about inadeit’s likely, but start, perhaps because quate safety it does mean it has been irresponsi- controls there. it warrants bly conflated with the T h i cke n i n g further scru- claim that the bug was the plot, The tiny, because Wall Street a simmering somehow deliberate- Journal reporttheory left un- ly engineered. That ed that a U.S. examined will didn’t happen. intel report burn the pot. asserts that in President Joe early NovemBiden should ber 2019, three therefore be commended for WIV researchers working on ordering from U.S. intelli- coronaviruses were hospitalgence agencies what we hope ized with symptoms similar will prove to be a definitive re- to COVID-19. view of the evidence for and Meanwhile, scientists against the “lab-leak” origin studying the structure of the story. virus have found other feaThe debate has been tures of the virus consistent fraught from the start, per- with possible laboratory orihaps because it has been irre- gins. sponsibly conflated with the Finding the truth about claim that the bug was some- COVID-19’s origins could inhow deliberately engineered ject real tensions into the in the Wuhan Institute of global war on this pathogen.

Virology. That didn’t happen But the truth must be found.

— but there is a possibility ___ New York Daily News

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Facing the challenges of settling an estate Barbara Stockebrand Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences

Someday you may find yourself filling the shoes of someone who settles an estate for a loved one or close friend.

You may be asked in an estate planning process (prior to a loved one’s death) to serve as an executor for a will, or you may be asked by the court to serve as an administrator of an estate.

If an administrator is appointed, no last will and testament exists. If you agree, either way, be ready for a challenging road ahead.

Even in a simple estate where a living spouse inherits everything, there is paperwork to be done — paying creditors, closing accounts, and distributing assets. Settling an estate is not a quick process.

The grieving process sometimes makes it hard to think clearly if you are close to the one who has passed on.

Family dynamics often create extra challenges.

An executor will usually be asked to fill that capacity by the writer of the last will and testament. Often a copy of that official document will be shared with the named executor. It’s a good idea to have a conversation with the writ-

er prior to passing to learn more of the background of their decisions and their wishes.

An executor’s role doesn’t begin until after the loved one has passed and has been officially appointed by a probate court. For this to take place, the original will needs to be located and filed with the court. The attorney who drafted the last will and testament will likely need to be contacted. An attorney will likely need to be hired, however, it’s not required to use the attorney who drafted the will for the estate settlement process.

Families are sometimes surprised with designations that may be laid out in a will, such as a gift to a longlost friend or a charity.

Purposeful exclusions, such as a direct heir, can create conflict in the estate process. To help address those potential trouble spots, asking the writer of the will to include an informal letter with the will explaining the reasoning behind their actions, can help deflate those obvious contention points.

If there is a home or other property involved after the loved one’s passing, putting small valuables in a safe place is advisable. Empty homes are prime targets for thieves who may be watching obituaries.

Family members may also believe things in the home may be theirs.

Locking buildings, possibly even changing

If you agree to serve either as executor of a will, or administrator of an estate, be ready for a challenging road ahead. (PIXABAY PHOTO) locks, and taking photos of contents are good steps to take to document the property and help you as the estate representative to follow the guidelines of the tasks before you.

Some of the greatest conflicts within families during an estate process rise from those items with sentimental value.

These items may have little or no monetary value. However, they may hold great meaning to more than one of the heirs. Coming up with a process that is fair for everyone involved when distributing the assets, may be one of your most challenging tasks as the estate representative.

The probate court will make sure that all creditors and taxes are identified and paid before real estate transfers and monetary payments can be made from the estate to the heirs. You, as the estate representative, may need to convey this message to all of the heirs to prepare

them for the extended time frame before the estate can be settled.

K-State Research and Extension has a simple publication called “Decisions After Death” which shares practical suggestions in knowing where to start relating to financial and legal matters after the death of a loved one. Gathering needed documents and learning who to contact are included in the information.

Not everyone is comfortable wearing the shoes of an estate representative. It’s okay to decline that responsibility when asked if it is going to create undue stress.

It is an honor to be asked to represent a loved one’s wishes after they have passed.

Hopefully these tips can better prepare those asked to settle an estate in a way that respects the loved one who has passed, serve the heirs that remain, and complete their tasks as well as possible.

National parks could be packed this summer

By JACOB FISCHLER Kansas Reflector

Leaders of a U.S. Senate panel extolled national parks for providing a respite during the COVID-19 pandemic, but cautioned that enthusiasm for outdoors recreation will create its own problems in this summer’s tourism wave.

Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent and the chairman of a subcommittee that oversees the U.S. National Park Service, said this summer would “be the biggest season in the history of the Park Service,” and ranking Republican Steve Daines of Montana agreed with that prediction.

To help with overcrowding, the National Park Service plans to launch a public education campaign to encourage visitors to make plans and reservations in advance, acting director Shawn Benge told senators.

Benge also said the government was considering options including timed entry and limiting numbers. The Park Service would also offer real-time digital communications to let visitors know when parking lots are full, for example.

King, Daines and other senators cast the increased interest in parks as a positive development, but said it also posed challenges related to congestion and already-strained parks infrastructure.

While 2020 attendance

to the National Park System decreased by about 28%, some parks broke monthly attendance records as Americans sought outdoor recreation opportunities in the U.S. during the pandemic, since both international travel and indoor gatherings were limited.

Members of the subcommittee praised the parks’ abilities to provide spaces to improve mental and physical health during a difficult period.

“I truly believe our national parks were a refuge for many Americans during the pandemic,” Daines said. “It was good for the soul when Americans visited their national parks.”

But with many international destinations still difficult to reach, and some COVID-19 restrictions still in place, senators said they expect swarms of visitors to national parks.

“One of the problems we’re encountering is a kind of inherent tension of loving places to death,” King said. “In our committee room, we have pictures of beautiful parks, but we also have pictures of huge traffic jams in places like Acadia and Yosemite.”

King said several times he hoped to hold another hearing specifically on congestion in national parks, adding that it was a difficult balance to allow maximum access to the parks but not diminish the experience. Congress and the

Park Service may try and disperse visitors to less-visited parks and parts of parks, King said.

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filmmaker Ken Burns, who produced a 2009 PBS series celebrating national parks, testified at the hearing that he viewed the long lines to get in park entrances as a good problem, comparing it to the long lines to vote in his small New Hampshire town. Burns’ film company is based in Walpole.

Visits to national parks may still look different this year, as some mask mandates and other policies like limits on shuttle buses are still in place.

Under President Joe Biden’s executive orders, the Interior Department and other executive branch agencies set mask policy for national parks based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, Benge said. The circumstances of the pandemic are likely to change in coming months and rule changes would likely follow, he said.

For now, unvaccinated employees, contractors and volunteers must wear masks inside parks buildings and outside when distancing is not possible, according to the National Park Service website. Visitors “who are not fully vaccinated must continue to wear masks indoors and in crowded outdoor spaces,” a National

Park Service spokesperson said. “Masks are required for everyone on all forms of public transportation.”

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) asked Benge about implementing a formal reservation system, like the one her state’s Haleakal National Park uses for sunrise visits, as a way to regulate crowds.

But Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) registered his “strong opposition” to any such plans, saying they could reduce access.

Even before the expected boom this year, parks faced a challenge in maintaining roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure. A September 2018 National Park Service study estimated the agency’s 419 units faced $11.9 billion in overdue maintenance needs.

Daines said the short supply of housing for parks employees was also an issue. Yellowstone National Park recently upgraded its employee housing, but many other parks need more, he said.

Last year’s passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, a law to provide mandatory funding for parks, was intended to eat into that backlog, but the law’s effects haven’t fully been realized yet. King asked Benge to have the Interior Department provide a report on the law’s implementation and the department’s plans to use it.

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Take a break at the Farmers’ Market The rain will stop and the sun will come out in time to barbecue, so make sure you stop down to Allen County Farmers’ Market for all your entertaining needs.

At today’s market, from 1-4 p.m. at 700 N. State Street, you will find hand-crafted items, fresh baked goods including cookies, pies, sweet breads, fresh produce such as, cabbage, green beans, green onions, lettuce, radishes, sugar snapped peas, pasture raised eggs and plant starts.

Thursday on the square, vendors will have the following: fresh baked goods including bread, candy, muffins, pies, and sweet bread. Along with beef, chicken, pork, chicken and duck eggs, jams,

and jellies, as wells as natural personal products. The fresh produce your selection you will find includes cabbage, green beans, green onions, herbs, honey, lettuce, micro greens, radishes, spinach, sugar snapped peas, tomatoes as well as plant starts and hand-crafted items.

Saturday from 8-11 a.m. on the square in Humboldt, you will find, hand-crafted items, fresh baked goods including muffins, pies, sweet breads, cabbage, green beans, green onions and lettuce, microgreens radishes, sugar snapped peas and pasture raised eggs As always, we accept EBT, Debit cards and participate in the Double Up Food Bucks Program.

USDA rejects faster pork slaughter speeds DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs can be processed into meat, delivering a victory to slaughterhouse workers who had raised safety concerns about the plan.

The USDA announced Wednesday evening it would enforce a Minnesota judge’s order issued in March. The judge struck down plans begun years ago but finalized by the USDA under former President Donald Trump’s administration that would have lifted maximum line speeds at pork slaughterhouses, allowing dozens of plants to speed up production.

The United Food and Commercial Workers

Union International, which represents 33,000 workers in the pork processing industry, welcomed the decision.

“President Biden made a commitment to strengthen safety protections for America’s meatpacking workers on the frontlines of this pandemic. With today’s USDA statement, the Biden administration is reaffirming its commitment to worker safety,” union president Marc Perrone said Wednesday.

The USDA’s decision followed a March 31 ruling by U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen, who had considered a lawsuit filed by the union and found the USDA acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it refused to consider the impact of faster line speeds on worker safety.

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Durand: Railroad loomed large in town Continued from A1

route by way of a loaded shotgun.

AFTER the tracks were tamped down, the little town began to take shape, and featured a depot, hotel, eating house, store and several homes.

An ad for August Krueger’s shop in the Yates Center News read: “NEW STORE at Durand. Ready for business in connection with our lunch room at the cutoff. We have opened a complete general merchandise, with the highest prices paid for butter and eggs.”

Another figure connected with Durand is C.F. Harder, who, after losing a nasty land battle to the railroad, decided he’d turn the situation to his favor by building hay barns for local farmers, though he ended up losing that battle, too.

In the end, Harder settled for constructing a set of rental houses, though others would eventually prevail on the barn issue.

Also of note, is that early development in Durand made folks in Yates Center nervous, perhaps recalling county seat battles from previous years.

Hence, one reason Durand never grew any larger than it did was because the railroad had

Multiple impressive piles of railroad spikes bake in the sun at Durand.

The Durand hotel continued to operate until Sept. 23, 1965, when it met the same fate as earlier hotels and burned to the ground.

It’s said the blaze started in the basement and quickly engulfed the entire wood structure.

BY CONTRAST, one structure that’s still standing is the last Durand schoolhouse, which in the past year went from being painted a baby blue hue to a muted tan.

The building was built around 1919, but has been a private home since the 1970s, most recently belonging to a friendly roofer/Pontiac enthusiast named Ron. Before that, the structure served for a time as USD 366’s kindergarten.

Of course, like many rural schools, this building was preceded by

The last Durand schoolhouse is now a private residence. been pressured into not granting the fledgling town any incentives.

THE FIRST hotel at Durand bloomed around 1902 thanks to a fellow named Webb, who also happened to be roadmaster for the railroad.

However, it’s believed that both this and another early hotel burned to ashes shortly after being constructed.

Heavy troop traffic during WWI called for a new lodging place, though, and by 1919, the Van Noy Company had forged a replacement.

It had 18 rooms (with 27 beds upstairs, five down), a giant kitchen, dining room, rec room, storerooms and innumerable nooks and crannies.

Quite a few families took turns running the hotel in its gritty early years, but it was the O’Brians who tended to all the troop trains during World War II. On one particularly crazy day, the O’Brians helped over 300 hungry soldiers stuff themselves with pancakes.

A decade later during the infamous Flood of 1951, aka Black Friday, the hotel at Durand became essential, since the extremely high waters necessitated numerous train reroutes.

This was a godsend to the hotel operators, perhaps until they realized they would need to prepare enough food for a Rock Island Special filled with almost 400 passengers.

multiple others used to house students.

In 1867, when just starting out, District 15 wasn’t yet called “Durand,” of course, and it was held in August Lauber’s house northwest of where the school was later built.

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And whenever you hear tell of the old “Stone School,” this would have been the building built in-between structures one and two, constructed by the same Mr. Oderlin who made an ornate

tlers, I think, is how many legends have been passed down in connection to their encounters with indigenous people.

One tale involved Mary (Stange) Stockebrand, who while her husband was traveling, encountered native people near her home.

So frightened was she by their “alien” appearance, that she ran from home and hid in a cornfield, trembling with her infant son for several hours in the blazing heat.

On another occasion, when native people were moving south into Oklahoma Territory from “Kansas,” William Stockebrand came across a young

Historical photo of the depot at Durand. rock house belonging to the Stockebrands.

SPEAKING of the Stockebrand family, I was excited to discover recently that the Durand area was where they and some of the county’s other first pioneers settled.

In early 1857, German immigrants William and Ernst Stockebrand, August Lauber and August Toedman made their way to Woodson County from Illinois, and soon after, the Toedmans built the first log cabin near Owl Creek.

A single lonely grave hidden in a pasture serves as evidence of these first settlements, where the Toedman claim was east of the current Durand school, and August Stockebrand lived where Durand itself sits.

What strikes me most about these early set-

brave who’d been badly wounded.

Left behind to die, the indigenous man’s plight so moved Stockebrand that he tenderly nursed him back to health.

Stockebrand even provided him with a horse, so that the brave could rejoin his people more quickly.

Years later, early one morning Stockebrand found three painted ponies tied up in front of his cabin that the grateful native had left as a gift.

Unfortunately, such luck would dry up.

Shortly after, Stockebrand was shot through the left wrist by another native man during an attempted theft (which involved using a hat for bait); though perhaps said disability indirectly saved his life by leading to an early discharge during the Civil War.

60th Anniversary

Neil and Roberta Crane

Neil and Roberta Crane On May 28, 1961, Neil and Roberta Crane were united in marriage at First Methodist Church in Eureka.

They have spent the last weekend celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren at Downstream Casino but will also attend a weekend of Cardinals baseball in June and have plans for a trip to Cabo San Lucas at a later date.

This 60-year journey has seen them raise three wonderful children, daughter Leslie from Iola, son Erik and wife Heidi from Springfield, Mo., and son Mitch and wife Olga from Broken Arrow, Okla. They also

Virus: Still threat Continued from A1

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said as the 74th World Health Assembly wrapped up.

He called on the world’s nations to work together to end this pandemic and prepare for the next one, proposing a treaty on pandemic preparedness and response.

“The reality is, we still have a lot of work to do to end this pandemic,” Tedros said in his closing remarks.

“We’re very encouraged that cases and

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enjoy their six beautiful grandchildren, Emily and husband Luke, Ethan, Ashley, Tyler, Samantha and Sophia.

Over the years, they have traveled to coach or to watch a multitude of basketball games across the United States as well as in Latvia, Lithuania and several European countries. Other travels include Russia, China, the Middle East and Australia. Their life has had much that is remarkable and some that has been a tribulation but they are looking forward to the next years and will enjoy the time that God gives them together.

If you wish to send a card, you may do so at PO Box 644, Iola KS 66749.

deaths are continuing to decline globally, but it would be a monumental error for any country to think the danger has passed.”

The way to continue to keep the virus at bay is to consistently and continuously deploy public health measures, and to ensure equitable vaccine distribution and administration. He urged member states to aim to vaccinate at least 10% of the population of all countries by the end of September, and at least 30% by the end of the year.

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Those medaling kids

Earning medals Saturday at the State Track Meet were, clockwise from top left, Crest High’s Ursula Billings in the 1600-meter run; Humboldt High’s Drew Wilhite in the 800-meter run; Kristyna Snyrychova in the 100-meter hurdles; Southern Coffey County High’s Aiden Voorhees, in the high jump; Marmaton Valley High’s Janae Granere in both the long jump and the triple jump; and Humboldt High’s Jada Dangerfield in the shot put. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Humboldt Mustang, Fillies athletes compete Small schools net pair earn big results hardware WICHITA — Drew Wilhite saved his best for last Saturday.

The Humboldt High junior capped his 2021 track and field season by nabbing the silver medal in the 800-meter run at the Class 2A Track Meet in Wichita.

Wilhite finished in a personal-best time of 2 minutes, .57 seconds.

He pushed to the front of the pack within the first 100 meters, and stayed within a second of eventual race champion Cody Zimmerman of Oakley.

On top of that, Wilhite placed 11th in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches.

Also picking up a medal for Humboldt was senior Jada Dangerfield.

She took eighth in the girls shot put at 34’4.75”.

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Iola High’s Averie Sharon runs the first leg of the girls 4x800-meter relay Friday at the Class 4A State Track Meet.

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WICHITA — Iola High sophomore Jesse Taylor, just a sophomore, picked his best time to run his best race of the year.

Taylor, running Friday in the Class 4A State Track Meet, placed 12th in the boys 3200-meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 27 seconds.

“He was able to run a personal record and race against some really good competition,” Mustang head coach Dana Daugharthy said. “It is exciting to see him run under 10:30 as a sophomore, because he is only going to get better. His work ethic and determination will be a force to be reckoned with in 4A state in the years to come.”

Taylor also was part of Iola’s 4x800-meter relay team, along with Jack and Eli Adams and Riley Jay. “The number one thing I think we were hoping to see, was to see our boys place,” Daugharthy said.

“But the reality is, it was a really tough race.”

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WICHITA — Marmaton Valley, Crest and Southern Coffey County were among the smallest contingents to compete Saturday in the Class 1A State Track Meet.

But they sure made it count.

Each of the four athletes who appeared — Marmaton Valley’s Janae Granere and Kristyna Snyrychova, Crest’s Ursula Billings and Southern Coffey County’s Aiden Voorhees — brought home some state hardware in the process.

Leading the way was Granere, a freshman at Marmaton Valley, who leapt to a bronze medal in the girls long jump, with a leap of 16 feet, 4.5 inches, and fifth in the triple jump at 33’5.25”.

Snyrychova, meanwhile, nabbed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at 15.80 seconds, and narrowly missed out on a medal in 300-meter hurdles, placing ninth. (The top See SCHOOLS | Page B5

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Mondesi homers, exits early in win over Pirates KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adalberto Mondesi hit a two-run homer before injuring his hamstring, Mike Minor pitched six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Monday night.

Mondesi tweaked his left hamstring when he charged a slow roller in the eighth. He was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the inning.

“I hated to see him come out of the game right there,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “That was a really good play. There aren’t many shortstops in the league that can make that play. He had to take a full burst to make it happen.”

The Royals have won 10 of 16 to get back to .500 for the first time since an 11-game losing streak dropped them four games below.

Minor (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits.

He struck out seven and walked one.

“A quality start and a win, so it was good,” Minor said. “I feel like I made some mistakes like every game. But I didn’t give up a whole lot of hard-hit balls.”

Chad Kuhl (0-2) took the loss in his return from the injured list. He gave up three runs and six hits in four innings.

“I thought the slider was good,” Pittsburgh

Hayes (left wrist strain) is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis. In seven games, he has gone 6 for 24 (.250) with two doubles, two homers and three RBIs. ... LHP Austin Davis (left elbow sprain) has allowed two hits and one run while striking out 15 batters in a combined 7 1/3 innings of work in six rehab games between Class A Bradenton and Indianapolis. ... INF Colin Moran (left groin strain) and OF Phillip Evans (left hamstring strain) are expected to begin rehab assignments with Indianapolis this week.

ROSTER MOVE

Adalberto Mondesi of the Kansas City Royals celebrates his two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. GETTY IMAGES/ED ZURGA/TNS manager Derek Shelton said. “He got stronger as the game went on. He was a little inconsistent with his fastball early on, but settled down and the pitch limit just got to him.”

Bryan Reynolds homered and drove in two runs for Pittsburgh.

The Pirates got a run in the first on an RBI groundout by Reynolds after Adam Frazier led off with a double.

Whit Merrifield opened the bottom

half with a double and scored on a two-out single by Salvador Perez.

The Royals added two in the second. Edward Olivares was hit by a pitch and scored on Hunter Dozier’s double.

Dozier then scored on a shift-beating single by Kelvin Gutierrez. Kansas City loaded the bases but couldn’t score any more.

“I feel good and the swing feels pretty good,” Dozier said of his recent production. “I feel like

I’m in a really good spot right now.”

The Pirates got within one on a two-out single in the third by Jacob Stallings that scored Kevin Newman.

Mondesi hit a 417foot drive beyond the bullpen in right field to give the Royals a 5-2 lead in the sixth. It was the second home run of the year for Mondesi, who was playing in his first home game this season.

“That ball was hammered,” Matheny said.

“He wasn’t trying to do too much. He’s really been in a good place.

That gave us a little bit of breathing room.”

Reynolds connected on a long home run to straightaway center field in the eighth.

The Royals got two runs in the bottom half.

Gutierrez’s fielder’s choice drove in Nicky Lopez, and Michael A. Taylor’s double scored Gutierrez.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: 3B Ke’Bryan

RHP Nick Mears was optioned to Indianapolis to make room for Kuhl, who had been sidelined with right shoulder discomfort since April 18.

In two rehab starts at Triple-A, he gave up two hits and one run in 6 1/3 innings.

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Pirates RHP Wil Crowe (0-3, 5.67 ERA) gets the ball for the finale of the two-game series. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings in his most recent start and has permitted seven earned runs in his last 6 1/3 innings.

Royals RHP Brady Singer (2-4, 4.91) looks to rebound after a tough outing at Tampa Bay. He allowed six earned runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Embiid exits with knee injury as 76ers lose to Wizards WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Philadelphia 76ers lost NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid to what the team called a sore right knee late in the first quarter Monday night, they lost their lead — and their chance at the franchise’s first playoff sweep in 36 years.

With Embiid gone for most of Game 4, Bradley Beal’s 27 points, Russell Westbrook’s 12th career playoff triple-double and Washington’s strategy of fouling Ben Simmons whenever possible down the stretch all helped the Wizards beat the 76ers 122-114 to cut Philadelphia’s series edge to 3-1.

“Each guy thought they had to win the game for us,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said about what happened to his team’s offense after Embiid departed. “You’ve still got to play right. ... Tonight

we didn’t play right, on either end.”

Asked for more information about Embiid’s knee, Rivers said, “I really don’t know,” and added that some “precautionary” tests will be done Tuesday.

Tobias Harris, who led the Sixers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, summed up his club’s situation this way: “It’s not the end of the world.”

Simmons’ take?

“Obviously,” Simmons said, “we need Joel to win. He’s a big part of this team.”

Game 5 of the best-ofseven Eastern Conference first-round series is Wednesday at Philadelphia.

Won’t be easy for that one to be as eventful as this one was, including the third-quarter sight of a spectator running out of the stands and onto the court before

being slammed to the ground by a security guard — the latest example of NBA Fans Gone Wild.

“It’s actually embarrassing,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. “Unacceptable.”

Nothing had as much of an effect on the outcome and, potentially, the rest of this postseason for Philadelphia, the East’s No. 1 seed, as what happened to Embiid, who came into the night averaging better than a point per minute in the series.

In Game 3’s 29-point win for the 76ers, for example, he produced a playoff career-high 36 points in 28 minutes against the Wizards, who needed to go through the play-in round just to get the No. 8 seed.

But the center headed to the locker room late in the first quarter after

taking a hard fall behind the baseline when his shot was blocked by Robin Lopez. Embiid tried to play on, wincing and leaning over during breaks in play, before checking out eventually and limping off.

He never returned and finished with eight points and six rebounds in 11 minutes.

“We took advantage of what was on the floor,” Beal said.

Philadelphia led by as many as 11 in the opening period but that was down to 61-60 at halftime.

And Washington took over briefly in the third quarter, leading by as much as 92-78 in its final minute. A back-and-forth fourth quarter was tight down the stretch after Danny Green’s layup with under 4 1/2 minutes to go made it 106-all.

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“Obviously that’s what they’re going to do. That’s what they should do,” Rivers said.

“And I’m OK with that.”

Simmons came into the night 0 for 9 on free throws in the series and was 1 for 3 for the night before Hack-a-Ben went into full effect — he made 1 of 2 tries each of the final four times he stepped to the line to end up 5 for 11.

Tobias Harris led the 76ers with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Simmons had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

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“He’s growing up, right in front of our eyes,” Brooks said about 2019 first-round draft pick Hachimura.

As the clock wound down, a chant of “Wiz in 7!” arose from some in the crowd of 10,665 — about 50% of capacity and the most allowed under current coronavirus restrictions.

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Iola: Athletes wrap up track season at Class 4A State Meet Continued from B1

ance on the medal stand, with their mark of 8:50.87.

Iola’s Jack Adams finished up his decorated high school career with an appearance in the boys 1600-meter run, finishing in 15th.

“I am really proud of all those boys, and how well they performed all season,” Daugharthy said, “including at state.”

Iola High’s Eli Adams, center, runs his leg of the boys 4x800-meter relay Friday at the Class 4A State Track Meet. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

ON THE GIRLS’ side, Iola’s Averie Sharon, Audrey Coltrane, Sage Barney and Cara Porter teamed up to finish in the 4x800 relay in 11:28.69, good for 16th, and 20 seconds faster

than their previous best.

The finish was a fitting sendoff for Sharon and Coltrane, the two seniors on the squad.

“They all ran really well,” Daugharthy said.

Another senior, Callie Murcko, had a high bar to clear in the girls pole vault.

Her personal best mark was 7’3”, and the opening height at the state meet at 7’6”.

“She cleared that height in practice once,” Daugharthy said.

Alas, Murcko narrowly missed clearing the 7-6 threshold, particularly on her second attempt, when she brushed the bar with her leg on the way down. It bobbled

briefly before falling off the standard for the foul.

“We knew it would be tough,” Daugharthy said. “She was very close to getting it. Overall, she has had a really good career at IHS and we will be sad to see her go.”

Class 4A State Meet Boys 1600 — 15. Jack Adams, 4:58.80 3200 — 12. Jesse Taylor, 10:27.06 4x800 relay — 11. Iola (Jack Adams, Taylor, Eli Adams, Riley Jay), 8:50.87 Girls 4x800 relay — 16. Iola (Averie Sharon, Audrey Coltrane, Sage Barney, Cara Porter), 11:28.69 Pole vault — NH. Callie Murcko

Track: Humboldt, Yates Center athletes strive for success Continued from B1

en and Drake Harrington, who finished 14th and 15th, respectively, in the triple jump; Maddox Johnson, who took 14th in the discus; Mateo Miller, 15th in the 300-meter hurdles.

Humboldt also had a busy day with relays.

The quartet of Ella Lassman, Myers, Dangerfield and Zoey Wilson combined to place 13th in the 4x400-meter relay and 14th in the 4x100-meter relay.

On the boys’ side, McGowen, Drew Counsil, Sam Neeley and Harrington teamed to take 13th in the 4x800.

Harrington, McGowen, Javyn Hess and Neeley placed 15th in the 4x400.

Humboldt’s 4x100-meter squad of Aiden Gean, McGowen, Counsil and Harrington saw their hopes for a medal sunk with a bad baton exchange, thus netting them a disqualification.

Yates Center High’s Liberty Cavender also was a part of the activities. She placed 16th in the 2A girls 100-meter hurdles.

Results follow.

Humboldt Boys 300m hurdles — 15. Mateo Miller, 47.48 800 — 2. Drew Wilhite, 2:00.57 4x100 relay — DQ. Humboldt 4x400 relay — 15. Humboldt (Drake Harrington, Levi McGowen, Javyn Hess, Sam Neeley), 9:07.66

4x800 relay — 13. Humboldt (McGowen, Drew Counsil, Sam Neeley, Harrington) Discus — 14. Maddox Johnson, 125’2” High jump — 11. Wilhite, 5’8” Shot put — 16. Blake Walker, 36’2” Triple jump — 14. McGowen, 37’10”; 15. Harrington, 37’7.5” Girls 4x100 relay — 14. Humboldt (Ella Lassman, Jessica Myers, Zoey Wilson, Jada Dangerfield), 54.00 4x400 relay — 13. Humboldt (Lassman, Myers, Dangerfield, Wilson), 4:29.40 Long jump — 12. Myers 14’9” Shot put — 8. Dangerfield, 34’4.75” Yates Center Girls 100m hurdles — 16. Liberty Cavender, 24.13

Schools: Earn medals aplenty Continued from B1

eight finishers get medals).

Billings ended her junior year by placing seventh in the girls 3200-meter run, completing eight circuits around the Cessna Stadium track in 12 minutes, 26.64 seconds. Billings also ran in the 1600-meter run, finishing 11th.

Voorhees, a junior at Southern Coffey County, cleared the bar at 5’8”

in the boys high jump on his third and final attempt, vaulting him from 11th to seventh in the final standings.

Voorhees also competed in the triple jump, taking 13th overall.

Results for the area schools follow.

Class 1A State Track Meet Crest Girls 1600 — 11. Ursula Billings, 5:54.06 3200 — 7. Billings, 12:26.64

Marmaton Valley Girls 100m hurdles — 4. Kristyna Snyrychova, 15.80 300m hurdles — 9. Snyrychova, 49.05 Long jump — 3. Janae Granere, 16’4.5” Triple jump — 5. Granere, 33’5.25” Southern Coffey County Boys High jump — 7. Aiden Voorhees, 6’ Triple jump — 13. Voorhees, 39’3.5”

Humboldt High’s Jessica Myers competes in the long jump at the Class 2A State Track Meet Saturday in Wichita. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open on Monday and wrote on Twitter that she would be taking a break from competition, a dramatic turn of events for a four-time Grand Slam champion who said she experiences “huge waves of anxiety” before speaking to the media and revealed she has “suffered long bouts of depression.”

Osaka’s agent, Stuart Duguid, confirmed in an email to The Associated Press that the world’s No. 2-ranked tennis player was pulling out before her second-round match at the clay-court tournament in Paris.

The stunning move came a day after Osaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan and moved with her family to the U.S. at age 3, was fined $15,000 for skipping the postmatch news conference after her first-round victory at the French Open.

She also was threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with possible additional punishment, including disqualification or suspension, if she continued with her intention — which Osaka revealed last week on Twitter — to not “do any press during Roland Garros.”

She framed the matter as a mental health issue, saying that it can create self-doubt to have to answer questions after a loss.

“First and foremost we are sorry and sad for Naomi Osaka. The outcome of Naomi withdrawing from Roland Garros is unfortunate,” French tennis federation president Gilles

Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a forehand in her first round match against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania during Day One of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros Sunday. Osaka said she would withdraw from the French Open. GETTY IMAGES/JULIAN FINNEY/TNS Moretton said Monday.

“We wish her the best and the quickest possible recovery. And we look forward to having Naomi in our tournament next year.”

Moretton said the four major tournaments, and the professional tennis tours, “remain very committed to all athletes’ well-being and to continually improving every aspect of players’ experience in our tournament, including with the media, like we always have.”

In Monday’s post, Osaka spoke about dealing with depression since the 2018 U.S. Open, which she won by beating Serena Williams in a final filled with controversy.

“I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly,” Osaka wrote, explaining that

speaking with the media makes her anxious.

“I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris,” Osaka wrote. “I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer.”

She continued: “Anyone that knows me knows I’m introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I’m often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety. ...

I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world’s media.”

Williams was asked

about Osaka on Monday after winning her opening match in the first scheduled night session in French Open history.

“I feel for Naomi. I feel like I wish I could give her a hug because I know what it’s like. ...

I’ve been in those positions,” Williams said.

“We have different personalities, and people are different. Not everyone is the same. I’m thick; other people are thin. Everyone is different and everyone handles things differently.

You just have to let her handle it the way she wants to, in the best way she thinks she can, and that’s the only thing I can say. I think she’s doing the best that she can.”

Osaka has never been past the third round on the French Open’s red clay. It takes seven vic-

tories to win a Grand Slam title, which she has done four times at hard-court tournaments: the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020; the Australian Open in 2019 and this February.

“Here in Paris I was already feeling vulnerable and anxious so I thought it was better to exercise self-care and skip the press conferences,” she wrote.

Tennis players are required to attend news conferences if requested to do so. The maximum fine of $20,000 is not a big deal to Osaka, the world’s highest-earning female athlete thanks to endorsement contracts totaling tens of millions of dollars.

“Mental health and awareness around it is one of the highest priorities to the WTA,” the women’s tennis tour said in a statement emailed by a spokeswoman. “We have invested significant resources, staffing and educational tools in this area for the past 20plus years and continue to develop our mental health support system for the betterment of the athletes and the organization. We remain here to support and assist Naomi in any way possible and we hope to see her back on the court soon.”

Other players, notably 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal and No. 1-ranked Ash Barty, have said they respect Osaka’s right to take a stance but explained that they consider speaking to reporters part of the job.

After Osaka’s post Monday, several athletes in tennis and other sports tweeted their support.

Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, wrote: “I am so sad about Naomi Osaka. I truly hope she will be ok. As athletes we are taught to take care of our body, and perhaps the mental & emotional aspect gets short shrift.

This is about more than doing or not doing a press conference. Good luck Naomi- we are all pulling for you!”

Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry wrote that it was “impressive taking the high road when the powers that be dont protect their own. major respect.”

Federer wins in return to Roland Garros PARIS (AP) — They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier — when he walked out with a wave, when he hit one of his 48 winners, even when he attempted a back-to-the-net ‘tweener and hit the ball out.

This match bathed in sunshine Monday meant Federer finally was back at the French Open and back in Grand Slam action and he gave the excited fans what they wanted perhaps as much as he did: a victory.

Federer’s first match at any major tournament in 16 months ended with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 victory over qualifier Denis Istomin at the French Open. It was a case of many happy returns — and serves, forehands, backhands, volleys and drop shots, too.

Showing no signs of rust or trouble with the right knee that needed two operations last year, Federer produced more than twice as many winners as unforced errors — 48 to 20 — and never faced a break point.

Federer, whose 40th

birthday is Aug. 8, hadn’t appeared on the Grand Slam stage since Jan. 30, 2020, when he lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

This also was just Federer’s second trip to the French Open since 2015.

In addition to last year’s absence because of the knee issues, he withdrew in 2016 citing a bad back, then sat out the clay-court circuit each of the next two years to focus on the grass-court portion of the season.

He acknowledged recently he has zero

chance of claiming the trophy this time around in Paris; instead, he is hoping to tune up his game for Wimbledon, where play begins in about a month.

After rhythmic clapping from the stands accompanied Federer’s trot to the baseline for the match’s opening point Monday, he got off to the perfect start against Istomin, who is ranked 204th and now is the owner of a seven-match Grand Slam losing streak but did upset Djokovic at the 2017 Australian Open.

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