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THE COST OF A GOOD MEAL

Works off to the land of the kiwi

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

By mid-February Dylan Works will be settling into an apartment in Wellington, New Zealand, to start an adventure that will play out over the next 18 months.

The first 12 months he will study public policy at Victoria University, within a program that will give him ample time to assimilate into local culture and expand on studies he pursued at Kansas State University, political science and economics.

The final six months Works has an open-ended ticket to travel the world.

The foreign university experience will be made possible through a scholarship from Rotary’s Ralph R. Kirchner Fund for International Understanding, Works told Iola Rotarians Thursday. His parents, Fred and Judy Works, are Rotarians.

“Rotary has been a part of my life within my family” since he was a boy, Works related, noting how at age 5 he

High prices drive USD 257 to re-examine food service

By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register

School districts across the state are ringing in hefty foodservice bills and USD 257 is one of them. Last year the district spent around $250,000 in foodservice expenses. They are looking for significant cuts.

The cost came to the attention of Jack Koehn, superintendent of schools, shortly after he started working with the district last summer.

“Using this money for the foodservice is hurting the kids in the classroom,” Koehn said.

Board of education members have also expressed concern about the high food costs and Koehn quickly began looking for foodservice alternatives.

District foodservice employees have tried their best to cut costs, Koehn said.

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Students eat their breakfast this morning at Jefferson Elementary. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET

Dylan Works leaves Friday for a year of study in New Zealand. REGISTER/BOB JOHN-

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Broad-’banned’ Senate bill would nix municipal involvement in high-speed service

By STEVEN SCHWARTZ The Iola Register

A bill that would alter a city’s ability to provide Internet service has created some waves in local municipalities.

Since its introduction into the state legislature on Jan. 27, Senate Bill 307 sits in limbo as lawmakers are taking more time to investigate its effects.

The bill, introduced by the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce chaired by Sen. Julia Lynn (R-Kan), would ban any sort of partnership between private broadband providers and municipalities. Various cities, including Chanute, provide broadband services as utilities to their customers.

The hearing on the bill was cancelled on Monday. Sen. Lynn issued this statement in a press release: “This is how our process is designed to work. Based on

concerns I heard last week, I visited with industry representatives and they have agreed to spend some time gathering input before we move forward with a public hearing. I have decided to cancel the meeting planned for this week, and we’ll revisit the topic when some of these initial concerns have been addressed.”

And concerns there are.

The nature of the bill is a “telecommunications investment safeguards act” but some affected parties in Allen County have questioned who the bill is trying to in fact safeguard.

“The way I read it, it was going to prevent anyone from getting into the market,” Iola Administrator Carl Slaugh said. “It is going to do the opposite of what it said.”

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ICT play features newcomers

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

Elyssa Jackson has taken time off from singing in the Presbyterian Church choir to concentrate on her role in “Shout!,” Iola Community Theatre’s rendition of the mod musical featuring 1960s tunes.

Jackson’s concession may not square too well with real life. Her character in “Shout!” is “a bit of a slut,” she said.

“My role is very risqué,” Jackson added. “I hope people will be prepared to see me in a different light.”

Jackson 25, is one of three newcomers to the ICT stage.

Others are Jessica Quinhones, 29, Iola, and Sara Joy Standridge, 28, who lives in Eureka where her husband, Matthew, is a dentist.

Others in the show, both veterans of ICT productions, are Pam Tressler and Sabra

When “Shout!’ is staged at the ICT Warehouse Theatre, newcomers to the local stage, from left, will be Elyssa Jackson, Sara Joy Standridge and Jessica Quinhones. REGISTER/BOB JOHNSON Aguirre.

“Shout!” will unfold on the ICT Warehouse Theatre stage in a dessert theater setting on Feb. 21, 22, 28 and March 1 and 2. Tickets may be purchased at Sophisticated Rose at $15 for adults and $10 for students.

The musical chronicles the dawning of women’s liberation, reprising the roles of such prominent recording stars as Dusty Springfield and Petula Clark in that social revolution.

While the show’s core is

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musical, it draws on events of the time, such as advertisements and letters to advice columnists, to parallel how times were achangin’.

For example, women realized not every problem could be solved with a “fetching new hair style and a new shade of lipstick.”

JACKSON and Quinhones work at Around the Corner, Iola’s downtown coffee shop.

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Obituary Elsie Johnson Elsie Mae Johnson, 85, Iola, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at Via Christi Medical Center St. Francis Campus in Wichita.

Elsie was born Sept. 29, 1928, at Meade, the daughter of Robert Henry and Mabel Viola (Trahern) Whan.

She grew up in the Meade area.

On Jan. 15, 1946, Elsie married Clifford Potter, Jr. They later divorced.

She and Richard E. Johnson were married July 17, 1962, and made their Elsie Johnson home in Iola. Elsie had worked at Menegay’s Restaurant and IGA in Iola. Mr. Johnson preceded her in death April 3, 2002.

Elsie enjoyed cooking, embroidery work and writing letters to her pen pals.

Survivors include her six children: Patty Drake, Ottawa, Warren Johnson and wife, Pam,Laconia, N.H., Virginia Nelson, Richmond, Charmanne Sayles and husband, Tom, Gas, Deborah Lampe and husband, Jerry, Colony, and Nancy O’Dell and husband, Brian, Olathe; eight grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren.

She was prececeded in death by two sons-in-law, John Drake and Randy Nelson and two brothers, LeRoy Anderson and Edwin Anderson.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.

Burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Iola.

Memorials may be made to Colony Christian Church and left with the funeral home.

To sign the guestbook online go to www.iolafuneral.com.

Child deaths subject of bill TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Supporters of a bill before the Kansas Senate say it could help improve research on the cause of children’s deaths.

Kansas collects information on child deaths through the State Child Death Review Board, which publishes statistics each year on deaths and causes, seeking to pinpoint trends and develop prevention strategies. The board reviewed 391 deaths in 2011, most of which resulted from natural causes.

Researchers aren’t allowed to get more detailed information about the deaths because of privacy concerns, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

Under the proposed bill, researchers would still not have direct access to information on child deaths. But academics, research organizations, nonprofit groups and governmental agencies would be able to apply to the review board for non-personally identifiable, aggregate data.

In the case of sudden, unexpected infant deaths, for example, researchers could seek information about whether babies were placed

to sleep with or without blankets. The review board could provide that information as long as it couldn’t be used to identify a child.

Kansas Action for Children and other groups hope the research can improve efforts to prevent child deaths.

“The bill is straightforward,” said Christie Appelhanz, head of the Kansas Action of Children. “The change costs taxpayers nothing, yet would make our state a safer place to grow up.”

The Centers for Disease Control said in 2010 that the national mortality rate for children up to age 14 was 17 deaths among every 100,000 children.

In Kansas, it was 22 deaths in every 100,000 children.

Angela Nordhus, director of the Kansas Child Death Review Board, said the board would support the bill if the identities of children are protected.

The bill is currently in the Senate Judiciary Committee, where several groups testified in support late last month. No one testified against it.

Water boil ordered for LaHarpe citizens LAHARPE — LaHarpe residents have been ordered to boil all drinking water in the aftermath of a nearly daylong water outage over the weekend.

A burst 6-inch water main near the intersection of 11th and Harrison streets quickly drained the city’s water tower at about 4 p.m. Saturday, cutting the supply to the entire town, LaHarpe City Superintendent Carol Buzbee said.

The problems from there were twofold.

The frozen ground was nearly impenetrable to the city’s backhoe, Buzbee said.

“We literally had

to scrape away on the ice in order to get through,” he said.

City crews eventually reached the proper depth, only to find the water line was several feet south of where it should have been.

“It was directly below the street,” Buzbee said.

Crews from Iola assisted in repairing the leak. Service was restored at about 2 p.m.

Sunday.

With the service restored, Pam Beasley, Allen County emergency management director, directed residents to boil their drinking water until further notice.

MS Society plans rally in Topeka Tuesday the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will have an MS Action Day at the Kansas Capitol in Topeka to lobby lawmakers about issues important to people with MS.

offering broadband services to its citizens, through a partnership with a local communications service.

The two would share resources, through a contract, possibly giving a reduced cost and more efficient services to their customers.

LaHarpe Communications is one company that could be considered for the partnership.

“People in the community could get a better bang for their buck,” owner Harry Lee said Wednesday afternoon of a possible partnership.

However, if a bill such as Senate Bill 304 passes, the current providers would remain

the only entities with a presence in Iola and its surrounding cities.

“There’s one very large flaw in the bill,” Lee said, and quoted it. “...Except where communities are underserved.”

A private/municipal partnership would be allowed in an “underserved” area, which the bill defines as a community where nine out of 10 homes do not have access to broadband connections — extremely rare, if not non-existent in Kansas. “(By their definition) No one in the state of Kansas is underserved,” Lee said.

“They really don’t give a good definition. It seems it’s crafted to

Calendar M

— Iola City Council meeting, 6 p.m., New Community Building.

— USD 257 School Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., district office.

— Marmaton Valley USD 256 Board Meeting Agenda, 7 p.m., district office.

— Humboldt City Council, 7 p.m., Humboldt City Hall.

— USD 479, 7 p.m., Crest Board Office, Colony.

— USD 258 School Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., district office.

Tue

— Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse commissioner’s room.

— Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, ACC student center.

— Allen Community College Board of Trustees meeting, 6 p.m., ACC board room.

— Allen County Regional Hospital trustees special meeting, 7 p.m., meeting room at Allen County Regional Hospital.

— American Legion, 7:30 p.m.

Wed

— Blood Drive, noon to 6 p.m., North Community Building.

— Iola Area Ministerial Association, noon, Windsor Place.

— Grief Support Group, 1 p.m., Allen County Home Health and Hospice.

—Dirt Diggers Club, 2 p.m., Townhouse West.

— Jones Hardy Post NO. 385, Post Home Moran.

— LaHarpe City Council meeting, 7 p.m. LaHarpe City Hall.

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— Rotary Club, noon, The Greenery — TOPS No. KS 880 5 p.m. weigh in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church — Weight Watchers, weigh in 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. meeting, Trinity United Methodist Church.

— Jefferson PTO meeting, 6 p.m., School Library.

The gathering will be on the first floor from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The group will visit legislative sessions in the afternoon, and have personal visits with legislators.

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— Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center.

Marriage initiative has weak effect

MCT — Hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. government spending to promote healthy marriages seems to have had little effect on marriage and divorce trends, a new study has found.

The federal government will have spent roughly $800 million on its Healthy Marriage Initiative by the end of the federal fiscal year, according to the federal Administration for Children and Families.

The money, drawn from the welfare budget, has funded a range of programs to help couples have better relationships.

But the initiative does not seem to have changed state marriage or divorce rates.

Between 2000 and 2010, marriage rates continued to dwindle as the federal money poured into local programs, according to new research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at

Bowling Green State University.

Divorce fell in some states and rose in others, but the patterns were little different in states that spent a lot on the Healthy Marriage Initiative — such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Wyoming — and states such as Rhode Island, West Virginia and Nevada that spent little.

Washington, D.C., is an apparent exception: The district spent more per person on healthy marriages than any of the states and saw its marriage rate rise 35 percent between 2000 and 2010. But with little evidence of a broader tie between marriage rates and such spending, researchers chalked up that increase to its rapidly changing demographics.

All in all, “there’s no bump up or down in these figures,” National Center for Family and Marriage Research codirector Susan L. Brown said. “That does call into

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put up roadblocks.”

SLAUGH said the city’s costs could be substantial if it were to install its own fiber optic lines, and visaversa if a private organization wanted to expand into the city — they would need to either bury lines or lease telephone pole space from the city.

However, if they partnered, the costs could be reduced for both entities, resulting in lower costs for customers — something that would force large corporate providers to take a good look at their prices.

“In a sense we would be in competition with Cox (Communications) and AT&T,” Slaugh

said.

Lee said a similar situation is evident in Chanute, where the city provides broadband services around the community to schools, hospitals and other industries. Their services would be threatened by the current bill in the legislature.

However, Lee said the partnership with a municipality could cut into profits ultimately, which may be why the bill looks to prevent it.

“If I can afford to build in a community, I would prefer that taxpayer dollars would not compete against me,” Lee said.

If Senate Bill 304 passes, local providers may not have to.

question: What are the measurable benefits?”

The study examined more than $600 million in federal funding spent between 2000 and 2010, including early demonstration projects.

A decade ago, thenAssistant Secretary for Children and Families Wade F. Horn told a Senate committee that teaching relationship skills could “increase the odds that couples will form and sustain healthy marriages.” Children raised in “healthy married households” were less likely to endure poverty or commit crimes, Horn said.

The new research adds to a long-standing debate over the effort and whether government can or should promote better marriages as a way to combat poverty. Some supporters argue that marriage rates are an inadequate measure because the goal is not to increase weddings but to im-

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prove existing relationships so that children are better off.

Gauging marriage and divorce “is really a narrow view of the benefits,” said Robyn Cenizal, project director of the federally funded National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and Families. If someone goes to such classes and realizes their relationship is unhealthy, “choosing not to get married is actually a good thing,” Cenizal said.

Others questioned whether tracking changes at the state level was the best way to gauge programs that tend to be small and experimental. Federal research zeroing in on particular programs has also shown lukewarm results, however: Although an Oklahoma program showed promise, other classes had scant effect on whether unmarried couples had better relationships or stayed together.

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Legislators prefer inane agenda to pressing matters With the legislative session almost one-third underway, Kansas lawmakers have spent their time on a frivolous agenda.

To wit: • Whether to fluoridate public water supplies; • Whether to abolish nofault divorce; • Whether to allow discrimination of gays; • Whether to recognize funding makes a difference to the education of Kansas students, and, • Whether to call it a crime to carry a firearm while drunk.

Lest one think these issues are no-brainers, the discussions have proved otherwise.

Yes, once again, Kansans are debating the value of fluoridated drinking water.

Seems generations of children with minimal tooth decay are little proof of fluoride’s efficacy. Rep. Steve Brunk, a Wichita Republican, not only wants fluoride banned from municipal water supplies, but, if allowed, to have such water labeled as dangerous and liable to “damage the IQ in children.”

Three-fourths of U.S. municipalities, including Iola, fluoridate their water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regard fluoridation as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 21st Century.

It wouldn’t be Kansas if legislators didn’t want to control our morals.

Olathe Republican Rep. Keith Esau has introduced legislation requiring couples seeking divorce to prove wrongdoing by one party. Incompatibility would no longer serve as a valid reason, as the state’s current no-fault divorce policy allows. Instead, Esau wants proof of culpability in order for a marriage to be dissolved.

Still in the bedroom, a House committee has approved a bill that says it’s OK to discriminate against same-sex couples, as long as they say the bias is for religious reasons.

Yes, I know. Doesn’t sound

exactly constitutional.

As for our schools, legislators are seriously considering “evidence” purported

by Dave Trabert of the Kansas Policy Institute that a good education and the funding of schools are not related.

Trabert is president of the Kansas Policy Institute, a Wichita-based think tank that promotes limited government and is a pet project of Wichita billionaire Charles Koch. To our knowledge, Trabert has no background in the study of education.

Test scores in Kansas schools have fallen over the last five years along with a steady decrease in state funding, testified Diane DeBacker, state education commissioner. Last year, the state’s rankings were the lowest in a decade.

While Trabert does not deny the lower test results, he contends they are not because of lack of money, but rather the disparities between household income and ethnic makeup. It’s not hard to guess what Trabert really thinks about minorities and the disadvantaged and what a drag they are on state finances.

And then there’s gun control — or the lack of it.

A House committee is studying whether carrying a gun while being under the influence of drugs or alcohol should be considered a crime.

Not if an occasion for selfdefense arises, they agreed.

“You know, if I have two glasses of wine with my dinner, I’m fully capable of defending myself,” said Patricia Stoneking, president of the Kansas State Rifle Association, in testimony before members of the House Federal and State Committee.

They were duly moved.

If approved, the measure will strip cities and counties of any power to regulate guns.

SEX, DRUGS and politics. Just another day at the Kansas Legislature.

— Susan Lynn

A look back in time

60 Years Ago Week of Feb. 9, 1954

The M-K-T Railroad has served notice that it wishes to close its depot at Neosho Falls and to discontinue express service there. A public hearing will be held on the proposal at the Neosho Falls depot on March 12.

***** A wolf hunt will be held Sunday afternoon in the area east of Elsmore and Savonburg. Hunters are asked to be on the lines at 1:30 p.m. and start walking at 2 p.m. Shotguns only are permitted.

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Abortion legislation tweaked

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion is a perpetual agenda item for the Kansas Legislature, and this session is no different. But instead of setting new policy, a measure slated for a House committee vote this week would make small changes to existing laws.

The bill before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, pushed by abortion opponents, tackles two issues raised by abortion providers in state and federal lawsuits challenging anti-abortion laws enacted last year. One piece revises a requirement that the home pages of abortion providers’ websites link to a state health department site with information about pregnancy and fetal development. Other parts revise the language in various provisions of the law dealing with medical emergencies in which abortion restrictions are waived.

Planned Parenthood says its official stance is neutral on the legislation. Kansans for Life, the most influential antiabortion group at the Statehouse, sees the changes as improvements that could help enforce existing laws. But this year’s measure is nowhere near as dramatic as other proposals enacted under Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, a strong abortion opponent, and it’s a far cry from laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota last year to ban abortions in the first few months of pregnancy.

“It’s just technical clarifications,” said committee chairman Rep. Steve Brunk, a Wichita Republican who opposes abortion.

The committee is scheduled to debate the bill Tuesday and members are expected to approve it, sending the measure to the entire House for debate.

Both legislative chambers have strong anti-abortion majorities, and Brownback so far has signed every abortion restriction bill sent to him since taking office in 2011.

The Kansas attorney general’s office has paid two private law firms more than $1 million since 2011 to defend anti-abortion laws in court.

Since then, Kansas has tightened limits on late-term abortions, banned sex-selection abortions, restricted private health insurance coverage for elective procedures, prohibited providers from furnishing materials or instructors for public school sexuality courses and blocked potential tax breaks for abortion providers.

The attorney general’s office has paid two private law firms more than $1 million since 2011 to defend antiabortion laws in court. And federal and state lawsuits have blocked enforcement of the website rule, special health and safety regulations for abortion providers and a law denying some federal funds to Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, which performs abortions at its Overland Park clinic. Last year, a Shawnee County judge blocked enforcement of new language on medical emergencies after two doctors argued it would be nearly impossible for a woman in crisis to obtain an abortion.

Planned Parenthood lobbyist Elise Higgins said the organization is neutral on this year’s bill because, “it doesn’t actively create new, bad policy.”

“In previous years, we’ve been battling legislation that restricts women’s access to health care,” Higgins said.

Abortion providers, despite already linking to the state health department site from their websites, have attacked the website requirement in court. Not all providers link from home pages, and the requirement enacted last year mandates that the link come with a statement that the state’s information is “objective, nonjudgmental” and “scientifically accurate.” The providers disagree with the assessment and contend their

free speech rights are being violated.

This year’s bill strikes the requirement for the statement to appear with the link. Kathy Ostrowski, Kansans for Life’s legislative director, said abortion opponents aren’t backing off their endorsement of the state’s information but are taking a practical step to get the rest of the requirement enforced, so that women have an easier time accessing the state’s material.

“That is our greater interest,” she said.

Ostrowski said the problem blocking enforcement of the language about medical emergencies is “a small bump” and noted that abortion opponents predicted last year it could be fixed easily. She said the bill makes multiple references to medical emergencies in abortion laws consistent.

“It really is just a technical tweak,” she said.

As for new, sweeping antiabortion measures for the Legislature to consider, Kansans for Life has resisted advocating for those, fearing rulings by the U.S. and Kansas supreme courts could undo past restrictions. Five of the seven Kansas Supreme Court justices were appointed by former Govs. Kathleen Sebelius and Mark Parkinson, Democrats who supported abortion rights.

Kansans for Life leaders have argued that incremental steps are more effective in decreasing abortion.

“We are committed to this approach,” Ostrowski said.

But Higgins, Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights advocates are on guard, having seen the wave of laws enacted in the past three years.

Higgins said of this year’s bill, “It is not the end of abortion legislation.”

How to contact your elected officials

President Barack Obama, (Democrat) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington D.C., 20500; phone (switchboard): (202) 456-1414; (comments): (202) 456-1111

Gov. Sam Brownback, (Republican) Capital, 300 S.W. 10th Ave., Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590; phone: (785) 296-3232; www.governor.ks.gov/ comments/comment.htm

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, (Republican) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-4774; Email: www.roberts. senate.gov/public/index. cfm?p=EmailPat

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, (Republican) Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354, Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-6521; Pittsburg: 306 N. Broadway, Suite 125, Pittsburg, KS, 66762; (620) 232-2286. Email: moran. senate.gov/public/index. cfm/e-mail-jerry

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, (Republican) 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington D.C., 20515; phone: (202) 225-6601; Pittsburg: 701 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; phone: (620) 231-5966.

Email: lynnjenkins.house. gov/contact-me/

Sen. Caryn Tyson, (Republican) State Capitol-236 E Topeka, KS 66612 phone: (785) 296-6838; e-mail: caryn.tyson@senate.ks.gov or 19984 County Rd. 1077 Parker, KS 66072 phone: (913) 898-2366

Rep. Kent Thompson, (Republican) House District No.9, phone: (620) 496-7200 State Capitol, Room 050-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, or phone: 620-496-2255 1816 2800 Street, LaHarpe, KS 66751. email: kent.iolare.kscoxmail.com

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Weak jobs data renew growth fears

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WASHINGTON — Back-to-back months of sluggish hiring suggest the economic recovery may have lost some momentum and could give the Federal Reserve second thoughts about continuing to throttle back a key stimulus program.

Employers added a modest 113,000 jobs in January after boosting payrolls by just 75,000 in December, the Labor Department said Friday. The two-month average was about half of last year’s monthly pace of job growth and far below analysts’ expectations.

Although analysts blamed the weak December hiring largely on frigid weather, there was little evidence the

started working in Rotary concession stands and helped with paper drives and other club activities that included family members.

Works recalled how his mother studied in England through a Rotary scholarship years ago and how she and a friend she met there years later exchanged their children to give them an opportunity to experience life and culture in another country. He and sister Abby each spent six months in England.

When others his age were excited to get a driver’s license at age 16, “I was getting a passport,” Works mused.

His master plan had been to obtain a degree at K-State, study abroad for a year and then attend law school, Works said.

A traffic accident interrupted his schedule. He suffered head injuries that required about two years of rehabilitation and led

him to take longer to complete his studies at Kansas State, which he concluded in December. He graduated from Iola High in 2008.

He will leave Friday for New Zealand.

Works allowed his upcoming experience was “a testament to Rotary and opportunities that arise because of the organization.”

Works said he will keep an online blog to record his adventures.

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lis Potter, former District 6110 governor, is chairman of the committee that decides Kirchner funding.

“I think we have the best candidate we’ve had in the four or five years I’ve been involved,” Potter said.

“Dylan has far and away the best Rotary background of any candidates I’ve seen.

“He will be a great ambassador for Rotary and Iola and I know he will be engaged,” not only his studies but in community activities, he added.

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the Red girl, who “is a dork,” she said. “She’s young, confused and thinks she’s ugly,” an assessment that’s dispelled as the show proceeds.

Acting and singing are not new to Jackson.

She performed in a children’s theater troupe under the auspices of a community theater group while growing up in Lancaster, Calif.

Jackson also works at SAFE BASE, the district’s after-school program, and as interim youth director at First Presbyterian.

QUINHONES grew up in Wichita, but was no stranger to Iola.

She visited relatives here in younger years and when she needed a place to live, she and her son moved in with her mother, Iolan Cindy Lucas.

She was in theater productions, including frequent vocal roles, as a student at Northwest High School as well as large Christmas events at Bethel Life Center. After graduating from high school, she was awarded a theater scholarship at Hutchinson Community College.

AS THE BLUE girl, Standridge plays an aspiring model and actress who has yet to fall in love.

Recent rehearsals for

her have been more of a challenge because of the weather. Standridge commutes to Iola each evening from Eureka, a drive of about 50 miles. Standridge is taking the commute in stride, having grown up in Northern Illinois, where snow, ice and cold are more prevalent features of winter.

She had her first acting role in “Oliver” at age 8 and figures she has been in more than 30 productions since.

Standridge studied theater at Eureka, Ill., College, and was eager to return to the stage.

“I hadn’t done anything in theater since 2007. I was looking on the Internet, and saw the tryouts for ‘Shout!,’” she said.

Some memorable performances for Standridge are “Hello, Dolly” and “Seussical,” a musical that draws on Dr. Seuss stories for inspiration.

THE YELLOW girl, Aguirre, is the only American character — others are British — while Tressler, as the Orange girl, portrays a woman in her 40s, who suspects her husband is cheating on her.

Among the show’s songs are those originally performed Springfield, including, “To Sir with Love,” “Downtown,” “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Goldfinger.”

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cent from 6.7 percent in December and 7 percent in November.

The rate has dropped much faster than experts had forecast, and the latest decline was attributed to more people working last month, rather than, as in some past months, workers dropping out of the labor force.

The jobless rate is calculated from a poll of households, while payroll job changes are derived from a survey of employers. The two sometimes don’t tell the same story, and analysts generally put more stock in the larger, less volatile employer-based results.

Despite the disappointing report, analysts and investors seemed to be giving the economy the benefit of the doubt.

cold contributed to January’s numbers.

Construction payrolls, for instance, rebounded strongly last month, and manufacturing employment also expanded solidly.

The big drag in January came from government, which cut 29,000 jobs, the most in 15 months. Retailers also retrenched, raising some concerns about the sturdiness of consumer spending. And payrolls in the oncebooming health care sector flat-lined again, making it the worst two-month period for employment since at least 1990.

Even so, there was a big bright spot in Friday’s labor report: The unemployment rate continued to drift lower last month — to a new five-year low of 6.6 per-

Economists said the latest jobs report, on top of recent signs of softer car sales and factory orders, indicates that many people were too optimistic that the economy would accelerate this year. It still should, they maintained, but probably not until later this spring or summer.

Food: High costs getting second look Continued from A1

“I think Colleen (Riebel, foodservice director) has done the best she can, do but we’re at a point where it’s just too expensive to do anymore,” Koehn said.

Steve Adams, OPAA business development adviser and a retired superintendent, approached USD 257 late last year to manage the district’s program.

OPAA is a foodservice company out of Chesterfield, Mo., that provides homestyle meals from scratch.

“The company gave a feasibility study and gave us an idea of how much we could save by switching,” Koehn said.

At tonight’s board of education meeting, members will vote on approving food service requests for proposals.

“Hopefully the board will approve it and we can get KSDE’s approval.”

If approved it will open up bids for the district and Koehn hopes to receive several bids.

Chartwell will present to the school board tonight on how it’s company could service the district. Adams represented OPAA at a meet-

ing in October.

“I think they (OPAA) are a horse in the race for us,” Koehn said.

Riebel will also address members.

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I think Colleen (Riebel, foodservice director) has done the best she can, but we’re at a point where it’s just too expensive to do anymore.

— Jack Koehn, USD 257 superintendent

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Santa Fe Trail, Carbondale, signed a contract with OPAA this year. Steve Pegram, superintendent of schools for Santa Fe Trail, said switching to OPAA this year has saved the district a substantial amount of money.

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concerns. If USD 257 were to choose an outside foodservice company what would happen to the district’s employees? OPAA has given the district the option of keeping the current district foodservice employees. The foodservice would do the menu and manage the employees who would prepare the meals. The other option is that the foodservice program would have its own employees.

“OPAA met with our staff and has said that they are willing to take on the district employees,” Koehn said.

The benefits that OPAA would offer employees would make the difference.

“We don’t want to make this change on the backs of our employees,” Koehn said.

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Mustang wrestlers hit mats at Silver Lake

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

SILVER LAKE — A pair of familiar faces headlined Iola High’s marks Saturday at the Silver Lake Invitational.

The Mustangs’ senior Bryce Misenhelter took home second at the 195-pound division, with his first loss of the season at that weight level coming in the championship match against Tristan Speer of Doniphan West.

Speer is the state’s topranked Class 3A wrestler at 195 pounds. Misenhelter is ranked second among Class 4A wrestlers.

The match was hotly contested from the start, Mustang head coach Brad Carson noted.

Speer got the upper hand with a takedown midway through the first period.

Misenhelter evened the score with a reversal 30 seconds later.

“We had the kid on his back, and we almost had him pinned, but he was so strong he was able to get out of it,” Carson said.

Misenhelter trailed 4-2 into the third period when Speer got a takedown 25 seconds in.

“Bryce was trying to read-

Iola High’s Bryce Misenhelter wrestles at the Mustangs’ home meet last week. Misenhelter took second at 195 pounds Saturday at a tournament in Silver Lake. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN just himself, and he paused.

As soon as he stopped, the ref called the pin,” Carson said.

“Bryce fought hard. He never backed down. I think he’s good enough to beat that kid. It was a good match. Hopefully, he learns from it and comes back a better wrestler.”

Iola’s other top-five finisher was sophomore Andrew Garber at 182 pounds. After a midseason switch to 182 pounds, Garber had won 11 of 12 matches.

He lost twice Saturday in a loaded field including the

state’s top 182-pound wrestler in Class 5A, Trent Salsbury of St. James Academy.

Salsbury pinned Garber 52 seconds into their match. Garber lost a tough, 5-4, decision to Austin Tresner of Leavenworth before rebounding to pin Clay Center’s Zeb Bloom in the fifth-place match.

Still, Carson was pleased.

“He waited just a bit too long to get aggressive” in the loss to Tresner, Carson said.

“Andrew looked pretty good the whole day, and he was able to get refocused after those losses. He was still able to fin-

ish with a win.”

THE DAY WAS a bit tougher for Iola’s other wrestlers, although Carson said he still was impressed with how the team competed.

Tavon Blazek went 2-2, but did not place, at 170 pounds.

He was eliminated from medal contention by losing to top seed and eventual tournament champion Matt Pratt of St. James Academy and then to Joel Katzer of Baldwin in consolation bracket play.

“I’m happy with Tavon,” Carson said. “He never quits.

He tries some silly stuff at times, but those are things we can correct.”

Mike Armstrong took sixth at 138 pounds. He defeated Steven Martinez of Leavenworth before falling to Tucker Clark of Baldwin, 9-0, and Derek Gentry of Rossville.

Armstrong pulled out of the fifth-place match because of illness.

Travis Rieske went 0-2 on the day, losing to Blaise Albers of Salina South, 15-0, and to Chayse Saia of Silver Lake, 10-0.

John Whitworth opened his day with a win, but then dropped his next two matches and did not place in the top six.

Colton Toney wrestled in the 285-pound division and went 0-3.

“If I had it to do over again, I would have put Colton in the junior varsity tournament,” Carson said. “I had said earlier that I was going to enter our freshmen only in JV tournaments the rest of the season, but they only had three heavyweights at the varsity level here, so we decided to give it a go.”

Freshman Seth Sanford did wrestle in the JV portion, takSee MUSTANGS | Page B4

Red Devil women fall to Grizzlies, 69-43

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

The bad news was that Allen Community College’s women dropped a 26-point decision Saturday to the visiting Butler Grizzlies, 69-43.

The good news was the contest marked a 49-point improvement for the Red Devils, who fell to the same team, 10328, just two weeks earlier.

“I thought we competed

much better against them,” Allen head coach Katie Mahoney said. “We knew they liked to get out and pressure you into turnovers so they can get into their transition game.”

The Grizzlies did just that early on, racing to a 15-3 lead barely five minutes into the game.

But Allen settled down on See ACC | Page B4

Allen Community College’s Josh Sweet, right, drives against Butler defender Calvin Johnson.

Sweet scored 33 in the Red Devils’ 90-78 defeat. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

ACC comeback bid falls short

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

A frigid start put Allen Community College behind the 8-ball early Saturday.

Visiting Butler County raced to an 11-3 lead in the first 4 1/2 minutes and held a 20-point cushion by the 7:40 mark of the first half.

The Red Devils made things interesting in the second half, behind the scoring outburst of guard Josh

Sweet, but could never regain their footing in a 90-78 loss.

The defeat is the second straight for the Red Devils, who dropped to 3-4 in Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division play and 15-10 overall.

“We just didn’t play hard enough in the first half,” Allen head coach Andy Shaw said. “We had to fight uphill the entire night. It’s frustrating because the last two games have been so similar.”

The Grizzlies took a 4423 lead into halftime before Sweet drained a 3-pointer to help kickstart the Red Devil comeback.

Courtney Stockard’s free throws, followed by a 3-point play by Tyrone Jones capped a 5-0 run that pulled Allen to within 11 midway through the second period. Another Stockard layup with 8:42 left cut the deficit to 65-57.

See DEVILS | Page B4

Ponies take second at Pittsburg tourney

Allen Community College’s Kailey Cleaver, left, goes up for a shot against Butler’s Ashlee Ivy in the first half Saturday. Cleaver scored eight points in Allen’s 69-43 loss. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

PITTSBURG — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders went 1-1 on the day Saturday in taking second place at Pittsburg Middle School’s Winter Classic.

The Ponies came from behind to topple Independence, 23-20, before falling short against Royster Middle School of Chanute, 26-16.

“It was a good effort all day,” head coach Marty Tay-

lor said. “At times we had a little trouble scoring, but the kids played hard.”

The Independence game was tightly fought throughout. The Ponies trailed 17-15 after three quarters before ending the game on an 8-3 run.

Isaac Vink led the way with 13 points, followed by Evan Sigg with five points and seven rebounds. Zach

Cokely added two points and four boards. Cale Barnhart scored two points. Matt Miller had one point and five rebounds.

Sigg’s double-double led the way against Royster with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Vink followed with five points. Matt Miller had eight rebounds.

The Ponies travel to Coffeyville Thursday.

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Crest girls fall in 2 OTs CHETOPA — Crest High’s girls lost a heartbreaker on the road Friday, falling 44-43 in double overtime.

Chetopa’s gamewinner came with 1.3 seconds left at the end of the second extra session.

The Lady Lancers trailed 19-16 at halftime before cutting the deficit to 28-27 after three periods.

Madison Covey led Crest with 10 points, followed by Miranda Golden and Laurel Godderz with nine apiece.

Emmalee Seabolt followed with six, Karlee Hammond with five and Emily Frank with four.

Taryn Covey scored two.

The Lady Lancers host Olpe Tuesday.

Jayhawks stay atop Big 12 standings LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points, Wayne Selden had 17 and No. 8 Kansas survived a foulfest to beat West Virginia 83-69 on Saturday and pad its lead in the Big 12 standings.

Reserve Tarik Black added 11 points for the Jayhawks (18-5, 9-1 Big 12), who honored the 40th anniversary of their 1974 Final Four team by fending off the Mountaineers (14-10, 6-5) to take a two-game lead over surprising Texas in the conference race.

The 15th-ranked Longhorns on Saturday lost to Kansas State, which will host the Jayhawks tonight.

Juwan Staten scored 22 points and Eron Harris had 17 for West Virginia, which dealt with foul trouble nearly the entire game. At one point, the Mountaineers

had five players with four fouls apiece, and Brandon Watkins and Devin Williams eventually fouled out.

Still, the Mountaineers hung around until late in the game.

They closed within 6965 on two free throws by Harris, who briefly left after turning his ankle earlier in the game. Another free throw by Staten a few minutes later got them within 72-66 with 3:49 to go, silencing another packed crowd at Allen Fieldhouse.

That’s when Joel Embiid, the Jayhawks’ talented 7-foot freshman, scored in the paint. Naadir Tharpe drained a 3-pointer on their next trip down the court, and Selden sliced into the lane for a lay-up that made it 77-66 and forced Mountaineers coach Bob Huggins to call a timeout.

WSU stays unbeaten CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Tekele Cotton scored 18 points and fourth-ranked Wichita State beat Northern Iowa 82-73 on Saturday night, clearing perhaps its toughest remaining hurdle for an unbeaten regular season.

Cleanthony Early had all 16 of his points in the first half for the Shockers (25-0, 12-0 Missouri Valley Conference).

They became the first team to open 25-0 since Derrick Rose helped Memphis win its first 26 games in 2007-08.

Northern Iowa got as close as 44-43 before Wichita State went on a 12-1 run early in the second half. The Panthers pulled back within single digits before Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer made it 69-57 with just more than 5 minutes left.

Matt Bohannon had 17 points and Seth Tuttle scored 16 for the Pan-

thers (11-13, 5-7), who were outrebounded 4024.

The Panthers entered play with a sub-.500 record. But coach Gregg Marshall and the Shockers knew from experience that playing Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls would be a challenge.

Northern Iowa won eight of its first nine home games this season and was 4-3 here against Wichita State under coach Ben Jacobson.

The Panthers were also one of the few teams to beat the Final Fourbound Shockers a year ago, winning 57-52 at home last February.

Northern Iowa — like nearly every team that hosts the unbeaten Shockers — fed off the energy of a sold-out gym in the first half. But the Panthers had no answer for Early, who led Wichita State to a 44-37 halftime lead.

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Weight gain, aging not inevitable Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a woman and will be 59 in a month. I’m in excellent health. I’ve worked out seriously with weight-bearing exercises for nearly 30 years.

I have great muscle tone, and I believe I am height/weight proportional (5 feet, 2 inches tall, weigh 130 pounds).

Is it inevitable that women gain weight as they age? Is it possible to maintain weight past menopause? I have slowly gained five pounds in the past year, and I’ve developed a little bulge under my navel. I’ve increased my cardio workout to lose weight, while continuing my weightlifting regimen. I seem to be getting results

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health slowly but surely. But that bulge is still there.

Should I just learn to live with it? — D.H. Answer: Many women would be very envious of your good health and even your current weight and waistline numbers. However, in your case, it is healthiest to continue at the same weight you have been all your life. Also, abdominal fat is the most metabolically active fat, and the one most likely to increase your risk of

heart disease.

It’s not inevitable that you’ll gain weight.

Both men and women tend to slow down a bit metabolically as we age.

Unless exercise increases or food intake decreases, you are at risk for weight gain. Highly processed, starchy foods may increase your risk of weight gain.

Slow but sure results definitely are best, so keep at it and don’t get frustrated.

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about prurigo nodularis? Is there a cure? — N.R. Answer: “Prurigo” is from the Latin word for “itching,” and so prurigo nodularis is a

chronic skin condition of itchy nodules, most commonly on the outsides of the arms and legs. The itching can be quite severe. Because prurigo nodularis sometimes is associated with systemic medical disease, the dermatologist normally will look for kidney and liver problems and chronic infections.

Unfortunately, there is not a cure. Most people get relief from steroids, and ointments tend to be more powerful than the cream form.

Placing a bandage on top further increases effectiveness. Injection of steroids can be done by an expert, usually a dermatologist.

Perfect is an impractical at a child’s party I’m prepping for my son’s first birthday party (next weekend) and battling anxiety about wanting everything to be “PERFECT.” It’s going to be at our house with mostly family — they are all crazy and stress me out. My husband keeps telling me to chill and enjoy myself..... easier said than done. Any advice?

— Anxiety Oh dearie dear. How about: Cancel.

Nothing is ever per-

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax fect. This party won’t be perfect, and perfection wouldn’t beat back the crazy your family brings (in its DNA. Discuss).

Your son also won’t be perfect, your marriage won’t be perfect, your

outfit won’t be perfect — as you’ll see in the pictures afterward, not in the mirror beforehand.

Your home won’t be perfect, not for guests and not ever, except perhaps (if you own your home) for the day of your first open house when you sell it. Your satisfaction with anything will never be perfect because you want perfection from imperfect things.

Shall I go on?

Your husband is right,

of course, but wrong in thinking that will help you. If you could merely decide to chill, then you would chill.

So, how can the “easier said” be done? By recognizing your limits.

See, for example, before the planning starts, that your temperament and your family are a combustible mix that doesn’t go well with parties. Parties for a child who won’t understand or remember them yet.

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All creditors of the Decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

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Foster lifts K-State over Longhorns MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Bruce Weber never doubts Marcus Foster’s ability to fill up a stat sheet.

Although he had been inconsistent and prone to streaks, the Kansas State coach and his staff felt the freshman’s consistency was going to come — and hopefully stay — sooner than later.

After a 23-point performance against West Virginia last Saturday, Foster torched No. 15 Texas’ defense on his way to a career high.

Foster scored 34 points

Sports Calendar Iola High School Basketball Tuesday, vs. OSAWATOMIE, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, at Wellsville, 4:30 p.m.

Middle School Basketball Thursday, at Coffeyville, 3:30 p.m.

Humboldt High School Basketball Tuesday, at Neodesha Thursday, at Erie Friday, vs. FREDONIA

Marmaton Valley High School Basketball Tuesday, at NortheastArma Thursday, vs. ALTOONAMIDWAY Friday, at Southern Coffey County

Crest High School Basketball Tuesday, vs. OLPE Friday, vs. OSWEGO

Yates Center High School Basketball Tuesday, vs. EUREKA Friday, at Caney Valley Saturday, vs. CEDAR VALE-DEXTER

Southern Coffey Co. High School Basketball Friday, vs. MARMATON VALLEY

Allen Basketball Today, at Cowley, women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.

Wednesday vs.

COFFEYVILLE, women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.

Wichita State Basketball Tuesday, vs. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 7 p.m.

TV: Ch. 22 Sunday, at Evansville, 4 p.m.

TV: FSKC (Ch. 34)

Kansas State Basketball Today, vs. KANSAS, 8 p.m.

TV: ESPN (Ch. 32) Saturday, at Baylor, 6 p.m.

TV: ESPNU (Ch. 244)

Kansas Basketball Today, at Kansas State, 8 p.m.

TV: ESPN (Ch. 32) Saturday, vs. TCU, 3 p.m.

TV: Big 12 Network

on 13-of-16 shooting and Kansas State beat Texas 74-57 on Saturday, ending the Longhorns’ sevengame winning streak.

With only one road win in conference play, the Wildcats needed to continue their dominance on their home court and they capitalized in a big way.

Foster’s 34 points were the most for a Kansas State freshman since Michael Beasley’s 39-point performance against Kansas on March 1, 2008.

Foster’s previous high was 25 points against Oral Roberts on Nov. 13.

ACC: Women fall Continued from B1

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Allen Community College’s Alex Keiswetter, left, and Erica Whitmore were crowned as 2014 homecoming king and queen Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MYER

HMS squads wrap up season YATES CENTER — Humboldt Middle School’s basketball teams ended the season with a number of sterling performances on the hardwoods.

The Lady Cubs Rylan Wilhite was especially dominant, ending the season with a triple double — 16 points, 11 rebounds and 13 steals — in a 40-29 win over Yates Center.

The Lady Cubs went 1-1 on the day, as did Humboldt’s boys.

Humboldt’s girls lost, 30-21, to Galesburg in Saturday’s opener.

On the boys side, Humboldt crushed Galesburg, 41-1, before falling, 45-24, to Yates Center.

“OBVIOUSLY, Rylan had an amazing game,” Lady Cub head coach Scott Brady said. “It was probably the best I have seen at the junior high level this year. She was all over the place on defense, and at one point she had six or seven steals in a row. But it was a total team effort.”

Kassie Angleton added seven points and nine rebounds. Aricah McCall, Maggie Johnson and Sydney Houk scored four points each. Chassis Hoepker added three points and five steals.

Katie Malone added two points.

Humboldt won despite trailing 7-0 after one quarter and 14-12 at the half.

“We started slow — real slow,” Brady said.

“But the girls came out and took control for the last three quarters..”

The Lady Cubs fell short in their opener against Galesburg, trailing 14-11, at the half.

“It was even most of the game until Galesburg made a lot of buckets in the third quarter,” Brady said.

Wilhite had eight points, six rebounds and seven steals. Houk added seven points and seven boards. McCall, Johnson and Angleton scored two apiece.

HUMBOLDT’S BOYS

were in control from start to finish in their 40-point victory.

“We played great on the defensive end,” head coach Jeremy Weilert said. “We kept them from getting good shots. We sat back in a 2-3 zone and packed the paint. We were able to get some easy buckets in transition.”

Ten of Humboldt’s 14 players scored in the contest.

Jacob Barker and Zach Korte paced Hum-

boldt with eight points each. Barker had four steals; Korte seven rebounds.

Wyatt Seufert added six points and four steals. Evan Gean also scored six. Collin Gillespie chipped in with four points and six rebounds, Lance Daniels and Cole Murrow each had two points. Daniels pulled in four boards.

Josh Vanatta and Jackson Wilder both scored one. Vanatta also had three steals.

The proceedings weren’t as smooth against Yates Center, which blew the game open with an 11-0 run in the third quarter.

“There is a reason Yates Center is 16-0,” Weilert said. “They are a very good basketball team. They forced turnovers and were great in transition. I am proud of how my players hustled.

They continued to work hard the entire game.”

Daniels had nine points and five rebounds, followed by Caleb Hart with five points and three rebounds. Seufert and Barker both had four points. Barker had a pair of steals. Jackson Wilder capped the scoring with two points. The Cub team ended the year with a 5-11 record.

Mustangs: Misenhelter second Continued from B1

ing third at 220 pounds with a 3-1 mark. He pinned Lawrence Miller of Doniphan West in 51 seconds before dropping a match to Chris Akin of St. Marys. He responded by pinning Clay Swanson of Baldwin and winning a 6-2 decision of Breck Schlup of Chase County.

“Seth did a good job,” Carson said. “I thought we were much better here than we were last year,” Carson said. “We competed much better.”

THE TOURNAMENT

ends the regular season for the varsity wrestlers, although Carson hopes to drum up another competition at some point this week.

The Class 4A Regional Tournament in Burlington is Feb. 21 and 22. Iola wrestlers were denied one competition when a tournament in Fredonia was canceled due to wintry weather on Feb. 1.

“We’d liked to get some more competition points before regionals, but we’ll have to see,” Carson said.

The Mustangs wrestled Saturday without the services of senior 152-pounder Cody Conner, who was benched

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Silver Lake Invitational Mike Armstrong — 138 pounds (1-3; sixth place) Armstrong def. Steven Martinez, Lawrence, 2-1 Tucker Clark, Baldwin, def.

Armstrong, 9-0 Derek Gentry, Rossville, def.

Armstrong, pin 4:56 Chaz Epperson, Prairie View, def. Armstrong by injury default Travis Rieske — 145 pounds (0-2) Blaise Albers, Salina South, def.

Rieske, 15-0 Chase Saia, Silver Lake, def.

Rieske, 10-0 John Whitworth — 160 pounds Whitworth def. Michael Harrington, Leavenworth, fall 1:21 Owen Tuckfield, Baldwin, def.

Whitworth, pin 4:27 Brett Hilkemann, Salina South, def. Whitworth, fall :38 Tavon Blazek (170 pounds) (2-2) Blazek def. Jake Harrington, Leavenworth, fall 3:30 Matt Pratt, St. James Academy, def. Blazek, fall :44 Blazek def. Ethan Simonson, Wamego, fall 1:47 Joel Katzer, Baldwin, def.

Blazek, fall 4:39

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Andrew Garber, 182 pounds (2-2; fifth place) Garber def. Taylor Jones, Baldwin, fall 3:49 Trent Salsbury, St. James Academy, def. Garber, fall :52 Austin Tresner, Leavenworth, def. Garber, 5-4 Garber def. Zeb Bloom, Clay Center, fall 4:18 Bryce Misenhelter, 195 pounds (2-1; second place) Misenhelter def. Matt Stalkfleet, Lawrence Free State, fall :55 Misenhelter def. Mario Garcia, Baldwin, 7-3 Tristan Speer, Doniphan West, def. Misenhelter, pin 4:45 Colton Toney (285 pounds) (0-3; fourth place) Trey Colborn, Erie, def. Toney, fall :37 Jake Katzer, Baldwin, def.

Toney, fall :37 Tyler Sampson, Lawrence Free State, def. Toney, fall 2:31 Junior Varsity Seth Sanford (220 pounds) (3-1; third place) Sanford def. Lawrence Miller, Doniphan West, fall :51 Chris Akin, St. Marys def. Sanford, fall 1:31 Sanford def. Clay Swanson, Baldwin, fall 2:16 Sanford def. Breck Schlup, Chase County, 6-1

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offense after that, and effectively limited Butler’s scoring chances the rest of the half.

O’ceonna Weston’s 3-pointer with 38 seconds left pulled Allen to within 38-19 at the break.

Allen did a better job of holding onto the ball after halftime, although the Red Devils still committed 31 turnovers in the game.

Nineteen were in the first half alone.

As a result, Butler’s shooting percentage dropped from 46 percent in the opening 20 minutes to 31 percent in the second half.

Allen also controlled the boards, outrebounding the Grizzlies, 25 to 19, after the break.

Kylie Molisee led Allen with a double double, 10 points and 15 rebounds, while Weston scored 12 points and pulled in eight rebounds.

“Kylie really did a nice job battling inside,” Mahoney said. “I didn’t realize she had that many boards until I saw the stat sheet.

O’ceonna did a good job on offense tonight as

well.”

Kaylie Cleaver chipped in with eight points for the Red Devils.

“Kaylie had a bunch of turnovers in her last game against these guys,” Mahoney said.

“It was good to see her do so well.”

Nicole Salazar had five assists and two steals. Reagan McClellan and Asia Shelton added three and two steals, respectively.

Teanna Reid’s 17 points paced Butler.

Ashlee Ivy added 12 and Alli Heimerman had 10.

The Red Devils are in Cowley tonight for a contest postponed from last Wednesday due to wintry weather.

A home game follows Wednesday evening against Coffeyville.

Butler (38-31—69) Allen (19-24—43) Butler (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Williams 1-0-1-2, Reid 6-5-2-17, Godwin 3-3-3-9, Hodison 3-22-8, Heimerman 2/1-3-2-10, Howard 0-2-0-2, Ivy 4/1-1-2-12, Anderson 1-1-1-3, Spiker 0-1-01, Gibson 2-1-2-5, VanderBerghe 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 22/2-18-17-69.

Allen (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Salazar 1/1-0-4-5, Fisher 2/1-0-0-7, Molisee 4-2-2-10, Shelton 0-01-0, Winter 0-0-1-0, Weston 4/1-1-5-12, McClellan 0-0-1-0, Cleaver 3-2-3-8, Stevens 0-0-1-0.

TOTALS: 14/3-6-18-43.

Devils: Slow start Continued from B1

But a pair of Butler offensive rebounds on missed free throws over the next two minutes turned into added second-chance points as the Grizzlies re-extended their lead to 18, 78-60.

“Those hurt,” Shaw said.

Still, Allen wasn’t finished.

Sweet scored four straight points as part of a 10-1 run to cut the deficit to 79-70 with 2:35 left on the clock.

Jones’ 3-point play with 44.6 seconds left cut the gap to 83-78, but the Grizzlies hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

“We just made too many mistakes, and only had 20 minutes of good effort,” Shaw said.

Sweet scored 22 of his game-high 33 points after halftime.

He hit 10 of 18 field goals and went 10 of 10 from the line.

Stockard followed with 12 points and Jones had 11. Raheem Tyner added five rebounds Butler had four

players in double figures, led by Larry Fitzgerald with 23 points and Sean Goodwin with 20. The Grizzlies shot better from the field (59 percent overall, 53 percent from 3-point range) than from the free throw line (21 of 39 or 53 percent).

“I told the guys after the game that it doesn’t get any easier,” Shaw said. “We’ve got some tough games ahead and we need to snap out of this quick. We need a win in the worst way.”

The Red Devils are at Cowley tonight before hosting Coffeyville on Wednesday.

Butler (44-46—90) Allen (23-55—78) Butler (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Fitzgerald 8/2-5-4-23, Richardson 1/1-1-5-6, Triggs 0-44-4, O’Connor 1/2-3-1-11, Burton 0-0-1-0, Wofford-Humphrey 3-1-3-7, Rowell 0-0-1-0, Triggs 4/1-4-3-16, Johnson 0/1-0-2-3, Goodwin 9-2-5-20.

TOTALS: 24/7-21-29-90.

Allen (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP): Uno 1-2-5-4, Wesley 1-1-2-3, Fountain 1/1-1-5-6, Sluder 2-1-3-5, Stockard 3/1-3-5-12, Sweet 7/3-10-4-33, Keiswetter 0-0-20, Jones 3-5-4-11, Watson 0-20-2, Tyner 0-2-3-2. TOTALS: 18/5-27-33-78.

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