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Saturday, February 15, 2014
USD 257 to test water for new schools By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
It takes a village to raise a child, and it helps to know what parents, teachers and all others in the school district think is important for students. USD 257 school board members voted during a special meeting Thursday to move forward with a survey; the results will guide consideration of building one or more new
schools for the district. Patron Insight representative Rick Nobles presented to board members the details of the survey. Patron Insight provides strategic guidance to school districts through planning, research and communications. Board members want to pick up where they left off in 2008 by proposing a bond issue to improve facilities. “We do a random dial telephone survey in your service area,” Nobles said.
Trial underway in Humboldt woman’s murder OLATHE — A trial for Derek Deon Owens, 32, a former Iolan accused of murdering Laura Coltrane, rural Humboldt, began Monday in Johnson County District Court. Coltrane died Feb. 18 in her apartment in Olathe. Owens was arrested the same day, when authorities arrived after being summoned to deal with a medical emergency. Authorities found that she had been beaten and strangled. Owens has an extensive criminal record in Allen County and elsewhere in southeast Kansas, as a juvenile and adult. Coltrane, 29 at the time of her death, See TRIAL | Page A6
Iola man sentenced for sexual battery
The questionnaire contains three parts. The surveyor will ask if the person is willing to take a 10- to 12-minute survey. Then respondents are asked if Jack Koehn they live in the school district, if they are head of household and if they are a
registered voter. Positive responses lead to continuation of the conversation. The first portion will ask if the person thinks the district is doing a good job and asks about their opinion of the overall quality of the district’s technology, buildings, safety, etc. The second portion asks how a person receives information about the district, whether it be the district newsletter, local media or the
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school district’s website. The third section asks whether the respondent is on the same page with the district’s goal of improving school facilities. “They have to like the ideas that the school is looking to do,” Nobles explained. Patron Insight research report will be about 40 pages. The results should be done in six weeks with the goal for a See SURVEY | Page A6
The Montana Repertory Theatre will present “The Miracle Worker” Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets are on sale now. COURTESY PHOTO
Play, local artist’s show at Bowlus next Saturday By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Thomas Yohon, Iola, was sentenced to 36 months of probation for aggravated sexual battery Monday in Allen County District Court. Prosecutor Christopher Phelan said the probation came from suspension of a 30-month prison sentence, a stipulation in the plea agreement from the prosecuting parties. While Judge Daniel Creitz is not bound by any agreement, Phelan said he opted to decide with the agreement. Yohon, who is relocating to Texas and will be under supervision by the state of Texas, is in Allen County Jail
The Bowlus Fine Arts Center will have a jam-packed night of entertainment on Saturday. The Center will feature a local artist and William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker.” A reception for H.J. “Skip” Kreibach, Le Roy, will start at 6 p.m. in the Mary L. Martin Gallery. Skip grew up in Chicago and attended college in Wisconsin earning a degree in education. He joined the Marine Corps and was commissioned in 1968. He started teaching computer science in 1995 at Allen Community College. Kreibach began taking art classes at the college. He has participated in art shows and received third place in the professional division at the 2013 Kansas State Fair. His
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Hartman keeps his finger on the pulse of farm tech By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
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Gene Hartman has taken advantage of cutting-edge agricultural technology for improving water quality on his farm. Hartman will be recognized for those efforts at a meeting of the Allen County Conservation District at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the New Community Building in Riverside Park.
During the past several days, when many of his neighbors were faced with the rigorous task of chopping through several inches of ice on ponds to free up water for cattle, Hartman could relax, knowing his livestock were wellhydrated. Hartman has concrete fountains connected to a rural water district line. “There was a little skim of ice on them” when overnight lows dipped into nega-
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tive numbers, but even then it wasn’t a problem for cattle in need of a drink. No matter the weather, livestock require a generous amount of water to maintain their health. The standard for mature livestock in winter is about six gallons a day, with that doubling for cows with new calves. The fountains hold about 200 gallons of water. The frostSee HARTMAN | Page A6
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