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Studies will take Iolan overseas State eyes juvenile justice changes

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Christian Kauth found himself in a dilemma many college students experience.

He was studying biology at Washburn University, when the epiphany hit.

“I was never that crazy about science,” he said.

That realization came to Kauth when he enrolled in a foreign language class.

“I knew I needed to take one, and figured I’d take German since I have German ancestry,” he explained. “I took it and thought, ‘Wow, I really like this class.’ I’d always had an interest in language and linguistics; more interested than (science.)”

So Kauth switched gears, choosing instead to double major in English and German.

His studies will take Kauth, 22, abroad for the next six months.

He leaves Feb. 28 to Osna-

By MELISSA HELLMANN The Associated Press

And now?

“I’m very excited,” he gushed. “I wish I could go

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Community-based services h e l p e d Cherrie Reynolds’ adopted son avoid juvenile detention, the mother from Atchison told legislators Tuesday, the second day of a Senate committee hearing on a bill that would overhaul the juvenile justice system.

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Christian Kauth, a 2012 Iola High School graduate, will leave Feb. 28 to study the next six months in Germany. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN brueck, Germany, where he will study its native tongue up close for the next semester.

“I never thought going

abroad would be something I’d be interested in doing,” he said. “But once I got into the German language, the cooler I thought it’d be.”

Solution for Larned State Hospital staffing remains elusive

By MEGAN HART KHI News Service

Few people want to move to Larned to fill vacant jobs in a state program to treat sexual predators, but moving the program may not be a good option either due to resistance from residents who don’t want such a facility in their town, officials said Tuesday.

Members of the House Health and Human Services Committee and officials with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services both asked for solutions to long-standing staffing shortages at Larned State Hospital during an information session, but they left without apparently reaching any.

When you’re in the hot seat, I’m in the hot seat. And it’s hot. The ship, it’s capsizing, and the captain’s still trying to steer it.

— Rep. Scott Schwab, R-Olathe

other is in Osawatomie.

Larned State Hospital PHOTO BY PHIL CAUTHON About 38 percent of direct care positions in Larned State Hospital’s program focusing on sexually violent predators are vacant, and staff have reported frequently working involuntary overtime. Direct care positions can include

nurses, mental health technicians, therapists and psychiatrists.

Larned, in southwest Kansas, is one of two state-run inpatient treatment facilities for Kansans with severe and persistent mental illness. The

KDADS has set an “aggressive” goal of filling about 85 positions at Larned, Deputy Secretary Kelly Ludlum said, and is looking at ideas such as extending its day care program to 10 p.m. or setting up on-site housing so that providers with long commutes could work four longer days in Larned and then go home for a three-day weekend.

It isn’t clear if those ideas would work, however, and raising employee pay hasn’t solved the recruitment and retention issues, she said.

“We don’t need more solutions that don’t meet the needs of employees,” she said.

Rep. Scott Schwab, an Olathe Republican, asked why KDADS wasn’t recruiting more aggressively. He also acSee LARNED | Page A6

COUNTY COMMISSION

Work will limit traffic access to old 169

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

The northbound lane of old U.S. 169 will be closed for maintenance work on the 36-inch Flanagan South Enbridge pipeline south of Humboldt, Allen County commissioners were told Tuesday.

Mitch Garner, director of Public Works, said Enbridge had made arrangements to

have temporary stop lights installed at either end of the southbound lane to accommodate traffic going both ways.

He is unsure exactly when the work will begin or how long the lane will be closed.

The pipeline, which runs from Flanagan, Ill., to a huge storage depot at Cushing, Okla., began transporting oil about a year ago. The project covers 1,700 miles and cost $2.3 billion.

COMMISSIONERS, on request of County Counselor Alan Weber, approved hiring Ag Engineering, Uniontown, to test soil that will fill the hole created by removal of the basement of the old Allen County Hospital, as well as compaction during the project. Weber said he was uncertain what cost would See COUNTY | Page A2

Rand Paul bows out of presidential race COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Re p u bl i c a n Sen. Rand Paul dropped his 2016 campaign for president today, eclipsed by other can- Rand Paul didates who kept his base of support from growing into a viable force in

the crowded 2016 field.

It was an end long in the making. Paul launched his presidential candidacy determined to improve the Republican party’s appeal with younger voters and to upend the way Washington works.

But Paul and his appeals to reject American political dynasties and “to take our country back” was ultimate-

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ly out-shouted by billionaire Donald Trump. Pledging to “make American great again,” Trump, his insults and vague policy positions captured the attention of angry, change-seeking Americans.

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Banquet ahead Ducks Unlimited will host its annual banquet at the Iola American Legion post, starting at 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Several items appealing to outdoorsmen (and women) are available for sale at the event. Tickets will cost $35 per person or $45 for couples through Feb. 17. Those ordered after Feb. 17 will cost $45 and $55, respectively, for singles and couples. Children under 18 can buy tickets for $15; $25 after Feb. 17. For ticket information, call Mark Kauth, 365-7181. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Red VanHouden

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Harold Lee “Red” VanHouden, 78, Iola, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Olathe Medical Center.

Harold was born Jan. 8, 1938, in Fredonia, the son of Lloyd and Thelma (Davis) VanHouden.

He served in four branches of the U.S. military: Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard and received honorable discharges from all of them.

He worked in the aviation industry and in the oil field industry. He settled in Iola in 1984 and worked for Thermoid in Chanute until he semiretired. He worked part time at Cedarbrook Golf Course and the Allen County Country Club golf course before his health failed. Harold enjoyed aviation, golf and NASCAR. In 1975, he married Donna Anthoney and they later divorced. Survivors include five children: Jessica (Bruce) Naas, Oakfield, N.Y., Belinda (Travis) Knavel, LaHarpe, Chris (Cindi) VanHouden, Iola, Robert VanHouden, Iola, and Richard (Tammy) Thurston, Auburn, Maine; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Millard VanHouden, brother Ivan and sister Esther.

Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Memorials are suggested to Wounded Warrior Project and may be left at the funeral home.

To leave a condolence, go to www.iolafuneral.com.

Police reports Arrested twice

tice.

Carl Seeley found himself in double trouble Sunday.

Seeley was arrested

by Iola police officers shortly after 8 p.m. in the 400 block of East Broadway Street for allegedly driving with a suspended license.

Officers then were called to a reported fight in the 10 block of North Third Street shortly before 10 p.m. There, Seeley was arrested for suspicion of aggravated assault and obstruction of justice. Paul Paredes also was arrested at the scene for alleged battery and obstruction of jus-

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Zachary Lampe, 29, Piqua, early Monday morning in the 300 block of North Street for suspicion of criminal restraint, domestic battery and possessing illegal drugs. Molly Wilson, 33, Iola, was arrested for alleged illegal drug possession as well.

David Rogers, 33, Iola, was arrested early Sunday for suspicion of domestic battery.

A traffic stop Thursday morning in the 300 block of East Jim Street resulted in the arrest

of Mindy Chambers for suspicion of possessing marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and driving without a valid license, proper insurance and proper registration.

A passenger, Rodney Clark, was arrested for suspicion of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Clark also was wanted on a warrant out of Allen County District Court, Iola police officers said.

Burglary reported Anthany Wiley, 21, Iola, told officers Thursday somebody entered his vehicle and stole a Kenwood stereo while

the vehicle was parked in the 10 block of North Second Street.

Also stolen were Allen wrenches, pliers and leather gloves taken from his motorcycle saddlebags.

Forgery reported Marie Meek, 50, Iola, told officers Thursday somebody stole a check that had been issued to her and cashed it without her permission. A suspect has been identified.

Jewelry stolen Ana Davis, 27, Iola, told police officers Sunday afternoon jewelry

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establishment mood clearly settling over the electorate.

Though he’s a senator — and the son of former Rep. Ron Paul — Rand Paul is no Washington insider. He was elected in the tea party-driven wave of 2010 and tangled often with GOP leaders.

In one defiant episode, Paul controlled the Senate floor in 2013 for almost 13 hours to hold up the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director.

Brennan had been President Barack Obama’s counter-terrorism advis-

er, and Paul opposed the Obama administration’s use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists. He drew support from people across the political spectrum who shared a concern about government reach, making it seem possible to cobble together a diverse coalition big enough to compete in the race for president.

But soon after announcing his candidacy, Paul began a series of stumbles that turned into displays of his thin-skinned personality — and raised questions about his cred-

ibility as a doctor.

Paul said he had heard about “many tragic cases” of children who got vaccines and ended up with “profound mental disorders.” That assertion has no basis in medical research. Paul at first blamed the uproar on “inaccuracies” in the media. He later said he believes vaccines are safe and that his own children are immunized. That came after Paul suggested that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made the transmission of Ebola sound similar

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now. My parents are a little more nervous about it.”

Kauth noted Washburn has a strong reputation for sending students abroad to expand their college experience.

“They have a great financial aid program to help students afford it,” he said.

He has several schoolmates going to Spain to study this semester. He’s

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the only Washburn student going to Germany.

His classes will run through July 31. He hopes to return stateside quickly after that — perhaps even taking his final exams online — in order to be back at Washburn when fall classes begin in midAugust.

“Over there, they don’t do any finals until after their semester ends,” he explained.

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“Their finals may last until September in some cases.”

Kauth is a 2012 Iola High School graduate.

He’s the son of Iolans Mark and Diane Kauth.

Kauth said he plans to pursue a teaching career.

“I’d love to teach German,” he said, “or, who knows. Maybe a translator job will open somewhere. Right now, my focus is to teach.”

to that of AIDS. Ebola, he said, is easier to contract. Health authorities worldwide have said that Ebola is only transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids.

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probably between $2,000 and $5,000.

Commissioner Tom Williams was appointed to a threeyear term on the 31st Judicial District Nominating Committee. He replaces David Ensminger, Moran.

County Clerk Sherrie Riebel was asked to give commissioners information about where $20,000 might be found in the budget to help Hope Unlimited meet part of a local match for a $167,607 federal Victims of Crime Acts grant. Michelle Meiwes said two weeks ago she and others at Hope Unlimited were confident they could raise the remainder needed for the local match, $29,000.

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NWK digs out HAYS, Kan. (AP) — Residents of northwest Kansas are digging out from a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on some areas.

National Weather Service meteorologist Jessica Hill says 4 to 15 inches of snow fell across the region before the storm moved out Tuesday afternoon. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph blew the snow into large drifts in some areas.

The snow left roads packed with snow and ice. Part of Interstate 70 was closed for several hours Tuesday before reopening in the evening. But the Kansas Department of Transportation reports that several roads remained closed today, including stretches of U.S. 36 and U.S. 283.

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QUOTED from a Facebook post “Diarrhea and vomiting in a puppy that you just got does NOT automatically mean Parvo, even if it was ‘tested’ at the vet. They can and will normally throw a false positive if the puppy was recently vaccinated (it’s a live virus they’re vaccinated with). Puppies get stressed out when moved from one place to another and get upset tummies just like people can (motion sickness, etc). Most of the time these upset tummies can be settled down with a little bit of Pepto and some plain yogurt or canned pumpkin.

Sadly, many vets are going to treat it as ‘Parvo’ if the test shows positive (even if a false positive). How do you think many of them make their money? Also, FYI.....TRUE and ACTUAL Parvo is not cured with antibiotics in 3 or 4 days either. It is a virus, which antibiotics don’t help and a truly sick puppy will take weeks to recover (IF they recover). Soooo, if your vet tells you they ‘cured’ or ‘saved’ your puppy with that $1500 treatment in 3 or 4 days, they didn’t have Parvo to start with. But I guarantee your vet won’t tell you that part.” This was a quote that both got our attention and frosted a few cookies in the office. Because we are trained from a young age to trust text information, what we read on the internet, (which is like the wild west of prose) assumes the same validity as all other items we read. The difference between the written word on the internet and the written word in other mediums is that the other mediums require at least a modicum of fact or you will be subject to litigation. So far, it is incredibly difficult to hold anyone posting on the internet accountable for their words.

But this is actually a column about parvovirus and now we will explain some of the many errors in the above quote.

Older parvo tests were unable to distinguish vaccination response from active parvo infection. THIS IS NO LONGER TRUE. There are very few false positives with the new test technology that has been in use for close to 10 years.

It is true that stress can cause diarrhea and vomiting, as well as can parasites and dietary changes, including garbage ingestion when the owners’ back is turned. But the diarrhea still needs to be treated. A positive or negative parvo test can help us protect other dogs in the household from exposure and may rule out other causes that will be treated differently like toxic ingestions and surgical removal of foreign bodies.

Many pups are on the road to recovery after 3 or 4 days, the diarrhea and vomiting under control and electrolyte imbalances corrected. At this point they can usually receive nursing care from owners to continue their recovery. The time to recover can vary between puppies. Some will recover in a few days and some will be left with lifelong intestinal changes.

Now, about antibiotics and pain medication...antibiotics are used in parvo treatment only to prevent what we call secondary infections, like E. coli, salmonella and enterotoxemia, that may take hold while the intestinal tract is raw and irritated and the immune system is stressed. Pain meds may be given because, as when you have a tummy ache, puppies hurt, too.

Please do not ever delay in having your sick puppy examined! Any delays in treatment can jeopardize the chances of recovery!

While we are on the subject, let’s talk vaccines and vaccina tions. There are both good and not-so-good vaccines available. It is important to purchase and use vaccine comprised of the newest parvo virus strains. You can still easily buy vaccine over the counter that uses parvovirus strains from 20 or 30 years ago. That may or may not be protective. It is worth the increased cost to purchase the newest vaccinal technology. How vaccine is handled, before and after you purchase it is really important. It must ship cold from a reliable source, be kept and transported cold, be mixed just prior to use and be given aseptically. This means it can’t lay in the truck without an ice pack. It can’t lay on the kitchen bar unless your house is refrigerator cold. You can’t mix it up and give it later. It must be given to a healthy dog in a good state of nutrition and parasite free to work correctly. It must be given at the appropriate time in a puppy’s life which is not exactly the same for each pup (ask about the bell curve of immune response and breed differences in response rates). Updates need to be given at regular intervals. Ask questions and talk to your vet.

I hope this will help clear up any parvo related misunderstandings. Most veterinarians are more than willing to answer your questions and especially love to discuss how to prevent parvo and exposure to parvo.

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Calendar

Thursday-County bus to Garnett, phone 24 hours before you need a ride, 785-448-4410 any weekday; Community Church Missionary, Church Annex, 1:30 p.m.; United Methodist Women, United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 7 p.m.; Feb. 10-Rural Water District No. 5 board meeting, board office, 7:30 p.m.

School Calendar

Thursday-high school boys basketball at Pleasanton; Friday-high school girls basketball at Chetopa; Regional Scholarship Bowl; Saturday-high school Forensics at Iola; Mondaymiddle school Scholars Bowl at Uniontown, 4 p.m.

Meal Site

Friday-beef lasagna, Italian veggies, wheat bread, apple pie bites; Monday-sloppy Joe, macaroni salad, pickled beets, bun, peaches; Feb. 12-Chili or fish, coleslaw, crackers, cinnamon roll.

Phone 602-852-3470 for meal reservations.

Christian Church

Scripture presented Sunday was John 2:1325. Pastor Andrew Zoll’s sermon: “Jesus (not so)

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Meek and Mild.” Looking for an individual to take over morning Cross Training Classes for children, contact pastor. Remember to bring snacks for Good News Club in February. Signup is now for Financial Peace University.

UMC

Scripture presented at the United Methodist Church Sunday was Psalm 71 1-6, Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 and Luke 4: 14-21. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon “Face to Face.”

Fire Department

Annual storm spotter class will be Feb. 18 in the community building at North Lake Park in Garnett. The Anderson County Emergency Management in conjunction with the National Weather Service in Topeka, will host the annual event. Spotter training will focus on

Kansas getting older - fast WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A university study projects the number of Kansans older than 65 will double in the next 50 years and outnumber children for the first time in state history.

The forecast released today by Wichita State University’s Center for Economic Development and Business Research also projects a 21.8 percent increase between 2014 and 2064 as the Kansas population reaches more than 3.5 million people. That

is slower than the growth rate for the nation.

The biggest social and economic impact may come from projections that the state’s working age population is projected to increase only 10.3 percent.

Only 20 of the state’s 105 counties are projected grow in population. The remaining 85 counties will see declines.

More than 80 percent of Kansas residents will be living in metropolitan areas by 2064.

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In the event of a fire, can your house numbers be read from the street?

They should have a reflective coating to make them visible from the street at night. Existing homes should have 3½ inch high numbers while new homes should be 5 inches high. Mailboxes also should have 5-inch letters.

Lives and property are at risk when an emergency happens.

Any questions you need answered, phone 785448-6797, J.D. Mersman, Director of Emergency Management for Anderson County.

Crest Forensics

This year is a promising one for the Crest High School Forensic (competitive speaking and acting) team.

Freshmen are Breyanna Benjamin, Bryce Atzbach and Cassie Bowen. Sophomores are

Library

Colony Public Library board members

voted Jan. 26 to have a seed exchange area in the library this year.

Anyone can donate vegetable or flower seeds. People can give and/or take seeds from the exchange. If you would like to donate seeds please take them to the library in an envelope or paper bag. No plastic bags please.

Books added in January: “Outlaws and Villains

from History (Monster Fight Club),” by Anita Ganneri and David West; “Robotics Engineer,” by Will Mara; “Travel With the Great Explorers,” by Cynthia O’Brien; “The U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction,” by Brian Howell; “The Rock Cycle,”

by Melanie Ostopowich; “The Greatest Players - Football,”

by Megan Kopp and Aaron Carr; “Zombie Animals Parasite Take Control,” by Frances Nagle; “World War,” I by Thomas K. Adamson; “Greatest Movie Monsters: Godzilla,” by Therese Shea; “The Viet Nam War 1954-1975,” by Simon Rose; “Roanoke Island: The Town That Vanished,” by Kevin Blake; “A Cowboy’s Life,” by Vic Kovacs; “We Are Not Eaten By Yaks,” by Alexander C. London; “Baker’s Dozen: 13 Short Mystery Novels,” by Bill Pronzini and Maratin H. Greenberg; “My Heart Belongs,” by Mary Martin; “Eating is Okay,” by Henry A. Jordan, MD; “Land

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of the Post Rock,” by Grace Muilenburg; “Pearl Cove,” by Elizabeth Lowel; “Sam Walton: Made in America,” by Sam Walton and John Huey; “Shiloh Autumn,” by Bodie Thoene; “Death Angel,” by Linda Howard; “Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West,” by Marguerite Henry; “Outlaw on Horseback,” by Moselle Schaffer; “Easy Street,”

by Will Ermine; “Panguitch,” by Zane Grey; and “The Bar-20 Three: A Hopalong Cassidy Novel,” by Clarence E. Mulford.

Movies added in January: “No Escape,” “Man from UNCLE” and “War Room.”

Around town

Visiting Morris Luedke recently were Jerry and Mary Bowen, Pastor Steve Bubna and Stanley Luedke, Colony; Jack Franklin, John O’Mara and Pastor Randy Johnson, Iola; David Ensminger, Moran, and Brian Luedke, Colby.

Gary McGhee was transferred to Meadowbrook Rehab in Gardner, Friday.

Carl Otto, a former Crest USD 479 superintendent of schools, will celebrate his 90th birthday at Riverside Park in the New Community Building from 6 to 8 p.m.

Feb. 12 in Iola. All of his friends are invited.

Bill provides tighter restraints for Medicaid recipients

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A proposed bill would cross-check Kansans receiving cash assistance, food stamps or subsidized child care with a list of lottery winners who received more than $10,000, Republican lawmakers said Thursday.

Sen. Mary PilcherCook, a Republican from Shawnee who spoke at a Statehouse news conference about the bill, said she wasn’t aware of any cases in Kansas where a lottery winner continued to collect assistance, but similar incidents in other states generated widespread anger.

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ceives one or more of those three forms of assistance, said Rep. Dan Hawkins, a Republican from Wichita.

It also would require people who receive cash assistance or subsidized child care to partici-

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Returning juniors are Karlee Hammond, who was a state qualifier last year in prose, Preston Utley and John Hartman. Seniors competing are Maya Piper, Ashley Geary and Lupita Rodriguez.

The first competition was Jan. 16 at CantonGalva High School. The team will compete in Iola on Saturday, Lawrence on Feb. 13 and Northeast-Arma on Feb. 20.

On March 11, they will join the Crest Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter in Kincaid for a night of food and entertainment.

FCCLA is providing a supper at 5:30 p.m., with forensics students performing one of their individual events as soon as everyone is served.

Crest will host its own event March 26. While local students will not compete, they will serve as volunteers. Others may be needed to help as well.

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also contains “cleanup” language related to work requirements and lifetime cash assistance limits in the Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE) Act, which the Legislature approved last year.

He said he couldn’t specify the language at the moment.

The act limited cash assistance to 36 months, down from 48 months, and required food stamp recipients to work at least 20 hours per week or participate in job

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training. It also prohibited cash recipients from using their benefit cards at movie theaters, swimming pools, jewelry stores and tattoo parlors, among other places.

Republican lawmakers pointed to the HOPE Act as a success, saying the number of non-disabled adults receiving some form of assistance had fallen by 70 percent, and that adults receiving food stamps who didn’t have a disability were three times more likely to be working than before.

As of October, 459 Kansans receiving cash assistance had reported they were newly employed, with average wages of $9.67 per hour and an average of 30.5 hours of work per week.

If a person worked 52 weeks per year at those averages, it would mean an annual income of $15,336, which would be above the federal poverty line for a single person but below the line for a family of two.

Rep. Willie Dove, a Republican from Bonner Springs, said he had used welfare while living in New Jersey. Helping people to develop work skills would be the “most compassionate” way to assist them, he said.

“The future is dark when you’re given everything on a platter with no responsibility,” Dove said.

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Regulator: Michigan should have forced Flint to treat water

By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan should have required the city of Flint to treat its water for corrosioncausing elements after elevated lead levels were first discovered in the city’s water a year ago, the state’s top environmental regulator says in congressional testimony.

State officials “relied on technical compliance (with the law) instead of assuring safe drinking water,” says Keith Creagh, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. He calls that a mistake.

But state officials are not the only ones who made mistakes in Flint, Creagh says.

All levels of government deserve blame in the Flint crisis, he says.

City officials did not follow proper protocol in conducting lead sampling of homes, Creagh says, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency “did not display the sense of urgency that the situation demanded.” The Associated Press obtained a copy of Creagh’s testimony in advance of today’s hearing before the

Legitimate concerns raised by EPA’s own expert staff were not elevated or provided to either the city or the state for review and action until after the state’s response was well underway.

— Keith Creagh, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality director

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The hearing is the first on Capitol Hill since the lead contamination crisis in Flint made national news last year.

Flint switched its water source from Detroit’s water system to the Flint River in 2014 to save money while under state financial management. The river water was not treated properly and lead from pipes leached into Flint homes.

Creagh and Joel Beauvais, acting chief of the EPA’s water office, are among those scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Testimony is likely to focus on a June 2015 memo by an employee in EPA’s Midwest regional office that outlined problems with Flint’s water.

The memo was not formally

delivered to state environmental officials until November — after the state had begun taking actions to address the lead problem, Creagh said.

“Legitimate concerns raised by EPA’s own expert staff were not elevated or provided to either the city or the state for review and action until after the state’s response was well underway,” Creagh said.

While immediate treatment of the water was not required after lead was first discovered in January 2015, “corrosion treatment should have been required by the MDEQ,” said Creagh, who took over as head of the state agency last month following the resignation of Dan Wyant.

Detroit schools emergency manager Darnell Earley, who was state-appointed emergency manager for Flint when its

water source was switched, had been asked to testify at Wednesday’s hearing but declined. The oversight committee issued a subpoena to Earley on Tuesday, but his lawyer refused service, a committee staffer said.

The oversight hearing comes as the FBI said it is working with a multi-agency team investigating the lead contamination in Flint.

FBI spokeswoman Jill Washburn told the AP in an email that the agency is “investigating the matter to determine if there have been any federal violations.” She declined to say when the FBI got involved.

Officials haven’t said whether criminal or civil charges might follow the investigation.

Several local, state and federal officials have resigned since doctors revealed last year that using the Flint River for the city’s drinking water supply caused elevated levels of lead in some children’s blood. Lead contamination has been linked to learning disabilities and other problems. Michigan’s governor has apologized repeatedly for the state’s role.

In addition to the FBI and the EPA, the federal team includes the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, said Gina Balaya, a U.S. attorney’s spokeswoman in Detroit.

In November, the EPA announced it was auditing how Michigan enforces drinking water rules and said it would identify how to strengthen state oversight. The U.S. attorney’s office in Detroit said in January that it was investigating the water crisis with the EPA. An independent panel appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has determined that the state Department of Environmental Quality was primarily responsible for the water contamination. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission also plans to hold hearings to explore whether the civil rights of Flint residents were violated.

On Tuesday, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver told reporters she wants lead pipes removed from the city’s water distribution system as soon as possible. Weaver proposed starting the pipe-removal process at the “highest-risk homes of kids under 6 and pregnant women.”

Record amount requested in aid for Syrian war refugees AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — International aid to the victims of Syria’s five-year war, including millions forced to flee their homes, has persistently fallen short, but organizers of Thursday’s annual Syria pledging conference hope for greater generosity this time around, despite a record request of close to $9 billion for 2016.

The expectations are partly based on the reframing of the aid debate over the past year, following the chaotic migration of hundreds of thousands of desperate Syrians to Europe.

Donor countries trying to slow the influx would arguably serve their own interests as much as lofty principles of international solidarity if they give more and spend in smarter ways to improve refugees’ lives and ease the burden on Middle Eastern host countries.

“I do think the European experience will have sharpened minds,” Guy Ryder, head of the International Labor Organization, told The Associated Press while visiting Jordan, one of the struggling host countries.

“And I don’t think that’s a bad thing if it leads to action (on Thursday), as I hope it will.”

The stark reality of a drawn-out conflict requiring more ambitious long-term aid plans has also sunk in.

Fighting between Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and those trying to topple him has only intensified over the past year, and the latest long-shot attempt at U.N.-brokered peace talks got off to an acrimonious start in Geneva over the weekend.

Attempts to broker a cease-fire and political transition deal for Syria are further complicated by the involvement of world and regional powers facing off on opposite sides of the conflict.

Thursday’s donor conference, to be held in London, is co-hosted

by Britain, Germany, Norway, Kuwait and the United Nations. World leaders and representatives of dozens of countries have been invited, along with officials from international organizations, aid agencies and civic groups.

The total aid requirement to be presented

in London amounts to nearly $9 billion, including a U.N.-coordinated appeal by dozens of aid agencies for $7.73 billion and a $1.23 billion request by regional host governments. The latter is a small portion of the massive economic support sought in the coming years by countries like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, which host nearly 4.6 million Syrian refugees.

“We hope and expect to raise significant new funding,” said Jens Laerke, spokesman of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which assembled the U.N.-led appeal.

Such optimism comes despite widening funding gaps. Last year’s appeal of more than $7 billion was just over half-funded, forcing painful cuts in programs such as refugee food aid.

Beyond the basics, donors are also being asked to support longerterm plans, with a focus on education and jobs.

“We think we need to make a step change now from simply the traditional model of passing the hat around the international donor com-

munity,” British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in Jordan this week.

Donors would work more closely with countries like Lebanon and Jordan to boost fragile economies plagued by high unemployment and help create jobs for both citizens and refugees.

Currently, the vast majority of refugees are banned from legal work, making them dependent on scarce aid or forcing them into poorly paid informal jobs. The influx of Syrians has also pushed down wages of Jordanian and Lebanese laborers, driven up rents in poor neighborhoods and overwhelmed local schools and health centers.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II told the British Broadcasting Corp. ahead of the donor conference that “the psyche of the Jordanian people, I think it’s gotten to boiling point.”

New ideas also include encouraging large-scale private foreign investment in the region and Europe granting easier access to products made there. The ILO envisions labor-intensive infrastructure projects, such

building water cisterns, schools and roads. Germany has proposed a donor-funded program to create 500,000 shortterm jobs for refugees in the region.

The World Bank is meanwhile helping to set up cheap loans for host countries, with

sweet deal

donors covering interest payments. Jordan has balked at the idea of having to borrow for anything linked to the refugee crisis, but has welcomed zero-interest financing for development programs it had to put on hold in recent years.

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There is no charge to attend the presidential caucuses but participants are required to be registered voters in the party of their choice.

Republicans located in Labette, Neosho and Allen counties will gather on the main floor of the Parsons Municipal Auditorium located at 112 S. 17th. in Parsons.

Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the caucus will start at 1:00 p.m. This is a partisan political event, so entertainment and short speeches are given. Attendees to this convention all allowed and encouraged to dress up and bring political signs in support of their favorite candidate.

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Sane thinking throws cold water on political fires All the markers pointed to Donald Trump winning the Republican caucuses in Iowa.

So when he didn’t, it puts him in a pickle. Not one to be content with second place, how does he bow out without looking like a loser? Or could he really be in this for the long haul?

The real surprise was that despite all the ways Trump insulted Iowans — “They’re clueless,” “Sore losers,” “Looks like too much corn affects the brain,” — he was not run out on a rail. That’s Midwest nice for you.

That Ted Cruz won did not come as a surprise for us Midwesterners.

Iowans, much like Kansans, are tailor-made for Cruz: Ultra-conservative, predominately white, who carry a penchant for puritanical tirades, if only as a means of self-flagellation.

And Marco Rubio’s equally strong showing came as a welcome relief.

In Iowa, at least, the outcome was a three-man race.

Cruz secured eight delegates, Trump and Rubio, seven apiece.

AS FOR the Democrats, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton finished neck-andneck, with Clinton eking out the win by less than 1 percent.

The candidacies of all three — Cruz, Trump and Sanders — can be credited for bringing the voters out of the woodwork. More than 180,000 Iowans participated in the caucuses, a 50-percent jump from 2012.

By taking extreme positions, these three are attracting the disaffected.

Sanders wants to tackle the huge disparities between the wealthy and the rest of us by promising Wall Street, if not already, will be his arch enemy.

Trump, meanwhile, taps into those same insecurities by saying he’ll build a “beautiful wall” to keep out immigrants, who he claims are taking our jobs.

And when Cruz shut down

Hillary Clinton, left, and Donald Trump, with their respective families in Iowa on Monday night. ZUMA PRESS the government in 2013 in protest of the Affordable Care Act, he colored himself as a renegade.

All tactics are simplistic, and hence, effective messages that feed off a sense of class warfare.

Are their income disparities and do they need to be addressed? Of course. But rather than promising a socialist revolution, Sanders is more effective by sticking to his tax plan.

And for those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own, job training programs seem a more productive path than by walling off immigrants, who include, after all, children and grandparents, not to mention scientists, physicians, and others whose skills would be a credit to any country.

OUTSIDERS say we’ve lost our marbles.

Compared to other indus-

trialized nations the United States is faring far better by evidence that unemployment is at a 15-year low, violent crime is down, more U.S. citizens have health insurance than ever before; interest rates remain low; and our economy has regained its prominence among its global peers.

But good news doesn’t stoke the fires.

On to New Hampshire.

— Susan Lynn

School bills meddle; don’t solve funding Ten months after the 23-year-old school finance formula was repealed in favor of temporary block grants, Kansans haven’t seen anything resembling Gov. Sam Brownback’s promised “education funding plan that not only provides more money to the classroom but is sustainable, stable and predictable.”

The Special Committee on K-12 Student Success recently recommended only what a “new school funding mechanism” should do, among some provocative proposals. Some think little will happen on a school formula until next spring, unless a Kansas Supreme Court decision forces lawmakers to act sooner.

School districts could use an idea of what the future holds, though. As it is, for example, all Wichita’s USD 259 knows is that it will see no more state money for the 2016-17 school year, despite estimated cost increases of $14.7 million to $27.3 million.

If there’s a lack of urgency on finding a new formula, there’s no shortage of ideas for how the Legislature might meddle in public schools and local control.

The House Education Committee has scheduled hearings this week on one bill to let a new legislative panel decide the eligibility of school bond projects for state aid and another to dramatically expand the program offering tax credits for funding private-school scholarships.

On Wednesday the same panel will consider the controversial bill to take

Kansas from 286 school districts down to 132, by forcing administration mergers in counties with fewer than 10,000 students. One needn’t have lived through the state’s painful 1960s consolidation to know small communities would resist seeing their schools’ decision making leave town.

Meanwhile, the chilling 2015 bill meant to make it easier to prosecute teachers for lesson materials deemed harmful to minors is back, set for a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Last week another House panel heard pleas to pass a bill, sparked by a decision by the Derby superintendent and board, to prevent school districts from refusing the use of their campuses by BB gun and other air gun shooting clubs and competitions.

There’s a bill that would bar districts from using tax dollars to explain bond issues to voters. There’s even a measure inspired by the “war on Christmas” meant to safeguard “traditional greetings” associated with winter celebrations on school property.

It’s almost as if Kansas didn’t have an elected State Board of Education, an appointed state education commissioner and hundreds of elected local school boards.

Does anybody still remember when Rep. Ron Ryckman, R-Olathe, architect of the block grants, said during the 2015 House debate: “I believe our local districts know how to educate our kids better than we do”? Anybody? Hello?

— The Wichita Eagle

� A�look�back�in�time 50 Years Ago HOLLYWOOD (AP) — Buster Keaton, 70, the baggy-pants comedian of the silent screen, died today, Feb. 1, 1966. A spokesman said he succumbed to lung cancer at his home in suburban Woodland Hill, Calif. His wife of about 25 years, Eleanor, was at his side. He was one of the great comics of the silent screen era and one of the last surviving giants of that day.

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Six farm families were honored today by the three banks of Allen County for work they have done in conservation on their farms. The awards were given to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bruenger of rural Iola, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smart of LaHarpe, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur West of rural Moran, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Seifert of rural Moran, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Cress and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Cress of rural Humboldt at a conservation banquet sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association.

Lawmakers work to subvert open gov’t.

It’s time for Kansas leaders to stop insulting the American way of life while hiding behind waving flags.

That’s exactly what’s happened when Gov. Sam Brownback and his legislative minions preach patriotic platitudes while hiding their handiwork behind closed doors, assuring us we need to trust them. Everything will be all right, if we just go along. They’ll take care of everything.

That’s un-American.

This week, a group of nonprofits formed the Open Kansas Initiative. They are asking lawmakers to sign a pledge to be more transparent.

It will be instructive to voters who signs the pledge to conduct government in the open and who wants to cower in the shadows of secrecy.

Most of the organizations behind this initiative represent the poor and children, two population groups that have suffered during the Brownback administration.

Kansas law requires government records to be open to public inspection — no matter who asks for them — and the law must be liberally construed, erring on the side of openness. That’s not always the case.

Kansas Action for Children, for example, says it couldn’t get straight answers when seeking to learn how money from a 1998 settlement with tobacco companies is being spent. It’s supposed to go to children’s programs. But that money has been tapped

during state budget wran- liberal issue. gling for years, and Kansas Open government is about Action for Children has had as conservative a value as problems getting the records. you’ll find. Abraham Lincoln What’s most disturbing is reinforced that when he said: that KAC made its request “Let the people know the facts to Attorney General Derek and the country will be safe.”

Schmidt. The attorney gen- The Heritage Foundation is eral is the one tasked with among the staunchest supenforcing the Kansas Open porters of transparency.

Records Act. It’s sad when Rep. John Rubin, a Repubthose trusted with enforcing lican from Shawnee, is sponsoring a bill the law try to requiring subvert it. live-streamThe Kansas Press AssociaWanting a more open ing of audio tion, of which government is not from legislative comThe News is a some kind of progres- mittee meetmember, is ansive policy. This isn’t a ings to make other organization fighting news media issue. This public access greater. for transparisn’t a liberal issue. Open even But some ency. One of government is about as of Rubin’s the most egregious cases conservative a value as fellow Republicans aren’t of secrecy inyou’ll find. happy with volved the Tohis efforts peka Capitalto end their Journal being practice of charged more than $2,800 for about two days’ bundling several bills togethworth of emails between staff er, making it easier to shuffle at the Kansas Department of policies so lawmakers and the public can’t fully understand Children’s and Families.

The press association and what’s being passed. It’s just the Sunshine Coalition for another way to hide what Open Government are push- they’re doing under the capiing for changes in the law that tol dome.

It’s time people who call would standardize charges. conservatives After all, making records too themselves expensive to get effectively start upholding all of those closes them to the general values and not just the ones they find convenient. public.

Democracy is meant to inDon’t let any one of these pseudo conservatives talk clude everyone. To do that, about the liberal media or business needs to be conductthat this is some kind of pro- ed in the open, for everyone to gressive policy. This isn’t a see.

— The Hutchinson news news media issue. This isn’t a

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JJA: Kansas Senate committee looks at sweeping changes Continued from A1

and crystal methamphetamine, Reynolds’ son had a series of mental and physical health problems that made it difficult for him to function in school and led to him being arrested several times. She said she sought the help a decade ago of communitybased services, much like those the bill would divert low-level juvenile offenders to instead of putting them in juvenile detention centers. “The good news is, he’s come through on the other side,� Reynolds said about her son, who graduated in May and is now considering what do to next.

The bill in front of the Senate Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice also proposes to create a team to review cases with the input of families and

We have a very complex system ... and we also have very limited community programs and services. — Ray Roberts, former Kansas Department of Corrections secretary

educators and offers training for juvenile corrections officers.

Senators on the committee heard testimony from both sides of the issue, including district court judges who took part in a bipartisan group that conducted a study on the juvenile justice system and whose findings helped create the framework for the bill. That group found Kansas has the sixth-highest rate of juveniles in out-of-home placements in the country. “We have a very complex system ... and we also have very limited community programs and services,� former

Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts said.

But 24-year-old Taylor Miller of Topeka told legislators the bill wouldn’t solve everything. “Out-of-home placements destroyed my family,� Miller said, explaining that three of her brothers were involved with the juvenile justice system from a

young age and that the 19- and 20-year-olds have not graduated from high school yet.

Placing children in detention centers could introduce trauma that would alter their emotional well-being, according to Megan Milner, deputy superintendent of the Kansas

Juvenile Correctional Complex in Topeka. She recommended any court decisions take into consideration a child’s normal development. “For a lot of the kids that we work with, education is their way out of poverty and it is their way out of crime,� Milner said.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Wednesday, February 3, 2016

DEEP BREATH Mustangs record third win of season after hard-fought game

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

Iola sophomore Ethan Holloway rises up for a jump shot over two Santa Fe Trail defenders in Tuesday’s 49-48 win over the Chargers. Holloway finished the game with 14 points. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

Relief.

The Iola Mustangs entered Tuesday’s contest hungry for their third win on the season and they emerged with just that, thanks to a 49-48 victory over Santa Fe Trail. Standout sophomore Ethan Holloway said after the game the win was a big relief to his team.

“There was a lot of relief,” Holloway said. “It just felt good to get that win. It has been awhile.”

The Mustangs leaned heavily on their post players throughout the game, but it was reserve big-man Evan Sigg who they turned to when they needed to take control of the game in fourth quarter.

“Our guards did a good job of getting our posts the ball,” Iola coach Jay Applegate said.

Sigg knocked in a basket to give the home team a 43-

42 lead with four and a half minutes remaining.

“I’m excited for him,” Holloway said of his fellow sophomore’s big game. “I’m excited for us and I’m excited for our future together.”

After the Chargers answered with a pair of free throws, the Mustangs once again looked for the sophomore Sigg and he delivered to put them back in front.

“He had 12 points tonight and some key rebounds,” Applegate said. “He’s a sophomore and Ethan’s a sophomore and they’ve really been working on catching the ball at the post and turning and facing and doing some things. They really did a good job tonight.”

Junior Ben Cooper was able to drive down the lane and hit a floater over the Charger defense to get the lead to 3 with 2:40 remaining before another Sigg bucket See MUSTANGS | Page B6

Wildcat boys race to win Iola girls lose heartbreaker MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s boys picked up their second win of the season Tuesday, and did so in impressive fashion.

The Wildcats got off to a quick start against visiting Altoona-Midway and never looked back in a 59-26 victory.

Head coach Dan Uhlrich noted Altoona-Midway’s struggles. The winless Jets feature a roster that goes seven deep, after all.

“But they are much im-

Justice Pugh drives to basket.

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proved,” Uhlrich said, noting the Wildcats defeated the same Altoona squad 42-12 just 10 days earlier.

This one was decided quickly. Marmaton Valley scored the first 10 points, and held a 19-6 lead after one period. The margin grew to 3816 at halftime.

With senior forward Brady Newman leading the charge (16 of his game-high 18 points came in the first half), Uhlrich was able to sit his starters at the end of the third quarter.

“I was pleased with our unselfish play,” Uhlrich said.

“We did a good job of moving the ball around.”

If there was one flaw, it was the inordinate amount of missed Wildcat layups and free throws, preventing an even wider final margin.

The Wildcats hit on 12 of 26 free throws.

“Those are the kinds of things that hurt you in close games,” Uhlrich said.

Justice Pugh followed See MV boys | Page B3

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

The Fillies knew who they needed to stop with the game hanging in the balance.

Santa Fe Trail senior Peyton Workman only had five points entering the fourth quarter, but with the game in the balance, the ball found her hands.

With the Chargers down two, Workman knocked down a shot midway through the final period to tie the game at 25.

After the teams exchanged turnovers of four straight possessions, Iola point guard Sydney Wade drove the lane and went up strong for a layup with 3:36 left. The junior was fouled in the attempt, but landed awkwardly on her ankle.

The crowd fell silent as Wade sat on the floor holding her ankle. She was helped off the floor by Iola coach Becky Carlson and fellow junior Toni Macha.

“She came down on some-

Iola’s Toni Macha drives lane against Santa Fe Trail. Iola lost the game on a late Charger basket. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA body’s foot,” Carlson said.

“She’ll be all right. It is not season-ending, but it hurt.”

Sophomore Colbi Riley entered the game for Wade — who would return later in the game — to attempt the foul shots for her injured teammate. Riley made both shots to put her team in front.

“That was really good,” Carlson said of Riley’s free throws. “That’s a lot of pressure and she did a good job.”

After a free throw from Chargers’ senior Skye Dun-

naway, Macha went to work on the block for the Fillies.

She used a power dribble to take the ball to the center of the lane and nailed a short jumper.

Macha took the ball on the following Iola possession and was fouled with 1:04 showing on the game clock. The post player cooly stepped up to the charity stripe and made both attempts to stretch the lead to five points.

See FILLIES | Page B4

Humboldt splits against Eureka EUREKA — Humboldt High’s girls received an early spark Tuesday by sophomore guard Lizzie Myers.

Myers scored 5 points in the first quarter, enough to give the Lady Cubs an early lead over host Eureka High.

McCall took it from there, particularly in the second half, scoring 17 of her teamhigh 23 points after intermission in a 42-34 victory.

The win lifts Humboldt to 13-2 on the season.

The Humboldt boys weren’t as fortunate.

Eureka broke open a tie game in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Cubs 23-13 over the final eight minutes.

The Cubs’ 62-52 loss drops Humboldt to 12-3 on the season, and snaps a six-game winning streak.

THE LADY Cubs prevailed despite struggling to score, head coach Aubrey Jones said.

“Lizzie really came out and did a nice job for us, and was a good spark early when we

needed to get going,” Jones said. “Makaylah sort of put us on her back and carried us through our slump.”

McCall hit 7 of 8 free throws. Humboldt hit 9 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter, just enough to keep Eureka at bay.

Myers finished with 7 points, Rylan Wilhite with 6.

Annalise Whitcomb chipped in with 3, Tilar Wells with 2 and Aricah McCall with 1.

THE LADY Cub junior varsity prevailed, 52-30. Kaylie Johnson scored 13 to lead the way, followed by Aricah McCall with 10, Myers with 9 and Maggie Johnson with 7.

THE BOYS game was tightly fought throughout.

The teams were knotted at 14-14 after one period, before Humboldt forged ahead 29-26 at the break. Eureka tied the game again, 39-39, at the end of the third period.

Rhett Smith paced Humboldt with 16 points, five assists and four rebounds, fol-

lowed by Jake Haviland with 15 points and Rayce Hoepker with 12. Corey Whitcomb had two steals.

DeAllen Nelson led Eureka with 26 points. Braden Larcom followed with 13.

HUMBOLDT returns to action Friday at home against Caney Valley.

Humboldt girls (12-6-915—42) (FG/3pt): A. McCall 0-1-0-1, Wells 0-2-3-2, Myers 2/1-0-3-7, M. McCall 8-8-2-23, Wilhite 1-4-4-6, Whitcomb 0-32-3, M. Johnson 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 11/1-17-16-42.

Boys Humboldt (14-15-1010—52) (FG/3pt): Hoepker 2/2-2-3-12, Whitcomb 0-0-1-0, Haviland 3/1-6-5-15, Isaac 3-05-6, Doran 1-1-2-3, Smith 4/2-21-16. TOTALS: 13/5-11-17-52.

Eureka (14-12-13-23—62): Talley 1-0-NA-2, Mongeau 2/1-0-NA-7, Nelson 10/1-3-NA26, Parmes 2-4-NA-8, Larcom 4/1-2-NA-13, Basham 0-2-NA2, Wolfsbauer 1-0-NA-2. TOTALS: 21/3-11-NA-62.

Marmaton Valley’s Magie Stevenson shoots over Anna Pierce in Tuesday’s win over Altoona-Midway. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Marmaton Valley girls roll to big win over Altoona-Midway MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls took an early lead, held a comfortable margin throughout, and were led once again by a stellar effort from senior Mackenzie Tynon.

It was going to take more than that, however, to satisfy Wildcat head coach Gavin Cole.

Marmaton Valley’s 55-30 win over visiting AltoonaMidway had just enough mistakes and otherwise sluggish play to leave Cole wanting more.

“I was disappointed with our effort,” Cole said. “I told the girls at the start we See MV girls | Page B3

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Consultant rejects plan for Kansas City airport KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A plan to renovate the Kansas City International Airport, rather than demolish and replace it, is unrealistic and more expensive than originally suggested, a consultant for airlines that use the airport said.

Lou Salomon, chief operating officer of AvAirPros, told the Kansas City Council’s Airport Committee Tuesday a proposal offered

by Kansas City-based Crawford Architects in January did not address the airport’s future needs for such things as gates, baggage, technology, security, parking, concessions and room for larger aircraft, The Kansas City Star reports.

City and aviation officials have been discussing for more than four years a plan to demolish the airport and replace it with a single terminal. Some citizens want to keep the current three-terminal design.

The Crawford proposal would keep the existing layout but expand Terminal A to include better security, three baggage areas, retail and concession areas, 18 or 19 more gates and more parking. Similar work would be done at Terminal B in the future.

When all those additional needs and costs are factored in, Salomon said the Crawford plan would cost $984 million, not Crawford’s

estimate of $672 million.

Crawford officials did not attend Tuesday’s presentation.

The airlines believe a single terminal is the most efficient and economical solution to the airport’s future. “It’s very important, we’re not trying to solve today’s problems,� said Salomon, adding that planners are trying to create the best airport for the next several decades.

He said the airport needs to grow from its current 29 gates to between 35 and 42 gates because planners estimate the number of departing passengers will increase from 4.9 million to 6.9 million by 2030.

Councilwoman Teresa Loar, who has been skeptical of the plan to demolish the airport, was not persuaded by Salomon’s presentation. “I need a lot more convincing,� she said, “and I think the citizens of Kansas City feel the same way.�

A committee of aviation and airline officials and their consultants, including AvAirPros, hopes to make a recommendation to the City Council on the future of airport before May 1.

The City Council would have to approve the recommendation and Kansas City voters would be asked to approve any bond financing to help pay for the project.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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West Virginia tops Iowa State

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Roy Hibbert defends against the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins, left, during first-quarter action at Staples Center in Los Angeles Tuesday. LOS ANGELES TIMES/ROBERT GAUTHIER/TNS

Vintage Kobe leads Lakers to win

By MIKE BRESNAHAN Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Sorry, history. Infamy will have to wait for another day.

The Los Angeles Lakers avoided sole possession of the longest losing streak in their 68-year existence, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 119-115, to end a 10-game slump.

They were startlingly efficient Tuesday night, led by their least accurate starter this season.

It was throwback night for Kobe Bryant, who flicked away his 34.9 percent shooting percentage by scoring 38 points and making seven of 11 three-point attempts.

It was bad enough that it got this far, the Lakers (10-41) tying their worst skid ever by losing to Charlotte two days earlier.

Tuesday’s game was anything but boring, a change from the norm in recent weeks.

The Lakers led by 16 right before halftime and couldn’t hold it at Staples Center, Minnesota taking a 102-101 lead on Zach LaVine’s fastbreak layup with 5:15 left.

Bryant answered with back-to-back three-pointers and the crisis was averted for a few more minutes. His 20-foot floater meant a 113-110 lead with 26.4 seconds left, and he made six consecutive free throws from there

as Minnesota started fouling to shorten possessions.

“You’ve seen me for 20 damn years. What do you expect?” said Bryant, who was 10 for 21 overall and added five assists. “It feels good to make those shots.”

It probably didn’t feel all that great to Minnesota Coach Sam Mitchell, who happened to be Toronto’s coach when Bryant torched the Raptors for 81 points in 2006.

“I hate him,” Mitchell said, facetiously.

“If I don’t ever see him again, it will be too soon. I hate him.”

Told of Mitchell’s remarks, Bryant said: “Thank you for the hate. Truly, I love that.”

Lakers Coach Byron Scott added that Bryant looked “really lively.”

Despite the victory, the oft-serious Scott said he wouldn’t smile in front of reporters in the interview room.

“When I get back in the locker room,” he said, before quickly pointing out, “that’s the type of fight I’ve been looking for.”

Maybe D’Angelo Russell wanted to show last summer’s top overall draft pick that No. 2 wasn’t so bad either.

Russell had 18 points and three assists; Minnesota center KarlAnthony Towns had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Maybe Julius Randle wanted to remind everyone he was the big man on campus a full year before Towns ar-

rived at Kentucky. Randle had 15 points and 12 rebounds while orbiting around the basket the entire night, scoring on three dunks, two layups and a tip-in.

“I think they were just tired of it,” Scott said, alluding to all the losing.

Towns, by the way, is still special. He had 14 points and nine rebounds and continued to lead all rookies in double-doubles with 25.

The Lakers brought out their highest-scoring first half this season, 66-52, as Bryant was nicely effective, scoring 15 points on four-for-seven shooting.

Oddly, nobody on the Lakers knew Bryant’s whereabouts before the game.

Scott thought he was going to play but wasn’t certain. Lakers officials weren’t sure either. He couldn’t be tracked down. It was less than an hour until tip-off.

It’s not unusual for Bryant to skip shootaround on the day of a game. It happens this season a lot more often than not.

But for him to not communicate more directly if he would play — this was something new.

Bryant obviously showed up in time for tip-off.

Scott might even look the other way if Bryant keeps everyone guessing again.

“Of course. If it helps.

Whatever it

takes,” Scott said, and he was finally smiling.

The Timberwolves (14-36) already held two close victories over the Lakers — 112-111 and 123-122 in overtime.

There would not be a third despite 30 points from Andrew Wiggins.

The Lakers finally won.

The historic streak was over.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — After getting embarrassed at Florida last weekend, a local newspaper ran a headline calling No. 14 West Virginia “Mess Virginia.”

The Mountaineers cleaned things up enough Tuesday night to win in one of the toughest gyms in the Big 12.

Jaysean Paige scored 23 points, including a crucial 3 with 1:05 left, and West Virginia beat No. 13 Iowa State 81-76 for its league-leading fourth Big 12 road win.

Devin Williams added 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Mountaineers (18-4, 7-2), who rallied from 15 points down for its third win in four games.

Coach Bob Huggins said that the staff ’s move to slip newspapers criticizing the team under the players’ doors this week seemed to fired them up “They’re very resilient,” Huggins said.

“There’s a lot of things we don’t do well. But

they do compete.”

Paige shot 10 of 17 from the field, none bigger than the 3 that gave West Virginia a 75-74 lead. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Cyclones 43-26, and Tarik Phillip grabbed his own missed free throw to seal it with 19 seconds left.

Georges Niang scored 20 points and Abdel Nader had 19 for Iowa State (16-6, 5-4), which had 16 turnovers and lost consecutive games for the second time this season.

“They got us out of what we wanted to do,” Iowa State point guard Monte Morris said.

“That caused a lot of turnovers that led to a lot of buckets at the other end.”

Iowa State fell behind by as many as six points in the second half before Niang’s 3 and layup put the Cyclones back on top 68-64. Paige tied it at 70-all on a layup with 2:36 left and the Mountaineers hit six straight free throws in the final 41 seconds.

Report: Ex-Raider Stabler had CTE BOSTON (AP) — Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, Boston University researchers said today.

Stabler, who died of colon cancer at 69 in July, had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Dr. Ann McKee told The Associated Press. McKee said the disease was widespread throughout his brain, with “quite severe” damage to the regions involving learning, memory and regulation of emotion.

“We’ve now found CTE in former NFL players who played every position except kicker,” said McKee, a professor of neurology at Boston University. “While we know on average that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune.”

The diagnosis was first reported by The

New York Times.

The disease, which can only be diagnosed after death, is linked to repeated brain trauma and associated with symptoms such as memory loss, depression and progressive dementia.

CTE has been found in the brains of dozens of former football players.

According to Chris Nowinski, the founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Stabler told his family he wanted to have his brain studied after learning that former NFL linebacker Junior Seau had been diagnosed with the disease. In 2012, Seau shot himself in the chest at the age of 43.

“What is interesting about Ken Stabler is that he anticipated his diagnosis years in advance,” Nowinski told the AP. “And even though he’s a football icon he began actively distancing himself from game in his final years, expressing hope that his grandsons would choose not to play.”

“There was no evi-

dence of any other brain disorder to explain the difficulties he experienced during life,” McKee said.

MV boys: Wildcats cruise Continued from B1

with 13 points and Gage Adams 10. Keagan Boyd scored 7.

Dakota Carter scored 8 to pace the Jets.

Altoona-Midway (6-10-2-8—26): Sack 1-0-3-2, Faller 1-0-3-2, Caylor 1-0-0-2, Phillips 3-0-1-6, Huffman 3-0-3-6, Krasowski 0-02-0, Carter 4-0-2-8. TOTALS: 13-0-17-26.

Marmaton Valley (19-19-14-7—59) (FG/3pt): Pugh 3-71-13, Griffith 1-0-0-2, Wise 2-0-0-4, Boyd 2/1-0-0-7, Hall 1-0-1-2, Smith 0-1-0-1, Wilson 1-0-4-2, Newman 8-2-018, Adams 4-2-2-10. TOTALS: 22/1-12-8-59.

MV girls: Wildcats cruise Continued from B1 needed to get something out of this game tonight. We didn’t necessarily do that.”

The outmanned Altoona-Midway squad — with only nine girls, and one senior, on the roster — stayed within shouting distance through the first half courtesy of Kim Drake, who hit 8 of 12 free throws before intermission.

“We sent her to the line way too many times,” Cole said.

Still, behind Tynon’s 17 first-half points, the Wildcats took a 27-14 lead into the break.

Marmaton Valley’s offense sputtered into the second half. Altoona-Midway opened

the period with a 9-6 run to cut the lead to 10, 33-23.

That’s when the Wildcat defense put down the clamps for good.

Tynon and Makayla Brooks each scored six as part of a 13-0 run to push Marmaton Valley ahead, 46-23.

Tynon went to the bench for good early in the fourth quarter with 34 points and the Wildcats comfortably ahead.

“Mackenzie has had some good games against these guys in the past,” Cole said.

Makayla Brooks added 8 points. Misty Storrer and Shayla Brooks each scored 4.

Kim Drake had 12 and

Brittney Good 10 for the Jets.

Marmaton Valley (410) travels to Uniontown Friday.

Altoona-Midway (9-5-9-7—30): Williams 1-0-1-2, Good 4-2-2-10, Wade 2-0-3-4, Pierce 1-02-2, Baker 0-0-3-0, Drake 2-8-3-12. TOTALS: 10-1014-30.

Marmaton Valley (14-13-11-17—55): Covey 1-0-3-2, Stevenson 1-0-0-2, Storrer 1-2-2-4, Drake 0-0-1-0, Newman 0-0-3-0, M. Brooks 4-0-28, Lutz 0-1-1-1, S. Brooks, 2-0-0-4, Tynon 15-4-3-34.

TOTALS: 24-7-15-55.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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SCC survives 2 overtimes for win

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

COLONY — Southern Coffey County eked out a double-overtime victory versus Crest Tuesday night in Colony. Playing from behind most of the game, the visiting Titans depended in extra minutes on the poise of their two angular underclassmen, Chonnor Ludolph and Dawson Leimkuhler, who, when it counted, found their way to the foul line, connecting on six crucial free throws to Crest’s one — a difference significant enough to propel SCC to the 60-58 win.

The momentum early on, though, was Crest’s to lose. Not for the first time on the year, Lancer senior guard Hunter Frazell torched the opposition from behind the arc. With one minute to go in the first quarter, Frazell hit his first three, giving the home team a 13-11 edge.

A few minutes later, Frazell spotted another opening in the Titan defense. SCC’s head coach Zach Douglas, flirting with apoplexy, screamed at his players to move in on Frazell. But it was too late. Frazell dropped another three in the bucket.

As for Crest’s very next possession: Frazell took advantage of a defensive mixup to hit his third straight threepointer (his fourth of the half), at which point Titan’s Coach Douglas nearly jumped out of his slacks with agitation.

After a Titan’s timeout — in which Douglas gave his players a few things to consider — SCC senior Ross Gilbert tethered himself to Frazell as if his life depended on it, managing to muffle the Lancer’s prolific scorer for the remainder of the night.

(Frazell ended the game with 19 points, but had only 5 in the second half).

Had the night’s fortunes been reversed,

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surely the garlanded Lancer Tuesday would have been senior Evan Godderz. After a respectable 7-point first half, Godderz exploded for 16 after the break — including the threepointer in the dying seconds of the fourth quarter that sent the game into overtime. The senior then deposited another three 3-pointers in extra minutes to give him 23 points on the night.

The game, though it threatened to go on forever, never relinquished its fast pace — or its punishing physicality.

Crest’s blonde bruiser, senior Brandon Brallier, effectively bullied his way to the basket for rebounds during the game’s early minutes, and was an asset on defense, too, controlling SCC’s big men inside.

Unfortunately, midway through the first quarter Brallier took a Titan elbow to the head, which forced him out of action. The next time he appeared, it was with a bag of ice. During overtime, however, Brallier — whose split eyebrow was patched shut at this point — re-entered the game in time to hit a key three-pointer, after which his wound began to seep through the gauze and he was asked by the nearest referee to please check out.

Crest senior Garrett Sipe added 6 points on the night. Brailler (who was fitted with another

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clean patch for the second overtime, then readmitted) finished with 6 as well.

Besides Ludolph and Leimkuhler — who finished with 23 and 15 points, respectively — Titans scorers were: Weston Weers, 9; Trevor Filbrun, 6; Bryce Isch, 4; and Ross Gilbert, 3.

A PROWESS on the offensive glass and a ferocious full-court defense — plus a pinch of high-percentage shooting — marked the key ingredients in the Lady Titans 62-27 clobbering of the hometown Crest Lancers Tuesday night.

Despite the toughness demonstrated by both teams, there was a palpable difference in energy between the two squads, a fact which showed up most prominently in the figure of

senior Amber Emmons, who scored a game-high 23 points.

“Amber did a really great job on the backside boards,” said SCC head coach Jeff True. “She got a lot of putbacks. Really, that’s about as aggressive as she’s played.

A lot of that is working to get a rebound. Plus, she has a quick release.”

But SCC’s victory was a team affair. Titan sophomore Danielle Kasprzak deposited 12 points. Maycee Hegwald, senior, scored 7.

Emma Lehmann and Erikah Lyons scored 6 apiece. And freshman Haven Harvey added 4.

Freshman Laurel Godderz led the Lancers in scoring with 9 points, followed by classmate Regan Godderz with 6; Camryn Strickler and Miranda Golden each had 4.

Fillies: Iola’s JV falls, but freshmen win Continued from B1

Santa Fe Trail senior Keelie Johnson hit a deep, two-point shot to cut the deficit to three points.

The Chargers then turned on their press to try and force a turnover. The Fillies broke the pressure and Macha ended up with the ball in her hands with what appeared to be an open layup attempt.

“She was wide-open and I thought she got pushed,” Carlson said.

“If I had to do it all over again, I would have had her do exactly that. We wanted a layup.”

The late Charger contest resulted in a miss and the ball found its way into Workman’s hands. The senior lined up a three-point shot from the top of the key and the ball found the bottom of the net to tie the game at 31 with 29 ticks left on the clock.

Despite being tied, the Chargers fouled Ashlie Shields to send the senior to the line with 18 seconds left.

Shields missed the front end of the one-andone to give the Chargers the ball back with the game still knotted.

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could not hold onto the win in the second half.

The Chargers were led by an outstanding performance from their star freshman MacKenzie Guyle, who scored 17 points. Hannah Honeyman was the only other Charger to score more than one basket, scoring seven points.

The balanced Iola attack was led by Madisyn Holloway and Riley Murry, who each scored six points.

Iola’s Carley Cescon goes in for a shot against Santa Fe Trail’s Alexis Massey during Tuesday’s game in Iola. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA With Santa Fe Trail back in possession with a chance to win it, Workman shook loose from the Iola defense in the left corner. Her shot splashed though the net to give the Chargers a comeback victory.

“Everything went fine, we just need to learn to guard the girl that is shooting,” Carlson said.

“We should’ve known who we should’ve had.”

Iola’s heave as the buzzer sounded fell short.

“We just need to learn how to finish the game,” Carlson said.

Workman’s 12 points were a game-high. Iola was paced by Macha’s 10 points while Riley Murry added seven for the home team.

Iola will return to the court on Friday for their Winter Homecoming when they play host to Central Heights.

IOLA’S JV team fell short against the Santa Fe Trail squad as well on Tuesday night. The Fillies lost at the hands of the Chargers 34-30.

The Fillies held a one-point advantage at the halftime break, but

MADISYN Holloway also led the Iola freshmen team on Tuesday.

The Fillies beat the Chargers 19-10 in the two quarter shortened game.

Holloway scored six points for the Fillies with three points in each quarter.

Kassy Shelby added five points and Kendra Sprague netted four in the win.

MacKenzie Guyle led the Charger effort with six points of her own, but with only two Chargers cracking the scoring column, it was not enough to keep up with the Iola attack.

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All tumors are not created equal Dear Dr. Roach: My wife has been told that she has a tumor (noncancerous, the doctors think) on her pituitary gland. The specialist told her that it’s so small that they don’t expect it to grow, and since she isn’t showing any symptoms, they are not going to do anything about it. He told her to get another MRI in a year to see if the size has changed. It was very small (microadenoma).

It was found when she was noted to have a high amount of prolactin.

This scares me. The pituitary gland is important to several functions of the human body, hormonewise. A tumor on or near it should be removed, in my (non-medically trained, of course) opinion.

Should she get a second opinion on this tumor and any kind of treatment plan? And what is your opinion on pituitary gland tumors?

Remove them or not?

— A.A. Answer: Pituitary tumors are much more common than once thought. They can be

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health found when a person produces too much hormone, such as TSH, the hormone that stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone, or if a person doesn’t produce the hormones he or she is supposed to, causing low thyroid hormone or other deficiencies — especially low LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), which regulate ovarian function and the menstrual cycle in women. Any pituitary tumor, even if it doesn’t make anything, can cause a high prolactin level, since a tumor can block the signal telling the pituitary NOT to make prolactin.

Prolactin stimulates milk production after a woman has a baby, but very high levels can cause galactorrhea (milk production) in a woman who hasn’t been pregnant.

Prolactin-

producing tumors have higher prolactin levels.

The diagnosis of a pituitary tumor is made by carefully evaluating the hormone regulation and by imaging the pituitary gland, usually with an MRI. Pituitary tumors are treated if they are causing significant problems.

The optic nerve runs right underneath the pituitary gland, so a large tumor can affect eyesight, and this situation needs prompt treatment.

A microadenoma is less than 1 cm, and 95 percent of these did not enlarge in a study following people for four to six years. Prolactin-secreting tumors can be treated medically -- and they should be if the LH and FSH are affected -- by a medicine such as cabergoline. Cabergoline also can be used if the prolactin level is high enough to cause galactorrhea.

I understand the desire to remove a tumor in such an important area.

It is a universal human response. However, not all require surgery, or even treatment with medica-

tion. Surgery is indicated to relieve vision changes or other neurologic problems related to the tumor, which isn’t likely in your wife’s case because it is small, or to manage hormone deficiencies. One deficiency your wife’s endocrinologist would have evaluated carefully is the ability to make cortisone.

If the pituitary can’t make enough cortisone (this happens about 30 percent of the time), that requires prompt treatment.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with fatty liver. Can you please tell me if this can be reversed, or if it is progressive?

— M.K. Answer: Fatty liver can have many causes, but it is much more common in people who are overweight or have diabetes (or both). Weight loss (even modest loss) and good control of diabetes can help reverse it.

Alcohol use is another big cause, and abstinence is recommended for those with fatty liver.

Fatty liver should be followed to see if it progresses to liver fibrosis.

County Conservation District shall make full and due report of their activities and financial affairs since the last annual meeting.

TWO: The supervisors shall conduct an election by secret ballot of qualified electors there present, of one supervisor to serve for a term of three years from date of said meeting.

The term of David Colgin expiring. All in the county of Allen in the State of Kansas.

By David Colgin Chairperson Allen County Conservation District Attest Colleen Riebel District Secretary/Manager (2) 3, 10

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Public notice (First published in The Iola Register, Feb. 3, 2016) Appendix 4-A: Notice of Annual Meeting (for the election of one supervisor) NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALLEN COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the Allen County Conservation District, notice is hereby given that pursu-

ant to K.S.A. 2-1907, as amended, on the 17th day of February, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., an annual meeting of the Allen County Conservation District will be held at the Bass Community Building, 505 North Buckeye, Iola, Kansas.

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Mustangs: Iola sweeps Santa Fe Trail Junior varsity wins 34-28 while freshmen win 46-26 Continued from B1

Iola sophomore forward Evan Sigg leaps for shot attempt in Tuesday’s JV win over Santa Fe Trail.

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THE MUSTANG JV team defeated the Chargers of Santa Fe Trail 34-28 on Tuesday.

Iola led throughout the game thanks to their balanced offense with four players scoring six points each.

Braden Plumlee, Gage Cleaver, Evan Sigg and Mason Ingle all had six points for the Mustangs. Zachary Cokely also chipped in five points for the home squad.

The game’s leading scorer was Santa

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and was fouled with 4 seconds remaining.

“He had 14 points and seven rebounds,” Applegate said of Holloway.

“He had some big rebounds late.”

The sophomore missed both free throws, but the desperation heave from the Chargers missed and Iola was able to celebrate for the third time this season.

“There is a lot of perseverance with us,” Holloway said. “We stick in games and we don’t ever quit.”

The Mustangs are back in action on Friday when they play host

THE IOLA freshman squad used balanced scoring to overcome a strong individual Charger performance.

In Iola’s 46-29 drubbing of Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe Trail guard John Long scored over half of his team’s points with 15.

Iola countered by spreading out their scoring load. Dylan Doolittle led the Mustangs with 10 points and Tayton Driskel added nine of his own.

Kane Rogers scored seven points with Derek Bycroft knocking in six.

Cole Regehr and Blake Ashmore rounded out the Mustangs with 5 points apiece.

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Junior Ben Cooper was able to drive down the lane and hit a floater over the Charger defense to get the lead to 3 with 2:40 remaining before another Sigg bucket stretched it to 49-44.

Santa Fe Trail rallied with a basket from Josh Long to get the lead back to one possession at 49-46.

After an empty possession for the Mustangs, Charger junior Jaden Bone scored inside to cut the margin to a single point.

With 26 seconds left, Santa Fe Trail was forced to foul Isaiah Fawson and put the junior at the line for a one-and-one opportunity. The Mustang guard missed the foul shot and the Chargers took possession just down 1.

After witnessing a last-second defeat to the Chargers in the girls game earlier in the evening, the Mustang crowd fell quiet as the Chargers called a timeout to discuss their next possession.

Iola used the ball pressure defense to nearly force a steal on the ensuing Santa Fe Trail play, but the Chargers were able to gather the ball and call another timeout, this one with 10 seconds left.

Coming out of the timeout, the Charger shot missed the basket and Holloway came away with the rebound

Fe Trail junior Jaden Bone with nine points.

No other Chargers were able to score more than four points against the Mustang defense.

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