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Cease-fire calls increase as death toll soars By NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press
Demolition of the LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church revealed a 1904 time capsule. Top right, a Bible from the capsule. At right, Allen Co. Historical Society director Kurtis Russell and Ellie Watson, Colony, examine newspapers, including an edition of the Register. COURTESY PHOTOS and REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS
HISTORY REVEALED By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register
LAHARPE — Time capsules almost never survive the ravages of time, noted Kurtis Russell, director of the Allen County Historical Society. That proved to be the case when a metal box was found underneath the cornerstone of the old LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church. The church is being demolished, and owner Joe Works agreed to donate the cornerstone to the historical society. Russell immediately noticed the box and its contents – all made of paper – had suffered water damage.
A look inside revealed a small old Bible that had deteriorated nearly to dust, the remains of a small booklet with national news, and three newspapers from October 1904, the year the cornerstone was laid. “I’m surprised to see the newspapers. They’re usually the first to go,” Russell said of his experience reviewing time capsules. The newspapers included an edition of The Iola Daily Register from Oct. 4, 1904; The LaHarpe Journal from Oct. 6, 1904; and The Kansas Review, also a LaHarpe paper, from Oct. 4, 1904. An article in The LaHarpe Journal described plans for the church: “Next
Friday afternoon at four o’clock the Methodist of LaHarpe will lay the cornerstone to their new church. Rev. I.B. Pulliam, pastor of the Baldwin church, will conduct the ceremonies and deliver an address which will be accompanied by music by the male quartette. The new church when completed will be one of the finest in the district and it is with a just pride that the Methodists of LaHarpe look forward to its completion of which the laying of the cornerstone is a customary step.” An article in the next column reported a census taker found 3,016 people and 687 houses within the city limits of
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. With no end in sight after weeks of heavy fighting, U.S. and Arab mediators intensified efforts to ease Israel’s siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and called for at least a brief halt to the hostilities in order to aid civilians. U.S. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian “pause” the day before, as an apparent agreement among the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas, allowed hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of wounded to leave Gaza for the first time. Dozens more left on Thursday. Israel did not immediately respond to Biden’s remarks, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously ruled out a cease-fire. Arab countries, including those allied with the U.S. and at peace with Israel, have expressed mounting unease with the war. Jordan recalled its ambassador from Israel See GAZA | Page A6
See CAPSULE | Page A4
Moran candidates share views By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
With Election Day drawing ever nearer — Kansas voters head to the polls Tuesday for city and school board elec-
tions — Moran residents will choose the top two vote-getters from among five candidates for Moran City Council seats. In the running are Rachel Blevins, Darcy Burton, in-
cumbent Jim Mueller, Lee Roberts and Joe Stotler. The Register is profiling Burton, Roberts and Stotler. Mueller declined to be interviewed; attempts to reach Blevins were unsuccessful.
Andrea Newman is one of ten candidates vying for four seats on the USD 258 school board. REGISTER/TIM STAUFFER
Newman an advocate for keeping five-day week
Darcy Burton
Lee Roberts
Joe Stotler
MORAN — Darcy Burton confesses she’d given little thought to city governance until a little more than a year ago. The impetus? Burton, 37, took on a new job, as an administrative clerk assistant in the Allen County Clerk’s office. There, she learned the ins and outs of how city budgets are handled, and the tax levies that go into funding local governments. “People may think they understand how cities and counties function, but if you don’t work there, you really don’t,” Burton said.
MORAN — The way Lee Roberts sees it, he attends enough Moran City Council meetings on his own. He might as well do it as a voting member. Roberts is one of five candidates seeking two Council seats to be decided in Tuesday’s general election. Others on the ballot are Rachel Blevins, Darcy Burton, incumbent Jim Mueller and Joe Stotler. “Some people asked me if I wanted to run. I knew there were a couple of seats open, and I’d figured I’d give it a shot,” said Roberts, who has not run for elected office See ROBERTS | Page A3
MORAN – One of Moran’s strengths is its city employAndrea Newman is crystal ees, Joe Stotler contends. clear about what’s motivatBut with longtime workers ing her to run for a seat on Mike Stodgell and Craig Millthe Humboldt USD er nearing retirement 258 Board of Educaage, it’s incumbent on tion: this spring’s the Moran City Coundiscussion about cil to choose wisely moving the district YOUR when it comes time to to a four-day school hiring their replaceweek. While the ments. proposal ultimately That’s why Stotler, failed by a 5-2 vote, a lifelong Moran resNOV. 7 Newman knows it ident, is throwing his evoked plenty of hat into the political emotion. “It shook ring for the first time. He is our community,” said Newone of five candidates seeking man. “It really did.” two City Council seats. It also created an asVoters will choose next tounding level of interest in the four school board seats See STOTLER | Page A3 that are up for election this
See BURTON | Page A4
By TIM STAUFFER The Iola Register
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Tuesday, Nov. 7. Newman is the last of the 10 registered candidates the Register has profiled, and she is running as a passionate defender of the traditional five-day week. Newman wants to make sure that, if the proposal is reintroduced, the board considers all the consequences. Her logic is simple: Kids need to be in school. Newman believes many students depend on schools for much more than instruction; “it’s their safe place,” she said. And she worries about how a four-day week would affect the most vulnerable students. Who See NEWMAN | Page A3
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