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THE IOLA REGISTER Monday, May 5, 2014
Carriers help the hungry By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
A beautiful morning drew a large crowd to the MOMs Stroll & Roll at Riverside Park. At left, Kelci and Jason Botts pose with their son Kason, 3, who is diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
Saturday was for kids By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register
Saturday morning’s Stroll & Roll at Riverside Park had the atmosphere of a carnival. Games and activities. Lots of food. Drawings for prizes. You wouldn’t know the focus was on children born with disabilities. But it was because of these children that about 200 gathered in a celebratory stroll around the
park and focused on the goal of helping the families of disabled children and the uncertain future they each face. Mothers of Miracles, MOMs, a small group of area women who are mothers of special needs children, organized the event. “I’m convinced if you want anything done, get the MOMs behind it,” said Matt Skahan, husband to Lesley who helped establish the MOMs group a little more than See STROLL | Page A4
Iola letter carriers hope to have their hands full Saturday. So does the Rev. Phil Honeycutt, who looks after food distributions at the Iola Area Ministerial Association’s Community Pantry, corner of Broadway and Washington streets. On Saturday Iola’s letter carriers, including those who deliver on rural routes, will collect non-perishable food during their deliveries. James Hunt, local carrier who heads up the drive, said non-perishable food should be placed in plastic bags and left near the mail box. “The shelves are looking a little bare,” said Honeycutt of the pantry. “We’re hoping for the carriers to give us a big hand on Saturday. We need everything.” He said protein-rich items, such as beef, pork, hot-dogs and chicken, were in short supply. Those things can’t be collected by letter carriers, See DRIVE | Page A4
STATE
Sen. Roberts files for re-election
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ tea party challenger in the Republican primary turned the normally routine ceremony of filing for re-election into a public debate on Friday about keeping the incumbent off the ballot over questions about where he truly lives. Challenger Milton Wolf, a Leawood radiologist, demanded that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach reject any paperwork from Roberts, who is seeking his fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate. Wolf said Roberts isn’t eligible to represent Kansas despite being registered to vote at a Dodge City address because he claims the senator’s only home for years has been one in Alexandria, Virginia. Roberts does own a home in that suburb of Washington. He and his wife also own a duplex unit in Dodge City, but they rent it to tenants. The senator is registered to vote at the home of a couple in Dodge City, longtime supporters, who rent him a room and bathroom for $300 a month. “This is a matter of the permanent political class versus the American citizenry,” Wolf said. “The American citizens need to be
reassured that their elected officials must obey the same set of rules that they impose upon us.” Roberts called the allegation that he’s not a Kansas resident “without merit,” paid a $1,760 fee and signed the form to get his name Pat Roberts on the ballot at the Statehouse as legislators, Gov. Sam Brownback and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer watched. “I’m a fourth-generation Kansan,” Roberts said. “Your home is where your heart is, and my heart is in Kansas.” Wolf has been raising the issue for months. Kobach said state law gives him no power to reject a filing form out of hand. He said a filing is presumed valid unless someone lodges a formal objection and then a board comprising the secretary of state, lieutenant governor and attorney general considers the case. Wolf or one of his supporters would have until Wednesday to file such an objection, or they also could file a lawsuit after the See ROBERTS | Page A4
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Chris Phelan, left, assistant county attorney, and Wade Bowie, county attorney, talk during the law enforcement dinner Friday night. REGISTER/SUSAN LYNN
Law enforcement lauded By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register
The small video cameras law enforcement officials now wear as part of their headgear are the “best tool in our toolbox,” when it comes to fighting crime, said Wade Bowie, Allen County Attorney. The video recordings are frequently used in prosecution. Seeing someone unable to walk a straight line or recite the alphabet is a strong argument in court. “The cameras don’t lie,” he said. Bowie showed film clips
of such instances Friday night at the third annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Banquet at Bass Community Hall. Bowie also touted the effectiveness of the 31st Judicial Drug Court. Begun in January 2013, the program works to help those convicted of drug offenses to “turn the corner.” “I was a skeptic at first. Now I’m a believer,” of the program’s success, Bowie said. Of its 33 participants, three are scheduled to “graduate” in ceremonies on May 22.
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“Even if it’s only a few, that’s more than we were able to help in the past,” Bowie said. In its first year, the program had two participants who were able to successfully turn from a life of drugs. Of this year’s program all three graduates were former users of methamphetamine. FRIDAY’S program celebrated the efforts of local police and sheriff ’s department officers. “You guys are the best,” Bowie said. About 50 local officers enSee LAW | Page A4
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