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County gets $132K in state grant

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

A l l e n C o u n t y has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $132,000 from the Kansas Department of Commerce to assist with COVID-19 economic relief.

In some instances, both counties and cities were awarded CDBG-CV funds, said Matthew Godinez, executive director of the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission.

For instance, Neosho County was awarded $169,200 and the City of Chanute was awarded $132,000. Anderson County was awarded $132,000 and the City of Garnett was awarded $132,000.

Godinez added that he would have advised both Allen County and the City of Iola to each pursue their own individual CDBG-CV funds.

According to Mayor Jonathan Wells, however, the City See GRANT | Page A4

Trevor Church is back for Legion baseball

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Rally to take a stand against racism

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

A rally is planned for 1 p.m.

Sunday, in a stand against racism and in support of those who have been marginalized because of the color of their skin.

The Black Lives Matter Solidarity Rally will feature a number of speakers, primarily folks who have been victimized at some point in their lives because of racism.

In addition to the scheduled speakers, opportunity will be given for others in the audience to share their experiences as well.

Sofie Alexander, one of the

Rally organizers, from left, Dan Davis, Stacie Smail, Tracy Keagle, Ashley Widener, Rhiannon Jordan, Jackie Evans, Sofie Alexander, Paige Olson, Ben Alexander, Jessica Qualls, Katie Terhune.

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organizers, stressed the event is a rally, and not a protest — a public forum to listen and learn from others.

“We’re all a part of Iola,’ she said. “Iola’s important to us.”

Because of the ongoing

COVID-19 pandemic, attendees are encouraged to wear face masks and exercise soSee RALLY | Page A8

Longtime retailer retires

Pandemic shutdown prompts evaluation of Sophisticated Rose

By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register

After 34 years in retail, Jan Knewtson is retiring.

Knewtson said she arrived at the decision when business was suspended for seven weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hiatus gave her time to evaluate the retail landscape, its inherent challenges and her desire to keep at it.

“It’s a hard business, that’s only getting harder,” she said Tuesday afternoon.

Knewtson owns three clothing stores in four spaces on the southeast corner of the square, including Sophisticated Rose, Tuxedo Junction and Sophisticated Rose Plus. In the second story are eight apartments that she rents out. All the properties are for sale.

The location along U.S. 54 is priceless, with driveby traffic accounting for a steady clientele.

“Just last week a nurse Jan Knewtson is closing up shop — four of them, actually — from El Dorado came in to See RETIRED | Page A4

Fundraising effort aimed at food banks

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

After successful fundraising efforts for food pantries in Humboldt and Iola, a new effort is aimed at helping provide food for the rest of Allen County and its domestic violence shelter.

Allen County GROW is hoping to raise $20,000 through the crowdsource platform ioby, which in recent months has helped local organizations raise thousands of dollars for various projects including food pantry assistance.

Food pantries have seen increased need from the

after evaluating the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Humboldt artist paints from her life experience Keaton), rural landscapes (Humboldt Hill), family pets (cats/dogs), and still-lifes of fruits and flowers (pears, grapes and tulips).

Her primary media used in the exhibit are oil paints and charcoal pencils.

Oils are Barton’s favorite, she said, especially “just the texture of it” and the smell, even if she admits accidentally inhaling it might not be the best for her health.

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

Humboldt artist Diane Dobson Barton has been an artist all her life, she said, and comes from “a family of makers.”

Her husband Jim works for the City of Humboldt, and they have two daughters, Beth Durham and Haley Barton.

Barton’s new exhibit at the Chanute Art Gallery runs from June 2 through July 11, and she will be hosting a virtual art talk on Facebook as well, including some drawing and painting lessons, which will take place June 13 at 1 p.m. (She invites people to send their questions before-

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Diane Dobson Barton Susan Willis, Chanute, admires oil paintings by Diane Dobson Barton at the Chanute Art Gallery. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG hand.)

The Chanute Art Gallery’s current hours are Tuesday

through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., and is at 17 N. Lincoln Ave., just south of the library

and Safari Museum.

Barton’s exhibit features a number of works with subject matter including human figures (heads and hands), family members (grandchildren), celebrity portraits (Buster

“IT’S a personal challenge” making art, Barton said, especially when it comes to painting and drawing people. “It’s like putting a puzzle together.”

She especially makes a See ARTIST | Page A6

Welcome Tracy Sambo, MD

Board Certified General Surgeon

Neosho Memorial is pleased to welcome general surgeon, Tracy Sambo, MD, FASC, FICS to the new NMRMC Surgery Clinic. Dr. Sambo is board certified and specializes in hernia repair, breast surgery, colorectal surgery, endoscopy, wound care and many other procedures.

Dr. Sambo is now seeing patients in the NMRMC Surgery Clinic inside the main hospital.

To make an appointment, call 620.433.3838.

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Obituaries Winifred Cation

Edward Meyer

Winifred Frances (Stoddard) Cation was born 100 years ago in Yates Center. Winifred died Wednesday, June 3, 2020 of natural causes. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Carl Wesco (Wes) Cation, Jr, 28 years ago. Winifred was the first of four children born to Taylor Winifred and Lola Stoddard.

Cation She graduated from Iola High School, Class of 1938. At a simple service, she married Carl Wesco Cation Jr. at the Iola Town Hall Dec. 13, 1941. With a degree in education from Iola Teachers College, she traveled with Wes to South Carolina where they were stationed during World War II. Returning to Kansas, Winifred and Wes had two daughters, Janel and Roberta.

Teaching fourth-graders at Seltzer Elementary became a love of Winifred’s. One of her signatures was creating a miniature tornado, boiling water on a Bunsen burner with the steam (tornado) held in place between sheets of glass. She was the president of the Wichita Chapter of Women’s Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Winifred worked for the USD 259-Wichita Board of Education where she was the substitute teachers’ clerk for 15 years. She answered calls from all Wichita schools requesting substitute teachers every weekday, scrolled through handwritten index cards, called the substitutes until she found ones who could commit — all this before the start of school each day.

Beautiful vegetables and lovely flowers were always in her garden. Sitting with sunshine on her shoulders made her happy. Healthful eating was her passion. Winifred loved art. She found great pleasure in china painting and hand sewing Teddy bears. She was an exceptional seamstress making beautiful clothes for her daughters. Her extended family was a joy to her and she was close to her God. Daughters Janel Cation and Roberta Cation (Story Swett), granddaughters Roberta Bradley (Scott Bradley) and Jacqueline Swett, great-granddaughter Mazey Combs (Cy Dumford), and great-great-granddaughter Quinn Combs Dumford will greatly miss Winifred.

The family expresses its gratitude to Dr. Hanna Lai for her care and compassion, the staff of Larksfield Place Health Care Center for taking such great care of Winifred over the past several years and Larksfield Place Hospice for their support and comfort.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Memorial donations: Winifred Cation Memorial c/o Larksfield Place Foundation, Inc. Caring and Sharing Fund, Larksfield Place, 7373 E. 29th St. North, Wichita, KS 67226. Share tributes online at: www.dlwichita.com

Edward L. Meyer, 81, Garnett, who has relatives in the Iola area, died Thursday, June 4, 2020, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett, with burial to follow in the Garnett Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Garnett V.F.W. Post No. 6397.

You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

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Court report DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: Shelter Mutual Insurance Company vs. Michelle A. Feneck, automobile tort Jennifer D. Reed vs.

Johnny H. Adams, divorce Hannah R. Herfurth vs.

Jerry K. West III, other domestic Carolyn F. Denny vs. Annie J. Tush, protection from abuse Lesa M. Heinrich vs. Jeffrey A. Heinrich, divorce MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Tod Davis Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30: Michael D. Morgan, Uniontown Convicted of speeding: William A. Greenwood, Olathe, 75/65, $153 Kenneth R. Shern Jr., Olathe, 85/65, $238 Marissa K. Lyons, Bartlesville, Okla., 95/65, $303 Curtis L. Walker, Okemah, Okla., 87/65, $231 Lacey J. Becker, Westphalia, 74/55, $232 Susan K. Schmitt, Paola, 84/65, $232 Matitlyn K. Cranor, Cha-

Police report Arrest reported

Parked car hit

Iola police officers arrested Weston Smith, 20, Osawatomie, for suspicion of burglary and interfering with law enforcement Tuesday after the officers investigated an incident at Iola Middle School.

Larry Foster, 77, was backing his pickup in a parking lot May 26 in the 400 block of South Washington Avenue when he struck a parked car owned by Lannette Wood, officers said.

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nute, 85/65, $238 Convicted as follows: Patricia L. Long, Lawrence, failure to yield to emergency vehicle, $303 Tori M. Higgins, Iola, domestic battery, $633 Jimmy L. Summers, Chanute, failure to stop at an accident, $503 William R. Bitts, Iola, DUI, $928 Anthony D. Ellis, Iola, domestic battery, $633 Criminal cases filed: Seth L. Yowell, Chanute, possession of alcohol by a minor Sydney Elliot, Humboldt, possession of alcohol by a minor Kaitlyn Haynes, Chanute, possession of alcohol by a minor Kevin R. Lacrone, Neosho Falls, felony interference with law enforcement Warren J. Odom, Yates Center, aggravated violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act Weston E. Smith, Osawatomie, vehicular burglary, felony interference with law enforcement

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Library offers great summer reads Whether you like World War II-era historical fiction or murder mysteries, “Blame the Dead” by Ed Ruggero can fit the bill. In 1943 Sicily, an army surgeon is found dead following a German air raid. Not so unusual, until it’s discovered that he died of a shot to the back of the head.

Lt. Eddie Harkins, a former Philadelphia cop who is now an MP, is called on to oversee the investigation. In good mystery fashion, almost everyone has a plausible motive. Harkins determines not only to find the killer but also expose the horrific treatment of the nurses, despite the hospital commander’s wishes.

“The Big Finish”

by Brooke Fossey is a warm and funny look at the lives of two elderly men whose lives are unexpectedly altered. Duffy and Carl, roommates at an assisted living center, try to keep out of the bullseye of the administrator, who threatens to send any wayward residents to a nursing home with a fearful reputation. They find the trouble they are trying to avoid when Carl’s granddaughter Josie climbs through their window one evening, running from her abusive boyfriend.

The men try to keep Josie’s presence a secret while fending off

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her ex.

“The Engineer’s Wife” by Tracey Enerson Wood is a biographical novel based on the life of Emily Warren Roebling. Emily’s husband Washington is the builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.

When he spends years as an invalid while the bridge is in progress, Emily steps in to lead the project.

It seems like an ordinary day when Ally Linden arrives for work at her office in “Have You Seen Me?”

by Kate White. That is, until her boss approaches and asks why she’s there. It seems that Ally hasn’t worked there for years. What happened to Ally during that time guides the plot of the book.

Will Chesney is a former Navy SEAL, and Cairo is his canine partner. Chesney tells about SEAL training and life and how he became a canine handler in “No Ordinary Dog.” The two were deployed together several times, including a mission where Cairo was shot twice and the raid which killed Osama bin Laden.

Petition circulates to open Chanute pool CHANUTE — A group of residents think the city of Chanute is all wet because of its decision to keep the city’s swimming pool closed this summer.

Local swimming enthusiasts have formulated an online petition, and announced their intentions to appeal for the city to reverse its May 26 decision to keep the Maring Aquatic Center closed for 2020.

City commissioners voted unanimously for the closure, citing insufficient

staffing numbers.

A former lifeguard, Abigail Morris, told the Chanute Tribune several new applicants have stepped forward within the past week.

The Tribune noted the Commission’s decision came because of the staffing necessary to oversee the pool and a lazy river.

Closing the lazy river portion remains problematic, because of the drowning hazard posed if it were filled with water, or conversely a falling hazard if the river were emptied. Water slides that empty into the lazy river also would have to be off limits.

Getting an applicant certified as a lifeguard requires a 28-hour course, including fitness and endurance testing, coursework and practical skills training, the Tribune noted. And because of social distancing measures still in place because of COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross is not recommending full course training.

The Commission’s next meeting is Monday evening.

The closure comes while Iola officials still are planning to reopen the Iola Municipal Pool later this month. Humboldt City Council members will decide Monday whether to reopen their city pool.

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Lawmakers approve compromise COVID relief bill Council

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Supporters rammed a bipartisan plan through the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature on Thursday aimed at giving lawmakers some oversight of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s response to the novel coronavirus after cutting off a debate over preventing pandemic-related lawsuits.

The measure gives legislative leaders a say in how $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds are spent, limits Kelly’s power to close businesses and provides some protection from lawsuits to businesses, medical providers and nursing homes. The measure resulted from negotiations between top Republican legislators and Kelly and her staff.

Kelly called the bill a “victory for Kansans” and said in a statement, “I will sign this legislation.”

Kelly vetoed an earlier measure that would have curbed her power to direct the state’s coronavirus response, passed by Republicans last month in the final moments of the Legislature’s annual session.

She called a special legislative session to get lawmakers to extend a state of emergency for the pandemic due to expire Wednesday.

The governor made key concessions, ending statewide restrictions on businesses May 26 and agreeing to limits on her power and restrictions on lawsuits that she and other Democrats opposed. The bill extends the state of emergency until Sept.

15 and allows it to continue into late January

Wichita Democratic state Rep. Elizabeth Bishop puts on a mask as she enters the Statehouse on Thursday, the second day of the special session. KANSAS NEWS

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2021 if legislative leaders consent.

“On balance, it’s where we need to be,” said Sen. David Haley, a Kansas City Democrat.

“It’s better, perhaps, than we’ve had and the best we’re going to get.”

The vote Thursday in the Senate was 2612 and came after the House approved the bill Wednesday night, 10712. After the bill passed, lawmakers adjourned their two-day special session.

Reps. Kent Thompson, R-LaHarpe, and Ken Collins, R-Mulberry, voted in support of the measure. Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker, was opposed.

Supporters in the Senate forced it to vote without a debate — cutting off any chance for critics to try to change its contents. Kelly’s staff made it clear to legislators that if they gave businesses and nursing homes greater protections from lawsuits, she’d likely veto the measure.

“There’s a queen bee, and the drones do exactly what they’re told,” said conservative Republican Sen. Dennis Pyle, of Hiawatha. “The

people of Kansas don’t elect us to come up here and be drones.”

Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, an Overland Park Republican who helped negotiate the new plan, said lawmakers had thoroughly vetted the issues previously and supporters “just wanted to get our work done.”

Kelly had been locked for weeks in a partisan dispute with top Republicans over how quickly to reopen the state’s economy. She imposed a statewide stay-at-home order from March 30 through May 3 and initially had planned to keep some restrictions on businesses and mass gatherings in place until at least June 23.

But after vetoing the GOP’s first coronavirus plan, she abruptly changed course and allowed the state’s 105 counties to set the rules.

The dispute over closing businesses then faded.

The bill approved Thursday would prohibit Kelly from closing businesses until Sept.

15. After that, she could close them statewide but would have to have legislative leaders’ approval to do so for more

than 15 days.

She also would be prohibited from altering the timing of elections or ordering voting solely by mail balloting, and she could not restrict the sale or movement of guns and ammunition. She has not suggested she would do either.

Some Republicans said the new bill is almost identical to the one Kelly vetoed but others saw it as an improvement.

“We’re in a better position than we were,” said Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine, an Emporia Republican who also helped negotiate the plan. “We’ve accomplished what we needed to accomplish.”

Republicans and business and medical groups across the nation have made barring coronavirus-related lawsuits a priority.

They want to protect

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doctors and hospitals that delayed non-coronavirus care, businesses with customers or employees who get infected as the economy reopens and makers of personal protective equipment used by people who get infected.

Nursing homes have been hit hard, accounting in Kansas for 117 of the state’s 222 COVID-19-related deaths reported as of Wednesday.

Industry officials wanted protections like the ones for medical providers but instead got a lesser version, protecting them from paying damages if they can show in court that they followed health and safety guidelines.

Critics who wanted stronger protections said nursing homes, particularly in rural areas, could be put out of business.

“The adult care home provider community was deliberately excluded from the backroom negotiations,” said Debra Harmon Zehr, President and CEO of the group representing nonprofit Kansas homes.

Trial lawyers and some Democrats said the bill would prevent businesses and others from being held accountable for negligence or misconduct.

“Kansas workers, senior care home residents and most other Kansans are the losers,” said David Morantz, president of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Iola City Council members will discuss proposed adjustments to the city’s pay scale at their meeting Monday night.

Iola’s most recent wage study was completed in 2014, and instituted over a subsequent three-year span.

City officials have once again conducted a citywide review, visiting with department heads about evaluating positions, and comparing Iola’s rates with nearby municipalities.

Also on the agenda Monday is a discussion about collaborating with Thrive Allen County to seek grants that would fund an extension of the MoPac Trail. The aim is to extend the trail — which already connects the Prairie Spirit Trail to downtown and Iola High School — to the east edge of Iola, and along the new Iola Elementary School site.

Monday’s meeting, at the New Community Building at Riverside Park, will be the first meeting fully open to the public since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March.

Since then, public participation has been limited, with the meetings broadcast live via Facebook.

Monday’s meeting will still be shown live, and recorded for later viewings via YouTube.

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D-Day ceremony certain to be smaller S A I N T- L AU R E N TSUR-MER, France (AP) — At least the dead will always be there.

All too many have been, for 76 years since that fateful June 6 on France’s Normandy beaches, when allied troops in 1944 turned the course of World War II and went on to defeat fascism in Europe in one of the most remarkable feats in military history.

Forgotten they will never be. Revered, yes.

But today’s anniversary will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping almost everyone away — from

government leaders to frail veterans who might not get another chance for a final farewell to their unlucky comrades.

Rain and wind are also forecast, after weeks of warm, sunny weather.

“I miss the others,” said Charles Shay, who as a U.S. Army medic was in the first wave of soldiers to wade ashore at Omaha Beach under relentless fire on D-Day. Shay, 95, lives in France close to the beach where he and so many others landed in 1944. He knows of no U.S. veterans making the trip overseas to ob-

serve D-Day this year.

“I guess I will be alone here this year,” Shay said before he performed a Native American ritual to honor his comrades by spreading the smoke of burning white sage into the winds lashing the Normandy coast Friday.

The eerie atmosphere touches the French as well as Americans.

“The sadness is almost too much, because there is no one,” said local guide Adeline James.

“Plus you have their stories. The history is sad and it’s even more overwhelming now between the weather and the (virus) situation.”

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Retired: Retail challenged by internet, other factors Continued from A1

shop. She’s been stopping here for years as part of her regular travels to Missouri.”

Knewtson noted other faithful customers who come from Mound City, Kansas City and Ottawa.

“They enjoy getting out of town for a few hours,” she said. “I’ve made a lot of good friends in this business.”

Knewtson credits the longevity of her business to having good help. Longtime staffers Cheryl Zajic and Phyllis Lueker and more recently, Elaine Stewart, have been a steady presence behind the counter.

Knewtson also feels a kinship to her clientele.

“I like to shop, I like good service, and I appreciate good displays.”

“I’ve always tried to go beyond what people may expect,” she said.

Her window displays have always been a source of pride.

“Window displays bring people in. But the sun is a killer,” she said, noting the displays must be routinely traded out so as to spare fabrics from fading.

In addition to costume jewelry and leather handbags, her top-seller is the Melissa & Doug line of children’s toys.

“That’s been my bread and butter,” she

said.

Knewtson’s role as a grandmother has led her to new discoveries in terms of what would be successful at the store. But it’s a constantly moving target.

“The biggest challenge is knowing what will bring people in the door,” she said, “Because it seems to change week to week.”

Her dream of becoming a “full-service store” where she could dress at least the female side of a family never came to fruition.

“I never could figure out how to satisfy the ‘teeny-bopper’ age,” she said.

Even so, Sophisticated Rose remained a reliable destination for middle-aged women.

THREE THINGS stand out than make retail so challenging, Knewtson said.

• Societal changes.

• Loss of manufacturers.

• The internet.

In 1986, Knewtson’s first business venture was The Bridal Boutique.

“Those were the days,” she sighed, recalling she’d average 100-125 bridal gowns a year, fetching prices as high as $1,200, but with many much less expensive.

“There was a manufacturer in St. Louis I used who made very

don’t think I look good in a dress without them.

So I do neither.”

She stopped carrying dresses at Sophisticated Rose three years ago.

The biggest challenge is knowing what will bring people in the door. Because it seems to change week to week.

THE INABILITY to maintain a consistent inventory also became increasingly frustrating, Knewtson said.

“Customers would like a certain line of clothing, but then the manufacturer would go out of business,” she said. “I’d walk my legs off at market trying to find new lines that I thought my customers would like.”

During the good years, Knewtson would go four times a year to either Dallas or Las Vegas to purchase inventory.

More recently, she’s gone to market half that often, adding an increase in prices have made it more difficult to make a profit.

She noted her plussize store, Plus and More, which she began seven years ago, has always been profitable.

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nice gowns in the $250$300 range,” she said.

She also sold attire for mothers of the bride, the wedding party and everything from veils to wedding caketops to miniature pillows that transported the wedding bands down the aisle.

In 2017, she opened her Tuxedo Junction, figuring “everything would be like it used to be. Boy, was that mistake.”

In a flash, society went casual. Weddings in barns as often as churches. Brides have ditched gowns for simple knee-length dresses.

Grooms opt for jeans and cowboy boots. And even mothers of the bride prefer slacks to dresses.

Knewtson can relate.

“The last time I wore a dress was to my grandson’s wedding last year,” she said. “I don’t like to wear hose, but I

THE INTERNET has also proved to be an indomitable competitor.

“It’s today’s mom and pop brick and mortar store,” she said.

Even so, Knewtson believes there will always be those who enjoy the experience of shopping and actually seeing and feeling items

to help base their purchase decisions.

She also appreciates the advice of stylists.

“There’s so much to know about color and skin tones,” she said.

For example, pairing oranges and pinks with redheads can be either disastrous or eye-popping.

“It just takes the right shades.”

Knewtson’s fallback colors are black and white — “which always look sophisticated.”

“Sometimes I have to make myself wear color.”

AT AGE 76, Knewtson doesn’t say age has been a factor in her decision to retire, but admits the idea of sleeping in is appealing.

But before that day arrives, there’s much work to be done.

Knewston estimates it will take two months to sell her inventory.

Work needs to be done to the building, which was built in the 1870s, but has been renovated numerous times over the years, most recently when she opened Sophisticated Rose there in 1999.

In addition to being a physical challenge, it’s also an emotional one.

“I know this is the right decision, but it’s not been easy to close the door on something I’ve truly enjoyed for so many years,” she said.

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis have agreed with the state to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require police to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthorized use of force by another officer.

The moves are part of a stipulation between the city and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which launched a civil rights investigation this week in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody. The City Council is expected to approve the agreement Friday.

The agreement, which will be enforceable in court, would require any officer, regardless of tenure or rank, to immediately report the use of any neck restraint or choke hold from the scene to their commander or their commander's superiors.

Similarly, any officer who sees another officer commit any unauthorized use of force, including any choke hold or neck restraint, must try to intervene verbally and even physically.

If they don't, they'd be subject to discipline as severe as if they themselves had used the prohibited force.

Grant: State awards nearly $9 million to 66 communities Continued from A1

of Iola did not have sufficient resources, in relation to time or personnel, to devote to pursuing and administrating the grant.

CDBG-CV funds were distributed on a first-

come, first-served basis.

Wells also expressed concern over creating a situation where the county and the city were competing for funds.

Hence Iola is set to receive 45% of the grant funds awarded to the

county ($59,400), with Humboldt receiving 35% and the outlying county areas receiving the remaining 25%.

IN A PRESS release, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the award of

nearly $9 million in CBDG Coronavirus Response Supplement funds to a total of 66 Kansas communities.

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FATHER’S DAY GOLF TOURNAMENT

June 20, 2020 At this time the tournament has not been rescheduled for 2020, but will certainly be back in 2021 for Father’s Day Weekend.

CASA continues to deeply value our supporters, sponsors, players, families and volunteers and therefore we will honor social distancing guidelines at this time to protect their health.

As an essential non-profit program providing services to abused & neglected children in the court system, CASA volunteers and staff have continued to work throughout the pandemic using acceptable practices and still serving our assigned children. Donations to CASA are always appreciated and can be directed to CASA, P.O. Box 433, Chanute, KS 66720 or contact us.

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COVID-19,” Kelly said.

“Our communities need relief — and they need it now. I’m pleased to announce additional resources to help Kansans navigate through the recovery process. These grants will help our communities rebuild their economies and support Kansas families.”

Grants were available in two categories — Economic Development and Meal Programs.

Economic Development grants provide communities with funding to help local businesses retain jobs for low-to-moderate income people by covering working capital expenses such as inventory, wages and utilities. Meal Program grants can be directed toward organizations such as Meals on Wheels, local food banks or to support organizations providing meals for children affected by the loss of school meal

programs.

“The COVID-19 crisis has left many communities searching for resources to support their residents and businesses,” Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “The CDBG-CV award provides cities and counties the ability to determine where the greatest need in their community lies and to provide some relief as we move into the recovery phase of the crisis.”

CDBG funds are one of Commerce’s primary tools in supporting the state’s small, predominantly rural communities. CDBG-CV grants are part of the state’s allocation from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and are designed to help Kansas communities respond to the needs of their residents and businesses during the reopening phase of the state.

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Difference between retiring and quitting is just about everything On Monday morning I called longtime Iola merchant Jan Knewtson to ask if I could do a story about her decision to retire.

“Well, not today,” she said. “I can’t seem to stop crying.”

On Tuesday, she wasn’t much better.

It’s one thing to say you’re going to close up shop. It’s another to actually do it.

For 34 years Knewtson has sold women’s apparel at various locations along the south side of the square.

The last 20 have been at the corner of Jefferson and Madison, with her flagship store Sophisticated Rose, and her smaller venues of Tuxedo Junction and Sophisticated Rose Plus.

She began with a bridal store, expanding to women’s wear, children’s clothing and toys, plus sizes for women and most recently, tuxedos for men along with wedding accessories.

“Iola’s been very good to me,” she said, dabbing at her eyes with a tissue.

And she’s not referring to just her success as a merchant.

“I’ve made a lot of friends through my business.”

Jan and I sat in cushiony easy chairs positioned at the back of the store as she recalled her journey.

As with any business — or individual — there’s a lot of layers to peel back.

Before she went into retail, Jan’s only experience with apparel was as a youth modeling her homemade skirts and dresses at the 4-H style review at the Labette County Fair.

Looking back, she couldn’t remember that it checked any boxes as to how she envisioned her future.

As an only child, she grew up on a dairy farm and did her share of chores. Because she was musically gifted, she had her sights on making it her profession.

She attended Pittsburg State to study music, but never graduated.

Instead, she married a high school classmate and went to work to help put him through veterinary school.

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“After that, I never had the opportunity to return to school.”

That was her first marriage.

Almost 20 years later she met her current husband, Richard Knewtson, at their Labette County High School reunion.

“He always told me we were meant for each other,” she said, which she found obnoxious at the time. Coincidentally, he, too, is a veterinarian. And no, at age 75, he is not ready to retire, she assures me.

In between marriages, Jan lived in Kansas City with her two daughters, where she taught piano lessons at Jenkins Music Company in the Antioch Shopping Center.

She had 80 students. An elderly woman came to her apartment to watch her youngest, Stacy, each day.

“It was good money, which I needed as a single mom,” she said.

When she and Richard reconnected, she was working as music director for Home of Hope, a center for the mentally handicapped, in Disney, Okla.

Willing to call Iola home, Jan and Richard married and she took on work as a business manager with Tri-Valley Developmental Services.

A banker told her of the opportunity with the Bridal Boutique, which had fallen on hard times.

She’s never looked back.

“I liked it!” she said, grabbing another tissue to dab her eyes.

In visiting with Jan, I realized that even at age 76, it’s because her natural inclination is to answer the door whenever opportunity knocks that she remains so positive about tomorrow.

“Maybe, I’ll go back to teaching piano,” she mused.

I have no doubt she could.

A look back in t me.

65 Years Ago June 1955

In a swirl of music, beautiful women, colorful frocks and gaiety the Allen County Centennial Celebration sprang to life with the Queen’s Ball in the Community Building. The highlight of the evening was naming Mary Ann Thompson, Iola, queen of the Centennial, and the 10 members of her court of honor. The most colorful part of the ball was the Grand March led by Judge and Mrs. Spencer Gard and the members of the Centennial Executive Committee, their wives or escorts. Many of the gowns worn by the women last night had been handed down from grandmother to daughter to granddaughter. Several were cre-

ations of a century ago, and marvels of fine silks, satins and workmanship. ***** The county’s 100th birthday parade in Iola Saturday, with its accompanying fine weather and a “guesstimate” of 20,000 to 50,000 spectators, should long be remembered as an historic occasion in the county’s existence. Also, it was a fitting and thrilling introduction of the new century for Allen County.

The Freedom of Religion service, one of the most inspiring events of the Allen County Centennial celebration, was attended by around 1,200 people last night at the grandstand in Riverside Park. The Hon. H. Roe Bartle, mayor of Kansas City, was the featured speaker.

Ramblings with Neil become an adventure The 21-year-old pickup truck, its V-8 throbbing, kicked up dust along the crushed-limestone Woodson County roads.

The countryside was bright green and at the height of its glory, nourished by more than ample Neil Hartwig moisture and followed by hot sun.

Neil Hartwig, who knows the country west of Humboldt like the back of his hand, was at the wheel. Happy as a kid on an adventure, I occupied shotgun.

We left Humboldt early Wednesday afternoon with plans to acquaint me with Neil’s old hunting grounds.

We chose Wednesday because better than three days of sunshine should have dried most anywhere we wanted to go.

We learned better.

Our first stop was to be a pecan grove Neil had established. We never got there.

Instead, we dallied at an in-

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triguing homestead site along the way, protected on one side by a laid-up rock fence to discourage wayward cattle and similar rock walls of an old barn and outbuilding. Neil, still sharp at age 95, marveled at the skill of pioneers who were so adroit at building fences and buildings out of the readily available limestone.

Our next stop was along a mile-long dirt road that I doubt had been graded since the work was done with horsedrawn equipment.

The first two mud holes were manageable, causing only mildly anxious moments.

When we came to a third, it was too risky, and we turned around.

Heading back, the longer

of the two previous conquests proved more formidable from this side.

Once sunk down, the motor whined as the tires threw up muddy water. We were stuck.

What to do.

With no likely assistance to pass by — and did I mention the heat and humidity? — much of a walk was out of the question.

So I tracked down the number of Maynard Cress, who lives about 5 miles from where we were stranded, and gave him a call. “Sure, I’ll help,” was his answer to our prayer.

He soon arrived, equipped with a chain and heavy tow rope. I managed to find a steady place to attach the combination. Neil started the truck, straightened the front wheels and in a matter of seconds we again were on our way.

The rest of the afternoon we were content to take in the sites including several hay meadows being baled for winter feed.

It was one of the most delightful outings I can recall.

Hundreds gather for a peaceful rally and protest in Mountain Brook, Ala., a suburb of Birmingham, on Thursday. The young woman’s sign reads: “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” DENNIS PILLION/USA

Americans losing confidence in democracy What do COVID deniers and protesters of police brutality have in common?

The first group tends to be older, whiter, and more conservative. The more militant ones confront those wearing masks in public, but most simply choose not to wear masks themselves, despite the clear evidence that these slow the pandemic’s growth. They also crowd together in public spaces — in some cases a deliberate snub to public-health authorities. What preventative steps they do take appear completely ineffective, like stocking up on guns and ammunition.

The second group has also been crowding together in public spaces lately, though many wear masks. Memorials honoring police brutality victim George Floyd have turned into raucous, nationwide protests that sometimes spill over into rioting. These have raged for days in Kansas City.

Smaller actions are occurring in other area communities, including Lawrence and Topeka. President Trump and others respond with a call for “law and order,” inviting comparisons to President Nixon’s election in 1968.

Beneath their hatred for one another, these two groups share something. Both gave up on traditional, political actions like voting, town hall meetings, and volunteering.

They see a government that often runs on autopilot, with little regard for voters or elected officials. Twentieth-century political philosophers called

Michael Smith Insight Kansas this “The Administrative State” — a government where professional administrators just go on doing what they do, regardless of who votes, how they vote, or who holds office. There is no oversight or accountability. Philosopher Hannah Arendt called this “government by nobody.”

Consider the shutdowns of schools, many workplaces, and public spaces in response to COVID-19. It occurred quickly, with little public input. Epidemiologists and other public health officials advised Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and others to quarantine, and it happened.

This was probably necessary, given the incredible speed with which the Novel Coronavirus spread. However, it also left many citizens feeling that nothing they did really mattered — government was going to do what government does, regardless. Former President Obama once said that working-class whites “cling to their guns and religion” when they feel threatened.

Obama faced strong blowback for this, but it is exactly what happened. Faced with government administrators who ignored them, this population not only stocked up on

firearms, they also made the reopening of churches a centerpiece of their demands.

Next come the protesters outraged by Floyd’s death and other police brutalities.

They think the Administrative State is ignoring them.

They are right. Floyd’s murder occurred in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mayor of Minneapolis, that district’s U.S. Representative, and the governor of Minnesota are all strong progressives who support policing reforms.

What difference did this make for Floyd? None. As in other cities, the police behave as “street level bureaucrats” with little regard for oversight by elected officials. In Minneapolis, a history of racial segregation and strong police unions reinforce these tendencies. Activists have faced similar frustrations in their recent efforts to reform policing here, in Kansas City, Kansas. Like other bureaucrats, police simply wait out their supposed supervisors in the mayor’s office, city council, and other elected bodies.

Politicians come and go, but the police are still here, doing what they do. Critics are left feeling impotent and outraged. They turn to protesting and even rioting instead of voting. Been there, done that, nothing changed.

Ultimately, in order for us to restore a functioning government, Government by Nobody has got to go. It will be messy, but the sooner we get started, the better.

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point to try and “represent the people that are close to [her],� and delights in making depictions of her grandchildren.

The result is very intimate works that evince a clear love for their subject matter.

Barton has also done several portraits of famous strangers as well, “notable Kansas people,� including Amelia Earhart and Walter Johnson, where it seems a respect and care for their images really shines forth.

All told, Barton enjoys the catharsis found in art, and the “release� of emotions found therein.

As an introvert, she also said she especially likes the time alone, those extended moments of contemplation where “it’s just you and the material.�

BARTON grew up in Coffeyville. She earned an undergraduate degree in art education and a master’s in art, both from Pittsburg State University.

As a student, she tried her hand at quite a few different subject-matters and styles, including experimenting with a more postmodern approach. “There was a time I did a lot of [work that was] abstract,� she said, which one can sense the traces of in a large three-panel work on display in the Chanute gallery’s front win-

favorite works involve trekking up to Humboldt Hill, where she said “you never know what you’re going to run across,� including wildlife like deer and turkeys. “We’ve also got a really good yard,� she said, where sometimes the opportunity to make art simply walks up to one’s doorstep.

Tulips painted by Diane Dobson Barton are juxtaposed against the plastic models she used for the project. dow.

Barton’s work continues to have postmodern significance, though, explaining how, for instance, the tulips she paints are not actually real. “I’ve always liked tulips,� she laughed, “to paint something with a little more color,� but “fake ones� are all that were available.

Yet when one sees these works in person, their vibrancy and color move one so deeply that it raises questions about whether the “authenticity� of the images even matter.

“There was no deep meaning behind it,�

Barton joked, but perhaps that’s the point.

FOR a significant part of her life, Barton was a librarian at the Chanute Public Library, though she has begun transitioning to retirement in order to focus full-time on creating visual art.

Some of Barton’s other interests include coffee, classic movies, vintage writing equipment, and observing and being in nature.

Hence some of her

IN terms of moving forward as an artist, Barton has set a number of goals for herself, including getting a piece accepted by the Portrait Society of America. “I definitely want to improve,� she said, and explained how especially now, in the midst of significant national turmoil, she wants to give her work a more “universal� and political bite.

Though she hopes her current work with its serene subjects can serve as “a safe place,� she said “I feel like I should be expressing the times I’m in.� “You feel kind of helpless,� she added, and so challenge yourself to ask: “What can I do that makes any difference?�

That said, given what Barton described as the “solitary� nature of art, “you never know whether you’re accomplishing something or not.�

And that is the immortal battle of the artist.

Food: Allen County GROW joins effort Continued from A1

COVID-19 pandemic, as many businesses closed temporarily and workers were laid off or lost their jobs entirely. Yet, even as the need increased, major funding sources including Feed America and Walmart stopped providing assistance.

Food pantries in Iola and Humboldt, the two largest communities in Allen County, tackled much of their need

through increased fundraising efforts.

Additionally, Allen County Commissioners gave $500 each to the Allen County Community Pantry in Iola, Humanity House food pantry in Iola, and the Humboldt Food Pantry. The county later offered another $500 to the Moran Food Pantry.

But the eastern part of the county and the local domestic violence shelter, Hope Unlimit-

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ed, also saw increased need, Allen County GROW organizers said.

The latest fundraising effort is aimed at raising money to boost food pantries in those areas, including the smaller communities of LaHarpe, Gas, Moran, Mildred, Elsmore and Savonburg.

The effort will work to increase the supply of meat, in particular, as meat shortages have reached local grocery stores and prices have increased.

ALLEN COUNTY GROW (Growing Rural Opportunity Works) is a council approved by county commissioners in 2014 with representatives of schools, food service industries like restaurants and grocers, and those in-

volved with nutrition education. The purpose is to improve the health of county residents.

IOBY IS a national crowdfunding platform that works with the Kansas Health Foundation to match each dollar of an individual donation up to $1,000.

KHF will match up to a total of $10,000.

With the help of ioby, the Humboldt Food Pantry raised more than $20,000; and helped Humanity House raise more than $10,000 for a utility assistance fund. Earlier this year, ioby helped raise more than $20,000 for improvements to LaHarpe City Park.

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Trump says Floyd would be pleased with jobs report

By CHRIS SOMMERFELDT New York Daily News

President Donald Trump suggested Friday that George Floyd is â&#x20AC;&#x153;looking downâ&#x20AC;? from heaven and marveling at this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marginally positive jobs report, calling it â&#x20AC;&#x153;a great dayâ&#x20AC;? for the dead black man.

The report from the Labor Department showed that the national unemployment rate dropped from 14.7% to 13.3% in May â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Trump claimed that â&#x20AC;&#x153;hopefullyâ&#x20AC;? brings comfort to Floyd, who died last month after a white Minneapolis cop dug a knee into his neck for nearly 10 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing happening for our country. A great day for him, a great day for everybody,â&#x20AC;? Trump said as part of a 40-minute rant in the White House Rose Garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great day for everybody. This is a great day in terms of equality.â&#x20AC;?

Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shocking

comment about Floyd came even as the U.S. coronavirus death toll hovered near 110,000 and the nation remained in turmoil amid mass protests against police brutality.

The Friday jobs report surprised some economists who had expected that the unemployment rate would continue to plummet and reach the highest levels since the Great Depression.

Instead, as some states have rushed to lift social distancing restrictions and reopen their economies, 2.5 million new jobs were added and the unemployment rate dipped by 1.5%, the report showed.

Still, while overall unemployment dipped, the report showed that the rates of African-Americans and Hispanics out of work continued to increase.

Asked by an African-American reporter about that disparity, Trump answered dismissively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are something,â&#x20AC;? the president said and waved his hand disdainfully at the reporter.

White House drops COVID-19 coverage

By JOSH WINGROVE Bloomberg News

The White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coronavirus task force has all but vanished from public view as President Donald Trump pushes Americans to put the outbreak behind them and resume normal social and economic life.

The task force was once a staple of Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to the pandemic. From March 4 until late April, the panel held nearly daily, televised briefings, many headlined by Trump.The last briefing was April 27, when Trump predicted the U.S. would suffer between 60,000 and 70,000 deaths from the outbreak. More than 107,000 Americans have died from the virus.

In Kansas, there are 10,393 confirmed cases and 232 deaths.

The task force is now reduced to weekly closeddoor meetings with Vice President Mike Pence.

While it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been for-

mally mothballed, the task forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move to the back burner comes as Trump publicly cheers states that are reopening their economies and brushes aside a persistently high number of new infections and deaths every day. There were nearly 20,000 new cases of the disease and almost 1,000 deaths on Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To maintain the health and safety of our society, we must also maintain the health of our economy,â&#x20AC;? Trump said last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is deeply concerning because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost a sense coming out of the White House that the pandemic is somehow over,â&#x20AC;? said Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute at Harvard University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the third inning of a baseball game, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down 8-2, and the manager concludes the game is over, says weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve won, and walks out.â&#x20AC;?

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Rev. Sharpton: ‘Get your knee off our necks.’

By MOLLY O’TOOLE Los Angeles Times

MINNEAPOLIS — Outside the small university chapel, crowds gathered and chanted: “What’s his name?

George Floyd!”

Inside, his youngest brother, Rodney Floyd, stepped to a white lectern above a black-andgold casket.

He had a request for the mourners: “Can y’all please say his name?”

And they answered: “George Floyd.”

The private memorial in downtown Minneapolis was reserved for relatives and friends and the civil rights activists, politicians and celebrities the family had invited.

In the 10 days since George Floyd died with a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck and onlookers recording on their smartphones, his name has become a rallying cry in a nationwide movement against racism and police violence.

“He was powerful man,” Philonise Floyd, another brother, said of his 6-foot-7-inch sibling. “He had a way with words” that motivated

people.

“All these people came to see my brother,” he said. “Everybody wants justice. We want justice for George. He’s going to get it.”

Glenn and Freda Mulbah traveled from a Minneapolis suburb to stand outside the chapel with their five children, ages 18 months to 16 years.

Austin, their eldest, said they decided to come because “it’s making history.”

“I just want to feel safer in my society, and to be there for my little siblings and watch them grow up,” he said.

“Hopefully, with everybody out here like this, it will change.”

He added: “It would take a miracle, though.”

Shafi, a 21-year-old born in Kenya who’s lived her whole life on Minneapolis’ south side, said even though she couldn’t be inside the chapel, she wanted to be there for Floyd — “out protesting for him.”

“It’s a silence right now,” she said. “A silence that represents the chance for change in the future.”

The guests inside the chapel included the civil rights leaders Martin

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Luther King III, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, Minnesota Democrats Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, actor Kevin Hart and former NBA player Stephen Jackson, Floyd’s childhood friend.

Relatives shared stories of Floyd’s love of food and basketball and their hard upbringing in Houston’s Third Ward, a black neighborhood south of downtown.

“We didn’t have much,” said Rodney Floyd, “but we had a house full of love.”

Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Floyd’s family, called for protests to continue.

“Its going to take a united effort fighting in the courtroom and outside the courtroom to get justice for George Floyd,” he said from the lectern.

Sharpton, who gave Floyd’s eulogy, encouraged the mourners “to not sit here and act like we had a funeral on the schedule.”

“George Floyd should not be among the deceased,” he said. “He did not die of common health conditions. He died of a common American criminal justice malfunction.”

Sharpton did not name President Donald Trump, but he made reference to the now-infamous incident in which security forces violently dispersed protesters so he could walk from the White House to a historic church across the street and hold up a Bible for a photo opportunity.

“We cannot use Bibles as a prop,” Sharpton said. “And for those that have agendas that are not about justice — this family will not let you use George as a prop.”

In remarks aimed at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, whom he called out by name, Sharpton said: “There’s a difference between those calling for peace and those calling for quiet.”

He also announced a march on Washington in August, on the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, to call for policing and criminal justice reform legislation.

“What happened to Floyd happens every day in this country,” he said.

“Stand up in George’s name and say: ‘Get your knee off our necks.’”

The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy Wednesday for George Floyd who died May 25 from police brutality in Minneapolis. Carlos Gonzalez/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced upgraded charges against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin — who pinned Floyd’s neck with his knee and now faces a second-degree murder charge — and three other officers at the scene, now charged with “aiding and abetting” second-degree murder. All four officers were fired shortly after Floyd’s death.

“They did what we accused them of,” Ellison said Thursday just before the memorial in a conversation on race in America hosted by The Washington Post. “We think the jury will make an objective, unbiased, evidence-based decision that they are guilty, because they are guilty.”

“There is nobody who gets to do what these officers did to George Floyd and just get away with it,” Ellison said. “If you do that, you will be held accountable.”

Back outside the memorial, camouflaged

military vehicles of the National Guard rolled near where hundreds had gathered in a park and around the university chapel.

Some held protests signs, others handed out free food and water, and vendors displayed T-shirts as they listened to the service on loudspeakers.

At the end of the service, quiet settled over the mourners inside and the crowd outside.

They stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time Chauvin had knelt on Floyd’s neck outside a corner shop just twoand-a-half miles from the chapel.

When the time was up, as attendees left the service and others still flocked to the chapel site, the chanting resumed: “Prosecute police! No justice! No peace!”

“What’s his name?

George Floyd!”

A girl weeps as she visits the site of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on Thursday. Anthony Souffle/ Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

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Murkowski admits ‘struggling’ over Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inability to unify the nation at a time of grave unrest is testing his uneasy alliance with mainstream Republicans, some emboldened by Gen. James Mattis’ plea for a leader who lives up to the U.S. ideals of a more perfect union.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Thursday called the rebuke by Trump’s first Pentagon chief “necessary and overdue.”

“Perhaps we’re getting to the point where we can be more honest with the concerns that we might hold internally, and have the courage of our own convictions to speak up,” Murkowski said.

She also said Trump was the “duly elected president” and that she’d continue to work with the administration.

Murkowski told re-

porters that she agreed with the blistering assessment offered by Trump’s former secretary of defense Mattis in The Atlantic.

In the statement, Mattis denounced Trump, calling him a threat to the Constitution and saying he was trying to divide, rather than unite, the country.

Mattis also backed people protesting the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis police.

“I thought Gen. Mattis’ words were true and honest and necessary and overdue,” Murkowski said.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, both Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, called on Trump to drop out of the race after the release of a tape in which Trump boasted in vulgar language about forcing himself sexually on women. Both said

t h e y weren’ t voting for him at the time.

Murkowski’s remarks Sen. Lisa r e f l e c t - Murkowski ed the choice Republicans are forced to make about whether, and for how long, to support Trump when his words and actions so often conflict with their values and goals. Trump has responded to violence accompanying some protests following George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis by calling for more “law and order” to “dominate” even peaceful demonstrations. He has been slower and less forceful in addressing racial injustice and questions of police brutality that lie at the heart of the unrest.

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Trump, Murkowski replied: “I am struggling with it. I have struggled with it for a long time.”

The nation is on edge, and Election Day looms, with the presidency and control of the House and Senate at stake. Trump has made clear that consequences for what he considers disloyalty can be steep.

Indeed, he promised Thursday to campaign against Murkowski when she is up for reelection in 2022. “Get any candidate ready, good or bad, I don’t care, I’m endorsing,” Trump tweeted.

Most in the GOP aren’t breaking with him.

Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana said Mattis’ missive was not discussed Thursday at the GOP’s lunch.

Asked for this thoughts on Mattis and Murkowski, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered no response.

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The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, said in a news release Wednesday that Las Vegas casino owner Phil Ruffin is tentatively selling the former Woodlands racetrack to Scannell Properties, which proposes building a warehouse distribution facility and office park with retail development.

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Ruffin’s company unsuccessfully sought a change in the Kansas’ gambling statues to reduce the percentage of electronic gambling revenues owed by racetrack casinos to the same percentage owed by currently licensed casinos.

The Unified Government said when the sale is completed, Scannell plans to demolish the crumbling tracks later this summer with the new distribution center opening next year.

The facility is expected to create 1,000 new jobs. And 70 acres will be reserved for green space and public walking trails.

Carl and Barbara Letsinger Carl and Barbara Letsinger will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Carl Letsinger and Barbara Joan Sinclair were married June 10, 1960, in Iola, by the Honorable Earl Ruse.

The vows were witnessed by H.A. and Pauline Letsinger.

Barbara operated a daycare center in her home for 42 years. Carl worked as a deputy sheriff in Allen County and later was employed

by Gates Corporation until his retirement in 1999.

The couple have two daughters, Carla Wachter, Houston, Texas, and Maria Lang, South Carolina; and three grandchildren, Devin, A.J. and Hyland Wachter of Houston.

Due to the pandemic and social distancing restrictions, the couple has requested a card shower.

Correspondence may be sent to 13 McGuire Dr., Iola, KS 66749.

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Overall, the cost of food bought to eat at home skyrocketed by the most in 46 years, and analysts caution that meat prices in particular could remain high as slaughterhouses struggle to maintain production levels while implementing procedures intended to keep workers healthy.

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In short, supermarket customers and restaurant owners shouldn’t expect prices to drop anytime soon.

Big fluctuations in food prices began in March, when the coronavirus pandemic began to sink in for U.S. consumers.

The Labor Department reports that the 2.6% jump in April food prices was the largest monthly increase in 46 years. Prices for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most, rising 4.3%. Although the 2.9% jump in cereals and bakery products wasn’t as steep, it was still the largest increase the agency has recorded.

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Organizers have reached out to law enforcement agencies, as well as other city and county officials.

And, the effort is purely local, Alexander continued, refuting an online rumor that groups from outside the Iola area are behind the planning.

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Players reaffirm pay stance; no deal for baseball’s return in sight NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players reaffirmed their stance for full prorated pay, leaving a huge gap with teams that could scuttle plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season around the Fourth of July and may leave owners focusing on a schedule as short as 50 games.

More than 100 players, including the union’s executive board, held a two-hour digital meeting with officials of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday, a day after the union’s offer was rejected by Major League Baseball.

“Earlier this week, Major League Baseball communicated its intention to schedule a

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By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

The NBA took a major step toward getting back on the court Thursday, with the league’s Board of Governors approving a 22-team format for restarting the league season next month at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida.

The vote was 29-1, with Portland casting the dissenting vote, said a person with knowledge of the situation.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the league did not publicly release voting details. The National Basketball Players Association has scheduled a meeting for Friday to vote on the plan.

Teams would arrive at Disney around July 7 and play an eight-game slate of games starting July 31 at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex. All teams will stay, practice and play at Disney and the NBA Finals — which would have started Thursday if not for the coronavirus pandemic that caused the NBA to suspend its season on March 11 — will likely stretch into October.

“The Board’s approval of the restart format is a necessary step toward resuming the NBA season,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.

“While the COVID-19 pandemic presents formidable challenges, we are hopeful of finishing the season in a safe and responsible manner based on strict protocols now being finalized with public health officials and medical experts.”

The eight-game slate — it’s unclear if they will be classified as regular season games — will help determine playoff seeding. From there, the league could have a play-in tournament for the final spot in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference postseason fields.

“While there is still work to be done, we applaud all the effort and collaboration that has gone into finding a safe, competitive format,” Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins said. “It has always been our feeling that sports have the ability to bring people together and we look forward to restarting the NBA season while using that platform to drive meaningful social imSee NBA | Page B3

dramatically shortened 2020 season unless players negotiate salary concessions,” union head Tony Clark said in a statement. “The concessions being sought are in addition to billions in player salary reductions that have already been agreed upon. This threat came in response to an association proposal aimed at charting a path forward.”

“Rather than engage, the league replied it will shorten the season unless players agree to further salary reductions,” Clark added.

Players originally were set to earn about $4 billion in 2020 salaries, exclusive of guaranteed money such as signing bonuses, termination pay and

option buyouts. The union’s plan would cut that to around $2.8 billion and management to approximately $1.2 billion plus a $200 million bonus pool if the postseason is completed.

MLB last week proposed an 82-game season with an additional sliding scale of pay cuts that would leave a player at the $563,500 minimum with 47% of his original salary and top stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole at less than 22% of the $36 million they had been set to earn.

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By ERICK MITCHELL The Iola Register

Crest’s Trevor Church is slated to have a big summer season on the mound for the A Iola Indians.

The surging sophomore was featured sparingly for the Indians last summer, but with a year of Legion experience under his belt, he is now ready to put forth his best.

“Last year kind of taught me what kind of pitches I can throw to older kids, and they were smoking some of the pitches that I left up in the zone,” Church said.

“Hitting-wise, facing harder pitching was pretty tough sometimes.”

When Church wasn’t with the Indians last summer, he featured for the Iola Mustangs baseball club 14U traveling baseball team. Playing for the Mustangs allowed Church the opportunity to compete against talent his own age.

Playing against younger competition means less velocity on the mound, and batters with less power. Adjusting between the two levels of competition was a battle for Church.

“I was just trying to realize that I was playing a couple years up, and to not get too frustrated with the results,” Church said.

Church’s father, Travis, was in his corner whenever the youngster needed a pickme-up from a learning experience with the Indians.

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Kansas Speedway to play host to series of July races; no fans for now

By JEFF ROSEN The Kansas City Star

NASCAR’s big annual spring race weekend at Kansas Speedway, postponed May 30-31 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has new dates this summer … and much of the action will take place at night under the lights.

Speedway officials announced Thursday that the track in Kansas City, Kan., will play host to three days of racing July 23-25 — five races in four series over three days.

The premier race of the weekend will be the NASCAR Cup Series Kansas 400 — but

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An Xfinity Series race

(July 25), a pair of truck series races (July 24-25) and an ARCA Menards Series race (July 24) are also on the docket that weekend.

“We are excited to be a part of NASCAR’s return to

racing,” Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren said in a statement. “This is an important first step in the resumption of sports to the Kansas City area, and we feel a deep sense of responsibility to play an integral role in that process.”

For now, the races are set to commence without spectators allowed. But that could change, track officials said, as they continue to work with state and local governments.

Fans are usually a huge part of race weekends at Kansas Speedway and other tracks, with fans camping in the infield and passes available for touring the pits.

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ably went four or five days a week from the time baseball was canceled and the Legion season started.”

Church says his uncle and high school head coach Roland Weir has had a big impact on his overall improvement on the diamond. With his uncle in one ear and his father in the other, he’s received lots of constructive criticism.

“I just tell him he needs to be consistent in what he does, and keep his mechanics in line,” Travis said.

“Even though you might be throwing a different pitch, it needs to look the same every time.

The A Iola Indians open the season on Saturday with a four-team home tournament at the Humboldt Cubs Sports Complex. Iola will face Ottawa at 9 a.m., and Urqhart 16U shortly after the completion of game 1.

On Sunday, Iola will complete pool play with a game against Montgomery County at 9 a.m.. After pool play, the four teams will be seeded for a four-team single elimination tournament.

Despite no American Legion state tournament this summer, Church still hopes for a positive summer and to continue his on-field improvement.

“We are pretty young, but I think we can still do well in most of the tournaments,” Church said. “And I think we may be going to another state tournament with USSSA, so it would be cool to see how we do with that.”

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“I was just telling him that he had to be patient,” Travis said. “He was a really good hitter when he was playing at his own level. I don’t really know if it was that he was outmatched, or overwhelmed and not comfortable yet. The pitching was good, but it wasn’t untouchable for him. But sometimes you feel you have to play at a higher level when you go against older kids.”

Although Church wasn’t the key arm or bat leading the charge for the Indians last season, he enjoyed the ride to the state tournament.

The A Indians reached the semifinals of the state tournament before losing to Larned 4-2.

A fun summer of baseball only built up more hype for Church’s first season of high school baseball. He competed for the Lancers during both football and basketball, but was denied the baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I felt like we could have been pretty good, so I was pretty frustrated when it got canceled,” Church said. “I felt like we had a chance to at least go to state.”

Even though Church didn’t have a summer season, he still found time to improve his game. He joined Lancer teammate senior Zach Beckmon to improve his pitching and become better conditioned for the summer season.

“We had a program with some long toss, and some mound work,” Church said. “We prob-

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The first-day participation was voluntary and there was no contact as social distancing continued to protect players during the coronavirus pandemic.

That soon will change. Major League Soccer on Thursday said teams may resume training.

MLS announced that each player and staff member must complete two tests for the coronavirus 24 hours apart, 72 hours ahead of the start of training. Every player also must have a test for antibodies and a physical.

MLS announced other protocols for continued testing and restrictions, including spacing for locker rooms and limits on the number of players in training rooms and gyms.

As he looked ahead to the planned tournament in Orlando next month for all 26 teams, Larentowicz said he was nervous about the potential dangers.

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taking 2000 people’s lives into their hands and they better have it sorted,” Larentowicz said in a Zoom interview before MLS announced plans to open training. “So it’s on them. We are soccer players and we want to play and it’s their job now to keep us safe.”

Nashville SC defender Daniel Lovitz said uncertainty about the Orlando plans has added to players’ safety concerns. Matches are to be played without fans at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.

The tournament is an attempt to revive a season which was stopped on March 12 after only two matches had been played by each team.

“It’s tough to know,” Lovitz said. “We were going into this process asking the league lots of things like are we all going to have our own room? Are we going to be limited to our floor with our team when we’re staying at the resort? Are we going to eat as a group or are we going to be eating individually? And we’re starting to get answers on that stuff. But we don’t really know what life is like if I’m being honest.”

Larentowicz said many players have

asked if participation in the tournament will be mandatory. He said he assumes players who don’t participate would be fined.

Seattle Sounders midfielder Harry Shipp said team officials are “kind of fully acknowledging and understanding that not everyone wants to go. And a lot of them aren’t because they don’t want to play soccer, they just don’t want to go. and I think the league has done a good job of calming any risks, like people being nervous about health risks or medical stuff.”

Shipp said some players are concerned about being away from their families for so long.

Portland Timbers goalkeeper Steve Clark said shortening the time spent in Orlando made the proposal “more feasible.”

“I can’t say that it’s certainly something that I’m happy about, leaving my wife, but I know we have a job to do and I’m certainly happy to be back playing soccer,” Clark said. “So I think there’s mixed feelings there with it.”

Atlanta United president Darren Eales said the team would use a “case by case basis” approach to address concerns from players who don’t feel they would

be safe in the Orlando tournament.

“Hopefully we’ll be able to make it where everybody feels safe to go,” Eales said.

Larentowicz, 36, is one of seven members on the executive board of the players union which on Wednesday agreed with Major League Soccer on a sixyear labor contract. The deal carries through the 2025 season.

Negotiations included a lockout threat from commissioner Don Garber.

Eales said the plan is to have home games played after the tournament. He said a playoff format “is still to be finalized.”

Atlanta was one of the league’s first four teams to open facilities for individual player workouts. Those sessions paved the way for Thursday’s limited group work.

“They’re here today and they’ve got smiles on their faces,” Eales said, adding they are “first and foremost soccer players and they’re doing what they love.”

The love of soccer doesn’t erase safety concerns.

“We play a contact sport and the virus is a serious thing that puts us all in danger,” Larentowicz said.

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beyond the prorated salaries they agreed to on March 26. That would leave each player with about 70% of his original pay.

MLB rejected that Wednesday, when Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem wrote in a letter to union chief negotiator Bruce Meyer informing him “we do not have any reason to believe that a negotiated solution for an 82-game season is possible.”

“Nonetheless, the commissioner is committed to playing baseball in 2020,” Halem said in the letter, which was obtained by The Associated Press. “He has started discussions with ownership about staging a shorter season without fans.”

Management officials have said they are considering a slate of perhaps 50 games or fewer.

There has not been a schedule averaging few-

er than 82 games per team since 1879.

“The overwhelming consensus of the board is that players are ready to report, ready to get back on the field, and they are willing to do so under unprecedented conditions that could affect the health and safety of not just themselves, but their families as well,” Clark said in a statement. “The league’s demand for additional concessions was resoundingly rejected.”

Baseball’s March 26 deal allows games if there are no government restrictions on playing in front of fans and no relevant travel limitations. The sides agreed to “discuss in good faith” the economic feasibility of playing in empty ballparks, which appears to be the likely option.

MLB says that without fans it would average a loss of $640,000 for each additional game played. The union dis-

putes the teams’ financial figures.

Teams also worry about a second wave of the new coronavirus this fall and don’t want to play past October, fearing $787 million in broadcast revenue for the postseason could be lost. MLB proposed expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to 14, which would generate additional broadcast rights to sell, and players have offered to guarantee the larger playoffs for both 2020 and 2021.

While baseball has reverted to the economic bickering that led to eight work stoppages from 1972-95, the NBA announced plans Thursday to resume its regular season with 22 teams on July 31, the NHL is moving ahead with plans for an expanded Stanley Cup playoffs this summer and MLS is planning to have teams return with a tournament in July.

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pact at this period of time.”

There are numerous other details to continue working through, including finalizing specifics of what the testing plan at Disney will entail and calculating the financial ramifications of playing fewer games.

Another person, also speaking to AP on condition of anonymity because the details of the ongoing talks have not been publicly released, said the NBPA and the NBA are working on “lengthy” medical protocols. The details will be shared with teams once those discussions are completed, which will be long before they arrive at Disney, the person said.

“The NBA is taking all the appropriate measures, and working tirelessly to provide a safe environment for our team and staff,” the Dallas Mavericks said in statement.

While working to finish this season, the league also has made decisions on next season — with the draft lottery rescheduled for Aug. 25, the draft on Oct. 15 and opening night for the 2020-21 campaign is tentatively set for Dec. 1. The G League also announced Thursday that it canceled the remainder of this season.

The 22 Disney-bound clubs would play somewhere between 71 and 75

games before the playoffs begin, down from the customary 82-game slate.

The teams who didn’t qualify for the restart will see their seasons end after having played somewhere between 64 and 67 games.

Roughly 15% of what would have been the full NBA regular season won’t be played, which means players stand to lose around $600 million in salary. How that process will work is among the issues that the league and union are still working to solve.

But one of the biggest hurdles is now cleared, in an NBA season like none other. The league is planning for the same playoff rules as usual, that being every round utilizing a best-of-seven format.

The 22-team plan includes all teams that were holding playoff spots when the season was stopped, plus all other clubs within six games of a berth.

Milwaukee, the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston and reigning NBA champion Toronto had already clinched playoff berths. Now with only eight games remaining for each team, it means that eight other clubs — Miami, Indiana, Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver, Utah, Oklahoma City and Houston — have postseason spots secured, and Dallas virtually has one

as well.

That leaves nine teams vying for three remaining playoff berths. In the East, Brooklyn, Orlando and Washington are in the race for two spots. In the West, Memphis, Portland, New Orleans, Sacramento, San Antonio and Phoenix will jostle for one spot.

If the gap between eighth place and ninth place in either conference is four games or less when the eight-game slate ends, those teams will play off for the No. 8 seed. The team in ninth place would have to go 2-0 in a two-game series to advance.

“There is still much work to be done, but we are excited to be able to return to the court,” Wizards general manager Tommy Sheppard said.

For Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, Golden State, Minnesota, Detroit, Chicago and Charlotte, the season is over.

“While we are disappointed for our team and our fans that our season is coming to an end, we understand and accept the league’s plan to move forward with 22 teams,” Timberwolves President Gersson Rosas said. “It is important that we be a good teammate not only to the NBA, but to the other 29 teams to support the efforts to complete this season and prepare for next season in a healthy and safe manner.”

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Time to reevaluate relationship with tardy pal Hi, Carolyn: I’ve made one really great friend in my new city, but he has been, without fail, late to everything we’ve ever planned. Sometimes, I wait an hour and politely ask, “What’s your ETA?” and he replies with “Sorry, I’m just going to do my hair and 15 other things and I’ll be on my way!”

Recently, we were at his apartment and I got hungry, so I said, “I’m going to go to the store, I’ll be back in five.” I would have been, except he wanted to join. First, he had to change his contact lenses and fix his hair, and then he started telling me this story about his mom that I didn’t pay much attention to because I was annoyed.

About 10 more things and 25 minutes later, we finally left his place. At the store, he spent about 30 minutes trying to decide on a snack.

Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax I’m trying to be respectful of his idiosyncrasies, but I’m a very structured person and need him to try to follow a schedule.

He apologizes ALL the time — every other word is “sorry” — and he is aware his tardiness is a problem.

I’m just not sure if he’s working on it. I’d really like to avoid conflict, since he’s is one of my closest friends here. Advice? — Trying Trying: You “need him to try to follow a schedule,” or else what?

I’d pose this question regardless of the details.

Whenever you declare what you need from someone else, you hand

them control of the situation — unless you also have a consequence in mind of their not coming through. “I need him to follow a schedule, or else this friendship is more stressful than it’s worth.”

For example.

This is an internal consequence, not to be confused with an ultimatum, one spoken out loud as a threat. Threatening people is transactional and disrespectful. However, you can say out loud that his tardiness frays your nerves — and invite him to help you reconcile this: “You’re a great friend.

How can we compromise here?”

This is only when an “or else” looms on your friendship’s horizon. If not — if instead you plan to keep this friend regardless, and just really want him to stop driving you nuts — then you need to assume the burden of

Public notices (First published in The Iola Register, May 30, 2020) IN THE INTEREST OF NAME: ISAIAH DRAKE SINCLAIR Case No. 2017-JC-85 Year of Birth: 2007 A Male A minor child under the age of 18 years NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Kerstin Rogers (aka Kerstin Sinclair), [mother] [current whereabouts believed to be in or around Iola, Kansas or surrounding areas], her parents and adult relatives and all other persons who are or may be concerned: A motion has been filed in this court pursuant to the Kansas code for the care of children requesting the Court to permanently termi-

(Published in The Iola Register, June 6, 2020) NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the following: 419 S. Jefferson LaHarpe, Kansas Shackelford, Ruby Stubbs & Thomas Stubbs The above property located in the City of LaHarpe, Kansas have been found to be in violation of Article 4, Section 8-401 & 8-402 of the LaHarpe City Code for allowing weeds/grass to grow in excess

nate the parental rights of the child identified above pursuant to the Kansas code for the care of children and, thereafter, enter such orders as circumstances and statutes permit and require.

You are required to appear before the District Court, at the Allen County Courthouse, 1 N. Washington, Iola, Kansas, for a formal hearing beginning at 1:30 p.m. on June 23, 2020, or prior to that time file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent to be unfit, the court may make an order permanently terminating the parent’s or parents’ parental rights. Prior to that date and time, a parent, grandparent

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Each parent or other legal custodian of the child has a right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one.

Charles H. Apt, III, an attorney in Iola, Kansas has been appointed to represent the mother. Jacob T. Manbeck, an attorney in Iola, Kansas has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child.

of 12 inches: The owner of the respective property listed above shall have ten (10) days from the date of this Notice to either abate the violating conditions or to submit to the City Clerk of LaHarpe a written request for a hearing before the City Council as provided by Article 4, section 8-403 of the LaHarpe City Code.

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change yourself instead of putting it on him.

It belongs with you anyway. Even though there’s no defense for chronic tardiness, you’re the one who’s dissatisfied with the terms of your friendship, so you’re the one who needs to make whatever changes are necessary to satisfy yourself.

This can also be achievable, cheerfully and with compassion — his chaos and apologies hint at the need for it — through limits and consequences in miniature. You won’t flee the friendship, but you will . . . leave for the store in exactly five minutes, for example, “with you or without you, though I hope it’s with.” And if he isn’t ready, then go get your snack. Smile, rinse, repeat.

Short version, respect his idiosyncrasies and your own. Leave room for him to be late when you have that room to spare, but also grant yourself license to be prompt when you must: when the bus leaves in 5, the show starts at 8 or you’re too hungry to wait on his hair.

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By HELENE ELLIOTT Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — The NHL’s restart plan took two small steps forward Thursday when the league disclosed details of its planned 24team Stanley Cup playoff format and gaining momentum when the league announced that Phase 2 of its “Return to Play” plan will begin Monday. In the second of four planned phases, teams will be allowed to open their training facilities in their respective home city for players to begin voluntary workouts on and off the ice in groups no larger than six.

The NHL has been in Phase 1 of its plan since Commissioner Gary Bettman paused the season March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No timeframe was spelled out for the length of Phase 2, a period that would begin with pre-participation medical evaluations for players and would limit contact between players and club personnel. Physical distancing practices and enhanced disinfecting and cleaning measures will be in effect. Players and club personnel will be tested for the coronavirus 48 hours before they return to their club’s training facilities and will be tested at least twice weekly during that phase. The temperatures of those admitted to the facility will be checked

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media prior to the All-Star Skills Competition at Enterprise Center in St Louis on Jan. 24. BRUCE BENNETT/GETTY IMAGES/TNS every day.

Phase 3 would entail opening full training camps, which isn’t expected to begin before July 10, and Phase 4 would involve launching the playoffs in two “hub” cities, almost certainly without fans, in late July or early August. The league and the NHL Players’ Association have not established a timetable for any step, recognizing the changeable nature of the coronavirus outbreak and the necessity

of navigating various local and federal health and safety guidelines.

The Stanley Cup playoffs will feature reseeding of teams instead of following a bracket, and after a best-of-five qualifying round all series will follow a best-of-seven format, the league said Thursday, following approval by the league’s board of governors and the NHLPA. The plan still requires an overall agreement between the league and the players’

union.

As approved, the top four teams in the East and top four in the West will compete in non-elimination, round-robin play to determine their playofsf seeding. Ties will be broken by regular-season points percentage.

In the 16-team qualifying round, the higher-seeded team will be designated the home team for Games 1, 2, and 5, with the lower-seeded team designated the

Texas State investigates racial abuse claims against coach SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Texas State ordered an investigation Friday into a former basketball player’s allegations of racist remarks by coach Danny Kaspar.

Athletic director Larry Teis said the investigation would be handled through the school’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX, adding: “I personally find these allegations deeply troubling.”

Former Bobcats point guard Jaylen Shead posted the allegations on Twitter late Thursday, accusing Kaspar of singling out black players with racist taunts and threatening to have a foreign player deported.

Shead, who transferred to Washington State before last season, did not immediately response to requests for comment Friday, nor did Kaspar, who has coached the Bobcats since 2013.

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Shead played one season for the Bobcats, in 2018-19. He averaged 7.9 points and 4.8 assists per game. He said the taunts were almost daily and that players became “numb.” He said Kaspar’s behavior is why he transferred.

“I could not turn away from the many racially insensitive things that were said to me and other teammates,” Shead wrote. “I had never seen someone abuse their power in such a way before, especially someone who claimed he ‘cared about us.’”

Shead alleged Kaspar told players to run faster in sprint drills by telling them to “chase that chicken.” In another instance, Shead said Kaspar told him he was “running like the cops are behind him” when he was doing a drill faster than his teammates.

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Shead wrote that Kaspar told players he would start using a racial slur for African-Americans if he heard his players using it. In another instance, Shead wrote that Kaspar met with the players after grades were posted and taunted several of them with comments they would end up “working at a Popeyes Chicken” of “he’ll be a manger at Hertz.”

“Most of the jobs he predicted for us were catered toward black stereotypes,” Shead wrote..

Shead alleged Kaspar also taunted a European player in one practice by telling him that a lot of Texas State alumni are supporters of President Donald Trump and that “You keep messing up, I’ll have you deported.”

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In each subsequent round, the highest remaining seed in each conference will face the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest seed will face the second-lowest remaining seed, and so on. That’s a return to a format previously abandoned by the league.

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The NCAA ruling included three years of probation, the fine self-imposed by the school along with an additional 1% from the program budget, recruiting restrictions and a reduction in basketball scholarships.

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rounds, the higher-seeded team will be designated the home team in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7, with the lower-seeded team the home team in Games 3, 4, and 6. In the conference final and Stanley Cup Final, the team with the higher regular-season points percentage will be designated the home team in Games 1, 2, 5, and 7.

The NHL said last week that Los Angeles is one of 10 finalists to host playoff games as a hub city, and Bettman said the league would wait about three weeks to base its decision on the most up-to-date information regarding coronavirus cases and restrictions in each city.

The NHL isn’t likely to announce the elimination of any candidate cities before announcing its choices.

Separately, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19.

It was the ninth known positive test among NHL players; the others involved five Ottawa Senators players and three from the Colorado Avalanche.

“The player is not in Pittsburgh and has been in isolation at his home since first experiencing symptoms. He is recovered and is feeling well,” the Penguins’ statement said. “Those in close contact with the player leading up to his diagnosis have been notified.”

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OSUvowed to appeal the ruling, saying it was “stunned by the severity of the penalties and strongly disagrees with them.” The Cowboys have put together one of the nation’s top recruiting classes for the upcoming season, headlined by one-anddone prospect Cade Cunningham.

“The NCAA agreed with OSU that Lamont Evans acted alone and for his own personal gain,” the school said.

“The NCAA appears to have made an arbitrary decision in the sanctions applied to the institution for the egregious actions committed by a former coach that did not result in any benefit for the university.”

Evans received a 10-year show-cause order in the case tied to the federal corruption investigation into college basketball, which became public in fall 2017. While OSU received a notice of allegations last year, South Carolina said in February that it had received one tied to Evans, who spent four seasons under Frank Martin before joining the Cowboys’ staff in 2016.

Evans was among 10 people originally indicted by federal prosecutors, including four assistant coaches. Evans was later sentenced to three months in prison for accepting bribes in the criminal case.

The NCAA ruling states Evans “used his role ... to sway student-athletes’ important career choices and steer them toward the advsiors’ services.”

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Golf is the second major sports league to return behind NASCAR, which began racing three weeks ago and ran nine national series races in a span of 14 days.

The Charles Schwab Challenge next week in Fort Worth, Texas, has one of the strongest fields in Colonial’s rich history, starting with the top five players from the

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan went from wondering if any golf would be played this year to a schedule that resumes next week with a calendar filled through Thanksgiving.

What hasn’t changed is his belief that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over just because golf is back.

“I don’t think it’s over,” Monahan said Friday in a telephone interview. “I’m really confident in the plan. But you spend a lot of your time, given the uncer-

world ranking.

There will be no spectators for at least a month, even though Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week moved the state to Phase III in the recovery that allows outdoor events at 50% capacity.

“We’ve developed a safety plan that doesn’t include spectators.

That’s what we stand by,” Monahan said. “We want to have a sustained return. If you think about a run to go through the FedEx Cup, we want to make sure week to week we’re not taking on unnecessary risk.”

Monahan said he is “not the arbiter of con-

fidence,” rather it comes from guidance of health experts at all levels and a plan that involves testing players, caddies and essential personnel as much as twice a week — trying to create a bubble for the traveling circus that is golf.

Players were mailed a test kit and were recommended to use it before they travel. They will be tested when they arrive at tournaments and before they leave if they’re on charter flights the tour has arranged, and then the process is repeated at the next tournament. Thermal readings and health surveys

are required daily, along with sanitizing and social distancing.

“It’s the only manner we could return,” he said.

The tour added another layer this week in a deal with South Dakota-based Sanford Health to have mobile labs at every tournament, with capacity to get results in a matter of hours without taking away resources from the markets where they play.

Monahan said CBS Sports is creating its own bubble for the telecast, with Jim Nantz the only person in the booth and other analysts work-

ing remotely.

Ninety days will have passed from the opening round of The Players Championship, which was canceled the next day, until the first tee shot at Colonial.

“We all went home dealing with the same questions,” he said.

“How do I get a complete understanding of where we are with the virus and all the elements? How do we recognize that we’re turning off (canceling) 11 events? How do you think about resumption and at the same time develop a safety and testing program, not our area of expertise?”

NASCAR THIS WEEK THROUGH THE GEARS:

Elliott gets limelight, Keselowski gets wins

By Godwin Kelly godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

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verything is happening so fast in NASCAR, we’re out of breath trying to chase down all developments, including some bounty hunter money.

As the Cup Series plays catch-up with its regular season, competitors staged five races over 14 days and it seems like Chase Elliott’s name pops up at every turn.

The clutch is in and it’s time to stomp the gas pedal …

FIRST GEAR: NASCAR’s

Most Popular Driver has been the center of attention since stock-car racing came off its coronavirus break.

Elliott lost two races he should have won, then beat nemesis Kyle Busch in a Truck Series event (May 26) at Charlotte Motor Speedway and collected a $100,000 bounty, which is earmarked for charity.

After that, he won a Thursday night Cup Series race (May 28) at Charlotte, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, but postponed because of rain from a tropical storm.

Elliott was in the eye of

Brad Keselowski lifts the sword of victory after winning Sunday’s Cup race at Bristol, which is called “The Last Great Colosseum.” [AP/MARK HUMPHREY]

another storm Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway when he crashed out while fighting for the lead with Joey Logano on Lap 497 of 500.

“Oh, just going for the win, you know, trying to get a run underneath and got really loose-in,” Elliott said. “As soon as I turned off the wall, I had zero chance of making it. I’ll certainly take the blame.”

Who benefited from the late-race, sheet-metal battle? Brad Keselowski, who stole the Coca-Cola 600 (May 24) from Elliott

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“This team needs to go to Las Vegas,” Keselowski said of his good luck in recent races. “Is it open yet?”

SECOND GEAR: Keselowski is getting a lot of attention right now because he has scored two Cup Series wins and stands fourth in the points standings.

The 36-year-old driver picked a good time to get hot because he doesn’t have a contract with Team

Penske beyond 2020.

There is talk the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, now wheeled

by Jimmie Johnson, could come into play.

“I haven’t put that much thought into anything other than competing and winning and wanting to be in a spot to compete and win for a long time,” Keselowski said after winning Bristol.

THIRD GEAR: NASCAR will continue its stayclose-to-home schedule when it heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway for a tripleheader this weekend.

There’s a Truck-Xfinity Series doubleheader on Saturday followed by a Cup race on Sunday.

The formula stays the same. A lot of face masks and gloves, but no practice, no qualifying and no fans allowed.

“I said earlier this week that I feel like NASCAR struck gold with these formats,” Keselowski said.

FOURTH GEAR: Atlanta may be the track that gets Kevin Harvick’s season back into high gear.

Since making his Cup debut there in 2001, he has led 1,197 laps. But who is the defending Atlanta race winner? Keselowski, of course.

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QUESTIONS & AT T I T U D E Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers

He wants an apology?

Seriously?

First off, the crew here at the NASCAR This Week shop generally like Joey Logano and his joyful manner, not to mention his racing ability. But sometimes we shake our heads, as we did Sunday when Joey complained that he didn’t get an apology from Chase Elliott after their dust-up during Bristol’s closing laps. “I had to force an apology, which to me is childish,” Joey said in the aftermath, and in a kinda-sort way, we agree with him. Kinda childish for a guy who entered his 30s last week and plays a grown man’s game.

No blame for Chase?

You could suggest he should’ve known his car wouldn’t stick through that turn and therefore should’ve lifted, but it was his only chance to win. Other than that, no apology is really necessary when both guys know exactly what happened and why. Move along.

Ken Willis, ken.willis@newsjrnl.com

GODWIN’S PICKS F O R AT L A N TA WINNER: Kevin Harvick REST OF TOP 5: Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, Martin Truex Jr. FIRST ONE OUT: Michael McDowell DARK HORSE: Clint Bowyer DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: This rough-and-tumble track favors a rough-and-tumble driver.