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Deputies shoot Chanute man

Scores of supporters lined the streets around Iola’s downtown square Sunday morning for a sendoff of the Kansas Army National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion. The Guardsmen were leaving Iola for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The Guardsmen will be in charge of assorted construction projects. At top, Judy and Tom Brigham waved flags as the caravan passed by. At lower left, the bus carrying the Guardsmen were escorted by a number of law enforcement vehicles and motorcyclists adorned with American flags. At lower right, members of the LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars post salute the passing caravan. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

NEOSHO FALLS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting Thursday at Riverside Park in Neosho Falls.

The shooting occurred at approximately 3:15 p.m.

Thursday near the pavilion at the campgrounds in Neosho Falls.

Two deputies from the Woodson County Sheriff ’s Department were attempting to question subjects regarding a nearby vehicle that was reported stolen. During questioning, an altercation occurred between the deputies and an armed male subject.

Both deputies fired shots that struck the man, who was later identified as 41-year-old Edward G. Bridges, Chanute.

The deputies were not injured during the incident.

Bridges was taken to Allen County Regional Hospital, then flown later to the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Bridges underwent surgery and was reported in stable condition.

Once completed, the findings will be turned over to the Woodson County Attorney for review.

Mask mandate stands in Allen Co.

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

Thursday, Allen County commissioners took no action during a special meeting to opt out of or otherwise nullify Gov. Laura Kelly’s face mask mandate, which means that for now the executive order stands.

The order went into effect at midnight Friday, and states that most Kansas residents are to wear a face mask in indoor public spaces and

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in crowded outdoor spaces where social distancing is not possible.

The primary justification for upholding the mandate was based on a recommendation from the county health officer, Rebecca Johnson, who also serves Anderson, Bourbon and Woodson counties.

In a written statement, Johnson said she and the department’s medical director, Dr. Rebecca Watson, “strongly recommend that [Allen, An-

derson, Bourbon and Woodson counties] follow the governor’s order.”

COMMISSIONER Bruce Symes said that he “takes the virus very seriously,” but that “a word like ‘mandate’ gives [him] the heebie-jeebies.”

He said people have a “right to make responsible decisions on [their] own.”

He also said he was conSee MASKS | Page A4

Karen Works advocates to Allen County commissioners Thursday that they uphold Gov. Laura Kelly’s mask mandate. REGISTER/ TREVOR HOAG

Garnett publisher apologizes TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas county Republican Party chairman who owns a weekly newspaper apologized Sunday for a cartoon posted on the paper’s Facebook page that equated the Democratic governor’s coronavirus-inspired order for people to wear masks in public with the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Dane Hicks, owner and publisher of The Anderson County Review, said in a statement on Facebook that

he was removing the cartoon after “some heartfelt and educational conversations with Jewish leaders in the U.S. and abroad.” The newspaper posted the cartoon Friday, and it drew dozens of critical responses and international attention. A blog post by Hicks on Saturday defending it also drew critical responses.

Hicks is the GOP chairman for Anderson County in eastern Kansas. The state party chairman deemed the See SORRY | Page A4

Gov. Kelly ‘alarmed’ at recent rise in COVID cases TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas reported another big increase in confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, capping its worst two-week spike since the pandemic began and coming as a statewide mask mandate from the governor took effect.

The state Department of Health and Environment reported that Kansas has had 15,919 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, up 929, or 6.2% since only Wednesday.

Kansas also has reported 277 COVID-19-related deaths, up five in two days.

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department announced Saturday that a patient in Allen County has tested positive, bringing the total number of positives in the county to five.

The individual is symptomatic and in isolation. The See COVID | Page A4

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Obituary

Fewer students seek federal aid for college

Pete Peters

By COLLIN BINKLEY and LARRY FENN The Associated Press

Lloyd “Pete� E. Peters, 88, a resident of the Prairie Mission Retirement Center in St. Paul, went to be with his Lord and savior at 3:54 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.

He was born June 7, 1932, in Iola, to Lloyd and Mabel (Upshaw) Peters. He grew up in Iola and attend- Pete Peters ed Iola High School. From 1951 to 1954 he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea.

After returning from the Korean War he returned to Iola and worked at Pet Milk where he purchased a canned milk route. He then worked two years for the Nelson Brothers. In 1971 he moved his family to Erie where formed Peters and Sons Milk Transport in 1976. He later co-founded and is the namesake for what is now Pete’s Convenience Stores. He continued working until his retirement in 2008.

On April 26, 1953 he and Juanita M. Smith were married in Iola. They became the parents of three sons. Juanita preceded him in death on April 11, 2006.

He and Rheta McJunkin were married in 2007 and she died Nov. 16, 2019.

Lloyd was a member of Countryside Christian Church at Pittsburg. He loved collecting Model A’s, antiques, petroleum antiques, 10-gallon milk cans and attending auctions, swap meets and flea markets. He knew no strangers.

Surviving are three sons, Gratz Peters (Brenda) and Gary Peters (Suzanne), both of Erie and Gregory Peters of Pittsburg; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and a sister Lorene (Bob) Powell of Lawrence.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at the Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home at Erie with Rusty Newman officiating. Burial will be in the La Harpe Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to New Hope Services.

These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 182, Erie, KS 66733. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.

Mask opponents protest at Wichita mayor’s home WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Protesters who oppose a city ordinance requiring that masks be worn in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus gathered outside Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple’s home Saturday.

The Wichita City Council voted 4-3 Friday in a special meeting called by Whipple to require masks in public. The Sedgwick County Commission had voted Thursday to opt out of a statewide mask mandate from Gov. Laura Kelly, which the law allows them to do.

The Wichita Eagle reports the ordinance requires people to wear masks in public places

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where 6-foot social distancing is not possible.

The roughly eight protesters didn’t wear masks and didn’t meet the 6-feet social distancing guideline, which means they could have been fined $25.

Three Wichita officers stood near the protesters. “... At this time we are choosing education over enforcement. Especially because it is a new ordinance,� Sgt. Brian Mock said.

Others around Wichita on Saturday weren’t wearing masks, either.

At a Kwik Shop near Whipple’s home, two of 12 people wore masks.

One of two employees wore a mask.

The number of high school seniors applying for U.S. federal college aid plunged in the weeks following the sudden closure of school buildings this spring — a time when students were cut off from school counselors, and families hit with financial setbacks were reconsidering plans for higher education.

In the first weeks of the pandemic, the number of new applications fell by nearly half compared to last year’s levels, fueled by a precipitous decline among students at low-income schools, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data. The numbers have risen as states and schools have launched campaigns

People leave a building on the University of Kansas in Lawrence in a time before the coronavirus shutdown campus. When students return, they’ll have to wear masks most of the time. NOMIN UJIYEDIIN / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE FILE PHOTO

urging students to apply for aid, but they remain down overall from last year.

It’s raising alarms among education officials who say thousands of students may be opting to delay or forgo college, with potentially dire consequences for their job prospects and future earnings. “The consequences are that kids are going

Iola pool, other places to remain closed as virus spikes The Iola Municipal Pool will remain closed until after the July 13 Iola City Council meeting.

The city has implemented several changes for public events in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order requiring face masks for people when out in public.

City Hall will remain closed to the public, with the exception of Iola Municipal Court sessions. Those in attendance must wear face masks.

The community buildings also will remain closed to the public.

The mask mandate is for all indoor public events, and for outdoor

events in which participants cannot practice social distancing; i.e. by maintaining a 6-foot perimeter from others.

IN A RELATED matter, the Kansas Supreme Court issued an administrative order Friday requiring district and appellate courts to comply with the governor’s face mask order, even if their respective counties opt out of the mandate.

That means all attendees must wear protective masks during all district and magistrate court sessions.

KANSAS has released a list of travel

In the latest episode of the Register’s podcast “Registered,� reporter Richard Luken speaks with Cynthia Carr, longtime Iola Middle School librarian, LaHarpe City Council member and

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The discussion touches on her experiences as an educator, her perspective on LaHarpe’s recent progress and work still to be done in the Allen County community.

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directly into the workforce. They’re closing the door on post-high school learning,� said David Nieslanik, principal of Southridge High School in Beaverton, Oregon, where he saw only more affluent students file for aid once instruction moved online.

The FAFSA, short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is required for students

to be eligible for federal Pell grants and student loans. It’s also often a requirement for state aid.

Students who complete the form are far more likely to enroll in college, studies have found, and those who receive aid are more likely to stay in college.

In the four weeks starting March 13, the number of completed applications was down 45% compared to the same period the year before, according to the AP analysis. It was sharpest at Title I schools, a federal designation for public schools that have larger shares of low-income students, which saw a 52% decrease, compared to a 39% slide at other public schools.

Overall, applications were down by 70,000 as of June 19, representing a 3.7% drop for the entire application cycle.

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Letters to the editor Dear editor,

I want to praise our county commissioners for following the governor’s mandate on wearing masks! Hallelujah, some government officials are showing leadership!

Judy D. Baker, Iola, Kan. Dear editor,

What are you grateful for living in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, United States of America, in celebrating our independence and our unique form of government in July of 2020?

As a life-long resident I’m grateful for a lot of local things, such as a fascinating history, plentiful work/ jobs for people to be gainfully employed, good schools, good healthcare, effective city, county and state governments that have balanced budgets and forward-thinking leadership.

I’m grateful for a wealth of high quality-of-life enhancements thanks to the Reach, Health Forward and Kansas Health Foundations, and for the testamentary gifts of peo-

ple such as Mr. Tom Bowlus to the school district and the many other testamentary gifts it triggered — Daniels, Sleeper, Whitehead and Stephenson, to name a few foundations and trusts.

I’m impressed by the local, positive approach to problem solving and local resilience and creativity in dealing with change despite drought, floods, industry closings, technological obsolescence and other disasters.

I think I am most grateful for the fact that as a larger community we are always open to reform and reforming. We embrace change with an eye to preserving the good things we have and at the same time with the desire to update our institutions in order to “keep up with needed changes.” We usually do this in an orderly way through our elected officials, and if we need to, we create groups, such as Iola Industries, Thrive Allen County, A Bolder Humboldt and Marmaton Market, to help us move in new directions.

What are you grateful for?

How would you like to preserve and celebrate that for which you are grateful, and how would you like to improve our community?

In this census year of 2020, we have a wonderful opportunity not only to fill out our personal census form, but also to vote in the upcoming elections. It’s also a time to assess the last decade, to discuss areas we need to work on and make plans for the next 10 years. For what are you most grateful? What would you like to improve? What suggestions do you have to tackle those improvements?

I’m sure the Iola Register and its readers and the community would welcome your insights and your letters.

With gratitude for our democratic republican forms of government, Jim Gilpin, Iola, Kan. Dear editor,

As a physician, I worry I may soon be forced to decide between sending a nursing home patient or a younger person who has come down

with COVID-19 to the hospital because of limited space.

I worry that I’ll have to make a decision on which patient needing to be put on a respirator will be transferred to the city when city hospitals have limited space and can only accept one person, not two. Will I make that decision based on whether that person is married with children or whether they are single?

I worry about how I decide which nurse gets an N95 mask and which gets the plain surgical mask to see the sick COVID patient. Is it the young nurse with children and a family or the new graduate who has no family?

My coworkers are working 12-hour days trying to see all the patients that are sick with COVID-19. Do I send them home and see those patients myself even though my employer does not want me to see sick people because I’m 67 and at high risk for getting very ill if I get the virus?

I understand the other side of the argument to be by those who maintain a face mask mandate infringes

their personal freedoms.

Even for public safety, they also believe they should not have to abide by requests that ask them to refrain from engaging with others or change how they do their businesses.

They believe the COVID-19 virus is not in their community and likely will not come this way.

It takes three weeks for each day’s behaviors to fully manifest themselves. In many states that have recently relaxed their rules, including Kansas, new cases of COVID-19 are at all-time highs and their metropolitan hospitals are full.

If we don’t do our best to guard against the virus, we will most likely have an outbreak here.

The decision for each of us is whether we have signed on to be our brother’s keeper.

If the answer is no, ditch the mask.

My hope is that we regard every life as precious and deserving of our compassion.

Sincerely, Dr. Brian Wolfe, Iola, Kan.

Our schools and what it means to be a citizen July 4 marks our nation’s independence celebration and reminds us of our founding principles. It’s a celebration of fireworks and fun, but this year we find ourselves fraught with misgivings brought on by economic uncertainty, contagious disease and social unrest. We celebrate and honor our country; still we know we’re off track as a state and nation.

Imperfect and in need of transformation, public education is often criticized for not doing enough to help all students reach their full potential. Yet, schools may be the single driving force that can lead us to a better future.

Public schools are the cradle of public life, bringing together all races, cultures and economic classes across children’s formative years.

Public education is the only government entity where the presence of every child is compulsory for 12 consecutive years. With this kind of platform, schools are uniquely positioned to build civil society back better.

The first recorded school appeared in 1635 in Boston. Though the concept of public education does not appear in the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution, schools sprang up informally across the 13 original states with the goal of creating a literate citizenry to participate in the new republic.

The role of schools expanded with the growth of the nation. Modern goals include a broad curriculum, personal development and career preparation as well as fostering citizenship.

So far, no cut in state funding for schools has been announced and, while we don’t know exactly the additional costs, Kansas schools plan to reopen this fall with new provisions for the health and safety of students and educators. It’s the third challenge — life in a postGeorge Floyd world — that may be the most momentous test for schools and one that brings us back to public education’s original and most important goal — the development of citizenship.

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respect for all students, create a culture of responsible citizenship and advance anti-racism? One way is to return to the emphasis on civics education that has declined in recent years.

Standardized testing increased significantly over the past decade and many claim this emphasis as a major reason for the decline in citizenship instruction.

Supporting teachers with more time and resources for embedding citizenship practices across the curriculum in social studies courses in the early grades followed by Kansas history, United States history and government would be a step in the right direction.

STUDENTS benefit from learning the characteristics of a responsible citizen then applying those to everyday life. It is important to understand fundamentals like the three branches of government; however, students also need to learn how to work toward equity in society and civility in personal and political interactions.

Many options are available for teaching civics across the curriculum for elementary through high school age groups. Founded by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner, “iCivics” is one program that’s been used effectively in multiple Kansas schools including Topeka.

Moreover, iCivics ties its activities to specific state standards and its activities are free online.

Schools alone cannot change the state’s trajectory, and no one knows what the future will bring. But given the opportunity, Kansas teachers can prepare the next generation for civic responsibility, which historically, is the original goal of public education and the most critical component of democracy that we face currently.

Protesters chant slogans during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. Hong Kong police arrested more than 300 people — including nine under China’s new national security law — as thousands defied a ban on protests. (Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

China snuffs out a beacon of freedom China’s decision to impose its national-security law on Hong Kong is a seismic event that goes well beyond the sad fate of its 7.5 million people.

The illegal takeover shows that Beijing’s Communist rulers are willing to violate their international commitments with impunity as they spread their authoritarian model.

We say this with regret because we were among those who hoped, amid China’s reform era that began in the 1980s, that the Middle Kingdom could be drawn into a world of peaceful global norms. Hong Kong, a showcase of the prosperity that economic freedom and the rule of law can produce, was a lesson for Beijing to learn from.

Now those hopes are crushed, as China’s Communist legislature imposed the national-security law that ends Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” governance and subverts the rights promised under the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984. Beijing promised to preserve Hong Kong’s legal autonomy and freedom of speech, assembly, the press and other liberties.

The 7.5 million now subject to this sweeping legislation weren’t even permitted to read the text until it passed.

In a statement Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam claimed that the national-security law “only targets an extremely small minority of offenders while the life and property as well as various legitimate basic rights and freedoms enjoyed by the

overwhelming majority of citizens will be protected.”

The Hong Kong people clearly don’t believe her because thousands took to the streets Wednesday to protest, despite the personal risks under the new law. More than 300 were arrested, including several under the new security law.

The legislation also outlaws secessionism, subversion, “terrorist activities” and “collusion” with foreign forces, all defined so broadly that nearly anything but unconditional obedience to Beijing may be deemed illegal. It also forbids “provoking by unlawful means hatred among Hong Kong residents towards the Central People’s Government or the Government of the Region, which is likely to cause serious consequences.” The maximum punishment is life in prison.

The obvious targets include prominent figures like democracy advocates Martin Lee, Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, and publisher Jimmy Lai. But Beijing also makes clear that anyone who participates in protests or otherwise speaks out against the Communist Party could face charges. A Hong Konger who advocates for democracy at a U.S. university or meets with Members of Congress runs the risk of arrest upon return.

The law also allows authorities to go after foreigners, including for speech or activities that take place outside Hong Kong. Journalists, human-rights activists and businessmen now visit or work in the city at their peril.

The law doesn’t explicitly say if the accused can be extradited to the mainland. But that is meaningless since the measure effectively brings mainland justice to Hong Kong.

Security forces who answer to Beijing will collect intelligence and surveil suspects. Beijing chooses which judges can hear national-security cases and claims exclusive authority to interpret the new law.

All of this is also ominous for Taiwan, whose free people will be even less likely to trust Beijing’s assurances after watching Hong Kong’s fate. Taiwan’s foreign minister condemned the new security law, and some of Hong Kong’s people may seek refuge on the island. A Beijing mouthpiece warned about a Taiwanese “black hand” in Hong Kong affairs, and a Chinese military intervention can’t be ruled out.

The British, to their credit, have responded to all of this by offering some three million Hong Kongers the right to reside in the U.K. on a path to citizenship. The U.S. should do the same, and bipartisan bills in Congress are moving to offer refugee status to some Hong Kongers. President Trump should welcome these talented freedom lovers with open arms in what promises to be a long competition between democracy and Chinese Communism.

For now, however, a beacon of freedom has been extinguished, and the world should learn that it can’t trust Beijing’s promises.

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cartoon “inappropriate.” Gov. Laura Kelly, who is Catholic, called for it to be removed and she and other critics called it anti-Semitic.

“I can acknowledge the imagery in my recent editorial cartoon describing state government overreach in Kansas with images of the Holocaust was deeply hurtful to members of a culture who’ve been dealt plenty of hurt throughout history — people to whom I never desired to be hurtful in the illustration of my point,” Hicks said in his statement.

The cartoon depicted Kelly wearing a mask with a Jewish Star of David on it, next to a digitally altered image of people being loaded onto train cars. Its caption is, “Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask ... and

step onto the cattle car.”

Hicks said Saturday that he put the images together and planned to publish the cartoon in the paper’s next edition Tuesday.

Kelly did not immediately respond to Hicks’a apology, but her office said she could address the issue during a news conference Monday.

The governor issued the mask order because of resurgence in reported coronavirus cases that increased the state’s total to nearly 16,000 as of Friday, when Kansas finished its worst twoweek spike since the pandemic began.

State law allows counties to opt out of her mask mandate, and Anderson County has done so. It has about 7,900 residents in a conservative swath of eastern Kansas, and President

Donald Trump carried it with nearly 73% of the vote in 2016. The state health department has reported four coronavirus cases for Anderson County, all of them since May 8.

State and local officials across the U.S. have faced resistance to mask requirements from Trump’s supporters.

Fritzie Fritzshall, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp and president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, north of Chicago, said anti-mask protesters have often compared government actions during the pandemic to those of the Nazi regime.

She called it “ignorant and offensive.”

“In this time of uncertainty and fear, imagery and slogans can be used to unite us in a common desire to return to civil

discourse or divide us in ways that give a voice to hate and divisiveness,” she said in a statement.

Biff Rubin, a small business owner in Overland Park, who is Jewish, said the cartoon was painful for his family and the state’s Jewish community. He said he appreciated Hicks’ apology and is thankful that the U.S. is “in a time of learning and reflection.”

Rubin’s hometown was the site of three fatal shootings at a Jewish community center and retirement home in April 2014 by an avowed anti-Semite who was sentenced to death for the crimes.

Rubin said the backlash against Hicks’ use of Holocaust imagery reflects “the impact the suffering will always have in our society.”

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Kelly called the surge in cases in Kansas and across the nation “alarming,” adding in an emailed statement, “Until there is a vaccine, masks are our best defense to help keep our families and neighbors healthy and keep Kansas open for business.”

Kansas has reported an increase of 6,701, or nearly 73% in confirmed coronavirus cases since Kelly lifted statewide restrictions on businesses and public gatherings on May 26. The Democratic governor’s decision left the decision on the rules to the state’s 105 counties and came after weeks of complaints from the Republican-controlled Legislature that she was moving too slowly to reopen the state’s economy.

patient’s familie also is in quarantine. family is in quarantine.

Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order Thursday requiring people to wear masks in public and in their workplaces because of a surge in cases, and it took effect at 12:01 a.m.

Friday. She and her top public health administrator said that if the state doesn’t reverse the surge, it won’t be safe to reopen public schools for the state’s 519,000 K-12 students in August.

Kansas reported an average of 276 new coronavirus cases a day over the past two weeks — the largest 14-day average since the state confirmed its first case March 7. The previous peak was 271 on May 11.

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cerned with “government overreach” and thought that a “one size fits all approach” to COVID-19 had hurt Allen County.

Symes said his initial position, therefore, was to come out against the mandate, but after a few days decided to instead “look to our medical experts … [and] follow our health officer’s recommendations.”

“If wearing a mask can help us move forward,” he suggested he was willing to let the

order stand in order to keep the economy functioning.

Commissioner Jerry Daniels said that he has “a relative who has COVID” and therefore “thinks it’s real.”

Daniels repeatedly emphasized that he wished the governor’s executive order used language like “strongly recommend” as opposed to “mandate,” and said he was convinced that the order could not be meaningfully enforced.

However, he also said

“we did say we would follow our health director’s opinion,” and therefore did not move to extricate Allen County from the mask mandate.

Daniels further asked residents to be courteous towards one another regarding masks “whether you like [the order] or not.”

Commissioner Bill King also altered his position over the week, saying “I was prepared to vote against this until our health director spoke.”

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“We want to do what’s right for the community,” he said.

It’s possible the commission could change its position moving forward.

Commissioners said they would revisit the issue at their 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday meeting.

ALONG with commissioners, other members of the Allen County community made statements on the mask mandate.

Dr. Brian Wolfe described the order as a “pretty essential part of how we can keep our community safe,” and looked for “leadership to set the tone” on the issue.

“I’ve had friends who almost died,” from COVID-19, he said. “It’s very real to me.”

Nich Lohman called the order “a pretty simple, low-tech way to deal with [COVID-19],” and added “this is a good, simple way to keep things going and I support it.”

Donna Houser also said she was looking for “leaders to lead” on the issue, and drew upon her time as a dental hygienist to advocate for the health benefits of mask-wearing.

By contrast, Jennifer Coltrane spoke out against the mandate, pointing to low rates of infection in the area, as well as what she called a “burden on individuals and businesses.”

“I just don’t think you can mandate kindness,” she said, in reference to Commissioner Daniels’ request to be courteous to one another.

Lisse Regehr, CEO of Thrive Allen County, advocated for the mandate on both health and economic fronts, saying it’s the “easiest way to make sure we aren’t shut down again.”

In order to “protect everyone around me” and make sure “kids are back in school, … this is the easiest way to do it,” she said.

Paige Olson emphasized how wearing a mask protects other people, not just oneself, and used the analogy of food preparation laws designed to keep people safe.

Tracy Keagle agreed, saying “not wearing a mask is like playing Russian roulette,” whereas wearing one is “just an act of kindness.”

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Bob Garrett spoke out against the mandate, saying he was opposed to “a one-size-fits-all solution in Kansas.”

He called the situation in Allen County “a minimal problem,” and said he thought the mandate was a “total infringement upon our rights.”

In order to advocate for the mandate, the Rev. Dan Davis pointed to the four ethical questions asked by Rotarians, and

especially emphasized No. 4: “Will it be beneficial to all?”

He also argued that “every major religion that I know of says treat others the way you would like to be treated.”

Karen Works spoke in favor of the mandate as well, and used an analogy to anti-smoking laws, noting that when restrictions on smoking were put in place for public health purposes, people also resisted.

“This is what this is about, too” she said.

“The health of the community.”

Cole Herder, Humboldt city administrator, added that he thought the mandate contained “a lot of latitude so as not to infringe upon people’s rights.”

Several exemptions for wearing a mask exist under the mandate, including: • Those 5 and younger; • Those with medical condition disabilities that prevent wearing a face covering; • Those who are deaf or hard of hearing where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication; • Those dining at an eating establishment, and • Athletes engaged in an organized sports activity that only infrequent or incidental moments of proximity closer than the recommended 6 feet occur.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For Kansas City Royals All-Star do-it-all defender and MLB hits leader Whit Merrifield, the decision to play this season came quickly and decisively.

But it wasn’t without thoughtfulness or consideration of the seriousness of COVID-19.

At the end of a week that has seen notable major league players such as Washington Nationals infielder Ryan Zimmerman, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price, Atlanta Braves pitcher Felix Hernandez and Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond opt out of playing this season and others including

LA Angels star Mike Trout on the fence amid the coronavirus pandemic, Merrifield expressed hope that MLB’s protocols would allow the truncated 60-game season to take place.

Merrifield also described why it was so important for him to report to Kansas City with his teammates this week as the club began spring training 2.0 and to be there for them for as long as this season lasts.

“I’ve seen what a lot of guys have said, and I respect how they feel,” Merrifield said on Sunday. “I’m in a different situation than a lot of guys, and guys are in different situations than me. My feeling on the whole thing —

I’m saying this coming from a wife who has a compromised immune system — there was never a hesitation from her or me about playing this year.

She’s been with me since high school. She understands what it takes to get to this level. She understands this level is a short window of time.

“She also understands that just like I’ve got an obligation to her to be the best husband I can be, to my siblings to be the best brother I can be and to my parents to be the best son I can be, I have an obligation to those guys in (the clubhouse) — because those guys are my family as well — to show up and perform. If I’m See MERRIFIELD| Page B3

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The A Iola Indians picked up their 20th win of the season against Ottawa on Thursday at the Humboldt Sports Complex. Iola easily won the doubleheader by 12-6 and 140.

Ottawa opened game 1 with three runs in the first, but the Indians quickly responded.

Iola opened the scoring with a run off a wild pitch from Gavin Page. Later in the inning with two outs, Avery Blaufuss connected on a line drive to centerfield to sntach his first RBI of the day. Trey Sommer tied the game with a sharply-hit infield ground ball that was mishandled, allowing a run to score.

The Indians took the lead in the second with an RBI from TJ Taylor, and added to their lead in the third. Four straight walks allowed a run to come across, and a passed ball gave Sommer the chance to extend Iola’s lead to 6-3.

Trevor Church pitched the first four innings for the Indians, allowing one hit, three walks, four unearned runs and a pair of strikeouts. Ottawa tallied three runs in the fourth to tie the game, but the Indians quickly regained their three-run advantage in the bottom-half of the inning.

Blaufuss added two more RBIs to his stat line in the fourth with a deep fly ball to right field, and later scored off a wild pitch to make the

score 9-6 entering the sixth.

Blaufuss relieved Church in the fifth and let the Indians defense go to work behind him. Iola shut out Ottawa in the fifth, and picked up three more runs in the bottom half of the inning to run away with the 12-6 victory.

Game 2 was a prelude to the Independence Day fireworks as the Indians tallied 14 runs in three innings. The hot start began in the first with a two-RBI single from Summer to give Iola the 3-0 lead.

Three batters later, Maddox Johsnon added another twoRBI blast, putting Iola in the driver’s seat with a six-run advantage.

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his ability with the bat by earning an RBI single to further extend Iola’s lead. Carter Hutton capped the first-inning scoring with a two-RBI single.

Sommer earned the start for the Indians on the mound, keeping Ottawa’s offense in check. In four innings pitched, Sommer allowed only one hit while earning up two strikeouts.

The Indians added a run in the second and four in the third, finishing with seven hits that turned into 14 runs to earn the 10-run lead after four innings played run-rule victory.

The Indians (20-7) will be off until the weekend, where they will travel to Ottawa for a wood bat tournament.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Harvick turned up the pressure on Denny Hamlin late in the Brickyard 400.

And on a cooling track, Hamlin’s worn tires simply gave out.

As the sun set Sunday over Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hamlin seven laps from one of the few victories that has eluded him, he went careening into the first turn wall with a flat right front-side tire, and Harvick beat Matt Kenseth off the final restart to win his second straight Brickyard.

“We had great tire wear today, so I was able to really push my car as hard as I could,” Harvick said after his third 400 title. “I was able to push him a little harder that last run than earlier in the race and when the sun went down the track was cooling and speeds were going up in the turns.”

The strategy worked out perfectly — just like Stewart-Haas Racing’s holiday weekend.

Not only did Harvey race to his 53rd victory to move within one of tying Lee Petty for 11th on NASCAR’s career list, teammates Aric Almirola and Cole Custer, a rookie, finished third and fifth Sunday. Fellow Stewart-Haas driver Chase Briscoe won the Xfinity Series race Saturday or the road course.

Harvick tied Hamlin with a season-high fourth victoy and lead in the points. The California driver has four straight top-10 finishes.

And for the third straight race, it looked as if it would be another one-two finish for Harvick and Hamlin.

But until the late, stunning twist, Hamlin looked as though he would take his first Brickyard.

“It’s just, it’s tough. I hate it for the FedEx team,” the frustrated Hamlin said. “It was just kind of roulette if it (the tire) stays together or not and mine didn’t.”

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Grandmother worships dogs, ignores kids Dear Carolyn: Recently at a small gathering in my mom’s workplace, my mom passed around a picture of my sister’s dogs with Santa and introduced them as her grand-dogs. My teenage son (her grandchild) was totally disgusted and, needless to say, I was appalled.

I would not have reacted so negatively, but my mother does not have ONE picture of my children in her office, not even a Polaroid. Pictures of my sister, her new husband and her dogs are plastered EVERYWHERE. Also, she does not come to visit with my children but will drive hours to pick up and “babysit” those dogs.

This bizarre behavior has been brought to my mother’s attention, yet it continues.

To worsen the resentment, she helps support my sister and her husband. My husband suggests we just stay away. What do you recommend?

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Tell Me About It Carolyn Hax

Completely Fed Up: That you listen to your husband, unless you find some way to make peace with the fact that your mother’s attentions will never be fair.

Because: She will not change. She will not change. She will not change.

And even if you do come to see that your mother’s favoritism reflects poorly on her, not you — which it does, for what it’s worth — you should still take at least part of your husband’s advice. Your mother doesn’t show your kids any love, and yet you drag them to see her, expecting her to show love — thereby setting them up for slaps in the face. Not fair.

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Dear Carolyn: Our circle is about 10 people, and we like to take a beach vacation together during the summer. One of my closest friends brought her boyfriend along last year, and subsequently ignored the group most of the time to be with her boyfriend solo.

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Dear Dr. Roach: I am 84 years old and in good health. I recently read that most Americans don’t get enough potassium, which lowers blood pressure. Assuming I was one of the majority, I started taking a potassium supplement. Wise or not?

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I bring it up.

— Va. Va.: There are times when tact is overrated.

“If Clarence doesn’t like big groups, why don’t you come without him?” is easier to swallow than, “Hey, I found this great beach house but it, um, sleeps only 10.”

There can also be times when tactlessness is overrated. Your friend has chosen this boyfriend, and chosen to let him suck her away from the group.

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Sometimes it’s better to welcome all and be grateful to get what you get.

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not there, I’m putting those guys in jeopardy this year. If they’re not there, they’re putting us in jeopardy as far as a team goes.”

Merrifield, 31, didn’t get his first taste of the majors until his seventh season of professional baseball (2016). Then he started the following season back in the minor leagues before he led the majors in steals and hits in 2018 and led the majors in hits again in 2019.

Last season, Merrifield played in all 162 games and earned a trip to his first MLB All-Star Game.

This season, he’s expected to play the outfield on a more regular basis, but he’s been counted on to play mul-

tiple positions throughout his tenure in the majors.

His ability to play multiple positions and remain a consistent offensive force at the top of the Royals’ lineup creates options for how the club shapes its roster and how young players have been incorporated into the lineup.

His move to the outfield last season paved the way for Nicky Lopez to play second base regularly.

Despite back-to-back 100-loss seasons, Merrifield has repeatedly expressed optimism about the team’s ability to be competitive this year even prior to the season being shortened.

“Those guys are my family just like my family at home is my fami-

ly,” Merrifield said. “For guys, at least in this clubhouse, to consider not showing up — I don’t think was ever really an option just because we understand where we’re at as a team.”

The Royals have hardly been impervious to the coronavirus.

Star catcher Salvador Perez is sitting out the start of camp due to a positive test result.

Longtime first base coach and minor league instructor Rusty Kuntz was set to make his return to the major-league staff this year, but the 65-year-old will serve in a role similar to that of a special adviser this season due to concerns over the virus.

Outfielder Hunter Dozier’s parents both went through COVID-19

infections earlier this year, and Royals manager Mike Matheny revealed over the weekend he’d contracted the virus about a month ago.

“As far as players go (opting out) has never even been in the realm of conversation, which was great to hear,” Matheny said. “But let’s just take a step back on that. If there was a guy who had some higher risk or some reservation, we’re not going to shy away from the fact that could be the best answer for a guy.”

Matheny said empathy is a huge factor in such discussions whether it be with players or staff members. The approach he takes is simply to talk through pros and cons without forcing any of his personal experience and on another individual’s situation.

“We’re not taking that lightly,” Matheny said.

“Fortunately, our guys did that risk analysis and felt really good about what was being done to create as safe a space as we could possibly have here.”

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After trading victories and runner-up finishes at Pocono last week and Sunday’s result, they’ve combined for seven of 12 victories since the season restarted at Darlington in mid-May and it’s only the second time in seven races Hamlin and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing entry hasn’t finished in the top seven.

But as Childers plotted strategy and monitored tire wear, he sensed Hamlin was on borrowed time.

“We tried to play it a little safe and we had backed down ours down a little bit to save our tires,” he said. “It just depends on how that situation plays out at the race and it just so happened we were out there a long time on tires so backing down was the way to go.”

Kenseth couldn’t catch him.

“We were really fast,” the Chip Ganassi Racing driver said. “I think if we were in front, would have been tough to beat.

One person was noticeably absent: Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car. Johnson watched the race from his Colorado home as the series’ longest active streak of consecutive

and fifth-longest in series history ended at 663.

Johnson was hoping to become the third driver to win five races on the 2.5-mile oval.

Instead, Justin Allgaier replaced him in the car and he didn’t stick around long.

“I didn’t know if I got the gentleman on the No. 12 or not,” Allgaier said.

“Once the wreck started happening in front of us and we all got bottled up there, one car after another was getting run into. It’s just a shame. I hate it for these guys.”

NASCAR’s weather problems also continued, this time with the start delayed 55 minutes for lightning.

But once the race started, it was clean sailing for Harvick. He led for most of the first stage before giving way to William Byron, who chose not to pit with nine laps to go, and then won the second stage before earning the big prize.

“We weren’t going to get by him (Hamlin) unless he made a huge mistake and obviously his tire was wearing out,” Harvick said. “His car was a little better than me on the long run. We were better on the restarts so we would have needed a caution we couldn’t have beaten him on a green.”

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