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Allen County COVID-19 Case Count
Current cases.............38 Total cases*...............1,812 Deaths......................25 *Since the start of the pandemic
Sources: Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
hometown as the Class of 1987 celebrates its 20th reunion. It takes place at a doomed lakeside pavilion, which will soon be destroyed to make way for an amphitheater. Kays depicts Peter’s dark brooding to perfection. He’s never gotten over his high school love, and is filled with remorse for the hurt he caused during their breakup. Twenty years later, he is determined to repair the damage.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation’s bor rowing cap, with D e m o c r at ic senators s i g n a l i n g Sen. Mitch they were McConnell receptive to an offer from Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell that would allow an emergency extension into December. McConnell made the offer late Wednesday shortly before Republicans were prepared to block legislation to suspend the debt limit until December of next year and as President Joe Biden and business leaders ramped up their concerns that an unprecedented federal default would disrupt government payments to millions of people and throw the nation into recession. The emerging agreement sets the stage for a sequel of sorts in December, when Congress will again face pressing deadlines to fund the government and raise the debt limit before heading home for the holidays. A procedural vote — on the longer extension the Republicans were going to block — was abruptly delayed late Wednesday and the Senate recessed so lawmakers could discuss next steps. Democrats emerged from their meeting more optimistic that a crisis would be averted. “Basically, I’m glad that Mitch McConnell finally saw the light,” said Bernie Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont.
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Key gridiron showdowns Friday Allen Community College Theatre Department’s performance of “The Pavilion” features Lexie Vega and Maxwell Kays as former high school sweethearts reunited after 20 years. The play is offered tonight through Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS
ACC’s ‘Pavilion’ finds grace, forgiveness
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Cyber Ninjas CEO refuses to testify By LAURA OLSON Kansas Reflector
WASHINGTON — When the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee holds a hearing Thursday to probe the so-called election “audit” in Arizona, the CEO of the company hired to conduct that controversial review will be absent. Doug Logan, CEO of Cyber Ninjas, was asked to testify but told committee officials ahead of the hearing that he is refusing to participate, according to a press release from the panel Wednesday. Logan’s unwillingness to testify comes after he and his company repeatedly refused to produce documents sought by the Oversight Committee, which is controlled by the Democratic majority in the House, as part of its investigation into the Arizona election review. A spokeswoman for the House Oversight panel declined to comment on whether the committee will subpoena Logan, a step that is within the committee’s authority. The result of the See HEARING | Page A5
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By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register
The one that got away. We all have someone in our past who makes us wonder how different our lives might have been, “if only.” But, “time only goes in one direction.” Such is the premise of “The Pavilion,” a play written by Craig Wright and performed this week by the Allen Community College Theatre Department. Performances begin tonight at 7:30 and run through Saturday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and free to ACC students, faculty and staff. The show is not recommended for younger audience members because of language and content. It includes many curse words, discusses abortion and references alcohol and marijuana use. Trevor Belt, director and head of the ACC Theatre Department, said he first saw the play about 10 years ago. This is his first time presenting “The Pavilion,” and he said he believes he has the right cast
ACC freshman Austin Michaelis, center, delivers a delightful supporting performance. He’s shown with Lexie Vega and Maxwell Kays. to pull it off. He described the production as an opportunity to “take a step back, look where you’ve been, where you are, and then think about where you are going.” Most of the heavy lifting is done by standout sophomores Maxwell Kays of Humboldt and Lexie Vega of Iola as starcrossed lovers Peter and Kari — and it gets pretty heavy with some poignant and heartbreaking moments. Peter has returned to his
Kansas hospitals see off-season surge of RSV cases By JULIE FREIJAT Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — In late August, Kansas City resident Victoria Biggs’ 4-month-old daughter, Kinsley, came down with what she thought were allergies. When the runny nose and congestion hung around longer than expected, Biggs took her to the doctor. Kinsley was almost immediately diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Kinsley’s case was mild, Biggs said, and she was able to treat it with at-home remedies. Kinsley was on the mend after a couple of weeks. A new mom, Biggs said she knew about RSV, but didn’t know it was surging in Kansas. The highly contagious RSV
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Stephanie Kuhlmann of Wesley Children’s Hospital in Wichita, said the unexpected influx of RSV cases has taxed the hospital system. (WESLEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL) is usually a winter virus, which means Kansas doctors typically see fewer cases over the summer. This year, however, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion shows state cases of RSV in Kansas took off in August. Stephanie Kuhlmann, a pediatric hospitalist at Wesley Children’s Hospital in Wichita, said the unexpected influx
of RSV cases has taxed the hospital system. “We’re dealing with such severe staffing shortages, nurse staffing issues and respiratory therapy staffing shortages due to the pandemic,” Kuhlmann said. “Having a bunch of kids now with RSV is just kind of straining some of our hospital resources.” Usually, RSV is easy to predict, she said. Because the summer surge was unexpected, doctors couldn’t plan for the waves of cases. Mike Lewis, a pediatrician at the University of Kansas Health System who oversees the pediatric intensive care unit, noted the usual predictability of the virus and said during a typical RSV season,
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