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Achieving educational excellence By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register
Kudos for a job well done. At Tuesday night’s Allen Community College board of trustees meeting, select staff and faculty were honored with League of Excellence Award certificates for “commitment to excellence in community college teaching and leadership.” Lynn Heskett received recognition for her 11 years in the ACC business office, and for serving as a resource for new students. Todd Francis received recognition for his 25 years as an ACC chemistry instructor, including helping to develop online courses in the discipline. Both received an honorary plaque and medal to wear at graduation ceremonies.
Consumers faced inflation spike in May By M. CRUTSINGER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6% increase over April and 5% over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008. The May rise in consumer prices that the Labor Department reported today reflected a range of goods and services now in growing demand as people increasingly shop, travel, dine out and attend entertainment events in a rapidly reopening economy. The increased consumer appetite is bumping up against a shortage of components, from lumber and steel to chemicals and semiconductors, that supply such key products as autos and computer equipment, all of which has forced up prices. And as consumers increasingly venture away from home, demand has spread See SPIKE | Page A3
Lynn Heskett and Todd Francis show off League of Excellence Award certificates for “commitment to excellence in community college teaching and leadership.” Heskett has worked for ACC 11 years in the business office, and Francis has worked for ACC 25 years as a chemistry instructor. (REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG)
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Let the bidding begin By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register
Let the bidding begin. Representatives from the City of Iola and American Medical Response (AMR) were on hand at Tuesday’s county commission meeting to begin making the case for why they should be Allen County’s ambulance provider. American Medical Response, a nation-wide company that currently serves Linn County, provided commissioners four primary bids from which to select, but added that customization was also possible: Option 1 (Staffing only): AMR will provide dedicated staffing for the county ($1,450,000). Option 2 (Staffing and billing): AMR will provide dedicated staffing and will bill and collect for services ($590,000). Costs to the county are reduced from Option 1 as AMR will collect revenue from billing. Option 3 (Full system solution): Utilizing Allen County units, AMR will provide an
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IN OTHER news, ACC continues to stay COVID-free, but slightly amended its mask policy for unvaccinated students/staff. As opposed to a mandate, board members prevailed in changing the policy to state that, for the unvaccinated, masks are only “strongly required” as opposed to being a “must.” President John Masterson appeared to at first resist the change, but eventually relented, saying “from the outset, we’ve tried to do what the scientists, the non-political folks, say will keep us safe.” Masterson also went over the college’s revised COVID policies, pointing out that all college facilities are open to the public except the cafeteria
Iola native to coach ACC women
From left, Iola fire chief Chase Waggoner, Iola assistant city administrator Corey Schinstock, Iola city administrator Matthew Rehder, and Jason Jenkins of American Medical Response look over the request for proposals for the Allen County ambulance contract. (REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG) all-inclusive EMS solution ($1,200,000). Option 4 (Full system solution): Utilizing AMR units, AMR will provide an
all-inclusive EMS solution ($1,300,000). The City of Iola provided two primary bids with three alternatives embedded in the
first option. Their proposal also notes that “these proposals include HAZMAT and rescue service.” See BIDS | Page A3
Allies hope to bond at G-7 summit in UK By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — When leaders of some of the world’s richest nations meet Friday at the English seaside for a three-day Group of Seven summit, much of the choreography will be familiar. But the world has changed dramatically. Since the G-7 last met two years ago, the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 3.7 million people and decimated economies with
lockdowns and layoffs. So when Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada to the cliff-ringed Carbis Bay beach resort in southwest England, pandemic recovery — “building back better,” in a phrase both Biden and Johnson like — will top the agenda. Johnson said the meeting would help move on from “a miserable period of competition and squabbling” that marked the early response to
the pandemic. “This is the moment for the world’s greatest and most technologically advanced democracies to shoulder their responsibilities and to vaccinate the world, because no one can be protected until everyone has been protected,” he said in an article published Thursday, a day before the summit’s official start. Before the pandemic, Johnson planned this to be a climate-dominated summit. He had wanted to make it a major See SUMMIT | Page A5
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