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County GREEK MYTHS COME OF AGE hears budget requests

By SUSAN LYNN susan@iolaregister.com

With a future medical office building in mind, hospital trustees Tuesday night approved the laying of an additional sanity sewer line on the site of the new hospital north of town.

The decision means an additional $30,000, which will come from the contingency fund for Murray Company, the construction management firm handling the hospital’s construction.

Hospital trustees expressed Register/Richard Luken confidence financial backers will Whiteley of Le Roy. Whiteley was come through to support the construction of a $2 million medical office building where visiting specialists such as cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and the like, will see patients as they currently do in the building attached to the east side of the existing hospital.

The new office complex will not be attached to the new hospital, but will be to its north.

The size of the new building will be “at least 10,000 square feet,” said Harry Lee, chairman of Allen County Hospital trustees.

A hopeful tenant will be the Veterans Administration, which

Mowing effort recalls yesteryear

Students showcase talent in play Eli Grover and Stephen McDonald earned all-Pioneer League honors for performing under Friday night lights.

Tonight and Friday, another side of their talents will be illuminated on the Bowlus Fine Arts Center stage in “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza,” a farce that brings to life, often with a

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Calls to the 911 dispatch center average one almost every 10 minutes.

And while that may sound a little slow, played out over 24 hours a day and every day of the year, the total comes to 55,000.

Mules Pat and Pete pull an antique sickle bar mower piloted by Ray “That’s what we received last joined by Greg Gleue in cutting an 18-acre prairie hay field Tuesday. year,” Angie Murphy, dispatch center director, told Allen County commissioners Tuesday morning.

The call total — she figures

By RICHARD LUKEN Register/Bob attached. The bar was Johnson triggered half or more are for true emerrichard@iolaregister.com through a gearOlympiaganza” box engaged as its Surrounding Drew Smith, above, in a scene from Iola High’s “The Greek Mythology gencies — wasn’t the point of her ROY Catherine — Unlike Venter, the mecharoll. are, from left, Trilby Bannister, JordanLE Garcia, Brynnawheels Hollins and Olivia Banappearance, but the magnitude of nized behemoths of today, Ray With no mechanical engine to nister.

In other scenes, below left, are Olivia Bannister and Stephen McDonald and, at right, Jordan the number captivated commis- Whiteley’s mowing outfit was speak of, the only noise emanatStrickler, left, and Zach St. Clair. sioners. considerably quieter. ing from his unit was from the Murphy was before commisHis “engine” — a pair of teeth of the seven-foot cutting bar sioners to request a 20 percent 1,200-pound mules — needed only rotating back and forth. increase in the department’s bud- an occasional break from the stiJoining Whiteley was neighbor get for 2012, up $126,000 over this fling summer heat as Whiteley and friend Greg Gleue, with his year’s $490,000. traversed his way around an 18- own mowing outfit, another sickThe increase seemed pretty acre prairie hay meadow. le bar mower pulled by a pair of hefty. Murphy reasoned health “It’s a little warm, so we’ve Percheron draft horses. insurance will cost an additional been taking it easy,” Whiteley “We’re having some fun with $50,000 and another $6,000 was said. “It’s our little hobby.” it,” Whiteley joked. “Greg’s kind expected for Kansas Public EmThe mules were pulling White- of a wimp about it. He needs a See COUNTY | Page A5 Ray Whiteley ley’s antique sickle bar mower, See MOWING | Page A5 a small wagon with cutting bar

modern twists, several Greek myths.

The show will be staged at 7 each night. Admission is free.

Grover and Katie Thompson are narrators for the mythological shorts. They bicker a bit, but flesh out plots, using audience participation and theatrical license to embellish story lines.

Topics include the birth of Zeus, or parenting — Greek style;

AreaAA players earn Iola Indians split postwith season honors Baldwin

Extra sewer line prepares Cheating for medical office building

By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

FOOTBALL BASEBALL

Pandora’s Box, the feminist version; Jason and The Argonauts, the original super friends; the Iliad, and Greek bedtime stories.

“It’s a great way to get 28 kids on stage,” Director Richard Spencer said of the show.

Spencer was delighted to involve so many students and it must have been a chore to decide how to dole out stage time. Acco-

scandal detailed

supposedly would operate a clinic out of the new building. Word is still out whether the VA definitely will operate a clinic in Iola, Lee said, but if it does get the OK, the office building will be a prime loATLANTA (AP) — Former catin.

Atlanta schools Superintendent The hospital expects to recoup Beverly Hall knew about cheatthe $30,000 to lay the extra sanity ing allegations on standardized sewer line from those involved tests but either ignored them or with the medical office building. tried to hide them, according to a “They would have to lay those state investigation. lines at some point,” Lee said. “If An 800-page report released we had waited to lay the new line Tuesday to The Associated Press until after the hospital was comby Gov. Nathan Deal’s office pleted, it would cost three times through an open records request as much for the developers of the shows several educators reportnew office complex.” ed cheating in their schools. But the report says Hall, who won TRUSTEES also reviewed a the national Superintendent of dozen-page wish list of new furthe Year award in 2009, and other niture and equipment hospital administrators ignored those readministrators and staff deem ports and sometimes retaliated necessary for the new hospital. against the whistleblowers.

The hundreds of items were diThe yearlong investigation vided into high-, medium- and shows educators at nearly four low-priority. dozen Atlanta elementary and Total cost of all the items exmiddle schools cheated on stanceeded $4 million. In their budget, dardized tests by helping stutrustees had set aside $3.2 million dents or changing the answers for furniture, fixtures and equiponce exams were handed in. ment expenses.

The investigators also found a “culture of HOSPITAL fear, intimidation See | Pageand A4 retaliation” in the school district over the cheating allegations, which led to educators lying about the cheating or destroying See CHEATING | Page A5

Temps for run look inviting

By BOB JOHNSON bob@iolaregister.com

An anticipated field of a thousand runners and walkers, who will flee Iola’s downtown business district early Saturday as Charley Melvin did in 1905, can be thankful that Melvin chose to do his dastardly deed in the midSubmitted photo dleaerial of theview night.

An of the new Allen County Hospital being built on HadKentucky the event Street. being commemoNorth See PLAY | Page A2 rated occurred in mid-day, participants would battle oppressive heat and humidity, with both picked up,” Weiner said Tuesday forecast at the upper end of the afternoon. As in the past, “we exdiscomfort scale during daytime pect a lot of people to sign up FriFriday and Saturday. As is, they day night.”

By BOB JOHNSON Cost for a the walk.

Runings, willand be limited four hours four or is six$12 hours day . No numwill run walk into somewhat bob@iolaregister.com fees are $14 for youth age a dayinviting startingtemperatures sometime in Janubers were made available as to the more pre- ners’ Register/Susan Lynn GAS — Tempers Wednes- dicted $20 forsoundness adults andof$17 for ary. for the low 70s by 12:26 a.m. 17, financial theeach post ofThese men are ready to leave their inhibitions at home as they participate in Friday night’sflared favorite day afternoon at the news the Saturday members of teams.

All 30 people who crowded into fices discussed. . race, the race. TINN From left to right are Matt Skahan, Brian Wolfe, Nic Lohman, David Toland and By drag ALLISON hours of the post office here will the Runners in thesaid third annual Several people having the opposed reduced TheGas raceoffice — many walkers will allison@iolaregister.com Fred Heismeyer. The race begins at 10:30 p.m. on the courthouse square. be substantially reduced. event will aim for best times of hours and said afternoon hours post office open in the afternoon be out for a stroll — will cap activUp and coming country singer Kevin Billings, a postal officer ities 15.40.06 for males and 20.44.78 for are necessary . was important to their mail habthat start late Friday afterKatie Armiger and her acoustic for the 667-zip code area, said like- noonApril set for lastbusinesses year. en- females, its, mostly in and and Stierwalt, will go on resident, throughout trio band will be performing at ly hours at Gas would be 8 a.m. to the Sticks of “Melvin Dy-No-Mite” couraged, in no uncertain terms, near Gas. evening.

Included will be the the Bowlus Fine Arts Center on noon weekdays and no change on much-awaited be have awarded the20first three at least businessthe postal service should “take us will“We “drag race,” feaSaturday.

Saturday , remaining 8 to 8:45 a.m. places for males and females in into consideration.

We’re profites,” said Pat Spencer, former Byoriginally SUSAN LYNN year a woman’s garter was trans- The Shirt Shop, 20 W. Jackson, turing some of the area’s finest Armiger, from Sugar Billings was showered with each of five ages groups, 15 and Gas postmaster. “ And they’re not able.

Let us vote” on whether to men and women dressed in drag. ferred from one participant’s leg where participants will have a Land, susan@iolaregister.com Texas, has been in the mucomments, invective, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60 and 61 reduce mom-and-pops.”

Chris hours.

Weiner at Thrive Allen under, you’ve got of it, and Fri- to another. wide selectionsome from which durto sicIfindustry for enough seven years, ing the meeting that announced and over.

Billings had pointed out a naShe mentioned the town’s County, co-sponsor with Allen day night is the night to let your “It’s better than a baton,” said choose. Doors open at 10 p.m. in the past couple of years her Gas and LaHarpe post offices County All participants will banks, Nelson Quarries andbreak Centionwide study of 13,000 post officCrimestoppers for “The hair down.

David Toland, executive director Registration to participate career has been taking a steady have been race designated as four-hour from in front of the post office. tral Publishing, situated on the es in small towns led to a decision Charley Melvin Mad Bomber Run One sure test is to participate of Thrive Allen County and one in the drag is $5.

That also climb. Two of her songs, “Better offices.

That means the Gas to office, follow that not to close Neosho Fall’s Runners east edgewill of Iola buta acourse long-time your Life,”any said— total of particin athe “Drag Race” as“Best a runup to of the organizers for Friday’s gains participants entrance a for in Black Dress” and Song hoursatweekdays and ipants take them to Washwas about to be last year but will customer of theon GasWest office. was approaching 450,—with the Charlie Melvin Mad Bomber events.

9:30open p.m.seven pre-party the Thrive Ever,” have been featured on the 45 minutes on Saturday mornington, then Jackson, Jefferson that hours would be cut by two, about 200 signed on for the 5-kiloRun40For Life race. Indicator If you don’t have a thing to office, 12 W. Jackson. Tickets can top onYour the Billboard See USPS | Page A6 Men and women alike are en- wear — no worries. be purchased in advance at the meter run. The walk will follow a and East to Cottonwood. They See ARMIGER | Page A4 See TEMPS | B6 couraged to dress in a cross-gen- Katie Armiger hats, purses, jewelry Thrive office or Friday night on 3-kilometer course.

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By MIKE SHIELDS from the result sas officials who traveled three KHI News Service weeks ago to CMS headquarters of the national TOPEKA — A request from elections last in Baltimore, Md. to meet with Kansas officials of the federal gov- night.” federal officials about the state’s

By STEVEN SCHWARTZ festivities at Allen Community ernment for permission to signifiBruffett’s waiver application, which needs steven@iolaregister.com College. Iolans value the fine arts, cantly change the state’s Medicaid remarks came federal endorsement if KanCare Once was not enough — for Roger reading, Nilges said,

By JOE SNEVE Sinceincluding 1871 — program likely won’t be treated in response to is to move forward on the timeline Carswell and Becky Nilges, who crediting Jim theirGarner, enthusiasm for joe@iolaregister.com At the bandstand director any differently in Washington as questions durand in the manner originally laid areThursday, organizing the second bi-anthe festival’s success.

When Brian Pekarek was hired July 7, 2011 8 p.m.

Kari Bruffett result of Tuesday’s ing a weekly out by Brownback officials. nual Iola Family Reading FestiBoth Nilges and Carswell said as asuperintendent of presidential the Iola PROGRAM election, according to a top state teleconference scheduled with On Wednesday, Bruffett said val.Star Spangled Banner..................................................arr. they were excited to see well school district in February, he J.P.how Sousa official.

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Speedway to hold dinner Those wanting to attend the annual Humboldt Speedway banquet will need to purchase tickets by Sunday.

The banquet is at 6 p.m.

Nov. 17.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for kids under 10.

To purchase tickets or to get more information contact Rhenda Whitworth at (620) 431-2470.

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lades are justified for every last one.

Jordan Strickler, Cody Cokely and Drew Smith have been on stage often enough that the experience is second nature.

McDonald and Colton Schubert are physically imposing, but show soft sides that may surprise. They also leave no doubt they are very good actors, and have the knack of translating

their enjoyment in the craft to the audience.

The Bannister girls, Trilby and Olivia, have the advantage of having been involved in many public events and it shows. And it’s a delightful foursome when they, Brynna Hollins and Catherine Venter rush on stage as sirens and furies.

Fact is, nary a one of the 28 cast members fails to live up to Spencer’s expecta-

tions, another solid tribute to the talent that flows from Iola High drama classes.

Also, there is no doubt that having a professional setting in the Bowlus Center is a catalyst.

A handful of drama students aren’t on stage, but without their contributions in the wings with lighting, sound and other animates required to put on a show it wouldn’t approach the success that it is.

Police reports Man makes use of stolen checks

On Nov. 2, Martha Michael reported checks had been stolen in the 700 block of North Washington Avenue. Officers traced the stolen wallet to Marcus Williams, who had used an unauthorized check belonging to Michael to purchase a pizza from a Pizza Hut driver. In addition, Williams used Michael’s checks to purchase an approximated $200 worth of merchandise at Walmart in the 2200 block of North State Street where he was arrested by Iola police officers. He is currently being held in the Allen County Jail under charges of forgery, identity theft and theft by deception.

Couple arrested following dispute

Justin Westerman, Iola, and Wendolyn Wycoff, Chanute, were arrested in the first block of West Campbell Street following

Hawk speaks at NARF NARF, National Association of Active and Federal Workers, met Monday at The Greenery.

Bob Hawk spoke about his travels through Alaska.

The next meeting will be Dec. 3 at 11:30 a.m. at The Greenery.

a dispute at their residence on Nov. 1. Westerman was charged with aggravated assault and domestic battery. Wycoff was arrested on a charge of criminal deprivation of property.

Woman hits husband with her vehicle

Lorena Goins, 60, Moran, was arrested Nov. 2 on aggravated battery charges after intentionally striking her husband with her vehicle after they called each other names in the Walmart parking lot on North State Street.

Man arrested

On Nov. 3, police officers responded to reports of a theft in the 2200 block of North State Street. Upon arriving at the scene, the officers arrested Joshua Martin, 39, on warrants issued out of Allen County District Court and Neosho County.

Drug arrest

evening of Nov. 2.

Jacob Gray, 34, was arrested in the 200 block of South Third Street for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methadone, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license.

He was stopped by police while driving a rental car from Illinois that seemed to have a tampered sticker.

Cash missing from purse

On Nov. 1, Rikki Witchley, 29, of Iola said she was shopping in Walmart on North State Street when she noticed items had been falling out of her purse.

When recovering the items, she noticed a large amount of cash was missing.

Vehicle stolen

Jana Burke, 44, reported to police officers that her vehicle had been stolen from the 800 block of North Washington Avenue on the

HP computers stolen

On Nov. 3, police officers reported to Walmart on reports of two HP computers being stolen from the store. Witnesses reported two white males had stolen the computers and fled in a black 1997 Lincoln Continental. The license plate showed a Pittsburg, address. An investigation is ongoing.

Wheelchair stolen

Becky Reaves, 52, of Iola, reported her new wheelchair had been stolen off of her front porch on the afternoon of Nov. 4.

Woman nearly run off road by husband

Cheryl Dillow, 69, Iola, reported she was nearly run off the road by her husband in the 900 block of West Patterson Avenue.

The annual Iola Veterans Day celebrations will be Saturday.

Lieutenant Colonel Eric Blankenship, commander of the 891st engineer battalion will be speaking at the 11 a.m. ceremony in front of the veterans wall on the square.

Music will be provided

by Becky French.

The parade will begin at noon.

The Iola Elks will host a bean feed at noon. Meals are available for a freewill donation.

For more information contact Alfred Link at (620) 365-7149.

Livestock market At the Parsons Livestock Market sale Wednesday, 986 cattle were sold.

Choice cows 80-88; canners & cutters 63-80; shelly cows, 63 and back; choice bulls 90-99; lower grades 81-90.

Steers: Up to 400# 160-

200; 400# to 500# 157-180; 500# to 600# 150-164; 600# to 700# 140-150; 700# to 800# 125-145; 800# and over 120-130.

Heifers: Up to 400# 150165; 400# to 500# 145-158; 500# to 600# 140-148; 600# to 700# 125-135; 700# to 800# 120-130.

Partly cloudy Tonight, partly cloudy.

Warmer. Lows near 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday, partly sunny. Breezy.

Highs 70 to 75. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

Friday night, partly cloudy.

Lows near 60.

Saturday, windy. Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75.

Saturday night, breezy. Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening...Then thunderstorms likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

Veterans Day, cooler. Thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers likely.

Temperature High yesterday Low last night High a year ago Low a year ago

57 40 59 50

Precipitation 24 hours ending 7 a.m. None This month to date None Total year to date 26.04 Def. since Jan. 1 8.50

Sunrise 6:55 a.m.

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The next meeting will be fall learning day, Nov. 19 in the Humboldt Library at 7 p.m.

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Wolken is an Allen County jail employee and was on his way home from work when the accident occurred. The crash sheared off the top of his car, a 2006 Chevrolet.

Sheriff Tom Williams said the accident was close to being much more serious. The passenger-side headrest in Wolken’s car was ripped off, but the driver’s side was just brushed by components of the transport.

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Calendar

Colony Mrs.

Wednesday - Knowledge at noon “Gifts from Morris the kitchen,” Anderson Luedke County Annex building, Garnett, 12:10-12:50; Rural 852-3379 Water District No. 5 board meeting, 7:30 p.m.; 15 county bus to Iola, phone 24 hours before you need a can bring canned goods to ride 785-448-4410 any weekthe church Sunday mornday. ing; Wednesday - Working School Calendar Wonders Christian WomMonday - Veterans proen’s council 7 p.m.; Nov. 17 gram, 9 a.m.; Tuesday - Harvest Feast, City Hall middle school basketball at community room at 5 p.m.

Marmaton Valley, 5:30 p.m.; to prepare plates to take Wednesday - FFA Leadership to some in the community, at Dover; Nov. 15 - middle eat at 6 p.m. The congregaschool basketball at Crest vs. tion brings vegetables, salWestphalia, 5 p.m. ads and desserts. Working Meal site Monday salisbury Wonders CWC provides steak, mashed potatoes, the meat, potatoes, and gravy, brussel sprouts, rolls.

A good-sized crowd wheat bread, fruit cocktail; attended the Christian Wednesday -chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, Church hayrack ride and gravy, fiesta veggies, wheat picnic Sunday evening at roll, Jell-O with fruit; Fri- Kendall and Christy Mcday - ham and beans, zuc- Ghee’s home.

Scripture read at the chini and tomato, wheat United Methodist Church roll, scalloped apples. service Sunday was Psalm Phone 852-3479 for reserva24:1-6, Proverbs 3:9-10 and tions.

John 16:1-17.

Doug Phillips Churches At the Christian Church was the guest speaker service the children’s church performed “Jesus, Super Hero.” Grace Riebel told about her trip to Korea. The Scripture was Matthew 23:1-39. Pastor Mark McCoy’s sermon was “Not a Fan: More Than Rules.”

Sunday - 7th and 8th graders meet at the church 3 p.m. to start the new group, MAD (Make a Difference) House, youth group. They will be collecting canned goods for E-Kan, people out of town

Harvest for Him

The children’s church group at the Christian Church sponsored a “Harvest for Him” carnival with fun music for the kids, trunk or treat and a soup supper on Oct. 28. Proceeds went to the mission’s work that the children’s church has been supporting.

Christmas parade

Colony is readying for Santa’s return. Dec. 1 is Colony’s 8th annual Christmas Parade. This year’s theme is “A Picture

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Perfect Christmas.” The Christmas opening event is a chili and soup fundraiser supper hosted by the After Prom Committee held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the City Hall community room. Parade lineup is at 6 p.m. on North Depot Street. These events follow: Love Lights A Tree, 6:15; Forever in Our Hearts tree project, 6:20; downtown street and business lighting, 6:25; parade at 6:30 and Santa’s visit follows the parade at the Colony GSSB bank building. Hot chocolate and hot coffee will be served during the event.

Churches, clubs, and individuals are urged to participate. You may participate by wagon, on foot, car, truck or horseback.

Contact the GSSB-Colony Branch employees at 620852-3512 for a parade entry or other information.

Love Lights A Tree

Let’s light the Christmas tree with doves in honor of or in memory of those who fight the battle against cancer and those who continue to be in our hearts. Signin sheets are found at the GSSB Colony Bank or at the Country Diner. Place your special person’s name on the sheet and the dove color you wish to be hung from the tree.

Donations of $5 per dove may be made. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

Forever in our Hearts Tree

Bulbs may be donated in memory of someone dear to you who has passed on.

The bulbs are $5 each and

will also be placed on the Christmas tree in the bank yard. Proceeds will go to Colony’s Firemen First Responders. Sign-up sheets are found at the bank and the Country Diner.

Around town

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was devastating. Allene Luedke’s brother and his wife, Wilmington, Del., were fortunate. They did not have power for about 24 hours, received high wind that took most of the beautiful fall leaves, but there were no down trees and their neighbors are fine.

How about your December birthday or wedding anniversary? Phone 620-852-3379, email colonynews@ckt.net, mail or bring to 702 Pine Street.

Leave it in “leave-a-note” box in carport.

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State faces $328 million budget hole

By MIKE SHIELDS KHI News Service

TOPEKA — Kansas policymakers can expect a $328 million budget shortfall in the coming fiscal year, according to new revenue projections released today by the state’s official revenue estimating panel.

That means the 2013 Kansas Legislature after it convenes in January must significantly cut spending and/or raise taxes in order to meet the constitutional mandate of maintaining a balanced budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

State general fund revenues over the next 18 months are expected to drop more than $1 billion, mostly as a result of the biggest tax cut in state history.

The income tax reductions were approved by Gov. Sam Brownback and the 2012 Legislature but are not effective until Jan. 1. The scheduled rollback of a sales tax increase approved in 2010 also is a factor expected to decrease the amount of money the state takes in to cover the costs of schools, prisons and a broad range of other programs.

The state is expected to end the current fiscal year with $470 million in reserves otherwise the anticipated shortfall for fiscal 2014 would be that much deeper.

The Consensus Estimating Group, which includes three university economists, legislative research experts and officials from

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State general fund revenues over the next 18 months are expected to drop more than $1 billion, mostly as a result of the biggest tax cut in state history. used since 1975.

The panel’s report Wednesday was the first one to include projections for fiscal year 2014.

Budget Director Steve Anderson said it was too soon to say how the Brownback administration would propose closing the anticipated budget gap. The governor is expected to deliver his budget plan to the Legislature in January and Anderson said many details of the recommendations still were being worked out.

But Anderson said the governor intended to see K-12 education programs “fully funded” and that an earlier directive from the budget office to state agencies to prepare for 10 percent cuts in the coming fiscal year “doesn’t apply to K-12.”

Education spending accounts for the single biggest portion of the state budget followed by the costs of social services for the poor, elderly and disabled.

Anderson said the tax bill signed by the governor wasn’t the one Brownback originally proposed but “it was the only tax cut” he got from the Legislature.

He said he didn’t think a tax increase would be necessary to balance the coming budget but that it wouldn’t be up to him to decide.

Spiderweb delays voting REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) — It wasn’t hanging chads or voter fraud that delayed the vote count in one Massachusetts town — it was a spider.

Rehoboth Town Clerk Kathleen Conti says one of the town’s aging voting machines, which she’s been pressing to have replaced for several years, malfunctioned Tuesday morning.

She called a technician, who said a spider web apparently prevented the machine’s scanner from counting ballots. Conti tells The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro all Rehoboth’s voting machines received preventive maintenance a month ago.

The vote count wasn’t completed until Wednesday afternoon.

Rehoboth voters favored Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, but went for Democratic U.S. House candidate Joseph Kennedy III. Rehoboth, with about 12,000 residents, is about 50 miles southwest of Boston.

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“We may have to reconcile with reality,� Lee said.

Still, Lee felt confident “all that needs to go into the new building will probably happen,� through a combination of additional income coming from contingency funds, possible leases from vendors, and loans.

Trustees focused on specifications for a new 32-slice CT scanner from among several other models. The hospital’s current scanner is 12 years old and puts the hospital at a competitive disadvantage among area hospitals, said Larry Peterson, ACH chief financial officer. The newer and more sophisticated models give health specialists a much better picture

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and emit less radiation, Peterson said.

The 32-slice model costs about $521,000, and would take about three years for the hospital to “break even� on the cost, Peterson said.

Other considerations include whether to purchase a model that is able to process cardiac testing.

The decision needs to be made in short order so builders can configure the new hospital’s radiology department to accommodate such a machine, Peterson said.

Trustees held off making a final decision.

WATER SPILLING onto Kentucky Street is from crews pumping water from the retaining pond to work on its bottom, Sheldon

Streeter, project developer with Murray Company, said. The pond should adequately hold runoff from the impervious surfaces of the parking lot, Streeter said. If not, the pond can be expanded.

Trustees hope to speed up the selection process for a new chief executive officer to replace Cris Rivera, whose last day at the hospital is Friday.

Lee said he talked with Hospital Corporation of America executives Wednesday and stressed the critical nature of being without a CEO. “We hope to be able to discuss candidates by our next meeting on Nov. 27,� he said Wednesday afternoon. Ideally, a new CEO will be in office by the first of the year.

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not have the grant to support it financially. Nilges and Carswell have been working hard to garner support from local institutions and residents.

Through their fundraising efforts, Carswell said they did well enough to carry their plans forward.

The reading festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 17, on the ACC campus. The main focus of the festival is to hear authors discuss their books.

Activities, primarily for children, also are based on various book themes.

Carswell said he personally “recruited� 16 authors to speak during the festival, which will fill the entire day.

Steven Michael Farney, an authority on the history of basketball, will be

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speaking about his book “Club 50: 50 Point Single Game Scorers in Kansas Boys Basketball History.�

His speaking topics will include players from Colony, Yates Center, Uniontown and Waverly — who are all featured in his book.

The festival will also feature historical authors, as well as children’s authors, fiction authors and Christian inspirational author, Kim Vogel Sawyer. Authors’ books will be available for purchase by Watermark Books, out of Wichita, and the authors will be signing their work as well.

Nilges said they have included many new events this year as well. A book dealer from Andover will be attending to appraise people’s old and rare books as a part of the “Rare Book

Road Show.� Attendees will have the opportunity to bring two or three of their finest books to see if they might have some hidden gems.

Also new this year, Carswell said there will be a “6 by 6� Ready to Read room for parents and children to attend. The presentations will emphasize the six skills children need to develop before age 6 that will help them learn to read. For those who aren’t as technologically inclined as some, there will also be a program dedicated to teaching people how to use e-readers, titled “Downloadable Books made EZ.�

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Her career was kick-started when she entered, and won, Houston’s Best Country Singer competition when she was 14.

It was a six-week competition, targeting younger country singers. “When I did (make it into the final round) I didn’t have any expectations, because there were so many great singers out there,� Armiger said.

She won the competition, and along with the title of best country singer she received some money and demos.

Armiger then began taking trips up to Nashville, Tenn., where after meetings with label companies finally settled down with Cold River Records. “At the time I was 14 and most of the labels are willing to sign a young artist but they put you on a development deal, where they don’t release everything from you for five-plus years,� Armiger said. “I also signed with Cold River because they wanted to start creating music right then.�

Creating music is what she has been doing ever since.

Armiger moved to Nashville and has now released three albums. The first one, self-titled, was released when she was 15.

She will be releasing another album in January in which all songs were written

by Armiger.

Armiger said writing her own songs makes the product more personal. “Most of the time, when

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The show begins at 7 p.m. in Creitz Recital Hall in the lower level of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

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ARMIGER turned 21 over the summer and finds being a young singer in the music industry an advantage. “Country is always a changing industry. It is getting younger and younger,�

Armiger said. “It is tricky as a young artist, but I am really lucky I have started out so young. If I didn’t, I would not have the experience I have.�

Armiger spends most of her time touring, but she makes a point to keep a solid relationship with her family and friends. She has maintained friendships with some of her best friends from her high school years.

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never home,� she said.

But that doesn’t keep Armiger’s spirits down because with being in the rise of her career she is focused on her future as a successful artist.

She hopes to do a duet with a renowned country singer like Martina McBride.

Armiger said she would like to see more duets being played with two women. “There aren’t enough duets who are girls,� Armiger said. “There are plenty of guys who will sing duets about manly things but we need to have more girls out there.�

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Why does Kansas vote against its best interests? over 65 who depend on Medicare and Social Security. Mitt Romney and the conservative Republicans who control the House of Representatives campaigned on promises to reduce those programs, which determine the quality of life for a large percentage of Kansas seniors.

Item: The percentage of the federal budget devoted to making life better for the people has been shrinking and would shrink even faster under a conservative Republican administration. Because of its demographics, Kansas has a large percentage of its population that would benefit from a stronger, broader safety net.

Despite this fact, Kansans vote, election after election, to let the old, the infirm and the disadvantaged make do on their own; to weaken the safety net rather than strengthen it.

IT WASN’T ALWAYS this way. Kansas used to send compassionate moderates to Congress and often put Democrats in the governor’s chair. Sen. Bob Dole was author of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum was an early advocate for health care insurance reform.

In more recent years, Kansans first elected Democrat Kathleen Sebelius to be a reformminded insurance commissioner and then elected her governor for two terms.

What will it take to move Kansas back toward center?

Let us hope and pray the state will not have to wait for crises to develop in the state’s public schools and universities and for Kansas to get a national reputation for failing to care for its disabled and poor before the voters wake up and disavow the destructive policies of the radical right.

Our recent history tells us Kansas can produce outstanding leaders who have hearts as well as minds. Our state now has a desperate need for a new crop of men and women in the mold of Sebelius, of Jim Pearson, of Kassebaum, of Dole, of Bill Roy and Frank Carlson — just to name those that many readers will remember with fondness.

It will take the brand of leadership those stalwarts provided to shepherd Kansas out of its self-imposed exile back into the nation’s mainstream.

— Emerson Lynn, jr.

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Obama win boosts health law,

but states will control its destiny “ Not all states will expand Medicaid in 2014, but within

By PHIL GALEWITZ Kaiser Health News

President Barack Obama’s reelection ensures the survival of his landmark health care law, but predominantly Republican state officials will get a big say in how it is carried out.

State lawmakers will control whether millions of uninsured people get coverage through Medicaid beginning in 2014, as the law envisions. They’ll also decide whether to set up online markets where individuals can shop for coverage and seek federal subsidies to lower their costs.

Next year, at least 30 states will be led by Republican governors, and many will also have Republican-controlled Legislatures. Still, most analysts believe the president’s victory will prod the nearly three dozen states — both Republican and Democratic — that have been reluctant to move forward.

In Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback, an outspoken critic of the health reform law, has said he won’t consider any aspect of the health reform law’s implementation, including a possible Medicaid expansion, until after the election.

“Red states and undecided states [will] reconsider what they have been saying and doing the past few months,” said John Poelman, senior director of Leavitt Partners, a consulting firm advising states on carrying out the law, citing pressure from consumers, hospitals and other providers to expand coverage.

States have considerable sway over how the law is carried out because the Supreme Court gave them the power to reject the expansion of Medicaid, which had been expected to cover more than half of the 30 million people gaining health insurance under the law.

Since the court’s decision, six Republican governors in Texas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia have said they will not participate, even though the federal government would cover the costs of new enrollees through 2016 and at least 90 percent thereafter.

If those governors follow through, they could significantly undermine the law’s goal of extending coverage to uninsured Americans.

Most analysts are betting that won’t be the case, however, because billions in newly available federal subsidies and intense lobbying by health providers and consumers will spur most states to reassess their positions. The most recalcitrant, such as Texas and Florida, may opt out initially.

“Not all states will expand Medicaid in 2014, but within a couple of years, all of them will have,” Poelman predicted. “That’s similar to what happened when Medicaid began in 1965. The program did not start in every state initially, but nearly all had it by 1970.

a couple of years, all them will have. That’s similar to what happened when Medicaid began in 1965.

— John Poelman, health care consultant

Arizona was the last state to add the program in 1982.”

State lawmakers weigh in

State lawmakers also will play a key role in deciding whether to expand Medicaid when they convene this winter and next spring.

“When state legislatures are back in session, we expect a flurry of attention to what the states will do,” said Richard Cauchi, health program director for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Mike Fasano, a Republican and one of the longest serving Florida lawmakers, said with the president’s win, the GOP-dominated state legislature would “take a hard look” at expanding Medicaid — despite the opposition of Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

Fasano, who is moving from the state Senate to the state House next year, said Florida can’t afford to miss out on new revenue without having its own plan to help more than 4 million residents who lack health insurance.

He acknowledged that challenging Scott would be an uphill battle but said the governor’s waning popularity might embolden lawmakers.

Officials in other states insist they will opt out of the Medicaid expansion regardless of the election outcome. “An Obama victory won’t change our strategy,” said Tony Keck, Medicaid director of South Carolina, although he acknowledged it might spur questions from the Republican-controlled state legislature.

Keck said the only way state officials might consider expanding the program is if they can scale back eligibility and benefits and require Medicaid recipients to pay more for their care — requirements the Obama administration has generally opposed.

Sandy Praeger, Kansas’ insurance commissioner and past president of National Association of Insurance Commissioners, expects many states to attempt to negotiate smaller Medicaid expansions than called for in the law.

Some, for instance, might propose expanding coverage to people who make up to 100 percent of federal poverty level ($23,050 for family of four), instead of the 133 percent ($31,000 for a family of four) required by the law. A more limited expansion would be cheaper for states that will have to start paying some of the bill in 2017. The administration has yet to say whether states can do a partial expansion.

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Kansas Republicans moved the state into the nation’s backwaters Tuesday. Mitt Romney won 60 percent of the Kansas vote. The nation re-elected President Barack Obama decisively, giving him more than 300 electoral votes with 270 needed to win. The popular vote was closer, but it may be days before final numbers appear.

Here in Kansas, however, with 99 percent of the precincts reporting, 674,598 rock-hard Republicans voted for Romney while the president found only 426,352 supporters.

The four Kansas members of Congress were re-elected by equally lopsided margins.

It is instructive that the Republican margin in the Sunflower State was almost exactly the same as the margin by which Mitt Romney won the white vote nationally.

Obama was re-elected by a coalition of the young, the Jewish, Catholics, African-Americans, many of the college-educated and Hispanics. Romney came in second because his base was narrower.

The election should also remind Kansans that Thomas Frank was right when he wrote “What’s the Matter With Kansas,” in which he observed the state’s voters vote against their own best interests.

Item: Kansas gets more federal dollars than it sends to Washington. The money sent to Kansas through farm subsidies, including crop insurance, grain price support and conservation services and highway construction and repair is an important part of our state’s economy. The Paul Ryan budget that Mitt Romney called marvelous would have slashed those programs. Kansans voted against receiving those dollars Tuesday.

Item: The Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) Romney promised to repeal provides for a very substantial expansion of the Medicaid program with federal dollars to expand the program to cover millions of Americans who now lack health care coverage — including tens of thousands of Kansans. A vote against Obamacare without providing an alternative to cover the uncovered is a vote against the best interests of Kansas.

Item: The Kansas population is gray and getting grayer.

Southeast Kansas in particular has a high percentage of those

Deadlines loom on exchanges

The first battles are likely to be over the health law’s new insurance exchanges, which are supposed to make it easier to find an affordable plan and to help people in small group and individual insurance markets determine if they qualify for new federal subsidies.

States have to give federal regulators a plan by Nov. 16 detailing how they will move forward with their own exchanges, with enrollment slated to launch next October. Under the law, the federal government would set up exchanges where states don’t.

As of late September, only 19 had begun setting up exchanges or agreed to do so in partnership with the federal government, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

In August 2011, Gov. Brownback — under pressure from GOP party activists — spurned a $31.5 million federal “innovator” grant to Kansas to help the state create a health insurance exchange model for use here and possibly in other states.

“It certainly will matter who is in the governor’s office for how states will approach the decision” on exchanges, said Alan Weil, executive director of the National Academy of State Health Policy.

Weil noted that after Republican governors won in Maine and Wisconsin in 2011, both put the brakes on efforts to implement the law, which had been started by their Democratic predecessors.

But some governors who are worried about the costs are also concerned that if the federal government steps in, they may lose control over their insurance markets, said Krista Drobac, director of the health division at the National Governors Association.

Whether states that have stood on the sidelines until now can meet the tight deadlines to have the exchanges running by late next year is an open question.

That timeline is also likely to be a challenge for the federal government, which will have to review hundreds of insurance plans if it sets up the marketplaces in dozens of states. Consumers in federally operated exchanges may initially have fewer choices than in those run by states.

Praeger expects that Kansas and other previously undecided states will agree to partner with the federal government to move forward.

“I expect to see a lot of activity between now and Nov. 16,” she said. “States will look at this more pragmatically to keep their options open.”

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“We spend $50,000 a year here,� said Linda Bass of Central Publishing.

If office hours were curtailed it would be difficult for the company to meet schedules, she said. “We won’t use the Iola office, or Humboldt,� added Bass, with resolve.

Debbie Curry said she used the office frequently to mail statements from Bank of Gas, as did Phyllis Nelson, about mass mailings from Nelson Quarries. “We have $27,000 in our bulk mailing machine,� Nelson said, and allowed it would last only a year’s time.

Those comments brought discussions back to profitability, which Spencer assured the Gas office enjoyed.

She noted the office, serving a town of about 500, had 200 dedicated postal boxes, and handled a heavy volume of mail each day. “I think we should be judged on the business our office does,� Spencer said,

and not lumped in with many other small ones across the nation. “If our post office is profitable, why mess with it?�

BRANDON Bohning, liaison in U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins’ Topeka office, tried to soothe tensions but instead pushed up the level of discontent.

He pointed out the federal government had no control over the Postal Service, that it essentially was a private business. Which, he added, was why as a business model it was attempting to restructure to save money.

Billings pointed out nationally, business volume had decreased by 27 percent in six years ending in 2011, to 930 million retail visits.

That meant less income and, in concert with rising costs of operation, led to the decision to curtail hours at 13,000 smaller offices, he said. Some larger ones have closed.

Gas patrons weren’t happy with their office being thrown in with others in the small-

town category. They railed about not having the local office’s profit being identified and used to determine whether it should be affected by costcutting measures.

Billings was a study of composure throughout his hour-plus in Gas, shedding criticism without changing expression. “I’m hear to let people have their say,� he said, and was resolute in saying he had no role in deciding which office’s hours were to be cut and could make no alterations. “I only can carry back comments,� he said.

He handed out the telephone number for the Postal Service’s National Consumer Affairs office, 202-2683996, and its email address, darrin.r.gadson@usps.govt.

But, he gave no encouragement that contacting the office would make a difference.

When Billings mentioned that the Neosho Falls office had been slated for closing before a change in national USPS attitudes, he noted that still could occur. “Could it close down the road? I don’t know,� he said.

Billings also said nationally the Postal Service was working toward discontinuing Saturday services, a change that would have to find favor in Congress because of its charter.

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Wednesday afternoon agreed on the hour change, but not without some input for Billings.

New hours for the LaHarpe post office will be reduced to 8 a.m. to noon on weekdays as well, with Saturday’s schedule remaining 9:30-11:30 a.m.

The USPS sent 329 surveys to people living in LaHarpe’s service area; 103 were returned.

Of the ballots, 88 people voted for the hour change.

About 20 citizens crowded the small LaHarpe lobby, concerned about how cost-cutting would affect service to the

community. Several people suggested different ways to save, including using natural gas in USPS vehicles. One attendee chimed in, “I have a horse and buggy.�

Billings responded to all of their comments, and summed up his points on an encouraging note. “I want the USPS still to remain a presence in the community, and to keep providing a service to the community,�

Billings said.

(Register reporter Steven Schwartz contributed to this report.)

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MV, Crest players honored

By RICHARD LUKEN richard@iolaregister.com

Fresh off advancing to the second round of the state playoffs in their respective divisions, Marmaton Valley High and Crest High had plenty of representation on the All-Three Rivers League teams announced this morning.

Marmaton Valley had nine players fill 17 slots on the allleague roster. Crest had seven players represent 15 positions.

Marmaton Valley’s Cole Becker earned first team honors as a running back and linebacker.

Lucas Hamlin was voted in as first team tight end and kicker while earning honorable mention as a defensive lineman.

Daylen Houk was voted first team linebacker while earning honorable mention as a running back and as a kick returner.

Jared Kale was named first team offensive lineman and defensive lineman. Nathan Smart earned first-team honors as an offensive lineman and honorable mention as a defensive lineman.

Ryan Smith earned honorable mention as quarterback on offense and as a defensive back.

Lane Hamm received honorable mention as the Wildcats’ center, as did Jimmy Frye and Sage Hall as linebackers.

The Wildcats (10-1) rolled through a perfect regular season, then defeated Udall in the opening See TRL | Page B2

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Quinn still sidelined with concussion

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

Wildcats recognized

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Jordan Morton (12) and Landon Stephens (58) of Crest High and Cole Becker (25) and Daylen Houk (20) of Marmaton Valley were among the area players earning postseason honors from the Three Rivers League this morning.

VB squads announced Marmaton Valley High and Crest High each placed one player on the all 2012 Three League All League Volleyball squad.

Marmaton Valley’s Kaylee

Boyd, a senior, earned firstteam honors. Brytton Strickler, a senior from Crest High, earned honorable mention.

The Wildcats went 6-3 in TRL play; Crest went 0-9.

KU turns to newcomers

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Everybody seemed to be happy on the Kansas bench last season.

Bill Self was certainly pleased with the way his team ran roughshod to an eighth straight Big 12 title. All Bill Self his players were content, too, because they understood their roles, and that seven or eight of them were going to carry the load on a night-by-night basis.

There could be quite a bit more discontent this season, at least early on, and Self believes that’s just as good as the positive vibes that enveloped the program last year.

The reason? There are about a dozen guys who could be vying for playing time.

“This year will be a little different,” Self conceded just a few days into preseason practice. “We’ll have some guys disappointed this year because they’re pretty good.”

Pretty young, too.

All-American Thomas Robinson left a year early for the NBA, and veteran guards Tyshawn Taylor and Connor Teahan have graduated. Stepping into their place will be nine freshmen, if you count walk-ons, several of whom will be counted on to continue Kansas’ unparalleled success.

The No. 7 Jayhawks are coming off a loss to Kentucky in the national championship game.

There’s five-star prospect Perry Ellis, one of the most highly sought recruits in Kansas high school history. Landen Lucas and Zach Peters are wide bodies inside, Rio Adams and Andrew Wright a couple of lanky guards who can score from the outside and get to the bas-

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ket.

Then there are Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor.

Meet your new Taylor and Robinson.

The pair was recruited as part of last year’s class, but McLemore and Traylor were deemed partial qualifiers by the NCAA and forced to redshirt.

They only became eligible to practice the second semester, but they quickly showed everyone what the Jayhawks’ had been missing.

McLemore is the quintessential combo guard, able to score everywhere on the court while also rebounding and playing defense — in some ways like Taylor, now with the Brooklyn Nets. Traylor is slightly smaller than Robinson, now with the Sacramento Kings, but has the same broad shoulders and zest for rebounding that made his mentor the fifth overall pick in the draft.

“I had a year of practice and I pretty much learned a lot more than I would have just coming in and playing, so last year was a blessing in disguise for me,” said Traylor, who’s been mistaken for T-Rob while walking around on the leafy Kansas campus in Lawrence.

“It’s definitely competitive, all the freshmen coming in. We have like nine freshmen, including me and Jamari,” McLemore

Kansas 2012-13 schedule Nov. 9 — SE Missouri St., 7 p.m.

Nov. 13 — Michigan State, 6 p.m.

Nov. 15 — Chattanooga, 7 p.m.

Nov. 19 — Washington St., 9 p.m. (at Kansas City) Nov. 20 — St. Louis/Texas A&M, TBA (at Kansas City) Nov. 26 — San Jose St., 8 p.m.

Nov. 30 — Oregon St., 7 p.m. (at Kansas City) Dec. 8 — Colorado, noon Dec. 15 — Belmont, 6 p.m.

Dec. 18 — Richmond, 6 p.m.

Dec. 22 — at Ohio St., 3 p.m.

Dec. 29 — American, 7 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Temple, TBA Jan. 9 — Iowa St., 6 p.m.

Jan. 12 — at Texas Tech, 3 p.m.

Jan. 14 — Baylor, 8 p.m.

Jan. 19 — at Texas, 1 p.m.

Jan. 22 — at Kansas St., 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

Jan. 28 — at West Virginia, 8 p.m.

Feb. 2 — Oklahoma St., 3 p.m.

Feb. 6 — at TCU, 8 p.m.

Feb. 9 — at Oklahoma St., 3 p.m.

Feb. 11 — Kansas St., 8 p.m.

Feb. 16 — Texas, 8 p.m.

Feb. 20 — at Oklahoma St., 8 p.m.

Feb. 23 — TCU, 3 p.m.

Feb. 25 — at Iowa St., 8 p.m.

March 2 — West Virginia, 1 p.m.

March 4 — Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

March 9 — at Baylor, 5 p.m.

March 13-16 — Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City)

added. “Practice is a lot of competitiveness, but we’re also getting getter as a team and getting ready for See JAYHAWKS | Page B2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brady Quinn had waited three years for another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. He wasn’t going to let a concussion put him back on the sideline.

That’s why the Chiefs quarterback admitted Wednesday to attempting to play through his second concussion of the season, which he believes happened when a defender’s knee struck the back of his helmet in a game against the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 28.

Quinn remembers having vision problems after the blow, but decided to remain in the game, even though he was dazed enough to put on the wrong helmet on the sideline between possessions.

He never saw the Raiders’ Rolando McClain while getting sacked later in the first quarter, perhaps augmenting the severity of the initial concussion, and recalled having “tunnel vision” and being unable to see the Oakland defensive backs when he threw an interception.

It was at that point Quinn was removed from the game.

“That’s why I tried to stay in the game, because it was the first opportunity for me in a

Brady Quinn while,” said Quinn, speaking for the first time since the injury. “I tried to play through it, and that’s my fault for not being smart about it.”

Quinn has already been ruled out for Kansas City’s game Monday night at Pittsburgh. It will be the second straight game he’s missed since becoming the starting quarterback.

The former first-round draft pick sustained his first concussion this year when he got hit while scrambling during a See QUINN | Page B2

Weber assumes helm at KSU

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The difference between Kansas State coach Bruce Weber and his pred e c e s s o r, F r a n k Martin, was evident during the first few practices over the summer.

Bruce Weber We b e r was starting to implement the very basics of his motion offense, a markedly different system than what Martin had used so successfully, and it was absolute chaos — guys standing in the same spots, bumping into each other and throwing passes to nothing but air.

At first, Will Spradling braced himself for an earful after every miscue. After a while, he began to realize that the demeanor of his new coach was much more player-friendly.

“Last year it was, if we made a mistake, we were on the line. We were running,” Spradling said.

“This year it’s, ‘If you make a mistake, we’re going to do it right. We’re going to get it right. We’re going to do it as many times as we need to get it right.’”

Make no mistake: Weber can be intense.

That became clear during a trip to Brazil over the summer, when the officials let a game get out of hand.

But the former Illinois coach picks his moments to let loose, while Martin — who left this spring for South Carolina — often seemed to be searching for a reason to let loose.

Several players told The Associated Press during the offseason that Martin created a culture of fear within the program, one that was never fully recognized while he was leading the Wildcats to five consecutive 20-win seasons and four trips to the NCAA tournament.

“I feel like with Frank,

if you weren’t a top-seven guy ... if you had a bad practice or something happened, you knew you weren’t going to play, guaranteed,” sophomore guard Nino Williams said. “It was kind of a bad situation if you aren’t a top-five guy or starter.”

Weber represents for all of them a fresh start.

He wasn’t a particularly popular hire among fans after getting fired by Illinois, but his everyman charm has slowly endeared himself to weary supporters across the state.

It helps that he was able to keep a deep, talented team intact.

Weber said his first order of business was to convince All-Big 12 guard Rodney McGruder to return for his senior year. Then he started meeting with every other guy from a team that went 22-11 last season, even getting the Brooklyn Nets’ Deron Williams — whom Weber coached at Illinois — to call Angel Rodriguez and convince the sophomore guard to give Weber a chance.

“D-Will was just telling me that he was in the same position as me. He was frustrated when Bill Self left Illinois,” Rodriguez said. “He just told me to not stress it, take it easy and just remember that he was in the same position, and he will never regret playing for Coach Weber.”

Indeed, Weber was in a familiar situation when he took over the Illini. Self had just left to coach Kan-

Kansas State 2012-13 schedule Nov. 9 — North Dakota, 8 p.m.

Nov. 12 — Lamar, 7 p.m.

Nov. 18 — North Florida, 1 p.m.

Nov. 21-23—Preseason NIT Tournament, TBA Dec. 2 — South Carolina Upstate, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8 — at George Washington, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 15 — at Gonzaga, 8 p.m.

Dec. 18 — Texas Southern, 7 p.m.

Dec. 22 — Florida, 7 p.m. (at Kansas City) Dec. 29 — Missouri-Kansas City, 6 p.m.

Dec. 31 — South Dakota, 1 p.m.

Jan. 5 — Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 12 — at West Virginia, 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 16 — at TCU, 8 p.m.

Jan. 19 — Oklahoma, 3 p.m.

Jan. 22 — Kansas, 7 p.m.

Jan. 26 — at Iowa State, 12:45 p.m.

Jan. 30 — Texas, 8 p.m.

Feb. 2 — at Oklahoma, 5 p.m.

Feb. 5 — at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Feb. 9 — Iowa State, 5 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Kansas, 8 p.m.

Feb. 16 — Baylor, 6 p.m.

Feb. 18 — West Virginia, 8 p.m.

Feb. 23 — at Texas, 6 p.m.

Feb. 25 — Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

March 2 — at Baylor, 6 p.m.

March 5 — TCU, 7 p.m.

March 9 — at Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m.

March 13-16 — Big 12 Tournament (at Kansas City)

sas and left behind a roster loaded with talent.

After convincing Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Head to stick around, See K-STATE | Page B2

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round of the Kansas Eight Man, Division I playoffs before bowing out Saturday to Rock Hills.

Lancers honored

Crest’s Kyle Hammond earned the distinction of being named four times, earning first-team honors as running back, linebacker and punter, while earning honorable mention as a kick and punt returner.

Jordan Morton and Dylan Sedlak also were three-time honorees. Morton earned first team honors as a wide receiver and defensive back and honorable mention as a kick returner.

Sedlak received honorable mention for his work as a running back, defensive back and kicker.

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Brock Ellis earned a bit of distinction in earning first-team honors as tight end. He was one of only two unanimous selections, the other being Chetopa running back Derrick Cassell.

Clayton Miller was voted as a first-team defensive lineman.

Landon Stephens earned honorable mention as a defensive lineman.

Crest (7-4) started the 2012 campaign 2-3 before rattling off five straight wins, including a 66-50 come-frombehind victory over South Barber to open the Kansas Eight Man, Division II playoffs. The Lancers were eliminated from postseason contention Saturday in a loss at Hanover.

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THREE RIVERS LEAGUE 8 MAN FOOTBALL ALL LEAGUE CENTER Paul Schibi St Paul 1st Team Lane Hamm MV HM Zac Hueston Uniontown HM OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Nathan Smart MV 1st Team Jared Kale MV 1st Team Jesse Boone Crest 1st Team Keaton McCracken St Paul HM Justin Winter St Paul HM Kyle Johnson Chetopa HM QUARTERBACKS Anthony Diskin St Paul 1st Team Ryan Smith MV HM TIGHT ENDS Brock Ellis Crest 1st Team Unanimous Lucas Hamlin MV 1st Team Jake O’Brien St Paul HM Brayden Beachner St Paul HM Austin Oberlechner Pleasanton HM RECEIVERS Jordan Morton Crest 1st Team Austin Sanders Chetopa HM RUNNING BACKS Derrick Cassell Chetopa 1st Team Unanimous Cole Becker MV 1st Team Kyle Hammond Crest 1st Team Daylen Houk MV HM Alex McCracken St Paul HM Riley O’Brien St Paul HM Dylan Sedlak Crest HM Garrett Murrow Uniontown HM KICKER Lucas Hamlin MV 1st Team Dylan Sedlak Crest HM DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Jared Kale MV 1st Team Paul Schibi St Paul 1st Team Zac Hueston Uniontown 1st Team Nathan Smart MV HM Lucas Hamlin MV HM Justin Winter St Paul HM Jesse Boone Crest HM Landon Stephens Crest HM Joshua Dvorak Chetopa HM Brenton Esslinger Uniontown HM LINEBACKERS Cole Becker MV 1st Team Kyle Hammond Crest 1st Team Clayton Miller Crest 1st Team Jimmy Frye MV HM Sage Hall MV HM Brayden Beachner St Paul HM Preston Jacquinot St Paul HM Kyle Johnson Chetopa HM Derrick Cassell Chetopa HM DEFENSIVE BACKS Daylen Houk MV 1st Team Anthony Diskin St Paul 1st Team Jordan Morton Crest 1st Team Ryan Smith MV HM Riley O’Brien St Paul HM Dylan Sedlak Crest HM Brady Anderson Pleasanton HM PUNTER Riley O’Brien St Paul 1st Team Kyle Hammond Crest HM SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER Kyle Hammond Crest 1st Team Daylen Houk MV HM Jordan Morton Crest HM Chase Gleason Uniontown HM

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2012 Three Rivers League All League Volleyball 1st Team *Jayme Nesbitt Senior Oswego Hayden Rathbun Senior Uniontown Kacy Phillips Senior St. Paul Kaylee Boyd Senior MV Baylea White Senior Jayhawk Linn Lauren Rockhold Senior Uniontown *Unanimous Choice Second Team Chelsea LaPee Senior Chetopa Sydney Dent Freshmen Pleasanton Karesa Lewis Senior Pleasanton Sydney Spencer Senior Jayhawk Linn Sydney Pemberton Senior Oswego Kaelyn Yeoman Sophomore Oswego Honorable Mention Nichole LaCrone Senior Altoona Midway Jamie Jackson Senior Chetopa Brytton Stickler Senior Crest Morgan Maransani Junior Northeast Autumn Secrest Junior Pleasanton Savannah Smith Junior St. Paul Camri Burk Junior St. Paul Bailey Wilson Senior Jayhawk Linn Carly Jackson Junior Jayhawk Linn Brit Stokes Junior Uniontown Hannah Travis Junior Uniontown Abby Dixon Senior Uniontown

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Weber led Illinois to 26 wins his first season in Champaign. The Illini won the Big Ten title the following year, their first loss coming by a point to Ohio State in their regular-season finale, and then rolled to the national title game, where they suffered their only other loss, to North Carolina.

“Bill was truly missed there when he left, but we got them going,” Weber said. “You want that challenge, and that’s the exciting part of it.”

Weber will never downplay the importance of getting the Wildcats to stick around for him.

The only significant contributor they’ll have lost to graduation is Jamar Samuels, a talented but inconsistent post player who was held out of their NCAA tournament game by Syracuse after he was found to have received improper fi-

nancial benefits.

McGruder is back after averaging nearly 16 points and better than five rebounds, and Spradling will be trying to build on his 9.3-point average that was third on the team. Sevenfooter Jordan Henriquez has the potential to be one of the nation’s best shotswatting post defenders.

“He’s seen us play in the past, and he wants us to continue to keep those same principles, even though the defensive style is completely different,” Henriquez said of his new coach. “As hard as we play, as hard as we rebound, we want to keep that up also.”

The Wildcats open the season Friday against Lamar.

“It’s an exciting time of year for us,” Weber said.

“Can we use this positive energy to keep our program going in the right direction? As a team you have got to feel good.”

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the season.”

The focus early in the season will undoubtedly be on the newcomers, but any success will hinge on the three returning starters who helped the Jayhawks to the Final Four last season.

Seven-footer Jeff Withey emerged as one of the nation’s top interior defenders, though he’s still trying to refine his game on offense. He also won’t have Robinson on the block to take some of the pressure off him, which means double- and triple-teams will be constant.

Elijah Johnson will spend most of his time moving from off-guard to the point, which he played in long stretches during the NCAA tournament.

Johnson’s outside shot is streaky, but his leadership is not, and he’ll be counted on to be one of the team’s cornerstones this season.

Travis Releford is the same tough-minded defender he’s been the past three seasons.

“We have so much experience,” Withey said, pausing. “We have the extremes, guys who played in the national championship and guys that are right out of high school.”

The Jayhawks, the unanimous pick by the Big 12’s coaches to win the league yet again, benefitted from a preseason trip to Europe to help blend the newcomers with the veterans. But they’ll still have to put their preparation into fast forward with a tough early schedule.

They open the regular season against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 9 before facing Michigan State four days later in the Champions Classic. They’ll also play Washington State and either Texas A&M or Saint Louis in the CBE Classic in Kansas City, Mo., before November is over.

“Having Michigan State the second game of the season, it does amp it up a little bit,” Self said, before adding: “I do think we have a chance to be good by the end.”

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preseason game at Green Bay. Quinn said he blacked out for a few seconds after the blow, and then saw stars, but everything started to clear up after a few minutes.

The latest concussion seems to be lingering, Quinn said, giving him reason for concern.

“It’s definitely a thought,” he said, “because it is the second one this year, and if you come back too soon, before your symptoms calm down, it does involve some risk.”

The very fact that Quinn refused to remove himself from the game typifies a

“gladiator-like” culture that NFL executives are trying to change, and the lengths that some players are willing to go to maintain their tenuous grasp on a job.

The issue of player safety has been thrust into the spotlight amid widespread reports of dementia in former players, and with approximately 3,500 explayers involved in various lawsuits claiming the NFL has mishandled or ignored head injuries. The scrutiny has resulted in thousands of dollars in fines handed out by the league for unsportsmanlike conduct or unnecessary roughness.

High School Football Friday’s Kansas Football Playoff Schedule All games at 7 p.m. Friday, unless otherwise indicated 8-man, Division II Hanover at Baileyville B&B Kensington-Thunder Ridge at Wallace County, 4 p.m. Saturday 8-man, Division I Mankato-Rock Hills at Madison Solomon at Ness City Class 2-1A Meade at Sterling, 6 p.m.

Centralia-Wetmore at Olpe Oakley at La Crosse Lyndon at McLouth Class 3A Garden Plain at Scott Community, 6 p.m.

Beloit at Sedgwick

Silver Lake at Caney Valley Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan at Rossville Class 4A Chanute at Kansas City-Piper McPherson at Holton Buhler at Mulvane Eudora at Louisburg Class 5A Bishop Carroll at Andover St. Thomas Aquinas at StilwellBlue Valley Emporia at Salina-South Blue Valley West at Bishop Miege Class 6A Hutchinson at Topeka Derby at Dodge City Olathe East at Free State Shawnee Mission West at Lawrence

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Route 1 — RJ Holding, 1012 N. Cottonwood, 620-228-7836 — (S. State St., 400 W. Madison Ave., 500-600 West St., Bruner St., Campbell St., Scott St., Park St., Acres St., High St., Davis St., S. Walnut St., S. Chestnut St., and some of W. Neosho St.).

Route 3 — Sue Keller, 703 S. Washington Ave., 620-365-3828 — (S. Washington Ave., part of Acres St., W. Broadway St., W. Neosho St., and W. Spruce St.).

Route 4 — Logan Roettgen, 209 S. Tennessee, 620-228-0451— (S. Jefferson Ave., S. Sycamore St., South St. 300 block on, 100-200 E. Irwin, E. Calhoun, 206 1/2 E. Broadway Apartments) Route 5 — Joe Myrick, 521 S. Sycamore, 620-380-6094 — (S. Buckeye St., S. Cottonwood St., 300-400 E. Irwin St., 200-400 E. Broadway).

Route 6 — Joe Myrick, 521 S. Sycamore, 620-380-6094 — (S. Colburn St., S. Oak St., S. Elm St., S. 1st St., 400-700 E. Spruce St., 500-800 E. Broadway St.).

Route 7 — Abygail Roettgen, 209 S. Tennessee, 620-228-0422 — (S. 3rd St., S. 4th St., 900 E. Broadway St., 1019 E. MadisonS. Kentucky St., S. Ohio St., S. Tennessee St., S. Vermont St.).

Route 8 — Andrew Garber, 416 N. Chestnut, 620-228-1874 — (N. State St., N. Chestnut St., W. Madison 200 block on).

Route 9 — Andrew Garber, 416 N. Chestnut, 620-228-1874 — (10-1100 N. Walnut St., 200 W. Jackson Ave., 200 W. Douglas St., 113-201 W. Lincoln St.).

Route 10 — Dravin Luttrell, 725 N. Elm, 620-363-2140 — (N. Walnut St. 1200 block on, W. Garfield St., Guest Home Estates, Northwestern St., Northwestern Cir., Prairie Dr., Timber Dr.).

Route 11 — Christjan Ruby, 702 E. Madison, 620-363-1761 — (N. Washington Ave., North St. to Buchanan St., 2 E. Buchanan St., 10-20 W. Buchanan, and Monroe St.).

Route 12 — Jason Ruppert, 510 N. 3rd, 620-228-1034 — (200-600 N. Jefferson Ave., 200-523 N. Sycamore St., 100-500 N. Buckeye St., 100-300 E. Monroe St., 400 block E. Douglas St., 200-506 N. Cottonwood St., 202 E. Jackson Ave., 410-519 N. Oak St.).

Route 13 — Morgan Bennett, 843 N. Washington, 620-228-0210 — (600-1400 N. Jefferson Ave., 4-102 E. Buchanan, 4, 116 W. Edwards).

Route 14 — Jessica Tidd, 1418 Virginia Rd., 620-380-1259 — (217 North St., Townhouse East and 217 N. Washington Ave., Townhouse West) Route 15 — Mary Hoggatt, 724 Wilson Ln., 620-228-0766 — (E. Garfield St., Garfield Rd N., Windsor Place, White Blvd., E. Alamosa Cir., W. Alamosa Blvd., 1200-1400 N. Cottonwood St., Mustang Cir.) Route 16 — Jason Ruppert, 510 N. 3rd, 620-228-1034 — (600-1300 N. Buckeye, 700-1110 N. Cottonwood St., 321 E. Buchanan St., 600-1300 N. Sycamore St., E. Jim St., 120 E. Garfield St.).

Route 17 — Mary Hoggatt, 724 Wilson Ln., 620-228-0766 — (500-700 E. Lincoln St., N. Oak St., N. Elm 300 block on, 400710 N. Colburn St.).

Route 18 — Chase Roettgen, 209 S. Tennessee, 620-228-2136 — (N. 1st St., N. 2nd St., 800 block of E. Jackson Ave., part of E. Lincoln St., 818 E. Carpenter).

Route 19 — Mercedes Jones, 324 S. Ohio, 620-228-0371 — (N. 3rd St., N. 4th St., Tara Gardens, 900-1110 E. Carpenter St., 902-1101 E. Douglas St., 1105 E. Lincoln).

Route 20 — Jennifer Tidd, 1418 Virginia Rd., 620-380-1259 — (The Square, 100-300 South St., 100-220 S. Jefferson Ave., 1102 N. Washington Ave., 9-19 N. Jefferson Ave., 110 East St., 1-108 E. Madison Ave., 1-115 E. Jackson Ave., 2-224 S. Washington Ave., 9-120 W. Madison Ave.).

Route 21 — Trevor Gray, 616 South St., 620-228-7742 — (217 E. Madison Ave. to 1000 block, 700 block East St. on, S. 2nd St.).

Route 22 — Chase Roettgen, 209 S. Tennessee, 620-228-2136 — (Low numbers on N. Buckeye, 200-700 E. Jackson Ave., 819 N. Sycamore St., East St. thru 700 block, 200 N. Elm St., 200 N. Colburn St., 400-500 E. Monroe St., 100 N. Cottonwood St.).

Route 23 — Jason Ruppert, 510 N. 3rd, 620-228-1034 — (Meadowbrook Rd. East and West) Route 24 — Andy Jo Kerr, 422 Kansas Dr., 620-228-0427 — (N. Kentucky 700 block on, E. Buchanan St., Redbud Ln., Kenwood Cir., Sterling Heights Addition).

Route 25 — Andrew Garber, 416 N. Chestnut St., 620-228-1874 — (N. Kentucky thru 600 block, N. Ohio St., N. Tennessee St., 1200-1300 block E. Carpenter St., 1100-1300 E. Lincoln St., 1100-1321 E. Douglas St., 1200-1300 E. Breckenridge).

Route 26 — Trevor Gray, 616 South St., 620-228-7742 — (N. Vermont St., Kansas Dr., 1500 E. Carpenter St. on, Eisenhower Dr., Wilson Ln.).

Route 27 — Dravin Luttrell, 725 N. Elm, 620-363-2140 — (Dodge Dr., Holiday Ln., Kansas Ave., Holiday Cir. North and South).

Route 28 — Joe Myrick, 521 S. Sycamore St, 620-380-6094 — (1800-2600 N. Cottonwood St., E. and W. Miller Rd., Funston St., Pryor St., Canary Ln, Cardinal Dr.).

DEADLINE FOR OUT-OF-TOWN CARRIERS IS 6:30 P.M. WEEKDAYS AND 9:30 A.M. SATURDAY. If you have not received your paper by deadline, please CALL YOUR CARRIER FIRST. If unable to reach your carrier, call the Register office at 365-2111.

RURAL MOTOR ROUTES Route 29 — Jonathan Ruppert, 510 N. 3rd., 620-363-2743 — (Burris Addition, Country Club Addition, Bennet St. Addition).

Route 32 — Roger Madison, PO Box 234, Gas, 620-365-7605 — (North side of Gas).

Route 38 — Roger Madison, PO Box 234, Gas, 620-365-7605 — (South side of Gas).

Route 33 — Gina Veer Kamp, 414 5th St., 620-852-3479 — (Colony).

Route 34 — David Nichols, 408 E. 2nd, Moran, 620-237-4796 — (Moran).

Route 39 — Tristan Sigfusson, 202 S. Main, LaHarpe, 620-8755503 — (LaHarpe)

HUMBOLDT ROUTES Route 41 — Marilyn Andres, 1102 East St., Iola, 620-228-1674 — (Northwest Section - 300-800 Bridge St., 500 Osage St., 200-800 Central St., 300 Neosho St., 200-800 Charles St., 6001200 Franklin St., 300-1100 N. 2nd St., 200-500 N. 4th St., 400 N. 5th St., 100-500 N. 6th St., 300-1100 N. 7th St., 100-800 N. 8th St., 400-1200 N. 9th St.).

Route 42 — David Avery, 804 Bridge St., Humboldt, 620-7578400 — (Northeast Section - 900-1300 Bridge St., 1200 Osage St., 900-1700 Central St., 1200-1700 Neosho St., 1000-1600 Charles St., 1200 Elm St., 600-1600 Signor St., 100 Amos St.,1000 Kansas St., 400 N. 9th St., 300-1000 N. 10th St., 100900 N. 11th St., 200-600 N. 12th St., 500 N. 13th St., 400 N. 14th St., 300 N. 16th St.).

Route 43 — Brandi Gonzalez, 1318 New York St., Humboldt, 620-473-0127 — (Southeast Section - 900 Leavenworth St., 400 Pine St., 900-1200 Sycamore St., 1300 Pecan St., 1000 Mulberry St., 900-1200 Cherokee St., 900-1300 New York St., 900 Bridge St., 200-1100 S. 9th St., 500-1200 S. 10th St., 500800 S. 11th St., 300 S. 12th St., 200 S. 13th St.).

Route 44 — Tim Thuma, 421 Bridge St., Humboldt, 620-2123790 — (Southwest Section - 600 Ohio St., 300-1100 Pine St., 100-700 Sycamore St., 400-900 Pecan St., 200-800 Mulberry St., 1-900 Cherokee St., 100-800 New York St., 1-500 Bridge St., 500-700 S. 3rd St., 200-600 S. 4th St., 400 S. 5th St., 3001400 S. 8th St., 200-1100 S. 9th St., 500-1200 S. 10th St.).

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Theft leaves Thayer in big-time pinch

By DEB GRUVER The Wichita Eagle

THAYER, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tony Vining asked Laura Whittley to come to City Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found some discrepancies,â&#x20AC;? the mayor told the city clerk of Thayer, a town of 500 people two hours east of Wichita where blackjack oaks and hills hint of the Ozarks.

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add up, and money was missing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have to suspend you at this time,â&#x20AC;? Vining told Whittley.

Whittley cried and told him she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it, Vining said.

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More than a year later, the town of Thayer is beyond broke.

It canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to fill potholes in its streets or take care of dilapidated lots.

Vining looks at the town he moved to from Los Angeles when he was in junior high school in a different light now: How much will that cost if it breaks?

In part to make up for what Whittley admitted in a plea agreement, the town has raised its mill levy and hiked water rates twice. In April, voters will consider a sales tax increase.

The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new city clerk works part time because Thayer couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford a full-time employee in that job.

On Jan. 1, Whittley will go to prison for a year and one day for stealing $120,000 from the people who flipped and bought hamburgers to help raise money for her when she was burned in a fire.

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Whittley in Wichita late last month and ordered her to pay back the money without interest.

The 50-year-old wife, mother and grandmother pleaded guilty earlier this year to bank fraud and money laundering, fancy legal terms for pocketing the

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2. Choose the organization you wish to help from the list below. Write the name of that organization on the grocery sacks in bold letters or attach a label on the sacks identifying the organization.

3. Telephone the organization and tell them to pick up your scrap paper by 8 a.m. Sat., Nov. 10 at the curbside in front of your residence. Your papers must be at your curb by 8 a.m. for pickup. Be certain to give your address to the person you talk to.

Collection Point â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 911 Emergency Preparedness Parking Lot, 410 N. State Participating Organizations

ACCC Phi Theta Kappa.........................365-5116 Ext. 244 Humboldt United Methodist Church. 473-3769 / 473-3544 Girl Scouts - Iola..................................365-6445 / 228-3296 Challenger All Star Field......................................852-3314 Bronson Ruritan....................................................939-4745

First Christian Church...............365-3436 Hope Chapel, Moran...................939-4828 Moran Baptist Youth Group.......939-4868 Tri-Valley.....................................431-7401

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is holding its annual meeting to elect Board Members for 2013.

The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 14 at 7 p.m. in the basement of Community National Bank & Trust.

If you are interested in holding a position on the board, please make your interest known by calling ACARF at 620-496-2453 or send a notice to 305 E. Hwy. 54, LaHarpe, KS 66751.

L A B E T T E

cash that people used to pay their water bills, for stealing money from municipal court payments and fees for hunting licenses, for using the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walmart charge card to buy diapers for her grandchildren and for cutting paychecks to herself she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t earn.

After a bad storm, Whittley faked bills for cleanup work paid in part by money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

She then tried to cover everything up.

Whittley, reached in person at her home, declined comment for this story.

During her Oct. 24 sentencing hearing, she apologized and vowed to do her best to pay back the missing money.

Thayer hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t undergone an audit in a long time, since 2000. Too long, some members of the council felt.

KyAnne Phillips, by far the youngest City Council member at 28, pushed for one. So did Vining. But looking at the books kept getting pushed to the back burner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the council members felt there was something not right,â&#x20AC;? Vining said.

People who had forgotten to pay their water bills, and then went to pay them, were told that their accounts were already marked paid. There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t money when the fire chief needed something.

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H E A L T H

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I want to go!â&#x20AC;?

Texas-born Ollie Barton has ridden horses since she was four years old, spending many of those years doing what she loved best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; barrel racing.

She jokingly told people she would quit when she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t climb a ladder to get on a horse.

When she first had surgery to insert a pin in her hip, she thought she would have to give up her favorite pastime.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was never right, even after it was healed. I dealt with the pain.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Riding was out. It was so excruciatingly painful,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Ollie began asking friends and acquaintances about their experiences.

Through conversations with her hairdresser, dermatologist and dentist, the names of Dr. William Dillon and Labette Health kept coming up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I came.â&#x20AC;?

After consulting with Dr. Dillon, the orthopedic surgeon, Ollie chose to have a hip replacement â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this time at Labette Health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I had it done again, I wanted it done right!â&#x20AC;?

After just two weeks of prescribed physical therapy, and another extended period of voluntary exercise on the treadmill to build up the strength in her leg, Ollie was released. She is back on her horse and barrel racing again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely no hip pain,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just glad I found Parsons over here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I want to go.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Organization Delivery Schedule for Saturday, November 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 8:30-9:30 First Christian Church ACCC Phi Theta Kappa

This Ad compliments of The Iola Register

9:30-10:30 Challenger All Star Field Humboldt Methodist Church Girl Scouts Hope Chapel Moran Baptist Youth Group

10:30-11:30 Bronson Ruritan Tri-Valley Developmental Svcs.

1902 S. US Hwy 59 | Parsons | 620.421.4880 www.labettehealth.com

This schedule will apply for November 10; however, groups can change assigned times with another group. Please let the Register know if that is done.

KEEP YOUR PAPER DRY!

IN CASE OF RAIN DO NOT PUT SACKS OUTSIDE. Save papers at home until a new collection date is announced.

Ollie Barton, Caney, Retired Hairdresser and Barrel Racer

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Due to the death of our son we will sell the following:

1746 Ute Road Neosho Falls

West from Piqua on Hwy 54 to Ute Rd. then go North 5 1/2 mi.

From Yates Center East 7 mi on Hwy 54 to Ute Rd. then 5 1/2 mi North. From Yates Center North on Hwy 75 go to 180th Rd. turn East then go to Ute Rd. then turn South 1/2 mi.

Sat., Nov. 10, 2012 Starting at 12:00 P.M.

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Mike Yoho Estate

Glay Corkey & Rosalie Yoho Ext. of Estate 620-363-1930 Quentin Yoho 620-496-6024 Auctioneer Charley Cummings 620-496-7108 Auctioneer Not responsible for accidents or theft, Lunch Provided by Eager Beaver 4H club, Restrooms Provided

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SHAUGHNESSY BROS. CONSTRUCTION, LLC. Carpentry and painting service Siding and windows 620-365-6815, 620-365-5323 or 620-228-1303

Recreational Vehicle 2008 SPRINGDALE 30’ with slide out, self contained $18,000. 620228-2400.

S & S TREE SERVICE Licensed, Insured, Free Estimates 620-365-5903

Sealed Bids

INVITATION TO BID Cement siding and trim, install new handicap ramp on the SEK Multi County Health Dept. building located at 301 S. Vine, Garnett.

Bids must be received by 5 p.m., November 26 at the Anderson Co. Engineer’s Office, 409 S. Oak, Garnett.

Specs on bids available at the Anderson County Engineer’s Office.

Coming Events WORLD’S LARGEST GUN SHOW - November 10 & 11 - Tulsa, OK Fairgrounds. Saturday 8-6, Sunday 8-4. WANENMACHER PRODUCTIONS. Free appraisals. Bring your guns! www.tulsaarmshow.com GUN SHOW NOV. 10-11 SAT. 9-5 & SUN. 9-3 TOPEKA KANSAS EXPOCENTRE BUY-SELL-TRADE INFO: (563) 927-8176

Public Notices

A MERICAN S ELF S TORAGE

Services Offered STORAGE & RV OF IOLA WEST HIGHWAY 54, 620-365-2200.

Regular/Boat/RV storage, LP gas, fenced, supervised, http:// www.iolarvparkandstorage.com/ UPHOLSTERY AUTO, BOATS, FURNITURE 35 years experience.

Reasonable prices.

785-248-3930 SUPERIOR BUILDERS. New Buildings, Remodeling, Concrete, Painting and All Your Carpenter Needs, including replacement windows and vinyl siding.

620-365-6684

North of A&W will dispose of personal property belonging to

Elizabeth West in Unit #61 & Mike Rafferty in Unit #18

on Sun., November 18, 2012.

(Published in the Iola Register on Thur. Nov. 8, 2012)

Autos and Trucks

2501 N. State, Iola • 365-3632 Service Department Now Open Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Services Offered AK CONSTRUCTION LLC All your carpentry needs Inside & Out 620-228-3262 www.akconstructionllc.com DAVID OSTRANDER CONSTRUCTION ROOF TO FOUNDATION INSIDE AND OUT 620-468-2157 IOLA MINI-STORAGE 323 N. Jefferson Call 620-365-3178 or 365-6163

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Applications must be completed in the facility.

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Gates Corporation 1450 Montana Road Iola, Kansas

Equal Opportunity Employer CNAs. Windsor Place is taking applications for our evening shift.

We are looking for energetic, caring, dependable CNAs who want to make a difference. This is a full-time position with benefits. Apply at 600 E. Garfield, Iola. EOE. DAY/NIGHT COOKS AND CAR HOPS, Sonic Drive In of Iola is looking for a few dependable people! Good wages for good workers!

Must be able to pass drug & background screenings. Apply in person ONLY! No phone calls please. EOE. FFX, Inc., Fredonia, KS, is expanding our fleet in your area. If you are looking for: home every 2 weeks or more, locally/family owned, top wages, excellent customer base.

Requires 2 year experience, CDL Class A license. Call 866-681-2141 or 620-378-3304.

WINDSOR PLACE AT-HOME CARE is holding open interviews for a position in the Iola area. Must be a hardworking, reliable, and caring individual of 18 years or older.

Some care giving experience preferred. Background check and drug screenings are done. Please stop

by Windsor Place At-Home Care, 324 E. Main, Chanute, Nov. 8th from 9a.m.-3p.m. No appointment necessary. If any questions call 620-431-7474.

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MATHEWS Z7 SOLOCAM BOW w/all accessories, (2) Scent-Lok suits, used one season, $850, 620-363-0094.

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APPLICATIONS are currently being accepted for a 2 bedroom accessible duplex. The amount of rent is based on the household’s income. Please call 620-365-5143 or 1-800-766-3777 for hearing/speech impairment to apply for housing or to obtain additional information.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

$0 Down for Land Owners. Your land is your down payment. New, Used, Repos available. Statewide Delivery / Set Up. Don’t pre-judge Your Credit. 866-858-6862.

Mercy has the following positions available:

Fort Scott, KS 66701 www.healthcareresource.com/ mercyhealth EOE

2 YEAR OLD, 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX. CH/CA, oven, refrigerator, washer/dryer, within 1 1/2 miles of Iola. 20-228-2231

540+/- Acres Elk County Pasture Land sells November 17. Good water, registered airstrip, airplane hangar, and cabin. www.kscrossroads. com or 785-456-6777. Crossroads Real Estate & Auction,LLC

CHASE COUNTY Community Hospital, www.chasecountyhospital. com, hiring RNs and LPN-Cs for 7P-7A shifts. CCCH offers competitive wages & benefits. E-mail application to jsharp@chasecountyhospital.com.

Operators: RJ Helms 365-9569 Mark Wade 496-8754

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624 N. ELM, 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, large living room, attached garage, 620-365-0468.

“Can You Dig It?” Heavy Equipment School. 3 wk Training Program.

Backhoes, Bulldozers, Excavators.

Local Job Placement Asst. VA Benefits Approved. 2 National Certifications. 866-362-6497

For Sale: Top Soil - Fill Dirt

Accepting applications NCCC NURSING PROGRAM through November 30th, 620-431-2820 ext. 254 for information or email nursing.chanute@neosho.edu

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APPLICATIONS are currently being accepted for the Townhouse East Apartments, 217 North St., Iola. Maintenance free homes, appliances furnished and affordable rent for elderly, handicapped and disabled. Rental assistance may be available. For more information phone 620-365-5143 or hearing/ speech impairment 1-800-7663777. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Merchandise for Sale JOHN DEERE 145 RIDING MOWER, 22hp, automatic transmission, 48” cut, 159 hours, $1,200 OBO, 620-365-5199 MIKE’S GUNS 620-363-0094 Thur.-Sat. 9-2 Good idea to call!

Edibles THANKSGIVING PIES, $12 each or $20 for two, any kind, 620-4962664.

Pets and Supplies CREATIVE CLIPS BOARDING & GROOMING Clean, Affordable.

Shots required. 620-363-8272 FREE TO GOOD HOME, MALE BLACK LAB PUPPY, 620-2389696 after 5p.m. or text anytime.

Lawn & Garden COMPOSTED COW MANURE, $30 pickup load, Harry 620-365-9176.

Garage Sales 711 S. JEFFERSON (old school gym), Wednesday-Friday 7-7, 4-FAMILY. Lots of miscellaneous.

BURLINGTON REC CENTER GYM, Friday 6-8, Saturday 8-11, GARAGE SALE GYMBOREE!

Mobile Homes for Rent 3 BEDROOM w/carport in GAS, new flooring, $500 per month, 620363-0700.

GAS, 2 BEDROOM, 620-228-4549.

GAS, 2 BEDROOM, recently remodeled, 620-228-2117.

Real Estate For Rent LAHARPE, 806 S. JEFFERSON, 2 BEDROOM, $350 monthly plus deposit required, 620-496-8825 or 620-496-2345.

QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOMES available for rent now, http://www.growiola.com/ COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR RENT, approximately 2200 square feet. 401 S. State St. 620-228-8200.

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110 E. 3rd, LaHarpe — $109,900, Brand New 3 BD, 2 BA house on corner lots. 2 car attached garage.

Bar in kitchen. High efficiency home. This home comes with a 9 year tax abatement and a communications package!! School district is Iola but you have option of Moran schools also!!

3 Commercial Building Lots South State Street — $18,000, Great Building Site.

918 Central, Humboldt — PRICE REDUCED $84,500, Beautiful 4 BD, 2 BA home on 3 corner lots.

Beautiful hardwood floors & woodwork. Home has been remodeled.

New sheetrock. Amazing Kitchens & More kitchen. You must come in and see to appreciate this home.

520 S. 5th, Humboldt — $ 24,500, 3 BD, 1 BA home. Great rental property or first home.

921 Central, Humboldt — $ 36,500, 3 BD, 2 BA on nice corner lot. 1 car detached garage.

House has been renovated. Large living room with wood beams.

Beautiful hardwood in living room.

Close to Elementary School.

Below Country Appraisal!!

228 S. Cedar, Moran — PRICE REDUCED - $36,900, Nice two BD, 1 BA home. 2-car attached garage, partial basement. Great rental or starter home.

To see contact Gari Korte (620) 228-4567

411 N. Cottonwood — $42,000. 2 BD, 1 BA central H/A, detached garage, fenced in backyard. All appliances go with sale.

518 E. Jackson — $91,500.

4 BD, 2 BA, 2 car oversized attached garage. Very spacious home. Priced to sell!

420 E. Jackson — $69,500.

Very attractive 3 BD home. Lots of character & space. Basement, 2 car detached garage. Central heat. Excellent home for retired couple or small family.

516 N. Jefferson — $17,500.

3 BD, 1 BA, Cent H/A, roof recently replaced - metal. Just appraised for a quick sale. A good investment property or great for a college student.

To see contact Lisa Sigg (620) 228-3698

Check out our website for additional information & pictures at www.sekmls.com.

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Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Kidney failure too extreme a diagnosis for many Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am a 60-year-old

woman. I am 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh 118 pounds.

I exercise four to five times a week, and I work with kids every day in the afternoon. For my 60th birthday I went skydiving. I always have been extremely healthy, but I decided to get a 60-year checkup. I did have a high cholesterol level, and the doctor called in a prescription for that.

What I wasn't expecting to hear was the doctor saying I am in stage 3 kidney failure. I have never heard of anyone being told this after having only blood work done. What can I do to prevent further damage? Am I destined for dialysis or a kidney transplant? — M.L.

Dr. Keith Roach

Dr. Paul Donohue

To Your Good Health

To Your Good Health

Answer: Kidney damage is estimated by blood tests done on a routine physical examination.

The estimate is only that — an estimate. It’s based on what your creatinine level is. Five stages of kidney function are designated.

Stage 1 is normal, and says that your kidneys are cleaning 90 milliliters (about 3 ounces) or more of blood every min-

ute. Stage 3 indicates that your kidneys are cleaning between 45 and 59 ml of blood a minute. The designation “chronic kidney failure” has been changed to “kidney disease.” “Failure” is too harsh a word to describe kidneys in stage 3, and “failure” unhinges people. Many older people fall into this stage, and most of them stay there, without progressing to stage 5, which calls for

dialysis or a kidney transplant.

The positive factors for you are the total lack of any symptoms, like sluggishness, weight loss or loss of appetite. No other signs of kidney disease are present.

You don't have high blood pressure. You aren't anemic, as many with serious kidney illness are.

There’s no protein in your urine, another sign of kidney health.

You need not do anything other than what you are presently doing: enjoying your life to the fullest. Your doctor will periodically check on your kidneys. You’re not likely ever to need dialysis or a kidney transplant.

Children come with price tag, must budget Dear Carolyn: My husband and I both want another child, but despite our best efforts to be thrifty, we find ourselves in ever-deepening debt after having our first baby a year ago, buying our first house and buying a (used) car after someone totaled our old one.

We have options for making more money, but we both get so stressed just looking at our budget situation, we avoid it.

I know this is untenable, and an irresponsible place from which to consider having a second child. Can you help? — H. Dunno. Can you help yourselves?

Can you sit down and decide which of those potential new income sources to pursue, how best to pur-

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sue them while ensuring good care for your baby and how quickly you can start? Can you recognize your budget situation is too stressful to face alone, and make an appointment for help through the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (www. nfcc.org)? Can you stick to the resulting debt-management plan? Can you recognize that all this is essential, right now, even if you decide not to add to your family?

Public notice (Published in the Iola Register, November 8, 2012) PUBLIC NOTICE The Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc. Local Area V (LA V) Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Area Administrative Office (AAO) is releasing a Five (5) Year Draft Local Area Integrated Workforce Plan for the period January 1, 2013-December 31, 2017 as required under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The Chief Elected Officials Board and LA V Workforce Investment Board will be meeting and provide for public comment, discussion and tentative approval of the plan pending final comments on November 28, 2012 during the Local Workforce Investment Board meeting beginning at Noon, at the Neosho County Community College in Chanute, Kansas. The comment period is from November 14, 2012 to December 14, 2012. All comments must be received by 10:00 AM on December 14, 2012. To view the local plan, please visit the Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc. Local Area V Area Administrative Office located at 200 Arco Place, Suite 103, Independence, Kansas 67301. Questions, comments, in-

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quiries may be submitted by email at: LWIB@SoutheastKANSASWORKS.com Attn: Ex. Director, Renea Cavaness, Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc., LA V WIB AAO, 200 Arco Place, Box 120, Suite 103, Independence, KS 67301. www. southeastkansasworks.com “Alternate formats of these documents are available upon request.”

For assistance contact, Jon Pettus, EO Officer - Voice: 620-232-2622 TTY: 1-620-232-9815 “Equal opportunity program / employer - auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.”

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Assuming you can do all this, will you?

If one of you doesn’t budge, then will the other one be strong and proceed anyway?

You framed this as a parenting question — to me it’s more of a self-discipline, financial and marriage one — but the strongest parental element has nothing to do with yea-ornay on a second child. It’s about doing what stresses, scares, royally inconve-

niences and (no doubt) embarrasses you, because doing it will keep the home stable and the future opportunities intact for the child you already have.

Will you do that? That “yes” unlocks the door to others.

Write to Carolyn Hax, Style, 1150 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20071, or tellme@washpost.com.

Subscribe at www.facebook.com/carolynhax.

DAILY CRYPTOQUOTES - Here’s how to work it:

Sudoku is like a crossword puzzle, but uses numbers instead of words.

The puzzle is a box of 81 squares, subdivided into 3x3 cubes of 9 squares each. Some squares are filled in with numbers. The rest should be filled in by the puzzler.

Fill in the blank squares allowing the numbers 1-9 to appear only once in every row, once in every column and once in every 3x3 box.

One-star puzzles are for beginners, and the difficulty gradually increases through the week to a very challenging fivestar puzzle.

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Praeger seeks quick insurance exchange answers Insurance commissioner says Obama victory means ‘full steam ahead’

By JIM MCLEAN KHI News Service

TOPEKA — Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger said today that she wants to meet this week with Gov. Sam Brownback about how to move forward with implementation of the federal health reform law.

Specifically, Praeger said she wants to talk to Brownback about the state partnering with the federal government on a health insurance purchasing exchange. Kansas no longer has the option of designing its own online insurance marketplace but it can still partner on one with federal officials, if it acts quickly, she said.

Praeger said partnering with the federal government on an exchange would allow the state to maintain its authority to review and license insurance plans.

Praeger, a moderate Republican who supports the reform law, said she must let federal officials know by Nov. 16 whether the state intends to partner on an exchange.

But she said she needs the governor’s blessing on that and a grant application her department has prepared, which must be submitted by Nov. 15.

“The governor needs to agree that he won’t oppose us applying for the grant,” Praeger said. “He doesn’t have to

H Waiver Continued from A1

so it can be done by Jan. 1.

But it’s definitely part of our ongoing conversations with them.”

The waiver is reviewed by CMS officials but must be approved by the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the official who oversees CMS. The secretary, who has broad discretion in federal law to approve or disapprove an application, is former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat Brownback, a Republican, has been at odds with HHS over issues dealing with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the health reform law considered a signature accomplishment of President Obama’s first term.

The president in his victory speech early Wednesday, vowed to work more closely with Republicans on a range of issues. But the Brownback administration signaled it would continue to resist implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Sherriene Jones-Sontag, Brownback’s chief spokesperson, said on Wednesday administration officials were “discussing options and alternatives (to implementing the Affordable Care Act) with like-minded states and with our legislative partners in Kansas.”

A major component of the reform law would allow states to significantly expand Medicaid eligibility beginning Jan. 1, 2014 with the federal government picking up all or most of the cost of the new enrollees, at least for a few years. By some estimates, as many as 130,000 Kansans would gain health coverage, should the state

choose to open its program to more people.

Brownback hasn’t said whether he will consider expanding the Kansas program. But some of his political allies, including the Kansas Policy Institute, a conservative think tank, and the Kansas Chamber already have issued public warnings about the potential costs to the state within the next 10 years should the program be opened up.

On the other hand, hospitals, doctor and consumer groups, and managed care companies generally are supportive of easing Medicaid eligibility. A rally in support of a Kansas expansion is scheduled for Friday at the Statehouse.

Meanwhile, CMS officials have declined to comment on the record about the status of the state’s 1115 application.

KDHE officials during today’s teleconference also said the state had modified its 1115 application as a result of the Baltimore meeting. The application initially asked that the state be allowed to limit to 45 days the period that Medicaid enrollees could be allowed to switch MCO plans after an initial “auto-assignment” to a plan by the state.

That 45-day period was extended to 90 days as a result of the Baltimore talks, according to KDHE spokesperson Miranda Steele.

KDHE officials said they still were hoping to send out initial assignments sometime this month. So, enrollees could change the auto assignment anytime between receipt of their enrollment information and Jan. 1. Then, after Jan. 1, they would have another 45 days to change plans, officials said.

give tacit approval necessarily, but just indicate it’s OK if we want to move forward on this.”

Brownback, a conservative Republican, voted against the Affordable Care Act as a member of the U.S. Senate and as governor has tried to block its implementation pending the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the law and then later the outcome of the presidential race.

Brownback in August 2011

rejected a $31.5 million federal grant intended to help Kansas develop an exchange as part of a program to Praeger develop models for other states to use.

Praeger said President Obama’s re-election means that the reform law won’t be repealed. It also means that states that have been slow to

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moving forward on an insurance exchange or otherwise implement the Affordable Care Act. “The people of Kansas have spoken loudly three times, they want us to pursue Kansas solutions,” JonesSontag said referring to the past three state elections, including two generals and a primary. “We are discussing options and alternatives with like-minded states and with our legislative partners in Kansas.”

act will have to play catch up to meet approaching implementation deadlines.

Under the law, each state is to have an exchange operational by Jan. 2014.

“It’s time to stop resisting,” Praeger said.

Sherriene Jones-Sontag, Brownback’s chief spokesperson said, “the governor is always willing to meet with Commissioner Praeger.”

But she didn’t directly answer the question whether the governor would accede to

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