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Store is a dream come true By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — Michelle Mason understands how difficult it can be for someone with a disability to obtain medical equipment. Her daughter, Desi, age 30, has disabilities that sometimes require the use of a wheelchair. Mason searched for programs that would provide help with the cost of a wheelchair and found the need far exceeds capacity. Mason, though, knew there were other ways to help. When she lived in Washington, she volunteered with a non-profit thrift store that offered food, clothing and assistance for those who were homeless. She also had experience as a special education teacher, and now runs a telehealth See STORE | Page A3

Michelle Mason, from left, opened the non-profit thrift store Desi’s Dream for her daughter, Desi, with help from friends and store volunteers Chris Barton and Rebecca Jones. REGISTER/ VICKIE MOSS

Kansans can vote on new plates By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has opened voting on five proposed designs for a new license plate, including one that closely resembles a previous design criticized and pulled for being uninspired, reminding people of the University of Missouri and too closely resembling one of New York’s plates. Gov. Laura Kelly’s office announced Monday that voting online was open as of 9 a.m. and that it would close Friday at 5 p.m. A website set up by the state requires voters to give their names and ZIP See VOTE | Page A6

Wreathed in valor Volunteers Kodi Barnett, age 7, and Abby Boeken, age 11, place wreaths on veteran graves at Highland Cemetery on Saturday during an event organized by the LaHarpe VFW Auxiliary. About two dozen volunteers turned out at Highland and the original Iola Cemetery. Some will take part in Wreaths Across America at the Fort Scott National Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

Holiday crowds expected to be even bigger this year By DAVE KOENIG The Associated Press

Do you see what I see? After rainy weather sent spectators home early at the Mildred Store’s living nativity presentation Friday evening, Saturday provided no such hindrances, as several area churches helped recreate the setting for Jesus’s birth. Here, Barry and Jennifer Lamb are Joseph and Mary, recreating Christ’s birth. Portraying a young angel is River Gable, daughter of Ty and Lydia Gable. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel. Auto club AAA forecast Monday that 115.2 million people will go 50 miles or more from home during the 10 days between Dec. 23 and New Year’s Day. That’s 2.2% more than AAA predicted during the comparable stretch last year. “That desire to get away is stronger than we have seen in a very long time,” said AAA spokeswoman Aixa Diaz. “People are willing to adjust their budgets in other areas of their life, but they want to keep trav-

eling.” The AAA predicts that the holiday season will still fall 3% short of record travel in 2019, the last Christmas before COVID-19 hit the United States. Air travel in the U.S. has already rebounded, surpassing 2019 levels. The number of travelers going through U.S. airport checkpoints is up 12.4% over last year and 1.4% higher than in 2019, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Travel around the Thanksgiving Day holiday topped 2019 numbers, peaking at 2.9 million — a single-day record for TSA — screened on Sunday, Nov. 26. Airlines are predicting a See TRAVEL | Page A3

A2 Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Obituary Douglass Lawrence Douglass Ray Lawrence, 66, of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at Garden Terraces in Overland Park. Doug was born Nov. 23, 1957, in Gardner, the son of William Robert and Phyllis Ann (Douglass) Lawrence. Due to his father’s military career, Doug lived in a variety of Douglass places growing up. Most notably, he Lawrence once carried out groceries for Elvis Presley while working at the local grocery store in Memphis, Tennessee. Doug attended Kansas State University where he studied engineering before switching to broadcast journalism. He met his wife Marla in Iola and they very quickly fell in love. They were married in Manhattan in 1982 and were together for 41 years. Doug had a variety of passions including broadcast journalism. He and his father opened Creative Computer Solutions and managed the local radio station, KSNP, beginning in 1989. A few years later, Doug decided to seek a vacant seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. He was elected with a majority of votes on the first ballot over five other local candidates. During his three terms in office, Doug was a tough defender of local control and was heavily involved in developing the school finance formula that still exists today. He also was a key player in a variety of utility issues, including Wolf Creek, while in office. Upon retiring from the legislature, Doug went on to have a successful career in governmental affairs working most notably for Westar Energy and the Greyhound Association. Outside of work, Doug was a loving father and husband, attending his children’s activities even when it meant driving halfway across the country for competitions. Doug also earned his private pilot’s license and enjoyed flying. Other hobbies included bowling with Marla and playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Marla Lawrence of Topeka; his children, James Lawrence of Lenexa, Will Lawrence of Lawrence, Lacy Lawrence of Georgia and Andy Lawrence of Burlington; his grandchildren, Aiden and Peyton Otta of Olathe; his father, Bob Lawrence, of Burlington; his sister, Christina Lawrence of New Hampshire; and his aunt and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery at Burlington. The family met with friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home. There will be a reception following services on Tuesday at noon at the Burlington Fire Station, 113 N. 5th St. Burlington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Heart of America Chapter and may be sent in care of Jones Funeral Home, PO Box 277, Burlington, KS 66839.

New superintendent takes helm at USD 413 CHANUTE — The academic year, and USD 413 Board of Edu- teacher. cation appointed Matt “Mr. Koester has Koester as the new su- proved to be ‘all in’ for perintendent of USD Chanute, and we are 413 schools. The an- excited to see where he nouncement was made takes the district in the on Thursday, marking years to come,” stated the culmination of a BOE President Heather selection process that Guernsey. saw Koester emerge as Koester outlined the sole candidate af- his goals to enhance ter a thorough review student achievement of superinand equip tendent apyouths with plications essential life with the as“Mr. Koester skills. Born sistance of has proved to be and raised in the Kansas he ‘all in’ for Chan- Chanute, Association expressed his of School ute, and we are commitment excited to see to the disBoards. E x p r e s s - where he takes trict, emphaing his grat- the district in the sizing that itude for the USD 413 is the opportuni- years to come.” only place he ty, Koester, wants to be. — Heather a Chanute K o e s t e r ’s Guernsey, native and i n t e r v i e w, BOE President 1994 graduwhich took ate of Chaplace on nute High Wednesday, School, conwas followed veyed his by a commucommitment to giving nity luncheon. Subback to the community sequently, the board he holds dear. convened in executive Koester previously session on Wednesday served as the interim night to finalize its desuperintendent follow- cision. ing Kellen Adams’ resThe Board of Eduignation in March. He cation had previoushas held various roles ly noted its intention throughout his two-de- to name the new sucade-long career with- perintendent before in USD 413, including the Christmas break. assistant superinten- Koester said his misdent, principal, assis- sion as superintendent tant principal of Chan- is to “improve student ute Elementary School, achievement and preinterim principal of pare youths with the Chanute High School social skills and needs during the 2020-2021 for their entire life.”

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Consolidating early childhood programs By TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s task force on early childhood development outlined Monday a plan for improving coordination of the education and care of pre-kindergarten kids by consolidating services scattered among four state entities into a newly created agency or within an existing department. The Early Childhood Transition Task Force authorized by the first executive order issued in Kelly’s second term as governor prompted a review of state services for children from birth to 5 and resulted in the recommendation to unify programs within the executive branch. The task force collaborated during the ninemonth project with the Hunt Institute, a North Carolina nonprofit associated with Duke University. Task force co-chairs Sam Huenergardt, CEO of AdventHealth System’s Mid-America Region, and Cornelia Stevens, executive director of TOP Early Learning Centers in Wichita, said state agency officials, private-sector advocates and state legislators on the task force studied Kansas’ early childhood landscape, listened to more than 500 stakeholders and consulted with other states to develop the plan for adopting a coordinated system. “As in most states,” the co-chairs said, “Kansas’ early childhood programs are spread across multiple government agencies, creating duplication and inefficiencies that force Kansas families to navigate a needlessly complex bureaucratic maze in order to access time sensitive services. It’s time we did better.” The Bipartisan Policy Center, an independent organization in Washington, D.C., issued a report this year ranking Kansas 49th in the nation in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of early childhood systems. About four dozen child care and early childhood development programs have been scattered among the Kansas Department for Children and Families, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund. Kelly on board

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A task force appointed created by executive order by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly outlined a strategy for consolidating 50 early childhood programs housed in four state agencies within a single, unified Cabinet agency. TIM CARPENTER/KANSAS REFLECTOR

who served more than 15 years in the GOP-led Legislature, said Kansas should reshape management of the state’s overly complex network of programs for children. The state would benefit from centralizing a system difficult for families and external stakeholders to navigate, Kelly said. “Streamlining the administration of these programs and reducing the red tape around accessing them will save money and make it easier for families and providers to navigate the system,” Kelly said. “This is a nonpartisan issue that affects all Kansans, rural and urban alike, and addressing it pays dividends for everyone in the state.” Kelly said the earliest years of childhood were crucial to the trajectory of academic achievement, healthy development and social mobility. In the past, the Legislature rejected Kelly’s recommendation to merge the state Department for Children and Families with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Task force members warned consolidation of governmental services was a complex and labor intensive process that required thoughtful transition planning. Many states identified the start of formal schooling at kindergarten, but the task force report said achievement gaps could manifest long before children reached schoolhouse doors.

programs in the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Colorado advanced its centralization initiative by creating the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. In terms of an implementation timeline, the task force suggested adoption of a consolidation law during the 2024 legislative session, creation of an implementation team by September, establishment of the new entity or department by July 2024 and completion of the realignment by July 2026. The unified entity needed to be led by a “highly qualified, permanent” administrator who reported directly to the governor, the task force said. The transition director chosen to advance the reform law adopted by the Legislature and governor shouldn’t be hired as permanent administrator, the report said. The task force said all state programs relating to child care services at KDCF, KDHE and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund should be realigned under one entity. Preschool programs housed in the Kansas State Department of Education ought to remain there because many were administered by local school districts, the task force said. KDCF should retain authority of child protective services, foster care and adoption services. Likewise, the task force said, KDHE would maintain oversight of programs focused on general health

outcomes of children. Task force members recommended the new entity track more than 40 benchmark statistics to determine whether the unified approach had a positive influence on children, families, providers and communities. Significant challenges

Since 2019, Kansas invested more than $450 million in state and federal funds to increase support for providers of early childhood programs and broaden access to reliable programs. The task force’s needs assessment indicated Kansas families with young children experienced inequitable access to high-quality programs and services. Kansas was experiencing both a workforce and facility shortage across the state in terms of early childhood programs, the task force said. “Early childhood providers and stakeholders share a desire for collaboration and cooperation, but these efforts are often disconnected and uncoordinated,” the report said. The task force identified administrative shortcomings that included overlapping program requirements for similar services to the same populations, lack of clear lines of decision making, lack of alignment of workforce policy, funding streams not optimized toward common goals and public confusion over which agencies were responsible for specific services.

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The report of the task force urged Kelly to consider the options of placing authority over Kansas early childhood programs within an existing state agency or a newly created state agency. In 2021, Missouri consolidated

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Store: Help with medical items Continued from A1

counseling business. One of her social workers suggested she bring that thrift store model to her new home in Kansas. “It’s not fair that people who are disabled — and who have no money left after they pay their bills — have to figure out how to get this equipment,” she said. “I thought, if no one else is doing it, I might as well.” She shared her plans with Chris Barton, a fellow volunteer at the thrift store in Washington and Desi’s godmother. “I’m on my way,” Barton responded. And that’s how Desi’s Dream was born. MASON AND Desi spent five months traveling across the U.S. in a motorhome. Mason’s telehealth counseling business was going well, and it gave her the freedom to work from anywhere. She sold her home. “That was a lot of fun,” she said. Each day, she checked Zillow to see if her dream house existed. A 1906 home in Iola popped up. It had everything she wanted: A large, fenced yard and enough room for all of their fur babies. Original floors. Original windows. “All that old-timey charm.” She fell in love with the house before she ever walked through the doors a little more than

It’s not fair that people who are disabled — and who have no money left after they pay their bills — have to figure out how to get this equipment. I thought, if no one else is doing it, I might as well. — Michelle Mason

a year ago. “And here we are. It’s been a construction project. And a labor of love.” She and Desi have four dogs, including two French bulldogs. She also breeds Maine Coon munchkin cats. A mutual friend introduced Mason to Iolan Rebecca Jones around the same time her business in Washington began to expand. She hired Jones to help her with billing and administrative duties. When Mason announced plans to open a non-profit thrift store, Jones jumped on board, too. IT TOOK time to find the right location. After looking in Iola, Mason learned the building for the Waggin’ Tails dog grooming business at 910 New York Street in Humboldt was for sale. From the outside, it looked smaller than she wanted. But once she stepped inside, Mason realized it was perfect. After that, everything sailed, from the sale to construction to purchasing items to launch

the business. When it came time to open, though, they hit a snag. Illness delayed last week’s opening until Monday. The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. In addition to selling items, Mason and her crew plan to offer fundraising events such as a dinner and silent auction and game nights for those who have disabilities. Mason already has collected some medical items. Those who receive donations must have confirmation from a doctor. The store will accept donations, including clothing, furniture and books. The only thing they will not sell is toys. Mason said she’s also been communicating with Dimity Lowell, a board member for the Iola Senior Citizens thrift store, to discuss how their programs can cooperate. “We love meeting people,” Mason said. “Come on in and introduce yourself.” After all, that’s also part of Desi’s Dream.

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blockbuster holiday season. Airlines for America says 39 million people — about 2.8 million a day on average — will board U.S. flights between Dec. 20 and Jan. 2. The trade group for big U.S. carriers expects about 3 million on the peak days - the Thursday and Friday before Christmas and the four days after the holiday. The airlines count people more than once if they take connecting flights instead of nonstops, so their numbers are higher than those reported by TSA. Travel is strong even though many Americans say they are worried about the economy. In an AP-NORC poll last week, seven out of 10 people surveyed rated the economy as poor. But at least inflation has cooled off a bit. Airline passengers are getting a slight break from last year’s high prices. Average fares in October were 13% lower than a year earlier, according to the government’s latest data. AAA predicts that 7.5

million people will fly in the U.S. in late December, but the club expects far more — nearly 104 million — to drive over the holidays. Motorists will pay a bit less to fill up. The national average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.19 at the end of last week, compared with $3.33 a year earlier, according to AAA. Gas is under $3 a gallon across a swath in the middle of the country. Travel for Christmas and New Year’s is spread out over a couple weeks, so the busiest days rarely match the Thanksgiving

peaks — TSA counted a record 2.9 million air travelers on the Sunday after the November holiday. Transportation data provider INRIX predicted that highways will be busiest on Saturday, Dec. 23, and Thursday, Dec. 28. AAA’s Diaz notes that many people are still working during the holidays. Vacationers heading to visit family will be mixing with commuters on the roads, “so rush hour could still be bad,” she said. “We always say leave as early as possible if you’re hitting the road or leave at night.”

LaHarpe city crews, working with the LaHarpe PRIDE committee, erected a pair of light poles at the sand volleyball court. The goal is to have the lights on and functional by the time spring weather arrives, PRIDE members said. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Navalny’s whereabouts unknown TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The whereabouts of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were unknown on Monday as officials at the penal colony where he is serving his sentence told one of his lawyers that he is no longer on the inmate roster, his spokeswoman said. It had been nearly a week since the spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, had contacted Navalny. Prison officials “refuse to say where they transferred him,” she said in posts on X, formerly known as Twitter. A Navalny lawyer waiting at another penal colony in the region where he could have been transferred was told the facility

had no such inmate, Yarmysh said. “It remains unclear where Alexei is,” she wrote. Navalny has been serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism in a maximum-security prison, Penal Colony No. 6, in the town of Melekhovo in the Vladimir region, about 140 miles east of Moscow. He was due to be transferred to a “special security” pe-

nal colony, a facility with the highest security level in the Russian penitentiary system. Russian prison transfers are notorious for taking a long time, sometimes weeks, during which there’s no access to prisoners and information about their whereabouts is limited or unavailable. Navalny could be transferred to one of a number of such penal colonies across Russia.

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Eastern redcedar considered nuisance By SHEILA BRUMMER Harvest Public Media

Back when Kelly Roberts was a kid during the 1970s, her family would scout their northeastern Oklahoma pasture every year, looking for the perfect eastern redcedar for their Christmas tree. “I remember traipsing across the pasture and there were very few,” Roberts said. “So we would have to walk a while before we would find one and then rule it out or rule it in.” Fifty years later, it’s a different story. Eastern redcedars have crept across the Great Plains, carpeting what used to be grassland from the Texas, up through Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. In some places, the redcedars have been welcomed. People plant them as windbreaks or snow fences, partly because they grow so readily and require little care. But the resilience that makes them useful can also cause problems. Roberts especially worries about how much water the trees use. “It’s 1.5 billion gallons of water a day — that’s what our trees are drinking,” she said. “It’s almost like you have a really nice smelling deep green sponge layer all over the state.” ‘This green dust bowl’

Redcedars aren’t necessarily thirstier than other trees, but they’re extremely drought tolerant. That means they often slurp up water in places where it’s scarcest. The trees’ thick evergreen canopies and dropped needles soak up the sun before it reaches native grasses on the ground — preventing other plants from thriving. They also provide lots of fuel for wildfires that sweep across the plains. “If you add in the fuel from the cedars and difficulty in extinguishing cedars when they’re on fire, it just increases the threat

Three men set fire to grassland with evergreens in the distance. Oklahoma State University has conducted prescribed fire training for Natural Resources Conservation Service staff from all over the United States. Fire is an effective tool to get rid of the highly flammable redcedar. Todd Johnson/Oklahoma State University Ag Communications Services

and risk to both property and lives,” said Trey Lam, executive director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. In Nebraska, redcedars pose a unique water quality problem for the Platte River, which provides drinking water to Lincoln and Omaha. The Platte runs down from Colorado, picking up nitrates and other pollutants along the way. Another river, the Loup, runs clean groundwater down from the Nebraska Sandhills, blending it with the Platte where they meet. “The idea is that clean water actually dilutes the Platte River,” said Aaron Mittelstet, who studies watersheds at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. “It makes the water quality better and that flows downstream.” His research shows as redcedars encroach on the Sandhills, they’ll likely decrease the overall flow of both rivers. Lower flow from the Loup means high pollutant concentrations to deal with at water treatment plants downstream. The Sandhills are already home to 30 times

The trees’ thick evergreen canopies and dropped needles soak up the sun before it reaches native grasses on the ground — preventing other plants from thriving. They also provide lots of fuel for wildfires that sweep across the plains.

more redcedars than they were just twenty years ago. The trees also produce a lot of pollen. Researchers found that residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, experienced three times as much redcedar pollen in 2000 as those in 1987. “We are in this green dust bowl that is the redcedar,” said John Weir, who’s with the Oklahoma State University Extension. “It puts up a cloud of pollen every year that not only impacts rural people, but it impacts everybody in the state.” Tree removal efforts

Earlier this year the Oklahoma legislature passed a redcedar removal bill and set aside $3.2 million to fund the effort after

hearing from concerned residents, including Roberts. Tree removal began last month. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is working with individual landowners to tear out or burn down trees in the North Canadian River watershed. Executive Director Trey Lam said he hopes this is just the beginning of wider removal efforts. “I think we’ve lost so much land to the eastern redcedar that I think once we start to show some success, the public can really appreciate it and want to invest in it further,” he said. Redcedars are super flammable. Before 1850, most of the Great Plains saw fires every few years,

allowing redcedars to grow in rocky canyons, along rivers or other places where grass fires couldn’t reach them. Since then, fire has abated and redcedars have run rampant. Now there are efforts in several states to introduce controlled burns. Weir, a prescribed burn specialist with the Oklahoma State University Extension, spoke at the kickoff event for Oklahoma’s pilot program. “I’ve probably been involved with killing more cedars than anybody in the state,” Weir said. “Now I’m going to claim that and I’ll keep claiming it.” But those efforts have never been coordinated to remove trees from a whole Oklahoma watershed before. The pilot study will show how tree removal works on a larger scale. Scott Stout is the president of the Nebraska Prescribed Fire Council, which gives landowners tools to plan burns on their lands. He’s also a rancher in southwest Nebraska. “From the bottom line of the cattle producer, you’re increasing grazing acres for your cattle,” Stout said. “There’s so many different things that benefit from prescribed fire that it’s hard to mention them all.” One of things he’s seen is an increase in the flow of streams after redcedars are removed around creeks. “They kind of establish themselves there and push themselves out from that,” Stout said. “Once we burn that, we have seen flow increase. It’s definitely noticeable.” Stout said neighbors often team up to share the work and the costs of prescribed burns, and they all benefit. But removal efforts will take continued attention and funding to slow the spread of the eastern redcedar, according to Weir. “It’s going to take everybody working together,” he said, “from the individual landowner all the way to the folks that live in Oklahoma City.”

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Program offered on drought feeding options Hunter Nickell Extension Agent for Livestock Production

It’s no surprise to cattle producers that the 2023 hay crop was still short, and in some places, poorer quality than usual. More supplementation and unique hay saving strategies will be more valuable than ever this year. Together with K-State Research and Extension Rolling Prairie District and Greenwood County, the Southwind Extension District is inviting those interested to a program in Yates Center on Jan. 3, at 6 p.m., in the Community Building. Attendees will hear from Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, K-State Beef System Specialist, talking about limit feeding hay and grass, substitution feeding options, dry lot feed-

Attendees will hear from Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, K-State Beef System Specialist, who will discuss limiting feeding hay and grass, among other topics.

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Kate Cox, who petitioned a Texas judge to allow her to terminate her unviable pregnancy, left her home state on Monday to get an abortion. “This past week of legal limbo has been hellish for Kate. Her health is on the line. She’s been in and out of emergency rooms and she couldn’t wait any longer,” according to Nancy Northup, president and CEO at the Center for Reproduction Rights.

The Travis County 459th District Court was the site of an emergency hearing in Cox v Texas, in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 7, that granted Kate Cox, an expectant mother whose fetus has been determined unviable, an abortion. On Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton requested the Texas Supreme Court to overrule the decision. The high court agreed to stay the decision for the time being, though it endangers the mother’s life. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)

Texas mom pleads case: ‘I need Paxton uses woman’s plight for political gain to end my pregnancy now.’ By KATE COX The Dallas Morning News/ TNS

We have always wanted a large family, and after our 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son came along, Justin and I began planning and trying for one more. Because both of my earlier pregnancies required C-sections, we knew this one and any subsequent pregnancy would be considered a higher risk to me and to the pregnancy. We were so excited to learn I was pregnant again in August and had so much fun springing the news on our wider family at a family event. Being a mom is the absolute greatest part of my life. Every day is filled with love and laughter. Things were going smoothly until my doctor called me — unexpectedly — to give me the results of an early screening test. She asked if I was driving. Sensing the seriousness of her tone, I pulled over to the side of the road. My heart and stomach sank. She said more tests needed to be done, but that there was an increased risk that our third baby, a baby girl, had Trisomy 18, also known as Edwards syndrome. I stayed parked in my car, frantically googling Trisomy 18. Tears rolled down my face as I read about issues with multiple vital organs and learned that “most of the cases do not last the full pregnancy and result in stillbirths.” We were devastated but tried to remain hopeful. The waiting was tough on both of us. It took five weeks from first hearing the news of an early screening test to receiving the final diagnosis after an amniocentesis, a diagnostic test that could tell us if our baby has full Trisomy 18.

At times, we felt optimistic but at other times, pessimistic. I kept thinking, maybe the early tests are wrong. Maybe she will have a really nice life in a wheelchair. Each week brought more ultrasounds and more bad news. There are issues with her spine, heart, brain, and limb development, among other conditions. And then it was for certain: We now know she has full Trisomy 18 and cannot sustain life. AN ABORTION was not something I ever imagined I would want or need; I just never thought I’d be in the situation I’m in right now. Twenty weeks pregnant with a baby that won’t survive and could jeopardize my health and a future pregnancy. The daily pregnancy reminders are hard to handle, especially when I feel her moving around and kicking. I’m noticeably pregnant and kind strangers in the grocery store line smile at me and my two children and want to know how far along I am. My doctors are amazing. They patiently answered all my questions but never told me what I should do. I asked, what do other women do in this situation? They said some choose to continue the pregnancy and some don’t. I was shocked to learn that if I chose the latter, I couldn’t get an abortion in Texas. These caring doctors were trained to help me, but the new abortion bans in Texas tie their capable hands. I kept asking more questions, including how much time we might have with her if I continued the pregnancy. The answer was maybe an hour — or at most, a week. Our baby would be in hospice care from the moment she is born if she were to be born alive. It isn’t a matter of if I will have to say goodbye

to her, but when. In most states in our country, I could receive the abortion care I want and need right now. In a strange twist of fate, I received the amniocentesis results the same day the Zurawski vs. Texas case was at the Texas Supreme Court and all over the news. This case includes 20 women who are challenging the state’s exceptions on abortion. I reached out to the Center for Reproductive Rights to help me access the essential and humane health care I seek in my home state of Texas. I am a Texan. Why should I or any other woman have to drive or fly hundreds of miles to do what we feel is best for ourselves and our families, to determine our own futures? I’m trying to do what is best for my baby daughter and myself and my family, but we are suffering because of the laws in Texas. I do not want to continue the pain and suffering that has plagued this pregnancy or continue to put my body or my mental health through the risks of continuing this pregnancy. I do not want my baby to arrive in this world only to watch her suffer. I need to end my pregnancy now so that I have the best chance for my health, for parenting my children, and for a future pregnancy. With help from the center, I am asking the Texas courts to grant me a temporary restraining order saying that my situation falls under the exception to the state’s abortion bans. Not because my pregnancy is exceptional, just because this is life. It’s my decision. About the author: Kate Cox is a working mother of two from the Dallas metropolitan area. She wrote this for the Dallas Morning News.

Kate Cox, a 31-year-old Dallas-Fort Worth married mother of two, might die. She’s not recovering from some tragic accident, nor does she have some kind of untreatable ailment. The best path to her health is eminently clear and medically proven: an abortion to terminate an unviable 20-week pregnancy, as recommended by her doctors. Those doctors notably don’t include Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has gotten the state Supreme Court to halt a lower court’s temporary restraining order that had given her the right to obtain such an abortion under one of the state’s narrow exceptions to a near-total ban. To ensure that Cox wouldn’t move ahead with a procedure, Paxton also sent letters to several hospitals threatening legal action if they provided Cox the medical care that she so desperately needs. A MEDICAL DECISION of Cox and her doctors, supported by her husband, should be up to Cox and her doctors, supported by her husband, not Paxton and some judges. The same goes for all women and girls. Abortion care, freely sought and properly medically regulated, should always be available to anyone who needs it, regardless of how compelling politicians might consider their personal circumstances. Nonetheless, Cox’s plight really puts the lie to the claim that any part of this is about protecting life. In his petition to the high court, Paxton wrote that “nothing can restore the unborn child’s life that will be lost as a result” of their failure to stop the lower court order. He did not specify in the filing what this life would entail; the consensus of Cox’s actual doctors is that the child would live for perhaps

a few days of suffering before succumbing to complications of a rare genetic condition. In other words, Paxton — who knows plenty about opportunistic legal maneuvering from experience delaying his own long-awaited securities fraud trial by more than eight years — is exploiting his office to condemn the child of a nonviable pregnancy to a short and miserable process of dying. That’s not an exaggeration, it’s the almost certain reality as can be dispassionately described by trained medical professionals which, again, Paxton and his lawyers are not. Paxton’s concerns about life also clearly don’t extend to Cox herself, whose own life is threatened by the pregnancy, not just hypothetically but as evidenced by the fact that she’s already had to go to the emergency room multiple times. Cox needs an abortion in order to protect her own life and her fertility for having a child in the future. Does Paxton care about Cox’s two children whose lives would certainly be indelibly impacted by the preventable death of their mother? Does he care about anything but his own political agenda? In effect, Cox has done everything a politician like Paxton might demand. She’s married, has and wants kids and is not considering the termination of a viable pregnancy. That he nonetheless wants her to potentially die — and is intending to prosecute anyone who might help her not die — should be a crystal clear signal that Paxton and his extremist ilk can never be satisfied. Their anti-choice campaign must be defeated decisively, in the courts, at the ballot box and in our moral calculus as a society. — New York Daily News

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of the state’s motto — “through difficulties” — in rolling out the previous design the day before Thanksgiving. Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature immediately threatened to intervene once lawmakers reconvene in January. Some critics thought the navy blue and gold design was drab and ugly. Others thought the design too closely recalled the University of Missouri’s gold and black colors. Still others, including Attorney General Kris Kobach, a

codes. Only votes from Kansas ZIP codes will be counted. “I encourage Kansans to make their voices heard and am looking forward to announcing the winner next week,” Kelly said in a statement. Each proposed plate features a combination of seven numbers and letters in black and the first half of the state’s motto, “To the stars,” at the bottom. The Democratic governor’s administration recalled the second part

Republican, noted its resemblance to a New York plate known as “Empire Gold.” Nevertheless, one of the five designs resembles the previous design. Others feature wheat stalks, sunflowers and the Statehouse dome. The state is replacing its current design of navy numbers and letters on light blue because the plates have deteriorated and become harder for police to read. The original plan was to start giving motorists the plate with the

now-disfavored design in March when they renewed their vehicle registrations, charging them 50 cents for the required rear plate unless they wanted to pay an extra $45 for a specialized plate. Kelly said that her office had received some designs from the public and said some of them were “beautiful.” However, she said the state is moving ahead with voting now on five designs “to get safer plates on the streets as soon as possible.”

Endangered species list grows by 2,000 By MICHAEL PHILLIS The Associated Press

Climate change is worsening the planet’s biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in the number of plants and animals on Earth, according to an international organization that tracks species health. Species of salmon and turtles are among those facing a decline as the planet warms. Atlantic salmon isn’t yet threatened with extinction, but its population dropped by nearly a quarter from 2006 to 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which tracks biodiversity around the globe, said on Monday. It’s now considered near threatened. They live in fewer places and face human-created hazards like dams and water pollution. Climate change is making it harder for the fish to find food and easier for alien species to compete, according to the

A captive frog, of the Telmatobius Culeus species, moves inside of a glass box at Huachipa Zoo, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP PHOTO/MARTIN MEJIA)

group. Although there are some signs of hope: their numbers ticked up in Maine this past year. The news was announced at the United Nations climate conference in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. Leaders of the IUCN updated their Red List of Threatened Species, a tracker of biodiversity around the globe. It was mainly bad news. The list includes information on 157,000 species, about 7,000 more than last year’s update. The IUCN said just over 44,000 species are threatened with extinction. That’s roughly 2,000 more than last

year. “Species around the world are under huge pressure. So no matter where you look, the numbers of threatened species are rising,” said Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the Red List unit at the IUCN. Climate change is worsening conditions for about 6,700 species threatened with extinction. The Central South Pacific and East Pacific green turtle is at greater risk because of climate change, for example. Fewer turtles hatch as higher seas inundate nests. Warming waters can harm its food sup-

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ply of seagrasses. The update includes the first broad assessment of the health of freshwater fish species. One-quarter of species — just over 3,000 — face an extinction risk. As climate change raises sea levels, salt water is traveling further up rivers, for example. And these species already face tremendous threats from pollution and overfishing, the IUCN said. Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are suffering the most. About 41% of these species are under threat. “They are climate captives because of higher temperatures, drought — whatever happens amphibians cannot move out of harm’s way and are directly impacted by climate change,” said Vivek Menon, deputy chair of the IUCN’s species survival commission.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 yearend charts. Not only was Swift’s Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 million tickets sold across 60 tour dates. Pollstar data is pulled from box office reports, venue capacity estimates, historical Pollstar venue ticket sales data, and other undefined research, collected from Nov. 17, 2022 to Nov. 15, 2023. Pollstar also found that Swift brought in approximately $200 million in merch sales and her blockbuster film adaptation of the tour, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” has reportedly earned approximately $250 million in sales, making it the highest-grossing concert film of all time. According to their estimates, Pollstar predicts a big 2024 for Swift as well. The magazine projects the Eras

Tour will once again reach $1 billion within their eligibility window, meaning Swift is likely to bring in over $2 billion over the span of the tour. Worldwide, Swift’s tour was followed by Beyoncé in second, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band in third, Coldplay in fourth, Harry Styles in fifth, and Morgan Wallen, Ed Sheeran, Pink, The Weeknd and Drake. In North America, there was a similar top 10: Swift, followed by Beyoncé, Morgan Wallen, Drake, P!nk, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Ed Sheeran, George Strait, Karol G, and RBD. 2023 was a landmark year for concert sales: worldwide, the top 100 tours of the year saw a 46% jump from last year, bringing in $9.17 billion compared to 2022’s $6.28 billion. In North America, that number jumped from $4.77 billion last year to $6.63 billion. Earlier this week, Swift was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.

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Iola falls in title game RICHMOND — Iola High capped a busy week on a dour note Saturday. The Mustangs, playing their fourth game in eight days, fell behind in the third quarter to West Franklin and could never catch up in a 63-51 loss. The defeat came in the championship game of the Ike Cearfoss Memorial Tournament. The determinant factors were West Franklin’s offensive rebounds, and a Falcon zone that caused Iola’s offense to go dormant after halftime. “We weren’t as tough as we needed to be on the boards,” Iola head coach Luke Bycroft said. “We gave up a lot of offensive rebounds, and gave them some second-chance points.” Iola trailed 19-27 headed into the third quarter, when West Franklin went to a zone defense. “We really got stagnant, even though we took decent looks from 3. Even when we got open See IOLA | Page B5

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Iola High’s Kale Pratt, top, wrestles Saturday at the Anderson County Invitational. Pratt, a freshman, earned a silver medal in the 150-pound division. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Showing their mettle By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

GARNETT — Kale Pratt experienced a little bit of everything on the wrestling mat Saturday at the Anderson County Invitational. Scuffling in his first match of the day, a hard-fought bout against Angel Cordova of Frontenac, Pratt appeared headed for a tough, extra time loss. But a stunning reversal with less than 10 seconds left in the match gave Pratt a one-point victory. Pratt was building toward a second straight win, dominating Issac McAvoy of Pleasant Ridge through the first two periods,

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Humboldt High’s Laney Hull (24) dribbles the ball against Erie Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MYER

Quick start lifts Lady Cubs HUMBOLDT — Some hot early shooting gave Humboldt High’s girls just the spark they needed Friday. The Lady Cubs raced out to a 22-4 lead over Erie by the start of the second quarter. And while things slowed considerably for Humboldt from there, allowing the Red Devils to come to within two points in the third quarter, some timely buckets helped

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Humboldt High’s Mason Sterling (2) goes up for a layup against Erie Friday. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MYER

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Marmaton Valley High’s Chase Smith, center, puts up a shot Friday against Madison. PHOTO BY HALIE LUKEN/MVHS

Wildcats too much for Madison MORAN — Marmaton Valley’s dynamic duo — junior teammates Jaedon Granere and Brayden Lawson — led the way to the Wildcats’ first win of the season Friday. Granere led with 20 points, followed by Lawson with 16 as Marmaton Valley toppled Madison 50-39. The win comes in the final round of Marmaton Valley’s preseason tournament. The Wildcats are back in action Tuesday evening at Humboldt. The Wildcats trailed 27-25 at the break, but turned on the jets from there. Marmaton Valley outscored Madison 13-4 in the third quarter to lead 38-31.

The Wildcat junior varsity came out on the short end of a 47-8 setback. Garrett Morrison scored four to lead the Marmaton Valley JV. Dagan Barney and Kele Michael added two points each Madison (13-14-4-7—39) FG/3pt FT F TP Colt. Luthi 2/1 0 5 7 Helm 0 0 1 0 Pyle 1 0 3 2 Darbro 2 0 5 4 Jones 0 0 3 0 Hurlburt 0 0 3 0 Dean 10 3 1 23 Totals 15/2 3 21 39 Marmaton Valley (10-15-1312—50) D. Smith 0 0 1 0 Granere 4/3 3 0 20 Morrison 0 0 1 0 Lord 3 2 3 8 C. Smith 2 0 1 4 Lawson 7 2 4 16 Fewins 0 0 3 0 Totals 16/3 9 13 50

MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s girls opened Friday’s matchup with Madison in fine fashion, zipping out to a 12-2 lead. The Wildcats maintained the advantage from there, emerging with a 49-43 victory. The win, coming in the final round of the Marmaton Valley Preseason Tournament, keeps the Wildcats’ record spotless at 3-0 with a huge showdown Tuesday at Humboldt in the offing. Like Marmaton Valley, Humboldt is unbeaten at 4-0. Janae Granere was the primary catalyst for the victors, scoring 24 points. Maria Forero chipped in with nine points. Piper Barney followed

Marmaton Valley High’s Janae Granere, right, drives to the hoop Friday against Madison. PHOTO BY HALIE LUKEN/MVHS with eight. Jalynn Weakly scored 16 to lead Madison. Marmaton Valley’s junior varsity girls dropped a 12-2 decision in a two-quarter game. Andie Carr had Marmaton Valley’s points.

Madison (2-14-12-15—43) FG/3pt FT F TP Ashlock 0/1 1 2 4 Luthi 1/2 2 4 10 Hudson 0 4 1 4 Albert 1 2 4 2 Weakly 5 6 4 16 Thomsen 1 0 4 2 Totals 8/4 15 19 43

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Lady Cub wrestlers rake in medals COFFEYVILLE — Humboldt High’s girls wrestlers struck gold early and often Friday. The Lady Cub grapplers were at a Coffeyville mixer, where Victoria Melendez, Ella Schomaker, Rylee Woods and Savannah Koch all won their respective weight classes. Piper Jones and Carlie Weilert narrowly missed out, taking second in their divisions. Humboldt’s full wrestling team will be at Fredonia Thursday. Results from Friday follow. Coffeyville Girls Mixer Victoria Melendez (first in 90-96) — Melendez def. Harley

Singer, Jayhawk-Linn, fall :15 — Melendez def. Kaylee Coover, Fort Scott, fall 1:05 — Melendez def. Bri Sams, Frontenac, fall 5:37 Lilli Reeder (third at 97102) — Devery Kennedy, Erie, def. Reeder, fall 1:17 — Peighton Head, Fort Scott, def. Reeder, fall 3:18 — Reeder def. Mikaela Carson, Labette County,k fall :49 Piper Jones (second at 101-109) — Jones def. Samone Chandler, Independence, fall 1:53 — Wrylee Goodwin, Cherryvale, def. Jones, fall 1:50 — Jones def. Ella Moore, Fort Scott, fall 2:34 Ella Schomaker (first at 118-124)

— Schomaker def. Naveah Wilson, Labette County, fall :51 — Schomaker def. Marlie Pennington, Frontenac, fall :38 — Schomaker def. Karlee Hein, Independence, fall 3:18 Carlie Weilert (second at 134-137) — Tara Weller, Jayhawk-Linn, def. Weilert, fall 1:58 — Weilert def. Kisa Hopper, Fort Scott, fall :46 — Weilert def. Katy Tyler,

Labette County, fall :33 Rylee Woods (first at 176183) — Woods def. Skylar Goedeke, Labette County, fall 2:50 — Woods def. Ariana Ramirez, Girard, fall 2:34 — Woods def. Taylor Melugin, Independence, fall 5:05 Savannah Koch (first at 203-205) — Koch def. Alexa Chandra, Fort Scott, fall 5:32 — Koch def. Mayla Franco, Coffeyville, fall 2:15

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Crest picks up tourney win HUMBOLDT — A 15-4 run spanning the second quarter gave Crest High just the spark it needed for victory Friday. The Lancers pulled ahead by double digits and never looked back in a 47-35 win over Uniontown in the third and final round of the Humboldt preseason Tournament. Ryan Golden led the Lancers with 20 points, followed by Rogan Weir’s 10. Jacob Zimmerman chipped in with eight. Colter Powell led the Eagles with 14 points, the only Uniontown player in double figures. Crest (3-1) returns to action Tuesday at home against Madison, to wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule. Crest (10-15-14-8—47) FG/3pt FT F TP Golden 8 4 3 20 R. Weir 3 4 3 10 Hobbs 1 2 2 4

Crest High’s Ryan Golden, center, possesses the ball alongside teammates Denton Ramsey (13) and Jacob Zimmerman (22) in a Humboldt Preseason Tournament game last week. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN Ramsey 0/1 0 0 3 Prasko 1 0 12 Zimmerman4 0 2 8 D. Weir 0 0 1 0 Total 17/1 10 16 47

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niors.” The pep talk paid off. Pratt cruised through his next three matches in the 150-pound division before bowing out in the championship match to AJ Schaffer of Anderson County. He was joined on the medal stand by senior teammate Korbin Cloud, who took second in the 144-pound division. Cloud steamrolled his way through the early going, pinning all four of his opponents in the first round to set up a berth in the championship match. But like Pratt, Cloud’s luck ran out when he lost against Cherryvale’s Reyce Booe. That did little to diminish the strong performance, Bates said, noting both Booe and Schaffer were state qualifiers for their respective schools in the 2022-23 season. “Korbin and Kale did really well,” Bates said. “It’s no coincidence they’re practice partners. They both push each other so well. They’re putting in the work.” Iola’s other two varsity wrestlers, Ruger Boren and Evan La-

Crone, had a particularly busy weekend. On Friday, they were among a contingent of junior varsity wrestlers who traveled to a competition at Santa Fe Trail. “They had a long day Friday, and they didn’t get back until after 10,” Bates said. “I’m not gonna make excuses, but they’re both a little tired, a little worn out and beaten up.” SPEAKING of Santa Fe Trail, Iola freshman Zoie Hesse, the lone female on the IHS wrestling roster, also was there to compete in the varsity girls competition. Hesse pinned both of her opponents to win the 170-pound B division. “It was her first competition, and she’s our first high school wrestler to be a tournament champion,” Bates said. “She’s a very gifted athlete, and she works hard. She’s motivated to be the best. She’s aggressive and tries to dominate her opponents.” She and other young wrestlers like Boren and LaCrone will be counted on to show improvement on the

suddenly very young IHS squad. Bates said Damian Wacker, one of the few seniors on the roster, has been forced to give up wrestling because of an ongoing health issue. “It’s unfortunate, because he’s worked so hard,” Bates said. “That leaves us with a very inexperienced roster. They’re doing well.” Hesse wasn’t the only Iola wrestler to strike gold Friday. LaCrone won his 126-pound C class, as did Ean DeLaTorre at 157-pounds in the A Division. Ruger Boren took second at 106 pounds, C division, as did Tripp Mathes at 132-pounds in the D division, Rohan Springer at 165 pounds, B division, and Alston Nelson at 285-pounds, C division. Iola’s full results from the weekend follow: Saturday Anderson County Invitational Ruger Boren (ninth at 106 pounds) — Trenton Grimm, Cherryvale, def. Boren, fall 2:28 — Landon Higgins, Jayhawk-Linn, def. Boren, tech. Fall, 15-0

— Dexter Lytle, Anderson County, def. Boren, fall 1:52 — Caul Johnson, Ottawa, def. Boren, 9-1 — Boren def. Mark Stroud, Frontenac, fall :33 Evan LaCrone (sixth at 126 pounds) — Cole Mader, Ottawa, def. LaCrone, 12-2 — Jomar Pero, Frontenac, def. LaCrone, 16-7 — LaCrone def. Mablo Mascote, Olathe North, fall 3:24 — Gage Short, Girard, def. LaCrone, fall 2:05 Korbin Cloud (second at 144 pounds) — Cloud def. Ethan Jones, Frontenac, fall :54 — Cloud def. Adrian Medina, Olathe North, fall 1:16 — Cloud def. Trent Eck, Uniontown, fall 1:48 — Cloud def. Brady Felt, Jayhawk-Linn, fall 1:19 — Reyce Booe, Cherryvale, def. Cloud, fall 3:28 Kale Pratt (second at 150 pounds) — Pratt def. Angel Cordova, Frontenac , 5-4 (2-1 tiebreaker) — Issac McEvoy, Pleasant Ridge, def. Pratt, fall 4:35 — Pratt def. Keegan Hunt, Wellsville, fall :31 — Pratt def. Will Tooley, Osawatomie, 7-2 — AJ Schaffer, Anderson County, def. Pratt, fall 1:46 Friday

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looks, they weren’t on crisp passes. We just did not move the ball well.” Iola was a cool 3 of 19 from 3-point range. West Franklin extended its lead to double digits by the end of the period, 48-36, and did just enough to stay ahead down the stretch. Cortland Carson led Iola with 20 points, including 9-of-10 shooting from the line, and

pulled down eight rebounds. Landon Weide added 12 points, six assists, and a pair of steals. Matt Beckmon had four assists. West Franklin had four players in double figures, led by Hunter Criqui with 17. “We talked about them being quick up and down the floor, and we matched that in the first half,” Bycroft said.

“But on drives, they did a good job of attacking deep, and we were slow to rotate to help. That led to some open jump shots for them. “We may have been a little fatigued, but I hate to use that as an excuse,” he continued. “These guys have gone hard, but they’re young and resilient.” Iola (3-1) plays Tuesday at Burlington and Thursday at Prairie

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IHS: Girls varsity, boys JV results Continued from B4 Friday Santa Fe Trail Mixer Girls Varsity Zoie Hesse (first in 170-B) — Hesse def. Claire Greenfield, Santa Fe Trail, fall :27 — Hesse def. Carmel Schleif, Wamego, fall 1:05 Boys Junior Varsity Trapper Boren (Third in 106-B) — Davonte VanTreece, Osawatomie, def. Boren, fall 3:00 — Boren def. Oakley Houston, Shawnee Heights, fall 1:27 — Jackson Carmitchel, Basehor-Linwood, def. Boren, fall :55 Ruger Boren (Second in 106-C) — Boren def. Cade Allen, Tonganoxie, fall 1:17 — Cruz Locke, BasehorLinwood, def. Boren, 5-2 Beau Erickson (Fourth in 120-B) — Bullvai Wilson, Sabetha, def. Erickson, fall 1:16 — Jack Kepler, GardnerEdgerton, def. Erickson, fall :48 — Cooper Weaber, Wamego, def. Erickson, fall :43 Evan LaCrone (First in 126-C) — LaCrone, def. Axton Howey, Silver Lake, 9-0 — Fred Phipps, GardnerEdgerton, def. LaCrone, 10-3) — LaCrone def. Conor Wunder, Shawnee Heights, fall 1:01 Tripp Mathes (second in 132-D)

— Mathes def. Luke Jones, Perry-Lecompton via forfeit — Mathes def. Jacob Thorne, Osawatomie, fall 2:35 — Marques Martin, Gardner-Edgerton, def. Mathes, 6-2 Ean DeLaTorre (first in 157A) — DeLaTorre def. Aldon Ballou, Osawatomie, fall :37 — DeLaTorre def. Jayden Paterson, Gardner-Edgerton, 8-6 — DeLaTorre def. Bostyn Holman, Burlingame, 10-2 Rohan Springer (second in 165-B) — Jevon Williams, Shawnee Heights, def. Springer, fall :42

— Springer def. Nikola Majstorovic, Gardner-Edgerton, fall 2:00 — Springer def. Wyatt Hepner, Perry-Lecompton, fall :50 Franklin Kerr (fourth in 190A) — Jace Little, Wamego, def. Kerr, fall :59 — Alexander Orton, Shawnee Heights, def. Kerr, fall :48 — Mark Morales, GardnerEdgerton, def. Kerr via injury default. Broderick Peters (third in 190-B) — Peters def. Jace Hunt, Wellsville, 5-0 — Jackson Krystofsky-Ryk-

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Slow start dooms YC YATES CENTER — A familiar pattern befell Yates Center High Friday. The Wildcats struggled mightily from the field, going scoreless in the first quarter. And while Sedan wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire in the early going, the Blue Devils still were able to forge a 22-6 halftime lead. Yates Center righted its ship after the break, but still fell short, 5724, in the final round of the Wildcat Winter Classic. “That’s been the story,” Yates Center head coach Lane Huffman said. “We’re struggling to score the ball, particularly in the first quarter. And then they started knocking down shots. That’s gonna win you games.” Kaiden Rutherford gave Yates Center a spark in the second quarter, including a nifty score on an inbound play in which he bounced the ball off the back of a Sedan defender, caught the deflection and laid in the bucket. The junior led Yates Center with 12 points. Huffman noted Rutherford hadn’t played organized basketball the past couple

Yates Center High’s Cayten Cummings (10) works for rebound position against Sedan’s Sophia Rios Friday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Yates Center High’s Jarrett Birk (13) goes up to block a shot from Cherryvale’s Landon Fox Friday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN of years. “He’s going to do some big things after he gets more comfortable.” Devereaux Sarchet followed with nine for the Wildcats. Carson Ellis scored 21 and Stetson Hempel-Schafer 15 for the Chargers. Yates Center hosts Jayhawk-Linn on Friday. Cherryvale (9-13-1916—57) FG/3pt FT F TP

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Wildcat head coach Kevin Brown said. “They’ve had good success in middle school, so there’s something to build on. But when you’re throwing freshmen and sophomores against juniors and seniors, it’s tough.” Yates Center freshman Cayten Cummings found her groove in the second half, and wound up with a team-high 19 points. “Cayten found her game,” Brown said. “And really, there were three or four other shots that could’ve fallen.”

Red Devil women fall to North Central Missouri TRENTON, Mo. — Allen Community College’s women could not maintain their torrid start Saturday. The Red Devils led North Central Missouri College, 19-13 after one quarter and 28-24 at the break. But North Central

took control after intermission, taking a 39-35 lead by the end of the third quarter, and ending the game with a 20-11 run to win, 59-46. The loss drops ACC to 11-2 at the conclusion of the pre-Christmas portion of the schedule.

Khamille Warr scored 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Khassidy Warr had nine points and five boards. Allen was a cool 28% from the field and hit 1 of 8 3-point attempts. Mary Copeland scored 21 for North Central Missouri.

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Haley Sellers scored 21 points to pace Sedan, which claimed seventh place in the Wildcat Winter Invitational. Yates Center hosts Jayhawk-Linn Friday. “The girls felt like this was the best game they’ve played yet,” Brown said. “We just want to get a little bit better every day, every game. The girls are feeling encouraged, and certainly, I am too.” Sedan (12-11-11-6—40) FG/3pt FT F TP Norris 2 1 3 5 C. Rios 0 2 0 2 Pippin 1/1 0 2 5 M. Sellers 3/3 6 2 21 P. Sellers 0 0 2 0 Smylie 0 2 1 2 Kunath 2 0 4 4 S. Rios 0 1 4 1 Totals 8/4 12 18 40 Yates Center (4-5-10-5—24) Birk 0 0 1 0 Petit 0 1 5 1 Chambers 0 0 1 0 Cummings 6/2 1 2 19 Morrison 1 0 3 2 Tidd 1 0 1 2 Trahan 0 0 2 0 Rice 0 0 3 0 Totals 8/2 2 18 24

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started falling after intermission. The Indians hit five 3-pointers after the break, erupting for 13 points in the third quarter and 27 points in the fourth to win, 50-30. The defeat, coming in the third-place game of the Ike Cearfoss Memorial Tournament, drops Iola to 1-3 on the season. “We played good defense in the first half,” Mustang head coach Kelsey Johnson said. “The girls closed out

well. We knew they were going to have to knock down shots from the outside to win.” They did, particularly down the stretch. Osage City led 23-19 after three quarters, and had eight players score points down the stretch to seal the win. Keira Fawson paced Iola with 11 points, followed by Alana Mader off the bench with seven. “Alana did a good job of coming off the bench, knocking down shots and finishing,” John-

son said. “That’s what I tell the girls. It could be anybody’s night.” Emory Speece and Jorjia Kitselman each scored 11 for Osage City. Iola has another busy week, with games Tuesday at Burlington and Thursday at Prairie View to wrap up the pre-Christmas portion of the schedule. Iola (3-6-10-11—30) FG/3pt FT Bycroft 0 0 Fager 0 0 Fawson 3 5 Mader 3 1 Desmarteau 0/1 3

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