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New storm threatens Gulf Coast HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane today as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana.

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said top sustained winds reached 60 mph. It was traveling north-northwest at 5 mph on a forecast track to pass near the South Texas coast later today, then move onshore along the coast of south or central Texas by this evening.

Several schools in the Houston and Galveston area were closed today because of the incoming storm.

Nicholas was centered roughly 40 miles southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande River, and 210 miles south of Port O’Connor, Texas, as of this morning.

As of 7 a.m., the storm was “moving erratically” just offshore of the northeastern coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.

Invasive insect spotted in 4-H state fair entry HUTCHINSTON (AP) — Kansas State Fair officials judging the 4-H entomology entries last week discovered an invasive insect that prompted quarantines elsewhere.

Fair Board member Gregg Hadley said the student who caught the bug didn’t know it had prompted quarantines in at least 45 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to try to stop its spread.

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Sept. 11 Memorial Walk Iola Reads and others paid tribute to first responders and those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Above, about 200 came to walk around the courthouse square, wearing lanyards that represented a first responder who died in the line of duty that day. At left, Boy Scout Jackson Bowen holds the flag as Iola Police officers read the names of first responders who died, with officers Jared Froggatte and David Shelby in the background. Above right, Julie Strickler reads the names of those killed in the attacks. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

WICHITA — As more Kansas school districts report rising cases of COVID-19 and virus-related quarantines, educators are having to navigate a new state law that limits what they can offer online.

That’s already having an effect on school schedules in Wellington, where officials abruptly closed all schools through Labor Day and sent students home without a remote-learning option because of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Beginning Sept. 7, the Wellington district began adding 10 minutes to the end of each school day to comply with state guidelines for the minimum number of instructional hours.

A measure Kansas lawmakers passed last spring — House Bill 2134 — was intended as a message to districts: Kids should be in school, in person.

The new law dictates that long-term online or hybrid learning models — anything over 40 hours per student per year — could mean losing up to twothirds of state funding for that student.

The law allows districts to offer online options, such as Wichita’s Education Imagine Academy. But students enrolled in traditional in-person schools cannot go fully remote.

Mark Tallman, a lobbyist with the Kansas AssoSee STUDENTS | Page A4

KU students, faculty call for COVID-19 vaccine mandate

By LUCY PETERSON Kansas Reflector

LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students, faculty and staff members called on administrators to mandate vaccines on campus during a rally Sunday, expressing concerns about the ongoing surge of the delta variant of COVID-19.

Nearly 40 people gathered at the university’s Wescoe Beach to push back on the administration’s reluctance to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for individuals on campus this year. The rally was hosted by the Vaccinate KU coalition, which formed this summer with a Change.org petition urging KU to require vaccines. The petition has garnered 1,118 signatures since it was posted on July 18.

Vaccinate KU presented a list of 11 recommendations to the chiefs of staff for KU chancellor Douglas Girod and provost Barbara Bichelmeyer at the start of the school year, said the coalition’s founder,

Sophie Kunin, a senior at KU. Kunin scheduled the Vaccinate KU rally in the shadow of Strong Hall, where Girod, Bichelmeyer and other administrators have offices, because none of the recommendations was implemented.

“The university needs to recognize that by not taking on this list of safety precautions, they’re putting KU and the Lawrence community at risk,” Kunin said at the rally.

“Today is a day to recognize other perspectives and to discuss what we need to do at KU to keep our community safe.

This rally is about the safety of everyone.”

The recommendations made to KU include requiring masks on campus until 80% of students are vaccinated, implementing social distancing requirements on campus and creating an office for contact tracing.

Despite several schools across the country who have mandated vaccines on campus, such as the University of Indiana and the California State Universities system, KU

Students, faculty and staff members rally Sunday in front of Wescoe Hall on the University of Kansas campus to call on administrators to impose a vaccine mandate on campus. (LUCY PETERSON FOR KANSAS REFLECTOR)

has not required vaccines on campus because “state law limits our ability to require vaccination or proof of vaccination,” said KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, responding to an inquiry for this story via email.

The state statute Barcomb-Peterson cited prohibits state buildings from requiring a COVID-19 “vaccination passport” for entrance.

KU requires all students to have a measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine before arriving on campus and requires all students living in university housing to have a meningitis vaccine before moving in.

Advocates for an on-campus COVID-19 vaccine mandate included professors, graduate teaching assistants and stuSee KU | Page A2

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Obituaries Lisa Burton Lisa Burton, 58, of Iola has passed away.

A student at Allen Community College, Lisa had three children and five grandchildren. She was living with her mother at the time of her death.

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Walter Stalnaker Walter Kent Stalnaker died in January 2021.

A celebration of life is 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Iola’s John Silas Bass North Community Building, 505 N. Buckeye St.

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dents who are worried of contracting the coronavirus in classrooms.

Many who spoke urged KU to push against the Legislature to protect the KU community and surrounding Lawrence community.

“Suing the state for the ability to mandate a vaccine could save KU, would save lives, and it won’t put any target on our back as an institution that wasn’t already there,” said Elise Higgins, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at KU. “Vaccine mandates can lower COVID rates, and if our Legislature won’t protect us, you can at least try to do it yourselves.”

Professors and students shared stories of fear as they and those in their classrooms began contracting the coronavirus in the 2020-2021 school year, but were unable to know the extent to which the spread occurred because of a state statute barring KU from conducting its own contact trac-

ing.

Since Aug. 1, 2020, 1,824 people at KU have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to KU’s COVID-19 dashboard. In the week of Sept. 2, 12 people on campus tested positive for the coronavirus.

Andrew Kustodowicz, president of the Graduate Teaching Assistant Coalition, said professors and GTAs were forced to return to in-person learning, despite the GTA union’s formal request to require vaccinations before returning to the classroom.

“I think what’s really unfortunate is that KU’s administration has kind of weaponized the overwhelming majority of people’s desires to be back on campus,” Kustodowicz said.

“GTAs, while we did excellent work on Zoom, ultimately, we want to be in the classroom. But when KU said, ‘You will be in the classroom, there will be no vaccine mandate and you cannot choose to protect yourself,’ that became an unacceptable working condition.”

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Dr. Jennifer McKenney, far right, of Fredonia, was appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly, center, to co-chair a workgroup to study how to limit the spread of COVID-19 in public schools. At left is co-chair Dr. Stephanie Kuhlmann of the KU Medical School based in Wichita. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WILSON COUNTY CITIZEN

Fredonia’s ‘Dr. Jen’ to co-chair panel FREDONIA — Dr. Jennifer Bacani McKenney of Fredonia was tapped to co-chair a workgroup whose purpose is to protect Kansas schools from COVID-19.

Gov. Laura Kelly appointed McKenney, a family physician, and Dr. Stephanie Kulmann of the University of Kansas Medical School in Wichita, to lead a 16-member group of physicians. Also involved is Randy Watson, commissioner of the Kansas Department of Education.

McKenney, who is known as “Dr. Jen,” to her patients, also serves as Wilson County Health Officer.

According to Gov. Kelly, the work group’s goal is to use the best available science and information to highlight the urgency of protecting kids from the resurging pandemic.

“The perspective of local health care providers will be invaluable in helping Kansans understand the challenges posed by the delta variant, and how to keep our

kids safe as they return to school,” Kelly said.

Kelly said she wanted to avoid a statewide mask mandate or limitations on attendance at public events.

“I want to avoid that at all costs. Now we know how to slow the spread and how to stop the virus. I would rather we implement those procedures rather than other things that we implemented a year and a half ago because it was the only thing we knew at the time. We know differently now,” she said.

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Biden’s COVID-19 policy a much-needed shot in the arm A majority of Americans sighed in relief Thursday when President Joe Biden announced that about 80 million Americans — including those at large-scale industries, health care workers, federal employees and contractors — will be required to either get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly testing.

The order is a decisive step needed to help turn the corner on this never-ending pandemic.

Because, clearly, we weren’t going to do it ourselves.

The longer the virus is around, the more it will mutate into variants such as the delta, refueling surge upon surge.

OSHA, the federal agency that sets workplace safety standards, will enforce Biden’s directive. OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and requires businesses to provide a safe work environment.

Because the pandemic is a certified health hazard — currently more than 130,000 new infections are being recorded every day — Biden’s ruling comes as no surprise to employers and is welcome news. “Our hands are tied,” they can now say, putting the onus on the president.

Which is fine.

His shoulders are broad.

BIDEN’S directive tells employers of one hundred and more that in terms of the highly contagious COVID-19, they must address the fact that anyone carrying the virus is a health hazard to those they

encounter.

The vaccine, of course, is the best way forward. For those who refuse the shot, they will need to prove they are not infectious by taking weekly tests.

CONSERVATIVES are calling Biden’s ruling heavy-handed — “totalitarian” (Breitbart) “fascist” (the Federalist).

Pshaw.

What’s heavy-handed are the governors and legislators telling private companies that they can’t ask for proof of vaccination, such as is the case in Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota and Texas, denying them the ability to ensure their workplaces are safe.

Requiring the vaccine is not an undue burden on employers.

What is a burden is a depleted and anxious workforce.

This also is not government overreach.

In fact, it is a president’s job to protect the health and well-being of U.S. citizens. So thank goodness we have a president willing to fulfill that commitment.

percent of Americans are at least partially vaccinated.

If the issue were anything but an ever-mutating virus, that majority would put the issue to bed.

Unfortunately, that 30% block of holdouts is jeopardizing not only the country’s collective health but also its ability to return to life as normal.

Biden did the right thing.

More need to follow.

— Susan Lynn SEVENTY

Firearms lobby holds sway over nominee Of course the pro-gun-regulation activist and former ATF agent President Joe Biden nominated to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives couldn’t pass Senate muster.

What do you expect, a critic of Big Tech to take over the Federal Trade Commission?

A champion of investor protections to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission? A lifelong advocate for safer roads and skies to sit atop the National Transportation Safety Board? Someone with a strong record of safeguarding our air, water and climate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency? Those questions are facetious; we fortunately have all of those officials in place, among many other regulators who’ve proven they have the gumption to take on entrenched interests to protect the public interest.

GUNS STAND alone. After the firearm industry howled at the top of its lungs and Republicans and some progun Democrats and independents (we see you, Joe Manchin and Jon Tester and Angus King) followed their lead, Biden last week pulled David Chipman’s nomination.

Chipman’s unpardonable sin was, after serving 25 years as a decorated ATF agent, going to work for Gabby Giffords’ firearm safety organization and others, where he argued for (egad!) expanded background checks and (double egad!) a ban on military-style assault rifles and (triple egad!) stricter federal gun trafficking enforcement to prevent cities from being overrun by illegal handguns. In other words, he was poised to use his intimate familiarity with the inner workings of the ATF to help prevent deadly weapons from falling into dangerous hands.

So this is where we are in America in 2021, even as the nation endures a sickening spike in gun violence: A man with exemplary credentials and the determination to prevent more carnage cannot lead the federal agency whose mission is “to protect communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations” and “the illegal use and trafficking of firearms.”

Is it any wonder the 81% of us who want universal background checks and the two-thirds of us who want assault weapons banned are at the end of our rope?

— New York Daily News

Former President George W. Bush speaks during a 9/11 commemoration at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)

Bush warns of U.S. political extremists Former President George W. Bush used the occasion of a 9/11 speech to criticize the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and other U.S. political extremists.

“We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within,” Bush said Saturday in Shanksville, Pa., at a ceremony to remember the hijacking and crash of United Flight 93, which was commandeered by Islamist terrorists.

Here is the entirety of his speech: Twenty years ago, we all found — in different ways, in different places, but all at the same moment — that our lives would be changed forever. The world was loud with carnage and sirens, and then quiet with missing voices that would never be heard again.

These lives remain precious to our country, and infinitely precious to many of you. Today we remember your loss, we share your sorrow, and we honor the men and women you have loved so long and so well.

For those too young to recall that clear September day, it is hard to describe the mix of feelings we experienced.

There was horror at the scale — there was horror at the scale of destruction, and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it. There was shock at the audacity ­ — audacity of evil — and gratitude for the heroism and decency that opposed it. In the sacrifice of the first responders, in the mutual aid of strangers, in the solidarity of grief and grace, the actions of an enemy revealed the spirit of a people.

And we were proud of our wounded nation.

In these memories, the passengers and crew of Flight 93 must always have an honored place. Here the intended targets became the instruments of rescue. And many who are now alive owe a vast, unconscious debt to the defiance displayed in the skies above this field.

It would be a mistake to idealize the experience of those terrible events. All that many people could initially see was the brute randomness of death. All that many could feel was unearned suffering.

All that many could hear was God’s terrible silence. There are many who still struggle with a lonely pain that cuts deep within.

In those fateful hours, we learned other lessons as well.

We saw that Americans were vulnerable, but not fragile — that they possess a core of strength that survives the worst that life can bring. We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death. We

I come without explanations or solutions. I can only tell you what I have seen.

On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instincitvely grab for a neighbor’s hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the America I know.

— Former President George W. Bush

vividly felt how every hour with our loved ones was a temporary and holy gift. And we found that even the longest days end.

Many of us have tried to make spiritual sense of these events. There is no simple explanation for the mix of providence and human will that sets the direction of our lives.

But comfort can come from a different sort of knowledge.

After wandering long and lost in the dark, many have found they were actually walking, step by step, toward grace.

As a nation, our adjustments have been profound.

Many Americans struggled to understand why an enemy would hate us with such zeal.

The security measures incorporated into our lives are both sources of comfort and reminders of our vulnerability. And we have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders, but from violence that gathers within.

There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit.

And it is our continuing duty to confront them.

After 9/11, millions of brave Americans stepped forward and volunteered to serve in the Armed Forces. The military measures taken over the last 20 years to pursue dangers at their source have led to debate.

But one thing is certain: We owe an assurance to all who have fought our nation’s most recent battles. Let me speak directly to veterans and people in uniform: The cause you pursued at the call of duty is the noblest America has to offer. You have shielded your fellow citizens from danger.

You have defended the beliefs of your country and advanced the rights of the downtrodden.

You have been the face of hope and mercy in dark places. You have been a force for good in the world. Nothing that has followed — nothing — can tarnish your honor or diminish your accomplishments. To you, and to the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

In the weeks and months following the 9/11 attacks, I was proud to lead an amazing, resilient, united people. When

it comes to the unity of America, those days seem distant from our own. A malign force seems at work in our common life that turns every disagreement into an argument, and every argument into a clash of cultures. So much of our politics has become a naked appeal to anger, fear, and resentment. That leaves us worried about our nation and our future together.

I come without explanations or solutions. I can only tell you what I have seen.

On America’s day of trial and grief, I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a neighbor’s hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the America I know.

At a time when religious bigotry might have flowed freely, I saw Americans reject prejudice and embrace people of Muslim faith. That is the nation I know.

At a time when nativism could have stirred hatred and violence against people perceived as outsiders, I saw Americans reaffirm their welcome to immigrants and refugees. That is the nation I know.

At a time when some viewed the rising generation as individualistic and decadent, I saw young people embrace an ethic of service and rise to selfless action. That is the nation I know.

This is not mere nostalgia; it is the truest version of ourselves. It is what we have been — and what we can be again.

Twenty years ago, terrorists chose a random group of Americans, on a routine flight, to be collateral damage in a spectacular act of terror.

The 33 passengers and 7 crew of Flight 93 could have been any group of citizens selected by fate. In a sense, they stood in for us all.

The terrorists soon discovered that a random group of Americans is an exceptional group of people. Facing an impossible circumstance, they comforted their loved ones by phone, braced each other for action, and defeated the designs of evil.

These Americans were brave, strong, and united in ways that shocked the terrorists — but should not surprise any of us. This is the nation we know. And whenever we need hope and inspiration, we can look to the skies and remember.

God bless.

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said there are lots of questions about the new law, which allows some exemptions for health issues or emergencies.

“What I think legislators objected to was districts just saying, ‘We’re going to operate for all kids in a hybrid or remote environment because we don’t want the schools to be open,’” he said.

“If you’re in a situation where a student either has COVID and is missing or would be quarantined, that’s tied to an individual student with a specific health issue. . . . That’s a different situation than the law was designed to deal with.”

Ultimately, the Kansas Department of Education will decide what hours count when it audits attendance figures.

In Wichita, the state’s largest district, more than 1,600 students have missed school due to COVID isolation or quarantine protocols.

Beginning Sept. 8, the district plans to offer “simultaneous learning” for students who are not able to attend class in person.

According to the new plan, teachers will lead their in-person class as normal, and the quarantined student will watch lessons through video conferencing. A paraeducator or buddy student will monitor the remote student, respond to questions by chat and share the student’s questions with the teacher.

Teachers instructing an in-person class and a remote student will be paid an additional $50 a day.

“I know the need for limited remote learning will still remain,” Deputy Superintendent Gil Alvarez said in an email to employees.

Allowing quarantined students the option to tap into classrooms via computer “is a reasonable compromise in order to assure the greatest possible opportunity for our students to receive instruction directly from our teachers,” he said.

Between Aug. 2 and Aug. 25, the Wichita district reported 466 positive COVID cases among students and 84 cases among employees.

At least 133 employees were under quarantine.

By NICHOLAS WILLIAMS and LARRY MCSHANE New York Daily News

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tor for Extension at Kansas State’s Research and Extension said it’s not clear how the invasive bug made it to Kansas but it may have hitched a ride on a camper.

The insect that was first found in Pennsylvania about 10 years ago feeds on some 70 different plant species and can cause plants to die by depositing excretions on them that can grow mold and block photosynthesis.

One of the fair’s entomology judges was familiar with the insect and a requirement that it be reported to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal officials are expected to try and learn how the insect reached Kansas.

NEW YORK — The families of 9/11, beneath a blue sky reminiscent of a clear September morning 20 years ago, gathered once more Saturday to remember those killed in the terrorist attack that toppled the World Trade Center.

The relatives began arriving early at the hallowed lower Manhattan site to mark the two-decade anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil, honoring the first responders and downtown workers who never came home on Sept.

11, 2001 as two hijacked planes took down the twin towers and killed 2,753 victims.

“These 20 years felt like a long time, and a short time,” said Mike Low, whose flight attendant daughter Sara was killed aboard one of the hijacked planes. “It felt like an evil specter had descended on our world, but it was also a time when many people acted above and beyond the ordinary.”

President Joe Biden, who attended last year’s solemn service, returned for his first time as the nation’s commander in chief with first lady Jill Biden. One of the president’s childhood friends lost a son in the attack that also killed 343 members of the FDNY, 23 members of the NYPD members and 37 members of the Port Authority Police.

The event began on the bright morning with an honor guard carrying a large American flag as they marched in silence through the crowd of mourners — followed by a performance of the National Anthem.

Many family members clutched smaller flags, flowers and framed photos of the dead.

At 8:46 a.m., a moment of silence was observed to mark the moment when the 110-story North Tower was struck by the first plane. It was followed by the reading of the victims’ names

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg’s partner Diana Taylor and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (DCA) participate in a moment of silence during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in New York City. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES/ TNS)

by family members, the emotional centerpiece of the annual memorial service, with tears and choked voices reflecting the lingering pain of the day’s death toll.

“You always carried the good torch, shining brightly wherever you went and (daughter) Alexa will carry it,” said Patti Edwards, whose husband Dennis Michael Edwards died on the 105th floor in the Cantor Fitzgerald offices.

“For as long as we live, people will know your name and honor your memory. We love you, Den.” Following a second moment of silence at 9:03 a.m., when the second plane hit the South Tower, unannounced guest Bruce Springsteen appeared with his guitar and harmonica to perform his song “I’ll See You in My Dreams.”

“May God bless our fallen brothers and sisters, their families, their friends and their loved ones,” said the New Jersey native.

Broadway actor Kelli O’Hara also sang at the somber service.

The crowd included kids now grown into adults, raised by single parents in the aftermath of the carnage. Tears

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It’s not only important to remember Sept. 11 but Sept. 12, the next day when we were united. ... there were no Republicans, no Democrats, rich, poor. All of us as a country were united in our grief when that happened.

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the South Tower.

“He was a beautiful guy, he was a beautiful son,” said Rodriguez.

“He was a friend, family ... He was trying to take people out, and give them aid to go to the hospital. After he went back in, nobody saw

him after.”

More than 1,100 victims of the trade center attack remain unidentified 20 years later, with the city Medical Examiner identifying the remains of two people just last week through DNA analysis.

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still flowed two decades later, the wounds fresh despite the passage of time, as the bell tolled twice more to mark the moments when each skyscraper toppled: The south tower at 9:59 a.m., and the north tower 21 minutes later.

Joining Biden for the 20-year anniversary were former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made her first appearance at the event as the state’s chief executive.

Mexican immigrant Gustavo Campos, 51, now a New Yorker, came with his son and his memories to attend the annual ceremony.

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By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Iola High’s volleyball team entered the weekend with a key starter sidelined, and four freshmen suiting up.

And with only limited activity so far this season, the Mustangs had a tough go of it Saturday against a loaded Iola Invitational Tournament field.

Iola went 0-4 on the day.

Iola fell to Parsons, 25-17 and 25-12, to open the tournament.

Then, in a back-and-forth contest that went the full three sets, Crest defeated the Mustangs, 25-21, in the first set before Iola responded with a 25-22 second-set victory.

But the Lady Lancers ended with a flourish, scoring nine of the last 11 points of the match to win the tiebreaker, 25-14.

From there, Iola fell, 25-18 and 25-9 to Paola and 25-17, 25-18 to Anderson County.

Head coach Amanda Holman summed up the experience in two words: “growing pains.”

“A lot of our younger players, whether they want to admit it or not, they’re scared,” Holman said. “At this point, they can’t be scared. They need to get more comfortable, where they’re just reacting and going, and not worrying

Mahomes magic propels KC KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs came back from a dismal first half against the Cleveland Browns for a 33-29 victory Sunday in a rematch of their divisional playoff game from January.

Tyreek Hill caught 11 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown, and Travis Kelce hauled in a pair of TD catches, including the go-ahead score with 7:02 remaining as the Chiefs finished off their rally from a 22-10 halftime deficit.

The Chiefs won their fifth straight against Cleveland, including their 22-17 playoff victory, and their 15th consecutive game in September.

They also pushed Andy Reid within one win of reaching 100 with two franchises.

As for the Browns? They fell to 1-21 in season openers since returning to Cleveland in 1999, extending their NFL See MAHOMES | Page B4

Iola High’s Ally Ellis goes up for a kill as Jenna Curry looks on in a match Saturday at the Iola Invitational Volleyball Tournament. The Mustangs went 0-4 on the day. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN about who’s beside you.”

Holman praised her triumvirate of seniors, Jenna Curry, Chloe Sell and Ally Ellis.

“We had some really good spurts,” Holman said. “My three seniors put everything

on the line. They were everywhere. They never gave up.

I couldn’t ask for more than that of them.”

Jenna Curry led the way with 15 kills, hit 25 of 28 serves, had a pair of aces, 10

digs and 1 assisted and two solo blocks.

Kaysin Crusinbery had 21 assists and six digs, while hitting 4 of 5 serves with two See VOLLEYBALL | Page B4

FREDONIA — Humboldt High’s Cubs found the winning combination in the second half Friday of a 28-26 win over Fredonia.

After trailing 20-8 at the break, Humboldt took over in the second half, with Gavin Page pushing the Cubs in front with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.

In all, Page rushed for 127 yards and four touchdowns on the night, while Trey Sommer racked up 156 yards on the ground and 12 tackles on defense.

The game marks a nice bit of relief for a Humboldt squad, whose season-opener was upended when Leon-Bluestem had to quarantine, forcing the Cubs to find a replacement. They did so in Missouri’s Ava Bears, a small-school juggernaut that defeated Humboldt, 45-0.

Now, with things back to normal, the Cubs can set their sights on the regular season, with a home matchup next week against Neodesha on the horizon. The Bluestreaks (0-2) fell, 48-6, to Caney Valley.

IN OTHER area scores, Yates Center improved to 2-0 with a 60-0 thrashing of Altoona-Midway, while Southern Coffey County fell, 62-12, to Marais des Cygnes Valley.

Friday’s Marmaton Valley-Crest contest was delayed until tonight at 7 in Moran.

Parsons strikes early, thumps Mustangs

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

PARSONS — A talented Parsons High receiving corps and physical Viking defense made life miserable for Iola High’s Mustangs Friday.

The Vikings were able to connect on several tightly defended plays, scoring four times on long passes, usually just beyond the reach of the Mustang defensive backs.

On the other side of the ball, the Vikings were able to contain Iola’s offense at the line of scrimmage, snuffing any hopes for an Iola comeback in a 32-14 victory.

The loss drops Iola to 1-1 on the season as they gear up for a home tilt next week against Wellsville.

“They were more physical, and they were very quick,” Iola head coach David Daugharthy said.

Parsons struck quickly, taking advantage of an Iola fumble and a dropped snap on a punt attempt to score a pair of early touchdowns.

Iola found its groove late in the first period, marching 65 yards on six plays. The final six yards came when sophomore quarterback Landon Weide found senior wideout

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Iola High’s Sam Fager (10) finds an opening against the Parsons defense Friday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Brett Willis in the end zone for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 12-6.

And things looked even more promising when Iola’s Karson Sigg pulled in a Tra Mack pass for an interception at the Mustang 3. But after a quick first-down pass to Adam Atwell, Iola’s offense stalled, and a short punt al-

lowed the Vikings to set up at the Iola 26.

It took the Vikings all of one play to respond, when Mack connected with Landon Wheat on a 26-yard touchdown pass, despite blanket coverage from Iola’s Devon Wilson.

“They had four touchdowns on deep balls, and

really, we were in pretty good spots on all of them,” Daugharthy said. “We just couldn’t make plays.”

The defenses took over from there, stifling both offenses through the third quarter until Parsons put together a sustained drive that See MUSTANGS | Page B4

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chewed up much of the fourth quarter.

Mack tossed his third touchdown of the game to Jessie Jones, covering 16 yards on fourthand-five, to put the game out of reach with 6:35 left in the game.

Iola found the scoreboard again in the game’s waning moments when Deacon Perkins found Jarrett Herrmann for a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Daugharthy credited the Parsons defenders.

“We had them a couple times over the top, but their quickness took things away,” he said. “They did a good job.”

U n o f f i c i a l l y, Weide was 12 of 26 for 100 yards, while Trent Jones rushed for 60

mark to 17 consecutive defeats. They haven’t won an opener on the road since the 1994 season.

Baker Mayfield threw for 321 yards, but he was picked off

by Chiefs cornerback Mike Hughes with 1:09 left to end any hope of a comeback.

Nick Chubb ran for 83 yards and two scores while Kareem Hunt and Jarvis Landry also had TD runs.

The game was a rematch of a physical, defensive-minded playoff game that Kansas City clinched when backup quarterback Chad Henne threw a fourth-down pass to Tyreek Hill for a first down with just over a minute to go.

There wasn’t a whole lot of defense Sunday.

The Browns twice converted fourth

Iola High’s Danny Boeken, left, celebrates after a tackle against Parsons Friday. yards. Willis had 37 yards rushing and 36 yards receiving and a touchdown.

The Mustangs don’t have much time to mope, with a potent Wellsville squad that enters next week’s matchup at 2-0, having outscored its opponents by a collec-

tive 81-6.

N e ve r t h e l e s s , Daugharthy is optimistic Iola can rise to the occasion.

“This was a blow to their confidence tonight, but I have faith in the kids,” he said. “They’re gonna respond well.”

Iola 6-0-0-8—14 Parsons 12-7-0-13—32 First Quarter Parsons — Washington 2 yard run (kick blocked) Parsons — Jones 13 yard pass from Mack (pass failed) Iola — Willis 5 yard pass from Weide (run failed)

Second Quarter Parsons — Wheat 26 yard pass from Mack (PAT good) Fourth Quarter Parsons — Jones 16 yard pass from Mack (PAT good) Parsons — Wheat 36 yard pass from Baker (kick failed) Iola — Herrmann 15 yard pass from Perkins (Atwell pass from Hutton)

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digs, four kills, three solo and five assisted blocks and hit 1 of 2 serves.

Jackie Fager racked up eight kills with two solo and three assisted blocks.

Reece Curry hit 10 of 13 serves with two aces, delivered three kills, assisted with four blocks and two solo blocks and had five digs on defense.

Sell had seven aces, hit 22 of 26 serves, and had 30 digs, one kill and one set assist.

Ellis hit 13 of 15 serves with an ace, had three kills and four set assists. Defensively, she had eight digs with two solo and three assisted blocks.

Dallyn McGraw had 14 digs, three aces and a kill, while converting 17 of 22 serves.

Alana Mader hit 18 of 19 serves with a pair aces and eight set assists. She also had two digs.

Iola was without the services of junior Aysha Houk because of a lower leg injury.

“That was a huge loss,” Holman said, adding Houk will be re-evaluated in about a week.

Saturday’s tournament was the first competition for Iola in two weeks, after the Mustangs opened with a tournament in Prairie View Aug. 28.

Holman said getting more frequent playing time for her younger players will be essential for success.

Iola is scheduled to travel to Burlington (for now) on Tuesday.

Burlington schools are scheduled to reopen Tuesday after being shuttered last week due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

MEANWHILE,

Crest’s Lady Lancers went 1-3, narrowly missing out on a chance to advance to the tournament semifinals.

Crest went the full three sets against Parsons in their tournament semifinals before falling, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-22. Had Crest won, the Lady Lancers would have been guaranteed a top-four finish.

“It was exciting,” Crest head coach Abigail Hermreck said.

“This was a confidence-booster, coming in as a small 1-A school and going up against bigger schools. Hopefully, this proves to us we can go back and do well against teams in our league.”

In their other contests, the Lady Lancers fell, 25-15 and 25-12, to Riverton, and to Labette County, 25-20 and 25-15.

“I was very proud of the girls for not backing down and working hard together,” Hermreck said. “We were able

Crest High’s Kayla Hermreck goes up for a kill in a volleyball match in Iola Saturday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN to run our offense at times and scrapped on defense. It was exactly what we needed to realize our potential.”

Sophomore Kayla Hermreck had 11 assists, 13 digs, and led the team with six ace serves, 30 kills, and five blocks.

Senior Lindsey Godderz served 98%, missing only one serve, had two aces and 17 digs.

Senior Anna Hermreck had a kill, one assist and three digs.

Junior Sydney Stephens had one kill, one assist and six digs.

Junior Allyssa Adams had four ace serves and seven digs.

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Junior McKenna Hammond served 100% with two ace serves, had 15 kills, 19 digs, three blocks, and led the team with 20 assists and in serve receive passing.

Junior Brinley McGhee had one ace

serve, two kills, and led the team with 30 digs.

Sophomore Brooklynn Jones had five ace serves, two kills, four assists and 17 digs.

As for the tournament, Paola defeated Riverton, 25-22 and 25-20 to win the title.

Labette County toppled Parsons for third.

downs in the Chiefs’ red zone to keep firsthalf scoring drives alive. Chubb ended the first with his first TD run, and Jarvis Landry scored on fourth down on the second, before Chubb tacked on an 18yard run through a gaping hole in the rebuilt Chiefs defensive line to make it 22-10 at halftime.

The Chiefs finally found some offensive balance in the second half, riding Clyde Edwards-Helaire down the field before Mahomes hit Kelce for a touchdown. That capped a drive that took up half the third quarter and, most importantly for the lackluster Kansas City defense, kept Mayfield and the rest of the Browns offense off the field.

The Chiefs nearly ground out the rest of the quarter by turning Chubb’s fumble into Harrison Butker’s second field goal.

When the Browns weren’t beating themselves, the Chiefs weren’t doing a whole lot to stop them. Kevin Stefanski’s bunch immediately responded with a seven-play, 75-yard drive — their fourth scoring drive at least that long — that former Chiefs running back Hunt finished off to make it 29-20 with 10:24 to go.

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