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about $20 million into all three of the schools, con verting them into around 61 mixed-income apartments with the possibility of other types of housing or amenities on the Everythingproperties.looks good, James Baker with BNIM told board members. In fact, the financial picture is helped by changes made during the Kansas Legislature’s most re cent session that will expand opportunities for housing de velopment.“Statelaw changes added a tax credit that hadn’t been in Kansas but was in differ ent states,” Baker said. “That helps this project move for

cations director. “We’re really excited about connecting our region and building up the bi cycle

A sign denoting the new Prairie Pathways Bike Route marks the way at Fort Scott. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Iola has opened the spig ot to a pair of potential water-based attractions in the

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Changes to state housing grants will help plan for old Iola schools

“When you have a bunch of hungry, thirsty cyclists,

City sells old towerwater

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation re mains a heavy burden for American allcareallcostsvideupgust,inpricesingpreviousup0.6%so-calledfoodterlyofJulyfromernmentwith8.3%Consumerhouseholds.pricessurgedlastmonthcomparedayearearlier,thegovsaidTuesday,downan8.5%increaseinandafour-decadehigh9.1%inJune.Onamonthbasis,pricesrose0.1%,afaflatreadinginJuly.Butexcludingthevolatileandenergycategories,corepricesjumpedfromJulytoAugust—sharplyfrom0.3%themonthanddashhopes,fornow,thatcorewouldmoderate.AndtheyearendinginAucorepricesleapt6.3%,from5.9%inJuly.Corepricestypicallyproaclearerreadonwhereareheadedthanoverinflation.Rents,medicalservicesandnewcarsgrewmoreexpensivelast

“We want to work with part ners across the region and build on each other, so we can end up with something that strengthens all of our com munities more than any of us can do on our own.”

to convert the tower into a one-of-a-kind short-term rental living space.The proposed project would entail converting the tank into two levels of living space within the tower, including an open top floor plan and loft space to capitalize on 360-degree views of Iola and the surrounding land

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Signs marking the bike route have been posted along

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Cyclists will gather at Iola and Pittsburg Saturday morn ing for ribbon cuttings at each before they follow the new Prairie Pathways Bike Route to meet in Fort Scott for an afternoon filled with fun and ribbon-cutting is set for 8 a.m. in front of the Thrive Allen County office, 9 S. Jefferson Ave. the cyclists will trav along primarily what is Old 54, otherwise known as Ne braska Road in Allen County

Theinfrastructure.”PrairiePathways route utilizes low-traffic, rural roads — primarily asphalt — geared to get bicyclists to visit smaller communities as they travel through the area.

USD 257 Superintendent Stacey Fager, left, chuckles while listening to a report from Iola High School principal Scott Carson. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

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Joyce Tarter’s daily jaunt with her dogs became a bit problem atic when Maggie May, her 9-year-old Shih Tzu, was afflicted with a heart murmur, and struggled with long walks. Tarter did what any doting pet owner would do. She found a suitable baby stroller for Maggie May to enjoy the trek from Tarter’s home to the Happy Tails Dog Park each morning. Here, Tarter and Mag gie May are joined Monday by Tarter’s other two dogs, Buster, a cocker spaniel, and Zoe, a Japanese Chin. All three are rescue animals, Tarter noted. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

“Southeast Kansas has had a reputation for being a little isolationist in how we build up things,” Schroeder said.

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

the“Thisway. has been in the works for a long time,” notes Kate Schroeder, Thrive’s communi

Multi-city event to kick start bike route

The old Elm Creek tower.water

Plans to convert Iola’s three former elementary schools into housing took a big leap forward on Monday.

and then Maple Road in Bour bon County to Fort Scott.

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

School district officials approved a pre-development agreement with BNIM, a Kan sas City, Mo.-based architect and design firm that wants to use a combination of tax cred its, grants and other financ ing to convert the schools into apartments.BNIMhas spent the past few months exploring their options for the buildings, both from a logistical and financial standpoint.Theirhope is to invest

A three-city, two-wheeled celebration is in the works Saturday to mark the un veiling of a new bike route through southeast Kansas.

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Inflation still stubbornly high despite slowdown

month.Stock prices tumbled and bond yields rose on the worse-than-expected core figures, with many inves tors fearful that the Feder al Reserve will turn even more aggressive in its drive to curb inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average sank nearly 900 points in mid-dayFurthertrading.Fed rate hikes could weaken growth so much as to push the econo my into a recession. Some economists now expect the Fed to raise its benchmark short-term rate, currently in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, to 4.5% or higher by early next year. That would make it even harder for the cen tral bank to meet its goal of achieving a “soft landing,” whereby it would tame infla tion without causing a reces sion.“This was a disappoint ing report,” said Laura Rosner-Warburton, senior economist at MacroPolicy Perspectives. “It raises the risk of higher interest rates

Marilyn Sue (Smoot) Leigh, 68, rural Humboldt, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022.

AG hopeful talks public service

Marilyn Sue was born June 18, 1954, in Iola, to Albert Smoot and Mary (Ulrich) LaCrone. Marilyn Sue attended Gas City Elementary School, graduat ing from Iola High School in 1972. She was looking forward to celebrating her 50th class reunion and seeing all of her classmates.

On June 18, 1972, Marilyn married Jimmie Wil son in Gas. This union was blessed with two chil dren, Michael Leon and Cynthia Marie. They later divorced. Marilyn married Glade Leigh in October 1997. They made their home in Humboldt for 25 years.Marilyn loved crafting, making beautiful greet ing cards and was an avid reader. But most of all, she loved her cats. She took special care of her cats, sometimes bottle-feeding them when they were born early. Marilyn also enjoyed traveling, visiting many places. She especially enjoyed her Caribbean cruises with Glade and her family and the moth er/daughter trips. Sister and mom weekends were a topic of conversation at holiday times, but not all secrets were told as to what happened on those mother/daughter trips.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her father, Al bert Smoot, brother, Melvin Dean, mother-in-law Dorthea Leigh, niece Marsha Kay Smoot and step grandson,MarilynWeston.Sueissurvived by her caring husband, Glade Leigh; son Michael Wilson (Sheila), Garnett; daughter, Cynthia Wilson, of Wichita; parents, Mary and Don LaCrone of Gas; four sisters, Lucin da Stanley (Paul), Chanute, Rhodenia Rowe (Pat), Iola, Lavina Chambers (Jerry), Iola, and Carol Fe agins (Tim), Tulsa; stepchildren, Orion Leigh, Iola, and Cheyannne Cash (Patrick), Iola; seven grand children, Michael, Brady, Seth, Colby, Crew, Mad ison and Preston; and many nieces and nephews who meant so much to her and a wealth of friends she loved so much.

from traffic tickets to homicides. That was followed by work on white-collar criminal cases as special assis tant attorney general at the Kansas Securi tiesMann,Commission.married to a surgeon and with two children, opened a law firm that has centered on representing vic tims of drunk drivers as they navigated the civil and criminal jus tice be,”runsureofKansas,bringtheand“It’ssystem.thatexperience,thatexperienceinlaw,thatIwanttotothestateoftothepeopleKansas,tomakethatthatofficeisthewayitshouldhesaid.

Tracy is survived by son, Colton Blazek, Dodge City; sister, Teresa Blazek, Iola; brother, Lant Blazek, Emporia; and friend, Kirk Bain, Iola.

He said it was unfor

While working in Wy andotte County, Mann joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He con tributed to the effort to pass a state law requir ing use of ignition inter lock devices by anyone convicted of a DUI. He eventually became chair man of MADD’s national board of directors.

Tracy Blazek

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“I just don’t think this office should be focused on one man’s political agenda. The office is far too important for that. This is the top law en forcement office in the state,” Mann said.

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spotlight.“Theattorney general should be very selective about the lawsuits that are filed,” he said.

Tracy Lee Blazek, 50, Iola, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, in TracyIola.was born Dec. 23, 1971, in Great Bend, to Ernest P. Blazek and Carol J. (Kennedy) Blazek.

TOPEKA — Demo crat Chris Mann looks at the job of Kansas at torney general through the lens of personal experience as a law enforcement officer, crime victim, prosecu tor and defense lawyer. Mann, competing against Republican nominee Kris Kobach in the November elec tion, said he wouldn’t approach this foray into elective politics the same way had a drunk driver not shat tered a lifelong dream to follow in career foot steps of his police offi cerItfather.was3:30 a.m. Jan. 11, 2002. Mann, who joined the Lawrence police force before graduating from Uni versity of Kansas, pulled a vehicle over for a broken taillight.

Not all politics Mann, who has nev er before sought elect ed office, said he was campaigning for attor ney general to improve public safety and to protect the rights of people.“Ihave said from day one that I think this office should be about public safety and not politics,” he said. “The office itself needs to be there to help the people of Kansas. And that means that you can’t be distracted by a polit ical agenda or personal political beliefs. You have to be there to do the work every day, to make people’s lives bet ter in the state, to pro tect their rights, to pro tect the Constitution, and to make sure that folks feel comfortable in their communities.”

Candidates for state and federal office in Kansas have faced ques tions on abortion after the August vote over whelmingly rejecting a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would have denied women the right to abor tion in

tunate Kobach was intent on establishing a special unit in the attorney gen eral’s office dedicated to filing lawsuits against President Joe Biden.

“I got to travel the country doing this work, talking to industry leaders, folks from the NFL, law enforcement throughout the country and other victims,” he said. “What I really fo cused on was sharing my story, asking those folks to also turn their pain into purpose and to help their communi ties to keep their roads safe.”

Memorials are suggested to the Tracy Blazek Me morial Fund, and may be left with the funeral home.

A visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 U.S. 54, Iola.

Marilyn Leigh

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Kobach was twice elected secretary of state in his career, but lost campaigns for gov ernor, U.S. Senate and U.S.“I’mHouse.running for this office to help the people of Kansas,” Mann said. “My opponent is run ning for the office just to run for another office because he’s a politi cian.”Mann also was crit ical of the decision by Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the GOP nomi nee for governor, to join a lawsuit originating in Texas intended at delve into 2020 election re sults in key states won by President Joe Biden.

“TheKansas.people of Kan sas have clearly spoken in this August 2 primary, and they want there to be a right for women to make their own private medical decisions. I can tell you that I’m not go ing to use the limited re sources of the attorney general’s office to attack anyone’s constitutional rights,” Mann said.

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Marilyn worked in business offices through out her career, but most recently spent 20 years at Walmart, retiring in 2017. Marilyn enjoyed visiting with all of her friends while they were shopping at Walmart, many times hearing her laughter or voice carrying through the store trying to get someone’s attention, so she could give them a hug.

On abortion

By TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector

She also loved to have her son, Michael, paged overhead to come and give his mother a hug in the photography department. Marilyn was so very proud of her children, especially Michael’s service in the United States Navy and as a firefighter for the Iola Fire Department and currently as a lieutenant at the Ottawa Fire Department. Marilyn was so hap py to see Cynthia graduate from nursing school and follow her passion in helping people.

Mann said there was no justification for suits filed by an attorney gen eral based on partisan political calculations or to otherwise chase the

An intoxicated driv er slammed into his parked cruiser at 50 mph. Force of that collision threw Mann into the back of the SUV he’d pulled over — crime scene photos show an impression of his body on that ve hicle — and deposited him 30 feet away on the side of the road. He was fortunate to sur vive. Physical therapy couldn’t conquer lin gering pain in his body. It was devastating to step away from the po lice“Itdepartment.wasagreat job,” Mann said on the Kan sas Reflector podcast. “It was a job I really en joyed doing. I felt like it was a Withcalling.”anintact goal of being involved in public service, or “turning my pain into purpose,” Mann en rolled in law school at Washburn University in Topeka. His first job out of law school was as a prosecutor in Wy andotte County with a caseload that ranged

In Oregon, utility companies said Mon day they restored pow er to tens of thousands of customers after shutting down service over the weekend to try to prevent wildfires during high winds, low humidity and hot tem peratures.BothPortland Gener al Electric and Pacific Power enacted planned power shutoffs Friday amid the extreme fire danger. The utilities were concerned that the winds would cause live power lines to break or sag, making sparks that could ignite tinder-dry vegetation.Southof Portland, evacuation levels were reduced near the 135-square-mile Ce dar Creek Fire, which has burned for over a month across Lane and Deschutes counties.

The group also re ceived buildingsportantuse.buildingsaboutaboutGriffin-Lohmanmunity.couldbesaidcialwouldifberdon’ttothathaveBNIMagreementsoftakecredits.eligiblethatnationcludingtypesontheirBNIMchaininpositivereveal,whichconstructionpreliminaryestimates,Bakerdidnotthatweremorethanexpectedlightofrecentsupplyissues.Fromthebeginning,madeitclearplanswouldrelyobtainingvariousoffinancing,inahistoricdesigforthebuildingwillmakethemforcertaintaxTheprocesscouldyearsandisabitagamble.Sofar,allbetweenandthedistrictincludedclausesalloweitherpartyendthedealifthingsworkout.SchoolboardmemJohnWilsonaskedanyofthetaxcreditsgotolocalfinaninstitutions.Bakertheylikelywouldofferedlocally,whichbenefitthecomBoardmemberRobinaskedrequirementswinterizingthewhennotinBakersaidit’simtokeepvacantinthebest

at a total cost of $91,100. That’s significantly low er than the initial esti mate of around $122,000. Most of the system will be wireless. Bowlus Di rector Daniel Kays said he’s also pursuing a grant that could reduce costs.•Heard an update on the various school bond projects. Finishing work continues at the new Iola Elementary School, and playgrounds are likely to open at the end of the month. Asphalt at a new parking lot at Iola High School should be poured by the end of the month.•IES principal Andy Gottlob gave an up date on the start of the school year. Pickup and dropoff at the new school is developing into a rhythm, he said. SAFE BASE, the after school program, be gan Tuesday and that should ease pressure on the pickup system. A plan is in place for pro cedures during inclem ent weather, he said.

ward, as well as addi tional changes in state law regarding other tax credits and laws that make houses easier to build and more afford able, such as the Mod erate Income Housing grant.”Thechanges increase the likelihood of suc cess for BNIM, he said.

possible shape. Two of the buildings, McKinley and Lincoln, are being leased to other organi zations this year.

That’s actually very positive, Baker said. Keeping the buildings in use and well-main tained will make the remodel process easi er and reduce the need for winterization work, aka “mothballing” the building.

• Approved Dan Davis to fill a vacancy on the Bowlus Fine Arts Cen ter board.

Rains, mudslides prompt California evacuations

Fire has grown to 76 square miles, with 16% containment, accord ing to the California Department of Forest ry and Fire Protection. While crews were able to take advantage of cooler temperatures and higher humidity Monday to strengthen control lines, more than 5,800 structures in Plac er and El Dorado coun ties remained under threat, and some 11,000 residents were under evacuation orders.

can proceed, such as codes that limit the height of living quar ters in city limits.

The cost will range between $100,000 and $200,000, all of which will be raised privately, Houser“We’vesaid.got to raise the money first,” Houser acknowledged. “But we can get the money.”

“Thank you for trust ing me with this,” Grun dy told the Council.

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Assistant City Ad ministrator Corey Schinstock said the tow er was built sometime in the 1920s and hasn’t been used for more than 20 Ayears.contractor who had been hired to help remove old steam gen erators from the city’s power plant following the 2007 flood had ex pressed interest then in removing the Elm Creek tower but never followed up, Schinstock noted.

A splash park idea has been tossed around by CITF members for years, noted club presi dent Donna Houser, and finally has progressed to the point that the group has found what it con siders the best location because of available space, sufficient water drainage and proximity to existing water lines.

Max Grundy’s artist rendering of what the renovated water tower might look like. COURTESY PHOTO

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CITF also will begin pursuing grants to help pay for the cost, added group member Chelsey Beasley.“Butwe can’t do any thing until we get your permission,” Houser continued.While the Council did not vote formally on the request, because it wasn’t needed, all in attendance gave their blessing to the CITF project.Houser promised a wide-scale and public appeal for funding.

After Grundy and wife Candice expressed an interest in creating the unique Airbnb in June, the city agreed to put the structure out for bids.The Grundys’ $1,000 bid was the only one re outitemsSlaughletsomethingmark.towerSlaugher.”“YouGrundyMayorceived.“Congratulations,”SteveFrenchtoldafterthevote.ownawatertowCouncilmanCarldescribedtheasalocalland“I’djustassoonhavepositiveandhimtakeashotatit,”said.Thereareseveralstilltobeironedbeforetheproject

“We’ve lived in Iola for a year and three months, and we think Iola’s pret ty darned great. I can promise we’ll do every thing in our abilities to improve the city.”

257: Former school outlook good

Our plan hasn’t really changed, but we’ve been exploring new options to en hance and sup port the project.

“Our plan hasn’t re ally changed, but we’ve been exploring new op tions to enhance and support the project.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of residents were under evacuation and shel ter-in-place orders early Tuesday after heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a moun tain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other de bris across Firefightersroads. went street by street in the community of Forest Falls Monday night to make sure no res idents were trapped. Eric Sherwin, spokes person for the San Bernardino County Fire Department, said crews hadn’t found anyone who needed to be rescued and no one was reported missing. Crews would canvas the neighborhoods again and begin clean up efforts after sunrise, he“We’resaid. not gonna know the extent of things until we get to first light,” Sherwin said before dawn Tues day.Many structures in the area had varying levels of damage, Sher win said, including a commercial building where the mud was so high it collapsed the roof.The rains were the remnants of a tropi cal storm that brought high winds and some badly needed rainfall to underGlencommunitiesnardinohomesthoritiesnightdebrisadditionaltarychargedandAtheirbyaFire,fires,winthestartsturnsthetothere’sscarswherenardinoinflashtheaboutburningafighterslastSoutherndrought-strickenCaliforniaweek,helpingfirelargelycorralwildfirethathadbeenoutofcontrol20milessouthofmudslides.ThemudflowsandfloodingoccurredpartsoftheSanBerMountainsthereareburn—areaswherelittlevegetationholdthesoil—from2020wildfires.“Allofthatdirttomudandslippingdownmountain,”Shersaid.OneofthewildtheElDoradowassparkedbysmokedeviceusedacoupletorevealbaby’sgender.firefighterdiedthecouplewaswithinvolunmanslaughter.ConcernsaboutmudandflowsMondaypromptedautoput2,000intheSanBerMountainofOakandForestFallsevacuationor

“We’ve been asked this a lot through the years. ‘Why don’t you do a splash park?’” Houser noted. “We really want this.”

• Approved a bid from Pinnacle to install a new fire alarm system

Smoky skies from wildfires in many areas of the West caused air quality to deteriorate Monday, with danger ous levels of particulate pollution detected by government and private monitors in portions of eastern Oregon and Washington, Northern California, central Ida ho and western Mon tana. In some areas, peo ple were told to avoid all outdoor activity until the pollution cleared.

Houser knows a thing or two about pri vate fundraisers. She brought in more than $100,000 to pay for a laundry list of improve ments to the Riverside Park football stadium.

scape.The bottom floor would comprise the liv ing quarters, including two bedrooms, a kitchen and full Councilbath. members voted, 8-0, to have City Attorney Bob Johnson work up a contract to sell the tower to Grundy.

Water: Council approves sale

• Approved the budget with a slight, 0.1 mill levy tax rate increase.

IOLA MAY ALSO be home to a splash park in the near CottonwoodbrookparkposalmentagaveCouncilfuture.memberstheirblessingtoCommunityInvolveTaskForceprotodevelopasplashfacilityatMeadowPark,alongNorthStreet.

IN OTHER news, the school board:

• Agreed to spend $9,268.76 for floor cov erings to protect the gymnasium floor at Iola High School, which was renovated over the sum mer. The covering sys tem can be used during school dances, gradua tion and other events. It will cover about half of the floor using 10-foot by 60-foot rolls of covering similar to a kitchen cab inet liner, IHS principal Scott Carson said. It in cludes a roller rack for storage and to make it easier to roll and unroll.

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ders after nearly 2 inch es of rain fell on Yucai paForRidge.some homes in Forest Falls, it was too late to evacuate and res idents were told to shel ter in place through the night because it was saf er than venturing out. “The roads are com promised or they’re cov ered in debris,” Sher win said, adding that crews planned to work all night using heavy equipment to clear routes.The mudslides came after a week that saw California endure a record-long ersideotherattheTwotainedmileAngeles.milesFairviewaidedtrol.andSacramentotoforniaFireupairtotheFahrenheit,etedpartsTemperaturesheatwave.inmanyofthestaterockpast100degreesandpushedstate’selectricalgridthebreakingpointasconditionerssuckedpower.TheFairviewinSouthernCaliandtheMosquiFireburningeastofbrokeoutragedoutofconThetropicalstormcrewsbattlingtheFireabout75southeastofLosThe44-square-blazewas56%conbylateMonday.peoplediedfleeingfire,whichdestroyedleast30homesandstructuresinRivCounty.

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In Washington, fire officials scrambled to secure resources for a blaze sparked Saturday in the remote Stevens Pass area that sent hik ers fleeing and forced evacuations of moun tain communities. As of Monday, the Bolt Creek Fire was 2% contained and had scorched near ly 12 square miles of for estland about 65 miles northeast of Seattle. A larger incident man agement team and ad ditional fire crews were slated to arrive Tuesday, officials said.

Diet is very important to the health of an animal, and making sure that all of a pet’s nutritional needs are met can be difficult in a world full of claims, opinions, buzz words, and marketing tactics. Owners should consider a well-researched general maintenance diet to start their pets on and consult with a veterinarian before trying new diets or supplements. While there is a lot of good information about pet nutrition online, there is also a large amount of biased and under-researched information that can mislead owners who simply want the best for their

Online, many owners, trainers, pet store workers, and regular people talk about their pet’s diet, bad experiences they have had, what foods have made their animal look healthier, and what supplements they add to “upgrade” their kibble. All of this is subjective, which doesn’t make it necessarily untrue, but this advice may not be applicable to all pets.

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— The National Ar chives is still not certain that it has custody of all Donald Trump’s presi dential records even af ter the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago club, a con gressional committee said in a letter Tuesday.

work of food banks, said 38% more food was dis tributed in August com pared with July.

and potentially in the possession of the for mer president.

Prices: Inflation high despite low gas prices

In addition, the com mittee also asked for the Archives to get a per sonal certification from Trump “that he has surrendered all presi

ed to reduce pharma ceutical prices and fight climateNationally,change.the aver age cost of a gallon of gas has dropped to $3.71, down from just above $5 in mid-June. But gro cery prices have con tinued to rise rapidly, jumping 0.7% from July to August. In the past year, they have soared 13.5% — the biggest 12-month increase since 1979.Chicken prices have risen nearly 17% in the past year. And egg pric es surged 2.9% just in August from July and are up nearly 40% from a yearWorseningago. food in flation is a particular strain on lower-income families, more of whom have had to turn to food banks and other aid as inflation has worsened.

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In light of revelations that Mr. Trump’s representatives misled investigators about his continued possession of government property and that material found at his club included dozens of ‘empty folders’ for classified material, I am deeply concerned that sensitive presidential records may re main out of the control and custody of the U.S. Government.

— Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.

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for pet food, many owners have a tried-and-true brand that they are loyal to. Some owners, however, may be interested in switching foods or unsure of what makes a good food. When someone doesn’t already know what they are looking for, it can be difficult to navigate the world of pet food and alternative or fad diets that circulate in forums and on social media. Buzz words and phrases such as grain free, all natural, raw, and farm fresh appear on brightly colored bags featuring claims of health benefits and promises of a better quality of life for pets. While these forms of marketing are not inherently bad, they can often be misleading or confusing when an owner is trying to provide the best for theirIfpets.anowner is just starting out or starting over with a pet’s diet, it is important to know what to look for. Some brands that veterinarians recommend are Hill’s Science Diet, Purina Pro Plan, and Royal Canin. These brands have had extensive research and feed trials led by veterinarians and veterinary nutritionists. If these foods are not available to an owner for any number of reasons, it is important to find a food that meets Association of American Feed Control Officials standards, is labeled as “complete” and “balanced,” and has had feed trials on real animals. This gets the animal started on a general maintenance diet.

Inflation is higher than many Americans have ever experienced, escalating families’ gro cery bills, rents and util ity costs, among other expenses. It has deep ened gloom about the economy despite strong job growth and low un employment.Republicans have sought to make inflation a central issue in the midterm congressional elections. They blame President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed last year for much of the increase. Many econo mists generally agree, though they say that snarled supply chains, sharp pay increases and

I am deeply concerned that sensitive presi dential records may re main out of the control and custody of the U.S. Government,” Rep. Car olyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee, wrote in the letter.

The House committee has jurisdiction over the Presidential Records Act, a 1978 law that re quires the preservation of White House docu

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But the letter notes a call between Archives staff and the committee on Aug. 24, where law makers were informed that documents could still be missing.

dential records that he illegally removed from the White House after leaving office.”

Mary Jane Crouch, executive director of America’s Second Har vest of Coastal Georgia, which works with a net

Before starting on an alternative diet or adding supplements, owners should always consult with their regular veterinarian. Diets such as raw diets or grain free diets have very little research behind them and are still undergoing testing and are slowly revealing some of the health problems that can occur with the current formulations. It is always important for owners to consider these risks and consult with their veterinarian before using these diets.

As a result, Maloney wrote, the committee is asking the agency to conduct an “urgent re view” of all of the gov ernment records that have been recorded from the Trump White House to determine whether any additional records remain unaccounted for

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and a hard landing for theChaireconomy.”Jerome Powell is expected to announce another big increase in the Fed’s key rate next week, which will lead to higher costs for consum er and business loans.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have also been key factors in the infla tionAtsurge.thesame time, the drop in gas prices — for consumers, perhaps the most visible barome ter of inflation — could bolster Democrats’ prospects in the mid term elections. It may already have contrib uted to slightly higher public approval ratings forInBiden.astatement Tues day, the president said, “Overall, prices have been essentially flat in our country these last two months. That is wel come news for Ameri can families, with more work still to do.”

Though much of the food is donated, Crouch said her organization buys some of it and has faced sharp increases in meat and dairy prices in the past few months.

And the prices of many other goods are still rising even as sup ply chain snarls unrav el, said Rosner-Warbur ton, the MacroPolicy economist. Furniture, sports gear and new cars became more ex pensive last month, sug gesting that businesses are still raising prices in response to robust consumer“Companiesdemand.are still putting through large price increases for those goods, and that’s prob lematic,” she said. It means the Fed will like ly have to work hard er to slow consumer spending through high er rates.

ments as property of the U.S. government. The re quest is the latest devel opment in a 10,000ingswiththanFBIcomeshandlinginvestigatingmittee,theback-and-forthmonthslongbetweenagencyandthecomwhichhasbeenTrump’sofrecords.Therequestalsoweeksaftertherecoveredmore100documentsclassifiedmarkandevenmorethanothergovern

In his speeches, Biden has generally stopped referring to the impact of inflation on family budgets. He has instead highlighted his admin istration’s recent legis lative lastincludingaccomplishments,alawenactedmonththat’sintend

ment documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The search came after lawyers for Trump provided a sworn certi fication that all govern ment records had been returned.Maloney and other Democratic lawmakers on the panel have been seeking a briefing from the National Archives, but haven’t received one due to the Justice Department’s ongoing criminal investigation into the matter.

The committee is ask ing the Archives to pro vide an initial assess ment of this review by Sept. 27.

The House Commit tee on Oversight and Reform revealed that staff at the Archives on an Aug. 24 call could not provide assuranc es that they have all of Trump’s presidential records. The committee in the letter asked the Archives to conduct an assessment of whether any Trump records re main unaccounted for and potentially in his possession.“Inlight of revela tions that Mr. Trump’s representatives misled investigators about his continued possession of government property and that material found at his club included doz ens of ‘empty folders’ for classified material,

Panel: Archives still not certain it has all Trump records

This is a big step forward for Kansas. By giving people the tools they need to suc ceed here in Kansas — and not have to look outside the state — we’ve found just one more way to foster a bright er, more resilient and more prosperous future for all who call the Sunflower State home.

Calley Malloy, left, of Shawnee, Cassie Woolworth of Olathe and Dawn Rattan of Shawnee and supporters celebrated during an election watch party on Aug. 2. The group backed a “No” vote on the constitutional amendment, which if passed, would have removed a woman’s right to an abortion as provided in the Kansas Constitution.

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these intimate, personal rights put up for a public vote was wrong in the first place.

Of course, abortion to many people isn’t so cut and dried. There’s nuance, they say.

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ButComplexities.leaningtoo much into those “complexities” likely would require a violation of a woman’s agency to decide if she wants to become a par ent or not. We were facing the probability of the gov ernment forcing women to carry pregnancies to term.

COLONY — The Colony post office will an hold open house in its new quarters next Saturday afternoon, acting postmaster Edgar L. Tressler said today. The staff moved into the new building on July 11 from quarters it had occupied since 1905. Mail was first re ceived in Colony in 1858 via stage coach from Lawrence. In 1870 the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad was completed and established a depot at Col ony, which was first called Divide. Records found in the old post office indicate that in 1877 Divide had a popula tion of 85. The business dis

The historic vote Aug. 2, however, could mark the be ginning of the end of the sys tematic erasure of women in this nation. Kansas women likely looked at the results of the vote and wondered if there was anything they couldn’t do.

Almost simultaneously, many Kansans bitterly and angrily fought mandatory masking measures during the pandemic, considering such a request as tyranny. No way we men will ever find our bodies managed and di rected the way society seems to want to do for women.

losing rape kits? How seri ously do we take the issue of stalking? And in recent years with the spate of the killing of unarmed Black men, it appears police offi cers are sexually assaulting women at alarming rates during traffic stops. There’s a federal investigation into this matter right now in Kan sas City, MaybeKansas.that’s why, for many Kansas women and women across the nation, the Aug. 2 “no” vote felt wor thy of a Helen Reddy primal roar.That vote indeed should mark a new beginning.

In the recent HBO docu mentary “The Janes,” about a group of Chicago women who pioneered abortion ser vices in the 1960s, women said they couldn’t receive birth control unless they were married. Many bought dime store rings and called them “Mrs. (made-up hus band’s name)” to get the care

Women are still being erased

I have high hopes for this office. Earlier in the Kelly administration, we created the Office of Broadband De velopment and have since seen amazing results, includ ing providing 55,000 house holds and businesses access to high-speed internet since 2019. I am confident we’ll get the same great return with the new Office of Registered Apprenticeship.Allofthisisnot to say that registered apprenticeships will alone solve our worker shortages. Gov. Kelly and I consider this office just a part of a multifaceted strate gy to attract and retain work ers and encourage more Kan sans to join the workforce. That’s why we’ve increased our stock of affordable hous ing, encouraged businesses to provide employees with child care and made histor ic investments in K-12 and higher education.

Aerial estimates put atten dance between 800,000 and 1.2Themillion.idea of counting a human being as three-fifths human has its own horrors, but at least we were count ed. Women don’t appear in the U.S. Constitution. Their unenumerated existence explains for some why guns have more rights than the women in our lives.

Inalienable rights shouldn’t fall subject to the tyranny of the majority. It was wrong for women to have to turn out in droves to defend a right they should already enjoy.

A beginning for women to add themselves to the Amer ican mosaic, where for so long, men and their accom plices simply painted over them.

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trict consisted of a grocery, blacksmith shop, wagon shop, real estate office and post office. The postmaster was Dr. J. M. Ford. On March 24, 1905, the post office and several other business buildings burned, but the postal records were saved and moved into the Rhodes building where it remained until the new building was built this year. The office now serves 692 families on two rural routes, which are carried by Jim Goodwin, Ralph Stever and Charles Martin. Martin has been a carrier for 40 years. The post office has two clerks, Anne Wilson and Florence Fursman, in addition to Tressler, acting postmaster.

Frankly, women having these intimate, personal rights put up for a public vote was wrong in the first place. Inalienable rights shouldn’t fall subject to the tyranny of the majority. It was wrong for women to have to turn out in droves to defend a right they should already enjoy.

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Voter registration zoomed by 1,000%, according to news reports in the weeks leading up to the special election, and more than 60% of those registrations were women. The resulting tidal wave of turnout helped Kansans turn back an effort to turn the clock back on women and their right to govern their own bodies.

investigations into any mis carriage would follow on the heels of this vote were it suc cessful. The whole situation wasButterrifying.theseefforts aren’t new.Iremember the national push during the 1970s to pass the Equal Rights Amend ment. Even as a child, I understood that women deserved equal rights. I couldn’t understand why people considered this effort controversial. But controver sial it was. It didn’t pass.

they sought.

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I’ve barely scratched the absurdities women have had to deal Evenwith.inthe issue of police terror, we aren’t affording women’s voices the attention theyHowdeserve.often have you read about police departments

needs in our state by giving Kansans the skills they need for high-paying industries like renewable energy and advanced manufacturing. Now, we’re doubling down on that success. The Office of Registered Apprentice ship will dramatically scale up the apprenticeships of fered across the state so that every Kansan — no matter their background or geogra phy — can obtain the tools they need to contribute to our economy. That means creating more pathways for apprenticeships in indus tries that are particularly in need of workers — such as education and healthcare — and knocking down barriers to employment for veterans, women, people of color and the formerly incarcerated.

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As lieutenant governor and secretary of commerce, I work closely with business es across the state, and just about everyone is celebrat ing how we’ve been able to turn around Kansas’ econ omy in recent years. But as our economic trajectory reaches new heights, there’s one thing we still must do: Ensure we have enough skilled workers for all the jobs we’re creating. I hear it again and again. People love doing business here and are eager to create high-paying, quality jobs for Kansans. They just need more work ers.That’s exactly why the Office of Registered Ap prenticeship will be a game-changer for our state. Registered apprenticeships have already proven to be one of our most effective economic development tools by creating a more highly skilled and qualified work force that reduces turnover and increases productivity costs for employers. In recent years, we’ve increased fund ing for the programs and have seen results: Right now, 3,400 Kansans are “earning and learning” in a registered apprenticeship program, fill ing out a talent pipeline that will help local businesses across the state stay vibrant andIt’sstrong.clear that registered apprenticeship programs are already meeting critical

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The busloads of men I had accompanied as a journalist to 1995’s Million Man March seemed stunned by the news media count of only 400,000 men on Washington, D.C.’s mall the previous day. I wrote that journalists at the march must have used the threefifths compromise in calcu lating the size of the crowd.

On the heels of Labor Day last week, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order creating Kansas’ first Office of Registered Apprentice ship — a new office at the Department of Commerce that will exclusively focus on providing essential instruc tion and on-the-job training for Kansans looking to work in highly sought-after indus tries.This is more good news for our state. In July, we an nounced that Panasonic will soon be building a $4 bil lion, 4,000-job electric vehi cle battery plant here. And in recent years, Kansas has racked up award after award after award for being a na tional leader in creating jobs and attracting business in vestment — an achievement that has driven down our unemployment rate to an alltime low.

It felt as though draconian restrictions on contracep tion and prying, criminal

About the author: Mark McCormick is the former ex ecutive director of The Kan sas African American Mu seum and a member of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission.

One of my co-workers once shared that there was a time when she couldn’t have her own credit card. She could only carry one with her husband’s name.

I once interviewed the trailblazing entrepreneur Xavia Hightower, who ran two mortuaries in two Kan sas cities. To get a loan, her bank insisted that she need ed a husband to manage her affairs. So, she married a man to come to the bank with her, and she continued running her business.

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Route: Bicyclists can ride from Iola to Fort Scott, Pittsburg

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Queen’s coffin leaves for London

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THE Iola-to-Fort Scott route covers 43 miles, with a stretch of gravel between LaHarpe and Moran.Therest is all asphalt as cyclists enjoy the sce nic countryside offered along the hilly, curvy terrain, particularly once the route reaches eastern Bourbon Coun ty.

Over the past 24 hours, thousands of people filed silently past the coffin after it was brought to Edin burgh from Balmoral Estate, where she died Sept. 8 at age 96, ending

Schroeder and Leahy pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted a surge in bi

hub,” Leahy explained. “Hopefully, this is the tip of the iceberg for greater inter-connec tivity between commu nities. It’s one of those things where there are so many great resources these communities have to share with other peo ple who may not know they’re“There’sthere.a lot more work to be done, for sure,” he continued.

As a bagpiper played, the flag-draped oak cof fin was carried from St. Giles’ Cathedral. Crowds lining the Royal Mile through the historic heart of Edinburgh broke into applause as the coffin, accompanied by the queen’s daughter, Prin cess Anne, was driven to Edinburgh Airport.

her 70-year reign.

On a visit to Northern Ireland in 2012, she shook hands with Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness, a former IRA command er — a once-unthink able moment of recon ciliation.AlexMaskey, a Sinn Fein politician who is speaker of the North ern Ireland Assembly, said the queen had “demonstrated how individual acts of pos itive leadership can help break down barri ers and encourage rec onciliation.”

“It’s a matter of doing what makes the most sense.”It’s also important to note that the entire Prairie Pathways route follows roads and not trails, Schroeder added.

While there was a warm welcome in Hill sborough, the British monarchy draws mixed emotions in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communi ties: mostly Protestant

THE PLAN is for the caravans to depart from Iola and Pittsburg after their respective ribbon cutting ceremonies and arriving at Fort Scott at around noon.

EDINBURGH, Scot land (AP) — A mili tary transport plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Scotland on Tuesday for the final time to return to Lon don, where she will lie in Herstate. son, King Charles III, returned to London from Northern Ireland, where his visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a con tested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the mon archy.Heis to meet the cas ket at Buckingham Pal ace, where it will spend the night at the queen’s London home. It will be taken on a horse-drawn gun carriage Wednes day to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state for four days be fore Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey.

That split fueled three decades of vio lence known as “the Troubles” involving paramilitary groups on both sides and U.K. se curity forces, in which 3,600 people died. The royal family was touched personally by the violence: Lord Lou is Mountbatten, a cous in of the queen and a much-loved mentor to Charles, was killed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1979.

Lilly Downs, 18, sits in her bed at Denver’s Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Downs has been in and out of the hospital with long COVID. (PHOTO BY HYOUNG CHANG/THE DENVER POST)

He notes the new route takes cyclists through or near often overlooked communities like Mo ran, LaHarpe, Gas, Bron son, Uniontown, Hepler andTheArcadia.advantage is twofold, Schroeder added.

The Fort Scott cele bration will be near the BCAT offices at the in tersection of National and Ninth streets.

— New research sug gests at least 17 million people in the European Union may have expe rienced long COVID-19 symptoms during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic, with women more likely than men to suffer from the condition, the World Health Organization saidTheTuesday.research, con ducted for the WHO/ Europe, was unclear on whether the symptoms that linger, recur or first appear at least one month after a coronavi rus infection were more common in vaccinated or unvaccinated people. At least 17 million peo ple met the WHO’s crite ria of long COVID-19 — with symptoms lasting at least three months in 2020 and 2021, the report said.“Millions of people in our region, strad dling Europe and Cen tral Asia, are suffering debilitating symptoms many months after their initial COVID-19 infec tion,” said Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Region al Director for Europe, during a conference in TelTheAviv. modeling also suggests that women are twice as likely as men to experience long COVID-19, and the risk increases dramatically among severe infections

A deep sectarian di vide remains, a quarter century after Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement.Forsome Irish na tionalists, the British monarch represents an oppressive foreign power. But others ac knowledge the queen’s role in forging peace.

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The research, which represents estimates and not actual numbers of affected people, tracks with some other recent studies on the constel lation of longer-term symptoms after corona virus infections.

communitieswe’dpeoplewithwouldtrails,”really“Missouriopportunities.hassomewell-establishedLeahysaid.“Itbenicetoconnectthemsomeday.Ifareinterested,lovetotalkwithaboutit.”

can happen even after breakthrough infections in vaccinated people, and that older adults face higher risks for the long-term effects. The study showed that about one-third who had breakthrough infections exhibited signs of long COVID.Aseparate report from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention found that up to a year after an initial coronavirus infection, 1 in 4 adults aged 65 and older had at least one potential long COVID-19 health problem, com pared with 1 in 5 young er Mostadults.people who have COVID-19 fully recover. But the WHO in Europe report on Tuesday esti mated that 10% to 20% develop mid- and longterm symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness and cognitive dysfunc tion.

cycle sales, as “a boom that has not slowed,” Schroeder added.

Earlier, hundreds of people lined the street leading to Hillsborough Castle near Belfast, the royal family’s official residence in Northern Ireland, in the latest outpouring of affection following the queen’s death. The area in front of the gates to the cas tle was carpeted with hundreds of floral trib utes.Charles and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, got out of their car to wave to the crowd and some times used both hands to reach out to villag ers, including school children in bright blue uniforms. Charles even petted a corgi — fa mously his late moth er’s favorite breed of dog — held up by one person, and some chanted “God save the king!”“Today means so much to me and my family, just to be pres ent in my home village with my children to witness the arrival of the new king is a truly historic moment for us all,” said Hillsborough resident Robin Camp bell as he waited for Charles, who is on a tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom.

unionists who consider themselves British and largely Roman Catho lic nationalists who see themselves as Irish.

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Those feeling extra adventurous also can head out to Fort Scott’s Gunn Park, site of the 2022 Manhattan Mas sacre Mountain Bike races, which run all day Saturday and Sunday.

The fun hits high gear with live music from Bourbon County Revival, refreshments from area restaurants

That is, cyclists must prepare for motor traf fic.“That’s the most com mon question we’ve been getting from peo ple,” she said. “Yes, this is a bike route. No, it’s not a bike trail. It’s an

important distinction when you’re talking about road safety, what to bring, etc., and know ing what to expect. You should expect some traf fic, so stick to the right side of the road and make yourself highly visible.”

people tend to roll out the red carpet because they’re willing to spend some money,” added John Leahy, trails coor dinator at Thrive.

Much the same is of fered along the 39-mile stretch from Pittsburg to Fort Scott, which fol lows paved, rural roads east of U.S. 69, going through Arcadia and Mulberry in Crawford County.A73-mile-stretch also connects Iola and Pitts burg by diverting south at Uniontown in Bour bon“UniontownCounty. is the

“and lots of good vibes,” SchroederElizabethsaid.Burger, se nior program officer with Sunflower Founda tion, and Jody Hoener, president of the Healthy Bourbon County Action Team, will speak. The Sunflower Foundation was a leading funder of the Prairie Pathways planning, working in league with the Healthy Bourbon County Ac tion Team, Thrive Allen County and Live Well Crawford County.

A U.S. study of vet erans published in Na ture Medicine in May provided fresh evidence that long COVID-19

needing hospitalization, the report said. One-inthree women and onein-five men are likely to develop long COVID-19, according to the report.

“Knowing how many people are affected and for how long is import ant for health systems and government agen cies to develop reha bilitative and support services,” said Christo pher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which conducted the re search for the WHO.

“It’s a great way to improve the health and physical wellness of a community,” she said. “It encourages physi cal activity and getting people outside. It’s also an important economic driver across the coun try. Bike touring has be come more popular and continues to grow.”

IDEALLY, the Prai rie Pathways effort will lead to other opportuni ties for cyclists, Leahy said, such as additional trail

Hackett play call a head scratcher for Denver

Geno Smith threw two ﬁrsthalf touchdown passes as the Seahawks’ offense started brilliantly in the post-Wil-

That’s even after her varsity volleyball team lost at Osawatomie on Monday in three sets, while her junior varsity team won four sets in a Therow.Mustang junior varsity team won, 25-17, 25-14, 25-17 and 25-18.

Wilson was 29 of 42 for 340 yards and a touchdown. But Denver couldn’t overcome its

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Humboldt JV football knocked o in opener

Hesse also led offensively with two hits, followed by Dally Curry, Sheridan Byrd and Holloway’s one hit apiece. Kinsey Jelinek was also one of the Mustang’s top passers.

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Addison Morrison started at the setter position in place of Lauren McConaghie who is recovering

Other Humboldt defensive players who stepped up were Mateo Miller, who collected seven tackles, and Mark McCullough, who made three tackles and pulled in a fumble recovery. Keith Gomez also impressed with ﬁve tackles.The Cubs’ JV team returns to action next Monday at Neodesha at 6 p.m.

Yates Center volleyball splits games at Peabody

HMS rushes for seven TDs; tramples Galesburg

The Cubs (2-0) won their second game of the season by shutting out the Timberwolves and scoring seven touchdowns on the ground.Theground attack was led by Humboldt’s Truman Gryzbowski’s three touchdowns and 35 rushing yards. Remington Strickler added 44 yards, Collin Cook had 38 yards and

Iola’s JV team was led in their victories by Zoe Warner, Keysha Smith, Lilli Hirt and Kaydra Scheibmeier’s dominant serving. Warner led the team with four aces, followed by Lacarea Eads’ two aces, Scheibmeier’s three, Hirt and Smith’s two apiece and Lainey Oswald’s one.The varsity Mustangs fell short in three sets 25-14, 2520 and 25-16.

The Cubs received most of their offensive ﬁrepower in the run game, where Cole Mathes rushed the ball in for two touchdowns and 82 yards on 10 carries. Hart ran the ball for 29 yards on eight carries.Hart connected on one

The team has limited depth. Asher Hart started at quarterback for the ﬁrst time in his career.

“I don’t think it was the wrong decision. I think he could make it,” Wilson said after his return to the city where he played his ﬁrst 10 seasons. “Obviously in hind-

The day began for the Wildcats beating Peabody in two sets, 25-21 and 25-20 before dropping two sets against Marais des Cygnes Valley, 25-15 and 25-21.

With the Broncos facing fourth-and-5 in Seahawks territory with a minute remaining and all their timeouts, coach Nathaniel Hackett opted to let the clock run down to 20 seconds before sending out Brandon McManus to try the low-percentage kick.

Gavin Gunderman and Ty Shaughnessy also contributed in the rushing attack with ﬁve and three yards,“Galesburgrespectively.had only 13 players and played real tough, and we wish them well the rest of the season,” said Humboldt head coach Matt Jennings.

PEABODY — Yates Center High School volleyball split its pair of matches at Peabody on Monday.

OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School volleyball head coach Stacy Sprague has been impressed with her team’s improvement throughout the early stages of the 2022 season.

CANEY — The Humboldt High junior varsity football team lost its season-opener to Caney Valley Monday, 2412.It took the Cubs some time to get into the ﬂow of the game, head coach Jeremy Weilert said.

GALESBURG — The Humboldt Middle School football team trampled Galesburg Middle School Thursday night, 52-0.

sight, we didn’t make it, but if we were in that situation again, I wouldn’t doubt whatever he decided.”

“Molly continues to be the glue that holds the team together with her consistency and hard work. Callyn Miller also continues to show why she is the libero for us this year. We will work hard this week on our attacking efﬁciency to get ready for this weekend’s tourney in Humboldt,” said Cummings.YatesCenter will compete at the Humboldt Invitational Saturday, starting at 8:30 a.m.

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son era. Denver had plenty of chances after halftime but fumbled twice at the 1-yard line.Then came the ﬁnal minute, which raised plenty of questions about Hackett’s clock management and deci-

pass, ﬁnding receiver Colden Cook for a 37-yard gain. The quarterback also played on the defensive side of the ball, leading the Cubs with 14 tackles, followed by Mathes’ seven tackles and a lone interception.“Asherreally did a good job,” Weilert said. “We don’t have much depth on our JV, so everyone got to play a considerable amount of time.”

sion-making in his debut as a head coach. NFL kickers are 2 for 35 on attempts of 64 yards or more since 1991, according to Sportradar, and McManus’ career long is 61 yards.

Iola was led by Brooklyn Holloway’s three aces and Zoie Hesse’s two.

“While the scores don’t reﬂect it, the girls have made great improvement from last week,” Sprague said. “We are moving better on the court. Kinsey Jelinek made huge improvements in passing. We are starting to work better as a team.”The Mustangs will host Pittsburg on Thursday at 4 p.m.

The kick missed wide left, and instead of Wilson leading the 36th career fourth-quarter or overtime comeback of his career, the Seahawks celebrated to chants of “Geno! Geno!”“Iwas surprised that they took Russ out there,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

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SEATTLE (AP) — It was a familiar scene in Seattle: Russell Wilson leading his team downfield for a game-winning score late in the fourth quarter.This time, he wasn’t given a chance by his new coach in Denver, pulled off the field in exchange for a 64-yard field goal attempt that left plenty of confusion and the Seattle Seahawks celebrating an unexpected season-opening, 1716 victory over the Broncos on Monday night.

Karsyn Kaufman chipped in with 30 rushing yards.

Denver faced fourth-and-5 at the Seattle 46 after Wilson hit Javonte Williams for a 9-yard gain. McManus said that was the exact spot on the ﬁeld the offense needed to reach to give him a shot at the kick.“Iwish we would have gotten a lot closer, but it put us in that weird spot there because we were in ﬁeld-goal range, but we were on that fourthdown situation,” Hackett said. “I didn’t think we were

from a knee injury.

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gonna get that many yards. ... We just made our decision and wanted to take our shot there.”Hackett then used his timeouts while the Seahawks kneeled down, elongating the SeattleSmithcelebration.andthe Seahawks did very little offensively in the second half but their first half was good enough. Smith threw a touchdown pass of 38 yards to Will Dissly on the first possession of the season and hit Colby Parkinson for a 25-yard touchdown in the secondSmithquarter.finished 23 of 28 for 195 yards, but was 17 of 18 for 164 yards in the first half.

Grace Westerman and Kamdyn Trahan blocked some shots as well as notching some touches for digs in the pair of games, she said.

The outside hitter position was manned by Peyton Petit, Rylie Smith and Kinley Morrison as they all improved on back row defense against Peabody and MdCV.

Humboldt’s Cole Mathes makes a tackle against Caney Valley on Friday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

“I was very proud of how the girls have come together and played through adversity and injuries,” said Yates Center volleyball head coach Carrie Cummings.Yates Center is dealing with injuries and was forced to put players in new positions, Cummings said.

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“For him to go out there and get a win like that shows the conﬁdence we have in him,” Seattle wide receiver DK Metcalf said.

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I am now on a twoweek course of vanco mycin, which seems to be helping. I am very worried about a recur rence of C. diff in the weeks to come. I’ve been reading that there is a one in six chance I will get it again. I am a healthy 59-year-old fe male. I have some big trips coming up and am wondering if I should go.Will my immune sys tem be weak for a while? I am taking probiotics now and drinking kefir. — K.G.

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“Is there anything else you should tell me?” is just a way of allowing a person to speak about any concerns they may have. Some patients can get a little upset, as though the physician believes the patient is hiding something, so I generally say something along the lines of: “What other concerns do you have?”

Should a patient’s spouse surreptitiously inform the patient’s phy sician that the patient is intentionally refusing to report an important symptom? I am guessing that the “unforthcoming patient” situation hap pens frequently, because several of my own doc tors over the years have said to me, “Is there any thing else you should tell me?” — R.A.

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present, so we can all discuss the validity of the spouse’s concern. I do recognize that it can be uncomfortable to do so, which is where the surreptitious behav ior comes in. Often, the spouse’s concerns are about something that many people find diffi cult to bring up, such as alcohol use or concerns that are scary, like chest discomfort, sexual is sues or memory prob lems. It’s far better to discuss these than to leave them unspoken.

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off Cleveland’s Konnor Pilkington in the ﬁfth inning. Trout’s 35th homer of the season traveled 422 feet to dead center at Progressive Field.

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ed the Wildcats to third place. Yates Center defeated Marmaton Valley, Crest, Pleasanton and Uniontown. Humboldt handed the Wildcats their other loss on the day.The Crest junior varsity went 3-3, defeating Marmaton Valley, Pleasanton and Uniontown, while losing to Humboldt, Yates Center and Northeast.HostMarmaton Valley went 1-5, with its only victory coming against Northeast, with losses to Crest, Humboldt, Pleasanton, Uniontown and Yates Center.

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“We just don’t always use our sets to hit the ball. We had our ups and downs, nothing consistent. But they keep working.”

“I’m very proud to arrive as No. 1 and do my bit for the team,” Alcaraz said Tuesday. “Playing the Davis Cup is always special. It’s a unique atmosphere and I’m looking forward to being with the team.”

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Alcaraz made it to Valencia the day before Spain was to debut against Serbia in the group stage on Wednesday.It wasn’t yet clear in which condition Alcaraz arrived after having to play a grueling

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Marmaton Valley High’s Kylah Sander hits the ball during a junior varsity volleyball tournament Saturday.

share the major league record of eight straight games with a home run. Trout can tie the mark Tuesday night when the Angels continue their series with the Guardians.

Hours after celebrating his ﬁrst Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz arrived back home to try to help Spain in the Davis Cup Finals.

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series of matches on his way to the title in New York.“Hopefully he can recover as soon as possible,” Spain captain Sergi Bruguera said. “We don’t know yet if he will be able to play on Wednesday.”Manyexpected Alcaraz to skip the Davis Cup after defeating Casper Ruud in Sunday’s U.S. Open ﬁnal, which allowed him to become the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973.The 19-year-old Alcaraz said following Monday’s traditional Times Squad photo shoot that he “woke up dead” after the four-set ﬁnal against Ruud.

Andie Carr and Addisyn Drake scored 11 points apiece for Marmaton Valley, followed by Taylen Blevins with 10, Layla Cook with seven, Alayna Cook with six, Jae Beachner with four and Emma Michael withMarmatontwo. Valley is at home Thursday Northeast-Arma.against

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COLONY — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball team split a pair of hard-fought matches on the road Monday.Marmaton Valley fell in three sets to Yates Center Middle School, 25-10, 19-25 and 15-6 before rebounding to defeat host Crest Middle School, 25-21, 12-25 and 15-10.“When we attack and hit, we win the points,” Marmaton Valley head coach Brenda Mills said.

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Next: at No. 25 Texas A&M,RealitySaturday. check: Against two over matched opponents, one encouraging sign: 2.25 yards per rush al lowed. Miami has been pretty soft against the run in recent years. Let’s see if the improve mentRanked:holds.Too high. No. 14 Utah (1-1)

The sting of the loss stillThelingers.United States brought a 63-game Olympic winning streak into the final against the Soviet Union on Sept. 9, 1972, in Munich. It appeared the Ameri cans had extended it to 64 when the horn sound ed to end the game with them leading 50-49.

At least for the fore seeable future.

“In other words, we say, ‘We don’t want these, we don’t think we deserve them, we think we deserve the gold,’” McMillen said. “But I think everybody’s got different views. I mean, it’s really hard, so it’s probably going to stay the way it is.”

The game was restart ed — twice — during what even the players struggle to define as er

Next: vs. Missouri State,RealitySaturday.check: Two weeks in, no team more impressive relative to its competition sim ply because the Razor backs have played real competition each week. Ranked: Too low. No. 11 Michigan State (2-0)

McMillen, a former Congressman from Maryland, asked IOC member Dick Pound about putting the med als in the Hall of Fame.

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ing the team in catch es with 10 and not one player averaging more than 12 yards per catch is just not what the Tide has become ac customed to at receive. Need to get Louisville transfer Tyler Harrell and JoJo Earle back fromRanked:injury.Fine.

Efforts to put ’72 Olympic medals in hoop hall halted

Given another chance, the Soviets fired a long pass to Aleksand er Belov, who scored to give the Soviets a 51-50 victory.EdRatleff, a forward who played at Long Beach State, believes it’s possible some play ers may have softened on their stance after 50 years, but said nei ther he nor anyone he still talks to has. One of them, Kenny Davis, has in his will that his family is to never accept silver.“Itell you what, I am the same way I was 50 years ago,” Ratleff said.

The greatest week end in the history of Sun Belt football was not enough to push any of the confer ence’s upstarts into The Associated Press poll.Marshall and Appa lachian State were left at the top of the others receiving votes list in Sunday’s AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, the day after the Thundering Herd won at Notre Dame and the Mountaineers beat Texas A&M in College Station.TheFighting Irish fell all the way out of the rankings with their 0-2 start. The Ag gies managed to stick at No. 24, a curious development with App StateOregonunranked.moved back in at No. 25 after get ting blasted out of the rankings in Week 1 by Georgia.WithGeorgia mov ing up to No. 1, and Or egon having no issues against Eastern Wash ington on Saturday, some voters seemed to be showing defer ence to the Bulldogs by sticking with the Ducks.Reality Check would have preferred letting go of those No.sionweek,withaAppalachianwildBelt,rieswithopenedTheNorthsurprises.wardingexpectationspreseasonandretheSunBeltAndmaybeCarolina,too.TarHeelshavetheseasontworoadvictoagainsttheSunincludingthatoneinWeek1atState.RealityCheckhadfewotherquibblesthevotersthisbutnotthedecitomakeGeorgia1.

No. 3 Ohio State (2-0) Next: vs. Toledo, Sat urday.Reality check: WR Marvin Harrison’s last three games dating back to the Rose Bowl: 18 catches, 311 yards and six Ranked:touchdowns.Justright. No. 4 Michigan (2-0) Next: vs. UConn, Sat urday.Reality check: The question voters face at this point in the Top 25 is stick with high ly ranked preseason teams that have blown out pushovers or push teams that have faced tougher tests toward theRanked:top. It’s OK to take this approach. No. 5 Clemson (2-0) Next: vs. Louisiana Tech,RealitySaturday.check: We’ll see about the offense, but the Tigers’ defense seems to be as ferocious as advertised behind LB Trenton Simpson. Ranked: Still seems high. No. 6 Oklahoma (2-0) Next: at Nebraska, Saturday.Reality check: The start of QB Dillon Gabriel’s Oklahoma career has been splen did: 70% completions, five TDs, no picks, 10.4 yards per Ranked:pass.Same as above. No. 7 Southern Cali fornia (2-0) Next: vs. Fresno State,RealitySaturday.check: Tro jans have 11 takeaways and nine sacks. The plan appears to be boom-or-bust on that side of the ball, but if 5 1/2 turnovers per game is what it takes for USC this is going to be a wild ride.Ranked: Trojans are definitely top-10 most entertaining. No. 8 Oklahoma State (2-0)

pointing an attorney to accept the medals would not be appropriate,” an IOC spokesman said Thursday in an email to The Associated Press.

Next: vs. San Diego State,RealitySaturday.check: Utes took out a boatload of frustration on poor Southern Utah after the Florida loss.

Next: at No. 25 Ore gon,RealitySaturday.check: Be nice to get WRs Puka Nacua and Gunner Romney back from in juries for the trip to Or egon, but it’s still iffy.

rors by the officials or an outright attempt to cheatRefereesthem.initially put time back on the clock after the Soviets ar gued they had called a timeout and the horn had sounded. The clock was still being reset when the ball was put into play and the Sovi ets didn’t score, so R. William Jones, the sec retary general of FIBA, again ordered the clock reset to 3 seconds.

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Ranked: Little low. No. 13 Miami (2-0)

Tom McMillen, a for ward from Maryland and a member of the 1972 team, said the IOC saying players having to accept the medals is “sort of ridiculous” and came up with a possible solution to the impasse: Have a third-party ac cept the medals so they could be placed in the Hall of “WhatFame.we talked about was, given what the IOC’s position is, we could say, ‘OK, give us the medals,’ and then we reject them by giving them to the Naismith museum,” said McMil len, now president and CEO of the LEAD1 As sociation, representing college Football Bowl Subdivision athletic di rectors and programs.

Members of the 1972 U.S. Olympic basket ball team have talked about finally retrieving those silver medals they vowed to never accept and left behind in Ger many.No, they still don’t want them for them selves.They believe the med als belong in the Na ismith Memorial Bas ketball Hall of Fame, but the latest attempt to get them from the International Olympic Committee has been thwarted.Toget the medals a home in the Hall of Fame — which is hold ing its induction cere mony for the Class of 2022 this weekend — the IOC told the players they first have to accept them.“If we have to accept them, then that’s not going to be an option,” said Tom Burleson, a center from North Caro lina State who played on theIt’steam. the same non-starter it was 50 years ago Friday.

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“My mother always taught me you won’t take anything that doesn’t belong to you, and I didn’t think the silver medal belonged to “I’mus. not taking it and I’m sure 100% we got cheated out of it and I think they knew that, too.”McMillen hopes the entire team will one day be enshrined in the Hall of Fame and with this being the 50th anniversary of the Mu nich Games, this week end would have been a fitting time. It’s an hon or Olympic champions such as the 1960 and 1992 U.S. teams have earned.Short of that, he hoped at least the med als could have a home in the Springfield, Mas sachusetts, museum.

The IOC let McMil len know earlier this year — and reiterated its position again this week — that nobody could accept the med als except the players themselves.“TheIOC expressed its appreciation for his efforts but felt that ap

Ranked: Too high. Can’t be in front of the Gators. At least not yet.

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Previous conversa tions about awarding dual gold medals also had been denied and McMillen was disap pointed to learn his latest attempt wouldn’t work,Giveneither.that, McMillen said the medals might still be in a vault in Switzerland in 1,000 years, but in fact they’re not even all together now. The IOC said it received seven medals in 1992 from the local organizing committee, which are now kept in its Olympic Museum collections. The others remained with the orga nizing toanyBasketball,merColangelo,hasheartsthethoseHowever,wouldthetheofchairmanJerrycommittee.Colangelo,oftheHallFameboard,saidHallisawareofplayers’wishesandliketohelpthem.itappearsstepsareoutofHall’shands.“There’sascarontheofeachonewhoparticipated,”saidalsotheforchairmanofUSAaddingthatdecisionswillhavewait.

No. 1 Georgia (2-0) Next: at South Caro lina,RealitySaturday.check: Do not resist. Embrace the Stetson Bennett Heisman Trophy cam paign.Ranked: Perfect. No. 2 Alabama (2-0) Next: vs. Louisi ana-Monroe, Saturday. Reality check: RB Jahmyr Gibbs lead

Next: at Washington, Saturday.Reality check: Spar tans have blown out two MAC opponents, which won’t win them any trophies but it’s better than not blowing out two MAC Ranked:opponents.Littlehigh. No. 12 BYU (2-0)

The Americans’ first loss in Olympic compe tition remains one of the most complicated and controversial fin ishes ever — there’s little question it’s part of the sport’s history, which the Hall pre serves.It’snot that the IOC disagrees with the Hall of Fame option. The Olympic governing body would let mem bers of the team do what they want with the medals — once they’ve followed the organiza tion’s procedure for ob taining them.

day.Reality check: Fifthyear WR Braydon John son, back after missing last year with an injury, has quickly emerged as Oklahoma State’s lat est deep threat with 10 catches for 214 yards. Ranked: Maybe a touch high. No. 9 Kentucky (2-0) Next: vs. Youngstown State,RealitySaturday.check: The SEC’s Big Ten team made a beautiful mess out of Florida to earn an early-season promo tion.Ranked: Sure, why not ninth? No. 10 Arkansas (2-0)

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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

by Tom Armstrong

BEETLE BAILEY

Deana J. Jones formerly known as Deana J. Groff, Trustee of the Mar vin L. Groff and Betty S. Groff Re vocable Trust Agreement, Dated May 18, 1994,

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS

CaseDefendants.No.AL-2022-CV-000033

by Young and Drake

Jones, formerly known as Deana J. Groff; Dean J. Groff; Daneen J. Groff, formerly known as Daneen J. Call; Kansas Depart ment of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, State of Kansas; Kansas Highway Patrol; and the unknown heirs, executors, ad ministrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of such of the defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corpora tions; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successorsand assigns of such defendants as are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conser vators, and trustees of such of the defendants as are minors or are in anywise under legal disability.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

on as the property of the Defen dants above named and will be sold without appraisement to sat isfy said Order of Sale. Defendantowners are granted a one (1) year redemption period from the date of sale.

NOTICE This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information ob tained will be used for that pur pose.

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, press ing a counteroffensive that has produced ma jor gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s mili taryAsprestige.theadvance con tinued, Ukraine’s bor der guard services said the army took con trol of Vovchansk — a town just 3 kilometers

It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz, which unfolded after months of little discern ible movement, could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war.

TheVehicleVIN:Model:Make:1974YamahaGT80A393101744Type:Motorcycle.Petitionfurtherseeks

(Published in The Iola Register Sept. 8, 2022)

FOLK, JR.; KIMBERLY E. FOLK; and WELLS FARGO BANK, CaseDefendants.N.A.,No.2018 CV 000031

Yesterday’s Cryptoquote: Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures. — Henry David Thoreau

JESSEvs.Plaintiff,ration,L.

Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to Chapter 60 of K.S.A.

Deanavs.Plaintiff,J.

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an order holding the Plaintiff to be the owner of fee simple title to the above described 1974 Ya maha GT80A Motorcycle, free of all right, title and interest of the above named defendants, and

Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops

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Wilson was greeted with lustful, guttur al boos every time he stepped on the field from a crowd notorious for making noise. They started in pregame warmups and didn’t decrease in volume throughout the victory.

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dium compared Wilson to Alex Rodriguez, who infamously left for a massive contract in Tex as early in his baseball career. Others switched around the words from a catchphrase during his time in Seattle, urg ing the Seahawks, “Let’s Cook Russ.”

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“We can run the ball. We can pass the ball. We just have to be sound

red-zone inefficiency with both Melvin Gor don III and Williams fumbling on plays snapped at Seattle 1-yard line.

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Wilson went from being a disputed third-

in the red zone. That’s been our issue,” Gordon said.The Seahawks moved into first place in the NFC West after Arizo na, San Francisco and the Los Angeles Rams all lost on Sunday.

round pick to a fran chise cornerstone that helped Seattle to its only Super Bowl title. But his departure this past offseason in a trade to Denver was a messy conclusion to a mostly sparkling career with theAndSeahawks.Seattle fans were

ready to let Wilson find out just what it was like to be an opposing QB at the stadium where he enjoyed so many tri umphs.“Just going out there and seeing him in a Broncos jersey was shocking to me,” Met calf said.

Hackett: play call a head scratcher for Denver on MNF