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At right, a map shows the 22 residential lots of the Cedarbrook Third Addition. Iola’s city council agreed Monday to sell the lots to Jennifer Chester and Blake Boone, below, owners of Lakeview Investment Properties LLC. Work to extend streets and utilities at the north edge of town, above, continues. REGISTER/TIM STAUFFER

CEDARBROOK: SOLD Mother-son duo purchase all 22 lots; have 10 years to develop properties By TIM STAUFFER The Iola Register

In a major boost to Iola’s efforts to address its housing shortage, city council members voted Monday to sell all 22 residential lots in the Cedarbrook Third Addition to Lakeview Investment Properties, an LLC owned by Jennifer Chester and son Blake Boone. Earlier this year, the coun-

cil agreed to spend $1.7 million to extend utilities in the addition at the north edge of town. “I know it’s a lot of money,” Mayor Steve French said at the time. “It’s a gamble to build it and sit back and wait.” It appears the gamble will pay off. Chester and Boone told the Register they believe they can build three to five homes a year and have plans to begin as soon as January.

Humboldt cautious of misuse in gift program By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — Though it may have tugged at the heartstrings of the community, the Humboldt Police Department has no business organizing an Adopt-a-Grandparent gift-giving effort, advised city attorney Fred Works. Simply put, organizing the project and delivering gifts are not the force’s responsibility and to do so “while on the clock,” is not a good use of taxpayer money. Works did not rule out the department’s participation, but that it be done on a volunteer basis and after hours. “Nobody’s saying this can’t be a project. But from the standpoint of a public use doctrine of taxpayer dollars, this is not a function of the city,” Works said. “This should not be part of a police officer’s job, nor should the police or anybody in the city be soliciting” gifts for the effort. Works’ opinion threw cold water on the hopes of Danica Modlin, a Humboldt High School senior and daughter of Sheri Modlin, who works for the police department. Danica appealed to city council members to reinstate the program, recalling the joy it gave her when accom-

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Danica Modlin address Humboldt City Council members Monday evening. REGISTER/ SUSAN LYNN

panying her mother to deliver the gifts. “I wish I could put into words the joy on the officers’ faces in giving back to the community,” she said. “And the older people smiled ear to ear, some even cried, because they were so touched.” “Sadly, last year we didn’t get to do it because of the fear of asking for donations. But that’s what a community is for,” she said. The Adopt-a-Grandparent program began in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when many of the elderly townsfolk were unable to get out and about or were See HUMBOLDT | Page A3

Terms of the contract stipulate 16 single-family homes to be built on 16 lots that are already served with utilities. On the other six, which are zoned two-family residential, Chester and Boone could build duplexes, but both said they would prefer instead to build up to three larger homes. Those six lots are currently served only with city water; Chester and Boone would bear the costs

of extending the road, sewer and street/storm sewer. Chester and Boone have 10 years to develop the lots; if they fail to do so, the land reverts back to the city. The 22 lots will be sold for $1,000 each, paid at closing. But with each home Chester and Boone sell, they’ll pay the city an additional $6,500 per lot. Thus, if all lots are developed and sold, the city will receive $165,000 total.

DISCUSSION on the contract was short. At the onset, council member Carl Slaugh mentioned he would like to debate the issue before a vote. “We’re shocked, Carl,” quipped fellow council member Kim Peterson. “I didn’t want you to be disappointed,” Slaugh responded dryly. “In general, I would like See SOLD | Page A3

District to install cameras at stadium By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

The football stadium at Riverside Park will get security cameras after vandalism earlier this year. USD 257 board members approved the purchase of eight cameras to be stationed around the stadium, including at entrances to the bandstand and on the scoreboard. The cameras use infrared technology for nighttime activity and can be recorded and monitored from a remote location. Because the stadium is not climate controlled, the control system will need to be kept off site, either at the board office or high school, requiring the district to extend internet services to the stadium. That had been the sticking point, Ben Prasko, the district’s technology coordinator, said. He received bids from LaHarpe Telephone and Kwikom. LaHarpe Telephone’s bid was thousands of dollars higher because it would require building more infrastructure. Kwikom’s bid allows the district to upgrade to faster speeds and potentially offer the stadium as a “hotspot” for the community and visitors. Kwikom’s installation fee was estimated at $1,500 but would have a monthly service fee. Board members mostly

Ben Prasko, technology director for USD 257, discusses a camera security system at the football stadium at Riverside Park. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

seemed to like the idea of having a hotspot, particularly to make it easier for fans to live stream sporting events such as football games and track meets. Board member Tony Leavitt, however, pointed out the stadium is used only a few months a year and encouraged thinking of additional ways to use the stadium and justify the expense. The camera system costs $3,200, in addition to the Kwikom bid. Robin Griffin-Lohman voted against the proposal. She questioned if the camera technology would be sufficient to obtain a criminal conviction and didn’t think the purchase was

justified. Prasko said he believed the cameras would meet the district’s needs in the event of criminal activity. Last summer, the press box was damaged and a microphone sound board was stolen amid a spate of vandalism. Teenagers were later arrested. The board also approved another technology request from Prasko with the purchase of three screens and projectors for the commons areas at Iola Elementary School. The projectors were taken out of the bond issue during construction as a cost savings measure, but teachers expressed how useful they would be. The district will spend $21,950 from its capital outlay fund. Bowlus repairs

Dan Kays, director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, told board members about recent repairs at the facility that required him to transfer $20,000 from investment dividends. The heavy doors to the main lobby have long been a concern, he said, with hinges that no longer meet the resistance requirements. He was concerned patrons could get hurt. At recent events, an usher had to open and close the doors because of those concerns. Eventually, Kays said, See DISTRICT | Page A4

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Obituaries Rex Hobbs Sr. Rex Clifford Hobbs Sr., passed away at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. He was 90 years old. Rex was born Sept. 11, 1933 in Ottawa. He attended the Appanoose School north of Pomona until the family purchased a farm between Kincaid and Blue Mound. He graduated from Kincaid High School in 1952. Rex married Barbara Whitaker Rex Hobbs Sr. in 1951 and they resided in Kincaid while he worked on local oil leases. They had three children; Kathy, Vicki and Rex Jr. (Buster). In 1957 Rex and Barbara divorced and he moved to Wichita. For a short time he worked for Boeing and later moved to El Dorado and went to work for Haliburton Oil Co., working in the oil fields. Later, Rex went to work for TransCon driving over the road and through his employment, he managed to see most of the United States. After retiring from trucking, Rex owned and operated a successful tire business in LaHarpe. Throughout Rex’s life, horses were a constant. None of his family can remember a time when he didn’t have at least one. He was a buyer/seller, a breeder, and a trainer. Over time, he became a true horseman. He enjoyed working with the colts more than anything and was an expert rider. Lots of trails were explored on horseback throughout the country. Rex had three siblings who are all amazingly still kicking: his older brother Jack, older sister Norma Jean, and younger sister Patty. He is also survived by his children, Kathy, Vicki and Rex Jr. (Buster) as well as 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held once family members determine a date.

Deborah Chriestenson Deborah Ann Chriestenson, age 69, died on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Neosho Falls. She was born on Sept. 29, 1954, in Kansas City, Mo., and was raised in Iola by her grandparents, Frank and Marguerite Dennison. She married Robert Chriestenson on Sept. 16, 1983. She was preceded in death by her mother Beverly Jurgeson. Survivors include her husband; son, Trent; two grandchildren; sister, Vicki Curry; and brother, Leslie Jurgeson. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cedarville Cemetery, Neosho Falls.

Martha Capper Martha Elaine Capper, age 91, died on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in Iola. She was born on Sept. 10, 1932 to Rev. Robert Means and Dorothy (Summers) Means in Kingman. She married Arthur Glenn Capper on Sept. 19, 1953 in Russell. He preceded her in death. Survivors include her children, Brent of Iola, and Kent of Pointe Verda, Fla., Robert Scott of Denver, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel.

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USDA: Half those eligible for the food assistance program WIC aren’t using it By EVA TESFAYE Harvest Public Media

Only about half of the 12 million people who were eligible for the food assistance program commonly known as WIC took part, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The report also found participation in states like Missouri, Kansas and Illinois for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children is largely underutilized and significantly lower than the national average. “This report is for 2021, but the information in it is relatively consistent with what we had seen in some of the earlier years prior,” said Stacy Dean, the deputy undersecretary for the USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. Yet research has shown the effectiveness of the program in improving the health of mothers and children. “There are a variety of reports out there that talk about how WIC improves birth outcomes, diet and nutrition. It decreases healthcare costs overall,” said Bill McKelvey, senior project coordinator for the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security at the University of Missouri. There are likely a number of factors that contribute to why the program was undersubscribed. “In some cases, folks may have misconceptions about who is el-

Only 51.2% of the people eligible for WIC participated in the program in 2021. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

igible or not, and so if they assume or think that they’re not eligible, then they may not apply,” said McKelvey. Other barriers include not having transportation to clinics, a stigma associated with participating in the program and challenges during the shopping experience. “WIC provides specific foods in specific quantities generally, and the experience of trying to find exactly what benefit you qualify for at the grocery store and making it through the checkout process can be challenging,” said Zoë Neuberger, a senior policy analyst focusing on child nutrition programs for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Participation also varied amongst the different groups that are eligible. The coverage rates for pregnant women and children were much lower than that of infants. Dean said the USDA has been investing in

the program to solve these issues by improving outreach, working with states to streamline the enrollment process and even making it possible to use WIC benefits to shop online. “I think those efforts are taking hold and paying off, so just in the last year, we’ve seen the program grow by 400,000 people,” said Dean. Though it is not yet known how program participation in 2022 and 2023 compares with the number of people who were actually eligible, the data shows more people are using the program. The number of participants increased almost 7% between June of last year and this year, according to an analysis of the data from the Food Research and Action Center. “We’re up to 6.7 million participants in this WIC program,” said Geraldine Henchy, director of early childhood nutrition programs at the Food Research and Ac-

tion Center, “and that surge holds throughout the Midwest.” This could have to do with other programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program losing boosts they got during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing people to turn to WIC. “We see a WIC food package that is more valuable, but the other reason we’re seeing it is that we’re seeing a surge in need,” said Henchy. The Biden-Harris administration has called on Congress to fund WIC at the level needed to support the increased participation. Yet food assistance advocates are concerned that funding is already falling behind in this fiscal year, especially as food prices increased 2.4% in September over last year. “The funding bills that are pending in Congress for the fiscal year that’s already started, do not have enough funding for WIC,” said Neuberger.

Bird flu outbreak isn’t over but it’s less severe OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year which means consumers aren’t seeing as much impact on poultry and egg prices. The 4.6 million birds killed this year compares to the nearly 58 million birds the U.S. Department of Agriculture said were slaughtered last year in the first year of the outbreak. While that decline is welcome news, the fact that infections continue is a worrisome indication that unlike earlier outbreaks, the current virus has found a way to survive through the summers, and poultry will likely always be at risk of the disease. The key problem with bird flu is that the highly contagious virus is spread easily by wild birds through droppings and nasal discharges, and it mutates over time. Despite the best efforts of farmers, it is hard to keep the virus out. “The industry is definitely on really high alert,” said veterinarian Denise Heard with the U.S. Poultry & Egg As-

sociation trade group. As geese and ducks have started to head south for the winter, cases of bird flu have predictably begun popping up primarily at farms in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota along one of the major flyways for migrating birds. Most of those cases involve only tens of thousands of birds, but 1.2 million birds at one Iowa egg farm and another 940,000 chickens at one Minnesota egg farm had to be slaughtered last week after the disease was found. Still, only a small portion of the total flock nationwide has been affected this year, allowing prices to fall closer to where they were before the outbreak began. Egg prices peaked at a nationwide average of $4.82 per dozen in January — more than double the $1.93 per dozen charged a year earlier before the first bird flu case was confirmed in Indiana in February of 2022. They remained at $2.07 per dozen last month, according to new numbers released Tuesday. Turkey and chicken prices also spiked over the past two years, but bird flu wasn’t the only factor as feed, fuel and labor costs also soared as part of the widespread inflation that

weighed on the entire economy. The average price per pound of a whole chicken has climbed pretty steadily since it was at $1.62 in January 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics latest consumer price data. But it was only at $1.93 per pound in October, up from

$1.86 a year ago. Chickens raised for meat haven’t been hit as hard by bird flu because that industry is focused in the southeast where there haven’t been as many cases, and because those chickens don’t live as long before they’re killed for meat so there’s less chance of infection.

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What’s pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housing By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

Such a scenario became more likely, if hardly guaranteed, after Tuesday’s surprisingly tame report on consumer prices for October. The Labor Department’s data showed a broadbased easing of inflation across most goods and services. The price of gas? Down. Appliances? Down. Autos? Down. Same for airfares, hotel rooms and doctors’ fees.

Overall inflation didn’t rise from September to October, the first time that consumer prices collectively haven’t budged from one month to another in more than a year. Compared with a year earlier, prices rose 3.2% in October, the smallest such rise since June, though still above the Fed’s 2% inflation target.

Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation was just 0.2% last month, slightly below the pace of the previous two months. Economists closely track core prices, which are thought to provide a good sign of inflation’s likely future path. Measured year over year, core prices rose 4% in October, down from

4.1% in September, the smallest rise in two years. “The inflation fever has broken,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank. “Rising petroleum production is holding down gas prices, house prices are rising more slowly after mortgage rates surged in 2023 and rents are also rising more gradually” as more apartment

buildings are completed. October’s milder-than-expected price figures make it much less likely that the Fed will impose another rate hike. Many economists now say that the Fed’s most likely next move will be to cut rates, likely sometime next year, though that would depend on whether inflation continues to cool.

property was the site of a former gas station. • Agreed to give First Step Builders, LLC of Spring Hill a letter of intent for the sale of 1.93 acres at 441 Franklin, good for 180 days. The letter guarantees that the city will not sell or lease the property to anyone else while First Step works on plans to develop the property into duplex homes. • Herder said he had submitted more than $100,000 in claims from the July 14 windstorm to the Kansas De-

partment of Emergency Management. On Oct. 26, President Joe Biden declared the damage qualifies for federal assistance. • A new sign commemorating baseball great and Humboldt native Walter Johnson will be officially dedicated at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. The billboard is on U.S. Highway 169 southeast of Humboldt. Herder encouraged attendees to park on 1400 Street, south of Arkansas Road.

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prevented from having visitors. Police Chief Shannon Moore estimated about 75 participants received gifts. In 2021, the number of gifts dropped to around 50, she said. Moore said the department was in a unique position to know who would need cheering up. Last year, Tami and Jeff Comstock tried to resume the program. “My husband and I and a few very good friends put together and delivered some small things, but it wasn’t the same as the department’s efforts,” Tami Comstock said. Comstock said the “warm fuzzy feeling” of giving gifts to the elderly, “is such great PR for the department.” Comstock said she would be happy to contribute gifts to the effort. “In fact, I’m quite good at shopping,” but

not on the scale required. Council members decided the Adopt-a-Grandparent program is best left to volunteers but that the police officers could deliver the gifts after hours and the department can be a drop-off site for gifts. BRENT AIELLO of Gas once again lobbied council members to extend the sale of fireworks from June 27 to July 5. Current city ordinance restricts their sale from June 30 to July 4. Aiello told council members last month that if they changed the ordinance, he would move his fireworks tent from Gas to Humboldt. Lacking any subtlety, Aiello assured the council that “if you guys don’t pass it, I’m going to the county line and I’m going to set up my tent out there. So, then she (pointing to

Police Chief Moore) is going to have a problem because she’s going to be writing tickets.” Aiello added, “Last year I made almost 10 grand, $10,000, on the 5th.” Aiello predicted that with July 5, 2024, landing on a Friday, “it’ll mean a lot more money.” City Administrator Cole Herder raised the concern of those affected by the discharge of fireworks, most specifically pets and veterans of war. Aiello said he sells “little squares” for pets. “You feed it to your dog, and they relax the whole night.” “I also have quiet fireworks. No lie,” he said. Council members requested Works draw up an ordinance changing the sale and discharge of fireworks from June 27 to July 5, as well as on New Year’s Eve through New Year’s Day.

IN OTHER business: • Council members gave Herder permission to seek a different health insurance provider. Herder said rates will increase by 15.33% through Chamber Blue, a policy used by Kansas Chamber of Commerce members. Humboldt has anywhere from 20 to 25 employees using the city’s health insurance policy. Herder said he hopes to qualify for “a healthier pool” of employees in order to qualify for lower rates. • Agreed to pay $5,500 for the old Kerr McGee property at 617 S. Ninth St., “to make it available to someone in the future,” Herder said. Herder warned, “you’re not going to get a clear title to the property because of the environmental issues. No one is going to sign off and say it’s perfectly clean.” The

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to see Cedarbrook developed,” proceeded Slaugh. “One of the reservations I have regarding this proposal is that we haven’t had open competition. We haven’t advertised, and we haven’t allowed for potential real estate developers to come to us. That’s my biggest reservation.” Mayor French seemed to have little patience for delay, referencing back to 2020 when he and Thrive Allen County’s former economic development director Jonathon Goering “met with a slew of developers – local, across the state, out of state,” to garner interest in developing the site. “I can’t think of any stone we didn’t turn over,” French said. “Jonathon and I spent a lot of time driving around those lots.” The problem, according to French, is that many developers want additional funding to make the projects work. “Most of these developers – they want something in return, and they want something big,” said French. “We have a developer that’s really not asking for anything other than what we already put there. I can’t tell you how many developers we actually met with. They’re just not knocking down our door.” And when Slaugh pressed his point, arguing the city should open the process to other bids, French cut in. “What do you expect to gain by doing

that? We have a developer who wants to build. What else is going to happen? Maybe we lose this, or we get another developer who wants to build, but there’s no guarantee.” A motion to approve the contract followed shortly after. The vote was 7-1; only Slaugh was opposed. THE POSSIBILITY of new home construction in Iola is an enticing one. A lack of housing is frequently mentioned as Iola’s biggest obstacle. It’s on everyone’s mind, in every conversation about how to move Iola forward. The need is clear. Iola has yet to construct a new home this year, according to Code Enforcement Officer Gregg Hutton, with just six new homes built in the last eight years. The city demolished four homes this year. Chester and Boone are eager to reverse that trend. “We’re excited. We’re looking to make a nice neighborhood,” Boone told the

Register. They’ve already selected Michael Page, of Parker, Kan., as the builder. “He wants to start right now,” said Chester. “Each home will be different; we’re not interested in building cookie cutter homes.” The builder’s plans, said Chester, are to build three homes at a time. Floor plans for the 16 lots show attrac-

tive single-story ranch homes, designs sure to add curb appeal to the neighborhood. Chester, son Blake and his wife Kristen Boone are equal partners in Lakeview Investment Properties, an LLC based in Garnett. Together, said mother and son, “our goal is to have new, move-in ready homes in Iola for sale in 2024.”

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Can you make charitable giving less ‘taxing’? Once again, it’s the season of generosity. In addition to considering gifts for your loved ones, you might want to think about charitable gifts as well. But what should you know before making gifts to charities? And what impact might these gifts have on your financial and tax situation? First, you may want to create a gift budget by deciding just how much you will give to charitable organizations over the rest of the year. Next, look closely at the groups to whom you wish to contribute. You can find many reputable charities, but some others may be less worthy of your support. One of the red flags of a questionable organization is the amount of money it spends on administrative costs versus the amount that goes to its stated purpose. You can check on the spending patterns of charitable groups, and find other valuable information about them, on the well-regarded Charity Navigator website (charitynavigator.org). Once you’ve established a gift budget and are comfortable with the groups you choose to support, you might turn your thoughts to another key issue connected with charitable giving: tax benefits. A few years ago, changes in the tax laws resulted in a large increase in the standard deduction, which meant that many taxpayers found it more favorable not to itemize — and lost the ability to take charitable deductions. But if you still do itemize, your charitable gifts or contributions to tax-exempt groups — those that qualify as 501(c)(3) organizations — can generally be deducted, up to 60% of your adjusted gross income, although lower limits may apply, depending on the nature of your gift and the organization to which you’re contributing. Other, more long-term avenues also exist that combine charitable giving with potential tax benefits. One such possibility is a donor-advised fund, which allows you to make an irrevocable charitable contribution and receive an immediate tax deduction. You can give cash, but if you donate appreciated assets, such as stocks, your tax deduction would be the fair market value of the assets, up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. Plus, you would not incur the capital gains tax that would otherwise be due upon the sale of these assets. Once you establish a donor-advised fund, you have the flexibility to make charitable gifts over time, and you can contribute to the fund as often as you like. Another possible tax benefit from making charitable contributions could arrive when you start taking required minimum distributions, or RMDs, from some of your retirement accounts, such as your traditional IRA and 401(k). These RMDs could be sizable — and distributions are counted as taxable income. But by taking what’s called a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), you can move money from a traditional or Roth IRA to a qualified charitable organization, possibly satisfying your RMD, which then may be excluded from your taxable income. You must start taking RMDs at 73 but you can begin making QCDs of up to $100,000 per year as early as age 70½. (This amount will be indexed for inflation after 2023.) Establishing a donor-advised fund and making qualified charitable distributions are significant moves, so you’ll need to consult with your tax advisor first. But if they’re appropriate for your situation, they may help you expand your ability to support the charitable groups whose work you admire. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Calls grow to evacuate Gaza’s largest hospital as deaths mount By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH The Associated Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian authorities on Tuesday called for a cease-fire to evacuate three dozen newborns and other patients trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital as Israeli forces battled Hamas in the streets just outside and seized more ground across northern Gaza. For days, the Israeli army has encircled Shifa Hospital, the facility it says Hamas hides in, and beneath, to use civilians as shields for its main command base. Hospital staff and Hamas deny the claim. Meanwhile, hundreds of patients, staff and displaced people were trapped inside, with supplies dwindling and no electricity to run incubators and other lifesaving equipment. After days without refrigeration, morgue staff on Tuesday dug a mass grave in the yard for more than 120 bodies, officials said. Israel has vowed to crush Hamas rule in Gaza after the militants' Oct. 7 attack into Israel in which they killed some 1,200 people and took roughly 240 hostages. But even as its

More than 11,200 people, two-thirds of them women and minors, have been killed in Gaza. troops control more of devastated northern Gaza, the Israeli government has acknowledged it doesn’t know what it will do with the territory after Hamas’ defeat. The onslaught — one of the most intense bombardments so far this century — has been disastrous for Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians. More than 11,200 people, two-thirds of them women and minors, have been killed in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Almost the entire population of Gaza has squeezed into the southern two-thirds of the tiny territory, where conditions have been deteriorating even as bombardment there continues. About 200,000 fled the north in recent days, the U.N. said Tuesday, though tens of thousands are believed to remain. "Without fuel, the humanitarian operation in Gaza is coming to an end. Many more peo-

ple will suffer and will likely die,” said Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of UNRWA. Israel has repeatedly rejected allowing fuel into Gaza, saying it will be diverted by Hamas for military use. Fighting has raged for days around Shifa Hospital, a complex several city blocks across at the center of Gaza City that has now “turned into a cemetery,” its director said in a statement. The Health Ministry said 40 patients, including three babies, have died since Shifa’s emergency generator ran out of fuel Saturday. Another 36 babies are at risk of dying because there is no power for incubators, according to the ministry. The Israeli military said it started an effort to transfer incubators to Shifa. But they would be useless without electricity, said Christian Lindmeier, a World Health Organization spokesman. Hamas released a video late Monday showing one of the hostages, 19-year-old Noa Marciano, before and after she was killed in what Hamas said was an Israeli strike. The military later declared her a fallen soldier, without identifying a cause of death.

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he’d like to replace the solid doors with glass ones so passers-by can see activity inside the building and be more inclined to stop. The facility also needed repairs to a trench cover that serves as part of the roof drainage system to divert stormwater to the street. Over time, concrete had broken and fallen into the trench. Kays replaced the hinges and concrete near the doors and over the trench at a cost of $16,862.47. The remaining $3,137.53 would be used to bolster operations. An investment accounting firm assured him the portfolio could be adjusted to compensate for the withdrawal. IN OTHER news, the board: • Recognized former board member Don Snavely, who recently died.

G&W Foods delivered its annual check to USD 257. The store collected $3,909.25 from customer receipts. The money will be used to support student activities. Pictured, from left, are Iola Middle School principal Brad Crusinbery, G&W employee and Iola High School senior Damian Wacker, and IHS principal Scott Carson. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS • Shared their thoughts and experiences after attending a Kansas Association of School Boards conference. Those who attended talked about the seminars they attended and what they learned through discussion

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Biden’s goal: Get relationship with China on ‘normal course’ By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden said on the eve of his much-anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping that his goal for the talks is simply to try to get U.S.-Chinese communications back on stable ground after a tumultuous year. Biden said Tuesday shortly before departing for San Francisco to meet Xi and attend this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that the nations must get "on a normal course corresponding" once again even as they have sharp differences on no shortage of issues. “Being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another if there’s a crisis. Being able to make sure our militaries still have contact with one another,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “We’re not trying to decouple from China, but what we’re trying to do is change the relationship for the better.” According to a U.S. official, Biden and Xi are expected to announce an agreement

that would restore talks under what's known as the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement. The agreement is used by the U.S. and People's Liberation Army navies and air forces to improve safety in the air and sea. Until 2020, they had been meeting regularly since 1998 for the talks. The official requested anonymity to preview the expected leaders' announcement. The long complicated U.S.-Chinese relationship has come under heavy strain over the last year, with Beijing bristling over new U.S. export controls on advanced technology; Biden ordering the shooting down of a Chinese spy balloon after it traversed the continental United States; and Chinese anger over a stopover in the U.S. by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen earlier this year, among other issues. China claims the island as its territory. Chinese state media that Xi had departed earlier Tuesday to make his way to San Francisco. Biden will also be looking to use this week's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders to show world leaders the United States has the gumption, attention span and money to focus on the region even

as it grapples with a multitude of foreign and domestic policy crises. Biden's meeting with Xi on Wednesday is the main event of his fourday visit to San Francisco, where leaders from the 21 economies that make up APEC are gathering for their annual summit. The White House wants to demonstrate to APEC's leaders that Biden can remain focused on the Pacific while also trying to keep the Israel-Hamas war from exploding into a broader regional conflict and to persuade Republican lawmakers to continue to spend billions more on the costly Ukrainian effort to repel Russia's nearly 21-month old invasion. “President Biden this coming week will be doing a lot more than just meeting with President Xi,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters in Washington on Monday. He added that Biden would put forward his economic vision for the region, make the case that the U.S. is “the very eminent driver” for sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific, and hold the region out as critical to U.S. economic growth.

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In the time Sam Brownback was our senator, and later governor, I’ve been to dozens of his speeches. But I never saw him deliver a sermon before. I did Friday, at the Wichita Pachyderm Club. Brownback’s a bit older, grayer and more contemplative (so am I, so I don’t hold that against him) than he was the last time I saw him, while he was still entangled in the hurly-burly of state politics. He left Kansas in 2018 to serve in the Trump administration as ambassador at large for international religious freedom, and last year formed a religious/political organization called the National Committee for Religious Freedom. His theme Friday was that western civilization is at a crisis of confidence in itself, and that we need to recover our Judeo-Christian mojo or something bad is going to happen to the whole world. You’ll get no significant argument from me there, although I would include other faiths in the solution. And he said that loss of confidence can go one of three ways: a revival of the spirit on which this country was founded, replacement of that spirit with a new and equally powerful paradigm, or our decline as a world power. Again, so far, so good. And he said there’s an “axis of evil” at work to bring us down, led by the Chinese Communist Party, the government of Iran and their client terrorists in Hamas, Hezbollah and the Taliban. Yep, those are some bad dudes. And he said that Christians and Jews need to come together and provide leadership in the western world, as they have for hundreds of years, not always perfectly, but at least faithfully. Again, I’d agree. But the message veered hard off the rails when Brownback offered fighting transgenderism as his first concrete example of what to do to re-energize religion and our country. “We’re now confusing what a man and a woman is?” Brownback asked, to scattered laughs from the Pachyderms. “How many sermons have you heard on that topic?” “Not a lot,” remarked a woman sitting near

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback speaking at the American Conservative Union’s Conference on Feb. 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Md. Brownback has since formed a religious/political organization called the National Committee for Religious Freedom. (MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/ZUMA PRESS/TNS)

Brownback’s message veered hard off the rails when he offered fighting transgenderism as his first concrete example of what to do to re-energize religion and our country.

me. “I can’t think of a one I’ve heard,” Brownback continued. “I’m hopeful and I’m sure someone has spoken on it, but you’ve got a culture that’s debating what a man and a woman is and the church is silent on it?” For someone who’s been an international ambassador on this subject, I’d respectfully suggest that Brownback maybe needs to get out a little more often. Who’s silent? Whether to fully include LGBTQ people in the life of the church is probably the most explosive issue in Christendom and has been discussed and sermonized about ad nauseum across denominations. The denomination to which I belong, the United Methodist Church, was literally torn in two last year over the issue of human sexuality. People of faith can and did read the Scripture, prayerfully consider it and came to completely different conclusions. As a result, where there was one denomination, there are now two: the remaining United Methodist Church, which is moving toward full LGBTQ inclusion, and a new and completely separate Global Methodist Church, moving the opposite direction. In short, if we want religion to unite and save the world, LGBTQ politics is absolutely the worst place to start. IF BROWNBACK wants a revival of the spirit, he should have come downtown a day earlier and he’d have seen what faith in action looks like. Hundreds of people representing about 30

Wichita-area congregations — including Christian, Jewish, Unitarian Universalist and Baha’i faiths — packed the First United Methodist Church Thursday night to launch a new movement which they named “Justice Together.” The goal is to bring the power of as many religious communities as possible together to research the biggest social problems plaguing the Wichita area, figure out what can be done about them, and advocate those solutions to city and county government. On Thursday, the group voted on its first two priorities — homelessness and its close cousin, mental health. A larger meeting is in the works and people attending were asked to commit to bringing three others with them next time. If it works, we’ll see what the City Council and County Commission can do when faced with thousands of voices of faith calling for change. If you ask me as a Christian whether I’d rather align with a faith-based movement fighting homelessness and mental illness, or one fighting our LGBTQ neighbors, well that’s an easy choice for me. I would fervently hope Ambassador Brownback would make the same choice. About the author: Opinion Editor Dion Lefler covers local government, politics and business in Wichita. Lefler also serves as director of lay servant ministries in the United Methodist Church and plays second base for the Old Cowtown vintage baseball team.

Send in the ships By MICHAEL ROSE Guest opinion for the Washington Post

On Oct. 8, President Biden ordered a fleet of military ships and an aircraft carrier closer to the war between Israel and Hamas. Days later, he ordered a second carrier group to steam into the eastern Mediterranean. As a doctor, I don’t pretend to know the geopolitical calculus governing these decisions. But I do know what it feels like to witness the death of a child — and to be haunted by the possibility that it was preventable. I know that, with thousands of children dying in the current Middle East conflict, there are two other ships we ought to send to the region. The USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy are floating 1,000-bed hospitals equipped with well-trained staff, operating rooms and even intensive care units. They provide mobile medical and surgical services to support disaster relief and humanitarian operations and have been deployed would return to Gaza with numerous times across the their parents after recovglobe. Yet, as one of the ering. If U.S. officials could worst humanitarian cri- successfully sort out byses of our lifetime unfolds, standers from terrorists at the Mercy is en route to a the Egyptian border, they planned mission in the Pa- would be able to differencific, and the Comfort is tiate children from commoored in Mobile, Ala., un- batants entering their own dergoing upgrades. Planned ship. Others might fear for the partnerships and maintenance are important, but safety of our sailors. Cerin times of crisis, triage is tainly, no one is fully safe required. We should send near a war zone. Because the ships instead to Gaza, of their size, however, the where too many children Comfort and Mercy would have to anchor out at sea have already perished. There would be challeng- with patients arriving via Navy hees to readying the licopters mobile medical centers and sailDeploying the USNS or smaller ing them to the Comfort and Mercy to boats. This distance M e d i t e r ra n ea n care for injured chil- from the in a timely manner, but there are dren in Gaza offers a front lines few groups more rare opportunity for d e c r e a s capable of imple- an unambiguous good es the risk disasmenting time- in a war that currently of ter from a ly logistics. In misfired 2010, the USNS feels hopeless. missile or Comfort arrived botched in Haiti just a bomb. week after a devPresident Biden has made astating earthquake injured thousands and damaged the clear that he stands behind country’s largest hospital Israel in its fight against beyond repair. The most ef- Hamas while also supportficient strategy would prob- ing humanitarian efforts ably involve diverting the for Palestinian civilians. fully staffed and equipped Deploying the USNS ComMercy from its routine mis- fort and Mercy to care for sion while commencing injured children in Gaza a speedy readying of the offers a rare opportunity for an unambiguous good Comfort. Some might worry that in a war that currently feels the ships’ deployment to hopeless. I’m a doctor, and not adGaza might help Hamas. But by focusing U.S. aid on chil- equately trained to underdren younger than 15, who stand the complexities of make up around 40 percent this conflict and the region. of Gaza’s population, we can But I know that everyone ensure that care is directed can understand the simto noncombatants only. The plicity of this humanitarian same holds true for con- mission. cerns that Hamas could try About the author: Mito smuggle wounded fighters onboard, the way it tried chael Rose is an assistant to smuggle them out of Gaza professor of medicine and along with injured bystand- pediatrics at Johns Hopkins ers. The patients would be University School of Mediyoung children, and they cine.

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KS voters reject culture war issues in school board races By RACHEL MIPRO Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas communities rejected multiple far-right candidates for school boards in what a national education group has characterized as a U.S.-wide trend of demanding “real solutions” on the local level. In many of Tuesday’s statewide school board races, conservative candidates who campaigned on culture war issues, backed by national right-wing groups, were defeated by their more moderate opponents. Candidates with connections to Moms for Liberty failed to gain much traction in the state. The extremist group platforms against LGBTQ and racially inclusive school curriculum and has advocated for book bans. MFL was started by Florida women who opposed pandemic-era school closures and mask mandates. The American Federation of Teachers said school board elections across the U.S. reflected a pushback against outside conservative influences. “These results underline what families have been telling us for the last two years: They don’t want culture wars; they want safe and welcoming public schools where their kids can recover and thrive,” said AFT president Randi Weingarten. “Where extremists peddled fear, voters wanted hope. Where extremists tried to smear and divide, voters demanded real solutions.” Shawnee Mission

In the Shawnee Mission district, where four of the board’s seven seats were up for election this fall, none of the candidates who cam-

support of the conservative candidates. “A+Team” candidates all secured more than 50% of the vote on a platform of upholding and supporting Blue Valley’s academic and athletic programs. Baldwin and Wichita

tisemitic post he shared on social media alleging Jewish people are controlling global media, the Topeka-Capital Journal reported.

In the Baldwin City district, three conservative candidates supported by the 1776 Project Pac all failed to secure seats. Ken Synder, Michael Kennedy and Buck Bradley each garnered 40% or less of the vote. The race heated up in the weeks before the election as the 1776 Pac allegedly sent out texts to voters asking them to stop the “far-left candidates.” In Wichita, candidate for Wichita School Board USD259 Jason Carmichael, who signed a Moms for Liberty pledge, lost to his opponent.

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Lauren Tice Miller, left, an incumbent on the Shawnee Heights school board, defeated opponent Damon Shore to keep her seat. Shore was endorsed by Moms for America Action, a national far-right group targeting public education.(SAM BAILEY/KANSAS REFLECTOR) paigned on shutting down DEI in the district won a seat. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a practice meant to make all students feel safe and welcomed in their learning environment. For the past six months, the Shawnee Mission district has been defending the dis trict’s DEI training against a small but vocal group of parents and community members who say the training is “indoctrination” and a product of the “woke agenda.” The renewed discussion began after a district teacher wrote an op-ed condemning DEI, which led to a student protest against the teacher, along with a Republican counter-protest meant to “fight the evil” of DEI practices. Conservative candidates Lynn McLarty, Logan Austin and Ronald Occhiogrosso failed to sway voters with an anti-DEI stance in the district, which serves a diverse community of students from 14 cities in northeast John-

son County. Two incumbent board members and proponents of DEI, Jessica Hembree and Jamie Borgman, won re-election, and newcomers David Westbrook and Mario Garcia III were elected to fill vacant positions. Unofficial final results Tuesday night from the Johnson County Election Office show they all won with more than 60% of the vote. All of the November election results are unofficial until a final canvass on Nov. 14. Shawnee Heights

In Shawnee Heights, the “Dads 4 Heights” coalition of three conservative candidates, Damon Shore, Troy Showalter and Michael Cichowicz, failed to secure any seats. The three were endorsed by Moms for America Action, a national far-right group targeting public education. Showalter, who garnered about 38% of the vote, had previously defended an an-

In Blue Valley, a pro-public education coalition, the “A+ Team,” composed of candidates Jodie Dietz, Patrick Hurley and Jan Kessinger and current Blue Valley Recreation Commission Chairman Clay Norkey, defeated an opposing conservative coalition. The A+ coalition was formed in response to a conservative opponent group, “Blue Valley Excellence.” The conservative coalition, composed of candidates Christine Vasquez, Mike Huebner, Rachel Faagutu and Trisha Hamilton, fought against “using gender ideology, critical race theory, and other divisive non-academic concepts” in schools. The 1776 Project PAC, a national conservative group targeting local school board races, sent out mailers in

The Johnson County chapter of Moms for Liberty has denied there are any M4L-supported candidates in Johnson County, but has posted multiple Facebook posts publicizing Olathe conservative candidate Jennifer Gilmore’s campaign. Newcomer Will Babbit, endorsed by the teachers union, won against Gilmore by 15,550 votes to 11,988 votes. Gilmore, who ran unsuccessfully for the second time, had sued the district following her removal from a board meeting after disrupting the meeting. The district lost the lawsuit just ahead of the vote. Conservative Olathe school board candidates Holly Palacio, Dan Adera-Odhiambo and Jesse Gillam also lost to moderate candidates.

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Hockey player charged in death LONDON (AP) — Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game. Johnson, 29, was playing for the Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers on Oct. 28 when he was struck by an opponent’s skate blade in the Elite Ice Hockey League game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. South Yorkshire Police did not name the suspect or provide his age. He was in police custody. Matt Petgrave, 31, who plays for Sheffield, was the other player involved in the grisly incident that reverberated around the hockey community and led to moments of silence in the NHL. Video of the incident shows Johnson skating with the puck toward the Steelers net. Petgrave skates toward Johnson and collides with another Panthers player. Petgrave’s left skate kicks up as he begins to fall and the blade hits Johnson in the neck. Both players land on the ice. Petgrave immediSee HOCKEY | Page B6

Winning, but wanting more By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Sure, Allen Community College picked up another win Monday, the Red Devil women’s sixth straight to open the 2023-24 season. But Allen’s 64-47 win over visiting Bethany College’s junior varsity squad left head coach Leslie Crane wanting more. “We’re struggling as a team to be consistent in anything we do,” Crane said. “We’re so up and down from one game to the next. That’s what’s killing us.” The Red Devils led throughout, but also never really pulled away like Crane had hoped against a squad that had brought only seven players to the ACC gymnasium Monday. She wonders if seeing Bethany’s thin bench led to her players losing focus. “This was not the team I thought they were bringing, so our preparation was different, but it didn’t make any difference. Our intensity level wasn’t there from the start, and once you lose that, it’s hard to get it back.” Allen pushed ahead late in the first half to forge a 31-20 lead at the break. The Red Devils maintained the lead until a defensive flurry sparked a Red Devil run at the start of the final frame. Khamille Warr converted a three-point play before Mafala Chambel’s steal led to a Saran West layup. Another Bethany turnover led to West’s own 3-point play, to push the lead to 17. Bethany kept things within reach by hitting six 3-pointers in the second half, but Allen countered with 80% free

throw shooting to stay safely ahead. The Warr twins, Khamille and Khassidy, led the way with 17 and 14 points, respectively. Khassidy Warr also had eigh rebounds. West followed with 12 points. Noa Muranaka led with four assists. Allen also struggled mightily from 3-point range, hitting only 2 of 16 attempts. Muranaka’s struggles from the field were evidence of Allen’s inconsistency, Crane said. On Saturday, the sophomore guard was perfect from the field, hitting all seven of her field goal attempts. On Monday, she was 0 of 6. “There’s no doubt we share the ball well,” Crane said. “But we’re also too hurried when we shoot. Retention and consistency is what we’re lacking. “The sophomores have the retention, but they don’t have consistency,” she added. “Our newcomers don’t have the retention, and they don’t have consistency.” Allen is at Neosho, Mo., Wednesday evening to take on Crowder. Bethany (15-10-8-14—47) FG/3pt FT F TP Hernandez 0 0 2 0 Breshears 1/4 2 0 16 McCormick 4 0 5 8 Crespi 0/1 1 0 4 Senecaut 0 0 3 0 Sherwood 0/2 1 2 7 Basart 3/2 0 3 12 TOTALS 8/9 4 16 47 Allen (19-12-12-21—64) Muranaka 0 0 3 0 Chambel 1/1 0 1 5 Maden 1 2 0 4 West 5 2 4 12 Lantz 1 0 2 2 Jones 3 0 2 6 Khas. Warr 5/1 1 0 14 Kham. Warr 1 1 2 3 Ortiz 1 1 2 3 TOTALS 21/2 16 15 64

Allen Community College’s Khassidy Warr, right, puts up a shot over Bethany College’s Kieran McCormick Monday in the Red Devils’ 64-47 victory. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Tired bunch fends off pesky Bethany JV By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Allen Community College’s Killian Spellman (20) is surrounded by a quartet of Bethany defenders Monday in the Red Devils’ 87-70 victory. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

After playing five games in eight days, the Allen Red Devils are in need of a break, head coach Patrick Nee admitted. “I’m exhausted,” he said Monday, after the Red Devils fended off a pesky Bethany JV squad, 87-70. “I know my players are tired. But we’re happy where we are. Our progress is not as quick as we wanted to happen, but we’re on track.” The Red Devils dished out 28 assists and had five players in double figures while shooting 50% from the field. The first half was particularly solid, as the Red Devils rode the hot hand of Grayson Ryan to a 55-32 lead at the break. Ryan hit a trio of 3-pointers late in the first half to help extend the lead. But despite suiting up only seven players for the contest, Bethany was relentless in attacking the ACC defense in the second half.

“Giving up 70 points to a JV team is way too many,” Nee admitted. The Swedes trimmed Allen’s lead to 60-49 before Allen regained its footing, primarily by moving the ball well to create open looks. “A lot of that came from transition,” Nee said. “But 28 assists is a big number for us. Anytime you’re hovering around 30 assists for a game, that’s pretty big-time.” Ryan led the way with 21 points, while Randy Crosby — whose game-winning 3-pointer propelled ACC to a 77-75 win over Southeast Nebraska two nights earlier — followed with 16 points, six rebounds and seven assists. “When he’s engaged defensively, he changes our team,” Nee said. Perhaps the most pleasing aspect from Monday’s win was the leadership the players are exhibiting on the court, he added. “If your leadership is alSee RED DEVILS | Page B3

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County, Kansas, on December 6, 2023, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: Lot Two (2), Block Seven (7), Moran City, Allen County, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof, commonly known as 316 W Church St, Moran, KS 66755 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Bryan J. Murphy, Sheriff Allen County, Kansas Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Shari Ashner (KS #14498) 13160 Foster,, Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66213-2660 (913) 663-7600 (913) 663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (240392) (11) 15, 22, 29

Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs PARIS (AP) — Does Paris have too many SUVs? The mayor is putting that question to voters in the runup to next year’s Olympic Games, the latest salvo in her long-running campaign to make the city more friendly to pedestrians and the planet, and less friendly to cars. Voters will be asked on Feb. 4 whether to impose a “very significant” hike in parking fees for SUVs visiting the city, Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Tuesday in a video posted online. “Many of you complain that there are still too many big polluting SUVs taking up more space on our streets and on our sidewalks,’’ she said. She hopes the vote will send a message to carmakers to stop “pushing to

buy ever-bigger, more expensive, more resource-guzzling, more polluting’’ vehicles. City Hall wouldn’t specify the size of the “very significant” hike or when it would take effect if approved. It is also not clear which vehicles would be specifically targeted. It would not apply to Parisians with parking permits. While city policies — including support for cycling — helped reduce the number of cars on Paris streets, City Hall said the actual size of the cars has grown. Car owners complain the referendum unfairly singles out SUVs, while pedestrian advocacy group 60 Million Pedestrians cautiously welcomed the idea, according to newspaper Le Parisien.

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Red Devils: Fend off Bethany JV “Tyonn got to play a lot of minutes tonight, and I like to see him flourish,” Nee said. “Our assistant found him out of Tulsa and we offered him a scholarship.” But Scott, a 4.0 student, was intent on attending another school and eschewing any kind of college sports, until changing his mind shortly before the fall semester started. “He’s never played much basketball, but he changes us with his athleticism,” Nee said. “He’s just gonna get better and better. He was tremendous tonight.” Allen gets a long-awaited eight-day break before traveling to North Arkansas College on Nov. 21. Another eight-day break follows that. The respite comes not a mo-

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Allen Community College’s Grayson Ryan (13) gets a loose ball against Bethany Monday. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

ways your coaches, you’re going to be pretty average,” Nee said. “But when your players start taking that leadership role, by starting to do things I’m thinking on their own, that excites me. There were a couple of defensive trap plays they’re starting to do on their own. “I’m a new coach to 99% of the kids,” he added. “When they start to get me, that gets me excited.” David Teele added 12 points and six rebounds. EJ Lewis and Killian Spellman followed with 10 points each. Tyonn Scott, in his first start of the season in place of the injured Dirk Johnson, blocked five shots and scored six points. Scott’s emergence is no surprise, Nee said.

ment too soon, Nee laughed. “We’re 6-2, and we’ll take it,” he said. “Right now, I want to go to sleep.” Bethany (32-38—70) FG/3pt FT Daniels 4/2 1 Peters 3 1 Collins 1/3 1 Edwards 1 0 Combs 1 0 Harris 6/2 4 Magana 5 0 TOTALS 21/7 7 Allen (55-32—87) Lewis 2/1 3 Crosby 7 2 Hill 0 9 Teele 5 2 Jackson 1/1 0 Ryan 4/4 1 Tarango 1 3 Spellman 4 2 Dodds 1 0 Scott 3 0 TOTALS 26/8 11

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TP 15 7 12 2 2 22 10 70

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