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Lawmakers advance plan to avoid school cuts

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators advanced a new budget-balancing plan Tuesday aimed at allowing the state to pay its bills through June without cutting spending on public schools while it waits for new revenue from raising taxes to flow.

The state Senate Ways and

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borrowing and temporarily short contributions to public employees’ pensions to cover a gap in its current budget, for the fiscal year ending June 30. The full Senate expects to debate the bill Thursday.

Kansas faces projected budget shortfalls totaling more than $1 billion through June 2019, and lawmakers are looking at rolling back past personal income tax cuts champi-

oned by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. But new revenue wouldn’t arrive before July, and the state projects a $281 million deficit on June 30.

The Senate committee plan would trim nearly $152 million from the state’s contributions to public employee pensions before June 30, promising to pay the funds back over 10 years. It would borrow $103 million in idle

state funds and delay $75 million in June aid payments to schools for a few weeks.

“It’s a good solution for the pieces we had to work with, so I think everybody’s comfortable with it,” said Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning, an Overland Park Republican.

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Angie Murphy wants to consolidate rolling stock at Allen County’s emergency management center to save on cost for insurance and Angie Murphy maintenance.

Over the past several years the center, home of 911 services, has inherited four older vehicles.

“Last year we spent $32,000 for insurance and maintenance,” Murphy told county commissioners Tuesday morning. She thinks selling or trading the four for one new suburban would make sense. The move would save $2,000 in insurance and another $30,000 in annual maintenance costs. Also, it would give EMS a more reliable vehicle. Commissioners seized on the proposal, and told Murphy, 911 director, to forge ahead.

Commissioners also gave Murphy the go-ahead to send two employees to an EMS

GAS — Residents here will pay an additional $1 a month for once-a-week trash pickup, council members decided Tuesday evening.

The rate had been $7.50 a month since January 2012.

Bids will be opened on March 21 to determine what contractor will demolish a house at 214 N. Wall and clean up ensuing debris. The house was condemned earlier.

City Superintendent Steve Robb said he intended to wait until fair weather was assured before seeking bids for improvements to a water line that runs along U.S. 54.

“If we do it too early, there’s liable to be a lot of messes in yards,” Robb said.

Elections will remain nonpartisan, council members decided unanimously, in an amendment to an ordinance that moves elections for may-

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Today’s Lenten breakfast drew scores of Iolans to First Christian Church.

Among the volunteers helping dish out the morning meal, above, were, from left, Judy McGraw, Edna Donovan, Janie Henderson, Karen Trester and Dorothy McGhee. At right, Ken Groves, left, and Marvin Valentine fill their plates with biscuits and gravy. Next week’s Lenten breakfast will be at First Baptist Church, at the intersection of Cottonwood and Carpenter streets.

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Pittsburg OKs $31M bond issue

Ryan’s gambit: Second bill to woo reluctant

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Pittsburg residents have approved a $31 million bond issue that will be used to expand the district’s six schools.

Unofficial results show the bond issued passed Tuesday in a special election by a 1,542-641 margin.

The Pittsburg Morning Sun reports funds from the bond will be used for projects such as heating and air conditioning and renovating the cafeteria and band rooms at Pittsburg High School. Several science classrooms at the high school will be upgraded.

Other projects include adding rooms at elementary schools and expanding the gymnasium at the middle school. All of the additions will also be storm shelters.

Superintendent Destry Brown says heating and air conditioning work will begin this summer, while planning and construction on other projects could take up to

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are working on a companion to their bill replacing “Obamacare,” a legislative second act that would ease crossstate sale of health insurance and limit jury awards for pain and suffering in malpractice lawsuits.

The problem: the so-called “sidecar” bill lacks the votes in the Senate.

Skeptics abound. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas called it “mythical legislation” in an interview Tuesday on the Hugh Hewitt radio show. In a tweet, conservative Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., suggested “Easter basket” might be a better description.

Yet Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., has said he wants to move a companion bill through the House alongside the main GOP legislation that rolls back key parts of Barack Obama’s health care

three years to complete.

“It’s been a long road,” Brown told the newspaper.

“We’re excited about how positively this is going to impact the district, and we really appreciate the community and the turnout.

“We’re happy we put out a package that the community supports.”

The bond will raise the district’s mill rate from 48.91 mills this year to 49.91 during the next fiscal year. One mill is $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value.

Brown told the Morning Sun designs will take about nine months, with construction occurring over the subsequent three years.

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Garden opens; workshop Saturday Iola’s Elm Creek Community Garden opens for the season at the crack of dawn Friday.

To help kick off the year with the right green thumb, local master gardeners John Richards and Gary Garver will lead a free workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday.

There, they’ll spend roughly 60 to 90 minutes going over the proper

ways to use garden equipment and other tips to growing bumper crops of vegetables.

While the workshop is designed for those who will work this year on the ECCG property, anybody is welcome to attend.

The Elm Creek Community Garden is in the 700 block of South First Street on land donated

by Iolans Val and Carolyn McLean.

As a certified nonprofit organization, the garden is available at free or reduced rates for those who meet income requirements. For everybody else, the cost is $25 per plot.

The garden has more than 120 plots available.

Humanity House, a local organization that

helps struggling families, will utilize several plots in order to give away free vegetables again this summer. Last year, Humanity House gave away more than 7,000 pounds of free garden produce.

In addition, the city has agreed to give up to $1,500 worth of water to help defray costs this year.

Suicide bomber strikes in Syria; toll at 30 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives’ vest inside the main judicial building in the Syrian capital today, killing at least 30 people and wounding many others, state media said.

The official news agency, SANA, said another suicide explosion struck a restaurant in Rabweh district of Damascus, leading to an unknown number of casualties.

The bombing inside the Justice Palace, located near the famous and crowded Hamidiyeh market in Damascus, was the latest in a spate

Correction An email address for Robin Schallie, new Allen County Farmers’ Market director, was incorrect in Monday’s Register.

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of deadly explosions and suicide attacks targeting government-controlled areas in Syria and its capital.

It came as Syrians mark the sixth anniversary of the country’s bitter civil war, which has killed more than 400,000 people and displaced millions of others. The conflict began in March 2011 as a popular uprising against President Bashar Assad’s rule but quickly descended into a full-blown civil war. The chaos allowed al-Qaida and later the Islamic State group to gain a foothold in the war-torn nation.

The recent attacks have struck at highly symbolic targets, and may mark the start of a new insurgency campaign by al-Qaida-linked militants to try and counter recent military advances by Assad’s forces, backed by Russia and Iran.

According to Damascus police chief Mohammad Kheir Ismail, the Justice Palace attacker struck in the early afternoon — at 1.20 p.m. A man wearing a military

uniform and carrying a shotgun and grenades arrived at the entrance to the palace, the police chief told state TV. The guards stopped the man, took away his arms and asked to search him. At that point, the man hurled himself inside the building and detonated his explosives, the chief said.

Syria’s attorney general, Ahmad al-Sayed, who was in the building just a few meters away from the explosion, confirmed that account to state TV, saying that when the security guards tried to arrest the man, he threw himself inside the palace and blew himself up.

He said 30 people were killed and 45 others wounded.

“This is a dirty action as people who enter the palace are innocent,” he said, noting that the timing of the explosion was planned to kill the largest number of lawyers, judges and other people who were there at the time.

Ambulances rushed to the scene to transfer

casualties to hospital.

In the second attack, in Rabweh district, SANA said a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant, killing several people. The Ikhbariyeh TV channel said the attacker was being chased by security agents when he rushed into a restaurant and detonated his explosives’ vest. There was no immediate claim for that attack either.

Today’s bombings followed twin attacks on Saturday near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in Damascus that killed at least 40 people.

On Feb. 25, insurgents stormed into heavily guarded security offices in Syria’s central city of Homs, clashed with government troops and then blew themselves up, killing a senior officer and at least 31 others.

The high profile attacks were claimed by an al-Qaida-linked insurgent coalition known as the Levant Liberation Committee, formerly known as the Nusra Front.

Stay strong, stay healthy: Tips to stay fit We all need physical activity and exercise. Why exercise besides to be healthy? To do the things you want to do! Exercise is not just strength training (weight lifting) and aerobics any more. There are official exercise categories for balance and flexibility. To achieve the full benefit of physical activity, one should include all four types of exercise — balance, endurance, strength training, and stretching.

Balance exercises build muscle and help adults focus on stability. This type of exercise helps prevent falls which are the major cause of broken hips and injuries that may lead to disability and loss of independence.

Examples of balance exercises include several strength training exercises for the lower body such as front leg raises, side leg raises, and toe stands, as well as stability exercises such as forward toe touch and the stork pose.

Endurance exercises help increase breathing and heart rate. They improve the health of your heart, lungs and circulatory system. Increased

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endurance keeps you healthier and improves stamina for daily activities. Endurance exercises may also delay or even prevent many diseases associated with aging, such as heart disease and diabetes.

Examples of endurance exercises are walking, jogging, dancing, and playing tennis.

Strength training makes you stronger by building muscle. This increased strength allows you to perform daily activities on your own. Strength training also plays a key role in keeping obesity and diabetes at bay by increasing your metabolism, which helps you maintain a healthy weight and ideal blood sugar levels.

Additionally, studies suggest strength training may help prevent the progression of osteoporosis. Examples of strength training exercises include lifting or pushing free weights, pulling resistance bands, and using strength-training machines.

Stretching exercises keep your body flexible by stretching the muscles

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and tissues that hold your bones together.

These exercises help give you more freedom of movement to do everyday activities such as reaching and looking over your shoulder. Specific stretches are recommended to prevent injuries but others are recommended to recover from injuries. Flexibility may also play a part in the prevention of falls. Examples of stretching exercises include shoulder, back, and upper arm stretches, calf stretches, and hamstring stretches.

Adults should strive for a minimum of 150 minutes of exercise per week and strength training twice a week.

This may sound like a lot of exercise, but if you break it down, 150 minutes is equivalent to 20 minutes of exercise a day for seven days a week or 30 minutes of exercise a day for five days a week. And when you break that down into 10-minute segments, it seems much easier to accomplish.

K-State Research and Extension has two programs to help you get started or maintain your exercise goals. Walk Kansas health challenge initiative begins March 19. This team based program lasts eight weeks, encouraging participants to get the recommended 150 minutes of activity each week. Cost is $8 per person and recommend registering prior to Friday.

The Stay Strong, Stay Healthy strength training exercise will be beginning the first of April in Fort Scott, Erie, and Humboldt. This program is designed for adults 60 years and older or adults who have been sedentary. The cost for the eight-week program is $20 per person, class space is limited.

For more information or registration, contact Joy Miller at 620-2233720 or visit one of our office locations in Erie, Fort Scott, and Iola.

Registration forms and information can also be found at www.southwind.ksu.edu.

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or and council positions from spring to fall, per state law. Filing by petition will require 1 percent of voters, or three for any position. Filing fees, by state law, increased from $5 to $20.

Robb pointed out watertight information panels, each 24by-30 inches, would be placed on the exterior of City Hall and the Community Building, to appraise residents of “what is coming up.”

City Clerk Rhonda Hill said a dog clinic will be from 9 to 11 a.m., April 1 at City Hall. Clean-up week is April 17-21.

SEK-CAP seeks community input GIRARD — Southeast Kansas Community Action Program, (SEK-CAP) is updating its regional Community Needs Assessment.

Officials are seeking individuals from all walks of life to participate in a community discussion to collect feedback about the areas of greatest concern throughout southeast Kansas.

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The public is invited; no RSVP is necessary.

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Financial Focus Use Your Tax Refund Wisely

It’s tax time again – which for many Americans means that a tax refund is on its way. If you’re going to get a refund this year, how can you use the money to your best advantage?

Of course, it’s always tempting to spend the check from Uncle Sam on something fun. But a tax refund could be sizable – the average amount in 2016 was $2,857, according to the IRS – so putting this money to work could help boost your progress toward your financial goals.

Here are some possibilities for using your refund: • Help fund your IRA. If you were to receive a tax refund of $2,857, you’d have slightly more than half of the $5,500 annual IRA contribution limit for 2017, although, if you are 50 or older, you can contribute an extra $1,000. Consequently, you may find it much easier to fully fund your IRA for the year — and you should do exactly that, because an IRA is a great retirement savings vehicle. If you have a traditional IRA, your contributions may be fully or partially deductible, depending on your income, while your earnings can grow tax deferred. (Taxes are due upon withdrawal, and withdrawals prior to age 59½ may be subject to a 10% IRS penalty.) With a Roth IRA, your contributions are not deductible, but your earnings are distributed tax-free, provided you don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re 59½ and you’ve had your account at least five years.

• Help diversify your portfolio. If a market downturn hits one asset class, and that’s where you keep most of your money, you could take a big hit. Owning an array of investments – such as stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, and so on – can help prepare your portfolio to weather the effects of market volatility, By adding new investments, or increasing your holdings of existing investments, you may be able to further diversify your portfolio – and you can use your refund for this purpose. (Keep in mind, though, that diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee profits or protect against loss.)

• Contribute to a 529 plan. If you have children or grandchildren whom you’d like to help send to college, consider using your tax refund to help fund a 529 plan. Your 529 plan contributions may be deductible from your state taxes, and your earnings are distributed tax-free, provided they are used for qualified higher education expenses. (However, withdrawals not used for higher education expenses may be subject to both income tax and a 10% penalty.)

• Pay off some debts. You can help improve your financial picture by reducing your debt load – but it may make sense to prioritize these debts. For example, rather than make an extra mortgage payment, you might want to first tackle those debts or loans that carry a high interest rate and that don’t allow you to deduct interest payments. After all, your monthly mortgage payment will remain the same even if you make an extra payment, but if you can get rid of some smaller debts, you will free up some cash that you could use to invest for your future.

Think carefully about how to use your tax refund. It represents an opportunity that you won’t want to waste.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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For the program Brooklyn Jones showed the club how to make fruity yogurt waffle cones.

Blaine King showed how to make soap pockets and Hank Newton gave a demonstration on how to start a seed indoors.

— Tyler Gillespie, reporter

Monday-Seekers Not Mary A. Slackers 4-H Club, Lone Luedke Elm Community building, 7 p.m.; Tuesday- 852-3379 Library Board meeting, City Hall Community Room, 5:30 p.m.; March 22-Lions Club and Kincaid Club meets at Kin- using the book “God is caid Good.”

School calendar

Friday-Bingo Night, 5:30 p.m.; MondayMarch 26-No school, Spring Break

Meal site

Friday-salmon patty, macaroni and cheese, lima beans, wheat bread, pears; Monday-chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, California blend veggies, pineapple; March 22-live music, Vision cards accepted; spaghetti with meat sauce, Italian blend veggies, roll, cherry crisp.

Phone 620-852-3459 for meal reservations.

Christian Church

Scripture presented Sunday was Revelation 3:14-22. Pastor Andrew Koll’s sermon was “Repent!” Cross training classes are at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday; worship service at 10:45; men’s Bible study at 7 a.m.

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Pastor Jon Petty pointed out love is the key to representing God here on earth, as we are called to be colaborers with Jesus.

Scripture was from 2 Peter 1:2-4 and Ephesians 3:16-21. Cindy Beckman and Terri Louk led the praise and worship. Following services, Leo and Kathy Ramsey facilitated a book review class

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Scripture presented at Sunday’s United Methodist Church service was Psalm 121:1-8, Genesis 12:1-4, Romans 4:1-5 and 13-17 and John 3:1-17. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, “Accept.”

A Vacation Bible School organizational meeting will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Methodist Church. Volunteers are needed.

Little League

A ball meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 30 at the City Hall Community Room. All are welcome to attend.

Crest

Crest Principal Travis Hermreck recently attended a two-day meeting regarding education, leadership and the future of education in Kansas. Despite a number of great ideas and information, two pieces have been the source of much reflection and deliberation.

The first idea was relayed by Kansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Randy Watson.

He contends student achievement is only a small component of student success. “No Child Left Behind” policies and practices have been

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Seekers see success The Seekers Not Slackers 4-H Club earned a top blue ribbon March 4 at a model meeting as part of their District 4-H Day. The 4-H’ers are, Theo Church, front; second row from left, Rebecca Sprague, Lillie Ball, Kamryn Jones, Kinley Edgerton, Lizzie Ellington, Truett Vermillion and Blaine King; third row, Hailey Gillespie, Makayla Jones, Kendra Sprague, Jerrick Jones, Karson Hermreck, Tyler Gillespie, Hayden Newton and Trevor Church. COURTESY PHOTO slow to erode from the educational landscape and all too often we remain hung up on test scores and grades. According to the Kansas Department of Education, academic preparation alone is only onefifth of the equation that produces successful high school graduates.

It also takes cognitive, technical skills, employability skills and civic engagement to complete the formula.

This is exciting for Kansas educators who are preparing for systemic change with the end result being a product much more prepared for success after graduation.

The second concept is taken from the Sibing Improv Company out of Joplin. Their message

Ralph Bunnel enjoyed his 95th birthday party and friends who came to see him or sent a card.

His children hosted the event.

Paul Stephens, Colony’s assistant fire chief, traveled Thursday to help fight the fires in Hutchinson and Ashland areas. He returned home Saturday. He went with Glen Platt from the Garnett Fire Department. Two other crews from Garnett and Harris went out March 7.

Colony’s Eric Kewade and Ashleen Seabolt were prepared to go Saturday, but were stopped because the fires were contained and the additional help was not needed.

Shirley McGhee has returned home from visiting relatives in California.

was that sometimes the most important person in movement isn’t necessarily the leader, it is the first follower.

While it takes a lot of courage and selfassuredness to lead, it sometimes requires more trust, faith and bravery to join. Not only should we invest in programs designed to develop leaders, educators should devote considerable resources into developing intellectual and independent followers.

dent.” The flag salute and 4-H Pledge were led by Lizzie Ellington.

Song leaders Truett and Kinley led the group in singing “Old McDonald.”

The club participated in Model Meeting at District Club Days March 4 in Pomona. A Sheep, Goat and Swine Project meeting is scheduled Monday at the Anderson County Fairgrounds.

The Seekers Not Slackers 4-H Club held its Feb. 20 meeting at the Lone Elm Community Building.

President Hailey Gillespie called the meeting to order and roll call was answered by “Naming a U.S. Presi-

State looks to oversee workplace regulation

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by a labor rights group that the change could water down safety oversight.

Lawmakers and some business groups say a state-run program approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would ensure local control over regulation that has to be at least as effective as the federal program under

included regulation reform. The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the bill today.

Senate President Susan Wagle said the legislature took up the bill at the urging of construction contractors because “excessive regulations are very harmful to business.”

Officials with the AFL-CIO labor union say the state programs aren’t as effective, and the Government Accountability Office says some states have strug-

A labor rights group says the [state-managed] programs are less effective because they can be underfunded and often impose smaller fines.

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Twenty-eight states have state-run programs. Six of them just extend coverage to state and local government workers who are not covered by federal oversight. Kansas businesses are currently inspected by federal officials based in an area office in Wichita, said an official from the Department of Labor.

Republican lawmakers and business groups that support the plan say it would ease regulatory burdens but still provide for worker safety because the federal government requires state regulation plans to be at least as effective as the federal one. A labor rights group says the programs are less effective because they can be underfunded and often impose smaller fines.

Sen. Julia Lynn, an Olathe Republican, introduced a bill to start the process on behalf of Senate leadership, and 24 Republican senators ran on a platform that

gled to complete all their inspections because of funding challenges. That could be an obstacle because of Kansas’ budget, Lynn said.

Bruce Tunnell, lobbyist for the Kansas AFL-CIO, said Kansas didn’t have the money to run the program correctly. The Government Accountability Office also says some states have struggled to retain trained inspectors.

“Once they get someone trained, they’re going to chase the money and go somewhere else,” Tunnell said.

He said that means unsafe work places could go uninspected or get inspected by someone who isn’t qualified.

Another member of the labor group took issue with the smaller fines imposed under state plans. Peg Seminario, safety and health director for the national AFL-CIO, said state officials might be more hesitant to impose hefty fines if a business has political pull in the state.

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trade show in New Orleans April 12-14, where they will learn of new equipment and techniques. Cost, available in Murphy’s budget, will be $4,500.

Family Safety Night will be on the courthouse lawn June 8, Murphy added, with inflatables and a dunk tank to draw children to the event.

Along the way they and their parents will be tutored in ways to be safe in everyday circumstances.

In a final note, Murphy said the communications tower at the 911 center was showing its age and is in need of replacement. She estimated cost of a new tower at $150,000.

In other news, commissioners: — Were encouraged by County Counselor Alan Weber to include ample funding for economic development in their 2018 budget. Also, he mentioned reserving funds for Allen County Regional Hospital. “Keep your minds open,” he said.

— Learned from Mitch Garner, director of Public Works, the Army Corps of Engineers

is not too concerned about brush accumulating against the upstream side of the middle supporting pier of the Marsh Arch bridge over the Neosho River at Humboldt.

Garner has put out feelers to learn what removal — not an option for county equipment — would cost.

Trees and limbs catch on the bridge during high-water times and over the years the process has created a problem of being unsightly, more than anything else.

— Were told by County Clerk Sherrie Riebel a new van for the elderly, provided by the Kansas Department of Transportation, would arrive in Iola about Dec. 31. The current van has been in use five years and has traveled more than 100,000 miles, she said.

Allen Countians in their elderly years may arrange rides by calling the clerk’s office.

— Iola Middle School vocal and instrumental music groups were given permission to use the bandstand and courthouse lawn for a 90-minute concert the evening of May 16, which also will spill onto the first block of West Jackson Avenue.

Nor’easter misery New York city employee Ronney Wade shovels snow in Times Square Tuesday from a powerful nor-easter that swept across the eastern United States. While the storm came up short of the most dire forecasts — which had called for more than a foot of snow — the accompanying sleet and ice, followed by bitterly cold temperatures are expected to continue to make life rough over the next few days. LOS ANGELES TIMES/CAROLYN COLE/TNS

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short pension contributions $86 million and authorize $317 million in internal borrowing to be paid back over seven years. The final version is likely to be written by negotiators for the two chambers later this month.

Senate GOP leaders initially pushed to cut aid to public schools to help get the state through June and conservatives could still seek spending reductions. But talk of education funding cuts inspired bipartisan resistance, and the state

Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Kansas is not spending enough money on its schools.

The state has struggled to balance its budget since GOP legislators slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urg-

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by the drive to repeal “Obamacare.”

“Some of these ideas might take some of the edge off the (main) bill for people on the right in the Republican Party,” said economist Joe Antos of the businessoriented American Enterprise Institute. “I don’t know that it can possibly overcome the Senate problems.”

At a news conference Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Democrats will not support any legislation reshaping the health care law until Republicans stop trying to repeal it.

If Republicans desist, Democrats would be willing to talk.

Schumer later said he isn’t keen on the idea of a House companion bill.

“They probably have ideas that would make it worse,” he said.

Cutting regulations and spurring private market competition are the main goals behind the GOP’s idea for a companion bill. Experts say that while some of the proposals sound appealing, they also have practical problems. No final decisions have been made, but here’s a look at some proposals that might be in the “sidecar.”

CROSS-STATE HEALTH INSURANCE

Selling insurance across state lines is a longtime GOP idea now embraced by President Donald Trump as a way to encourage competition by introducing low-premium plans into high-cost areas. Consumer advocates and state regulators warn that would set off a “race to the bottom” as out-of-state insurers flood the mar-

ket with skimpy plans that circumvent state requirements, for example New Jersey’s mandate for autism coverage.

But the idea also gets a surprisingly cool reception from the insurance industry. Why? It turns out that the price of health insurance, like real estate, reflects local markets.

An insurer from Kansas selling policies in Manhattan would have to pay hospitals and doctors in New York according to local rates. Also, building networks of service providers that are attractive to consumers is no easy task for insurers.

MALPRACTICE LIMITS

Republicans have long advocated capping jury awards for noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, and $250,000 is a commonly cited limit.

The Congressional Budget Office has previously estimated such caps would reduce health care spending by limiting the practice of defensive medicine.

The $250,000 reflects a limit that California imposed in 1975. Adjusted for inflation, that figure would now be over $1 million.

The debate pits two powerful lobbies — doctors and lawyers — against each other. So far the lawyers have gotten the upper hand in Congress.

A criticism of malpractice limits is that they fall hard on those who have suffered the most egregious damage and are likely to face lifetime expenses, for example the family of a brain-damaged infant.

ASSOCIATION

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Small businesses would be able to band together to arrange to buy lower-premium plans tailored to their needs.

The debate around association health plans echoes the one over cross-state insurance policies.

Advocates say their idea would provide a way around regulations that raise the cost of health insurance. But consumer advocates and state regulators say it would undermine protections for patients and undercut state oversight of the insurance industry.

ANTI-TRUST EXEMPTION

A 1940s federal law offers the insurance industry a qualified exemption from federal anti-trust laws. Proponents of repealing the exemption say it is a barrier to competition.

In the past, that idea has had bipartisan support in Congress, but it’s unclear what would happen now with the two political parties bitterly divided over health care.

OTHER IDEAS being

discussed among Republicans may also make it into the sidecar legislation.

But they all seem headed for a roadblock in the Senate. Within the administration, Health Secretary Tom Price is working to loosen regulations.

“The chances that they are going to pass this hodgepodge in a separate bill is pretty much between slim and none,” said Bob Laszewski, an industry consultant and blogger.

“You are not going to get Democratic support for these things.”

ing. Many voters turned last year on Brownback’s conservative allies, and Democrats and GOP moderates now have solid majorities in both chambers if they work together.

The Senate committee’s plan assumes that legislators would raise $763 million over two years through higher taxes and authorize another $214 million in internal borrowing after July 1. The plan also assumes the

state would divert $581 million from highway projects over two years — and it doesn’t include any increase in aid to public schools.

Legislators last month passed a bill that would have increased income taxes to raise more than $1 billion over two years, but Brownback vetoed it. He favors boosting cigarette and liquor taxes and annual business filing fees, along with the other fixes

lawmakers are considering.

Lawmakers in both chambers also are working on a new education funding law to satisfy the Supreme Court.

“We’re just going to have to find some additional sources of revenue for school finance above and beyond, I think, what we can do to sustain the 2018 and 2019 budgets,” said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat.

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Senator’s attack raises questions on his ability to serve Steve Fitzgerald, a Kansas senator from Leavenworth, should have his mouth washed out with soap.

On Monday he parroted the Trump and ultraconservative line about Planned Parenthood, only in crude terms. “Planned Parenthood (is) worse than the Nazi regime in Germany,” Fitzgerald railed.

Obviously, the senator isn’t a supporter, and his attack arose after someone, as a prank, made a donation to Planned Parenthood is his name — worse than “having one’s name associated with Dachau,” Fitzgerald added.

We get it, he is opposed to abortion, only one of the many things with which Planned Parenthood is involved.

To be so mean-spirited tells us more than a little about the senator. To react so violently and to cast all the organization does to improve women’s health is many steps beyond the pale.

Many have religious convictions that cause them to find abortion wrong, just as many others think quite the opposite, but to permit oneself to attack so violently makes us wonder just how fit Fitzgerald is to serve in a position of authority.

You sure don’t want to cross Fitzgerald if he has a handgun under his coat.

PLANNED Parenthood is

not the devil’s handiwork.

Most of the organization’s programming as far as births are concerned has to do with education ahead of conception, 80 percent to be exact. That’s much of what Planned Parenthood is all about, planning ahead of the game and deciding when the time is right to enter the wonderful world of parenthood.

A fact: Just 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services have to do with abortion.

Other facts important to know: — The organization provides 270,000 Pap tests and more than 360,000 breast examinations in a single year, services that are critical to detecting cancer.

— Planned Parenthood also provides more than 4.2 million tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections, including more than 650,000 HIV tests.

THE STEVE Fitzgeralds of the world may argue in favor of abstaining from sexual activities as means of supplanting the necessity of Planned Parenthood’s preventive measures, but hiding one’s head in the sand doesn’t work.

Reality is what it is, and not to face it in this case is to condemn many to a life of tragedy.

— Bob Johnson

Letter to the editor To the editor,

It has been no secret that the Kansas Department of Transportation has taken the brunt of state budget woes over the last six years.

To the tune of $2.7 billion, money has been swept from KDOT into the general fund to cover other deficits and government expenditures.

Roads and bridges have suffered from the exodus of funds available for projects that are desperately needed across Kansas. Road projects have been canceled by the dozens across our state and construction companies and their workers have headed across our borders to find jobs.

Roads and bridges are the single most used function of government. The loss of these funds is putting our safety and economy at risk.

The same roads and bridges

Fund schools, then seek changes Someday, maybe, the Kansas Legislature will pay for schools in a way that stops the need to litigate, and the state’s highest court will stop finding itself in the unenviable position of settling the dispute.

Once again, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s formula for financing public education fails to meet the constitutional requirement for equity. The ruling stated that the block grant formula authorized by the previous legislature left poor and minority students at a disadvantage compared to their better-off peers across the state.

The court didn’t specify how much money must be infused into the state’s public education system, instead leaving that up to lawmakers. Attorneys for the plaintiffs estimate the state will need to produce an additional $800 million to satisfy the court order. Such an amount

will only further complicate an already complicated budget that is lagging by $270 million. The Legislature has until June 30 to act.

Gov. Sam Brownback — whose income tax cuts are viewed as partly to blame for the state’s budget shortfall and inadequate funding of education — said that the Legislature has an opportunity to enact “transformative educational reform,” including a call for more school choice for parents who would rather send their kids to private, charter or experimental schools.

There will be a time for such discussions, but that time is not now. Little progress or change for the future can be made while there is an immediate, overwhelming need that must be addressed. The Legislature this session must move to satisfy the court’s ruling in a way that curbs the continuous litigation that has plagued

the state for the better part of the last 20 years.

Once — and only once — that is settled should the state’s lawmakers consider changes that would fundamentally alter the way Kansas finances public education. When that time comes, all sides must be willing to recognize that this cycle of litigation has been damaging to students and teachers and work to find a way to end it.

Part of that discussion should center on how to pay for education, and part of the discussion should focus on new methods and innovative ways to provide a highquality education for all the state’s students — regardless of where they live or their family’s income. But the talk should center on what’s best for Kansas students — the vast majority of whom will always obtain their education from public, rather than private, schools.

— The Hutchinson News

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14 — Computer-aided design and computer-driven machines have become commonplace at Klein Tools in Moran. John Smith, plant manager, said the company has spent about $2 million in the past 20 months on new equipment. Smith said the computerized equipment allows Klein to make a die used to stamp out tool parts in a fraction of the time previously required. In Moran,

the design work is done by Jim Cloud, an expert forge engineer. Smith said the company is anticipating a greater demand for its products as the economy recovers in the spring. *****

David Campanini has been selected as one of two Kansas high school juniors who will spend eight weeks this summer living with a Japanese family and studying the history and customs of that country. Campanini

was told Friday by a member of Sen. Nancy Kassebaum’s staff that his application for the scholarship was successful.

15 — Chris King, president of the Marmaton Valley Future Farmers of America, has been named a State Farmer in Agribusiness. His future plans include attending college and attaining a degree in wood or metal technology. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jackman.

that are traveled by school buses are also traveled by semis that are hauling Kansas’s agricultural and manufacturing products to markets across the world.

The longer we continue down this path we are on, the worse off our roads and bridges will be.

Solving this problem is about finding a way to move forward and ensure that we don’t go down this road again. Roads and bridges are significant economic contributors. For every dollar invested in roads and bridges, $5.20 is returned in economic benefits.

The time of transportation funding being swept into the general fund is over — there isn’t any money left to be swept. While the actions of some of our state leaders have angered me in the past, litigating past

sessions is not how we will solve this problem. The legislature must act to protect funding for our roads and bridges.

Our state constitution says that revenue from the motor vehicle fuel tax can only be used to fund transportation projects. An increase of the gas tax this session will ensure the longterm health of our roads and bridges. As a taxpayer, I value knowing what my tax dollars are paying for.

Passing an increase in the gas tax this session will give Kansans peace of mind in knowing that when they fill up, that money is going right back to the roads and bridges we depend on to lead our lives on a daily basis.

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Keep government transparent Nothing is more important to democracy than a government that is open, transparent and responsive.

In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln defined our representative democracy as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

As we mark the beginning of Sunshine Week, it’s important to remember that a government can only be of the people, by the people and for the people if it operates with transparency and openness at all levels.

Sunshine Week is a national initiative spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. It was established in March 2005 with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

News media like the Journal-World have long served as advocates of open government. But while open government is a key to newspapers’ watchdog role, openness is the public’s cause, not the media’s.

Government officials serve the public. Government records belong to the public.

Given the choice between openness and secrecy, elected officials and public servants too often err on the side of the latter by withholding documents, sealing records or conducting business behind close doors. That shouldn’t be.

A couple whose home was raided by law enforcement shouldn’t have had to spend $25,000 and years of legal wrangling just to gain access to a probable cause affidavit explaining the justification for searching their home. A family whose son went missing

almost 30 years ago shouldn’t still be waiting to see the police records in their son’s missingperson’s case. A University of Kansas student shouldn’t have to pay $1,800 for access to basic open records.

Yet, all of the above have happened in recent years in northeast Kansas.

Each year, legislators take steps to address such issues, including this year.

A Senate Bill, sponsored in part by Sen. Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, would establish reasonable and uniform fees for access to public records.

Another Senate Bill, sponsored by Sen Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, would release police records in missing-persons cases after 25 years. Both bills have been approved in committee and await legislative votes.

But not all bills advocate for openness. Legislators advanced a bill this session exempting from the Kansas Open Records Act records held by the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training — including the state’s list of registered law enforcement officers and records on officers who are fired or have complaints filed against them.

Lawmakers said the bill is necessary to protect officers. But who is protecting the public’s right to know about the history of law enforcement officers serving their communities?

The bill is a setback for open government.

The Journal-World will continue to serve as an advocate for open records and open government. Because government of the people, by the people and for the people can’t be conducted in the dark; you have to let the sun shine in.

— Lawrence Journal World

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Bethany’s finances looking up

LINDSBORG, Kan. (AP) — An audit of Kansas’ Bethany College is showing a positive financial balance for the first time in eight years The audit by accounting firm Swindoll Janzen Hawk & Lloyd found that Bethany improved its net operating assets from a negative $5.5 million in fiscal year 2015 to positive $77,000 last fiscal year, the Salina Journal reported. “This is a big step up for us financially,� Bethany President Will Jones said. “In the near future it will mean more resources we can invest in the college.�

Jones said the administration and board of directors looked for help from alumni and friends, raised $2.3 million from an annual fundraiser and eliminated multiple faculty positions.

Jones also noted that the college’s Good Life free-tuition scholarship, announced in December, has resulted in more than 120 high school seniors applying to the school as of Monday. He said about 300 students have inquired about the scholarship. “We know that many students apply to multiple colleges now and choose the one which will be the best fit for them,�

Jones said. “Realistically, we expect 50 to 65 of those to actually choose Bethany.�

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College Basketball: Kansas State 95, Vanderbilt 88

Wildcats surge into Round of 64

By JOE KAY The Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — After finally making it into the NCAA Tournament with its offensive balance, Kansas State showcased its array of scorers in the First Four.

Kamau Stokes scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half of a wide-open game on Tuesday night, and the Wildcats’ versatility was the difference as they pulled away to a 95-88 victory over Wake Forest.

Eleventh-seeded K-State (2113) got its first NCAA Tournament win in five years and a trip to play No. 6 Cincinnati on Friday in Sacramento as part of the South Regional.

The Bearcats are known for their tight defense.

“It’s a good matchup for us,” said Wesley Iwundu , who had 24 points. “You know they’re a tough team, but we’re down for any challenge. We’re the underdogs now but we like being the underdogs.”

In a matchup of two ver-

satile offenses, the Wildcats had the most options and hot shooters. Four players finished in double figures — their season norm — as the Wildcats shot a season-high 66 percent from the field against a team they had never faced.

“Now you’re playing somebody new and maybe you can get some of the little looks that you haven’t gotten in probably like the last six weeks,” coach Bruce Weber said.

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K-State head coach Bruce Weber yells out instructions from the sidelines as they play Texas Tech on March 4 at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS

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Iola qualifies 12 wrestlers for state

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

The Iola High School wrestling program hasn’t had a problem with quality over the past few years as they have routinely sent wrestlers to the state tournament, but they have had a quantity problem with low turnout for the team.

The Iola youth wrestling club could very well have the answer. The club qualified 12 wrestlers for the USA Wrestling Kansas State Tournament in Topeka, March 25-26.

To qualify, the wrestlers had to finish in the top four of their weight class at Saturday’s district meet at Blue Valley Southwest High School.

The 12 qualifiers is the highest in the history of the program. Last season, they qualified six and the year before that, three qualified.

As a team, Iola took 13th out of the 75 District 1 teams.

Dylon Reiter (14 and under, 145 pound bracket) and Trenton Jones (12 and under, 120 pounds) were each crowned as district champions.

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The Iola Mustangs, Humboldt Cubs and Yates Center Wildcats all found themselves ranked at various points in the season in the boys basketball Kansas Basketball Coaches’ Association Poll with Humboldt even climbing as high as No. 1.

Each of those teams lose key players next season, so will they be able to maintain their high level of play?

Crest, Southern Coffey County and Marmaton Valley all faced rebuilding seasons with young teams, but each saw plenty of positives this season. Will they be able to take the next step next season?

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College Basketball: Kansas vs. NC Central or UC Davis; Friday, 5:50 p.m.

Self confirms: Jackson is playing

By GARY BEDORE The Kansas City Star

Kansas guard Josh Jackson (11) and Kansas forward Landen Lucas battle down low with Baylor forward Johnathan Motley (5) and Baylor forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (0) during the first half on Feb. 1 at Allen Fieldhouse. LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD/NICK KRUG

Kansas freshman guard Josh Jackson, who was suspended for the Jayhawks’ Big 12 tournament loss to TCU, will play in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, Bill Self reiterated on the Big 12 men’s basketball coaches’ teleconference Monday.

“Hell no. OK, that answers your question,” Self said when asked by a reporter if there was anything he’s seen “in any of this stuff or is anything happening at the university level that might prevent him from playing or is he 100 percent good to go?”

Jackson was charged Feb. 24 in Douglas County District Court with one count of misdemeanor property damage stemming from a Dec. 9 police

report made by KU women’s basketball player McKenzie Calvert, whose car was vandalized outside a Lawrence, Kan., bar and restaurant.

Jackson is scheduled to be arraigned in Douglas County District Court on April 12.

“The thing about it is, there have been some things that have been written, and obviously you have a studentathlete from another sport that has commented on some things, and then of course, you have the father of the student-athlete,” Self said, continuing a lengthy response to the question.

The Star has reported that Calvert’s father, Tim, said he felt his daughter was treated unfairly in terms of discipline by the KU athletic department. Jackson was not suspended until Self became

aware of another incident in which Jackson backed into a car on campus and did not report it to police.

Jackson issued a statement after he was charged in the car vandalism case in which he apologized and said he offered to pay any damages that he directly caused. The Star reported last week that Tim Calvert said he received a restitution offer from one of Jackson’s lawyers that came with stipulations he did not agree to: that the Calvert family not pursue an investigation with the university, that they agree damages Jackson made to the car were of a misdemeanor amount, and that they agree they do not want the vandalism prosecuted.

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Column: Humboldt loses trio of senior starters next season

ued growth in this second year as a starter.

Continued from B1

Let’s take a look at what each team has returning and try to answer those questions.

IOLA The Mustangs should have an advantage on the inside every time they step onto the floor next season.

Forward Ethan Holloway will be a senior and the only returning First Team All-Pioneer League player after being joined by four seniors on this season’s team.

Holloway can be unstoppable at times on offense, but is susceptible to losing his focus.

Next year, that will need to change. With the loss of the entire starting backcourt, Holloway will need to be a No. 1 option night in and night out.

Evan Sigg will join his classmate as a returning starter in the frontcourt and seems to be poised for a huge breakout year.

Early in the season, Sigg took a backseat to Holloway, Isaiah Fawson and Ben Cooper in the scoring department, but as the season went on he became more aggressive, providing the Mustangs a more potent offense.

Zach Cokely will also be back for his senior season. He provided fantastic energy off the bench last season and his presence next season will allow Sigg and Holloway to stay fresh.

Matt Miller and Hunter Preston were strong junior varsity posts this season and should also push for minutes.

The backcourt will be completely new with not only the losses of starters Joey Zimmerman, Fawson and Cooper, but also top reserves Braden Plumlee and Chase Regehr.

Junior varsity standouts Derek Bycroft, Isaac Vink and Cale Barnhart are the most likely candidates to be thrust into starting roles.

All three offer great defense and Holloway re-

Humboldt guard Hesston Murrow cruises to the basket for a layup earlier this season against Fredonia in Humboldt. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA peatedly called Bycroft “the truest point guard” they had during the season.

The biggest question with that trio is their long-range shooting ability. If the Mustang offense is going to be focused on pounding the paint with Holloway and Sigg, then ideally you’d surround them with shooters like this year’s Cooper, Fawson and Zimmerman.

That opens the door for upcoming junior Blake Ashmore. Ashmore was a knock-down three-point marksman for the junior varsity this season and although he saw fewer varsity minutes than the other JV guards, he was easily the top JV shooter.

Two more junior varsity wings to watch are Kane Rogers and Cole Regehr. Each played well for the junior varsity this season.

HUMBOLDT Losing Rayce Hoepker is tough enough for

the Cubs, but also losing Daylon Splane and Joe Kline makes it hard to imagine the Cubs reaching the heights they achieved this season.

Even so, Coach David Taylor has a good core returning.

Bo Bigelow was the team’s second-leading scorer this season and will be poised to make a big jump.

Bigelow has a great outside shooting stroke and will likely continue to gain confidence around the rim as he enters his junior season.

Lance Daniels and Tucker Hurst will likely be the starting frontline for the Cubs. They provide the team with a tough presence on the inside and both flashed an offensive game last year.

Hesston Murrow and Teryn Johnson are the most experienced guards other than Bigelow and will likely have the inside track on starting spots.

Johnson played some

Red Devils split with Coffeyville COFFEYVILLE — The Allen Community College softball was able to end its recent slide with an 8-5 victory in game one in Coffeyville on Tuesday.

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Beckley threw a complete game and allowed only three earned runs.

Sophomores Marissa Lilly and Morgan Wayman each had three hits while Wayman had a home run.

Game two was not as friendly to the Red Devils. They lost 10-2. Wayman hit a triple in the game to give her the cycle over the course of the two games.

point guard for the Cubs late in the season and may inherit that job from Splane.

MARMATON VALLEY The Wildcats had a strange team this season with no seniors in Jason Bauer’s first year as head coach.

That led to some growing pains this season, but now they are able to return everybody next season and hit the ground running.

Point guard Justice Pugh was an All-League Honorable Mention pick this season and will be counted on to take another step forward in his senior season.

Brock Hall proved to be a good scorer on the wing for Bauer’s bunch and also will be counted on to help the team turn the corner.

Korbin Smith leads an undersized, but aggressive group of post players, who should be helped by seeing some inches and pounds gained over the interim.

CREST The Lancers will lose only one starter for next year’s team.

Starting wing Nate Berry will graduate, but Nick Vaughn saw a lot of minutes off the bench this season and is a likely candidate to step into that spot.

The return of First Team All-League wing Hayden Hermreck should lead to high hopes for the Lancers.

Hermreck wasted little time after the season ended and is already signed up to play traveling basketball and appears to have the drive to lead Crest to greater heights in his junior year.

Hayden Seabolt and Caleb Stephens will return as the primary post players. Neither is likely to lead the team in scoring, but they give the Lancers physical presences in the paint.

Austin Hendrix will also be back for his senior year and the point guard should see contin-

SCC The Titans were dealt a blow right at the conclusion of the season when freshman guard Zeke Lyons transferred to Parsons, but Southern Coffey County will still return a lot of talent next season.

Chonnor Ludolph will return for his senior season. Ludolph is likely the best pure athlete in the area and will again take the point guard duties.

Not many teams have a center who doubles as a sprinter during track season, but that is just what upcoming junior Dawson Leimkuhler is for the Titans.

Kogan Ohl is another quality big man for coach Zach Douglas’s squad.

The wing spots should see some open competition next season with Weston Weers, Bryce Isch and Lyons all departing.

YATES CENTER Perhaps the highest ceiling of any area team will reside with Yates Center.

The Wildcats return do-everything forward Aaron King, who will be the top returner in the area after a First Team All-Three Rivers League season this year.

Aaron’s brother Josh King will join him in the frontcourt and give the team a physical post presence.

Kobe Forsyth and Jordan Smith will likely be the starters on the wing and they each provide excellent offensive complements to the King brothers. Smith was also All-League this year and was a top-notch threepoint threat.

Hadley Splechter will be the leading candidate to take over Mikey Bruner’s point guard spot, but Nolan Jones is also very experienced and could either take that spot or be an excellent sixth man.

Jayhawks: Jackson to play Friday Continued from B1

there’s a lot of different facts about the situation and,” Self continued, “to be real candid with you, I’m mad at the situation, but I’m not necessarily pointing fingers and saying I’m mad at an individual or a parent or anything like that, because here’s the reality of it. ... You don’t know. I don’t know.

He (Tim Calvert) doesn’t know everything that has transpired, nobody knows.

“I can’t talk to him

nor would I ever attempt to do so, nor would I ever talk about a student-athlete from another program, never. We would never do that. The one thing is, I don’t know what the women’s basketball program has told those parties or educated them to the different things that were going on. If I’m a parent and I hadn’t been educated, I could see being very upset, totally,

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if nobody from the university or the women’s basketball program has shared with him what’s going on. Now if it is has been shared, and all the facts are out there, (and) some things are being said, to me that’s disappointing. But no, there’s been nothing (to prevent Josh from playing in NCAAs).”

After not answering numerous and detailed questions from The Star earlier last week, Scott Boatman, a Denver attorney, issued a statement late Friday in which he said “it is unfortunate that Mr. Calvert is single-handedly creating a narrative that is not accurate.” Boatman’s statement did not elaborate on what was inaccurate.

“Josh and his mother have acquired representation,” Self said.

“Those attorneys are held to a certain code.

There’s absolutely nothing I’d be remotely concerned about as far as the one thing I heard, as far as ethical things taking place. I don’t believe that to be the case.

Having read Josh’s attorney’s statement, I certainly feel stronger about that now than ever.”

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Wildcats: Advance Continued from B1

Stokes missed three of his four shots in the first half, but found his touch right away after the break, hitting a pair of quick 3s.

“I think he just needed to shake off his jitters in the first NCAA Tournament game,” Iwundu said.

“But in the second half, he got back to doing what he does best, hitting some big shots.”

Wake Forest (19-14 ) couldn’t keep up during its first NCAA Tournament game in seven years. The Demon Deacons scored 90 points nine times during the season, but couldn’t match the Wildcats.

“We came close and then we let them build another lead,” said John Collins, who had 26 points and nine rebounds. “So I think it was kind of a trend.”

It was a breakthrough season for the Demon Deacons in coach Danny Manning’s third season.

He led Kansas to the 1988 national championship — Danny and The Miracles, as they’re known — by beating K-State along the way. And now he had the Demon Deacons back in the tournament for the first time in seven years.

“For us, it’s been a long, eventful season,” Manning said.

Chiefs sign DT Logan

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs signed defensive tackle Bennie Logan to a oneyear contract on Tuesday, filling the void left by free agent Dontari Poe in the middle of the Kansas City defensive line.

Logan made 51 starts and appeared in 59 games during the past four seasons in Philadelphia.

He made 24 tackles and had 2 1/2 sacks last season, when he played for former Chiefs offensive coordinator and longtime Andy Reid assistant Doug Pederson.

Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said in a statement that Logan is “a versatile player whose presence in the middle will allow us flexibility along the line.”

The 6-foot-2, 315-pound Logan was a third-round pick out of LSU. He’s made 164 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, and 5 1/2 sacks during his professional career.

Mustangs open tennis season INDEPENDENCE — The Iola Mustangs got their tennis season rolling in Independence on Tuesday in the Independence Invitational.

No. 1 singles player Isaiah Fawson went 2-2 on the day with losses to players from Pittsburg and Independence and wins against players from Fort Scott and Chanute.

Senior Rhett Allen also went 2-2 with wins over Fort Scott and Pittsburg players, but suffered losses against Chanute and Independence.

The No. 1 doubles team of Jonathan Miller and Bret Plumlee started the day 0-3 but was able to end on a winning note by beating a team from Pittsburg.

Elijah Fawson and Eason Cheung formed an all-freshmen No. 2 doubles team and went 1-3 with a win over Fort Scott.

The Iola Youth Wrestling Cub will be sending 12 wrestlers to the USA Wrestling Kansas State Tournament in Topeka. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Wrestling: 12 Iolans make state Continued from B1

each finished as runner-ups.

Braydon Keithly (8 and under, 40 pounds) and Logan Brown (14 and under, 235 pounds) each finished third in their respective weight classes.

Korbin Cloud (10 and under, 61 pounds), Drayden Reiter (10 and under, 100 pounds) and Trenton Varney (12 and under, 130 pounds) each finished fourth in their brackets.

T.J. Cash, Austin Crooks, Bryce Walden and Thomas Hall also competed at the district meet for Iola.

Out of the more

than 9,000 youths across the state that wrestle, only 1,500 qualify for the state tournament.

The 12 Iola wrestlers will compete against the other top 16 wrestlers in their weight class and age bracket at the state meet held in the Kansas Expo Center.

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SEND OFF There also will be a send-off party for the wrestlers on March 24.

The community is encouraged to come by the parking lot of Allen County Chiropractic to wish the wrestlers good luck before they depart at 1 p.m.

The Club thanks Dr. Steve Leonard for hosting the sendoff celebration at his business.

HOW TO SUPPORT The Youth Wrestling Club is having its final fundraiser of the season Saturday to help with the expenses of the state trip.

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WHERE’S THE DEFENSE? Both teams went through long stretches without missing a shot in the second half. Kansas State made its first five shots and six of seven, while Wake Forest made seven in a row over one stretch. Many of the shots were wide-open.

GETTING TO THE LINE The teams combined for 51 fouls and 68 free throws, with things working out almost evenly.

Kansas State went 27 of 36 from the line, while Wake Forest was 29 of 32. K-State’s 27 points off free throws were a season high.

UP NEXT Kansas State: The Wildcats will try to win two NCAA Tournament games for the first time since 2010, when they lost to Butler in a regional final.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons return the bulk of one of the youngest teams in the tournament, including three sophomore starters and one junior.

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The game is at 6 p.m. at Pittsburg State University’s John Lance Arena.

BIG PICTURE Kansas State: The Wildcats repeatedly made clutch shots to hold onto the lead down the stretch.

After falling behind by 10 points, Wake Forest got the lead within three points 11 times, but KState always matched it.

The Demon Deacons overcame double-digit deficits to win their last three regular-season games, but couldn’t do it in the tournament.

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(Summary first published in the lola Register, March 15, 2017) ORDINANCE NO. 3472 SUMMARY On March 13th, 2017, the City of Iola, Kansas adopted Ordinance 3472 revising Section 902 to Chapter 34 of the Code of the City of Iola, revising the fee schedule for a public hearing before the planning commission

(First published in The Iola Register, March 15, 2017) PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CITY OF GAS 228 N. TAYLOR PO BOX 190 GAS, KS 66742-0190 (620) 365-3034 The Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Gas will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Meeting Room at Gas City Hall, 228 N. Taylor Street, Gas, Kansas for the purpose of hearing an appeal from Jack Croghan and Colby Series 17, LLC. - Tyler Oliver. The previously mentioned parties are requesting the vacation of a portion of alley in the one hundred block of North Taylor. The legal description of the property surrounding this alley is: Block 14,

Lots 6-9 of Overstreets Addition to the City of Gas, located in Section 32, Township 24, Range 19, in Allen County, Kansas.

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Southeast Kansas experiences a wide variety of Spring and Summer severe weather, including: tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding. SEK Multi-County Health Departments encourage you to use this week to review your severe weather safety plans. It is essential for you and your family to be prepared in an emergency. Assemble an emergency disaster kit, and practice your emergency plan frequently with your entire family.

SEK Multi-County Health Departments encourage you to use this week to review your severe weather safety plans. Stop by any Health Department to pick up a list of what your Emergency Disaster kit should contain. For information, games and apps for kids visit http://www.fredthepreparednessdog.org/.

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