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Bowlus features Picasso, Rembrandt ACC to sell college farm By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Prints depicting work by artists Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt, above, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, left, and Pablo Picasso are on display until April at the Mary L. Martin Gallery at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
When Susan Raines mentions the Bowlus Fine Arts Center is hosting the John P. Harris art collection for the next couple of months, she’s typically greeted with a shrug, or perhaps a slight nod in recalling the legendary Kansas newspaperman of the first half of the 20th century. Mention that the exhibit features Picasso, Rembrandt and Renior pieces, and... well, that tends to stop people in their tracks. “The John P. Harris Collection: Prints Collected From Travels by a Noted Hutchinson Journalist” will be displayed at the Mary L. Martin Art Gallery in the Bowlus through April 2. The exhibit opened Friday. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during normal business hours and will be open for the SIX concert Feb. 13 and the Willis Clan concert April 2. Special appointments can be made for groups by calling 365-4765, or via email at susan.raines@ bowluscenter.org. The exhibit, on loan from the Birger Sandzén Museum in Lindsborg, is sponsored by the Sleeper Family Trust.
JOHN P. “Jack” Harris got his start in journalism in 1927, when his father purchased the Chanute Tribune and made Jack publisher. He then bought the Hutchinson News-Herald in 1933, with his brother, Sidney, in 1933. Over the next 36 years, the Harris
By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register
After a 36-year association, ACC’s board of trustees voted this week to sell Allen Farm. The project was begun in 1979 with the hope of turning a portion of farmland 5 miles north of Iola into a student-run laboratory for agricultural learning. It also has served as a student residence since 2000, when, thanks to the financial gifts of ACC alum Richard Zahn, the college constructed a house intended for eight students — four of whom would be recipients of the Zahn scholarship, one of the college’s most lucrative awards, covering housing, tuition, fees and books for eligible ag students. Despite the majesty of the aim and the best efforts of administrators over the years, explained Allen Community College president John Masterson on Wednesday, the practical operations of the farm never kept pace with the ideal. According to Masterson, the farm has long been underutilized. “Even after discussions of closing the farm last year, the farm was only used two to three See FARM | A6
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Williams files to keep county seat By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Tom Williams, in the last year of his first four-year term on the Allen County Commission, filed Friday for re-election to the 2nd District seat. Williams, a former Kansas
Legislative forum is Monday Area elected officials will meet with the public at 6 p.m. Monday in the basement of Community National Bank. On tap will be state Sen. Caryn Tyson, Representatives Kent Thompson and Adam Lusker, and Allen County commissioners, “though we’re not exactly sure what two of the three,” said Debbie Bearden, organizer of the forum that is sponsored by Farm Bureau.
Bureau of Investig ation special agent, won election to his first term on the commission immediately after retir- Tom Williams ing as county sheriff. He is a Republican.
Among accomplishments during his first term was leading the way for transfer of countywide ambulance service from the county to Iola. The Second District has within it the townships of Carlyle, Deer, Elm, Geneva, North Iola and Osage, along See WILLIAMS | Page A6
Police: Suspected car thief may be in custody By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
HUMBOLDT — A suspect arrested by Fort Scott police officers may be the person who stole two vehicles in Humboldt and a third in Iola last weekend. Chief of Police Bryan Dillow told the Register he was awaiting more information, including recovery of a Chevy Tahoe stolen from Stephen Reed. The man “is our No. 1
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person of interest,” said Assistant Chief Jerry Daniels. “He has admitted to car theft in Fort Scott” and may have been the person who stole a Jeep from Iolan Thurman Flynn. “Iola Detective Jared Froggatte is pursuing that part of the investigation. “We’re fairly certain he is our guy,” Daniels continued. “He was known to have been in Allen County last Thursday,” Jan. 7, the day before Joyce Hudson’s car was stoSee ARREST | Page A6
Sheriff: No students involved in mock drill By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
MORAN — A handful of Marmaton Valley-USD 256 patrons were briefed Thursday on plans for an upcoming “active shooter” drill in the works at Marmaton Valley High School. Sheriff Bryan Murphy and Deputy Sheriff Jason Kegler spoke about the upcoming drill as part of a countywide ALICE training effort. ALICE stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate, drills available to the public on how to respond in the unlikely event of an armed or otherwise violent intruder. The training is designed to enhance the “run, hide, fight” protocol recommended by law enforcement. Kegler has led training sessions at each of Allen County’s three school districts, Allen Community College, other agencies, and
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during a public training session Jan. 9 at the courthouse. A second public training session is planned for 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the ACC Lecture Hall. Admission is free, although participants must enroll early, by calling 3651400. Kegler and Murphy outlined the training concepts for the Moran group Thursday evening. Meanwhile, plans are still in the works for the mock drill. Most details are being kept secret, Murphy said, although he noted students will not be involved. Teachers, faculty and law enforcement officers will, however. Neighboring law enforcement agencies will be a part of the drill, as will other municipal employees, such as county workers, Murphy said. That’s because those agencies would be utilized in a real-life scenario, for such things as traffic control.
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