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Thursday, June 16, 2016
DINNER WITH FRIENDS
Heat believed related to Iola man’s death The stifling heat appears to have been a contributing factor in the death of an Iola man Tuesday, Sheriff Bryan Murphy said. Michael R. Karr, 37, was at work Tuesday as a pulling unit operator in a rural Woodson County oil field, Murphy said, when he began to suffer physical distress.
“A coworker thought he was having issues with the heat, so he left to get help,” Murphy said. By the time the coworker returned, Karr had collapsed. Crews were unable to revive Karr, Murphy said. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch through Sunday.
More than 50 law enforcement personnel, dispatchers and others involved in the justice system were treated to a picnic of hamburgers and hot dogs Wednesday evening. Allen County Crime Stoppers and Iola Kiwanis cosponsored the meal. At top, Iola police officers Ben Biggs, from left, Chad Reeves and Dalton Houk fill their plates while Iolan Larry Crawford helps as a server. At bottom left, Max Turner pilots the Kiwanis train through the Riverside Park parking lot. At bottom right, Chris Stephens flips a burger. Wednesday’s stifling heat prompted organizers to move the picnic inside the air-conditioned Iola Recreation Community Building. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
COURTESY OF IOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT
HOFNOD fishing derby is Saturday Food, fun and fishing are in store Saturday for scores of young sportsmen. T h e 21st annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) fishing tournament casts off Saturday morning. The annual derby is sponsored by the Iola Police Department and will once again be at Abbott’s Pond, near the intersection of North Cottonwood Street and Miller Road. Participants are welcome to park in the Lutheran Church parking lot at 117 E. Miller Rd., then hike a short distance to the pond. Registration begins at 8 a.m, with rules and safety briefings beginning at 9. The fishing will start See FISHING | Page A6
Step therapy angst remains By JIM MCLEAN KHI News Service
Patient advocacy groups in Kansas remain concerned about a Medicaid drug policy scheduled to take effect July 1. Known as “fail first” or “step therapy,” the policy requires providers participating in KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program, to start patients on
Rebecca Lyn Phillips less expensive drugs before moving them to more expensive alternatives if medicalSee KHI | Page A5
Suspects’ court cases continue Court proceedings continued Wednesday for Amber Boeken and Joshua Knapp, both charged with first-degree murder in the death of Iolan Shawn Cook. Magistrate Judge Thomas Saxton set status hearings for both at 1:30 p.m. July 13. Boeken appeared in court with her attorney, Mary Stephenson, Paola. Knapp, who is in custody
Amber Boeken
Joshua Knapp
of the Kansas Department of Corrections in an unrelated case, was not at Wednesday’s See MURDER | Page A6
A bee-bopping good time Dust off your bobby socks, theater lovers. The Allen Summer Youth Theatre is busy rehearsing “Rock Around the Block: A 1950s Musical Comedy.” The show runs June 24-25, 7:30 p.m., at the Allen College Theatre. Featured performers are, from left, Carolyn Appleton, Brynna Hollins, Drew Tucker, Sam Terhune, Parker Smith, Karson McGraw, Jie Jie Burleson, Allie Fager and Lexie Vega. Under the direction of Tony Piazza, the free show promises to be an evening of fun for the whole family. Anyway, don’t be such a nosebleed, daddy-o — just go see it. REGISTER/RICK DANLEY
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