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Allen Community College President John Masterson addresses the audience at a community conversation to discuss a proposed activities center. Below, Vince DeGrado, left, ACC’s cross country coach, speaks while Don Burns listens. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG

Crowd talks pros, cons of activities center

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

Around 100 residents and community leaders attended a public forum at Allen Community College Monday night to discuss the new activities building being proposed at the college’s Iola campus.

Prior to the meeting, college officials had developed a plan regarding their vision for the facility, which includes a 200-meter indoor track and sports field, stadium seating and weight rooms.

“We have in our mind what we want to do,” said Neal Barclay, president of ACC board of trustees. “We just wanted to see if there was something that we could do bigger and better that would involve everybody in Allen County.”

Iolan Ryan Sparks said he appreciated the college’s invitation for public input, saying it sends the message, “You guys are worth it. I want to listen.”

Iola Mayor Jon Wells was among those who said he’d

were partially used to build the facility, that it would therefore be a public facility open to use by the entire community and not just ACC students and staff.

Masterson added that buyin from St. Luke’s Hospital, due to assume management of Allen County Regional Hospital this summer, is high.

Masterson said an administrator with St. Luke’s was in Iola recently giving a prospective employee a tour of the town, including the college.

When discussion about a prospective pool came up, the St. Luke’s official told Masterson, “If you ever get to that point, come and talk with us.” expressed interest being heard and in building a partnership, arguing that existing facilities in Riverside Park were going to inevitably flood again and suffer extensive damage.

After getting feedback from community members

about the possibility of adding a storm shelter, indoor pool and other amenities, the college decided it was time to hold a community discussion, since a larger project would require public funds from the city or the county.

“Any time you get into

a major project like this, whether it’s schools or hospitals or anything that people share, it’s not going to be cheap,” said ACC President John Masterson. “And you don’t want it to be cheap. You want it to be well-made.”

He added that if tax dollars

A FEW community members, including former county commissioner Dick Works, said they did not think it was a good use of public tax dollars to build a more elaborate facility with a pool.

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Weatherbie joins fray Historical Society meeting to celebrate pictorial preservation

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

The winter meeting of the Allen County Historical Society will focus on the museum’s new photo scanner.

The scanner can process negatives as large as 8-by-10 inches.

With more than 40 boxes filled with negative images, some dating back to the early years of the 20th century, the Historical Society’s plan is to digitize them all.

Thursday’s event also will feature a slide show of several of the Gibson Studio negatives that they have already scanned, and a demonstration of what the scanner can do to help preserve these historic photos.

The event is at 7 p.m. and will be at the Frederick Funston meeting hall, 207 N. Jefferson Ave. in Iola.

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With a promise to bring common sense to the office, Allen County cattle farmer Gene Weatherbie has tossed his hat in the race to become the next Allen County commissioner.

Weatherbie, rural LaHarpe, filed last week to represent District 2, which covers most of the northern portions of Allen County.

Thursday’s winter meeting of the Allen County Historical Society will include a slideshow of photos from Arthur E. Gibson, who ran Gibson Studio in Iola in the early years of the 20th century. COURTESY OF ACHS Refreshments and snacks will be served.

Bill King, who was appointed to the seat in 2018, has announced he will not seek re-election.

Iola farmer Craig Weatherbie Mentzer filed earlier this month.

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Mapping effort may include student helpers

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

A plan to develop more detailed maps of school buildings in Allen County could utilize student volunteers, giving them an opportunity to practice map skills and establish better relationships with law enforcement and other emer-

Humbolt girl a part of wrestling history

gency responders.

The SAFE Schools committee, with representatives of area schools and emergency re-

Angie Murphy

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Iola forensics team rakes in hardware

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Walk Kansas campaign afoot

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IHS forensic teams sweep recent contests

Obituary June McNeal June Mary McNeal, age 88 of Chanute, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Heritage Healthcare in Chanute. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Countryside Funeral Home in Humboldt. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Countryside Funeral Home in Humboldt. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Humboldt.

Online condolences may be left at: www.countrysidefh.com.

The family suggests memorials to be made to American Heart Association and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 908 Central, Humboldt, KS 66748.

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Iola High School’s Forensics team has racked up some serious hardware in recent weeks.

The competitive speaking and acting team has competed in three invitational tournaments since Feb. 8, winning the team sweeps in all three.

On Feb. 8, Iola took first both in team sweeps in and in the one-act play competition at the Marmaton Valley Invitational.

Individual results follow.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Oral Interpretation of Poetry: 1. Jesse Taylor, 2. Isabella Duke, 5. Jon Poffenbarger.

Humorous Solo Acting: 6. Haley Carlin.

Serious Solo Acting: 1. Lexie Vega, 2. Isabella Duke, 5.

Adryan Nading.

Duet Acting: 1. Haley Carlin and Jon Poffenbarger, 2. Eve Ard and Austin Morris.

Improvised Duet Acting: 1. Lexie Vega and River Hess.

Impromptu Speaking: 2. Andre Quinn, 6. Gabe Berry.

Informative Speaking: 1. Henry Lohman, 2. Bobby Lewis.

Iola High School’s Forensics competitive speaking and acting team has competed in three invitational tournaments since Feb. 8, winning the team sweeps in all three.

Oration: 1. Isabella Duke, 3. Bobby Lewis, 6.

Hannah Kilby.

Extemporaneous Speaking: 2. Bobby Lewis.

IOLA also won the team sweeps in Burlington Feb. 10.

Individual results follow.

Oral Interpretation of Prose: 3. Hannah Andersen, 5. Austin Morris.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: 5. Isabella Duke, 6. Jon Poffenbarger.

Serious Solo Acting: 2. Isabella Duke, 5. Elsie

Fleming.

Improvised Duet Acting: 5. Henry Lohman and Austin Morris.

Impromptu Speaking: 5. Jon Poffenbarger.

Informative Speaking: 2. Henry Lohma.

Oration: 1. Isabella Duke, 2. Elsie Fleming, 5. Bobby Lewis.

Extemporaneous Speaking: 3. Bobby Lewis.

ON SATURDAY, Iola took home the team sweeps in Lyndon.

Individual results follow.

Oral Interpretation of Prose: 2. Allie Fager.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: 4. Jon Poffenbarger.

Serious Solo Acting: 1. Lexie Vega, 4. Elanie Sturgeon, 6. Isabella Duke.

Duet Acting: 3. Haley Carlin and Jon Poffenbarger, 5. Sadrie Overall and Gaby Lampe.

Improvised Duet Acting: 3. Haley Carlin and Sadrie Overall, 5. Lexie Vega and River Hess.

Impromptu Speaking: 5. Gaby Lampe, 6. Andre Quinn.

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Marmaton Valley High School Forensics students competing in Burlington Feb. 10 were, front row from left, Haylee Meiwes, Kaylee Becker, Tea Smith, Allison Heim and Autumn Simpson; second row, Ian Bostick, Mallory Heim, Rachel Shaffer, Carissa Mattox and Gracie Yoho.

MVHS forensics brings home gold Several Marmaton Valley High School forensics students rated highly in their respective competitive speak-

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Election chief’s voting security plan under scrutiny Bezos

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ elections chief is pushing to make the state’s central voter registration database more secure by changing how counties tap into it, but some officials are nervous about what they see as a big project in a busy election year.

Secretary of State Scott Schwab has told county election officials that he wants them to use dedicated tablets, laptops or computers not linked to their counties’ networks to access the state’s voter registration database.

He says Kansas is getting $8 million in federal election security funds that could be used to cover the costs.

Schwab, a Republican and former Kansas House member from the Kansas City area who became the state’s top elections official last year, contends such a setup will decrease the likelihood of foreign nationals, foreign governments or domestic hackers gaining access to voter registration records. His idea has bipartisan support.

In September 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told officials in 21 states that their election systems had been targeted by hackers before the 2016 presidential election. Kansas wasn’t on the list, but Schwab said in an interview last week that “every area of govern-

ment gets pinged thousands of times.”

Still, even some county election officials who agree that Schwab’s initiative would make voter registration records more secure see it as a huge undertaking, incorporating the different computer and voting systems of 105 counties.

“We’d have to rewire our entire office,” said Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew, a Democrat who has held his elected post in northeast Kansas since 2005. “There’s serious logistical challenges.”

Schwab told about twodozen lawmakers during a recent Statehouse lunch that he does not think his initiative will be difficult to fulfill.

He predicted that they would be required only to plug in a dedicated device and isolate it from the normal county network.

“Right now, counties maintain that list on a county computer that can, maybe, be touched by the appraiser’s office, where some young intern clicks on an email that says, ‘Click here for a free XBox,’” Schwab said. “This is probably the best way that we can defend our database.”

Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, said the move is “probably a good idea,” and the secretary of state’s proposal has drawn support from his predecessor, conservative Republican fire-

brand Kris Kobach, who said it would be “an additional level of security.”

Kobach successfully pushed for some of the nation’s toughest voter ID laws, including a now-on-hold proof-of-citizenship requirement for new voters, making Kansas a magnet for lawsuits.

Schwab’s initiative raises eyebrows because he’s facing criticism on another front from Democrats and some officials of both parties in Sedgwick County, which is home to the state’s largest city, Wichita. Schwab has said it will take another year to implement a 2019 law that will permit counties to allow voters to cast their ballots at any polling place on Election Day. The Kansas Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee sued Schwab on Friday in state district court in Topeka, arguing that Schwab is “in dereliction of his clear legal duties.”

Some Wichita-area officials wonder how Schwab can declare that the state isn’t ready for a “vote anywhere” system after they’ve prepared for it while also pushing counties to install new equipment with a different link to the state’s voter registration database.

Hensley suggested that Schwab is being “kind of inconsistent.”

“If we can do it for one situation, why not the other?” said state Sen. Oletha FaustGoudeau, a Wichita Demo-

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crat and leading supporter of the “vote anywhere” law. “If we’ve got money and if we’ve got all the ways to implement it, I keep saying what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”

Schwab’s initiative is a one reason Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman opposed and effectively killed a bipartisan bill this year to require her county to let voters cast their ballots at any polling place in this year’s elections.

She said in an interview that her office is already going to have to change its operations because of Schwab’s security plans.

“We’re running out of power outlets in our building,” Lehman, a Kobach appointee, added. “We’re in the bottom floor of a historic building built in the 1800s.”

Schwab said counties shouldn’t need new work stations or staff, but his office is still in the early stages of planning, so county officials said they don’t have much information about what will be required.

In Ellis County in western Kansas, the elected county clerk, Donna Maskus, a Democrat, called stand-alone computers “a good option but added, “It’s just getting all of that set up.”

“You’re talking every county clerk in the state, and to me, that is a big project,” she said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change.

Bezos, the world’s richest person, said in an Instagram post he’ll start giving grants this summer to scientists, activists and nonprofits working to protect Earth.

“I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change,” Bezos said in the post.

Amazon, the company Bezos runs, has an enormous carbon footprint.

Last year, Amazon officials said the company would work to have 100% of its energy use come from solar panels and other renewable energy by 2030.

Bezos said in the post Monday that he will call his new initiative the Bezos Earth Fund. An Amazon spokesman confirmed that Bezos will be using his own money for the fund.

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sponders, could ask students to help with a mapping project. The plan would use students to measure rooms and areas of school buildings throughout Allen County. They would input those measurements into a computer software program that would create maps, and those maps could be used both for school administrators and for emergency responders.

If an incident occurs at a school, like an active shooter or a tornado, emergency responders and school officials can use the maps to quickly assess areas of threats. The maps could include things like locations of doors and windows, with options to include other pertinent details like location of fire extinguishers.

Law enforcement al-

ready have access to some maps, but they are either simple, hand drawn maps that lack details, or blueprints that come with more information than necessary. The software allows a variety of features so schools and law enforcement can work together to determine what works best for their particular needs, Angie Murphy, 911 Communications director, said.

“USD 257 already has some nice maps, and we’ve purchased the software to do this for every building in the county,” Murphy said.

That includes the Iola, Humboldt and Moran school districts as well as buildings associated with the ANW Cooperative, Allen Community College and the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program

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out, let people know I’m looking for the health, welfare and future of our community,” he said. “Sometimes common sense is lacking when it comes to government.”

Weatherbie said he’s tossed around the idea of running for elective office for more than 20

years, “and the time seemed right.”

Weatherbie is a lifelong Allen Countian. He and wife Teresa live on a farm north of LaHarpe. She works at Gates Corporation.

The couple have two grown sons — one is married, the other engaged to be so — and two grandchildren.

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Doug Tressler, director of ANW, suggested using students to help develop the maps. It would be a good educational opportunity, he suggested, that would teach students about measurements and design.

“And it will help students build an awareness of their surroundings, and improve positive connections with law enforcement,” Tressler said.

Perhaps high school or college students could tackle the maps as an engineering project, Sheriff Bryan Murphy suggested.

Or, as ACC’s Vice President of Student Affairs Cynthia Jacobson said, it could be a project for students who need community service hours.

Committee members said they would look into ways to make that happen before the end of this school year, then finish developing the maps over the summer.

THE MAPPING project is just one area where the SAFE committee will focus in the next year or so, Murphy said.

The group met Feb. 13 to recap some of the successful projects they’ve undertaken since the committee began in 2018, and to look ahead at various initiatives they want to tackle in the future.

Members hope to lay out a strategic plan in the coming weeks.

The committee’s goal is to improve communication between the various schools and law enforcement entities, with a focus on safety issues.

They’ve helped organize various safety training exercises and established safety policies and plans, like identifying and numbering all doors in school buildings throughout the county so law enforcement can quickly locate someone during an emergency.

They’ve organized visits from Homeland Security Officials to identify areas that could be a safety concern at local schools.

They’ve obtained grants and funding for special safety equipment, like “Nightlock” door barricades, “Stop the Bleed” kits, Narcan inhalers that counteract the effects of opioid overdose, portable radios to allow schools to communicate directly with 911 in case of a pow-

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er or cellphone outage, and cameras in every district that link directly to the 911 emergency call center.

They’ve also helped purchase “Lokdown” apps for each school official and public safety agency. The app allows for immediate notification of an emergency, so any teacher or law officer can instantly alert others of a threat.

The SAFE committee plans to continue to types of safety measures, like buying more “Nightlock” door barricades or organizing more safety training programs. But since those improvements typically cost money,

they’ll also focus more efforts on fundraising and writing grants.

They may need to reconsider how the committee is organized, perhaps eventually taking it from a volunteer coalition to a non-profit organization at some point.

They may need to travel to other states to see how similar groups are organized, Murphy said. The Allen County group is more organized than other counties, most of which do not have a dedicated committee to share safety-related information between schools and public safety agencies.

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This photo collage shows the eight remaining candidates in the presidential race for Democratic candidate. From top left, Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP/TNS)

Who will be the Un-Bernie? Trump marches to authoritarianism WASHINGTON — The Doyle Democratic Party establishment — what’s left of it, any- McManus way — is hoping someone can stop Bernie Sanders and his progressive horde from Los capturing the party’s presi- Angeles dential nomination.

Times “I don’t know how you win an election (at) 78 years old, screaming in a microphone Hampshire, has emerged as about the revolution,” said their hope-of-the-week: more James Carville, a former experienced than Buttigieg, aide to President Bill Clin- a better campaigner than the ton, in an especially pungent flagging Biden. expression of the old guard’s “She’s smart, she has a anxiety. “It’s like we’re losing strong track record, she’s our damn minds.” electable,” argued Elaine KaBut Carville and other par- marck, another former Clinty elders have two problems ton aide. as they look for a way to influBut Klobuchar is still unence the race: They haven’t proven. Her third-place finagreed on which non-Bernie ish in New Hampshire was candidate to favor. And even her best showing so far. In a if they did, it’s not clear how Nevada poll last week, she many voters would listen. tied Buttigieg for fifth place Sanders has a strong shot with 10%. at winning for an old-fashIn New Hampshire, Klobuioned reason: Even though char was boosted by a strong he’s not the first choice of performance in the final most Democrats, he’s won debate. A lot may hang on more votes than any other whether she performs as well candidate. at the next debate in Las VeIn Iowa, he essentially tied gas on Wednesday. for first place with Pete ButThat may also be the first tigieg. In New debate to inHampshire, clude Michael he narrowly Most Democratic R. Bloomberg, defeated the former voters aren’t Sand- the 38-year-old formayor of New mer mayor of ers fans or socialists. York who has South Bend, In fact, two-thirds de- spent more Ind. than $200 milscribe themselves as If non-Berlion to elbow either “somewhat libnie voters conhis way into tinue to scatter eral” or “moderate” or the competitheir choices, “conservative.” tion.

Sanders will Bloomberg consolidate his will be on balhold on first lots beginning place, even if he only wins on March 3 — Super Tuesday about a quarter of the votes, — when 14 states including which is what he got in Iowa California hold primaries and New Hampshire. that will choose more than a Again, most Democratic third of the elected delegates voters aren’t Sanders fans to the Democrats’ convenor socialists. A CBS News tion. study found a three-way And that opens the way to ideological divide: about one a prospect that gives estabthird described themselves lishment Democrats nightas “very liberal,” which is mares: a split for the un-BerSanders’ base; another third nie vote among Bloomberg, said they were “somewhat Klobuchar, Buttigieg — plus, liberal,” and the last third if they manage to stay alive, called themselves “moder- Biden and Elizabeth Warren. ate” or “conservative.” In Berniecrats are already other words, die-hard pro- worried that the establishgressives are a minority. ment is plotting to stop him, So Democratic leaders as they believe it did in 2016. who are not Sanderistas are They’ve complained that the hoping next Saturday’s Ne- Democratic National Comvada caucuses and the South mittee unfairly changed the Carolina primary a week lat- debate rules to help Bloomer will produce a clear surge berg. for one of the candidates But it’s not clear that the they consider more electable: establishment is capable of Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar or intervening effectively.

Joe Biden.

A generation ago, party Klobuchar, who finished leaders could tip the scales a surprising third in New by endorsing a favorite can-

didate. If former President Barack Obama threw his support to Biden, Buttigieg or Klobuchar, that might sway some votes — although of course, Obama’s support wasn’t enough to elect Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Endorsements don’t count as much as they once did.

Voters who once relied on politicians for advice now have direct access to information — and disinformation — through the internet.

The other traditional avenue of influence was fundraising: Big donors could make one or two candidates viable, and starve others of resources.

But that’s changed, too.

Sanders has raised more than $121 million almost entirely from small-dollar donors. Bloomberg isn’t asking anyone for money at all.

Besides, party leaders are reluctant to intervene in a way that would alienate Sanders supporters, since their votes will be crucial in November even if he’s not the nominee.

“They seem to know they don’t want Sanders, but they can’t do much about it,” said Hans Noel, a political scientist at Georgetown University who studies the role of parties in the nominating process.

Still, there’s one last, unusual scenario under which party leaders could exert some influence: delegateswapping.

If no one amasses a majority of delegates during the primaries, several candidates could try to cut bargains before the Democratic convention in Milwaukee in mid-July.

For example, a candidate in third or fourth place could drop out and release his or her delegates, which would free them to vote for anyone else.

If there’s no winner on the first ballot, the party’s “superdelegates” — mostly elected officials and party activists — get to join in later voting. The DNC adopted those rules in 2018 in a compromise that Sanders approved.

So the establishment might make its voice heard after all.

But those hypothetical plot twists are months away. Until then, the choice is out of the establishment’s control and up to the voters. Like it or not, the Democrats are going to have to solve their problem through democracy.

President Donald Trump has apparently learned nothing from his impeachment.

Instead of acting with restraint and within the rules, the president is continuing to behave like an unrestrained authoritarian leader.

The latest example of a president out of control is the Justice Department’s case against Trump’s longtime ally and confidant Roger Stone.

Four attorneys who prosecuted Stone signed onto a sentencing memo that recommended between seven and nine years in prison for Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election.

The four lawyers quit the case after the Justice Department overruled them and said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone.

The Justice Department decision to overrule its own lawyers came after Trump blasted the original sentencing recommendation as “very horrible and unfair.”

Trump slammed the original sentencing recommendation and questioned the judge overseeing the Stone case.

He tweeted congratulations to Attorney General William Barr “for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have been brought,” suggesting the prosecutors had gone rogue.

Barr criticized Trump Thursday, saying that the president’s tweets about Justice Department prosecutors and cases “make it impossible for me to do my job.” Barr made the comment during an interview with ABC News just days after the Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors.

The prosecutors were within the sentencing recommendations when they asked for Stone to serve between 87 and 108 months in federal prison, which they said was consistent with federal guidelines.

The prosecutors wrote that “Stone’s actions were not a one-off mistake in judgment” and that he “decided to double — and triple — down on his criminal conduct by tampering with a witness for months in order to make sure his obstruction would be successful.”

The sentence recommended by the prosecutors would send a strong message to deter others who might consider lying or obstructing a congressional probe or tampering with witnesses, they said.

Trump exerted his will on a Justice Department that he often views as an arm of the White House.

Trump’s involvement in the Roger Stone case is the latest example of the president inappropriately interfering with the Justice Department, meant to operate free from White House sway in criminal investigations and prosecutions.

— The Philadelphia Tribune

U.S. Attorney General William Barr says President Trump’s interference with ongoing lawsuits is making his job “impossible.”

(Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)

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Plan now to assure successful calving season MANHATTAN — Cattle producers who have not yet started the spring calving season still have time to plan ahead, and a Kansas State University veterinarian notes that could make a big difference in having a successful year.

“This is the time for a pre-emptive strike,” said A.J. Tarpoff, a beef veterinarian with K-State Research and Extension. “If you haven’t started calving yet on your operation, now is the time to start thinking about what you can do to be ready.”

Tarpoff noted producers need to make sure they have the necessary supplies on hand, which may require buying or repairing items and facilities. Then, he adds, set in motion a plan to manage the birth of the new calves.

“Calving books are a phenomenal tool,” Tarpoff said. “It could be just a little pocketbook where you write down who calved, when they calved, if there was difficulty, and whether it was a male or female coming out. There is a lot of information that we can capture about the birthing process so that we’re able to make better decisions within our herd in the future.”

One of the newer management techniques that can lead to successful calving is to feed cows at dusk.

“There have been several research studies that show reliable results that a higher percentage of animals are born during daylight hours when we feed the cow in the late evening hours,” Tarpoff said.

Feeding late in the evening, he said, will help decrease midnight or early morning births, which are hard on workers and can make the birth

more complicated if there are difficulties.

Tarpoff hosted a series of calving schools across Kansas over the last several weeks to help the state’s producers be adequately prepared to bring in as many healthy animals as possible. The final session for this season was video-streamed on Facebook Live. A recording of that session can be seen on the K-State Research and Extension Facebook page.

One of his recommendations is that producers use a cooler to store tools and equipment: “On cold days and nights, the cooler will help equipment to stay nice and warm. We can close it up and know that our equipment is not going to freeze,” he said.

Tarpoff said producers should check calving chains or obstetric straps for rust, sharp spots or fraying. He also suggests having multiple sets on hand in case there are multiple births at once. The straps should be cleaned, disinfected and hung to dry after each use.

“Once those straps are dried, put them in a closed container so that you don’t recontaminate them by accident,” he said.

“Then, throw them back into your cooler kit.”

Producers should have a meeting with their local veterinarian to discuss situations that may occur, and what medicine or other supplies may be needed to handle those. “They can prescribe the products you’ll need and set you up to be a little more prepared,” Tarpoff said.

Producers can also contact their local extension agent or visit KSUBeef.org for more information on getting prepared for spring calving.

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The Kansas State University Winter Ranch Management Seminar series will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Woodson County 4-H building in Yates Center.

The meeting will begin with a meal, and will feature several informative presentations such as “Value captured from improved produc-

tion practices: What’s the sale data say,” by Ester McCabe from Kansas State University.

Other topics include “Forage sampling and testing” by K-State Research and Extension agents Christopher Petty and Wendie Powell, and understanding pregnancy loss in cow herds by Kansas State University Professor and Veterinarian Dr.

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The program will finish with a question and answer session featuring K-State Research and Extension beef cattle state specialists including Dr. Jaymelynn Farney and Dr. Robert Weaber.

A $10 registration fee is payable at the door.

Pre-registration is encouraged prior to Feb. 25.

For more information, contact Dale Lanham in the Southwind Extension District Yates Center Extension office at (620) 625-8620 or by e-mail at dlanham@ ksu.edu.

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Michael Bloomberg makes debate stage

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he’ll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting states and using his personal fortune to define himself through television ads.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll published Tuesday shows Bloomberg with 19% support nationally in the Democratic nominating contest.

The former New York City mayor, who launched his presidential campaign in November, will appear in Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas alongside former Vice President Joe Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Fellow billionaire and philanthropist Tom Steyer is still hoping to qualify.

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Feb. 3, 2020. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/ TNS)

Bloomberg’s campaign said that it was seeing “a groundswell of support across the country” and that qualifying for Wednesday’s debate “is the latest sign that Mike’s plan and ability to defeat Donald Trump is resonating with more Americans.”

“Mike is looking forward to joining the other Democratic candidates on stage and making the case for why he’s the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump and unite the country,” Bloomberg campaign manager Kevin Sheekey said in a statement.

The Democratic National Committee recent-

ly changed its rules for how a candidate qualifies for the debate, opening the door for Bloomberg to be on stage and drawing the ire of some candidates who dropped out of the race for failing to make prior stages. The candidates were previously required to receive a certain number of campaign contributions to qualify, but Bloomberg, who is worth an estimated $60

billion, is not taking donations.

The prime-time event will be a stark departure from Bloomberg’s highly choreographed campaign. He’s poured more than $300 million into television advertising, a way to define himself for voters without facing criticism.

While he’s campaigned in more than two dozen states, he does not take questions from voters and delivers a standard stump speech that lasts less than 15 minutes, often reading from a teleprompter.

He encounters the occasional protester, including one who jumped on stage recently in Chattanooga, Tennessee, yelling, “This is not democracy. This is a plutocracy!” But his friendly crowds usually quickly overwhelm the protesters with chants of “We like Mike!”

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doesn’t take much. “Water therapy is truly something for everyone. It unweights the body,� he said. “On land you see those who you think will never take a step or get off the couch.

But when we get them in the water they are smiling, they are working.

It’s a physical thing, but it’s also mental. There’s a lot to be said for people who are happy, healthy and moving. “I get people who try to go to cardiac rehab in Chanute, but they can’t because they couldn’t do a treadmill, elliptical or bike, because all three of those things hurt them. But in a pool they could be cardiovascularly exerting themselves without pain.�

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think we need to think ‘Allen County’ not ‘Johnson County’ level to support this, to pay for this, because it’s going to cost lots of money.�

Other residents, such as Don Burns, pointed out that debates of this kind have arisen in previous cases such as building a hospital, but argued “we can’t afford to not do things like this because that’s part of the reason we’re losing population. We need to be forward-thinking.�

George Levans, rural LaHarpe, has exercised at the school’s big barn for more than 50 years. “I’ve been coming out here a long time,� to which Masterson interjected, “I’ve been wanting to charge you rent,� eliciting a round of laughter. “It’s always money, money, money,� Levans said of the opposition

Donna Houser, left, and Allen Community College President John Masterson speak at a community forum Monday to discuss a proposed activities building at the college. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG to building new. “This college has come a long way. I’m

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tired of hearing ‘We can’t do this. We can’t do that.’ “I say there’s gotta be a way that we can work this out. We’ve got a golden opportunity before us.�

Vicki Curry, an ACC trustee, mentioned the benefit a pool would be to area children who could grow up swimming yearround and as a venue for family recreation. “We want this to be an inviting place for the community,� she said.

Katrina Springer agreed, saying, “I think the pool is a wonderful idea,� pointing out that many Iolans currently drive to Burlington to use its facilities.

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ship for the team, but the time it took to drive there is too much.�

DeGrado also pointed out that if certain facilities are built they can be a source of revenue for the community. When colleges hold athletic competitions such as track meets, they charge entry fees and bring hosts of people to area restaurants and hotels.

Long-time Iolan Donna Houser pointed to the college itself as an example of something that initially faced opposition due to skepticism and costs, but whose implementation and growth ultimately benefited the community. “When we first moved to Iola in 1964 the junior college was on the third floor of the high school — that’s how few students they had back then. When college officials said they planned to build a separate campus, they faced all kinds of pushback, saying it was a waste of money and would never attract more students,� Houser said. “We can’t say we don’t think it will happen because it has happened in this college,� she said. “Maybe it’s a gamble,� added Iola city councilman Gene Myrick, “but if we don’t start doing something our population is going to continue to drop, and we’re going to be looking at Hum-

boldt and Chanute as our big siblings.�

Iola physician Brian Wolfe and physical therapist Drew Mueller explained how beneficial amenities like a pool would be to both physician recruitment and patient treatment strategies. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t have somebody in my office that would not benefit by being able to move around in a pool or walk a track,� Wolfe said. “I look around at my practice, and my own self, and I realize we’re all getting a little older and that being in the weightless environment of a pool and being able to exercise is huge. “We know we’re going to lose population, but we can do it smartly,�

Wolfe said. “And that means we can invest in things that we want to have for ourselves.�

MUELLER, who works at Allen County Regional Hospital, added that to get community buy-in, Iola need not build a “fancy� pool, as even a modest one can be effective for providing treatment. “I think the misconception is that you need to have a really fancy pool,� for therapeutic purposes, he said. “All we need is 4 feet of water, some handrails, and a wall to push off of. It

ANOTHER concern raised by certain community members was how scheduling conflicts might arise between college athletes and residents wanting to use facilities at the same time.

Multiple coaches responded by saying that with existing facilities a harmonious relationship currently exists between their athletes and multiple resident populations such as high schoolers.

At this point, Iola Register editor Susan Lynn said the challenge of having so many people wanting to use the facility, “is a good problem.

Community participation, getting the community more involved with the college, is what both the community and the college should want.�

Such togetherness was perhaps most prominently on display when one audience member challenged proponents of the facility to demonstrate that the college itself serves as a draw to keep people in the community or has the power to encourage people to move back to the Allen County area.

In response, ACC volleyball coach Sarah Baker leapt to her feet saying, “I stayed. I went to this school. I came back. I work here now.�

A hushed voice behind her then asked every ACC alumni in the room to stand up. More than one-third of the audience rose to their feet.

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and Saturday were regionals for us, and I showed the coaches and the boys how much I improved. And I did it! I made it to state!”

Harris had been Humboldt’s solo girl wrestler under head wrestling coach Kent Goodner’s for her first three years with the Cubs. It wasn’t until this season when girls

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — These are the new sounds of spring for the Houston Astros: a fan banging on a trash can, another calling José Altuve a cheater.

That’s what greeted the Astros during their first full-squad workout at camp Monday. And with so many around baseball not ready to forgive or forget their sign stealing, this won’t be the last time they hear it.

Meanwhile, the two-time AL champions say they are focused on ignoring the noise, and hope the official start of spring training can signal a step forward for their scandal-ridden team.

“I understand the severity of the situation, I truly do,” outfielder George Springer said. “But I think ... the best thing for our game to try to do and especially for us is to try to put this behind us, however that’s possible.”

The Astros have been bombarded with questions about the sign-stealing scam since arriving in Florida. A news conference last week with owner Jim Crane, Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman featuring poorly worded apologies was roundly criticized and did little to quiet the furor around the league in the wake of the scandal.

The barbs continued Monday when fans were allowed to view Houston’s workout. A man banged on a trash can while a group including Bregman, Altuve and shortstop Carlos Correa took batting prac-

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Humboldt’s Cheyenne Harris, on top, competes at the Eureka Invitational in January. REGISTER/ERICK MITCHELL

THE FIRST OF HER KIND

By ERICK MITCHELL The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — Last spring, the Kansas State High School Activities Association sanctioned girls wrestling for the 2019-20 school year. Humboldt’s senior, Cheyenne Harris, was ready to make her mark.

On Saturday in Paola, the 143-pound wrestler was the

first Lady Cub to reach state in girls wrestling. Harris finished sixth in her division, clinching a spot at the state tournament in Salina on Feb. 28 and 29.

In her first match, Harris won by fall over Lauren Hooser of Lansing High. Harris cruised through the second round to advance to the quarterfinals, earning a win by fall over Holton High’s Ally Beard.

Daytona 500:

Denny Hamlin wins third Daytona 500; Ryan Newman hospitalized DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and on fire, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality.

At the finish line, Denny Hamlin made history with a second straight Daytona 500 victory in an overtime photo finish over Ryan Blaney, a celebration that quickly became muted as drivers awaited an update on Newman’s condition.

“I think we take for granted sometimes how safe the cars are,” Hamlin said. “But number one, we are praying for Ryan.”

Roughly two hours after the crash, NASCAR read a statement from Roush Fenway Racing that said Newman is in “serious condition, but doctors have indicated his injuries are not life threatening.”

During the long wait for an update, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express his concern. Trump a day earlier attended the race as the grand marshal, gave the command for drivers to start their engines and made a ceremonial pace lap around Daytona International Speed-

After a loss in the quarterfinals, Harris captured two consecutive wins by fall in the consolation side of the bracket to be placed in the consolation semi-final round. Harris lost that match, and her next match by fall to finish sixth in her weight class, a spot good enough to punch her ticket to state.

“This year is really special to me,” Harris said. “Friday

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way before rain washed out the race.

“Praying for Ryan Newman, a great and brave @ NASCAR driver! #PrayingForRyan,” Trump tweeted.

Newman was one of several NASCAR drivers who attended a 2016 rally for Trump in Georgia when he was a presidential candidate.

Mark Rushbrook, global director of Ford Performance Motorsports, acknowledged the excruciating delay for information on Newman.

“To hear some positive news tonight is a relief,” Rushbrook said. “He is so respected for being a great competitor by everyone in the sport.”

NASCAR scrapped the traditional victory lane party for Hamlin’s third Daytona 500 victory, rocked by Newman’s accident 19 years after Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt was the last driver killed in a NASCAR Cup Series race.

Newman had surged into the lead on the final lap when Blaney’s bumper caught the back of his Ford and sent Newman hard right into the wall. His car flipped, rolled,

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devon Dotson had watched Iowa State torch the nets in Allen Fieldhouse long enough, so the do-everything Kansas guard began raining down 3-pointers and getting to the rim in what started out as a one-man scoring showcase.

The rest of the thirdranked Jayhawks eventually followed his lead.

Dotson finished with six 3-pointers and 29 points, but he wound up being just one of five Kansas players in double-figures scoring, helping the Jayhawks to a 91-71 victory over the Cyclones on Monday night to keep pace in the Big 12 race.

“When they’re hitting shots like they did, I mean, yeah, we’ve got to respond,” Dotson said. “I think every game we try to knock down our shots, but this game, people were rolling.”

Ochai Agbaji finished with 14 points, Udoka Azubuike and Christian Braun scored 13 apiece, and David McCormack had 10 points to send the Jayhawks (233, 12-1 Big 12) into a pivotal rematch with No. 1 Baylor

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KU guard Devon Dotson shoots over a pair of Oklahohma defenders on Saturday against the Sooners. REGISTER/ERICK MITCHELL

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was hit on the driver’s side by another car, and finally skidded across the finish line in flames.

It took several minutes for his car to be rolled back onto its wheels.

Medical personnel used solid black barriers to block the view as the 2008 Daytona 500 winner was placed in a waiting ambulance and taken to a hospital. The damage to his Mustang was extensive — it appeared the entire roll cage designed to protect his head had caved — and officials

would not allow his team near the accident site.

Drivers were stricken with concern, including a rattled Corey LaJoie, the driver who hit Newman’s car as it was flipping.

“Dang I hope Newman is ok,” he posted on Twitter. “That is worst case scenario and I had nowhere to go but (into) smoke.”

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Hamlin said he was unaware of Newman’s situation when he initially began his celebration. It wasn’t until Fox Sports told him it would not interview him on the front stretch after his burnouts that Hamlin learned the accident was bad.

“It’s a weird balance of excitement and happiness for yourself, but someone’s health and their family is bigger than any win in any sport,” he said. “We are just hoping for the best.”

Team owner Joe Gibbs apologized after the race for the winning team celebration.

“We didn’t know until victory lane,” Gibbs said. “I know that for a lot of us, participating in sports and being in things where there are some risks, in a way, that’s what they get excited about. Racing, we know what can happen, we just dream it doesn’t happen. We are all just praying now for the outcome on this.”

Runner-up Blaney said the way the final lap shook out, with Newman surging ahead of Hamlin, that Blaney got a push from Hamlin that locked him in behind Newman in a move of brand alliance for Ford.

“We pushed Newman there to the lead and then we got a push from the 11 ... I was committed to just pushing him to the win and having a Ford win it and got the bumpers hooked up wrong,” he said.

Hamlin had eight Ford drivers lined up behind him as the leader on the second overtime shootout without a single fellow Toyota driver in the vicinity to help him. It allowed Newman to get past him for the lead, but the bumping in the pack led to Newman’s hard turn into the wall, followed by multiple rolls and a long skid across the finish line.

Hamlin’s win last year was a 1-2-3 sweep for Joe Gibbs Racing and kicked off a yearlong company celebration in which Gibbs drivers won a record 19 races and the

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Cup championship. Now his third Daytona 500 win puts him alongside six Hall of Fame drivers as winners of three or more Daytona 500s. He tied Dale Jarrett — who gave JGR its first Daytona 500 win in 1993 — Jeff Gordon and Bobby Allison. Hamlin trails Cale Yarborough’s four wins and the record seven by Richard Petty.

This victory came after just the second rain postponement in 62 years, a visit from Trump, a pair of red flag stoppages and two overtimes. The 0.014 margin of victory was the second closest in race history, and Hamlin’s win over Martin Truex Jr. in 2016 was the closest finish in race history.

That margin of victory was 0.01 seconds. The win in “The Great American Race” is the third for Toyota, all won by Hamlin. Gibbs has four Daytona 500 victories as an owner.

“I just feel like I’m a student to the game.

I never stop learning and trying to figure out where I need to put myself at the right time,” Hamlin said. “It doesn’t always work. We’ve defied odds here in the last eight years or so in the Daytona 500, but just trust my instincts, and so far they’ve been good for me.”

JOHNSON’S FINAL 500

Jimmie Johnson was collected in a late-race wreck at the Daytona 500, and his #OneFinalTime kickoff in the final full season of his NASCAR career ended with a 35th-place finish.

“It’s been really a cool race to be a part of,” Johnson said. “You only dream of racing in races like this as a kid.”

Johnson, tied with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with seven Cup Series titles, was trying to win for the first time in 96 races and had a strong No. 48 Chevrolet down the stretch.

His Chevy was parked on pit road following the multi-car wreck, and his crew furiously tried to repair it and at least have Johnson finish the race in the car. The time allotted to make the necessary repairs expired, and so did Johnson’s chance of salvaging a better finish.

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DETROIT — The recent cold front has brought another interesting phenomenon to Lake Michigan: first ice balls, now ice volcanoes.

National Weather Service meteorologist Ernie Ostuno was able to capture some amazing photos of erupting ice volcanoes at Oval Beach in Saugatuck Sunday.

An ice volcano is a cone-shaped mound of ice formed over a terrestrial lake by the eruption of water and slush through an ice shelf.

“Ice volcanoes occur in locations in which waves hit accumulated ice on the shoreline with some force,” said Cort Spholten, a meteorologist with the Na-

“Ice volanoes” erupt on Lake Michigan on Sunday Feb. 16. (National Weather Service Grand Rapids/TNS) tional Weather Service of Grand Rapids.

“We were cold enough to form ice on the shore of Lake Michigan and water had broken the surface of that ice,” Spholten said. “The waves ... were strong enough so the water channels through, it squeezes water upwards and tosses the floating ice up. As it happens, over the course of hours or days, it forms a cone

and it resembles a volcano.”

According to Spholten, there have to be very specific conditions for the ice volcanoes to form.

“It needs to stay cold enough to keep the ice around and waves need to be large enough to force water upwards against the ice shelf,” he said.

How long will it last?

“Today, winds from the southeast should

diminish the waves. It’s unlikely ice volcanoes will be seen today compared to yesterday, but it’s not impossible,” Spholten said.

However, ice volcanoes can also be dangerous especially when people climb on them.

There may be no way to get out of the icy water if someone slips down the side of one of the mounds.

The ice volcanoes formed after another rare phenomenon on Lake Michigan.

On Friday, thousands of ice balls rolled up onto the lake shore.

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Boy Scouts’ future uncertain after bankruptcy filing

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Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old organization to carry on.

The Chapter 11 filing in federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, sets in motion what could be one of the biggest, most complex bankruptcies ever seen. Scores of lawyers are seeking settlements

on behalf of several thousand men who say they were molested as scouts by scoutmasters or other leaders decades ago but are only now eligible to sue because of recent changes in their states’ statute-of-limitations laws.

By going to bankruptcy court, the Scouts can put those lawsuits on hold for now. But ultimately they could be forced to sell off some of their vast property holdings, including campgrounds and hiking trails, to raise money for a compensation trust fund that could surpass a billion dollars.

The bankruptcy petition listed the Boy Scouts’ assets as between $1 billion and $10 billion, and its liabilities at $500 million to $1 billion.

“Scouting programs will continue throughout this process and for many years to come,” the Boy Scouts said in a statement. “Local councils are not filing for bankruptcy because they are legally separate and distinct organizations.”

The Boy Scouts are just the latest major American institution to face a heavy price over sexual abuse. Roman

Catholic dioceses across the country and schools such as Penn State and Michigan State have paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years.

The bankruptcy represents a painful turn for an organization that has been a pillar of American civic life for generations and a training ground for future leaders. Achieving the rank of Eagle Scout has long been a proud accomplishment that politicians, business leaders, astronauts and others put on their resumes and in their official biographies.

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We’ve had him tested by both his pediatrician and the school psychologist, and no underlying health issues of any kind have been identified.

Every other year, I take the children on a really big vacation. This year, we are going to California for three weeks. My son has never been and really wants to go. His father and I have told him all year that if he doesn’t behave, he won’t go to California.

When I’ve reminded him, he behaves for a week or so, then goes back to misbehaving.

Best case, he will only have a 2.3 GPA at most, and we agreed on a 3.0

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The city of Frontenac violated the Kansas Open Records Act when it sought to charge a reporter $3,500 to receive public records involving a leadership shakeup in the southeast Kansas town, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Monday.

The reporter, from KOAM-TV, was seeking public records involving the firing of the city administrator, city clerk and city attorney in September, which prompted

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I told my son he won’t be able to go, and he just laughed. My ex-husband and I decided we have to follow through.

Is it reasonable for me to leave him with his dad while I take the other children on vacation? — Good to My Word?

Good to My Word?: He laughed. You have to follow through.

But, please, also learn from this that imposing big, abstract (to a child) consequences to immediate, impulsive acts is a serious mismatch of effect to cause and therefore likely ineffective.

Natural consequences — meaning, the bad outcomes you get in the moment, caused by the poor

the mayor to resign. The council also reinstated a city clerk who had been fired a few weeks earlier.

All the actions were taken without public discussion or a private meeting to discuss personnel issues. The shakeup has never been publicly explained.

The Pittsburg Morning-Sun also submitted an open records request about the firings but the action referenced in Schmidt's news release Monday mentioned only the KOAM request.

Schmidt said the city's violated the open records request by not explaining or justifying its $3,500 fee and a request for $225 per hour for its attorney, which he said was unreasonable.

Frontenac officials were ordered to undergo training on the open records law, to establish procedures to avoid violating the law in the future and to adopt procedures for calculating actual costs for responding to open records requests.

of picking on other kids — “brat” is also cringe-inducing — it’s time to bring him, and you, and your whole methodology for raising him to a good family therapist. Something is going on, and defiance needs addressing ASAP, while you still hold whatever reins you still hold. When he’s 16-ish and can move about freely, you’re going to regret not figuring out how to secure his cooperation in his own well-being.

Learn what’s going on, and learn how to be a more effective parent.

Try parenting classes, too.

Soon, soon. Ask his pediatrician for suggestions, or PEP (pepparent.org).

Re: “Brat”: My brother wore “brat” like a badge of honor and continued to escalate the bad acts that got my parents to give him the attention he needed.

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If you’re caught up in the moment, it’s okay to say, “There will need to be a consequence, but I need to figure out what’s appropriate.” Then take time to see what you do and don’t want to impose and whether a natural consequence has already done the work for you — or whether you misguidedly stood in the way of such a consequence.

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Right, Cheyenne Harris stands next to Humboldt head wrestling coach, Kent Goodner, after Monday’practice.

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wrestling was sanctioned that more Humboldt girls decided to compete.

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One of her practicing partners over the last four years has been senior Gunner Elder, a male who competes in a similar weight class and has a state appearance under his belt.

“I think the competition her first three years have prepared her 100%,”Goodner said.

“Most of the boys are stronger, are bigger, and have wrestled longer.”

HER track to success starts long before her days at Humboldt. In fact, she started wrestling at the Ottawa kids club when she was five years old.

“I always knew I had a heart for wrestling,” Harris said. “I decided to do high school wrestling, and see how long I’d actually stay out, and this is my fourth year now and I’m actually loving it. I wanna go for college and see how far I can go.”

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Altuve, considered one of baseball's most popular players before the scandal was revealed, quickly discovered the new norm. As he walked past a group of fans, a man yelled out, “Cheater!"

The Astros were found by Commissioner Rob Manfred to have cheated during their run to the 2017 World Series and again in the 2018 season. The investigation found that Houston used the video feed from a center field camera to see and decode the opposing catcher’s signs. Players banged on a trash can to signal to batters what was coming, believing it would improve the batter’s chances of getting a hit.

Manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for a year

by MLB and subsequently fired by Crane last month. But many around the league feel that Houston’s players should have faced punishment, too and have been quick to express those feelings.

Bregman refused to respond directly to any comments about

his team from players across the league.

“Everybody has the right to say whatever they want to say, and we put ourselves in that position,” Bregman said. “I think what we can do moving forward is learn and work extremely hard to regain the trust of baseball fans. We know that won't be easy, but we feel the responsibility to do that.”

Veteran Dusty Baker was hired just before spring training to take Hinch’s place. And though he wasn’t part of the team during the scandal, the 70-yearold is front and center while the Astros try to put it behind them.

“The players know the formula on how to get there and they just need me to help direct them and navigate them through this course we’re about to take,” he said.

The Astros know they’ve become perhaps the most despised team in baseball, but are trying to stay positive and focus on their loyal fans who are still with them.

“You get different opinions,” Correa said.

“When I walk around Houston people are behind us, they love us.

So, it just depends what you ask.”

Houston hitters might also be concerned about getting beaned after several pitchers said they'd intentionally throw at the players they consider cheaters.

Manfred addressed the issue Sunday and said there will be no tolerance for such behavior.

"I hope that I made it extremely clear to them that retaliation in-game by throwing at a batter intentionally will not be tolerated, whether it's Houston or anybody else," Manfred said.

“It's dangerous and it is not helpful to the current situation.”

The Astros lauded the warning by Manfred and hope it keeps that from happening this season.

“I don't think that's the first time he said that," Altuve said. “He said that multiple times and it's (good) because that's dangerous."

At camp Monday, it was impossible for the Astros to ignore the fallout from their signstealing, and they know this season will have many challenges as they deal with it again and again.

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Continued from B1

with some serious momentum.

The Bears (23-1, 12-0) visit Oklahoma on Tuesday night before facing the Jayhawks at Ferrell Center on Saturday.

Kansas hasn’t lost since the two teams met at Allen Fieldhouse in midJanuary.

“We have a couple days to get rested for obviously the biggest game of the year,” Jayhawks coach Bill Self said.

Prentiss Nixon scored 20 points, Matt Jacobson had 13 and Rasir Bolton 12 for the slumping Cyclones (11-15, 4-9), who have lost 14 of their last 15 games at the Phog and still have not won a road game this season.

Their frustrating season was summed up by the first half, when they did just about everything right and still trailed 50-40.

Iowa State was 9 of 12 from beyond the arc in a torrid display of shooting, and at one point connected on 3-pointers on three consecutive trips down floor.

The Cyclones committed nine turnovers but generally held onto the ball well, and they also hung tough on the glass against a team with a massive advantage in both size and depth.

Maybe a little better defense would have helped.

As good as the Cyclones were on offense, the Jayhawks were even better. They kept pounding the ball inside to the 7-foot Azubuike, who dunked his way toward 10 first-half points, and that opened things up outside. Dotson had 15 points by the break,

and Braun came off the bench to hit a trio of 3-pointers and score 13 points in just 12 minutes.

“The first half I thought offensively we gave ourselves a chance to be in the game,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “You get 40 in a half at this place you’d think you’re in pretty good shape.”

Iowa State tried to mount a comeback in the second half by getting the ball to Solomon Young, who spent most of the first half on the bench with two fouls.

But the big forward was hounded every time he touched the ball and never seemed to get an open look, and that forced the Cyclones into launching up another barrage of 3-pointers.

They also slapped on a full-court press, but crisp passing and Dotson’s smooth ballhandling easily broke it down.

The league’s leading scorer snuffed out any chance of a comeback midway through the second half. Dotson knocked down a bucket, stripped Nixon near mid-court and took it to the rim for a threepoint play, then curled in a 3-pointer from right in front of the Kansas bench to make it 78-55 with just over nine minutes to go.

“We put 40 minutes together we’re really good,” Nixon said, “but when we play in spurts it’s not in our favor. It showed in our performance tonight.”

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Tyrese Haliburton, who is out the rest of the season with a fractured wrist. His absence was especially apparent against Dotson, who sliced up the Cyclones’ backup guards all night.

Kansas rolled to its 800th win in Allen Fieldhouse, which will celebrate its 65th birthday on March 1. The Jayhawks have only lost 114 times in the building. Of those wins, 54 of them have come in 64 games against the Cyclones.

TO THE RAFTERS

Marcus Morris had his No. 22 jersey added to the jerseys that hang over the south stands of the Phog during a halftime ceremony.

Morris was a secondteam All-American and Big 12 player of the year during his junior season in 2011 and, with twin brother Markieff Morris, helped the Jayhawks win three regular-season conference titles.

“This is a big honor for my family,” Marcus Morris said. “Coming from Philadelphia, never in our wildest dreams did we think this was possible. Even when we got here, I didn’t think it was possible. When I look at the jersey going up there, it represents us both, because without ‘Kieff it wouldn’t have been possible for me either. We accomplished a lot together.”

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Iowa State begins a two-game homestand against Texas Tech on Saturday night.

Kansas gets a couple extra days before its showdown with the Bears.

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