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The weekend brought plenty of pomp and circumstance to the Iola area. Above at left, Iola High School’s Sarah Gonzalez gets her tassel turned by IHS Principal Stacey Fager during Sunday’s commencement. At upper right, Marmaton Valley High School graduate Payton Wilson marches in during the 2015 ceremonies Saturday night. Bottom left, Crest High School 2015 valedictorian Regan Morrison gets a kiss from her mother, Lori, during the CHS commencement Saturday afternoon. At bottom middle, Nick Skiles channels his inner Superman after receiving his diploma at the Allen Community College commencement Saturday morning. At bottom right, Humboldt High School’s Chelsea Lea receives her diploma Saturday evening. See the Register’s Facebook page for more photos. PHOTOS BY RICK DANLEY, KAYLA BANZET AND RICHARD LUKEN

50th Little Oscars brings laughs, tears — and rain

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Among the performers at Saturday’s 50th Little Oscars celebration were, at left, Katie Terhune and, above, the Bannister Sisters, Jasmine, Trilby and Olivia, who soon were joined onstage by their aunt, Becky Carlson, for the Dr. Hook classic, “The Cover of the Rolling Stone.” REGISTER/RICK DANLEY AND RICHARD LUKEN

Ramadi falls to ISIL

Saturday’s Little Oscars celebration — the 50th annual — had a a little bit of everything: elaborate song-anddance numbers, more than a few laughs, an occasional tear, and buckets of rainfall by the end.

But the centerpiece was once again recognizing the work of several talented, young thespians who starred during the school year at various Iola High School drama events.

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Rural Iola house destroyed by Saturday fire

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

BAGHDAD (AP) — The contested city of Ramadi fell to the Islamic State group on Sunday, as Iraqi forces abandoned their weapons and armored vehicles to flee the provincial capital in a major loss despite intensified U.S.led airstrikes.

Bodies, some burned, littered the streets as local officials reported the militants carried out mass killings of Iraqi security forces and civilians. Online video showed Humvees, trucks and other equipment speeding out of Ramadi, with

A pre-dawn fire destroyed the home of Kathy Alcorn Gravatt north of Iola early Saturday, sending one of its occupants to the hospital.

Julie Lukes, who was sleeping upstairs, was taken to Allen County Regional Hospital for second- and third-degree burns to her arms and for smoke inhalation, said Amy Winn, Alcorn Gravatt’s daughter.

“I had been watching TV and was just going to bed when I saw the fire coming from below our air conditioner,” Alcorn Gravatt told the Register.

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Gregory L. Setter, 64, Humboldt, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Tri-County Hospital in Vista, Calif.

Greg was born Feb. 25, 1950, in Iola the son of Ambrose James and Katherine Davis (Knox) Setter. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and served in the U.S. Navy. He moved to Humboldt in 1990 and has worked at Moon’s Market, Walmart in Chanute and Johnson’s General Store in Humboldt.

He is survived by seven brothers: James Setter, Henderson, NV, Phil Setter, Vista, Calif., Bernard Setter, Iola, John Setter, Escondido, Calif., Bruce Setter, Cuba, Mo., Charles Setter, El Cajon, Calif., and Stephen Setter, Iola; a special niece, Laura Onnen and husband, Dan, Humboldt, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family will hold graveside services at 3:30 p.m., Saturday at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Humboldt.

Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. There will be a family gathering on Sunday at the North Community Building in Iola from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for friends to stop by and visit.

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A new $4.7 million research center in Salina is designed to help industry and businesses find the best methods to handle bulk solids such as sugar, salt and chemicals for manufacturing and production.

The 13,000-square-foot Kansas State Bulk Solids Innovation Center includes five smaller laboratories and a fullscale lab, which boasts a 60-foot silo with sensors and removable sections to study storing and moving solids. It is the only such research center

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in the Western Hemisphere, with similar centers in Scotland, England and Australia, The Salina Journal reported.

The center opened Thursday and already has attracted interest from large manufacturers and companies committing to sponsoring research projects, according to Todd Smith, general manager of tenant Coperion K-Tron.

Nearly 80 percent of the products made in the world are either in bulk solids or have bulk solids as a raw ingredient, he said.

IMS honor roll for 2014-15 school year Iola Middle School has announced its honor roll recipients for the 2015-16 school year.

The awards follow: Principal’s Honor Roll Sixth grade Lorie Carpenter, Audrey Coltrane, Jada Cunningham, Grace Garner, Joshua Kaufman, Levi Meiwes, Jenna Miller, Averie Sharon, Dillon Slaven, Elaina Stiffler, Henry Wicoff.

Seventh grade Elka Billings, Dongming Eason Cheung, Alexandra Fager, Sabrina Flynn, Sydni Keagle, Breanna Northcutt, Carlie Payne, Ella Taylor.

Eighth grade Mia Aronson, Jacob Eyster, Jonathan Miller, Kassy Shelby, Jennifer Tidd, Jeremy Waldman, Katelynn Weide.

Eighth grade Spencer Ames, Jacob An-

dersen, Blake Ashmore, Shaylee Baker, Hunter Baughn, Dustin Bonnett, Jacob Burcham, Paige Burrough, Derek Bycroft, Jaden Channel, Jackson Cone, Ashley Crane, Jonathan Cress, Natalie DeGrado, Gentry Dougherty, Brady Folk, Andrew Geddry, Hailei Gregg, Blake Haar, Chloe Hageman, Madisyn Holloway, Benjamin Jahr, Mathew Karr, Dalton Kerr, Kolt Knoblich, Hannah Krone, Elijah Luedke, Mercedes Maple, Christopher McCormack, Hunter Mittelmeier, Piper Moore, McKenzie Morris, Evan Nelson, Dylan Newland, Ashleigh Nicolas, Charvelle Peterson, Breton Plumlee, Cole Regehr, Kane Rogers, Makayla Simmons, Sierra Snavely, Kendra Sprague, Trevor Stover, Emily Weide, Nicolas Zimmerman.

Seventh grade Noah Ashmore, Tessa Bain,

KC considers liquor sales at farmers market KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City is considering a proposal to allow the sale of locally produced beer and liquor at a farmers market in the wake of successful sales of Missouri wine.

The Kansas City Star reports the proposal will be considered by the Kansas City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Wednesday.

The ordinance would allow distilled spirits or malt beverage manufacturers with a Missouri retail liquor-by-the-

drink license to apply for a caterer’s permit to sell their products at the City Market farmers market.

In July, a permit was approved by the council that lets farmers and producers sell their wines by the bottle at the City Market. The Missouri Wine and Grape Board had previously offered free samples at the market.

Fahrmeier Farms and Vineyards in Lexington began selling wine every weekend under the new program last year.

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Faith Weber gave a program on the book “Ghost Boy,” by Martin Pistorius at the May 11 Sorosis Club meeting at the home of Mary Ann Magunson Patterson.

Martin writes how at age 12 he was struck with an undiagnosed illness that left him wheelchair bound and was unable to speak.

He tells of his recovery and how he eventually

found love, a home and a job.

Pat Shields and her daughter Barbara served as co-hostess at the meeting. Yearbooks for the coming year were distributed.

The next meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 14 at the home of Weber with Nancy Lassman as co-hostess.

LaFern McDonlad will present the program.

— Allen County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Allen County Courthouse.

— Iola Kiwanis Club, noon, Allen County Regional Hospital.

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Kansans should be appalled by caprice in the Statehouse Kansas lawmakers’ attempts to mend a busted state budget are dysfunctional at best.

How else to describe the bumbling going on in Topeka?

After reckless incometax cuts passed in 2012 drove the state deep into debt instead of generating Gov. Sam Brownback’s promised economic “shot of adrenaline,” financial setbacks for K-12 public schools, road projects and other state-funded services followed.

And now, lawmakers left to concoct some mix of tax increases and spending cuts to balance the budget are failing miserably.

They were nearing the end of the legislative session, yet on Thursday Sen. Les Donovan, chairman of the Senate Tax Committee and an ultraconservative aligned with Brownback, threw up his hands after just an hour of committee work.

The Senate, without a tax bill, quit until this week.

The House at least had a bill, but hit a wall. That chamber adjourned Friday morning.

With every legislative seat up for re-election next year, the folks in charge clearly want to avoid much debate or voting that would put lawmakers on the record for raising taxes.

Still, most of the blame for the floundering can be attributed to the Brownback camp’s lack of leadership.

Even though we’ve known about the state’s fiscal woes for many months, the governor and his legislative leaders had no realistic plan in mind to address budget shortfalls topping $1 billion.

Kansans deserved better.

They needed leaders in the Statehouse to roll up their sleeves and fix the self-inflicted budget mess — and in the time allotted for the session.

What a disgrace it is to see legislators go into overtime at taxpayer expense — especially when a key part of the answer moving forward lies within their reach in significant revision of the foolish income tax-cut policy that created the problem in the first place.

Of course, that would mean Brownback and his far-right allies owning up to their colossal blunder in the 2012 tax policy, which eventually eliminated income taxes for more than 330,000 business entities.

Unfortunately, their stubborn reluctance to admit a mistake has stymied progress, at still more cost to the people of Kansas.

— The Garden City Telegram

A higher tobacco tax has merit, but not for reasons Gov. Sam Brownback has in mind.

Desperate to resolve a self-inflicted budget crisis, the Republican governor pushed higher tobacco taxes as one way to generate new revenue needed in a state swimming in debt.

Brownback called for raising Kansas’ cigarette tax, now 79 cents, by $1.50 per pack. The tax on smokeless tobacco would see a 25 percent increase.

Reluctant GOP legislative leaders, wary of new taxes, said passage of a smaller tobacco-tax hike may have a better chance this session.

Even the governor’s plan that would bring in an estimated $80 million wouldn’t make a huge difference.

Balancing the budget after Brownback’s 2012 tax policy gutted income-tax revenue would require far more spending cuts and new revenue than any mix of consumption taxes he would propose.

A higher tobacco tax would, however, be welcome as a public-health measure.

Health-care advocates know higher prices compel smokers to kick the habit, and prevent teens from taking up smoking.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Net-

work recently estimated increasing the cigarette tax by $1.50 would save 15,000 lives in Kansas, reduce state expenditures in Kansas’ Medicaid (KanCare) program, and save $1 billion in long-term health care costs in the state.

Some policymakers consider consumption taxes an unfair shift of the financial burden to poorer Kansans.

That may be true of other sales taxes, and those on food in particular, but tobacco should be viewed differently.

When cigarettes and other tobacco products go up in price, more people skip those purchases. If a family’s financial difficulties worsen because of the cost of cigarettes, they need to do a better job of prioritizing expenditures.

The governor coveted the added tax on tobacco largely because of its revenue potential, yet the proposal made more sense as a way to discourage smoking and rein in the state’s healthcare costs.

Only the frantic search for new revenue had lawmakers considering a tax increase that made sense long before the state’s budget mess materialized.

The overall well-being of the state’s residents was a better argument all along.

— The Garden City Telegram

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Amtrak illustrates infrastructure needs When a bridge falls, when a water main fails, or when a train crashes, news crews and commentators report on the sorry state of our nation’s infrastructure. Policymakers on both sides of the aisle say we need to do something to fix our roads and rails, our ports and pipes. This flurry of activity lasts for a few days, but then little to nothing happens.

Why isn’t there more action?

Despite infrastructure’s fundamental role in the health and safety of the American people and the economy, the United States has underinvested for decades. Today, infrastructure spending as a share of gross domestic product is about 2.5 percent, much lower than the 3.9 percent in peer countries such as Canada, Australia and South Korea. The figure for Europe as a whole is closer to 5 percent and between 9 and 12 percent for China.

The McKinsey Global Institute estimates that the United States should spend at least an additional $150 billion a year on infrastructure through 2020 to meet its needs. This investment is expected to add about 1.5 percent to annual GDP and create at least 1.8 million jobs.

Unfortunately, the federal government has not taken the actions required to reinvest in our nation’s infrastructure. For the foreseeable future, federal support for programs such as the Highway Trust Fund and State Revolving Funds for water will likely continue to face cuts and budgetary shortfalls.

Other experiments, such as the National Infrastructure Bank (though noteworthy), seem too complex and politically challenging in the current legislative environment.

Furthermore, given the rise in interest payments, increases in entitlement spending and decline in traditional sources of government revenue such as the gasoline

Robert Puentes The Philadelphia Inquirer tax, competition for limited resources is fierce.

So where should we focus our limited dollars?

For one, health and safety should be paramount. People should not have to wonder whether the bridge they are on or the train they are in presents a threat. Here we see cities such as Seattle and Boston responding with so-called Vision Zero efforts that take aim at the safety and security of the transportation network. Based on the Swedish principle that “life and health can never be exchanged for other benefits within the society,” the goal is to eliminate all traffic deaths and injuries.

High-profile natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy also elevated the profile of the nation’s water-infrastructure challenges.

Overwhelmed water systems, washed out roads, shorted electrical circuitry, and flooded train stations not only highlighted the economic resilience of these networks but also the poor and aging condition of many of these important systems.

And herein may lie some hope, because as a result, a whole range of new investments and practices are being deployed to rebuild our water systems. Cities such as Philadelphia are working to capture storm and rain water rather than building expensive infrastructure to channel it away. New York plans to invest $2.4 billion over the next 18 years in this “green” infrastructure, such as rooftop vegetation and porous pavements and soils, to make the city more permeable.

But what about Amtrak?

Completely fixing the nation’s beleaguered intercity

rail provider won’t be easy, but 2015 could be a pivotal year. The federal law that governs Amtrak expires soon.

New initiatives to share the costs for operating long-distance trains are percolating.

There is also a push to allow revenues generated on Amtrak’s heavily traveled Northeast Corridor to be reinvested back in between Washington and Boston, rather than propping up less profitable routes elsewhere. Let’s hope Congress goes along, prompted by the horrible tragedy in Philadelphia last week.

The accident will also ignite debate around the federal mandate for the installation of “positive train control” technology. This safety device enables the train tracks to talk to the trains. It not only can warn of hazardous conditions ahead but also can take control if the operator fails to do so. It appears that if PTC had been installed in the stretch of track in Philadelphia, there’s a good chance the accident could have been prevented or mitigated. The National Transportation Safety Board recently found that the system could have similarly prevented 25 fatal train accidents in the United States over the last decade.

Make no mistake: This country has a lot to do to fix its infrastructure problems and to make the systems safer. It would be best for policymakers to be proactive and develop a modern vision for the kind of investments we need, and then identify and commit to paying for it over the long haul. It’s absolutely necessary, but it won’t be easy and will take some time.

But that’s no excuse for doing nothing. The time for action is long past.

Robert Puentes is director of the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He wrote this for The Philadelphia Inquirer. — TNS

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18 — The formation of a corporation to promote new industries in Iola is virtually complete. The original incorporators of Iola Industries, Inc., will be Dr. A. R. Chambers, W. C. Walton, Leslie Norton, George Mack, Howard Gilpin, Wayne Archer, Dudley Henderson, Angelo Scott, Glenn McGuire, Howard Immel, W. C. Perham and Gene Cook. They will choose the initial board of 15 directors.

Thirty-two men have each purchased one share of stock for $10 a share. During the next few days the group hopes to sell at least one share to 100

individuals.

20 — HUMBOLDT — Forty-two seniors of Humboldt High School received diplomas Thursday night in exercises held in the school auditorium.

23 — Humboldt and Moran will hold the Centennial spotlight this week, staging their celebrations on Thursday and Friday. A parade Thursday in Humboldt will include the crowning of Humboldt’s Centennial Queen, a street dance, bean supper and a show featuring the Kaw Valley Boys of WIBW in Topeka. ***** CHICAGO, (AP) — Jock-

ey Johnny Adams of Iola, a 41-year-old grandfather, today rode his 3,000th winner to attain a goal reached by only three other American thoroughbred riders. He was aboard Mister Black in the $25,000 added continental handicap feature of the day’s balmoral program at Washington Park. He is a veteran of 21 track seasons.

24 — Moran will give its Centennial party Friday, opening with a donkey softball game and winding up with a dance in the evening. The parade will begin at 7 p.m., which will be followed by crowning the Moran Centennial Queen.

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guests — former drama instructors Jerry Snider (who crafted the idea of the first Little Oscars), Shirley (Upshaw) Antes, Susan Raines and Jennifer Jones. The only one missing, David Dutton, sent a video message.

Among the highlights: Senior Trilby Bannister was a two-time winner, bringing home the Outstanding IHS Players award for her work to support the club and its activities; and the Don Bain Showman of the Year, voted on by Players members, going to an outgoing senior.

Seniors Emma Piazza and Garrett Prall won Best Actress and Best Actor awards, respectively, for their work in both IHS productions this year, “Almost, Maine” and “Cyrano De Burger Shack.”

Freshman Zach Cokely brought in a pair of awards as well, first as the Male Rookie of the Year, the second for his supporting actor work in “Cyrano.”

Senior Katie Terhune brought home the Susan S. Miller Award, as voted on by her fellow Forensics club members.

Junior Olivia Bannister was named Best Supporting Actress for her work in “Almost, Maine.”

Freshmen Karly McGuffin was named top underclasswoman and Kanyon Beasley top underclassman for their work in both “Almost, Maine” and “Cyrano De Burger Shack.”

Junior Abigail Taylor was named Female Rookie of the Year for her performance in

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“Cyrano.”

Bobbi Sinclair and Judd Wiltse, earned the Stanislavski and Boleslavski awards, respectively, for their work in “Cyrano.” The Stanislavski and Boleslavski awards go to characters who shine in parts not designated as major or supporting roles.

Caleb Spencer earned the Fall Technical Little Oscar for his behind-thescenes work in “Almost, Maine.” Senior Madison Luken, stage manager for “Cyrano,” earned the Spring Technical Award.

Senior Torrie Lewis brought home an honorary Little Oscar for her support of the IHS

drama program through high school.

Work outside USD 257 also was recognized.

Sam Terhune brought home the Iola Community Theatre Award for his acting work in last fall’s ICT production, “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940.”

Moments before the

4½-hour event concluded — still shorter than last fall’s Bowlus gala to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Snider joked — a torrential rain storm hit the Iola area. A cascade of water that had penetrated the center’s roof came pouring into the auditorium as the crowd filed out.

Shootout leaves 9 dead

WACO, Texas (AP) — A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a popular Central Texas restaurant left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and it sent panicked patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said Sunday.

The violence erupted shortly after noon at a busy Waco shopping center along Interstate 35 that draws a large lunchtime crowd.

Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said eight people died at the scene of the shooting at Twin Peaks restaurant and another person died at a hospital.

The nine killed were all members of biker gangs, he said, as were the 18 people who were taken to hospitals with injuries that include stab and gunshot wounds.

Some victims are being treated for both, he said.

“This is probably one of the most gruesome crime scenes I’ve ever seen in my 34 years of law enforcement,” Swanton said, later adding, “I was amazed that we didn’t have innocent civilians killed or injured.”

At least 100 people have been detained for questioning, Swanton said late Sunday night.

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She unsuccessfully tried to douse the fire with water, and as the fire spread, she awakened the other occupants to alert them.

“The house was so old, the fire just spread too quickly,” she said.

“I didn’t have a fire extinguisher. That might have been able to get it out.”

She and her roommate, Harold Gay, had three guests at the time.

One of the three, Lukes, has cerebral palsy and was unable to get out of bed as the other four exited the burning structure.

One of the others went back into the burning home to help rescue Lukes, said Darrell Baugh, Allen County Rural Volunteer Fire Chief.

By the time the Allen County volunteer department reached the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames.

Mutual aid was provided by Iola and Anderson County firefighters as well.

Alcorn Gravatt and Gay are staying in a camper at their farmstead, just off U.S. 169 on Texas Road.

“They have electricity but no running water,” Winn said. “I’ve told them they can stay at my place, but so far, they’ve refused.”

Alcorn Gravatt lost three dogs and a cat in the fire. Another kitten was rescued hours after the fire had been extinguished. The cat was skittish but unhurt.

“She has several

Chaplain Darrin Baldwin of the Iola Fire Department carries a kitten that had been rescued moments earlier from a burned house north of Iola.

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other animals there,” Winn said. “That’s part of why she doesn’t want to leave.”

Alcorn Gravatt had no fire insurance.

Winn said a GoFundMe account has been set up to help her mother. An account at Emprise Bank in Humboldt also has been established.

“We’ve already heard from several people in the community wanting to donate,” she said. “We’ll probably get a storage unit for furniture, things like that.”

Winn lauded the work of the firefighters and first responders.

“They have been tremendous,” she said.

Lukes was dismissed from the hospital over

the weekend.

Vaughn said the cause of the fire likely will never be determined.

He noted the air conditioner had only recently been turned on for the summer, and a satellite television system was installed the day before the fire.

“It could have been either of those, it could have been neither,” he said. “The damage was so extensive, we won’t be able to tell.”

The Neosho Valley chapter of the American Red Cross also has been in touch with Alcorn Gravatt and Gay to provide for other needs once they find a permanent home.

diers gripping onto their sides.

“Ramadi has fallen,” said Muhannad Haimour, a spokesman for the governor of Anbar province. “The city was completely taken. ...

The military is fleeing.”

With defeat looming, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered security forces not to abandon their posts across Anbar province, apparently fearing the extremists could capture the entire desert region that saw intense fighting after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion to topple dictator Saddam Hussein.

Sunday’s retreat recalled the collapse of Iraqi security forces last summer in the face of the Islamic State group’s blitz into Iraq that saw it capture a third of the country, where it has declared a caliphate, or Islamic State. It also calls into question the Obama administration’s hopes of relying solely on airstrikes to support the Iraqi forces in expelling the extremists.

Earlier Sunday, alAbadi ordered Shiite militias to prepare to go into the Sunni-dominated province, ignoring U.S. concerns their presence could spark sectarian bloodshed. By late Sunday, a large number of Shiite militiamen had arrived at a military base near Ramadi, apparently to participate in a possible counteroffensive, said the head of the Anbar provincial council, Sabah Karhout.

“We welcome any group, including Shiite militias, to come and help us in liberating the

city from the militants.

What happened today is a big loss caused by lack of good planning by the military,” a Sunni tribal leader, Naeem alGauoud, told the Associated Press.

He said many tribal fighters died trying to defend the city, and bodies, some charred, were strewn in the streets, while others had been

thrown in the Euphrates River. Ramadi mayor Dalaf al-Kubaisi said that more than 250 civilians and security forces were killed over the past two days, including dozens of police and other government supporters shot dead in the streets or their homes, along with their wives, children and other family members.

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Colby Works celebrates after winning 11th place at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament on Sunday. This is the second straight year that Works earned a medal at the tournament. Works and Bryan Mueller won ninth place as a doubles team last season. Works, left, and coach Dan Berg pose with his medal. PHOTOS COURTESY OF FRED WORKS

PRATT — Colby Works accomplished a first in Iola High’s boys tennis history Sunday. After medaling at the Class 4A State Tennis Tournament in doubles last season, he took 11th this year. He is the first Iola player to medal at state in both singles and doubles.

“Overall I thought I did what I expected I would do. I expected to finish in the 9-12 range and I got 11th,” Works, a junior, said. “For my overall play, I thought my first match was kind of a letdown, but after that I played as well as I did all year. I really served well the entire weekend, after the first match. I kind of got my rhythm back and that got me into games later on.”

In Works’ first match of the tournament on Friday, Works lost 6-4, 6-4 to De Soto’s Alex Zoller. It put Works in a corner because he needed to win his next two matches to advance to day two.

He settled down and beat Paola’s Peyton Graves 9-4 and Winfield’s Seven Derre 9-6 to clinch a spot in the second day of the tournament. In his last match of the day on Friday, he lost to Bishop Miege’s Will Grier.’

The tournament was supposed to wrap up play on Sat-

urday, but due to the weather, they finished it up on Sunday.

Works said that the extra day off paid off for most players.

“It probably helped in the long run because we were all fresh after playing a lot of tennis on Friday. We were supposed to play three matches on Friday and three on Saturday, but we did four [on Friday] and two [on Sunday] instead,” Works said. “It gave us an extra day to recover and we came out today and it was like a whole new tournament.”

Works lost his first match on Sunday 9-6 to McPherson’s Kaden Stewart.

“At the beginning of today, the best I could have gotten was ninth. I lost my first match, which was really close,” Works said. “It was really competitive. I knew that the next guy I was playing was a really big hitter, but I’m really good at countering. So, once I beat him, I was really excited and played really well.

In the 11th place match, Iola defeated Buhler’s Garrett Severud 9-7.

“My goal coming into the year was to make it to state, then halfway through the year I realized I was doing better than I thought I would,” Works said. “So, I was wanting to just medal. I achieved that.”

Works said that after the See WORKS | Page B4

Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain runs down the final out of the game in the ninth inning on a fly ball by the New York Yankees' Didi Gregorius on Sunday. The Royals won, 6-0.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Edinson Volquez had such violent movement on his fastball Sunday that Royals manager Ned Yost said catcher Salvador Perez actually turned around to ask plate umpire Chris Guccione whether there was anything he could do to help out.

Slide over a bit to offer Guccione a better view? Perhaps frame the pitches longer?

The Yankees probably wish Perez asked whether he could help them out.

Volquez baffled them with three-hit ball for seven innings, Perez homered and drove in two runs and Kansas City rolled to a 6-0 victory, the first time New York had been shut out this year.

“He was fantastic. He had all kinds of movement and action on his fastball,” Yost said. “For the most part, if Eddie’s executing his pitches, he’s going to be very good.”

Volquez (3-3) struck out five without issuing a walk.

He never allowed a leadoff man on base, and just one of his three base runners to reach second all afternoon.

“That’s as good as I’ve ever seen him,” Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said.

The Royals got production from throughout their lineup against Chris Capuano to take the rubber game of their three-game set with the Yankees, whom they face again next week in New York.

Capuano (0-1) made his season debut after rehabbing a quad strain that he sustained in spring training.

The veteran left-hander gave

up four runs on four hits and two walks, and left New York in a big hole when he was pulled four batters into the third inning.

The loss was the Yankees’ fifth in their last six games.

“It’s certainly not the outing I wanted for my first outing,” Capuano said. “I wanted to try to give the team a little boost heading into the off day, but there were a lot of good things that happened the first three innings to build on for next time.”

Perez gave the Royals all the offense they needed in the second, when he golfed a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left field. For a moment, it looked as if Brett Gardner leaped up to grab it, but a stiff breeze blowing out carried it just far enough.

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Lawmakers short-staffed TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators will be working with a reduced staff of secretaries and assistants now that their annual session is in overtime.

Lawmakers were returning today to the Statehouse for the 92nd day of their session.

Legislative leaders traditionally schedule sessions for 90 days, but that day came Saturday.

The Legislature’s administrative services staff says a typical day in session costs the state about $60,000. But starting today, the cost is expected to drop to about $43,000 a day.

The Legislature ended seasonal jobs Friday for about 150 workers, leaving about 60 employees, including the full-time staffs in each chamber.

At least 11 of 125 House members and three of 40 senators have given up their $89-a-day salaries going forward. Lawmakers also receive $129 a day for expenses.

Legislators struggle to draft tax plan to fix budget hole TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators reached what had been set as the last working day of their annual session without passing a plan to raise taxes and close the budget shortfall.

The Republican-controlled Legislature’s debate over raising new revenues centers on two key issues. One is how much to increase the state’s 6.15 percent sales tax. The other whether the state should retain an income tax break enacted in 2012 for more than 330,000 farmers and business owners — a policy championed by GOP Gov. Sam Brownback as an economic stimulus.

Republican legislators acknowledge they’re deeply split over both issues and reluctant to embrace any tax increases because their conservative-led state party celebrates low taxes and smaller state government.

“We have to govern,” said House Taxation Committee Chairman Marvin Kleeb, an Overland Park Republican.

“There are essential state services and education that we have to provide the funds for.”

Legislative leaders traditionally schedule 90 days for lawmakers’

annual session, and Saturday was the 90th this year. But legislators plan to return Monday to the Statehouse for a 92nd day.

It’s possible that this year’s session could become the sixth in state history to last 100 days or more — at a total of $43,000 for each extra day.

“We have absolutely no idea how to get out of this session,” said Democratic Rep. Jim Ward, of Wichita.

Legislative researchers project a $406 million budget shortfall for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

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Brownback has touted the 2012 policy that exempted the profits of 281,000 business owners and 53,000 farmers from income taxes. Business groups are fighting to retain it, but some Republicans, including Senate President Susan Wagle, have argued that it needs to be rethought.

House talks taxes today TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A House committee plans to meet as lawmakers go into overtime seeking an acceptable package of tax increases for closing a state budget shortfall.

The House Taxation Committee was convening today to consider additional proposals after a measure that would have increased the state’s sales tax was voted down in the chamber.

The tax panel has ad-

vanced one other proposal. It would impose some taxes on the profits of more than 330,000 business owners and farmers that have been exempt from income taxes since 2013.

Legislators must close a projected budget shortfall of $406 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1. They were meeting for the 92nd day — past the scheduled end of the 90-day session.

Wichitan among dead in helicopter crash in Nepal WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita native is among those killed when a U.S. Marine helicopter crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal.

Officials formally identified the victims Sunday. Capt. Chris Norgren, who was the pilot, was among them.

Six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers lost their lives in the crash.

A statement from the U.S. military joint task force in Okinawa identified the Marines killed.

The UH-1 “Huey” helicopter went missing Tuesday while delivering rice and tarps. The wreckage was found Friday following days of searching. The cause of the crash has not been determined.

Bishop Carroll High School president Leticia Nielsen said Marine officials visited his parents, Ron and Terri Norgren, on Saturday and confirmed their son was killed. Ron Norgren said earlier his son loved flying and loved helping people.

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A Reno County youth group called Communities That Care has twice discussed its research and ideas on a smoking ban with the state fair board, which

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Mold, mildew exposure can have consequences Dear Dr. Roach: I lived in southwest Florida for 13 years and was exposed to heavy mold and mildew due to heat and humidity from a leaky roof. About a year ago, I gradually became quite ill — fatigue, weakness, irritable bowel symptoms, insomnia and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. Six months ago, I moved out and have slowly regained my health, with the exception of the UTI symptoms and insomnia. Could the mold and mildew exposure have caused my symptoms?

— I.L. Answer: The adverse health effects of exposure to molds, a subset of fungi, are a frequent cause of concern. There are some health effects that are very well accepted, and some that are controversial.

Although people with a weakened immune system are more susceptible to the effects of mold exposure, even healthy people can be infected with certain pathogenic species. The majority of molds do not infect healthy people, but they

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health can cause symptoms without infection, and those symptoms can be serious. Infection or not, in some cases, it is the body’s overaggressive response that causes more problems than the actual germs. One example, which I believe may be the case with you, is hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

In this condition, it is the immune response to the offending agent, such as a mold, that is responsible for the symptoms rather than growth of the mold itself. The most common symptoms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis include cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of appetite and weight loss. When cough and shortness of breath are not prominent, the disease can be very hard to diagnose. Given your history, with the benefit of hindsight, I think that you may very well have

had a sensitivity to the mold in your home.

Urinary symptoms and insomnia are not common symptoms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and the fact that they haven’t gotten better when the rest of the symptoms did suggests that the mold wasn’t responsible. Other symptoms, including chronic sinus inflammation, immunodeficiencies and neurologic symptoms have been reported, but are not accepted by most authorities as commonly caused by molds.

Dear Dr. Roach: At my most recent physical, my general practitioner told me that because I am now 81 years old, he would no longer order mammograms or colonoscopies, which I have been regularly getting. I’ve never had any abnormalities in the breasts, but have had some benign polyps on colonoscopies. My father died at 83 of a heart attack and my mother at 95 of kidney cancer. I am not at ease with discontinuing these tests.

— M.L.W. Answer: I believe that

individuals have the right to weigh in on the decisions affecting their health. There are occasionally times that doctors and patients will disagree, and times when it’s appropriate for a doctor to push back against a decision the patient is making that he or she feels isn’t the right one for the patient’s health.

This is a time when reasonable people can disagree, and when patient preferences are critical. I wouldn’t recommend a colonoscopy for most 81-year-olds, but it is reasonable to consider in an exceptionally healthy one, provided she understands the risks, especially of damage done by the colonoscopy. Neither a colonoscopy nor a mammogram makes sense for people whose life expectancy is short, but based on your family history, you may still benefit from these procedures. It’s time to have a frank discussion with your doctor, and have him explain why he has made this ultimatum, which is certain to put stress into your relationship.

Winds push railcars off tracks in Lyon County TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Forecasters have determined that wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph pushed 34 stopped railcars off their tracks in Lyon County.

The National Weather Service announced Sunday that the winds that

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Royals: Volquez on fire in well-pitched win over Yankees Continued from B1

The Royals put the game away with a big fourth inning.

Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer led off with walks, and Kendrys Morales and Perez followed with back-to-back RBI singles to knock Capuano from the game. Esmil Rogers came in and gave up another RBI double to Omar Infante before getting the Yankees out of the jam.

Paulo Orlando and Alcides Escobar drove in two more runs in the sixth.

Not that Kansas City really needed them.

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with a low-90s fastball and paralyzing changeup, Volquez retired the first 11 batters he faced.

Alex Rodriguez finally doubled off the wall in the fourth, but the Yankees were unable to get him home. Brian McCann eventually struck out to end the inning.

Volquez also gave up a one-out single to Chase Headley in the fifth, breezed through a perfect sixth, then allowed another single to McCann before finishing off the seventh.

His bullpen tossed two shaky innings to preserve the shutout.

“All my pitches were there today. I was able

to throw a lot of strikes, attack hitters, keep the ball down,” Volquez said.

“They’re pretty good hitters. I was able to make some good pitches.”

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The Royals honored the Negro Leagues by wearing throwback jerseys of the Kansas City Monarchs, while the Yankees honored “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks — who began his career with the Monarchs — with a patch on their sleeve.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is located in Kansas City.

Yankees: 1B Mark Teixeira left the game in the seventh inning with a bruised right big toe.

X-rays were negative.

Asked whether he would play Tuesday, he replied: “That’s the goal. With the day off tomorrow, it’s well-timed.”

Royals: LHP Jason Vargas (left flexor

strain) threw a side session before the game.

“He feels really good,” Yost said. “He doesn’t feel anything getting off the mound.”

UP NEXT

Yankees: After its day off, New York heads to Washington for a twogame set beginning

Tuesday night. Righthander Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for the Yankees.

Royals: The Reds visit Tuesday night to open a two-game set. Yordano Ventura will pitch the opener and fellow righthander Jeremy Guthrie will start Wednesday night.

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Works: 11th Continued from B1

elite top-five players, the tournament was wide open. Especially between the top nine through 12 players.

“Just getting to state and seeing that, outside the top elite three or four, I did pretty good and held my own,” Works

said. “It makes me really excited for next year because I know that I will be one of top-player in the state and can have higher expectations.”

Works finished the season 29-9 — just shy of his goal of 30 wins — and will be back at it for his senior season next year.

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