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Kids carry price tags WASHINGTON (AP) — A child born in 2013 will cost a middle-income American family an average of $245,340 until he or she becomes an adult, with families living in the Northeast
taking on a greater burden, according to a report out today. Those costs — food, housing, childcare and educaSee PRICE | Page A4
Gearing up for school costs The National Retail Federation expects the average U.S. household with a school-age child to spend just under $670 to buy school supplies for the coming school year.
Dozens of people crowd the picnic tables at the USD 258 Sports Complex for Family Fun Night on Friday. The evening was cool and cloudy, which made playing outdoor games more comfortable. REGISTER/KAREN INGRAM
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HUMBOLDT — A swarm of activity buzzed around the USD 258 Sports Complex Friday. Dozens of families milled around, enjoying free hot dogs and playing games. Everywhere, there were parents carrying plastic bags full of free school supplies.
Darcie Croisant, president and director of the Humboldt Recreation Commission, deemed the Family Fun Night a great success. “Everything’s been smooth. Parents have been very appreciative,” she said. The free school supplies, donated by local businesses to help area families, were given to every child in the school district. Even for
families who don’t normally have trouble making ends meet, the amount of money spent on school supplies can be daunting, especially those with several children. Samantha Rinehart, Humboldt resident, has two daughters starting fifth and eighth grade this year. She estimated that she spent
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New program bridges link between physical, mental health By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
Far too often, a Medicaid recipient’s mental health affects his physical health, Nathan Fawson said, just as much as his physical health affects his mental state. “To try and separate the two is a disservice to the individual,” said Fawson, associate executive director at Southeast Mental Health Center, which has opened Kansas Wellness, a newly developed Health Home program that serves Allen and five other counties in the area. The Health Home program began statewide July 1, and is designed to integrate and coordinate all types of services and support for Medicaid beneficiaries suffering from long-term serious mental health conditions. The program does not replace existing care services, but rather serves as an extra source for both mental health and physical health physicians, explained Holly Jerome, SEK Wellness program manager.
The goal is to reduce Medicaid spending by guiding the member to the appropriate level of care. — Holly Jerome, director, Southeast Kansas Wellness
“The overall goal is to reduce Medicaid spending by guiding the member to the appropriate level of care,” Jerome said. “We want to offer them preventable treatment options.” Fawson gave an example. Say a Medicaid recipient knows he should go to the doctor but declines to do so for whatever reason, putting off treatment until it becomes an emergency. “Since they haven’t established a connection with a primary care physician, where do they go?” Fawson asked. See GAPS | Page A4
Southeast Kansas Wellness provides myriad services to Medicaid patients who require treatment for a vast array of mental or physical health care needs. Administering the program is Holly Jerome, seated, and her staff, standing from left, Rhonda McGraw, Nathan Fawson, Jessica Atherton, Jamie Henderson, Julie Dillman and Mark Weeks. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Group claims insurance discrimination in new forms By RICARDO ALONS-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press
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Iola Mayor Joel Wicoff, left, and City Councilwoman Sandy Zornes were guest judges Saturday at the Haunt For Hirschprung’s Car Show in downtown Iola. Passersby were treated to a wide assortment of gleaming beauties parked along West Street. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation’s health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers. The insurance industry responds that critics are confusing legitimate cost-control with bias. Some state regulators, however, say there’s reason to be concerned about poli-
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cies that shift costs to patients and narrow their choices of hospitals and doctors. With open enrollment for 2015 three months away, the Obama administration is being pressed to enforce the Affordable Care Act’s anti-discrimination provisions. Some regulations have been issued; others are pending after more than four years. More than 300 patient advocacy groups recently wrote Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews See ACA | Page A4
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Author Erdrich wins coveted Peace Prize CINCINNATI (AP) — Author Louise Erdrich, whose writings chronicle contemporary Native American life through characters representing its mix of heritages and cultures, was announced Sunday as the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s distinguished achievement award. Erdrich was raised in North Dakota by an Ojibwe-French mother and a German-American father, and her works have reflected both sides
of that heritage. With ties to North Dakota and Minnesota, Erdrich has said she lives in many places and is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribal nation. Erdrich’s novel “The Round House” told the story of a teenage boy’s effort to investigate an attack on his mother on a fictional North Dakota reservation and of his struggle to come to terms with a crime of violence against his mother. It won the 2012 National Book Award for
Wild horses die after transfer to Kansas SCOTT CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal investigators say 57 wild horses that died after being transferred to a corral in Kansas likely succumbed to stress, age and changes caused by the move. A preliminary report says federal investigators found no signs of infectious or contagious disease in the horses. The report says the shift from pasture to corral environment, and the change from pasture feed to processed hay
feed also were factors in the deaths. The horses were among 1,493 mares transferred to Scott City in June by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The move came after a Kansas contractor told the agency he would renew an existing contract but wanted a smaller herd. The Hutchinson News reports a veterinarian had to euthanize an additional 13 animals at the Scott City corral.
fiction. Her first novel, “Love Medicine,” won the 1984 National Book Critics Circle Award, and Erdrich’s “The Plague of Doves” was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. That novel explored racial discord, loss of land and changing fortunes in North Dakota. The Dayton prizes are meant to recognize literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding, and the distinguished achievement award is given for body of work. The award is called the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Dayton peace accords on Bosnia. Dayton Literary Peace Prize organizers announced the award first to The Associated Press. Erdrich, whose works also include poetry, short stories, nonfiction and children’s books, said in a statement that she does not consider herself a “peaceful” writer. “I am a troubled one, longing for peace,” Erdrich said. Erdrich’s writings show the United States
shares a history of violence, discrimination and neglect with other countries clashing over culture, religion and ancient territorial claims, said Sharon Rab, founder and co-chairwoman of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. “Her work reminds us that we are not observers but participants in the national history of the ownership of land and the taking of territory,” Rab said. Erdrich said peace depends on clean water and clean energy for everyone. “By allowing fossil fuel corporations to control earth’s climate and toxify pure water, we are visiting wars of scarcity upon our children, our generations,” she said in the statement. “Indigenous people are in the front lines because our lands are remote, vulnerable, and often energy rich.” Erdrich, who will receive the award Nov. 9 in Dayton, told the AP through email that she is honored to receive a prize that celebrates authors who write forcefully about the effects of violence. Previous winners include Studs Terkel, Elie Wiesel and Wendell Berry.
Lawrence schools to use national sex ed standards LAWRENCE (AP) — The Lawrence school district will use national sexuality education standards rather than state standards this year. The national standards are more comprehensive than state standards approved by the State Board of Education in 2006, according to Sarah Oatsvall, the district’s assistant
director of teaching and learning. The goal is to improve the students’ self-image, promote good behaviors and help students make good decisions, she said. The national standards include more information about birth control and sexual orientation, The Lawrence JournalWorld reported. The school board ad-
Deputy succumbs to injuries after crash GREAT BEND (AP) — A Kansas jail deputy whose wife was fatally injured when a trailer hit their motorcycle has also died of his injuries. The Hutchinson News reports the Reno County sheriff ’s office confirmed that 27-year-old Shawn Schellinger died Sunday at a Wichita hospital. His wife, Danielle Schellinger, died late Saturday, several hours after the crash. The collision hap-
pened Saturday in Great Bend when a trailer carrying a lawnmower became disconnected from a pickup truck and hit the couple’s motorcycle. No arrests were made, but Great Bend police said the investigation was continuing. The Schellingers had two children, ages 5 and 7. Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson said Shawn Schellinger joined his department about a year ago.
Man accidentally shot, injured by neighbors ANDALE (AP) — Kansas authorities say a man has been hospitalized after being shot in his backside by a group of men firing at a tree stump with long-distance rifles. KAKE-TV reports the man was in the backyard of his Andale home Sunday afternoon when he was hit by the stray bullet. Sedgwick County Sgt. Kevin Berry says the shot was fired from a farm about half a mile
away from the man’s yard. He says five men ages 18-20 were shooting without using a back stop. The man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. His condition is unknown. The victim’s sister-inlaw says nearby sheds and cars have been shot previously. The shooters were brought in for questioning. Berry says they could face aggravated battery charges.
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opted the national standards last year and they are being implemented in all the district’s schools this year. Parents can “opt-out” if they don’t want their children to participate in the sex education curriculum, and two or three students didn’t take part in a short portion of the curriculum last year, Oatsvall said. Those students left the class through a silent signal from the teacher so others would not know they were leaving, she said. “No one knew the difference. Our teachers are good at handling that in a delicate way,” she said. Vanessa Sanburn, vice president of the Lawrence school board, supports the district’s use of the
national sexuality standards. “These standards support curriculum that presents sexual development as a normal, natural, healthy part of human development,” she said. Community groups also are working with the district. For example, Sue McDaneld, who coordinates family planning and sexually transmitted disease programs at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, will speak to eighthgraders about STDs and pregnancy prevention. “I’m glad to see the school district addressing a broad range of health issues. It’s important to recognize this is a normal part of human life,” McDaneld said.
UK citizens question safety from dragons LONDON (AP) — Is your town safe from dragon attack? Inquiring minds want to know. A list of the top 10 strangest questions posed by Freedom of Information Act petitioners has been published Saturday by England’s Local Government Association. The group, which represents more than 350 councils, asked the public not to burden its staff with questions deemed “vexatious,” a.k.a. ridiculous. Rossendale Council “Like” us on Facebook
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Export forum to help Kansas businesses Business owners in Kansas may wish to visit the Kansas Export Forum on Aug. 27 at the Ball Conference Center in Olathe, 21350 W. 153rd St. The forum, hosted by the Kansas Departments of Transportation, Commerce and Agriculture, will bring speakers from the public and private sectors to speak about trans-
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Listening key to good dialogue As host to this weekend’s Kansas Dialogue, the communities of Piqua and Iola put their best foot forward. More than 100 participants from across the state made their way here for the three-day event. They delighted in touring the Buster Keaton museum Friday evening in Piqua as well as learning about the history of the farming community and Piqua’s magnificent St. Martin’s Catholic Church. On Saturday, participants met at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center before breaking for afternoon trolley tours of Iola. Dinner was at the Allen County Country Club followed by a private screening of a Buster Keaton silent movie in the Bowlus’ main auditorium. Sunday’s wrap-up was back at the country club. Kudos to Shelia and Don Lampe of Piqua and Susan Raines and Mary Martin, current and previous directors, respectively, of the Bowlus, for doing an excellent job of promoting their communities and facilities. All expressed enthusiasm, and sometimes surprise, by how “alive” Iola appears. Our downtown retail, restaurants and commitment to preserving the area’s history impressed them. Sometimes an outsider’s perspective is the sharpest. The purpose of Kansas Dialogue is to foster communication among Kan-
sans. All discussions are “off the record,” allowing for free-flowing talk without fear they will be recorded for perhaps other purposes. The result was a healthy exchange of opinions and ideas. Listening exercises were performed. More than once, participants expressed a desire their elected officials would participate in such forums. Too often, the masses feel their elected representatives are not attuned to their concerns. THE RIOTS in Ferguson, Mo., were a long time in coming, residents there said in the aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen. For too long it seems elected officials and law enforcement representatives have preferred to suppress rather than address complaints by African Americans. Accusations of racial profiling proliferate against blacks. A result is withdrawal. A them-versus-us mentality. At the last local election in Ferguson, only 12 percent of registered voters participated. The disconnect between Ferguson officials and residents is a lesson for every family, every community. Effective dialogue is a two-way street. Talking and listening. The latter draws the bigger response. — Susan Lynn
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Labette Co. judge got it wrong A Labette County district judge declined Wednesday to unseal probable-cause affidavits in connection with the case of a man charged with the November 2013 slayings of a woman and her three children. The Topeka Capital-Journal has long championed opening such affidavits to public scrutiny and supported the Legislature’s decision earlier this year to pass a bill that, following decades of darkness, allowed courts to open the documents after law enforcement and prosecutors had opportunity to redact certain types of information. On another day, this newspaper would take issue with the Labette County judge’s ruling on affidavits concerning the quadruple homicide case. But we find a statement the judge made when issuing his ruling more important than the ruling itself. That statement cannot go unchallenged. In denying a request by The Parsons Sun newspaper to unseal the affidavits, District Judge Robert Fleming said he needed to balance the right of the public to know against the right of the defendant to a fair
There is no law that addresses the media’s right to know separate from the public’s right to know. The public’s right to know encompasses all members of the public, including ‘individual media.’
trial, and the right of the state and defense to prepare their cases without prejudice. Fleming then said: “I think I need to keep in mind that it’s the public’s right to know, not necessarily the individual media.” What? Does the judge think a Parsons Sun reporter is going to read the documents for his or her own edification then toss them in a drawer or simply pass them around the newsroom? Whatever the judge was thinking, his statement was incredulous. There is no law that addresses the media’s right to know separate from the public’s right to know. The public’s right to know encompasses all members of the public, including “individual media,” The Parsons Sun in this case. The Parsons Sun, other newspapers covering the case,
radio and televisions stations covering the case and the websites operated by all those entities disseminate information to the public. That makes it easy for readers, listeners and viewers to readily access the information they want. In the case of the quadruple homicide, unsealing the documents would have made the unredacted information in them available to a lot of people, including those who pay taxes to support the court system, law enforcement departments and prosecutor’s office in Labette County, all of which are responsible to the public. For a judge to suggest he isn’t disregarding the public’s right to know because he’s only dealing with a request from an “individual media” is an insult to the public’s intelligence. — The Topeka Capital-Journal
What black parents tell their sons Belated justice By JAMES E. CAUSEY Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When I was growing up, my parents often gave me pep talks that were different from the ones my white male friends got from their parents. My parents still worry about me. Maybe you can call it being overprotective, but it goes beyond saying such things as, “Make sure you put on your seat belt” or “Don’t get in the car with someone who has been drinking.” These are the things most parents tell their kids. However, my parents wanted me to know that every time I walked out the front door I was going to be judged as a “black male” first. What does that mean? It means knowing how to deal with police and law enforcement when confronted or stopped. They also told me how to handle situations in department stores when extra eyes were on me thinking I was going to steal. I still remember how they would tell me that if I was ever stopped by a police officer to make sure I kept my hands in plain view so that I wouldn’t get shot because police might mistake my wallet for a gun. They also told me to avoid getting into verbal confrontations with officers, even if the officers were dead wrong,
because they feared these situations could escalate to me being shot. Call these rules of survival. Although I have undergraduate and MBA degrees, I have been harassed by police and stopped for no reason other than being black while driving. Steve Perry, principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn., said black males have been criminalized from the time they enter school. They are the most suspended and disciplined of any group. My parents gave me this advice because they know that society judges and looks at me as a threat because I am black male.
I WISH people could be judged based on their character instead of their skin color or dialect. I’m not sure that this will happen in my lifetime, but I can hope that it will happen in my daughter’s. Several cases of unarmed black youths who were shot and killed have received national attention. Trayvon Martin was pursued by a neighborhood block watch volunteer, confronted and shot and killed during a subsequent altercation. On Saturday, Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed after a confrontation with a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The teenager was unarmed. Presi-
dent Barack Obama said the shooting was “a tragedy” and called for peaceful protests, but the city still erupted into violence that’s continuing. On Aug. 11, Ezell Ford, 25, was reportedly lying on the ground when he was fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer. Ford, who was unarmed, was considered mentally challenged. Ford was confronted by police during an “investigative stop.” According to police, a struggle ensued and police “opened fire.” In Milwaukee, a police officer shot Dontre Hamilton multiple times during a confrontation at a park in April. Hamilton, 31, was fatally shot during a struggle in which the officer said Hamilton became combative. Family members said Hamilton had a history of paranoia and schizophrenia but was not typically violent. Staying safe was a constant conversation that I had with my parents, and it’s one that parents of black children must continue to have. CNN asked black parents this week what they tell their sons when they go out, and just as my parents did when I was growing up, parents today give their sons the same tips my parents gave me. Sometimes staying safe means knowing how to act around police. Because not knowing can quickly rob you of your childhood innocence.
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Moonlight splash Hundreds of families flocked to the Iola Municipal Pool Friday night for the sixth annual Moonlight Splash. Elementary age children enjoyed a night swim before the pool closed for the summer. The party was hosted by the Steve and Cecilia Orcutt. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Some Lawrence residents say a state law that prohibits smoking within 10 feet of a public building’s entrance is not being enforced by authorities. Lawrence officials added a provision to the city smoking ordinance, which directs the fire department to enforce the 2010 statewide smoking ban, The Lawrence Journal-World reported. The 2010 Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act leaves it up to local law enforcement to enforce the smoking ban, which the fire department does when it receives a complaint.
But the city’s fire chief, Mark Bradford, said the department rarely receives a smoking ordinance complaint. “We don’t go through and actually walk through restaurants and walk up and down streets to see if people are smoking within 10 feet,” Bradford said. “We very seldom, if ever, get a smoking ordinance complaint. I don’t know that we’d ever had a 10foot issue before.” The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department said it “encourages residents to file a complaint with the fire department.”
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Burwell to complain about some insurer tactics that “are highly discriminatory against patients with chronic health conditions and may ... violate the (law’s) nondiscrimination
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$100 apiece on school supplies last year. Rinehart said when she heard about Family Fun Night, she was excited because it would not only save her a significant amount of money, but also the time it takes to go shopping for them. “This made going to school a lot easier, less stressful,” she said. Principal Kay Bolt said she was very pleased with the turnout and she hoped Family Fun Night could continue to help families and provide fun for children each year. She said she was grateful to Croisant for all the hard work she put into organizing the event. “I think she’s done an amazing job in a short amount of time. She’s put in a lot of hours,” Bolt said.
provisions.” Among the groups were the AIDS Institute, the American Lung Association, Easter Seals, the Epilepsy Foundation, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the National Kidney Foundation and United Cerebral Palsy. All supported the law. Coverage of expensive drugs tops their concerns. The advocates also say they are disappointed by how difficult it’s proved for consumers to get a full picture of plans sold on the new insurance exchanges. Digging is often required to learn crucial details such as drugs covered, exact copayments and which doctors and hospitals are in the network. Washington state’s insurance commissioner, Mike Kreidler, said “there is no question” that discrimination is creeping back. “The question is whether we are catching it or not,” added Kreidler. Kansas’ commissioner, Sandy Praeger, a Republican, said the jury is out on whether some insurers are back to shunning the sick. Nonetheless, Praeger said the administration needs to take a strong stand. “They ought to make it very clear that if there is
They ought to make it very clear that if there is any kind of discrimination against people with chronic conditions, there will be enforcement. — Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner
any kind of discrimination against people with chronic conditions, there will be enforcement action,” Praeger said. “The whole goal here was to use the private insurance market to create a system that provides health insurance for all Americans.” AN HHS spokeswoman said the department is preparing a formal response to the advocates and stressed that today’s level of consumer protection is far superior to what existed before President Barack Obama’s law, when an insurance company could use any existing medical condition to deny coverage. The law also takes away some of the motivation insurers have for chasing healthy patients. Those attracting a healthy population must pay into a pool that will reimburse plans with a higher share of patients with health problems. But that backstop is under attack from congressional Republicans as an insurer “bailout.”
Compounding the uncertainty is that Washington and the states now share responsibility for policing health plans sold to individuals. Although the federal government is running insurance markets in 36 states, state regulators are still in charge of consumer protection. A few states refuse to enforce any aspect of the law. Kreidler said the federal government should establish a basic level of protection that states can build on. “We’re kind of piecemealing it right now,” he said. Much of the concern is about coverage for prescription drugs. Also worrisome are the narrow networks of hospitals and doctors that insurers are using to keep premiums down. Healthy people generally shop for lower premiums, while people with health problems look for access to specialists and the best hospitals. Before Obama’s overhaul, insurance plans sold on the individual
market could exclude prescription coverage. Now the debate is over what’s fair to charge patients. Some plans are requiring patients to pay 30 percent or more for drugs that go for several thousand dollars a month. HIV drugs, certain cancer medications, and multiple sclerosis drugs are among them. Although the law sets an overall annual limit on what patients are required to pay, the initial medication cost can be a shock. California resident Charis Hill has ankylosing spondylitis, a painful, progressive form of spinal arthritis. To manage it, she relies on an expensive medication called Enbrel. When she tried to fill her prescription the pharmacy wanted $2,000, more than she could afford. “Insurance companies are basically singling out certain conditions by placing some medications on high-cost tiers,” said Hill. Hill, a biking advocate from the Sacramento area, has been able to get her medication through the manufacturer’s patient assistance program.
tion — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department’s new “Expenditures on Children and Families” report said. As in the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than families in the urban South and rural parts of the U.S., or roughly $282,480. When adjusting for projected inflation, the report found that a child born last year could cost a middle-income family an average of about $304,480. The USDA’s annual report, based on the government’s Consumer Expenditure Survey, found families were consistent in how they spent their money across all categories from 2012 to 2013. The costs associated with pregnancy or expenses accumulated after a child becomes an adult, such as college tuition, were not included. In 1960, the first year the report was issued, a middle-income family could spend about $25,230, equivalent to $198,560 in 2013 dollars, to raise a child until the age of 18. Housing costs remain the greatest child-rearing expense, as they did in the 1960s, although current-day costs like childcare were negligible back then. For middle-income families, the USDA found, housing expenses made up roughly 30 percent of the total cost of raising a child. Child care and education were the second-largest expenses, at 18 percent, followed by food at 16 percent. Expenses per child decrease as a family has more children, the report found, as families with three or more children spend 22 percent less per child than families with two children. That’s because more children share bedrooms, clothing and toys, and food can be purchased in larger, bulk quantities.
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“They’ll go the emergency room, where a couple thousand dollars of testing might be spent as covered by Medicaid to determine need and treatment and send the patient home, or admit them.” Discharge includes directions to connect with another doctor. “Far too often, they’ll go home and neglect that doctor,” Fawson said, which invariably leads to return trips to the emergency room. That’s where SEK Wellness comes in. “Part of our role is that of encouragement,” Fawson said. “We’ll help identify and assess their needs, then encourage them to follow through with preventive and educational health care.” Southeast Kansas Wellness will then help coordinate those efforts. And it includes more than just general physical health, Jerome said. “We provide a bridging link to dental, mental health, physical and vision (care providers), as well as establish the member to a primary care physician,” Jerome said. Southeast Kansas
Wellness is administered by the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center. “One of the strengths of community mental health is case management and care coordination,” Fawson added. “That directly results in the reduction of hospitalization. We better support an individual’s needs within the community, helping them remain and thrive and prevent higher levels of care, such as hospitalization.” While SEKMHC has specialized primarily on mental health in years past, joining the Health Home program “Is branching in a brand new world for us,” Fawson said. “Often, a primary care physician will treat a patient within a clinic setting and recognize their physical symptoms may be exacerbated by their mental health,” he continued. “And that coordination might fall short. This is a service to help support that connection.” “We want primary care physicians to view us as an extension of them,” Jerome added. “We have hired experienced nurses to help us with knowledge of phys-
ical needs.” The program also is designed for future expansion, if and when the state develops Home Health services for other chronic conditions, Fawson said.
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Chambers wins rain-soaked USRA Modified feature By SCOTT STEWART
HUMBOLDT — There are only three weeks left in the regular season at Humboldt Speedway, and it appears the season championships in all four divisions may go right down to the wire. In other words, every car passed counts, and everyone knows it. As rain fell from the skies over Humboldt, Jeremy Chambers took a commanding win in this week’s USRA Modified feature. Though the race was shortened five laps due to rain, Chambers had this one well in hand, despite an outstanding effort by Jess Folk Jr., who overcame a long siege of mechanical issues to finish second. Darron Fuqua finished in third, Chase Domer in fourth and Dalton Kirk rounded out the top five. Rain had no bearing on the other features, especially a flawless performance by Jeremy Wilson in the USRA Stock Car feature. Smooth as glass, Wilson wired the field, while eventual runner-up Tyler James and third place Patrick Kay traded spots several times in
the event. David Matlock was fourth, Scott Collins fifth. Andy Bryant tracked down Dakota Foster to claim the USRA B-Mod feature, and relegated Foster to second. Tim Phillips turned in a strong third, Dusty Campbell finished fourth, and Tim VanGotten was fifth. Benjamin Haddox ventured north from Oklahoma to win the Whitworth Construction Pure Stock feature this week, while Derrek Wilson used his runner-up spot to help pad a narrow season points lead. Third went to Mike Churning, Zac Simmons was fourth and Sean Felkins fifth. Big action returns this weekend. Friday is $25 Lap Night, where each lap is sponsored by a group or individual who gets to choose what class and lap to sponsor — the leader of that lap gets the $25. Saturday, the Mirza Shrine presents the first ever School Bus Races at Humboldt, where at least 18 full-size, 53-foot-long school busses, driven by local talent, will compete against one another.
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Humboldt High’s football team opened its season with a midnight practice this morning. Today marks the first day of fall practice for high school teams across the state. Humboldt’s first game is 7 p.m. Sept. 5 against Cherryvale at the USD 258 Sports Complex. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON
Kansas City Royals designated hitter Billy Butler (16), left, and Alex Gordon score against the Minnesota Twins as heavy rain falls during the second inning on Sunday at Target Field in Minneapolis. MCT/MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE/JERRY HOLT
Chiefs lose to Panthers 28-16, as Murray gets to play By STEVE REED Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Murray had mixed results in his first extended NFL action. The Kansas City rookie quarterback’s first career NFL completion went for a 43-yard touchdown to tight end Travis Kelce, but he also threw an interception that led to a Carolina touchdown in the Chiefs’ 28-16 loss to the Panthers on Sunday night. “It felt great,” Murray said. “Once I got in the rhythm of things and then going, it felt awesome, just to be back out there playing again and just letting it fly.” Murray’s excitement of his pretty TD toss was dampened on the next series when he tried to squeeze a pass in between two defenders and Panthers linebacker A.J. Klein intercepted it and returned it to the Chiefs 8. Carolina scored four plays later.
“It was just a bad throw,” said Murray, who was 5 of 9 for 81 yards. “I was trying to force something that wasn’t there. That’s something that you learn. It was a great learning experience for me today, the whole game.” Kansas City’s Alex Smith started and was 14 of 22 for 127 yards. The Chiefs (1-1) moved the ball well early on without star running back Jamaal Charles, but were forced to settle for a pair of field goals — one of them a 54-yarder by Ryan Succup. “We did some good things,” Smith said. “We moved the ball on a stout defense. We just didn’t finish, but self-inflicted things tonight.” Kansas City’s search for a reliable No. 2 receiver continues. Dwayne Bowe, who will miss the first game of the regular season because of an NFL-imposed suspension, had five catches for 62 yards but none of the See CHIEFS | Page B4
Royals power past Twins 12-6 By ADAM CZECH Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Kansas City Royals scored seven runs in the second inning. Then they really started hitting the ball. Alex Gordon, Salvador Perez and Josh Willingham homered, and the Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 12-6 on Sunday for their 20th win in their last 25 games. Kansas City sent 11 batters to the plate in the big second, keyed by two-run singles for Alcides Escobar and Nori Aoki. The Royals then started hitting the ball out of the park after a 54-minute rain delay in the fourth. Gordon sent one drive into a flower bed in right-center. Perez lined one into the leftfield seats, and Willingham’s homer traveled an estimated 433 feet into the third deck in left field. “Those tack on runs are huge,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. The Royals also increased their AL Central lead to 1 1/2 games over Detroit, which lost 8-1 to Seattle. This is the latest the Royals have been in first place since 2003.
Kansas City’s Jeremy Guthrie (9-10) returned to the mound after the delay in the fourth and lasted seven innings, yielding home runs by Joe Mauer and Kennys Vargas. Oswaldo Arcia also went deep for Minnesota, hitting a two-run drive off Jason Frasor in the eighth for his 11th homer. But Kansas City’s post-rain delay power surge helped it remain in control despite the Twins showing some power of their own. “You gotta fight for 27 outs,” Perez said. “We continued to play hard. We needed to keep hitting it until the game was over.” In his second start with Minnesota since coming over in a trade from Oakland, Tommy Milone (6-4) allowed seven runs in a career-low 1 1-3 innings. “Awful. The first inning was good, the second one was pretty awful,” Milone said. “Couldn’t get a good feel, try not to walk guys, left the ball over the plate. It was pretty tough.” The first pitch was delayed 34 minutes in anticipation of a rain shower that never happened. The rain did arrive as
the second inning started and got worse until umpires called the players off the field with one out in the bottom of the fourth. After managing just one run in Saturday night’s 4-1 loss, the Royals scored 10 or more for just the third time since June 17. “With the weather and everything, we were pretty good,” Perez said. “We fought through it.” Guthrie helped save a tired Royals bullpen by staying in the game after the rain delay. “Just to be able to maneuver through that made it a good day for us,” Yost said. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire wasn’t going to blame the weather for Milone’s bad second inning. “They played through the same thing,” Gardenhire said. “They got it done, we didn’t.” It wasn’t the first time this season the Twins have had a game delayed by rain that never arrived. The first pitch for Minnesota’s 5-4 loss to Houston at Target Field on June 6 was pushed back 81 minutes even though not a drop fell from the sky. Coming off his sixth career shutout vs. Oakland, the RoySee ROYALS | Page B4
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Prostate ties to slow-to-empty bladder Dear Dr. Roach: I would like your opinion on enlarged prostate. My primary-care doctor sent me for a blood test and said my PSA number was too high, then sent me to a urologist. He said my bladder is not emptying and that I am having urine retention in the bladder. After one week of medication (Rapaflo), I had a catheter inserted for another week. He measured the urine in the bladder, and it was 880 ml. Now he is suggesting surgery. Is he going too fast? What are your thoughts on the procedure and side effects? Will this correct the problem? — D.G. Answer: The bladder is drained via a tube called the urethra, and in men, the urethra runs right through the middle of the prostate. As men get older, the prostate commonly enlarges, and this can cause resistance to flow. The symptoms can range from mildly
Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health annoying to complete obstruction. Complete obstruction is an emergency, since the kidneys will fail within a few days of being unable to drain urine at all. But the obstruction does not need to be complete in order to cause kidney damage. It’s the high pressure in the urethra, bladder and ureters (the tubes that allow urine to flow from the kidneys to the bladder) that causes kidney damage. Placing a catheter allows the urine to drain at low pressure if the problem is in the urethra. Normal bladder capacity is between 300-400 ml. At 880 ml, you would experience very abnormal bladder drainage and would be at high risk for
ongoing kidney damage. Thus, I completely agree with your urologist that something, probably surgical, needs to be done quickly. It’s not completely clear to me whether your inability to drain the bladder is due to obstruction from enlarged prostate, even though an elevated PSA suggests that this might be the case. It also is possible that there is something wrong with the nerves that go to or from the bladder. I suspect your urologist has done additional bladder tests to help sort this out. Dear Dr. Roach: I read your column on Reglan and have a question. I have GERD and a hiatal hernia, and have been on Nexium for many years. I had an endoscopy, and the doctor put me on 10 mg of Reglan, which I have been taking for a couple of years. It does help me, but after reading your column and the
side effects of Reglan (it should be taken for only about 12 weeks), I wonder if I should continue taking it. My doctor told me that the low dosage he prescribed would not have the side effects mentioned. — M.D. Answer: Reglan is used for some people with GERD or hiatal hernia to help the food and acid move forward and not backward into the esophagus. I wrote about the dreaded side effect of tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder that usually goes away if the offending drug is stopped immediately, but which can be permanent. Tardive dyskinesia is more likely with high doses taken for longer periods of time. Most people who developed tardive dyskinesia did so after being on metoclopramide (Reglan) for more than a year. It is considered low-risk if given for 12 weeks or less.
(24) South, Range Twenty-one (21) East of the 6th P.M. in Allen County, Kansas, described as beginning at a point 464 feet East of the Southwest corner of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter (E1/2 SE1/4) of said section; thence North 582 feet; thence East 516 feet; thence South 582 feet; thence West 516 feet to the point of beginning, commonly known as 4380 Nebraska Road, Moran, KS 66755 (the “Property”) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption
period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com Bryan J. Murphy, Sheriff Allen County, Kansas Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (139287) (8) 4, 11, 18
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Public notice (First published in The Iola Register on August 4, 2014) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as trustee for the benefit of the certificateholders of the CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 Plaintiff, vs. Jose A. Torres, et al. Defendants. Case No. 12CV32
Court Number: 1 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Allen County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Front Door of the Courthouse at Iola, Allen County, Kansas, on August 27, 2014, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: A tract of land in Section Thirty-one (31), Township Twenty-four
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Florida State tops AP preseason football poll (AP) — Finish No. 1. Start No. 1. Even Bobby Bowden’s best Florida State teams never did that. Jimbo Fisher’s Seminoles will. Jameis Winston and the defending
national champions are preseason No. 1 for the sixth time. In two of the previous five seasons Florida State started No. 1, the ‘Noles went on to finish No. 1, including a wire-to-wire
title in 1999. But they never did start the following year top-ranked. OK, the 2000 Seminoles were preseason No. 2, and after Bowden, the Hall of Fame coach whom Fisher replaced, won his first
national championship in 1993, Florida State started 1995 ranked No. 3. Fisher’s Seminoles have a long way to go to compare to Florida State’s unprecedented run of national championship contention, a string of 14 straight seasons during which the ‘Noles finished the season ranked in the top five of the AP rankings. Still, make no mistake: Florida State 2.0 is built to last. “We’re the secondwinningest team in
the country the last four years, the winningest team the last two years and have had the most NFL players,” Fisher said. “We’ve recruited well, too. Recruited a lot of great young players we’ve been able to mentor and develop as we go, so we’re very comfortable with the guys who are replacing the guys that left.” The Seminoles were an overwhelming choice as No. 1, receiving 57 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel. No. 2
Alabama, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma got one first-place vote each. Ohio State is No. 5 and Auburn, which lost the final BCS national championship game to the Seminoles 34-31, is No. 6. Last season was a good reminder that preseason rankings can look pretty silly by the end of the season. Four teams that finished in final top 10 last season (No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Michigan State, No. 5 Missouri and No. 10 UCF) were unranked to start the season.
Nadal out of U.S. Open By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open today because of an injured right wrist, making him the fourth reigning men’s champion in the last 45 years to sit out the tournament. Nadal and the tournament announced his decision simultaneously, exactly one week before the year’s last Grand Slam tournament begins. The 28-year-old Spaniard was hurt July 29 while practicing on his home island of Mallorca ahead of the North American hard-court circuit. The next day, Nadal said he had been told by doctors to wear a cast on his wrist for two to three weeks, and would have to sit out U.S. Open tuneup tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. Nadal also said at that time he expected to be able to return for the U.S. Open itself. But today, he issued a statement on his Facebook page, saying he is “very sorry to announce” he would not play in New York.
Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton (1) gets sacked by Kansas City Chiefs' Husain Abdullah (39) in the first half of their preseason game Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. MCT/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/DAVID T. FOSTER III
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Chiefs’ other wide receivers stood out. Cam Newton made a successful return following ankle surgery and Jonathan Stewart ran for two touchdowns for the Panthers. Newton completed 4 of 9 passes for 65 yards and led a pair of touchdown drives before exiting late in the second quarter with Carolina (1-1) up 14-6. Stewart ran for 26 yards on four carries and made a strong case to be the Panthers’ goal-line back — if not their primary ball carrier — with scoring runs of 3 and 2 yards. Newton has been hit more than any quarterback in the NFL over the past three seasons and Panthers coach Ron Rivera has said he’d like to reduce the wear and tear on his franchise quarterback’s body. “If we can run the ball effectively with the backs and not have to rely on him running we would much rather do that,” Rivera said. Newton was rusty early. Carolina’s first three possessions netted a
yard and no first downs. Newton compounded the problem by overthrowing Kelvin Benjamin on a deep ball after the rookie receiver got behind the secondary. But Stewart replaced DeAngelo Williams and immediately gave the Panthers a boost with a 17-yard carry around left end. The Panthers found their rhythm after that, driving 66 and 50 yards for touchdowns on their next two possessions. “We had a slow start tonight, which is unacceptable,” Newton said. “We have to stay on schedule and not waste opportunities like the shot to Benji. Kansas City’s a good football team and we didn’t match their intensity early.” He missed on five of his first six passes and was sacked for a 13-yard loss, leading to three straight three-and-outs to start the game. Carolina benefited from a 32-yard pass interference penalty on Chiefs cornerback Ron Parker that set up Stewart’s first TD — a run in which the 5-foot-10, 235-pounder bounced off a defender and bowled
his way into the end zone. Newton connected on a 24-yard pass to Benjamin over the middle on Carolina’s next series leading to Stewart’s second score. It was an encouraging return to the field for Stewart, a former firstround draft pick who has missed 17 games the past two seasons with foot and ankle injuries. Stewart has been limited to 516 yards rushing and one touchdown the past two seasons. “It’s been a while since I’ve touched the end zone,” said Stewart, who sat out the first preseason game because of a strained hamstring. The Panthers had a chance to extend their lead before halftime, but Benjamin lost his cool and head-butted Chiefs defensive back Chris Owens. That cost the Panthers 15 yards and took them out of fieldgoal range.
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