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County reviews medical arts building

Investment, recycling proposed

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

An event that occurred during the recent razing of the old Allen County Hospital brought into focus Tuesday morning the medical arts building, which remains at the site.

County Counselor Alan Weber told commissioners while final pieces of the old hospital were being removed, a wall adjoining the medical arts building collapsed and left its roof at risk. The roof was shored up and black plastic sheeting was applied for protection until permanent repairs may be made.

“I don’t think cost will be too much,” Weber said, and should be done soon.

The commentary launched a short discussion about the building and its role of being the site of where visiting specialists see patients.

It’s also the headquarters for home health and hospice.

Because the specialists also see patients in the hospital, the situation is no longer ideal.

“The medical arts building would be more functional next to the hospital,” said Chairman Tom Williams.

The visiting specialists help keep patients in Allen County, providing a steady stream of revenue to the hos-

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

Allen County Commissioners discussed Tuesday constructing a new medical arts building nearer Allen County Regional Hospital. Offices would remain in the existing medical arts building, near the recently demolished old hospital. A portion of the medical arts building sustained damage when the old hospital was razed, as shown at the far left. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN pital, Williams said. Having the hospital and clinic side by side helps keep those services coming.

Weber agreed now was a good time to think about what role the county could play in seeing a medical arts

building be built out by the new hospital.

The medical arts building contains 16,000 square feet.

Weber estimated construction of a similar structure on North Kentucky at $2.5 million, with debt service of

about $180,000 a year.

At a recent strategic planning meeting of hospital trustees and staff, having such a clinic near ACRH was considered a top priority, See COUNTY | Page A4

Allen County has $1.1 million tucked away that is earning a paltry 1.79 percent in interest, Jim Gilpin informed commissioners Tuesday morning.

He proposed it would be smarter to transfer some of that to the Allen County Community Foundation where it could yield a bigger return. Gilpin suggested the county allot $200,000 over the next two years and have the money earmarked for either healthcare or environmental projects.

Gilpin is a trust officer at Community National Bank. Among his duties is looking after the $1.1 million in a landfill closure fund, which is no longer needed.

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Two killed, seven arrested in raid

By RAPHAEL SATTER and JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Amid gunfire and explosions, police raided a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks was believed to be holed up today. The siege ended with two deaths and seven arrests but no clear information on his fate.

The dead were a woman who blew herself up with an explosive vest and a man hit by projectiles and grenades at the end of the raid, which began before dawn and continued for more than seven hours at the apartment building in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said the raid was launched after information from tapped telephone conversations, surveillance and witness accounts indicated that the suspected attacks planner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, might be in a safe house in the district.

Authorities could not immediately confirm whether Abaaoud, a Belgian Islamic State militant, was killed or arrested this morning.

Abaaoud was believed to be in Syria after a January police raid in Belgium, but bragged in Islamic State propaganda of his ability

to move back and forth between Europe and Syria undetected.

Speaking at the scene of today’s raid, Molins said the operation began with a predawn shootout and resulted in the capture of three people inside the apartment, the death of a woman who set off an explosive charge, and the death of “another terrorist who was found at the end of the operation who was hit by projectiles and grenades.”

He said two other people were detained while trying to hide in the rubble, and two others were arrested, including the man who had provided the apartment and one of his acquaintances.

Police at the scene were seen escorting away one man naked from the waist down and another wrapped in a gold emergency blanked.

“As things stand, it is impossible to give you the identities of the people detained, which are being verified,” he said.

Molins and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve did not specify whether any suspects might still be at large.

A police official not authorized to be publicly named because of police rules said four police officers were injured.

French President Francois Hollande held an emerSee RAID | Page A4

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Iola Middle School Student Council members donated $1,200 this morning to the Iola AdoptA-Child campaign to benefit needy children this Christmas. Accepting the funds were, front from left, Cheryl Sparks, Teresa Gribble and Barbie Daugharthy, with StuCo President Noah Ashmore. The funds were raised Friday at the IMS Fall Ball. A schedule conflict prevented the students from hosting their formal dance in December. The earlier date allowed the students to donate to Adopt-A-Child. Students also collected canned goods that will be donated to the Community Pantry. Sparks said roughly 60 children still need to be “adopted.” She hopes to have all of the children accounted for by Thanksgiving, to give donors enough time to purchase gifts. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

U.S., Russia eye cooperation on Syria

By JOSH LEDERMAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift

over Ukraine gives way to common cause against the Islamic State group.

After weeks of accusing Moscow of trying to prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad by bombing U.S.-backed rebels, Obama changed his tune today, praising Putin as a “constructive partner” in a nascent diplomatic effort to

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resolve Syria’s civil war.

Putin, too, has issued conciliatory signals, softening his tone about the U.S. and calling for the U.S. and Russia to “stand together” against the extremist threat.

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Police reports Double trouble Officers arrested William Funk, 51, Iola, twice in a three-day period for allegedly driving with a revoked license.

The first arrest came early Friday morning in the 1900 block of Marshmallow Lane. Funk was arrested a second time early Monday in the 1200 block of North Sycamore Street. Iola police officers said Funk also faces a charge of not having liability insurance.

Arrests reported Sharon Oard, 50, Iola, was arrested Saturday evening in the 600 block of East Lincoln Street for suspicion of criminal restraint, disorderly conduct and interfering with law enforcement.

The arrest came after Iola police officers were called to investigate a disturbance.

Skyler Rush, 17, Iola, was arrested Sunday for

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allegedly driving while intoxicated, consuming alcohol as a minor and refusing to submit to a preliminary breath test after officers spotted Rush was stopped in the 1200 block of North Kentucky Street early Sunday.

Robert Lambert, 21, Iola, was arrested Friday for suspicion of disorderly conduct and interfering with law enforcement after police officers were called to investigate a disturbance at 323 Eisenhower Dr. Serena Murrow, 38, Iola, was arrested Friday afternoon for suspicion of felony theft and criminal trespassing at Iola Walmart.

And you think you’re having a bad day Dana Smith, Iola, told officers Saturday her vehicle had been entered and several electronic items stolen while it was parked in the 700 block

of North State street.

Meanwhile, officers called to the scene noticed Smith allegedly had been driving while suspended. She was issued a ticket.

Fence hit Aaron S. Terhune, 16, was eastbound on Irwin Street Saturday, and attempted to turn north into an alley between State and Chestnut streets when he told Iola police officers the shifter linkage to his vehicle locked up, causing him to lose control.

The vehicle struck a chain link fence on the perimeter of the Happy Tails Dog Park. Terhune was not injured.

Vehicle hit An unknown driver struck a parked sport utility vehicle belonging to Patricia I. McGhee Sunday in the 500 block of North Buckeye Street. The driver left

without reporting the accident.

Trailer stolen Joshua Bushong, 29, Humboldt, told police officers Monday a black carry-on trailer, 6-by-8 feet, that had been attached to his vehicle in the 10 block of Davis Street had been stolen.

Bike stolen Dustin Goodell told police officers a 20-inch BMX-style dirt bike was stolen sometime Friday night from his front porch. The bright yellow Haro Dave Mirra Model 540 Air model came with stunt pegs on both wheels. The bike was valued at $500.

Vehicle burglarized Cory Culler, 25, Iola, told police Saturday his vehicle was burglarized while it was parked in the 700 block of North Washington Avenue.

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the prospect of military coordination with Russia — a possibility that has seemed remote ever since the U.S. cut off military ties last year over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.

“If we get a better understanding with Russia about the process for bringing an end to the Syrian civil war,” he said, “that obviously opens up more opportunities for coordination with respect to ISIL.” He was using an alternative acronym for the extremist group.

Obama suggested that Russia might be reorienting its military campaign in Syria toward IS targets following the downing of a Russian jet in Egypt — a step the president said “we very much want to see.”

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Oct. 31 crash that killed 224, and Putin has vowed to hunt down those responsible and punish them.

For Putin, the terror attacks in Paris marked a watershed moment in relations with the West. At a summit this week in Turkey, Putin huddled amicably

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with Obama and other Western leaders, whose changing attitudes reflected the political reality that the U.S. and its allies need Russia’s help to confront an extremist threat now striking at the heart of Europe.

In a sign of an emerging Russia-West axis, French President Francois Hollande announced he would travel to Washington next week and Moscow two days later to discuss stepping up cooperation against IS with Obama and Putin. Forging an alliance with the West to fight IS would offer Putin a chance to raise Russia’s global clout and prestige and to repair relations that were shattered by the Ukraine crisis.

“The West may find it hard to discuss a degree of Russia’s responsibility for what happened in Ukraine, or the legitimacy of its presence in Syria, at a moment when the IS has reached all the way to the Eiffel Tower,” Gleb Pavlovsky, a political strategist who used to work for the Kremlin, said on Ekho Moskvy radio.

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push Ukraine to the sidelines, both the U.S. and Russia have rejected any link between Syria and Ukraine. A White House official said no matter what happens in Syria, the U.S. won’t lift crippling economic sanctions against Russia until it fulfills its obligations under a Ukraine peace deal reached in February.

Because Obama has suspended formal U.S.Russia military ties, coordination in the fight can only go so far — even if Moscow sharpens its focus on IS. In recent days the U.S. has seen Russia begin focusing some of its strikes on IS, but the vast majority have targeted moderate rebels fighting Assad, said an official who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly and requested anonymity.

Putin’s high-intensity air campaign makes him a major player in the Syrian conflict, and Russia’s influence over its ally, Assad, gives it a key role in diplomatic efforts to negotiate a political solution. Obama said that for weeks now, Russia has played a helpful role in talks in Vienna that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says could produce a ceasefire within weeks.

Though distrustful of Russia’s government after years of skirmishes, Obama has sought to compartmentalize the various conflicts in which the former Cold War foes inevitably cross paths. Despite its quarrels over Syria and Ukraine, the U.S. worked with Russia to secure the nuclear deal with Iran, after which Obama thanked Putin for his

“important role” in that formulating the accord.

Obama’s interactions with Putin at the Group of 20 summit this week were notably devoid of the grim-faced exchanges they’ve had in the past. Instead, the two were spotted leaning in close at a coffee table and, in another run-in, grinning broadly as they casually chatted.

And Putin, who has rarely missed a chance to mock the U.S., avoided outright gloating as he spoke to reporters at the meeting in Turkey. Instead, he deployed evenmannered restraint when asked to assess the efficiency of the U.S.-led coalition’s air war against IS, which has thus far fallen woefully short of Obama’s goal of defeating the extremist group.

“It’s not the right moment to judge who is better and who is worse,” Putin said. “Now it’s necessary to look forward and pool efforts to fight the common threat.”

Whether the U.S. and Russia can make good on hopes of cooperating in Syria will likely hinge on their ability to reconcile their disagreement about Assad’s future.

That effort will likely be daunting.

While Russia has sought to buttress Assad, the U.S. and its allies insist he’s lost legitimacy and can’t be part of any future Syrian government. U.S. officials waxed hopeful that Russia was finally coming around, pointing out that Russia signed on to a diplomatic statement in Vienna on Saturday calling for a “Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition.”

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Iola is offering a day of picking up bagged leaves Nov. 30.

There is no call-in necessary.

City crews will pick up bagged leaves left in the curb in front of all residential properties. No alley pick-up will be provided.

Loose leaves or

leaves in other containers will not be picked up, nor will limbs and other debris.

Crews will pass through town only once. Bags should be out by 6 a.m. Nov. 30.

Inclement weather will cancel the leaf pick-up.

Wesley UMW meets for dinner and lesson The Wesley United Methodist Women met Thursday at the Wesley United Methodist Church.

Gerry Uphoff, Regina Woodworth and Shirley Robertson hosted 36 members, including members of the Calvary United Methodist Women.

The large turnout came during a covered-dish dinner, a Thanksgiving meal of turkey and all the trimmings.

Plans were made for Sunday’s Advent workshop .

Woodworth and Mary LaCrone presented the program, centered on ways UMW is doing God’s work. Scripture from Psalms 105 tells of God’s unfailing goodness, and issues a call to praise God and give thanks.

LaCrone noted the Methodist women began their mission

work in 1869, when eight women met to find ways to help others. Their first project was to send missionaries to India.

Today, UMW supports mission work in 100 countries.

Woodworth spoke about the prison ministry. She used the example of a woman convicted of murder and sentenced to a prison in Topeka.

She became active in the prison’s UMW unit, where her group makes crafts to be sold for money to be used for other mission projects. Prisoners also attend parenting classes and other classes to help them return to life outside prison.

Since released, the woman now lives in Hutchinson, and is president of her UMW unit.

The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 10 at Wesley.

Financial Focus Start Your Own Investment “Traditions” Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And like all holidays, this one has plenty of traditions, such as Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (started in 1924) and football (the first broadcast Thanksgiving Day game was played between the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears in 1934). Traditions are important, and you may want to establish some in one of the key activities of your own life: investing.

So, what sort of investment traditions could you start? Here are a few ideas: • Invest regularly. By definition, engaging in a tradition means performing the same acts over and over. This type of behavior can impose discipline and consistency to your investing. For example, consider contributing the same amount of money each month to the same investments. When the price of these investments is down, your contribution will pay for more shares – in other words, you’ll be “buying low,” one of the key principals of investing.

And when the price of your investments is up, you’ll be a savvy enough investor to buy fewer shares.

Over a long period, this technique can help lower the per-share price of your investments, but it does not guarantee a profit or protect against loss. To make it easier to follow through, you could set up monthly, automatic purchases of these investments from your checking or savings account.

• Increase 401(k) contributions when you get a raise.

Why not make it a tradition to boost your contributions to your 401(k) or other employersponsored plan every time your salary increases?

Your 401(k) is a great way to save for retirement, as your contributions are typically made with pretax dollars, resulting in lower taxable income, and your earnings can grow on a tax-deferred basis. Even if you don’t reach the contribution limit (which, in 2015, is $18,000, or $24,000 if you’re 50 or older), you can help yourself make progress toward your retirement goals if you give your 401(k) a “raise” every time you get one.

• Review your progress at least once a year. Pick one day a year – perhaps a “milestone” day, such as your birthday or wedding anniversary – to review your overall investment picture. Are your investments performing the way you had hoped? Is your portfolio properly diversified, or are there gaps you need to address? Are you investing too aggressively or too conservatively? A yearly review of your investments and long-term financial strategy, possibly with the help of a financial advisor, can help keep you on track toward your objectives. Of course, you don’t need to wait 12 months before looking over your situation; you may need to adjust your holdings during the course of any given year, in response to changes in the financial markets or your individual needs. But by committing yourself to at least one full-scale review a year, you can greatly reduce unpleasant “surprises” while staying abreast of exactly where you are and where you’re headed.

On Thanksgiving, you can enjoy the holiday’s traditions, along with those that may be unique to your family. And someday, you may well be thankful that you followed some productive investment “traditions.”

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Study: Switch plans to avoid higher premiums

By RICARDO ALONZ-SALDIVAR The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a well-known auto insurance commercial, a garrulous gecko promises you can save 15 percent if you switch insurers.

It turns out something roughly similar is happening with the Obama administration’s health insurance overhaul: A study out today finds that this year’s most popular health law plans are raising premiums an average of 15 percent in 2016.

You’ll have to switch if you don’t want to pay more.

The study by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation comes as sign-up season for subsidized private coverage under President Barack Obama’s law is

in its third week. Due to rising premiums, high out-of-pocket costs, and skeptical consumers, the administration faces challenges trying to grow the pool of people covered through the law’s online insurance markets.

The study looked at a type of coverage called the “lowest cost silver plan,” which is the health law’s most popular. Silver is the middle tier, and the lowest cost silver plan can be different in every community.

The catch is, the lowest cost silver plan can also change every year. If your plan holds that distinction this year, odds are it won’t have it in 2016.

Looking at premium data across 2,635 counties in 36 states, the analysis found that a hypothetical 40-year-old faces an average premium of $264 for the lowest

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Calendar Nov. 25-City Council meeting, City Hall community room, 7 p.m.; Fire Department meeting, fire station, 7 p.m.

School Calendar Friday: FCA Game Night in Kincaid 6:309:30 p.m.; Nov. 25-29: Thanksgiving Break Meal Site F riday-hamburg er, carrot and raisin salad, sliced tomato, bun, JellO with fruit; Mondaychicken lasagna-rollup, peas, bread, pears; Nov. 25-live music, Vision cards accepted-turkey roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean, roll, pumpkin pie; Phone 620852-3450 for meal reservations.

Christian Church Scripture presented Sunday was I Corinthians 12:12-31.

Pastor Andrew Zoll brought the sermon, “Thankful For My Family.”

Men’s Bible Study Tuesday, 7 a.m.; Cross Training Classes at 9:24 a.m. each Sunday, classes for all ages, adults studying Colossians; On Sunday, Women’s Celebrate Recovery will meet at 6 p.m. at the church; Dec. 6—Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. in the church basement.

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UMC Scripture presented Sunday at the United Methodist Church was 1 Samuel 1:4-20, 1 Samuel 2: 1-10, Hebrews 10:11-25 and Mark 13:1-8. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon “Just When You Have It All Figured Out...”

Country Christmas The annual Country Christmas will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Lone Elm Community Building. Breakfast of biscuits and gravy are offered and lunch of soup, chili, dessert and drink. There will be a variety of handmade gifts offered for your shopping pleasure.

New crafters will have a lot of new things. Proceeds go to community building upkeep.

Directions: From Iola, north on U.S. 169 to Colony, straight east through Colony on Broad Street which becomes 400 Road to Nebraska Road, turn north one-quarter mile to Lone Elm. The com-

cost silver plan in 2015.

If the consumer stays in the same plan for 2016, his premium would be $304, or 15 percent more.

That’s before taxpayer-financed subsidies, which lower the cost to consumers by about 70 percent on average.

“The bottom line is that insurance companies are increasing premiums for what had been the lowest cost silver plan,” said Cynthia Cox, lead author of the study. “In many cases, people could save money on their premiums by switching to a new lowest cost silver plan.”

The study found that’s the case in 3 out of 4 counties examined.

Among all consumers, those who switch could save $322 over the course of the year.

The Obama administration didn’t quarrel with the study. “Our

message to returning marketplace customers is simple,” said spokesman Aaron Albright.

“Shopping may save you money.”

The drafters of the health care law intended to create a competitive market in which consumers would seek out bargains and insurers would feel continual pressure to keep premiums low. But last year, only about half of renewing customers actively shopped for a new plan. The process can be daunting, because in addition to premiums, consumers have to consider variables like the deductible, cost-sharing, copayments, and a plan’s provider network.

The study seemed to reflect what some enrollment counselors are running into this signup season.

“People who had

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Crest BOE The Crest USD 479 Board of Education held its monthly meeting Nov. 9 The Oct. 14 ANW Special Education board meeting was reviewed.

Principal Travis Hermreck reported the middle school football and volleyball seasons are complete and their basketball is underway.

The PTO is having a meeting Monday and is sponsoring a school assembly that addresses bullying Dec. 3.

The winter sports meeting and school play were Sunday.

The high school scholars bowl meet was Nov. 10 as well as a home middle school basketball game.

The fall sports banquet is at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Superintendent of Schools Chuck Mahon updated the Board on the progress of the district’s strategic planning committee and shared updated figures on the state’s budget deficit.

The cement drive has been completed. Improvements to the football field and roof repair

were discussed.

Family and consumer sciences teacher Kayla Taylor gave information about her recent trip to South Carolina to receive the HBA Teacher of the Year award and to attend the HBA Conference. Middle scholol social studies instructor Cody Kramer invited the board to his classroom to view examples of student lessons for middle school social students and high school world history class.

Board members tabled discussion on adopting an official school mascot logo.

Calvin Green’s resignation as bus driver was accepted and Jeff Glass was hired as a new route bus driver Crest Student Trevor Church, Crest fifth-grader, was selected as one of seven winners for this year’s Young People’s Concert Writing Challenge.

This is the Kansas City Symphony’s Fourth Annual Writing Challenge.

Students were invited to listen to a piece of music and create characters, setting and plot based on what they heard. More than 2,000 students participated in

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the cheapest plan last year are seeing a big increase,” said Elizabeth Colvin of Foundation Communities, a nonprofit that serves low-income people in Austin, Texas. But, she added, some plans that were priced high for 2015 have lowered their premiums for next year.

Colvin said it’s critical for low-income workers to consider getting a silver plan, even if it’s not the lowest cost one, because silver plans have additional subsidies, on top of the tax credits that lower the cost of premiums.

Of the health law’s four coverage levels — bronze, silver, gold, and platinum — silver plans are the only ones that offer additional cost-sharing subsidies to help lower deductibles and copayments when patients actually

the competition.

His story, “The Rolling Cheese Chase,” was selected to be read during the concert Oct. 15.

He was recognized on stage during the concert as well.

4-H Spooky Evening The Seekers Not Slackers 4-H Club met Oct. 19 at the Church residence.

Roll call was answered by naming members’ Favorite Fall Activity.

New officers were announced and installed: President-Kendra Sprague ,Vice PresidentMakayla Jones, Secretary-Rebecca Sprague, Treasurer-Hailey Gillespie, Reporter-Karson Hermreck and Lanie Walter, ParliamentarianJerrick Jones and Historian-Hayden Newton.

Brooklyn Jones and Gunner Ellington led the club in singing “Three Black Cats.”

Following the business meeting the club members enjoyed hotdogs, hayrack ride, and s’mores provided by the Fall Committee.

Costume contest winners were: ScariestHank Newton (Werewolf), Cutest-Zane Hermreck (Monkey) and Kendra Hermreck (Dancer), Most Original-

go to use their insurance.

With cost-sharing subsidies, the average silver plan deductible drops from $3,064 to $221 for those making up to 150 percent of the federal poverty line, $30,135 for a three-person household, or $17,655 for an individual, according to Kaiser. A deductible is the amount of medical costs customers must pay each year before their insurance kicks in. Cost-sharing subsidies are provided on a sliding scale, based on income.

“The cost sharing is what makes this insurance work,” said Colvin.

“You can get better than a platinum plan for the cost of a silver plan.”

Dec. 15 is the last day to make changes or sign up for a new plan that would take effect Jan. 1.

Open enrollment ends Jan. 31.

Tyler Gillespie (Indian), and Ewwwiest-Hayden Newton (Injured Soldier).

The November meeting was Monday in Lone Elm. December Celebrations A n n ive r s a r y - D e c.

12-Weldon and Wilma Goodell; Birthdays1-Charles Ward, Debbie Wools; 2-Stanley Luedke; 5-Mika Westerman Morrison; 6-Leslie Gilliland; 7-Brooklyn Jones; 11-Al Richardson; 12-Kerry Allen, Missy Strickler; 19-Virginia Dutton; 20-Wilma Goodell; 21-Laura Schmidt; 25-Yvonne Goins; 26-Dian Prasko; Jerrick Jones; 28-Stratton McGhee.

Around Town Sympathy goes to to Morris and Stanley Luedke at the death of their brother, Kenneth, 93, who died Nov. 13 at the Atchison Senior Village.

His wife, the former Helen Bunnel, preceded him in death in 2007.

Kenneth was a 1940 graduate of Colony High School.

Funeral services were today at the United Methodist Church in Troy. Burial was in Mount Olive Cemetery, Troy.

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gency meeting with senior ministers at the Elysee Palace to monitor the raid.

Residents said an explosion shook the neighborhood shortly after 4 a.m.

“We guessed it was linked to Friday night,” said Yves Steux, barman at L’Escargot restaurant 250 meters (yards) from the assault.”My wife panicked and was scared and told me not to leave, but I ignored her. Life goes on.”

Baptiste Marie, a 26-year-old independent journalist who lives in the neighborhood, said a second large explosion was followed by “two more explosions. There was an hour of gunfire.”

Another witness, Amine Guizani, said he heard the sound of grenades and automatic gunfire.

“It was continuous.

It didn’t stop,” he said.

“It lasted from 4:20 until 5:30. It was a good hour.

I couldn’t say how many shots were fired, but it was probably 500. Hun-

dreds, definitely. There were maybe 10 explosions.”

Sporadic bangs and explosions continued, and at 7:30 a.m. at least seven explosions shook the center of Saint-Denis. Associated Press reporters at the scene could hear what sounded like grenade blasts from the direction of the standoff.

Investigators have identified 27-year-old Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, as the chief architect of Friday’s attacks in

Paris, which killed 129 people and injured 350 others.

A U.S. official briefed on intelligence matters said Abaaoud was a key figure in an Islamic State external operations cell that U.S. intelligence agencies have been tracking for many months.

Police vans and fire trucks rushed to the scene north of Paris, less than two kilometers (just over a mile) from the Stade de France stadium. Three suicide bombers blew

themselves up Friday near the stadium during an international soccer match with French President Francois Hollande in attendance.

In Saint-Denis today, police cordoned off the area nearby, including a pedestrian zone lined with shops and 19th-century apartment buildings. Riot police cleared people from the streets, pointing guns at curious residents to move them off the roads.

Saint-Denis is one of France’s most his-

toric places. French kings were crowned and buried through the centuries in its famed basilica, a majestic Gothic church that towers over the area. Today the district is home to a vibrant and ethnically diverse population and sees sporadic tension between police and violent youths.

Saint-Denis Mayor Didier Paillard said public transport was suspended and that schools in the center of town would not open today.

County: Commissioners discuss new medical arts building Continued from A1

Weber said. If that were to occur, consensus was the older building could still be used for home health and hospice.

“It’s our role as commissioners to discuss such things, not ignore them,” Williams concluded.

“We don’t want the hospital to struggle be-

cause we didn’t consider” a newer set of medical offices that could easily shift patients needing more care next door to the hospital, Commissioner Jerry Daniels said.

Engineers from G&W Foods, which intends to build a grocery on the older hospital site, will be in Iola in two weeks

or so to start preliminary surveys for the new store, Weber added.

Also, plans are moving forward for apartment complexes near the grocery.

HUMBOLDT’S interest in purchase a machine — called a Zipper — to churn up oil-based pavement for repairs and

Money: Recycling, transfers Continued from A1

enough money to pay for closure of the landfill. The fund grew annually through a property tax levy and then more recently from interest earned.

That changed when the county demonstrated to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that it had resources and financial security sufficient to pay for closing a landfill cell.

Part of that change occurred because the county essentially closes a portion of cells as they are used, with compaction and topping of dirt that is seeded.

Gilpin thinks the $200,000 would better serve the county and its citizens by being endowed in the community foundation — where healthier gains could be expected from market-based investments — than gathering a pittance as idle funds.

Two things would occur if the two annual transfers were made: The endowment principal, which could not be spent, would earn interest that could be spent to deal with healthcare and envi-

ronmental issues. Also, having it within confines of the foundation — financially managed by a mega-foundation in Kansas City that deals in billions of dollars — the county money would draw matches from the Kansas Health Institute: 25 percent if put away for environment projects, 50 percent if for healthcare.

Gilpin also prominently mentioned recycling.

Iola Rotary Club, in cooperation with the Register, began newspaper and magazine recycling more than two decades ago. During the intervening time hundreds of tons of paper have been kept out of the landfill, an advantage that Bill King, former director of Public Works, often lauded for extending the landfill’s life. “The best thing you can do for a landfill is not put anything in it,” often was King’s hyperbolic comment.

At home, Gilpin said he and wife Karen — mostly at her behest — were careful to recycle plastic, glass and metal food containers, which they occasionally have hauled to a recycling site, “when we know a friend is going that

way.”

Meanwhile, he and Stan Grigsby, Rotary president, assured commissioners Rotary members were passionate about recycling and were on the cusp of working toward some form locally to include much more than paper. With proceeds from county capital in the community foundation, such as effort would likely be much more realistic, Gilpin said.

Recycling piqued commissioners’ attention, in large measure by having Rotary members interested in pursuing a comprehensive program.

However, they weren’t ready to grab a pen and sign off on the transfers.

Commissioner Jim Talkington had several questions, which led to an explanation on how a foundation works.

“It is a complicated process,” said Weber, who is a member of the community foundation board.

“I’m not opposed to the community foundation,” Talkington said.

“I just want an opportunity to think about it,” before making a decision involving $200,000.

new stretches of roadway captivated attention of commissioners.

“It might make more sense for the county to buy one and make it available to cities in the county,” Williams said.

Cole Herder, Humboldt administrator, asked the county to participate in the purchase of a Zipper at the commissioners’ Nov. 10 meeting.

Commissioners asked Mitch Garner, director of Public Works, if the county could make use of such a device.

The county has a larger machine of a similar nature. Garner said he

would look at what the county has done and might want to do.

Carl Slaugh, Iola administrator, said his city might be able to use the Zipper to do such things as mill down bulges in asphalt roads, one of which occurred recently.

Herder put cost of a Zipper at $100,000, more of a financial hurdle for a town of Humboldt’s size — less than 2,000 population — than for the county.

COMMISSIONERS accepted a bid of $1,746.80 from Dale’s Sheet Metal, Iola, to replace a furnace

at the senior center in Humboldt. The old one — old and new are Lennox units — had been in place since 1977. Dale’s bid was about $65 more than one from Tholen’s Heating and Cooling, Inc., also of Iola, and much lower than a third bid. Commissioners accepted Dale’s bid because they were impressed that the Lennox unit had lasted twice as long as its expected life span.

They also accepted a bid of $4,666 from National Sign Company, Ottawa, for 300 stop signs. Two others bids were higher.

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ISIS is loving U.S. reaction to refugees Just in time for Christmas, Americans are playing Scrooge.

Syrians seeking refuge from their war-torn country are not welcome on U.S. soil say some U.S. leaders, including Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.

The xenophobia comes from the contrived link between the terrorist attacks in Paris and the hundreds of thousands of Syrians fleeing for their lives from the civil war that is tearing their country asunder.

The refugees — moms and dads and their infant children, grandparents — were not the perpetrators in Paris. Yet U.S. leaders, especially Republicans, are shamelessly trying to make such a case.

In fact, the United States should be hanging its head at how little it has done to address the refugee crisis.

As of September, we’ve ac-

cepted a total 1,854 in the three years Syrians have been seeking safer shores.

Germany, on the other hand, has taken in nearly 93,000.

As a country our very foundation is based on being a safe harbor for the oppressed. Instead, we’re letting the unfounded fear of a terrorist going undetected among the teeming masses to overwhelm our better nature.

Such fear-mongering, meanwhile, is playing right into the hands of the extremists who would like nothing better than for the Western world to paint every Muslim as a terrorist.

A sure way for ISIS to attract recruits is by convincing the susceptible they are being persecuted for their faith.

More open minds, and hearts, must prevail.

— Susan Lynn

On being Muslim in America The motto on the seal of the United States is “E Pluribus Unum,” Latin for “out of many, one.” American history has been one of endlessly absorbing people from the rest of the world and making them part of the national fabric.

It’s not always an easy task.

Newcomers from abroad bring different languages, customs, religions and complexions, which may irritate or offend natives. This phenomenon certainly includes American Muslims, many of whom are immigrants.

Anti-Muslim sentiment is hardly unknown in this country. But it’s clear that Muslims are largely wellintegrated into American society. At a time when France in particular and Europe as a whole are struggling with how to adapt to a growing Muslim presence, as well as a refugee crisis, our experience holds valuable lessons.

The striking fact about this group is how similar they are to everyone else. They are about as likely as the general public to have graduated from college, though more likely to be currently enrolled. Their income levels largely resemble those of other Americans.

A�look�back�in�time � 40 Years Ago Week of Nov. 15, 1975

A vulcanizing unit 96 feet long will be constructed on the south end of the Gates Rubber Co. plant here, Burt Hoefs, plant manager, told the Register. It will be used in the manufacture of rotary drill hose for the oil industry for off-shore production. ***** Milne and Mann Tire and Recapping Co. has installed a new “cold” process of retreading tires. George Stewart is president and general manager of the company. ***** Mrs. Charles L. Sutherland was chosen by the Unity Club of Iola as its candidate for the 1976 Kansas Mother of the Year award. “This is the first time Unity Club has ventured into this area,” said Mrs. Mickey Lynn, club president. “But we feel we

have an outstanding candidate for this state and national award. She so totally exemplifies the American Mothers Committee purpose of ‘strengthening the moral and spiritual foundation of the home.’ She not only has raised five children, she is a pillar of her church and community,” Lynn said. ***** Gates Rubber Company’s Iola plant became the first Iola business to turn in 100 percent Fair-Share participation in this year’s United Fund Drive, it was announced today by Burt Hoefs and United Fund chairman Steve Robb. The Gates plant is participating in the drive for the first time after opening its plant here earlier this year. The plant and its employees will contribute $1,632 during the year to the fund.

They also have positive feelings about this country.

Though some 21 percent say they have been singled out for attention by airport security screeners, 82 percent said they were satisfied with their lives in a 2011 Pew Research Center poll, and 56 percent were content with national conditions — compared with 23 percent of the general public. The survey found “no indication of increased alienation or anger among Muslim Americans.”

In the current geopolitical environment, that’s a huge deal.

France has a population of Muslims, many with roots in former French colonies, who are plagued by discrimination, unemployment and a widespread assumption that they are not truly French.

Many live in what amount to Muslim ghettos. “They’re not integrated into French society at all,” Soeren Kern of the Gatestone Institute told The Week. “In a way, they’re stateless.”

Germany, which once made it hard for even German-born children of legal Turkish immigrants to gain citizenship, has also had a hard time adjusting to these residents. In

1991, then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl said flatly, “Germany is not a country of immigration” — despite the presence of some 2 million Turks at the time. Muslims in Germany, like France, generally fare badly in terms of employment and education.

Germany did change the law to make it easier for immigrants to gain citizenship, and Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a point of welcoming refugees fleeing the war in Syria. After the Charlie Hebdo attack, French President Francois Hollande condemned anti-Muslim prejudice, arguing that “it is Muslims who are the first victims of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance.”

But both countries need to mobilize public support and government policies to facilitate greater integration.

There is no way for any society to completely inoculate itself against Islamic extremism, which needs only a handful of fanatical adherents to create a potent menace. But one sound way to combat such extremism is to make sure that Muslims enjoy the same rights and opportunities here as everyone else.

— The Chicago Tribune

University students, faculty in Kansas should voice opinion of guns on campus What do Kansas University students, faculty and staff think about the prospect of allowing concealed firearms on campus?

Students now are being surveyed on that question, but the school’s University Senate already is talking about fighting the new law, which is set to be implemented on state university campuses in July 2017.

The bigger question may be: Do the opinions of students, faculty and staff — the people who occupy KU’s campus day in and day out — re-

ally matter?

The law legalizing concealed carry in most public buildings went into effect in 2013, but universities received an exemption until July 2017. With that deadline looming, discussions about concealed firearms are heating up at KU and other university campuses. Last week, the Kansas Board of Regents released an amended draft policy on weapons and is seeking feedback across the state.

Informal reactions to the new law have been over-

whelmingly negative at KU. At their meeting last week, members of the University Senate expressed fear about the impact of the law and discussed ways to express their displeasure to state legislators. Last week, the Board of Regents’ Students Advisory Committee emailed a survey to students at all state universities asking such questions as “Do you think concealed guns should be prohibited or allowed in campus buildings, at sporting events or in outdoor areas?” and “How would allowing concealed carry on

your campus affect your decision to attend this university?” The committee hopes that having solid data on student opinions will strengthen their case to modify the new law.

THE BOARD of Regents is in the middle on this debate.

Its policy clarifies the provisions of the law and sets standards for secure gun storage, but the job of drawing up specific policies is left to individual universities. The board has no power to modify or repeal the concealed-carry

law passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor.

Lawmakers weren’t particularly interested in what university officials thought about concealed carry when they passed this law, and they probably aren’t very interested now.

It seems like a long shot that state universities will have much impact on the extension of concealed carry to their campuses, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t make their voices heard.

— The Lawrence JournalWorld

How to contact your elected officials

President Barack Obama, (Democrat) 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Washington D.C., 20500; phone (switchboard): (202) 456-1414; (comments): (202) 4561111

Gov. Sam Brownback, (Republican) Capital, 300 S.W. 10th Ave., Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590; phone: (785) 2963232; www.governor. ks.gov/comments/comment.htm

U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, (Republican) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-4774; Email: www.roberts. senate.gov/public/index. cfm?p=EmailPat

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, (Republican) Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354, Washington D.C., 20510; phone: (202) 224-6521; Pittsburg: 306 N. Broadway, Suite 125, Pittsburg, KS, 66762; (620) 232-2286. Email: moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry

Rep. Lynn Jenkins, (Republican) 130 Cannon House Office Building, Washington D.C., 20515; phone: (202) 225-6601; Pittsburg: 701 N. Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762; phone: (620) 231-5966. Email: lynnjenkins.house.gov/ contact-me/

Sen. Caryn Tyson, (Republican) State Capitol-236 E Topeka, KS 66612 phone: (785) 2966838; e-mail: caryn. tyson@senate.ks.gov or 19984 County Rd. 1077 Parker, KS 66072 phone: (913) 898-2366

Rep. Kent Thompson, (Republican) House District No. 9, phone: (620) 496-7200 State Capitol, Room 050-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, or phone: 620-496-2255 1816 2800 St., LaHarpe, KS 66751 email: kent@iolare. kscoxmail.com

Rep. Adam Lusker, (Democrat) House District No. 2, phone: (785) 2967698 State Capitol, Room 043-S 300 SW Tenth Ave. Topeka, KS 66612, email: adam.lusker@ house.ks.gov

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By STEVE PEOPLES The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans are pushing back against aggressive opposition in their party to Syrian refugees resettling in the U.S., in fresh evidence of a rift within the GOP that threatens to complicate the party’s outreach to minorities heading into the 2016 presidential contest.

These Republicans have joined Democrats who liken the refugee backlash to the U.S. government turning away Jews fleeing Nazi Germany and placing Japanese in internment camps during World War II. While conservatives cite security concerns following the Paris attacks that may have involved Syrian refugees, others in the party fear the GOP’s position in Congress and state capitals across the country reeks of xenophobia. “A refugee is someone who has a credible fear that they’re going to be killed,� said Alfonso Aguilar, a Republican who served in the George W. Bush administration and now leads the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles. “To close the door reminds me of FDR not letting Jews land in the U.S. during the years of Nazi Germany. Where are they going to go?�

Aguilar said moderate voters who hold outsized influence in general elections could view Republican opposition as extreme and intolerant. He warned that could haunt the GOP in next fall’s general election. But Republicans pressing for a pause in the refugee influx see a need to be mindful, too, about fears of an attack on U.S. soil days after the deadliest assault in France in 70 years.

A number of GOP presidential candidates, governors and Senate Republicans have issued calls to delay or stop accepting Syrian refugees, pointing to indications that one of the perpetrators in Friday’s attacks might have entered France with a Syrian passport.

Legislation introduced by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a GOP presidential candidate, could allow Republicans to block President Barack Obama’s goal of bringing 10,000 more Syrian refugees to the U.S. during the current budget year. “Filling your country up with people who

have a completely different belief system ... and expecting they won’t rise up against their benefactor is foolish,�

Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a leading immigration hardliner, said in an interview Tuesday. He added that no refugees should be permitted into the U.S. from Syria “unless they be Christian refugees that are facing genocide.�

That’s exactly the kind of message Republican leaders hoped to avoid after a disastrous 2012 election in which minority voters shunned GOP candidates in near record numbers. While there are few Muslim voters in America, the pointed Republican resistance against Muslim refugees comes as party leaders try to win over other minority groups.

The Republican National Committee outlined a series of recommendations after the last presidential contest calling for a more welcoming and inclusive tone on divisive issues such as immigration. “The perception that the GOP does not care about people is doing great harm to the party and its candidates on the federal level, especially in presidential years,� the RNC’s Growth and Opportunity report found. “It is a major deficiency that must be addressed.�

One of the report’s authors, RNC committeeman Henry Barbour, said Tuesday that it’s “common sense to tap the brakes� on Syrian refugees given security concerns, but “people need to be careful with their tone.� “This is about safety,�

Barbour said. “This isn’t about keeping out this religion or that religion.�

Former New Hampshire Republican Party chairman Fergus Cullen said there is “a little bit of ugliness� around the refugee debate. “A specific group of refugees is being treated differently because of their country of natural origin and faith,� he said. “This is inconsistent with America’s history and our founding creed. That is alarming.�

It’s not exactly like rounding up Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II, Culllen continued, “but it’s the same line of thinking� that feeds “immigrant

bashing.�

The U.S. has admitted fewer than 2,200 Syrian refugees since Oct. 1, 2011 and the process for entering this country as a refugee is lengthy.

Obama administration officials insist the vetting is good and there is no need to back down from the goal of admitting 10,000 more refugees this year.

The administration announced that goal earlier in the fall after a photograph of a little Syrian boy washed up on a beach sparked calls for compassion, including from some congressional Republicans. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a GOP candidate for president, was one of those who supported accepting more Syrian refugees.

This week, he called for a “timeout� in such admissions.

Many GOP candidates, already skeptical if not hostile to welcoming refugees, came out even stronger in recent days. Donald Trump said the U.S. should increase surveillance of mosques, consider clos-

ing any tied to radicals and be prepared to suspend some civil liberties.

Ben Carson said, “Until we can sort out the bad guys, we must not be foolish.� Regarding Syrians already in the U.S., he added: “I would watch them very carefully.�

Tea party leader Mark Meckler said there should be no room for debate. “Anybody who takes a soft stance on this is out of touch with the electorate and out of touch with the common sense,� he said, condemning those Republicans calling for tolerance.

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Montoya, Najman sign letters of intent sas but wanted to run closer to his home.

ACC assistant coach Josh Gracia, a former runner for the Seminoles, also helped Najman land a spot with FSU. The two sophomores recently competed in the NJCAA National Championship in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where they led the Red Devils to a sixth-place finish overall.

This past cross country season was their second u n d e r coach Vi n c e DeGra-

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN The Iola Register

PEDRO MONTOYA

Committed to Wichita State University Attending in Fall 2016

The Allen Community College men’s cross country had two of its top runners sign their letters of intent with Division I schools Tuesday afternoon.

Pedro Montoya and Ben Najman, two of the Red Devils’ most accomplished runners this cross country season, signed with Wichita State and Florida State, respectively.

Montoya will finish out Left to right: Assistant coach Josh Gracia, Ben Najman, the year at Allen and Pedro Montoya and head coach Vince DeGrado. begin his tenure REGISTER/JONATHAN CZUPRYN at Wichita State in the fall of Montoya, who was recruited by 2016. the University of California-Berke- do.

Najman, on the othley and Notre Dame out of high “It’s just cool to er hand, will wrap up this school, was considering several see because they semester and then head off to Tallahassee to start D-II schools out west but decided earned it,” DeGrado his running career at FSU staying in Kansas was his best op- said. “Anybody that was tion. in their ear telling them what they in the spring.

Najman, who hails from the Ba- shouldn’t do, they still listened to Each runner had considered other schools before finally landing on hamas, was also looking at WSU themselves and went out and did it. as well as the University of Kan- And now, look at them.” their ultimate decisions.

KU falls to MSU CHICAGO (AP) — Kansas looked to be in good shape for most of its first big game of the season. Then Denzel Valentine took over.

The Michigan State senior guard had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists — the 13th triple-double in school history — and the 13thranked Spartans rallied for a 79-73 victory over the fourth-ranked Jayhawks on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at United Center.

Kansas had a 13-point lead twice in the first half and the Jayhawks were able to open a sixpoint halftime lead into another double-figure advantage with almost 10 minutes to play.

"They made some big shots," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "They made some timely 3s, and we just didn't finish down the stretch I thought like we did the majority of the first 30 minutes of the game and Valentine just took over. He was great tonight.

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MVJH basketball results MORAN — The Marmaton Valley Junior High girls basketball team hosted Crest on Tuesday afternoon.

The Wildcats’ A team defeated the Lancers, 30-16. Bailey Griffith scored a teamhigh 10 points.

The Wildcats’ B team lost to the Lancers, 20-9. Kaylee Becker scored a team-high three points.

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By JONATHAN CZUPRYN The Iola Register

Coming off of two straight overtime losses, the Allen Community College men’s basketball team wanted two simple things when it faced off against Kansas City Kansas Community College on Tuesday at home: Win and do it in regulation.

The Red Devils had both of its goals in jeopardy with

only 10 seconds left in the contest, but coach Andy Shaw and company were eventually able to hang on for a 72-68 victory that needed just 40 minutes to complete.

“Pleased at times,” Shaw said. “But there’s still some things we have to clean up, especially late-game situations.”

The Region VI matchup was a back-and-forth affair

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throughout the night, but Allen had a 71-65 advantage with just fewer than two minutes remaining.

Had the Red Devils (5-2) knocked down all of its free throws down the stretch, the Blue Devils (3-3) probably wouldn’t have had an opportunity to make it a one-possession game.

But Allen struggled at the charity stripe, finishing just 12 of 28, which See ACC | Page B4

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — With star guard Fred VanVleet slowed by a hamstring injury and fellow star Ron Baker hounded by one athletic Tulsa defender after the next, Wichita State coach Greg Marshall was hoping for some solid contributions from his freshmen and sophomores.

It didn’t happen as the Shockers fell 77-67 to Tulsa Tuesday night.

Transfer Anton Grady, a senior from Cleveland State, stepped up with 18 points and nine rebounds to go with Baker’s 23 and VanVleet’s 11, but no one else managed more than four points.

“The young guys are certainly better players than they showed tonight,” Marshall said.

“We have to get more production from them.”

Tulsa held Wichita State to 36.4 percent shooting and outrebounded the Shockers 38-32.

“It’s a big win, no doubt,” said Tulsa’s second-year coach Frank See WSU | Page B3

CFP rankings announced (AP) — Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame remained at the top of the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings Tuesday night, marking the first time in two seasons the top four was unchanged from the previous week.

Iowa stayed at No. 5 and Oklahoma State moved up to No. 6, one See CFP | Page B4

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Kansas has long allowed gays and lesbians to serve as foster parents and adopt children as individuals.

priest who published a recent study suggesting that children with samesex parents fare worse than children in traditional, two-parent families, as well as an official of the American Psychological Association who said thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no valid reason to discriminate against gays and lesbians in making foster care placements.

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Haith. “I thought our guys played with great toughness the whole game. It’s a great win, because Wichita State is a great team. I saw Greg Marshall this summer and told him I would love to do with our program what he has accomplished up there.”

Shaquille Harrison scored 20 points and Marquel Curtis added 16 points to spur the senior-laden Hurricane. Most of those seniors had lost three times to WSU in their careers and the Shockers had won a school record seven straight in the long-running series.

A four-point play by junior college transfer Pat Birt at 9:18 gave Tulsa a 57-51 advantage and the Hurricane slowly built on the advantage until it reached 69-57 with 4:02 left on two free throws

by Harrison. WSU never came closer than nine points down the stretch.

“That was a huge play,” Haith said. “Pat has shown in practice that he can get in a rhythm like that and his outside shooting really helps us. I think we picked it up defensively from that point as well.

Birt finished with 14 points and James Woodard had 13 for Tulsa, 2-0, which outrebounded Wichita

State 38-32 and shot 46 percent to WSU’s 36.4 percent (20-55).

“That was a very good Tulsa team,” said Marshall. “I was worried about their experience and having the home floor. We’ve got some young guys that are going to have to continue to develop and get better.”

VanVleet singlehandedly erased a 3022 deficit in the final 1:15 of the first half with three consecutive 3-pointers. The first came with the shot clock at one second from about 30 feet, the second with 44 seconds left pulled WSU within 30-28 and the third came after he launched a long 3 over Rashad Ray with one second left in the half.

However, there was no second-half rally for the hobbled VanVleet. He was held to two free throws and sat out most of the final minutes.

Until VanVleet’s trio of 3’s, Tulsa had maintained a slim lead since a Woodard 3-pointer gave the Hurricane a 14-12 advantage. The biggest lead was at 30-22 on a lob from Ray to DeAndre Wright with 2:28 left in the half.

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the first round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Its last victory over a top-10 team was against No. 7 Cincinnati in the 2000 NCAA Tournament second round.

Wichita State: The Shockers had won the last seven including the last three on Tulsa’s homecourt against their old Missouri Valley Conference rival and still lead the series 64-61.

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Greg Marshall’s scouting report on Tulsa indicated the Hurricane would struggle from beyond the 3-point arc, but Tulsa made 10 of 22 for 45 percent. Harrison, a 23 percent 3-pointer shooter a year ago, made two of three, while Curtis, a 28 percent shooter, made both of his attempts.

“It’s two years in the same offense now and things are flowing a lot better,” said Curtis, who made 4 of 6 shots overall and 6 of 8 free throws. “Our fo-

That was a very good Tulsa team. I was worried about their experience and having the home floor. We’ve got some young guys that are going to have to continue to develop and get better.

— Greg Marshall

Wichita State Head Coach

cus is on making plays for yourself and others. So basically, I just let it flow and let everybody else do their thing, and that’s how it happened from the start.”

“They shot it well,” Marshall said. “On paper, we weren’t expecting them to shoot

it that well from the perimeter.”

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"They made a ton of plays late," Self said.

"They basically took the game over. Disappointing loss, obviously."

Valentine flirted with a triple-double — 13 points, eight rebounds and nine assists — in the season opener against Florida Atlantic. He got it against a power program in Kansas and the points and assists were career-highs.

"I didn't know when it was going to come and I didn't think it was going to come on this stage, this early, but credit to my teammates," Valentine said. "They played a hell of a game. It wasn't pretty, but it got the job done."

Eight of Michigan State's triple-doubles were by Magic Johnson.

Draymond Green had

three and Charlie Bell one. Add Valentine to the list.

Perry Ellis led the Jayhawks with 21 points, Frank Mason III added 14 and Wayne Selden Jr. had 12.

"Just learn from this," Ellis said. "We have to learn how to get stops and just keep pushing."

"You have to get those stops and we didn't," Ellis said before talking about the game's star, Valentine. "He's a good player. Give him credit.

He played a great game, facilitating (for) his team."

Kansas (1-1) had a 13-point lead twice in the first half, the last time at 28-15 with 6:16 to go. Michigan State (2-0) was within 41-35 at halftime but the Jayhawks again opened the lead to 61-50 with 9:42 to go on a

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Valentine then scored seven points in a 12-1 run to tie the game at 62 with 6:08 to play.

There were six lead changes the rest of the way and it was Valentine who put the Spartans ahead for good at 72-71 on a drive with 1:29 left. He had 21 of his 29 points in the second half.

Valentine's understudy in the comeback was freshman guard Matt McQuaid, who scored six of his nine points on two 3s in the final 3:54 and then he came up with a huge blocked shot of Mason in the final minute.

"Matt McQuaid — how about him — bigtime 3s," Valentine said. "... Who would come in as a freshman like that and knock (down) two big, gigantic 3s like that in Chicago, in the United Center on an NBA floor? I wouldn't have done it my freshman year. I'm glad he did it."

No. 2 Kentucky beat No. 5 Duke 74-63 in the first game of the double-header.

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helped KCK come within three points late. Still, the Red Devils knocked down just enough to pull out the win.

Quentin Blaue, a freshman guard, was 1-of-2 from the line with fewer than 10 seconds left to give Allen a 72-68 lead that held. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The glaring stat was the free-throws ... 42.9 percent at home is just not very good,â&#x20AC;? Shaw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we shoot our normal percentage, I think we have more of a comfortable lead at the end of that game.â&#x20AC;?

But rather than remember their downfalls from their previous two late-game situations over the weekend, the Red Devils hunkered down and made clutch shots when it counted.

DaRom Mims led the offensive charge for Allen by scoring a team-

Jermaine Long (center) attempts a shot against KCK on Tuesday at home. REGISTER/JONATHAN CZUPRYN high 19 points on 9-of13 shooting. Blaue, in addition to his key free throw down the stretch, hit two of Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four 3-pointers in the game to help keep KCK on its

toes on defense.

He finished with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds.

Jermaine Long, who was mostly held in check throughout the

first half after hitting his head hard on the floor, recovered after the break to become Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader on the court once again. The sophomore finished with nine points, six boards and nine assists, falling just shy of a double-double. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re resilient,â&#x20AC;?

Shaw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told them as soon as we got back from our trip that we got to put what happened over the weekend behind us because we have another game. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be pouting over those two losses anymore or it could turn into three losses. They were able to do that. We just stepped up and made enough plays down the stretch.â&#x20AC;?

Allen will have a couple days off before heading to Fort Scott on Friday to take on Penn Valley as part of a twoday tournament.

CFP: Top four teams unchanged Continued from B1

spot ahead of Big 12 rival Oklahoma.

Florida is eighth, Michigan State, which plays Ohio State on Saturday, is ninth and Baylor dropped to No. 10 after losing for the first time this season.

Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State seem to have control of their playoff hopes. If those three win out they should be in, with the final spot coming down to the Big 12 contenders or Notre Dame. Oklahoma State has the advantage of being unbeaten and has chances to pad its resume over the next two weeks with home games against Baylor and Oklahoma.

Unbeaten Iowa would likely have to go through either Ohio State or whatever Big Ten East team beats Ohio State, so the Hawkeyes appear to be in good shape if they win out.

The highest ranked Pac-12 team was Stanford at No. 11.

What else you need to know about the third College Football Playoff rankings.

NOTRE DAME OR OKLAHOMA

The conversation started Saturday night and it could end up being the great debate of this season's playoff rankings.

If the Fighting Irish (9-1) and the Sooners (9-1) both win out and finish 11-1, and things don't get too messy in

Ten title.

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away.

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Committee chairman on Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Texas

the other conferences, the chances are the final spot in the playoff will go to one them.

It has the making for an excellent debate. The Sooners would end the season with three big victories against Baylor, TCU and Oklahoma State. Notre Dame's best wins would likely be USC, Stanford and Navy.

The Irish's loss was by two at Clemson. The Sooners' loss was by seven to Texas. Notre Dame beat Texas 38-3, and the committee considers games against common opponents in its selections protocol.

"It doesn't go away," committee chairman Jeff Long said of OU's Texas loss.

How much consideration will that be given?

Who knows?

"It's just really hard for us to look out and anticipate those things, so we don't," Long said.

The Sooners would have a conference championship. The Irish, of course, do not play in a conference. And there is no way to figure out how that would sway the committee.

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Many an obit was written for the Pac-12's playoff hopes on Saturday night when both Stanford and Utah lost, leaving the conference with no better than a two-loss champion.

The committee's rankings suggest the Pac-12 might not be dead yet. Stanford is right behind Baylor and Utah is No. 13. If the choice comes down to either Cardinal or Utes at 11-2 and Baylor at 11-1, the Pac-12 might have some hope.

Remember, Stanford would have a win against Notre Dame and Utah a victory against Michigan, which is currently No. 12 and still in contention for a Big

GROUP OF FIVE

Navy was the highestranked Group of Five team and American Athletic Conference rival Houston was No. 19.

The Midshipmen and Cougars play on Nov. 27 in a game that should decide the AAC West division, a trip to the conference title game and ultimately which team gets the guaranteed spot in a New Year's Six bowl game that goes to the top ranked champion from the American, Mountain West, Mid-American, Sun Belt or Conference USA. Memphis, which has lost to Navy and Memphis the last two weeks, is No. 21 and the only other Group of Five team ranked.

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How to know if urine trouble: Reading the pee leaves Dear Dr. Roach: I am 76 years of age and have glucose in my urine (113mg/dL, with the normal range being 70-99). Is this a serious condition? — A. Answer: The range you gave is for glucose in the blood, not in the

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Public notices (First published in The Iola Register on Nov. 18, 2015) (Second published in The Iola Register on Nov. 25, 2015) CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 8 A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF GAS, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 15-201, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, TRANSITIONS TO NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, THE FILLING OF GOVERNING BODY VACANCIES, AND NOMINATION PETITIONS; AND, PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT; AND REPEALING CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 1.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GAS, KANSAS: Section 1. The City of Gas, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution hereby elects to and does exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 15-201, which applies to this city, but is part of an enactment which does not apply uniformly to all cities.

Section 2. The governing body

shall consist of a mayor and five council members to be elected to terms as set forth herein. The mayor and council members shall be residents and qualified electors of the City of Gas, Kansas.

Section 3. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2017, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2018, when the city officials elected in the November 2017 general election take office. Those governing body positions with terms expiring in April 2019, shall expire on the second Monday in January of 2020, when the city officials elected in the November 2019 general election take office.

Section 4. General elections shall take place on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November 2017. Succeeding elections will be held every two years for all such governing body positions whose terms have expired. A mayor and two council members shall be elected at one election, and the remaining three council members shall be elected at the succeeding election.

The mayor and all council members shall have four year terms.

Section 5. In case of a vacancy in the council occurring by reason of resignation, death, or removal from office or from the city, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the remaining council members, shall appoint an elector to fill the vacancy until the next election for that office. In case any person elected as a council member neglects or refuses to qualify within 30 days after election, the council member shall be deemed to have refused to accept the office and a vacancy shall exist. The mayor may, with the consent of the remaining council members, appoint a suitable elector to fill the vacancy.

Section 6. In case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the council shall become mayor until the next regular election for that office and a vacancy shall occur in the office of the council member becoming mayor.

Section 7. Any person desiring to become a candidate for city office elected at large shall file with the county election officer, before the filing deadline, established in K.S.A. 25-205, and amendments thereto, a declaration of candidacy on a form

furnished by the county election officer as specified by the secretary of state. The nomination petition must be signed by one of the qualified electors of the City of Gas. Section 8. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.

Section 9. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect 61 days after the final publication unless a sufficient petition for a referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the ordinance as provided

by Article 12, Section 5, Subsection (c)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case this Charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the majority of the electors voting thereon.

Passed by the Governing Body, not less than two-thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, this 13th day of October, 2015.

Darrel D. Catron, Mayor Attest: Rhonda J. Hill, City Clerk [SEAL] (11) 18, 25

(First Published in The Iola Register on Nov. 18, 2015) (Second Publication in The Iola Register on Nov. 25, 2015) CHARTER ORDINANCE NO. 9 A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF GAS, KANSAS, FROM THE PROVISIONS OF K.S.A. 12-4112 AND PROVIDING SUBSTITUTE AND ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ON THE SAME SUBJECT RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF COSTS IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE

GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF GAS, KANSAS: Section 1. The City of Gas, Kansas, by the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself and make inapplicable to it the provisions of K.S.A. 12-4112 and to provide for substitute and additional provisions.

Section 2. The City of Gas establishes court costs to be $100.00 in all municipal cases. Further, the City of Gas may by ordinary ordi-

nance modify court costs to be paid involving cases in municipal court.

Section 3. This Charter Ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city newspaper.

Section 4. This Charter Ordinance shall take effect sixty-one (61) days after final publication unless a sufficient petition for referendum is filed, requiring a referendum to be held on the ordinance as provided in Article 12, Section 5

of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, in which case this Charter Ordinance shall become effective upon approval by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

PASSED by the Governing Body, not less than two-thirds of the members elect voting in favor thereof, on the 10th day of November, 2015.

APPROVED: Darrel Catron, Mayor ATTEST: Rhonda Hill, City Clerk (11) 18, 25

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KU alert to student demands

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas is creating a team to address demands from student protesters and expects to release an “action plan” by mid-January that will include mandatory diversity training for all students and staff, a top administrator said Tuesday.

Provost Jeffrey Vitter’s statement follows demands made last week by the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk group and acknowledged that offices and groups “across the university” have expressed solidarity for the group’s aims. Vitter’s statement came four days after Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little issued one saying the university, which has its largest campus in Lawrence, is committed to addressing racism and discrimination.

Leaders of the student group said in an Associated Press interview Monday that they’ve had numerous meetings with administrators in the past and have been frustrated with what they see as a lack of progress in combatting problems faced by minority and “marginalized” students. The student leaders scheduled a news conference for today.

Group members took the stage with signs at the end of a forum last week on racism and discrimination moderated by Gray-Little, who is black.

Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk’s demands include increasing faculty diversity, forming a team of counselors for students of color and requiring “inclusion and belonging” training for all students and staff.

Vitter, who is white, said in his statement that the “action plan” would include the “mandatory education.” He also said it would address student retention and graduation rates.

“We are assembling a small advisory team of faculty, students, staff, and administrators,” Vitter’s statement said. “The group will deliver an action plan by mid-January that addresses challenges put forward by Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk, as well as concerns from others at the forum.”

Meanwhile, student leaders who are facing calls for their ouster have outlined 11 proposals for increasing diversity within student government on the Lawrence campus.

Events on the university’s leafy Lawrence

campus followed protests at the University of Missouri’s flagship campus in Columbia, which led to the resignation of its chancellor and of the president of the university system.

A student government committee is pushing for

the resignations or impeachment of Student Body President Jessie Pringle, Vice President Zach George and Chief of Staff Adam Moon, based in part on what members see as an inadequate response to the Invisible Hawk demands.

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