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Monday, March 20, 2017

Trump sounds off as Comey set to testify

CHAMBER HONORS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump today accused Democrats of making up allegations that Russia interfered in last year’s election, and said Congress and the FBI should be going after media leaks instead.

His tweets came just hours before a potentially politically damaging hearing in which FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers planned to testify on allegations of Russian hacking and whether there were any connections between Moscow and Trump’s campaign.

“The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!” Trump tweeted early today, as news coverage on the Russia allegations dominated the morning’s cable news.

“The real story that Congress, the FBI and others should be looking into is the leaking of Classified information. Must find leaker now!”

Today’s hearing before the House Intelligence Committee, one of several congressional panels probing allegations of Russian

Iola’s Audacious Boutique and Allen County Regional Hospital were recognized Friday by the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce as the Chamber’s 2017 Small and Large Businesses of the Year.

At left, Chamber Executive Director Carol Sager honors Kelli Sigg, Audacious Boutique owner, Harry Lee, ACRH Board of Trustees president, and Loren Korte, Chamber president.

The event was held at Miller’s On Madison. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAVANNAH FLORY

Sebelius: State may take ‘decades’ to recover

By DAN MARGOLIES Kansas News Service

Former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she thinks it will take the state “decades” to recover from the effects of the state’s current financial woes.

In an appearance Friday on KCUR’s Up to Date, Sebelius was asked by host Steve Kraske what she made of the state today.

“Well, it breaks my heart,”

High court clears way for new coal plant

By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court on Friday cleared a major obstacle to the longdelayed construction of a big, new coal-fired power plant, rejecting an effort by an environment group to force the state to regulate emissions linked to climate change.

The state Supreme Court upheld a 2014 decision by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to give Sunflower Electric Power Corp. the go-ahead for its project. The utility wants to build an 895-megawatt plant adjacent to an existing one outside Holcomb, in southwestern Kansas and estimates the cost at $2.2 billion.

The Sierra Club sued, partly because the department See COAL | Page A4

Kathleen Sebelius Sebelius says, noting that the state’s revenue stream had always been “a carefully bal-

anced dance, with a third coming from property tax, a third coming from sales tax and a third coming from income tax.”

That balance, she says, enabled the state to fund schools, infrastructure, science investments and jobs.

“That’s really been greatly undercut, and I think it will take decades to recover from what has been a very difficult See SEBELIUS | Page A4

James Comey meddling, could allow for the greatest public accounting to date of investigations that have shadowed the Trump administration in its first two months.

U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia meddled in the campaign to help Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. The FBI has also been investigating ties between Russia and Trump advisers and associates during the campaign.

The top two lawmakers on the House intelligence committee said Sunday that documents the Justice Department and FBI delivered late last week offered no evidence that the Obama administration had wiretapped Trump Tower, the president’s New York City headquarters. But the panel’s ranking Democrat says the material offers circumstantial evidence that See COMEY | Page A4

Lawmakers working to reverse Medicaid cuts

By JIM MCLEAN Kansas News Service

With all of the talk in recent years about Kansas’ budget problems, it can be hard to keep track of what programs have been cut and by how much.

So, some Kansans may not remember that last summer Gov. Sam Brownback ordered more than $56 million in cuts to KanCare, the state’s privatized Medic-

aid program. Including the amount of federal matching funds lost, the cuts amounted to $128 million.

Kansas lawmakers remem-

ber the cuts, and they are taking steps to reverse them.

“It’s certainly a priority for me,” said Sen. Vicki Schmidt, a Topeka Republican who chairs the Public Health and Welfare Committee.

On Thursday, the Senate took a first step by passing a bill that would raise fees that insurance companies classified as health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, pay to do business in the state.

That includes the three managed care organizations that administer KanCare.

The bill would not restore all the cuts. Instead, it would reverse a $47 million reduction in reimbursements paid to hospitals, safety net clinics, nursing homes and community mental health centers for providing care to the approximately 425,000 lowincome, disabled and elderly See MEDICAID | Page A4

Degrees deserved Six Iola High School FFA members will be presented State FFA Degrees at the June 2 State FFA Convention in Manhattan. Chase Regehr, from left, Caleb Johnson, Colton Toney, Gage Cleaver, Isaiah Wicoff and Zachary Slaven, were required to meet several criteria for the state degree, such as being active FFA participants for at least two years, be active in and out of FFA events, participate in at least 25 hours of community service with at least two different service activities; invest at least $2,000 in a supervised agricultural experience program; maintain a “C” average or above in the classroom; and demonstrate leadership ability by giving at least a six-minute oral presentation on a topic related to agriculture or FFA. Regehr is the son of Brian and Shellie Regehr. Johnson is the son of Stanley and Diedra Johnson. Toney is the son of Michelle and Larry Toney. Cleaver is the son of Daren Cleaver and Sheri Orear. Wicoff is the son of Lisa and Joel Wicoff. Slaven is the son of Angie and Mike Slaven. REGISTER/RICH-

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Quote of the day Vol. 119, No. 85

“Great art picks up where nature ends.”

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Obituaries

Lecturer presents Rockwell’s biography

James Shaw

Shirley Heath

James William Shaw, 73, Iola, passed away early Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital in Iola.

James was born June 13, 1943, in Wright County, Mo., to James William and Elsie Lucille (Scobee) Shaw. He grew up in the Mansfield, Mo., area, James Shaw and enlisted in the Army, serving from 1961 to 1963. Later he moved to Iola in 1968, where he married Linda Sue Dunmire on July 10, 1975. Together they made their home in Iola, and raised eight children. He loved fishing, gardening, taking walks around the woods, farming, tinkering with old cars, and other projects. He was a fan of the Missouri Tigers basketball and football teams.

He is survived by his wife Linda of the home; sons James Jr. and wife Shawna, Iola, Russell Higgins Sr., Iola, and Patrick Thomas, Humboldt; daughters Charlotte Chase and husband Mike, Chanute, Alice Tuell and husband James, Monett, Mo., and Tracy Gengler and husband Matt, Iola; 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Gerial Shaw, Glenwood, Iowa, Koye Shaw and wife Diana, Independence, Mo., and Billy Shaw, Madison; and one sister, Judy Karanja, Emporia.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Johnnie Lee Shaw and Samuel Eugene Higgins, his parents, and a brother, Harold Wayne Shaw.

A memorial visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service of Iola. His memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Contributions in his memory can be made to the James W. Shaw Memorial Fund or to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and left in care of the funeral home.

Shirley Arlene Heath, 67, Longton, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Sedan. Shirley was born on June 17, 1949 in Iola, the daughter of Charles and Peggy (Schaeffer) Barker.

On April 20, 1969, Shirley married Robert Heath in Tacoma, Wash. They later divorced.

Shirley earned an associate degree in nursing at Allen County Community College and went on to work as a nurse at Arkhaven Nursing Home in Iola. She was also a proud veteran of the U.S. Army as a Corpsman Medic where she used her nursing skills during the Vietnam War to assist in treating soldiers as they came back to the U.S. after fighting overseas. She was known for being set in her ways; however, she was a good listener and had a kind and considerate attitude toward others. She gave freely and was generous with what little she had. During her free time she loved to travel and camp and spend time with her children and grandchildren who where her pride and joy. She also enjoyed watching fireworks during 4th of July celebrations and looking at flowers and butterflies.

Shirley is survived by her children, Charlene Delgado, Ocala, Fla., Candida Wise (Mark), Wichita, Robert Heath, II (Debbie), LeMoore, Calif., and Amy Heath (William Beougher), Longton; her sister, Brenda Beaver, LaCrosse; her uncle, Sterling Barker, Moran; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Donna Wycoff and Debra Karr.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Longton Cemetery in Longton.

Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 206 E. Washington, P.O. Box 1233, Howard, KS 67349.

Memorials have been suggested to the Elk County Food Pantry or the Disabled American Veterans and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.

Sorosis Club enjoys bulletin bloopers

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— LaHarpe PRIDE Committee meeting, 7 p.m., LaHarpe City Hall.

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

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

— Grief Share session No. 10, “Stuck in Grief,” 6 p.m., First Baptist Church in Iola.

— Free blood pressure and blood sugar clinic, 1 p.m., LaHarpe Senior Center.

— Iola BPOE No. 569, 8 p.m., Elks Lodge.

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— Rotary Club, noon, The Greenery.

— TOPS No. KS 880 5 p.m. weigh in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Calvary United Methodist Church.

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Sixteen Sorosis Club members met at Iola’s First Christian Church March 13. Jeanne Creitz and Vicki Fowler were hostesses.

Alice Hood gave the program on onehalf hour of hilarious quotes. She entertained the group with strange announcements published in church bulletins, Burma Shave signs along the roads

when she was growing up and unusual notes written by parents to excuse their kids from school.

She read an original poem written by Alice and presented when her husband retired from the ministry.

The next meeting will be the club’s anniversary luncheon at 1 p.m. April 10 at Allen Community College.

Fifteen Unity Club members met March 13 in the home of Jeanne Myers. Two guests, Jeanne’s cousins, Carline Nickel, Macon, Ga., and Judith Baumgarner, Oklahoma City, also attended.

The program was presented by Carolyn Krohn on the biography of Norman Rockwell. It shows the flavor of Norman’s art, nostalgic, sharply focused and humorous.

The book followed his long and fruitful life, including 50 years of painting after the first Saturday Evening Post cover, which began before World War I and extended to the first manned landing on the moon.

Norman grew up in a middle class precinct of New York City’s Upper West Side. Father

Rockwell was a remote figure to the family and his mother was a frail and reclusive woman with chronic illnesses.

Norman’s ability to draw was evident before age 6. He viewed it as “just something I had, like a bag of lemon drops.” He built his identity on it, and went to art school full time at 16. By his late 20s he was comparatively wealthy and living high. A time of personal renewal came in his 30s. He bought a new home in Vermont, had a family and by WWII his art possessed a level of realism and moral seriousness that made it speak of the entire nation.

Hard at work on a Saturday Evening Post cover, Norman Rockwell died in Stockbridge, Mass., on Nov. 8, 1978. He was 84.

Meeting focuses on founding mothers Cofachique Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution met March 18 at the Humboldt library Judy Arbeiter gave the program on The Founding Mothers.

Members attending were Cynthia Geisler,

Judy Arbeiter, Linda Johnson, Mary Lou Byers, Karen Gilpin, B. Ellen Smith, Linda Rubow, Nelda Cuppy, Beverly Miller and Marcia Longberg.

Deborah Jackson was voted in as a new member.

The Cofachique Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution discuss founding mothers.

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Public notices

— Senior Citizens Card Club potluck dinner, 5:30 p.m., senior citizens center.

(First published in The Iola Register, March 13, 2017) THE CITY OF LAHARPE RESOLUTION NO. 3-2017 “A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAHARPE, KANSAS DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF CONDEMNING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1102 S. WASHINGTON, LAHARPE, KANSAS.’’ WHEREAS, the City has enacted ordinances for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of LaHarpe has determined that the structure located at 1102 S. Washington, LaHarpe,

Kansas, and hereby finds that such building, is dangerous, unsafe and unfit for human use, and its present condition leads to substantial health problems.

WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the owner or tenant of said building shall appear on May 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at a specially scheduled City Council meeting and present a plan to implement appropriate repairs, alterations or improvements to said building to make the building safe and fit for human use.

Upon presenting a plan at said meeting to implement said improvements and/or alterations, or the removal of said building, then the owner and/or desig-

nated agent shall have 60 days from the date of said meeting to implement and complete said plan to render the building in a safe and fit manner for use.

WHEREAS, failure of the owner and/or his designated agent to comply with the order to repair, alter, improve or vacate the structure may cause the City to take appropriate action to have the structure repaired, altered, Improved, vacated and closed, and/or removed or demolished.

WHEREAS, any person affected by an order issued by the City Council under this Resolution may within 30 days following the service of the order petition the district court of the county

in which the structure is located for an injunction restraining the public officer from carrying out the provisions of the order pending final disposition of the case.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor of the City of LaHarpe, do hereby execute this Resolution and order that notice be given in accordance with Article 6, Section 4 of the Code of the City of LaHarpe.

PASSED and SIGNED on this 8th day of March, 2017.

THE CITY OF LAHARPE By: Ella Mae Crowell, Mayor (signed) Attest: Michelle Altis, City Clerk (signed) (3) 13, 20

(First published in The Iola Register, March 13, 2017) THE CITY OF LAHARPE RESOLUTION NO. 2-2017 “A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAHARPE, KANSAS DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF CONDEMNING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1404 S. WASHINGTON, LAHARPE, KANSAS.” WHEREAS, the City has enacted ordinances for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of LaHarpe has determined that the structure located at 1404 S. Washington, LaHarpe,

Kansas, and hereby finds that such building, is dangerous, unsafe and unfit for human use, and its present condition leads to substantial health problems.

WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the owner or tenant of said building shall appear on May 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at a specially scheduled City Council meeting and present a plan to implement appropriate repairs, alterations or improvements to said building to make the building safe and fit for human use.

Upon presenting a plan at said meeting to implement said improvements and/or alterations, or the removal of said building, then the owner and/or desig-

nated agent shall have 60 days from the date of said meeting to implement and complete said plan to render the building in a safe and fit manner for use.

WHEREAS, failure of the owner and/or his designated agent to comply with the order to repair, alter, improve or vacate the structure may cause the City to take appropriate action to have the structure repaired, altered, improved, vacated and closed, and/or removed or demolished.

WHEREAS, any person affected by an order issued by the City Council under this Resolution may within 30 days following the service of the order petition the district court of the county

in which the structure is located for an injunction restraining the public officer from carrying out the provisions of the order pending final disposition of the case.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor of the City of LaHarpe, do hereby execute this Resolution and order that notice be given In accordance with Article 6, Section 4 of the Code of the City of LaHarpe.

PASSED and SIGNED on this 8th day of March, 2017.

THE CITY OF LAHARPE By: Ella Mae Crowell, Mayor (signed) Attest: Michelle Altis, City Clerk (signed) (3) 13, 20

(First published in The Iola Register, March 13, 2017) THE CITY OF LAHARPE RESOLUTION NO.1-2017 “A RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAHARPE, KANSAS DECLARING THE NECESSITY OF CONDEMNING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1413 S. BROADO ur carriers’ (under contract) WAY, LAHARPE, KANSAS.” deadline for hom e delivery ofT he WHEREAS, the City has enactIola R egister is 5:30 p.m . in Iola and 6:30 p.m . outside ofIola w eekdays and ed ordinances for the purpose of protecting the health and wel9:30 a.m . Saturdays. Ifyou have not received your paper by this tim e, please call fare of its Citizens; and WHEREAS, the City Council of your carrier. Ifyou cannot reach your the City of LaHarpe has detercarrier callthe R egister office at (620) 365-2111 betw een 5:30 and 6 p.m . R ural mined that the structure located at 1413 S. Broadway, LaHarpe, C arriers 6:30 p.m . w eekdays – 10:30 Kansas, and hereby finds that Saturdays

such building, is dangerous, unsafe and unfit for human use, and its present condition leads to substantial health problems.

WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the owner or tenant of said building shall appear on May 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at a specially scheduled City Council meeting and present a plan to implement appropriate repairs, alterations or improvements to said building to make the building safe and fit for human use.

Upon presenting a plan at said meeting to implement said improvements and/or alterations, or the removal of said building, then the owner and/or designated agent shall have 60 days

from the date of said meeting to implement and complete said plan to render the building In a safe and fit manner for use.

WHEREAS, failure of the owner and/or his designated agent to comply with the order to repair, alter, improve or vacate the structure may cause the City to take appropriate action to have the structure repaired, altered, improved, vacated and closed, and/or removed or demolished.

WHEREAS, any person affected by an order issued by the City Council under this Resolution may within 30 days following the service of the order petition the district court of the county in which the structure is located

for an injunction restraining the public officer from carrying out the provisions of the order pending final disposition of the case.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor of the City of LaHarpe, do hereby execute this Resolution and order that notice be given in accordance with Article 6, Section 4 of the Code of the City of LaHarpe.

PASSED and SIGNED on this 8th day of March, 2017.

THE CITY OF LAHARPE By: Ella Mae Crowell, Mayor (signed) Attest: Michelle Altis, City Clerk (signed) (3) 13, 20

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Hard work and vision will take us to success In the last few weeks about 200 residents have gathered, first in Iola and then in Humboldt, to devise ways to perk up local economies.

Focus of the two summits have been downtowns in Allen County’s two largest towns, ways to fill vacant stores and draw shoppers — and new residents.

What is certain, none of that can be accomplished with the touch of a magic wand. We wish it could, but that happens only in fairy tales.

So what to do?

Among outcomes in Iola was a proposal for three working groups to examine in detail marketing, recreation and infrastructure.

In Humboldt, participants thought encouraging youth with activities and appraising them of local opportunities, along with shortterm housing — a hotel or bed-and-breakfast — would the ticket.

All good ideas, but ultimately the key is to find some magnetism to bring people to town, and for it to be strong enough to prompt some to say: “Wow, this a place I’d like to live,” and then follow through.

Iola and Humboldt have advantages of having premier industries. Gates Manufacturing, Russell Stover Candies and, from the long-term, Columbia Metal, prop up Iola. B&W Trailer Hitches and Monarch Cement are Humboldt’s mainstay.

Humboldt has an edge from that perspective, in that both its industries are locally owned, with Monarch having had a presence for well over a century.

What is occurring in downtown Humboldt is ample evidence of what it means to have companies that want to have more of a role in their town than just being employers.

The two have extensively improved infrastructure around Humboldt’s historic square and Joe and Jane Works and their B&W employees have gone a step further by restoring several stores to useful presence.

Two will house restaurants by early summer.

HOWEVER, more much can be done to regain at least some of the commercial fervor that each downtown area was noted for only a few decades ago.

We all know that large stores such as Walmart

have made the mom-andpops, or even smaller chain stores, difficult to resurrect. J.C. Penney just announced closing many stores, including the one in Chanute.

The answer, it would seem, is specialty shops — think Audacious Boutique in Iola — and perhaps more to the point a covey of such stores that would make Iola or Humboldt, or the two of them in concert, an attraction that would bring visitors in numbers, even perhaps by the busload. That has occurred elsewhere, such as with the proliferation of quilt shops in Hamilton, Mo. The good news is Thrive Allen County, whose successes are approaching legendary, has dedicated itself, along with Damaris Kunkler, program director, and Bill Maness, new economic development director, to help locals find ways out of the economic wilderness.

At some point soon, depending on its obligations elsewhere, G&W Foods will start construction of a new grocery on the old Allen County Hospital site. That isn’t exactly in downtown Iola, but it’s close enough to have a spin-off effect.

Next up, the Iola crowd needs to find ways to fill vacant stores with enterprises that promise longevity.

Same is true in Humboldt.

IT’S EASY to write off what has occurred with the demise of our downtowns — and we’re not forgetting Moran and LaHarpe or anywhere else in the county — but instead we need to roll up our sleeves and attack the problem with the same vigor the good old U.S.A. demonstrated in early 1942, when “the sleeping giant” was awakened by the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Americans always have had a can-do attitude, and it is especially evident in the heartland.

Rather than say, “that’s just the way it is,” let’s focus on what can be and dig out our way into a revival that will have the so-called experts and naysayers scratching their heads.

The state’s motto is “To the Stars through Difficulty,” and it certainly isn’t lost on Allen County and its 13,000-plus folks who are willing to look ahead with enthusiasm.

— Bob Johnson

Guns in mental hospitals the last straw Lawmakers must act Common sense dictates that Kansas doesn’t want guns in its mental hospitals.

But the state is headed precisely in that direction unless lawmakers can rally in the days ahead and agree on exemptions to a gun law passed in 2013. That law gave mental hospitals, other hospitals and the state’s college campuses four years to prepare for the day when firearms would be allowed in their buildings.

The four-year exemption expires July 1. Officials now are scrambling to prepare for that deadline and to understand what they must do to continue to prohibit guns.

State law dictates that buildings can remain gun-free if metal detectors are installed and armed guards are hired.

But that costs a whole lot of money.

At the main University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., for instance,

president and CEO Bob Page is looking at the prospect of spending tens of millions of dollars on added security for an institution with 100 entrances. Adding guns to an already tense hospital environment teeming with people, and occasionally gang members, is inviting trouble.

“I just can’t imagine bringing guns into that situation,” he told The Star’s editorial board last week.

MEMBERS of the House Appropriations Committee in Topeka recently learned what it would take to keep guns out of the Larned and Osawatomie hospitals for the mentally ill. The cost of equipment and security personnel at both would total nearly $25 million.

That doesn’t include the costs of securing state facilities in Topeka and Parsons.

In case you haven’t heard, money is a little tight these days in the Capitol, where lawmakers are battling billion-dollar deficits. So maybe it wasn’t surprising that a Cabinet member from Gov. Sam Brownback’s very pro-

gun-rights administration this week mentioned he was concerned about the prospect of guns in mental hospitals — and what it would cost to keep them out.

Tim Keck, secretary of the Department of Aging and Disability Services, insisted the $25 million figure may be high even though his agency produced the estimate.

So far, a bill to extend gun-free exemptions to college campuses and hospitals hasn’t even gotten out of committee. But it now appears likely that House members will soon debate gun measures on the floor. That’s the time to strike.

That the state may be on the hook for millions to secure its facilities has given this issue new momentum. Most Kansans appear to favor gun-free zones. But lawmakers will need to overcome the formidable National Rifle Association to get this done.

The time to stand up is now.

No one wants guns in hospitals for the mentally ill. No one.

— The Kansas City Star

A�look�back�in�time � 40 Years Ago Week of March 19, 1977

A broad stream in summertime, Deer Creek now lies quiet, unruffled — and frozen to the bottom. The creek has been solid ice, south of Carlyle, for several weeks now.

Colony officials estimate they can pump water from behind the Deer Creek dam for only two more weeks before it, too, is dry. ***** Allen County State Bank has received permission to

change its name to Allen County Bank and Trust, Ray Pershall, president, said today. There will be no changes in bank ownership, policies or services offered, Pershall said. “We changed the name to emphasize our trust department, which is both the oldest and the largest in this area,” he said, adding that the bank’s trust officer, Margaret Bryson, is considered to be “one of the best” by her peers in the specialty. *****

Dan Guckenheimer, 33, of Overland Park has been employed as administrator of Allen County Hospital. He will be working with Vernon Walker, current administrator, beginning Monday to acquaint himself with the hospital operation here before assuming the executive position. Guckenheimer was employed by the Harris County Hospital District in Houston, Texas, from 1970 until May of 1976 in a variety of administrative positions.

How to contact your elected officials

President Donald Trump, (Republican) 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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Blueberries could beat ‘baby blues’ Coal: Court paves way for plant Continued from A1

By LISA GUTIERREZ KANSAS CITY STAR

Could the super-food we know as blueberries be any more super? Maybe.

A new study by researchers in Toronto finds that a dietary supplement regimen of the powerful antioxidants blueberry juice and blueberry extract can help ward off the “baby blues.”

The temporary mood swings and sadness experienced by many new moms can sometimes lead to more serious postpartum depression.

In the study of 41 pregnant women in their late 20s and early 30s, women given the blueberry supplements for three days suffered no drop in mood on the fifth day after giving birth, when the socalled “baby blues” are said to peak.

The women were also given the amino acids tryptophan and tyrosine to counteract the loss of so-called “feel-good” hormones in a woman’s brain after she gives birth.

The 20 mothers who did not take the supplements tested higher for depression after their babies were born.

“We believe this is the first study to show such a strong, beneficial effect of an intervention in reducing the baby blues at a time when postpartum sadness peaks,” lead author Jeffrey Meyer, head of the neuroimaging program in mood and anxiety at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, told the Daily Mail.

didn’t impose limits on greenhouse gas emissions from the new plant. The group also argued that the agency didn’t impose stringent enough standards for other pollutants, including mercury and nitrogen and sulfur dioxide. It suggested that the department was using proper air-pollution models and was rushing its decision.

But in its unanimous ruling , the Supreme Court said the Sierra Club could not show that the agency’s action was unreasonable or arbitrary. Justice Marla Luckert wrote for the court that the group “must do more

All hail the powerful blueberry, which a new study says might be able to help women fight off the postpartum “baby blues.” Shane White/Dreamstime/TNS

Women who take the supplement don’t get sad. ... We also see this as a promising way to try to prevent postpartum depression.

period for Kansas,” Sebelius says.

Sebelius, who was secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during most of the Obama administration, also talks about the Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. As head of the agency, Sebelius oversaw the law’s rollout and implementation.

“I think if you look at the bill and what the Congressional Budget

Meyer is also a psychiatry professor at the University of Toronto and co-creator of the supplements.

The study was published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

According to the Mayo Clinic, many new moms after childbirth experience the “baby blues,” which manifest in anxiety, mood swings, crying jags and difficulty sleeping. They usually begin within the first two to three days after delivery and can last up to two weeks.

Postpartum depression has more severe symptoms — including withdrawal from family and friends, loss of appetite and intense anger and irritability — and

Office (CBO) tells us the impact of the bill will be, it is a very troubling picture,” Sebelius says.

“The bill will save some money for the federal government, that’s clear, but it in no way lives up to what Presidentelect and then President Trump promised, which is health insurance for everybody, at a lower cost and better coverage.”

Sebelius is particularly troubled by CBO estimates that millions would lose health care immediately if the Re-

Medicaid: State Continued from A1

Kansans enrolled in KanCare.

As originally written, the bill would have imposed the HMO fee increase retroactive to Jan. 1. But the Senate changed the implementation date to July 1.

That means the state will not have the money to reverse the cuts until Jan. 1, 2018, according to the Kansas Hospital Association.

Still, Tom Bell, the hospital association’s president, said his members are encouraged by the Senate’s approval of the bill on a 27-13 vote.

“We are pleased that the Kansas Senate has taken an important step toward reversing a policy that has been harmful to health care access in Kansas,” Bell said.

The effort to reverse the cuts could get more complicated in the House, where some members are backing

lion tons of greenhouse gas emissions a year.

“Building this plant is a big step backward,” she said in a telephone interview.

Sunflower has been seeking to build a new coal-fired plant outside Holcomb for more than a decade. The project has long had strong support among legislators, particularly those from western Kansas, who have viewed it as economic development.

State House Majority Leader Don Hineman, a Dighton Republican, said while it’s too early to tell how quickly the company could move toward building the plant, the Supreme Court decision is good news.

— Jeffrey Meyer, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

lasts longer, according to the Mayo Clinic.

“Women who take the supplement don’t get sad” in those first few days of motherhood, Meyer told WBRC in Birmingham, Ala. “We also see this as a promising way to try to prevent postpartum depression.”

He explained the fruitbased treatment was designed to “address specific changes that temporarily occur in the brain,” referencing a surge in a brain protein in some new moms that might contribute to the blues.

The study’s findings are preliminary, he told WBRC, and cautioned that women should wait until the supplement regimen is approved for public use instead of trying it on themselves.

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American citizens colluded with Russians in Moscow’s efforts to interfere in the presidential election.

“There was circumstantial evidence of collusion; there is direct evidence, I think, of deception,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” ‘’There’s certainly enough for us to conduct an investigation.”

Rep. Devin Nunes, the California Republican who chairs the committee, said: “For the first time the American people, and all the political

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than raise policy arguments.”

The company said it was pleased with the decision, though spokeswoman Cindy Hertel called it an “incremental step” and said the utility continues to evaluate its plans. State Attorney General Derek Schmidt also was please. His office defended the department and he supports the project.

Amanda Goodin, an attorney for Earthjustice , representing the Sierra Club, said the court’s decision “opens the door for a lot of pollution in Kansas.” The group has estimated that the new plant would generate 8 mil-

a bill that in addition to raising the HMO fee would increase a state assessment on hospitals known as the “provider tax.”

The hospital association and groups representing doctors, mental health centers and safety net clinics strongly oppose the House bill, arguing in testimony Thursday to the House Health and Human Services Committee that it “harms the providers it is intended to help.”

The House bill is thought to have the backing of the Brownback administration because the governor and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer want to use some of the additional money it would generate to provide grants to struggling rural hospitals, create more residency slots for graduating physicians and help establish a private osteopathic medical school.

publican plan passes.

“Lots of people – the estimate is 24 million people over the next 10 years, 14 million immediately – will lose coverage. Huge costs will be shifted from the federal government to states for Medicaid, which has been a 50year partnership between the state and the federal government for pregnant women and children, disabled individuals, seniors in nursing homes.”

She also says the proposal won’t deliver what Republican lawmakers have promised voters.

“What has been said – we want patient-centered care, we want people to have choices, we want health insurance for everybody – that is not the proposal that is currently before the United States Congress,” Sebelius says.

Sebelius says the congressional debate over health care has been driven more by political considerations than a focus on the people who stand to be most affected by it.

“I find it very, very troubling that there are many members of Congress who talk about this as if it is some sort of a chess match: ‘We need to add a little bit here, we’ve got to win this battle,’” Sebelius says. “This is life and death for about 20 million people who now have financial stability and now have health coverage and protection for them and their families.”

Sebelius now devotes her time to an outfit she formed called Sebelius Resources LLC. She says it’s a vehicle through which she’s working on health and wellness issues in the private sector.

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“We know that the Russians were trying to get involved in our campaign, like they have for many decades. They’re also trying to get involved in campaigns around the globe and over in Europe,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.”

The Senate Intelligence Committee has scheduled a similar hearing for later in the month.

It is not clear how much new information will emerge Monday, and the hearing’s open setting unquestionably puts Comey in a difficult situation if he’s asked to discuss an ongoing investigation tied to the campaign of the president.

At a hearing in January, Comey refused to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation exploring possible connections between Trump associates and Russia, consistent with the FBI’s longstanding policy of not publicly discussing its work. His appearances on Capitol Hill since then have occurred in classified settings, often with small groups of lawmakers, and he has made no

public statements connected to the Trump campaign or Russia.

But Comey may feel compelled to respond to Trump’s unproven Twitter assertions that President Barack Obama ordered a wiretapping of Trump Tower during the campaign.

Congressional leaders briefed on the matter have said they’ve seen no indication that that’s true, and Obama’s top intelligence official, James Clapper, has publicly called the claims false.

The Justice Department’s disclosure Friday that it had complied with congressional demands for information regarding Trump’s wiretapping tweets could allow Comey to avoid questioning by simply saying lawmakers already have the information they requested.

Yet any lack of detail from Comey will likely be contrasted with public comments he made last year when closing out an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email practices and then, shortly before Election Day, announcing that the probe would be revived following the discovery of additional emails.

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College Basketball: (2) Kentucky 65, (10) Wichita State 62

Shockers fall to Wildcats

By JOE KAY The Associated Press

to yet another second-round heartbreak, 65-62 in the NCAA Tournament .

“They’re young, but they have a will to win and play with courage and are skilled basketball players and great kids who share,” coach John Calipari said.

The freshman trio made all of the significant plays in the final minutes.

De’Aaron Fox had 14 points, including a late steal and dunk. Malik Monk blocked a shot and made two free throws in the final 13 seconds.

Adebayo had 13 points and 10

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Wichita State guard Landry Shamet reacts after the loss against Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament on Sunday in Indianapolis, Ind. Sam Riche/TNS

Racing:

Keeter wins Humboldt’s NASCAR debut

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bam Adebayo timed it perfectly, slapping the shot away with his right hand less than a second before the buzzer sounded. For the 13th game in a row, Kentucky’s fabulous freshmen had their hands all over another win.

Wham, Bam, move on ‘Cats, right into the Sweet 16.

The youngest team in March Madness grew up in the closing minutes on Sunday and sent Wichita State

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College Basketball: (1) Kansas 90, (9) Michigan State 70

RISING ABOVE

By JEFF FEHR The Humboldt Speedway

The 2017 race season got underway on Saturday night with the opener at Humboldt Speedway. Along with a new season comes a new sanctioning body, the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series.

In A Modified action Webb City’s Mitch Keeter picked up where he left off last weekend at the Battle at the Bullring. Keeter, starting outside the pole, blasted into the lead and never looked back garnering the feature win. Darren Fuqua and Tad Davis battled behind the leader for the 20-lap feature, with Fuqua besting Davis for the second position. Arkansas driver Steve Holtzkamper and Parsons driver Jeremy Chambers rounded out the top five.

Heat race wins went to Keeter and Davis.

In Ray’s Metal Depot B Mod action, Fort Scott driver Brian Bolin passed Pittsburg driver Brian McGowen on lap four en route to his victory. The 2015 USRA National Champion Andy Bryant, Chanute’s Dylan Allen and last week’s Battle of the Bullring winner J.C. Morton rounded out the top five. Heat race wins went to Riley Whitworth, Brian McGowen, Levi McGowen, Dylan Allen and Andy Bryant.

In Street Stocks, Longton driver Shane Cook outpaced Nevada, Mo.’s Scott Johnston for the win. Brad Jarman, Nick Fritch and Rusty Etherton completed the top five.

Factory Stocks saw Chanute driver Derrek Wilson pick up yet another victory jumping out from the pole po-

rebounds, and he finished it off by swatting away Landry Shamet’s 3-point attempt as it left his hand with less than a second left.

“He pump-faked, and I knew he had to shoot it so I just went up and tried to block it,” Adebayo said.

As simple as that.

Kentucky (31-5) moved into the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in nine years. The Shockers (31-5) were wiping away tears after another crushing second-round loss.

Jayhawks soar past Spartans to Sweet 16

By KURT VOIGT The Associated Press

Kansas guard Lagerald Vick (2) gets up for a dunk over Michigan State guard Joshua Langford (1) during the second half on Sunday at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD/NICK KRUG

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Everything about Josh Jackson’s demeanor screamed this game was personal, from the back-and-forth chirping with childhood friend Miles Bridges to his emphatic late-game dunk and celebration.

Playing against the school he grew up cheering for, Jackson channeled that emotion into a dominating performance to help top-seeded Kansas advance to the Sweet 16 for a second straight year with a 90-70 victory over Michigan State on Sunday.

The standout freshman scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, finishing 9 of 16 from the field and ousting a Spartans team from the NCAA Tournament that he very nearly joined before signing with the Jayhawks.

“I knew it was going to be a fun game before it even started,” Jackson said. “So, it was just really fun to be able to go

out there and play against those guys and I’m really proud to see them here and having success.”

Frank Mason III added 20 points for the top-seeded Jayhawks, who have advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament in nine of coach Bill Self ’s 14 seasons.

But it was Jackson who shook off misses on his first three shot attempts — including an embarrassing failed dunk attempt — who shined the most in his second straight dominating performance in the tournament.

And he did so while matched up for much of the game against Bridges, his former elementary school friend in Michigan.

“It’s always good when going against Josh,” Bridges said. “It gets a little physical at times. We compete every time we play against each other. He’s a great player, so it’s always good playing against him.”

Bridges finished with See JAYHAWKS | Page B4

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READY FOR OPENING DAY: A combination of high school students, their parents and community members joined forces on Saturday afternoon to give the Iola baseball and softball fields a new look. The crew spent the afternoon installing windscreens on the outfield fences. Steven Leonard organized the project and the windscreens were purchased thanks to area sponsors: ACE Refrigeration, Allen County Chiropractic, the Curry family, El Charro, Iola Insurance Associates, Iola Pharmacy, Johnson & Schowengerdt, Jump Start, PSI, Sigg Motors, Sigg Tire & Repair, State Farm, Thoren’s Heating & Cooling, and Iola Vision Source. Volunteers, back row from left, are Heath Curry, Travis Baughn, Luke Bycroft, Chris Weide, Troy Smith, Steven Leonard, Bill Delich; front row; Sofia Generi, Randy Ball, Calvin Delich, Hunter Baughn, Sujinna Phutatham, Cal Leonard, Casen Barker, Coleson Wiggin, Evan Sigg, Brady Wiggin and Derek Bycroft. Not pictured: Chi Wiggin, Alicia Weide, Russ Morrison, Kelsey Morrison, Sadrie Overall, Kole Rogers, Camille Leonard and Larry Curry. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

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— Anon.

Answer: Abnormalities in gait and movement are common as people get older, but I am concerned that you may have more than just normal aging. Making a specific diagnosis of Parkinson’s or other movement disorder is not easy. It is best done by an expert, such as a neurologist, some of whom specialize in movement disorders specifically.

I agree with your neighbors that everyone at risk of a fall should consider a device that can allow them to easily call for help.

Public notice (First published in The Iola Register, March 6, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JACK E. MCFADDEN, DECEASED 89 P 52 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

(First published in The Iola Register, March 6, 2017)

by taxpayer funds. That Timothy D. Clover, a licensed attorney, has been appointed as Guardian ad Litem to act for and on behalf of the beneficiary class of students who are eligible to apply for the scholarship or who may be eligible in the future to apply for the scholarship.

You are hereby notified that a Petition dated March 1, 2017, has been filed in this Court by First Option Bank, as Co-Trustee of the William Preston and Belvah McFadden Scholarship Fund and the Jack E. McFadden Trust, praying for a modification to the Trust.

You are further advised that the Petitioner in this matter has requested a modification of the trust to allow scholarship applicants not to be disqualified due to taking concurrent classes through a Community College which is supported

You are hereby required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before April 25, 2017 at 10:30 o’clock a.m. in this Court in the city of Iola in Allen County, Kansas, at which time and place

ably ascertainable, within 30 days after actual notice is given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on March 1, 2017 a Petition for Probate of

Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Danny M. Stanley, an heir, devisee, legatee, and the Executor named in the Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Ernest Stanley, Jr., deceased.

All creditors of the Decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reason-

(First published in The Iola Register, March 11, 2017) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Allen County is seeking proposals from experienced roofing contractors for roof repair/rebuilding on the Allen County Fairgrounds Sheep Barn located in Riverside Park, Iola, Kansas. Proposals must

include a detailed description of the type of roofing repair/rebuilding work to be done and the materials to be used. For a copy of the detailed Request for Proposals, contact the office of the the Allen County Counselor (620) 365-1420 or the Allen County Clerk (620) 365-1407. All propos-

als must be submitted on or before 4:30 o’clock p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2017 to Sherrie L. Riebel, Allen County Clerk, Allen County Courthouse, 1 North Washington, Iola, Kansas 66749. FAX: (620) 3651441. Allen County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Ernest Stanley, Jr., deceased No. 2017 PR 13

the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. /s/ First Option Bank, Petitioner APT LAW OFFICES, LLC Charles H. Apt III 219 South Street; P.O. Box 328 Iola, Kansas 66749 (620) 365-3161 Attorney for the William Preston and Belvah McFadden Scholarship and the Jack E. McFadden Trust, Petitioner (3) 6, 13, 20

Danny M. Stanley, Petitioner FREDERICK J. WORKS, PA 6 East Jackson Iola, Kansas 66749 (620) 363-0507 Attorney for the Petitioner (3) 6, 13, 20

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2017 ALLSTATE

All-State selections are made by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital-Journal independently. The Capital-Journal awards a first, second and third team and honorable mention. The Eagle does not award a third team.

Sydney Wade

Toni Macha

Tilar Wells

Rayce Hoepker

Makaylah McCall Aaron King

Laurel Godderz

Hayden Hermreck Chonnor Ludolph Erikah Lyons

Humboldt senior guard 3A Honorable Mention by Topeka Capital-Journal

Crest senior guard 1A-II Honorable Mention by Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal

Iola senior guard 4A-II Honorable Mention by Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal

Humboldt senior guard 3A First Team by Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal

Crest sophomore guard 1A-II Honorable Mention by Wichita Eagle

Ethan Holloway

Iola senior forward 4A-II Honorable Mention by Topeka Capital-Journal

Iola junior forward 4A-II Honorable Mention by Topeka Capital-Journal

Humboldt senior forward 3A Third Team by Topeka Capital-Journal, Honorable Mention by Wichita Eagle

Southern Coffey County junior guard 1A-I Third Team by Topeka Capital-Journal, Honorable Mention by Wichita Eagle

Yates Center sophomore forward 2A Second Team by Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal

Southern Coffey County junior guard 1A-I Honorable Mention by Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle

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Racing: Humboldt Shockers

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points to lead Michigan State, doing so despite leaving the game briefly in the first half with a hip pointer before returning.

Nick Ward also finished in double figures with 13 points and Joshua Langford had 10 for the Spartans, who saw their lower-seeded NCAA Tournament magic fail against the high-powered Jayhawks who shot 53.1 percent (34 of 64) in the win. “Josh is a hell of a player,� Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “...

We wanted to beat his brains in today. I’m sure the feeling was mutual.

But there’s respect, and respect means there will be a friendship when it’s over.�

Michigan State entered Sunday following a dominating win over Miami

in the opening round, a victory that improved the school to 14-10 as a lower seed in the NCAA Tournament under Izzo — the most wins by a lower-seeded school in history.

The Spartans certainly played like anything but an underdog well into the second half against the regular-season Big 12 Conference champions, closing Kansas’ lead to 54-53 following a basket by Alvin Ellis.

Jackson took over from there, scoring eight of the next 10 points for the Jayhawks as they pushed their lead back to 64-57. He put the exclamation point on his strong second half with a drive down the middle of the lane and powerful one-handed dunk with 2:05 remaining. “We’ve got three or four guys that can all do that,

you know,� Self said. “And Josh deserves a ton of credit. He was great.�

BIG PICTURE The Jayhawks put any lingering concerns about their Big 12 Conference Tournament loss to TCU to rest with two convincing wins to open the tournament.

In particular, Jackson answered questions about any possible distractions following a one-game suspension in the conference tournament with two of his most efficient games of the season.

UP NEXT The Jayhawks advance to next week’s Sweet 16 to face fourthseeded Purdue in Kansas City.

position and leading every A feature lap.

Joey Decoster and Jon Westhoff rounded out the top three. Heat race wins went to Kyle Rowland, Westhoff and Wilson.

Sport Compact racing returned to the Humboldt Speedway on Saturday and saw a heated A feature contest between Topeka’s Barry Luthi and St. Joseph driver John Willard. The two distanced themselves from the field and put on a show for the opening night crowd. Luthi used the high line around the speedway to pick up the win. Willard settled for the runner-up spot. Humboldt’s Marisha Collins completed the top three.

Added to the opening night festivities was the

return of Mod-Lites, with 32 cars checking in battle for the $1000 to win payday.

Des Moines, Iowa driver Josh May powered his Mod Lite into victory lane with a late race pass on second running Justin Kinderknecht from Salina. Joe Huggins, Ed Griggs and Dustin Forsberg rounded out the top five. The $1,000 payday attracted drivers from five states to Humboldt Speedway.

Racing returns this week for this year’s King of America VII Modified Nationals presented by Summit Racing. Set for March 23-25, the nation’s best dirt modified drivers will invade the Humboldt Speedway for the marquee event.

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It felt familiar.

Three years ago, Wichita State was 35-0 when it lost to Kentucky 78-76 in the second round, crestfallen after Fred Van Vleet’s 3-pointer missed at the buzzer. This time, their attempt at a tying 3 never had a chance.

Shamet finished with 20 points.

Coach Gregg Marshall thought the Shockers were slighted when they got a No. 10 seed.

He wasn’t sure what fans would make of another close call against the eight-time national champions. “How many years do we have to do this to make people respect our program? I don’t know,�

Marshall said. “I know that we have the heart of a champion.�

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