The Iola Register, Dec. 20, 2022

Listening for the sound of Santa

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

When he was just a tot, Iola High School principal Scott Carson and his brothers would tromp outside their family’s farmhouse near Parsons on a very important Christmas Eve mission — to scatter food for Santa’s reindeer.

They would then snuggle into their beds to listen for Santa and his reindeer alighting on the rooftop.

Eventually Carson learned that it was his uncle, in league with his parents, who climbed onto the roof to add to the magic of the holiday.

“My parents always went the extra mile,” Carson said as he recalled some of his favorite Christmas memories.

The holiday meant gathering with a large extended family on both his mother and father’s sides. Carson is the middle of three boys.

“I was blessed with lots of family.”

His father, a teacher and coach, moved the family for his job but always called Par-

Family encourages blood donations after accident that injured brothers

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

A local family has found a way to give back after a devastating accident in August.

Austin Sigg, age 35, received more than 20 units of blood after being severely burned on Aug. 30 from a fire that ignited in his automotive and tractor repair shop.

Recently, his wife, Emily, posted on social media a request for blood donations to the Community Blood Bank’s blood drive on Wednesday and Thursday in Iola.

“Such a quick thing can help someone tremendously!” Emily wrote in the post. She should know.

Austin spent six weeks in a burn unit at the University of Kansas Medical Center recovering from third-degree burns over 45% of his body.

Family members rallied to Emily’s request.

Austin’s parents and brother scheduled appointments for Wednesday. It was the first time in years they had donated.

His father, Dan Sigg, tried to give blood about 30 years ago but was taking medication that made him ineligible. This time, he qualified.

“Come hell or high water, I was going to make this happen,” he said.

“I’m doing this for the same reason I’m an organ donor on

my driver’s license. Everyone benefits when you give back.”

Jan Sigg, Austin’s stepmother, said giving blood helped her feel as if she was able to give something in return. The only other time she had donated blood was about 30 years ago.

Her perspective on donating has changed. She said of the first time she gave blood, “You think you’re doing a good deed. But you never know when you’ll need it.”

Austin’s brother, Ethan, who was also involved in the Aug. 30 accident, also donated blood last week.

“Any little thing you can do for someone else is a good

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

New efforts aimed at reducing homelessness

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)

— President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday that it is ramping up efforts to help house people now sleeping on sidewalks and in tents and cars as a new federal report confirms what’s obvious to people in many cities: Homelessness is persisting despite increased local efforts.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that in federally required tallies taken across the country earlier

this year, about 582,000 people were counted as homeless — a number that misses some people and does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own.

The figure was nearly the same as it was in a survey conducted in early 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation hard. It was up by about 2,000 people — an increase of less than 1%.

The administration aims

Group wants to block Docking demolition

By TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Demolition work on the Docking state office building next to the Kansas Capitol could begin in January to prepare the site for construction of a three-story multipurpose building atop the original foundation.

Gov. Laura Kelly signed off on a plan that would remove 12 floors of the 1950s building named to honor former Gov. Robert Docking. Fate of the structure has been the source of intense debate for the past decade as Gov. Sam Brownback set in motion a demolition strategy blocked by the Leg-

islature. Lawmakers subsequently weighed options of total demolition, complete renovation and retention of several floors.

Kelly signed an order enabling Docking to be brought to ground level to make way for a three-story structure that incorporated architectural design elements of the high-rise building.

A group of preservationists, known as Plains Modern, filed a lawsuit prompting a Shawnee County District Court hearing this month with the goal of determining whether the organization had standing to challenge demolition of what they viewed as a struc-

Iola High School Principal Scott Carson, center back, celebrates the Christmas season with his immediate family. Family traditions change over time, he noted. COURTESY PHOTO

Ethan Sigg, front, and his father, Dan, in back, donate blood as part of a Community Blood Drive effort last week. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS

Obituaries

Roy Akin

Melvin Roy Cole Akin was born on Dec. 13, 1969.

He passed this life on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at the age of 53 at Saint Luke’s Hospital.

He was born to Melvin Roy Cole Sr. and Mary L. Yocham.

He is survived by his children, Dylan, Kaytlin, MaKayla Reeser and Chase and Logan Roettgen; his five sisters and four brothers.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Austin Reeser, two brothers and three sisters.

No services are planned.

He was an organ donor.

Cremation has taken place.

A celebration of life is planned for a later date.

Marjorie Nyquist Marrs

Marjorie Lois Nyquist Marrs, age 98, Topeka, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Allen County Hospital. She was born on July 6, 1924, at Fort Collins, Colorado, the daughter of Matthew and Lois (Silcott) Auld.

Burglar caught in actor’s home

NEW YORK (AP)

— A suspected serial burglar was caught Monday while attempting to poach Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan home, police said.

Officers had been tracking the real-life Grinch amid a string of recent robberies and saw her bust into “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” star’s townhouse around 2:45 a.m. Monday, police said.

down to the living room as the woman was being arrested.

A spokesperson for the 79-year-old actor said he wouldn’t be making statements about the attempted robbery.

The incident happened at a townhouse on East 65th Street in Manhattan. The basement door that the woman used to enter the townhome had signs of forced entry, police said.

Carlyle news

Presbyterian Church Glen and Patty Herschberger presided over the fourth Sunday of advent by lighting the candles of Hope, Joy, Love and Peace as a sign of the coming light of Christ. As we light the fires of hope, joy, love and peace in our hearts let us join together with others to let Christ’s light shine through us.

Pianist Rita Sanders, played “The Lighthouse” for the Prelude and “Good Christian Men Rejoice” for the Offertory.

Myrna Wildschuetz celebrated her birthday on Monday.

Joe Compton played guitar and sang “Still Holding On.”

No Guild meeting

Marjorie Nyquist Marrs

She graduated from Fort Collins High School and attended Colorado State University as well as the University of Minnesota. She worked as a bookkeeper-receptionist for Hill Williams and Coyote, attorneys, in Fort Collins, and later in the business office of Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company. She served nearly seven years as secretary-receptionist for First Presbyterian Church in Iola. She resided in Litchfield, Minnesota for six years, and Iola, for 30 years before moving to Topeka.

Mrs. Nyquist Marrs was a member of Topeka’s First Presbyterian Church and its Women’s Circle III. For many years, she was a church choir member and soloist and was active in Presbyterian Women’s work. Also, she was active in musical and literary organizations.

She was married to Harvey Marrs on Jan. 16, 2010, in Topeka. She previously was married to the Rev. Thomas W. Nyquist on May 10, 1953, at Fort Collins. She was first married to Vern Landis, in 1946, in Anoka, Minnesota, they were divorced. They are deceased.

She was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; sister, Alice Elizabeth Auld Young and brother, John Wendell Auld.

She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Jane McIntosh of Iola, and Judith Anne Kettle, Lawrence; a son, Thomas Matthew Nyquist of Topeka; nine grandchildren, Susan McIntosh Booth, Earl and Matthew McIntosh, Nathan Kettle and Anne Kettle Nichols, Elizabeth and Lydia Kettle and James and Benjamin Nichols; 13 grandchildren, Logan and Garrett Booth, Emily, Gary and Jessica McIntosh, Matthew, David, expected baby girl, Joseph and Mary McIntosh; along with three greatgreat grandchildren, Ava, Chloe and expecting baby boy Booth.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial service date will be decided in the spring. Inurnment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka Arrangements by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 1883 US Highway 54, Iola, Kansas.

Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church, 817 Harrison, Topeka, Kansas, 66612, or the organization of the donor’s choice.

Condolences for the family may be left at www. feuerbornfuneral.com.

David Warren

David Allen Warren, age 38, of Iola, Kansas, died on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

He was born Nov. 6, 1984, in Iola, to adoptive father David M. Warren and biological mother Karen L. (Murphey) Warren.

He married Sue Ellen Laymon on July 11, 2008, in Iola.

Survivors include his wife, Sue Ellen, of the home; sons, Robert and Alexander; daughter, Elizabeth; parents, David M. Warren and Karen L. (Murphey) Warren; biological father, John L. Dietrich, Jr.; siblings, Autumn, Phillip, Samantha, Deanie, Nathan; and numerous other relatives and friends.

A Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. John Catholic Church, Iola, Kansas, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will be in the Geneva Cemetery, Colony.

Memorials are suggested to the Geneva Cemetery, which may be left at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service.

Inside, they found a 30-year-old woman in the living room “attempting to remove property” and arrested her, police said.

Police have not publicly identified her by name.

De Niro, who had been upstairs, came

Area news

Flu numbers ‘very high’ in Neosho

Co.

CHANUTE — Neosho County is experiencing a high number of influenza cases, according to the Chanute Tribune.

Neosho County Health Department Immunization Nurse Paula Roberts told the Tribune that the county’s cases qualify as “very high,” according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

The Tribune reported Roberts said 76% of cases are of the Influenza A virus, which is covered by this year’s flu vaccine, with cases still trending upward.

COVID-19 is still making the rounds, Roberts said.

Neosho County reported 54 new COVID cases between Dec. 3 and 9.

The Sunflower Quilters’ Guild will not have a meeting in December. The opportunity quilt went to B.J. Webber of Bella Vista, Ark.

Pete’s fundraisers benefit CASA

PARSONS — The Pump’n Pete’s convenience store chain recently donated $73,000 to CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, according to the Parsons Sun.

Pump’n Pete’s employees from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri donated to CASA, which helps children removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

This is the 10th year the convenience store chain has raised money for CASA.

“It means a lot to the children we serve,” said Aimee Daniels, executive director of CASA’s 31st Judicial District, which includes Iola.

Illness shutters Fredonia schools

FREDONIA — More than 90 students and

Police reports

Vehicles collide

Debra Harrison was southbound in the 1500 block of North State Street Wednesday morning when Iola police officers said she suffered an unspecified medical episode. Her minivan crossed over to the northbound lanes, where she hit a pickup driven by Todd B. Schomaker.

Officers said Schomaker had seen Harrison’s vehicle crossing the center line and had moved to the outside lane and stopped when the accident occurred.

Harrison was transported via ambulance from the scene. Officers said Schomaker suffered possible injuries, but did not require hospitalization.

Arrest reported

Iola police officers arrested Anissa Nixon on a bond revocation warrant out of Woodson County Wednesday after Nixon had appeared at Iola Municipal Court Wednesday. Nixon was transferred to the Woodson County Jail.

License plate stolen Regina Skaggs told officers Dec. 13 somebody had stolen her license plate from a vehicle in the 600 block of North Oak Street.

Space heater taken Daniel Ware, LaHarpe, told Iola officers Dec. 12 somebody stole a Dewalt space heater from the 400 block of South First Street.

Pastor Steve Traw’s message “The King Has Come” was taken from Micah 5:2-5. Micah is the only prophet to predict that Bethlehem would be the birthplace of the Messiah-King. When we consider that the final sacrifice, the “Lamb of God,” would be born in a stable in Bethlehem — the same place where sacrificial animals were born and tended by shepherds— Bethlehem becomes very significant, Pastor Traw said.

The church fellowship dinner and gift exchange followed the morning worship services at noon.

Christmas Eve Candle Lighting and Communion Service is at 6 p.m. Saturday.

There will be no Bible study Dec. 27 or Jan. 3.

staff were absent due to illness last week at Fredonia-USD 484 schools, according to the Wilson County Citizen.

As a result, school administrators postponed the district’s annual Christmas Pageant, an 89-year tradition.

The pageant will occur Jan. 4.

Tourism up in Crawford County

GIRARD — Tourism is up, according to Dave Looby, director of Explore Crawford County. Looby briefed Crawford

County commissioners last week about its “great year,” according to The Morning Sun.

Demand for hotel rooms is up 4.5% over 2021 with hotel revenues up by 25%, Looby said.

Tourism has been boosted by Crawford County playing host to several events, including the Big Kansas Road Trip, the Jefferson Highway Conference, the Kansas Shrine Bowl and the Regional and National Championship track meetings, Looby told the Morning Sun.

Public notices

(First published in The Iola Register Dec. 6, 2022)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RETABESS LING, DECEASED CASE NO. AL-2022-PR-000079

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are notified that on November 29, 2022, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Andrew Beatty, and you are hereby required to file your written de -

fenses thereto on or before the 28th day of December, 2022, at 8:30 o’clock a.m. of said day, in said court, at the Allen County Courthouse, 1 N. Washington Street, in the City of Iola, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

ANDREW BEATTY, Petitioner Roberta L. Wilkes -Ks. S. Ct. 9610 111 S. State Street Yates Center, KS 66783 (913) 299-0229

on the F Y2023 Annual Plan and 5-Year Plan for 2023-2027. All applicable documents are on display at the office of the Housing Authority, 217 N. Washington Ave., Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. EHO

(12) 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Joanne McIntyre

Carlyle News

Docking: Controversial project

turally sound building worthy of renovation at taxpayer expense.

“Everything that could be good about the new building could be included in rehabilitated Docking as well,” preservationist Colene Lind said on the Kansas Reflector podcast. “We’re tearing down 12 serviceable stories to build back three? I think that there is hope to turn people’s thinking about this project.”

She said commercial real estate owners in Topeka would appear to be primary benefactors of the demolition and conversion of an office building into an event center.

The Kelly administration envisions a $120 million project that preserved the basement and sub-basement levels that house the heating and cooling systems, facility maintenance operations and a warehouse.

The new building would have an outdoor plaza and event space, cafe, exhibit spaces, a conference and training center, state agency office space, a health clinic and a fitness classroom.

It would be paired with a $70 million laboratory for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to be constructed two blocks to the south. Consensus is the existing KDHE laboratory at Forbes Field long ago outlived its usefulness.

The Kansas Department of Administration declined to comment about the Docking project due to the pending litigation.

Phillip Gragson, an attorney working on behalf of Plains Modern, said the preservation group faced a “fairly big uphill battle” in terms of challenging Kelly’s order declaring no feasible alternative existed to removal of the 12 floors of Docking. The suit was filed in April and oral arguments took place this month in district court regarding whether Plains Modern had standing to intervene in the state’s decision on Docking.

“They’re claiming we were late to file even

though we never got noticed,” said Gragson, who pointed to a shortcoming of state law that didn’t require robust disclosure of Kelly’s decision to demolish Docking.

He said the case illustrated why the Legislature ought to amend murky Kansas law guiding decisions on historic public buildings.

“At best, it is convoluted, and it’s not working,” Gragson said.

Michael Gibson, an architect, said their was an architectural argument as well as an environmental imperative for preservation of the Docking building. The current strategy would deposit much of the building in a landfill, he said, and waste energy embodied in the structure when built in the 1950s.

“The sustainable thing to do is to evaluate what you have first and see how you can reuse it,” said Gibson, who argued it was wrong to cast aside the state’s consulting report that concluded the building could be renovated.

“The irony is that renovating the entire Docking structure is almost the same cost as tearing it down and building this small building.”

Paul Post, who has advocated for retention of the Docking building, said state policy since the 1970s was to

make historic preservation the highest priority. Calling in a wrecking ball to pancake the building reflected the worst instincts of a throw-away society, he said.

He said it was unfortunate Kelly changed her mind on Docking after opposing while a state senator the demolition plan put forward by Brownback. Brownback wanted to get rid of Docking entirely and build a new $20 million utility plant to serve the Capitol complex, but the Legislature pulled the plug on that initiative.

“We want to honor our historic roots. And so I think just that alone is enough to say this building should be saved,” Post said.

Housing: Efforts for homeless

Continued from A1

to lower that by 25% by 2025.

“My plan offers a roadmap for not only getting people into housing but also ensuring that they have access to the support, services, and income that allow them to thrive,” Biden said in a statement.

The 2022 All In strategy roadmap made public Monday follows a 2010 effort called Opening Doors, which was the nation’s first comprehensive strategy seeking to prevent and end homelessness.

Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness and a former HUD executive who worked on the first roadmap, said the federal government can influence local action with financial incentives, streamlined processes and strong policies.

Homelessness among veterans, for example, has plummeted as a result of federal leadership, and the country has also made inroads among youth, she said.

“What they’re trying to do here is to show, as a federal government, we are going to work across agencies, we’re going to break down silos, we’re going to lead with equity, we are going to talk about upstream prevention and work on those issues,” Oliva said.

The federal plan highlights racial and other disparities that have led to inequity in homelessness. It seeks to expand the supply of affordable housing and improve on ways to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place.

Potential steps include a campaign to encourage more landlords to accept government housing vouchers and encour-

age local governments to build more apartment complexes that are affordable for working families.

The administration also announced a program to have federal agencies work with local officials to reduce unsheltered homelessness in select cities that have not yet been named.

Homelessness has become a major political issue, especially in the nation’s biggest cities and on the West Coast.

The new survey finds that Los Angeles has overtaken New York as the city with the largest homeless population. In New York, where most people experiencing homelessness are in shelters, the total number declined to less than 62,000 this year from nearly 78,000 in 2020. Homelessness grew more slowly in Los Angeles, but still edged up to more than 65,000 from under 64,000 two years earlier.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing you all the happiness your holiday can hold!

office this month and promptly declared a state of emergency. New York Mayor Eric Adams last month announced a plan to treat mentally ill people and remove them from the streets and subways, even against their will.

This year’s Point in Time survey reflected a balancing of opposing forces. The pandemic brought massive job losses, particularly for lower-income people, and higher rents. It also spurred an eviction moratorium and temporary federal aid, including tax credits for families that helped keep people housed.

The count found homelessness declined among veterans, families, children and young adults. Most were staying in shelters, though the number of those sleeping in places not intended for habitation rose. More people had been homeless for more than a year. Black people continued to be disproportionately likely to be homeless.

Docking State Office Building, completed in 1957 for use as an office for state workers could be demolished to make way for a $120 million, three-story multipurpose building. The Kansas Department of Administration says iconic architectural details would be preserved and repurposed. (TIM CARPENTER/ KANSAS REFLECTOR)

Continued from A1

The Kansas Department of Administration released this vision of what could be built next to the Kansas Capitol after demolition of the 12 above-ground floors of the Docking State Office Building. A group of historic preservationists are pressing a lawsuit to block the demolition of Docking, which has been scheduled to begin in January. (SUBMITTED)

The Keystone pipeline dumped notoriously hard-to-clean 'dilbit'

By CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN Kansas News Service

Each day that passes, the hundreds of thousands of gallons of sludgy oil coating Mill Creek in north-central Kansas become harder to clean up.

That’s because the pipeline that busted just outside the town of Washington on Dec. 7 doesn’t carry conventional crude oil. It carries a product of the Canadian tar sands called diluted bitumen that changes dramatically in chemical composition and behavior soon after escaping from pipes.

A National Academies of Sciences study found that transformation means the crude oil can start sinking below the water’s surface in a matter of days.

The Kansas spill occurred eight days ago and is now the second-largest spill of tar sands crude on U.S. soil.

The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Thursday morning that the crude was diluted bitumen, also known as dilbit. But the agency wouldn’t respond to questions about the implications of that fact for cleaning and containing the notoriously elusive crude oil.

And it wouldn’t disclose what methods were being used to verify the material is truly contained, even as Mill Creek continues to flow downstream.

TC Energy won’t answer those questions either.

The same 2016 National Academies of Science study of diluted bitumen — a deep dive ordered by Congress in the wake of the nation’s largest inland spill of the stuff in Michigan in 2010 — found that bitumen’s peanut butter-like consistency poses special risks to the environment.

“When a significant fraction of the spilled crude oil” sinks below the water’s surface, the scientists concluded, “the response becomes more complex because there are few proven techniques in the responder ‘tool box’ for detection, containment, and recovery.”

Once it escapes its pipe, diluted bitumen also becomes far stickier than other types of crude oil.

In Michigan, the gunk proved so gluey that it

was easier to haul rocks away that had been coated with it along the Kalamazoo River than to scrub the bitumen off of them, said Steve Hamilton, a biologist who advised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the cleanup.

“It’s almost impossible to clean from surfaces,” said Hamilton, a professor at Michigan State University and member of the National Academies of Sciences committee that wrote the 2016 report on diluted bitumen. “We tried hot water sprays and detergent and so on. … It’s extremely sticky once it has been exposed to air for a while.”

Of the estimated 14,000 barrels that spilled — nearly 600,000 gallons — out of the three-footwide Keystone pipeline, most has not yet been recovered.

In the 2016 report, scientists concluded that once the bitumen starts sinking, detecting it and retrieving it becomes very difficult. So does containing it.

creeks) and drinking water.

On Wednesday, the Kansas News Service asked TC Energy which specific detection techniques the company is using to verify whether the crude oil spilled in Kansas has been entirely contained within a four-mile stretch of Mill Creek.

The News Service also asked which specific cleanup techniques are being used to address the concerns of scientists that traditional crude oil cleanup approaches have limited success on diluted bitumen spills.

TC Energy wouldn’t offer specifics.

“We have the people, expertise, training and equipment to mount an effective response and clean-up, and that’s what we’re doing,” the company said in an email.

Of the estimated 14,000 barrels that spilled — nearly 600,000 gallons — out of the three-foot wide Keystone pipeline, most has not yet been recovered.

“It ultimately took four years to clean up the Kalamazoo River spill,” Hamilton said Wednesday, “And you could argue that three and three-quarters of those years were all about (removing) submerged oil.”

One silver lining: The 2016 report suggests that although bitumen spills may harm water quality more than conventional crude oil spills, as the substance weathers, it may pose less risk of contaminating groundwater (as opposed to surface water such as

It repeated previous public statements that it has deployed booms at the site and said it sees “no indication” that the oil is passing its barriers.

“Our approach in any incident is to respond and clean up the site as quickly as possible,” it said, “reducing the opportunity for any type of crude oil, including diluted bitumen, to have a lasting impact on the environment.”

It also noted that its containment efforts were monitored by the EPA.

The EPA says the spill has been contained to the 4 miles of creek that lie downstream from the pipeline break, and that the spill didn’t affect drinking water supplies, including wells.

Be SMART about your New Year’s resolutions

It’s hard to believe that 2023 is almost here.With the start of a new year, you may be thinking about setting New Year’s resolutions.

But you may also be remembering previous New Year’s resolutions that were set with the best of intentions and abandoned by February.

So, how can you set yourself up for success this time around?

Set SMART goals, which are goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-framed.

To make your goals SMART, ensure they answer the following questions:

Specific: What exactly do you want to achieve? (Try to answer: Who? What? When? Why? How?)

Measurable: How will you know you have reached your goal?

Achievable: Is there a realistic chance you can achieve this goal?

Relevant: How does

this goal match what really matters to you?

Time-framed: When will you aim to achieve this goal?

As an example, let’s say you want to exercise more. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity each week (moderate-intensity activity includes activity where you are breathing hard but can still easily have a conversation.).

A SMART goal that aligns with this recommendation could be: “I will exercise for at least 30 minutes five days each week in 2023.”

However, it is im-

portant to consider whether this goal is achievable for you personally. If you are tight on time and need to start small, make sure your goal reflects that.

Even when starting with just five minutes of exercise, it all adds up.

For each SMART goal you set, it may also be helpful to write out specific action steps that you will take to achieve that goal.

For the sample goal provided here, that may include deciding how and where you will exercise. It may also include an action step of signing up for Walk Kansas, which is a team-based program that can help you and others lead a healthier life through physical activity. This eightweek program takes place from March to May each year.

For more information, please contact me at clarawicoff@ksu. edu or 620-365-2242.

Clara Wicoff Extension Agent for Nutrition, Food and Health

When making your list of New Year’s resolutions, make sure they are SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-framed. PIXABAY.COM

Trauma of Capitol riot still haunts

By CAROLINE EDWARDS Guest opinion

Many Americans think that the saga of the Capitol riot will soon be at its end.

For two years, this country has endured an impeachment, lawsuits, criminal investigations, congressional hearings, televised theater. And this week, Congress will release its final report.

But there is nothing final about this moment. A funeral doesn’t put an end to your grief. The trauma cannot be bookended by paperwork. These scars cannot be masked with fine print, debated in committee.

For me, this story cannot end overnight, because the riot itself was an attack not just on an essential American institution but also on the people who live and serve to protect it.

I was at the Capitol during the riot. I stood shoulder to shoulder with my colleagues, fighting for our lives, to protect the Capitol and the people who work there. Even now, I can barely talk about it.

In fact, very few Capitol Police officers can.

Sometimes we hold it to our chests, letting it weigh us down. Sometimes we forget for one moment that it happened, and we feel like ourselves again.

Until someone brings it up.

And then it physically hurts to talk about it.

That day, we held our fellow officers’ hands as they got medical treatment and held vigil beside their hospital beds. We performed CPR on strangers and friends. We went home and washed blood, chemicals and bodily fluids off ourselves. We told our loved ones that we were all right.

For the most part, we were. In an outstanding show of resiliency, officers got a few hours of sleep and then showed up, battered and bruised, to work the next day. Not only that, they showed up to the very places they had just been traumatized. They stood post in the crime scenes where, just hours be-

fore, they were battling for their lives. Day after day, officers came to work with the knowledge that not all of us had made it out alive.

But months later, I was still struggling to process what had happened. Many of us were.

On June 9, I was in the waiting room off the main hearing chamber, about to testify before the committee investigating the attack. There was a TV playing the hearing; I remember the noise leaking out from the chamber and then hearing it again, two seconds later, from the TV, as if the sound had been echoing through the halls. If I just focused on the echo, I rationalized, I wouldn’t have to hear what was being said. The truth is, I didn’t want to hear it. I couldn’t wait for the ordeal to be over.

And then I heard the noise that haunts me to this day: the roar of the crowd at the riot. It instantly transported me back to Jan. 6. I started shaking and sweating. “I’m not there. I’m not there,” I chanted to myself. “It’s over. I’m not there.” But nothing was working. I could feel sweat trickling down my back. I tried to take deep breaths. From my training with the Capitol Police’s peer support program, I knew I was in real danger. I took off my shoes to feel the carpet underneath my feet, and I put my hands on a wooden desk — anything to tell my body that it wasn’t back on the West Front of the Capitol that January. I must have looked insane.

Slowly, my consciousness came back to the waiting room, and my heart slowed.

I took a sip of water. They called for a brief recess. I was next. I went to a bathroom, still shaking, and looked in a mirror. Could I do this? Could I actually stand in front of these people and tell them my story? What if I broke down as I just did?

I started praying. I didn’t know what else to do. I asked God to let people see me and hear me and know that my words were true. I knew that

as long as I told the truth, I didn’t have anything to worry about.

A SENSE OF CALM came over me. I was ready. I was ready for everyone to finally hear what I had lived with for a year and a half, ready to show people the face of someone who had been to hell and back again. And if that person happened to have shaking hands and sweat on her face, that’s what people were going to see. They needed to look at me, hear me and understand me. I needed to let America in. I took a deep breath and left the bathroom a different person.

Recently I gave a speech in which I talked about the strength beyond measure I see in the small moments and everyday deeds of my fellow Capitol Police officers. I see it in the way they put flowers on the memorials of their fallen comrades. I see it in the way they continue to show up for one another, day in and day out. I see it in their laughter in the hallways and during roll call, in the way they train the next generation of their peers how to do the job and teach them the lessons we had to learn the hard way on Jan. 6. I see strength in the way officers are carrying on. I get my strength from them. Any time I’m tempted to worry about the future, I remind myself that these people made sure I went home alive that day. If they had to, they would do it again.

But the trauma kicked off by the Capitol riot is still with us. Only by talking to one another and seeking out help and support from our fellow officers will we find peace — and that could take years. But I sincerely hope that any law enforcement officer knows that in a crisis, my phone is always on. You are never alone as long as you know me.

About the author: Caroline Edwards is a Capitol Police officer who was injured in the line of duty on Jan. 6, 2021. She wrote this for Sunday’s New York Times.

Royals break ice on downtown location

The Kansas City Royals have held their first “listening session” to explain plans for a downtown baseball stadium and a nearby village of shops and restaurants.

The $2 billion stadium district would include $1 billion for the ballpark, and another $1 billion for an adjacent entertainment venue.

Questions were submitted on notecards, and screened. Audience members had to register before attending. That isn’t the best way to conduct a town hall, although that’s a quibble: By the time the plan goes to voters (if it goes to voters) there will be plenty of opportunity for the public to make its voice heard in ways the team can’t control.

We applaud the Royals’ decision to begin talking with the community about their plans. At the same time, important new questions and concerns about the downtown stadium remain unanswered. They must be addressed before voters give any consideration to tax dollars for the project. Is the need real?

The Royals said the new stadium would cost $1 billion, which they said would be cheaper than renovating Kauffman Stadium. We’re skeptical.

In March 2022, Burns & McDonnell released its annual survey of conditions at the Royals’ current home. “In general, Kauffman Stadium and the immediate environs were observed to be in satisfactory condition,” the firm said.

“Minor physical deficiencies were observed … Such deficiencies are expected in such a large facility and typical of a high-use facility,” it continued. “Most deficiencies can be easily addressed by the Kansas City Royals through standard maintenance procedures.”

That hardly seems like a $1 billion disaster.

We’d like to hear more about this issue from the Jackson County Sports Authority. Voters should also know if the Chiefs believe they need $1 billion for repairs at Arrowhead Stadium, which is just as old as Kauffman and presumably has similar problems.

Tax breaks and subsidies Royals owner John Sherman said “private capital” would pay to build the surrounding village, at an estimated cost of $1 billion.

Voters should be careful: A village will likely require tax breaks and subsidies, including tax increment financing or TIFs, abatements and other developer goodies. Those incentives should be thoroughly understood before any vote.

One source close to the stadiums said the Royals should provide a “capital stack”: a list of where the money is coming from, and where it is going. We don’t have that yet.

Voters should also understand the real impact a stadium and new entertainment venue would have on the Power & Light District. Kansas

City taxpayers are still paying on borrowing for that development, and its revenue would likely slump if a new baseball venue opens.

Attendance at other cities with new ballparks

Sherman also said downtown stadiums have opened in other cities in recent years, and have shown to be catalysts for “transformational” community improvements.

Reality is more complicated. Atlanta moved its baseball stadium out of downtown in order to construct an entertainment venue and new housing. The land outside the St. Louis Cardinals’ stadium sat vacant for years until the Cordish Companies stepped forward to build the Ballpark Village bar and restaurant district.

Other cities with relatively new stadiums — Minnesota, Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit — finished in the lower half of MLB attendance in 2022. Who led the league in attendance? The Los Angeles Dodgers, whose stadium is 11 years older than Kauffman.

WHEN IT COMES to taxpayer cost, the math is pretty simple: The Royals have said they won’t ask voters to approve any new taxes for the project. Instead, they’ll likely ask voters to extend the 3/8cent sales tax approved at the polls in Jackson County in 2006.

Extending the tax would yield roughly $600-$700 million in construction funds. But that money would almost certainly have to be split with the Chiefs, who have their own stadium concerns. That means $300-$350 million might be available to the Royals. That’s far less than $1 billion. And it doesn’t account for ongoing maintenance costs for either stadium. That will have to be negotiated — in fact, lease agreements with both the Royals and Chiefs must be rewritten before voters have their say.

Sherman said private funders might make up the difference in the stadium’s cost. We still haven’t seen hard numbers to clarify that promise. And who would actually own the new stadium? That will have to be settled before voters go to the polls. And what do the Chiefs want?

Voters must have the full picture before casting ballots, which could come as early as August. In Tuesday’s town hall, Sherman was asked if he will promise to keep the Royals in Kansas City. To his credit, he said yes. But let’s be clear: The team would have to sign a new lease agreement before voters would consider any tax for a new stadium. Already, some groups are organizing against the stadium proposal. While we still lack the details to make a recommendation on the project, we think voters in the region will need firm answers before committing to a downtown ballpark. Tuesday’s town hall was a start. But it was only a start.

— The Kansas City Star

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, left, testifies during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, June 9. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)

Carson: Christmas memories

Continued from A1

sons home. They spent Christmas Eve with Carson’s paternal grandparents who lived in the country “right on the Neosho River.”

“We always went to Mass on Christmas Eve and then everybody would go to their house,” Carson recalled. “She had a big tree and my grandpa always wore a Santa coat. They had presents for all of us and we’d have dinner. There was a fire going. It was cozy.”

On that side of the family, Carson had about 10 cousins. He was one of the older ones and he enjoyed playing with cousins who looked to him as an example.

The next day was spent with his mom’s family in Fredonia. There, the roles were reversed with Scott and his brothers surrounded by five older cousins.

“We thought they

[Holiday traditions keep] changing. And you don’t really notice it until you think back.

— Scott Carson, Iola High School principal

were all really cool,” he said.

His parents “always got us cool gifts.” He remembers one year his mom gave him a Walkman with cassettes and blank tapes, so he and his brothers could record the songs they liked on the radio.

“We had to sit by the radio and wait, and the DJ always ruined them because they talked at the beginning and the end.”

HERE’S the thing about traditions, though. They evolve.

As the years passed, some family members passed away. Others

grew up, got married and had children. They formed new rituals.

In Carson’s opinion, after his mother passed away a couple of years ago the holidays on that side of the family haven’t been the same.

Carson and his wife have five children. One is still at home, some are in college and some have jobs. It’s difficult to find a time for everyone to get together. It might not even happen on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

“It keeps changing,” Carson said. “And you don’t really notice it until you think back.”

Christmas tree demand remains high

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a centerpiece of many celebrations this holiday season: the Christmas tree.

Retailers from Home Depot and Lowes to mom and pop operations raised their prices on trees — but people are still buying them.

Some Christmas tree growers fretted over external factors — high fuel, fertilizer and labor costs — only to rediscover that holiday greenery is largely inflation-proof, even as Americans cut back on retail spending last month.

The cost of an average-size tree from the local Rotary Club’s Christmas trees in South Portland, Maine, is $70 — $5 more than last year.

A survey of 55 of the nation’s largest Christmas tree wholesalers indicated virtually all of them intended to raise prices, with most whole-

Dozens hurt in turbulent Hawaii flight

HONOLULU (AP) —

A flight from Phoenix to Honolulu carrying many people traveling for the holidays encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, sending some unrestrained people and objects flying about the cabin and seriously injuring 11, officials and passengers said.

In all, 36 people received medical treatment following Sunday’s turbulent Hawaiian Airlines flight for bumps, bruises, cuts and nausea, said Jim Ireland, director of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Twenty people were taken to hospitals, including 11 in serious condition.

“We are also very happy, and we feel fortunate that there were not any deaths or other critical injuries. And we’re also very hopeful that all will recover and make a full recovery,” Ireland said.

The full flight had nearly 300 people aboard and carried many passengers traveling to Hawaii for the holidays, like Jacie Hayata Ano, who was heading home.

“It was just rocky,” she told KHON-TV. “And then, it quickly just escalated to the point where we’re shaking so much that we were pretty much like floating off

Donate

Continued from A1

feeling,” Ethan said.

Ethan received second-degree burns from trying to pat out flames engulfing Austin and was briefly hospitalized at KU Med. He is now working at JD Automotive, operated by his uncle, Jerry Sigg.

EMILY, a frequent blood donor, said she doesn’t know how many were motivated to give blood last week, but heard from several friends and other family members who did.

She chose the Community Blood Center not only because it provided blood to Austin but also because donations stay local.

of our chairs.”

Passenger Jodette Neely told NBC’s “Today” show that she saw people hitting their heads on the aircraft’s ceiling.

“I was grabbing the seat in front of me, the top of it, to hang on, even though I had my seat belt on,” she said.

Hawaiian Airlines Chief Operating Officer Jon Snook said such turbulence is isolated and unusual, noting that the airline hadn’t experienced anything like it in recent history. Three flight attendants were among the injured, he said.

Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had just sat down when the turbulence hit and had not had a chance to buckle her safety belt.

“She flew up and hit the ceiling,” Reyes said.

Jazmin Bitanga, who was also traveling home for the holidays, said

there were two drops in altitude, including one that was so strong it sent her boyfriend’s water bottle into the plane’s ceiling.

“I turned around and there was a couple of people bleeding and just bracing themselves,” she told Hawaii News Now. “Just all around me, there were people crying.”

There was some internal damage to the aircraft during the turbulence, Snook said.

The fasten-seat belts sign was on at the time, though some of those injured weren’t wearing them, he said.

Thomas Vaughan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, said there had been a weather advisory for thunderstorms that included Oahu and areas that would have included the flight path at the time of the turbulence.

The airline was aware

of the weather forecast and the unstable air and weather conditions, but had no warning that the particular patch of air where the turbulence occurred “was in any way dangerous,” Snook said.

He didn’t know how much altitude the plane lost during the turbulence, saying that would be part of an investigation involving the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane’s flight data recorder would provide those details, he said.

The investigation would also address precisely what the passengers and crew were doing at the time, he said.

The Airbus A330-200 began its descent immediately after the turbulence, and the crew declared an emergency because of the number of injuries on board, he said. Air traffic controllers gave the flight priority to land.

sale cost increases in the 5% to 15% range — but with some increases reaching 21% or more, according to the Real Christmas Tree Board in Howell, Michigan, which conducts marketing and research for the industry.

But another survey indicated 85% of people feel Christmas trees are worth it despite price increases, the board said.

That suggests a tree — whether real or artificial — remains a requisite part of the holiday tradition, along with Christmas toys, cards and carols, and ugly sweaters.

Like individual traditions, the types of trees and local market conditions can vary.

In the end, nearly 21 million live Christmas trees will be sold by the time consumers wrap up purchases over the final days leading up to Christmas Day, putting sales on par with last year’s strong performance, according to Jill Sidebottom of the National Christmas Tree Association.

“It wouldn’t really be Christmas without a tree,” said Susan Adams, of South Portland, who’s making do with a smaller tree this year — for the same cost as last year’s bigger tree.

Let us adore him.

EXPERIENCED CLOSE TO HOME

The team at Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is now providing expert heart care in Allen County. The Heart Institute is ranked No. 22 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the only hospital in the region to be ranked in the top 25. Using advanced diagnostics and innovative treatments, our specially trained staff can treat common to complex heart conditions. Schedule an appointment in Iola Allen County Regional Hospital Specialty Clinic 3066 N. Kentucky St. Iola, KS 66749 816-931-1883

Americans continue to buy Christmas trees this holiday season. IMAGE BY PROSTOOLEH ON FREEPIK

Messi, Argentina win epic World Cup finale

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi, wearing a black Qatari robe over his blueand-white Argentina shirt, kissed the World Cup, shuffled toward his teammates and hoisted the golden trophy high in the air.

It was an iconic sight that finally — definitively — places the soccer superstar in the pantheon of the game’s greatest players.

Messi’s once-in-a-generation career is complete: He is a World Cup champion.

In probably the wildest final in the tournament’s 92year history, Argentina won its third World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw

featuring two goals from the 35-year-old Messi and a hat trick by his heir apparent, France forward Kylian Mbap-

pé.

“It’s just crazy that it became a reality this way,” Messi said. “I craved for this

Cubs roll to stay unbeaten

NEODESHA — Humboldt High ended 2022 with a wallop Friday.

The Cubs maintained their unbeaten record with a dominating second half against host Neodesha, outscoring the Bluestreaks 17-3 in the third quarter and 33-10 through the second half of a 58-34 victory.

Humboldt shot a scorching 63% from the field, even without making a single 3-pointer, and had four players with at least two steals apiece on defense. Three Cubs reached double figures, led by Colden Cook’s 19 points on 9 of 11 shooting. Following just behind was Trey Sommer with 18 and Sam Hull with 14. Sommer hit 8 of 11 field goal attempts; Hull 5 of 9.

Neodesha kept things tight in the first half. Humboldt led 13-11 after one quarter and 2524 at the break.

Sommer pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and three steals, while Cook and Mason Sterling each dished out three assists. Hull, Cook and Asher Hart also had two steals each.

Humboldt (6-0) resumes play Jan.10 at home against Fredonia.

Humboldt (13-12-17-16—58) Neodesha (11-13-3-7—34) Humboldt FG FT F TP Hull 5 4 1 14 Cook 9 1 2 19 Sommer 8 2 3 18 Harrington 1 2 0 4 Page 1 0 0 2 Sterling 0 1 0 1 Totals 24 10 7 58

so much. I knew God would bring this gift to me. I had the feeling that this (World Cup) was the one.”

Amid the chaos inside Lusail Stadium, Mbappé did all he could to emulate Brazil great Pelé as a champion at his first two World Cups. Even scoring the first hat trick in a final since Geoff Hurst for England in 1966.

It wasn’t enough.

Now there’s no debate.

Messi joins Pelé — a record three-time World Cup champion — and Diego Maradona, the late Argentina great with whom Messi was so often compared, in an exclusive club of the best soccer players of all time.

Who is the greatest? It’s a discussion that will rage for-

IHS grapplers compete

ERIE — Iola High’s wrestling squad wrapped up the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule last week, with the Mustangs traveling to Erie to take on the host Red Devils and Parsons in a triangular meet.

Iola defeated Parsons,

36-24, while falling, 51-6, to Erie.

Team scores in wrestling can be a bit misleading, particularly with small schools, because a majority of the points are racked up in unSee WRESTLING | Page B6

Comeback bid falls short

NEODESHA — A spirited comeback attempt came up just short Friday for Humboldt High’s girls.

The Lady Cubs fell behind by 16 at halftime, cutting the deficit to six early in the fourth quarter, but getting no closer in a 47-34 loss to Neodesha.

The defeat puts Humboldt

at 4-2 as the Lady Cubs enter the Christmas break. Carsyn Haviland scored 12 and McKenna Jones nine to pace the Lady Cubs. Karley Wools chipped in with six, Shelby Shaughnessy five and Skylar Hottenstein two. Humboldt is idle until Jan. 10, when the Lady Cubs host Fredonia.

Chiefs slog through OT win over Texans; clinch AFC West

HOUSTON (AP) — Wearing shirts that read “Conquered the West” and baseball caps commemorating their AFC West title, the Kansas City Chiefs celebrated winning the division for a seventh straight season after outlasting the Houston Texans in overtime Sunday.

Amid the jubilation, their star quarterback was quick to point out the feat was only the beginning of what they hope to do this season.

“When we start every season, the first thing we get told when we first walk in is let’s win the AFC West,” Patrick Mahomes said. “That’s our first goal ... (and) we accomplished our first goal.”

Jerick McKinnon had a 26yard touchdown run in overtime and the Chiefs got three touchdowns from Mahomes in the 30-24 win.

The Chiefs (11-3) got the

ball first in overtime but had to punt it away after Mahomes was sacked by Blake Cashman on third down.

Texans quarterback Davis Mills fumbled on a scramble on Houston’s first play, and it was recovered by Kansas City’s Willie Gay on the Texans’ 26.

McKinnon, who also had a TD reception, dashed untouched into the end zone on the next play.

He said Mahomes reminded him before the play to keep two hands on the ball.

“I said: ‘I’m about to score,’” McKinnon said. “Juju (Smith-Schuster) looked at me and said: ‘I’ve got your block, bro. Just find me when you get out there’. And it worked out exactly like that.”

Houston (1-12-1) tied it at 24 on a 29-yard field goal with

Leandro Paredes (right) of Argentina scores on a penalty kick during the final of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament against France Sunday. EFE/ZUMA PRESS/JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI/TNS

Humboldt High’s Karley Wools, left, drives against Crest in a game earlier this season. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Humboldt High’s Trey Sommer, left, puts up a shot against Crest’s Karter Miller in a game earlier this season. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Jerick McKinnon (1) of the Kansas City Chiefs rushes for a touchdown during overtime against the Houston Texans Sunday. GETTY IMAGES/CARMEN MANDATO/TNS

Director of Talent Search Project Salary: $35,000 - $40,000

Director of Development Salary: $50,000 - $60,000

Assistant Director of Residence & Student Life Salary: $23,000 - $28,000

STARS Math Specialist Salary: $30,160 - $34,600

Safety Officer Part-time Minimum starting wage: $15.50

Assistant Spirit Coach Salary: $21,000

to apply.

Applications will be taken until the position is filled.

To apply, please go to my.fhtc.edu and click on the Careers tab, or feel free to provide a cover letter and resume via email to Sandy Weeks, Director of Human Resources at saweeks@fhtc.edu . Call 620.341.1384 for job details. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Flint Hills Technical College is an EEO employer.

Jayhawks blast No. 14 Indiana

LAWRENCE, Kan.

(AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self acknowledged his No. 8 Jayhawks have played some high-level hoops the past eight days, beginning with a blowout of then-unbeaten Missouri and finishing with an 84-62 romp over No. 14 Indiana on Saturday.

To clarify: They’re playing at a high level in games.

“We’re not a great practice team,” Self said with a smile.

That just might be the only fault he can find these days. Gradey Dick had 20 points to lead six Kansas players in double figures scoring Saturday. Dajuan Harris Jr. had 10 points and 10 assists while Kevin McCullar Jr. had 11 points and 11 boards. And the Jayhawks (10-1) forced 23 turnovers that often turned into easy baskets at the other end.

“I think we’re getting better,” Self said. “That’s the best we’ve defended all year.”

Indiana (8-3) played most of the way without second-leading scorer Xavier Johnson, who hurt his right ankle less than 10 minutes into the game. The senior guard, who’d been averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 assists, was hurt scrambling for a loose ball. He returned on crutches wearing a walking boot to watch the second half from the bench.

By that point, Kansas already had jumped to a

big early lead that eventually swelled to 22 in the first half. And while the Hoosiers briefly got within 10 in the second half, the Jayhawks simply turned up the pressure and pulled away again.

“It didn’t help that we lost Xavier early on,” Indiana coach Mike Woodson said, “but at the end of the day, it’s next man up.”

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and nine blocks for the Hoosiers, who couldn’t overcome 23 turnovers and a 50-24 disparity on points in the paint. Race Thompson and Jalen Hood-Schifino added 11 points apiece.

“We just didn’t compete. That’s all I can say,” Woodson said, “and that’s just kind of upsetting because I mean, this team — we were matched up from a statistical standpoint going into this game. We were a dead-even team, pretty much. And they came out and took it right to us and we didn’t respond.”

The Hoosiers, who had lost two of their last three, were fortunate to be within 44-29 at halftime.

Much like last week’s win over the Tigers, the Jayhawks made their first four shots, held Indiana to a single field goal over the first 5 minutes and jumped to a 21-8 lead. And it only continued to swell as Dick heated up from beyond the arc, Jalen

Cold shooting dooms WSU in loss to OSU

WICHITA, Kan. (AP)

— Bryce Thompson made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, and Oklahoma State beat Wichita State 59-49 on Saturday night.

Thompson made a 3-pointer and Tyreek Smith made consecutive jumpers to give the Cowboys their largest lead, 50-36, midway through the second half. Thompson’s 3 made it 53-42 with 6:30 to play before Melvion Flanagan hit a pullup jumper and two free throws, and Jaykwon Walton added two more from the free-throw line to pull the Shockers within 53-48 with 1:37 left. The Cowboys iced it from there, shooting 6 of 6 from the line.

Thompson was 7 of 17 from the field and had five assists. John-Mi-

chael Wright added 16 points with four 3-pointers for Oklahoma State (7-4).

Craig Porter Jr. scored 14 points for Wichita State (6-5), which shot 36.5% overall (19 of 52) and missed 20 of its 21 shots from long range.

The Cowboys scored the game’s first 10 points and led 32-19 before the Shockers scored seven straight points to cut the deficit to 32-26 at the break.

UP NEXT Oklahoma State returns home to play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday before opening Big 12 Conference play at No. 8 Kansas on New Year’s Eve.

Wichita State wraps up a four-game home stand Wednesday against Texas Southern.

Wilson continued to get to the basket and KJ Adams provided a physical paint presence.

By the time Dick knocked down backto-back 3-pointers, and Bobby Pettiford Jr. coasted in for a layup, the defending national champions had pushed their advantage over the Hoosiers to 42-20 — their biggest of the half.

“We had a whole week to come in here and prepare for them and we did just that,” Dick said. “We came out with energy and that just picks everything up, and our defense transitions into offense.”

Indiana gained a little momentum in the closing minutes of the first half, then stormed out of the locker room and kept trimming its deficit. Jackson-Davis, who had been quiet in the first half, asserted himself in the paint, and it was his basket with 16 minutes to go that got the Hoosiers within 4838 and forced Self to call timeout.

It was the only run the Hoosiers had in them.

The Jayhawks scored the next six points to start a 10-2 run and regain control. And as Indiana’s turnovers began to mount, the lead again reached 20, allowing Kansas to coast through the final 8 minutes to victory.

“We just wanted to set the tempo early. We knew it was a game of runs,” McCullar said. “The second half coming out, they kind of made their run, but coach and all the leadership on the team, they just said,

‘It’s a long game.’ We had 20 minutes. We knew we had to pick it up and we made our run to finish it.”

THE TAKEAWAY Indiana could be

without Johnson for a while, and his ballhandling was sorely missed against the Jayhawks, who finished with 17 steals. That allowed Kansas to have a 28-13 advantage in points off turnovers.

Kansas went through a malaise late in the first half and early in the second, but the veteran leadership of Harris and Wilson allowed the Jayhawks to overcome it. Harris had only three turnovers alongside his 10 assists.

Johnson propels KSU past Cornhuskers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points, snared 10 rebounds and had four steals as Kansas State won the 11th Wildcat Classic showcase beating Nebraska, 71-56 on Saturday night.

Kansas State improved to 10-1 under Jeremy Tang, who owns the best start by a first-year coach in school history. The Wildcats now are 9-2 in the classic and improved to 20-3 all-time against former conference foe Nebraska (6-6).

David N’Guessan dunked with a second left to send Kansas State into intermission with a 13-point advantage, 39-26 and pushed the lead to as much as 19 points after a Johnson layup with just under nine minutes left.

But the Wildcats’ offense went silent for more than five minutes while Nebraska cut the deficit to nine, 59-50 before Nae’Qwan Tomlin drilled a 3 with 3:26 left. Jamarques Lawrence hit a 3 with 1:20 left to get the Cornhuskers within seven, 62-55, but they did not score again until Emmanuel Bandou-

mel hit the second of two free throws with 17 seconds left.

Johnson and Markquis Nowell came into the game averaging 31.4 points per game and is one of three duos to average more than 30 points per game in the Big 12. Nowell scored 11 points, delivered seven assists and had a pair of steals. The duo combined for 34 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and six steals. Tomlin finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Cam Carter added 10 points.

Wilhelm Breidenbach scored 13 points off the bench and was the lone Cornhusker to reach double-figure scoring. Juwan Gary pulled down 11 rebounds to go with his eight points. Nebraska was just 18 of 55 shooting from the floor (32.7%) and was 4 of 20 from beyond the arc.

KU’S Gradey Dick drives between IU’s Jalen Hood-Schi

no and Xavier Johnson during the rst half of Saturday’s game at Allen Fieldhouse. KANSAS CITY STAR/RICH SUGG/TNS

Raiders top New England on game-ending stunner

LAS VEGAS (AP)

— The New England Patriots decided playing for overtime wasn’t enough. They avoided OT, but not in the way they intended.

On the final play of regulation, Rhamondre Stevenson took a handoff, found running room and gained 23 yards. Then he went off-script, flipping the ball back to Jakobi Meyers, who tried to keep the play alive by tossing the ball across the field — where Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones was waiting.

“At first, I thought, ‘Who’s around me?’” Jones said. “I felt myself stumble a little backwards, and then I was thinking, ‘Who do I pitch it to?’”

Jones grabbed Meyers’ bizarre, unnecessary lateral out of the air, stiff-armed Patriots quarterback Mac Jones to the turf and returned the ball 48 yards for a touchdown, giving the Raiders an improbable 30-24 victory on Sunday.

“I don’t know Chandler’s 40 time, but when you stiff-arm, (the player) goes down,” Raiders

quarterback Derek Carr said. “He made it to the end zone. It’s an unbelievable play.”

The wild finish bailed out the Raiders (6-8), who led 17-3 at halftime before allowing the Patriots to score 21 straight points. Las Vegas scored two touchdowns in the final 32 seconds and seriously damaged New England’s playoff hopes.

“We talk about situational football,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “We talk about it every week, but we obvi-

ously have to do a better job playing situational football and not making critical mistakes.”

Stevenson, who went to high school in Las Vegas, had 19 carries for 172 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown with 3:43 left that appeared to be the dagger.

But the Raiders answered twice in the final minute.

Carr converted a fourth-and-10 from the Las Vegas 19-yard line with a 12-yard completion to Mack Hollins

just after the two-minute warning. That set up Carr finding Keelan Cole in the left corner of the end zone for a 30yard TD with 32 seconds left. Cole’s left foot came down close to the boundary, but the call was upheld on review.

NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson told a pool reporter there wasn’t a clear enough replay to change the call.

“Had the ruling on the field been incomplete, we would not have been

Chiefs: Overcome penaltys, Texans

Continued from B1

about five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. The Chiefs had a chance to win it in regulation, but Harrison Butker’s 51-yard attempt was wide right.

Kansas City overcame two turnovers and a season-high 102 penalty yards to win for the seventh time in eight games.

Mills threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns sharing time at quarterback with Jeff Driskel. The Texans dropped their ninth straight game for their longest skid since losing the final 14 games of the 2013 season.

“That team out there has won one game but they’re not playing like that,” coach Lovie Smith said. “They’re showing up every day, taking coaching, getting better and coming into the game and giving ourselves a chance to win.”

Kansas City’s streak of division titles is tied with the Rams (1973-79) for the second-longest in NFL history behind the Patriots, who captured 11 in a row in the AFC East from 20092019.

“I think one of the most difficult things in the National Football League is consistent success,” Kansas City owner Clark Hunt said. “The rules are designed to make that difficult, whether that’s the draft or the salary cap. So, it’s a real testament to the job that general manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid have done over the last several years.”

The Chiefs trailed for much of the day and were behind by five early in the fourth quarter when Mahomes dashed in from 5 yards out. His 2-point conversion pass to McKinnon came next to give Kansas City a 2421 lead.

Mahomes thew for 336 yards and had touchdown passes of 20 and 4 yards. He has 35 TD

passes this season to become the fifth player in NFL history with 35 or more touchdown tosses in four or more seasons, joining Tom Brady (6), Aaron Rodgers (6), Drew Brees (4) and Peyton Manning (4).

Mahomes, who is from Tyler, Texas, and starred at Texas Tech, played his first NFL game in the state in his sixth professional season. The crowd was overwhelmingly made up of Chiefs fans, many of whom wore his No. 15 jersey. A handful donned his scarlet and black Texas Tech jersey.

The Chiefs piled up 502 yards to set a franchise record with their 19th straight game with at least 300 yards, and it was their ninth in a row with more than 400 yards.

Travis Kelce had 102 yards receiving and Smith-Schuster had 88 yards receiving for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs led 16-14 after a field goal early in the third and were driving again when Tremon Smith forced a fumble by Smith-Schuster that the Texans recovered near midfield. It wasn’t ruled a fumble initially, but Houston challenged the call and it was reversed.

Houston cashed in on the mistake when Mills threw a 12-yard TD to Jordan Akins on third down to make it 21-16.

Houston took a 7-0 lead when Mills connected with Teagan Quitoriano on an 8-yard TD throw late in the first quarter. That score was set up when the Chiefs were flagged for pass interference on third-and-10 two plays earlier to give the Texans a first down at the 4.

Mahomes connected with McKinnon for a 20-yard score on Kansas City’s next drive to tie it at 7-7.

Mario Addison forced a fumble by Isiah Pacheco later in the second quarter and the Texans recovered on

the Kansas City 17. Two plays later Mills scrambled 17 yards for a score to put Houston on top 14-7.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught a 4-yard pass from Mahomes for a touchdown

just before halftime, but the extra point sailed wide left to leave Houston up 14-13 at halftime.

UP NEXT Chiefs: Visit Seattle on Saturday.

Texans: Visit Tennessee on Saturday.

able to change that, either,” Anderson said.

Cole, still holding the ball in the locker room, wouldn’t debate whether he was inbounds.

But there was no arguing what this loss means to the Patriots, who had won five of six games to get into playoff position. New England (7-7) fell one game out of the final AFC playoff spot, and its last three games are all against teams that have either clinched or are in position for the postseason.

The disastrous final play cost Belichick a chance to beat his longtime assistant, Raiders coach Josh McDaniels.

“It’s probably the most insane ending I’ve ever been a part of,” McDaniels said. “We’ll take it. We’ll take it for sure.”

Carr completed 20 of 38 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Jacobs rushed for 93 yards on 22 carries as the Raiders ended a six-game losing streak to the Patriots dating to 2002.

The Raiders appeared to take control when they scored two touchdowns in the final 5:18 of the first half.

Darren Waller, who was activated Saturday off injured reserve,

caught a 25-yard TD pass. It was Waller’s first game since injuring a hamstring on Oct. 10 at Kansas City. Waller moved into second place among Raiders tight ends with 3,304 yards receiving, behind Todd Christensen (5,872).

“I made the most of the opportunities I had,” Waller said. “I ran efficient routes. The Patriots did a good job of disguising, so reading the coverage at the snap was a bit of a challenge. I feel like I did pretty well for the most part.”

Las Vegas added to the lead when Malcolm Koonce blocked a punt with 23 seconds left in the first half, and Carr completed a 5-yard scoring pass to Hollins with 4 seconds remaining.

Any thoughts of the Raiders cruising to victory ended quickly in the third quarter. New England cornerback Kyle Dugger jumped an out route to Davante Adams and returned the interception 13 yards for a touchdown.

Nick Folk’s 47-yard field goal with 1:21 left in the third quarter brought the Patriots within 17-13, and he made a 54-yarder early in the fourth to make it a one-point game.

Fans cheer as Chandler Jones (55) of the Las Vegas Raiders scores a touchdown to defeat New England Sunday. GETTY IMAGES/CHRIS UNGER/TNS

your home or your car. Call the Kansas Press Association @ 785271-5304 today!

BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME with energy efficient new windows! They will increase your home’s value & decrease your energy bills. Replace all or a few! Call now to get your free, no-obligation quote. 877-859-1337

LONG DISTANCE MOVING: Call today for a FREE QUOTE from America’s Most Trusted Interstate Movers. Let us take the stress out of moving! Speak to a Relocation Specialist, call 888-788-0471

Never Pay For Covered Home Repairs Again! Complete Care Home Warranty COVERS ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS AND APPLIANCES. 30 DAY RISK FREE. $200.00 OFF + 2 FREE Months! 844-2371432

UPDATE YOUR HOME with Beautiful New Blinds & Shades. FREE in-home estimates make it convenient to shop from home. Professional installation. Top quality - Made in the USA. Call for free consultation: 844740-0117. Ask about our specials!

DONATE YOUR CAR TO CHARITY. Receive maximum value of write off for your taxes. Running or not! All conditions accepted. Free pickup. Call for details. 844268-9386

BATHROOM RENOVATIONS. EASY, ONE DAY updates! We specialize in safe bathing. Grab bars, no slip flooring & seated showers. Call for a free in-home consultation: 855-382-1221

NEW AUTHORS WANTED! Page Publishing will help you self-publish your own book. FREE author submission kit! Limited offer! Why wait? Call now: 855-9392090

DirecTV Satellite TV Service Starting at $74.99/month! Free Installation! 160+ channels available. Call Now to Get the Most Sports & Entertainment on TV! 888-7211550

Never clean your gutters again! Affordable, professionally installed gutter guards protect your gutters and home from debris and leaves forever! For a FREE Quote call: 844-607-1363

TOP CA$H PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920-1980 Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg. And Gibson Mandolins / Banjos. 855-454-6658

PAYING TOP CA$H FOR MEN’S SPORT WATCHES! Rolex, Breitling, Omega, Patek Philippe, Heuer, Daytona, GMT, Submariner and Speedmaster. Call 844-5750691

DISCOUNT AIR TRAVEL. Call Flight Services for best pricing on domestic & international flights inside and from the US. Serving United, Delta, American & Southwest and many more airlines. Call for free quote now! Have travel dates ready! 833-3811348

SAVE YOUR HOME! Are you behind paying your MORTGAGE? Denied a Loan Modification? Threatened with FORECLOSURE? Call the Homeowner’s Relief Line now for Help! 888-975-1473

HELP WANTED

USD #256 ANNOUNCES BOARD VACANCY

The Board of Education of USD 256, Marmaton Valley, announces a vacancy on the board for a resident living in the district.

This position may be lled by board appointment. Applicants should notify the district o ce by written letter of interest no later than January 20, 2023. This o ce will be placed on the ballot for election in November of 2025. The appointee will serve the remainder of the term until December 31, 2025.

iolaregister.com/archives

ARCHIVES

ZITS by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

BEETLE BAILEY by Mort Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne FUNKY WINKERBEAN by Tom Batiuk

BLONDIE by Young and Drake

MARVIN by Tom Armstrong HI AND LOIS by Chance Browne

World Cup: Argentina, France decided by penalty kicks

ever because there can never be a definitive answer. Messi has put up a good argument, though, and — with the World Cup title on his resume — he is surely above Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player of his generation.

Messi achieved what Maradona did in 1986 and dominated a World Cup for Argentina. He scored seven goals and embraced the responsibility of leading his team out of those dark moments after a shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the group stage.

Playing in the spirit of Maradona, Messi coupled his dazzling skills with rarely seen aggression and led Argentina to the title by becoming the first man in a single edition of the World Cup to score in the group stage and then in every round of the knockout stage.

The torch will one day pass to Mbappé, but not just yet.

“Let’s go, Argentina!”

Messi roared into a microphone on the field in the post-match celebrations after playing in a record 26th World Cup match.

Later, he said: “I can’t wait to be in Argentina to witness the insanity of this.”

Messi had a tantalizing glimpse of the 18-carat gold World Cup trophy when walking on the stage to collect the Golden Ball, awarded to the player of the tournament. He even kissed the World Cup and rubbed it repeatedly.

He got his hands on it for good about 10 minutes later, after a cere-

monial robe — a bisht — was draped over his shoulders by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. And, oh, did he enjoy the moment, celebrating with his family and the teammates who put Argentina atop the soccer world for the first time since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. The country’s other title came in 1978 on home soil.

Messi was in scintillating form from the start of the final, putting Argentina ahead from the penalty spot after Angel Di Maria was tripped and later playing

a part in a flowing team move that resulted in Di Maria making it 2-0 after 36 minutes.

Mbappé, on the other hand, was anonymous until bursting into life by scoring two goals in a 97-second span — one an 80th-minute penalty, the other a volley from just inside the area after a quick exchange of passes — to take the game to extra time at 2-2.

Messi still had plenty of energy and he was on hand to tap in his second goal in the 108th minute, with a France defender clearing the ball just after it had crossed the

line. Argentina was on the brink of the title once again, but there was still time for another penalty from Mbappé, after a handball, to take the thrilling game to a shootout.

“We managed to come back from the dead,” said France coach Didier Deschamps, whose team was looking to become the first back-toback champions since Brazil in 1962.

Mbappé and Messi took their teams’ first penalties and scored. Kingsley Coman had an attempt saved by Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez and Aurelien Tchouameni then missed for France, giving Gonzalo Montiel the opportunity to end it. He converted the penalty to the left and sparked wild celebrations.

“The match was completely insane,” said Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni, who was asked if he had a message for Maradona, who died two years ago.

“If he had been here, he would have enjoyed it so much,” Scaloni said. “He would have been the first person on the field (to celebrate). I wish he’d have been here to enjoy the moment.”

Europe’s run of four straight World Cup winners, dating to 2006, came to an end. The last South American champion was Brazil, and that was also in Asia — when Japan and South Korea hosted the tournament in 2002.

In Qatar, Argentina backed up its victory from last year’s Copa America, its first major trophy since 1993. It’s quite the climax to Mes-

Wrestling: Iola enters holiday break

Continued from B1

contested matches.

To wit, all 24 of Parsons’s points came in weight divisions in which Iola did not field a wrestler.

The Mustangs won all three of its contested matches against the Vikins.

Iola’s Griffin Westervelt pinned Landon Jones of Parsons in 3 minutes, 11 seconds, in the 126-point weight class.

Isaac Hopkins was next at 157 pounds, where he pinned the Vikings’ Lucas Fugate. No time was given.

Wyatt Westervelt capped Iola’s 3-0 mark in contested matches with a pin of Camron Day in 4:43 at 190 pounds.

The road was a bit tougher against Erie.

Iola won a single match against the Red

Devils, Korbin Coud’s pin of Landen Kmiec in 3:28 of the 138-pound bout.

Trapper Boren dropped a 9-5 decision to Mark Tenbro at 106 pounds; Westervelt was pinned by Seth Welch at 2:51, and Xander Sellman was pinned by Erie’s Dylan Kirkpatrick at 1:13 of the 132-pound class.

Hopkins dropped a 5-2 decision to Devon Westhoff, while Wyatt Westervelt dropped a tough 3-1 decision to Brandon Voltz.

ON SATURDAY, Boren, Griffin Westervelt, Sellman and Hopkins traveled to Cherryvale for a junior varsity tournament.

Westervelt, Sellman and Hopkins were perfect on the day, going a combined 700.

Hopkins pinned Bryson Cushing of Independence, shut out Killian Reck of Coffeyville, 12-0, in a major decision, and cruised to a 5-0 win over Westhoff in a rematch from two days earlier. He wound up scoring 17 points to win the 157-pound weight class.

Sellman won both of his matches. Like Hopkins, Sellman gained a bit of payback in his opener, defeating Kirkpatrick, 16-6, in a major decision. He then pinned Layne Buerskens of Independence to score eight points, good for first in the 138A-pound class.

Westervelt secured both of his victories with pins, first defeating Landon Jones of Parsons and then Alex Sullivan of Cherryvale. He took first in the

126B-pound class with nine points.

Boren went 0-3 on the day. He was pined by Aiden Ecret of Cherryvale, Trenton Grimm of Cherryvale and Colton Minick of Independence.

The varsity wrestlers return to action Jan. 7 at a Burlington tournament.

si’s international career, which is not over just yet. He said after the match that he would continue to play with the national team.

It was quite a final for a unique World Cup — the first to be played in the Arab world.

For FIFA and the Qatari organizers, a final between two major soccer nations and the world’s two best players represented a perfect way to cap a tournament laced in controversy ever since the scandal-shrouded vote in 2010 to give the event to a tiny Arab emirate.

The years-long scrutiny since has focused on the switch of dates from the traditional June-July period to November-December, strong criticism of how migrant workers have been treated, and then unease about taking soccer’s biggest event to a nation where homo-

sexual acts are illegal.

On Sunday, there was one narrative at play for most people: Could Messi do it?

He could, despite the 23-year-old Mbappé doing all he could to deny his Paris Saint-Germain teammate. Finishing the tournament as the top scorer with eight goals is likely only a crumb of comfort.

Messi has been a man on a mission in the Middle East, determined to erase memories of his only other World Cup final — in 2014 when Argentina lost to Germany 1-0 and Messi squandered a great chance in the second half.

On that night at the Maracana Stadium, Messi stared down at that golden World Cup trophy that escaped him.

Eight years later, he raised it aloft in the biggest moment of a career like no other.

Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the World Cup trophy after the nal of the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament between Argentina and France. EFE/ZUMA PRESS/JUAN IGNACIO RONCORONI/TNS