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After a recent spate of vandalism at McKinley Elementary School, the district has installed multiple high-tech security cameras at strategic points around the kindergarten campus.

On the first day of Thanksgiving break, McKinley principal Angie Linn received a call from the school’s custodian. One of the outdoor tables — a circular mesh-metal picnic table — had been overturned and its steel frame permanently fractured.

“That was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” said Linn. “We just got those tables; they were brand new in

Jason Elliott, from left, Steve Rinck and Greg LaForge are partners with Elliott Protein & Oil, a mill that processes non-genetically modified soybeans. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Murder suspect appears Brandon Callahan, 34, accused of murdering his mother, Lucretia, in their Iola home Tuesday, made his first appearance in court Friday.

Magistrate Judge Tod Davis confirmed Callahan’s $1 million bond and scheduled a status hearing for 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday. Davis said he planned to appoint an attorney from the Southeast Kansas Public Defender’s Office to represent Callahan.

Callahan remains at the Allen County Jail, where he is expected to undergo a mental evaluation.

At the time of the alleged crime, Callahan was on pro-

bation from a pair of arrests in October 2015, the first for driving while intoxicated and criminal deprivation of property; the second for alleged lewd and lascivious beBrandon havior.

As part of Callahan a plea agreement, Callahan pleaded guilty to the drunken driving and a charge of interfering with law enforcement, and the lewd and lascivious behavior charge was dismissed. He was See SUSPECT | Page A6

Austin Pinkerton attaches a component to a soybean extruder at Elliott Protein & Oil. A New extruder soon will be online.

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MORAN — Things are changing quickly at what used to be the old Klein Tools plan north of Moran.

Sometime by early February, Elliott Protein & Oil’s newest apparatus, a state-ofthe-art soybean extruder — an Insta-Pro Press — will be online.

Shortly thereafter, Jason and Tera Elliott and their business partners, Steve Rinck and Greg and Karla LaForge hope to add enough bins to accommodate sufficient soybean storage in the roughly 70,000 square-foot facility.

Elliott Protein and Oil, 1469 U.S. 59, is one of the area’s newest mills dedicated to processing non-genetically modified soybeans (NonGMO), having opened in October.

“Right now, we’re just ‘poor-boying’ it and still producing soybean meal until we can get everything up and See ELLIOTT | Page A6

Feds rebuke KanCare

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal officials are threatening financial sanctions after finding the state’s privatized Medicaid program “is substantively out of compliance” with federal law and regulations, including not adequately overseeing the companies the state contracts to run the program.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told state officials last week that it was denying the state’s request to extend the program, known as KanCare, for another year because of problems it found within the program. The letter said the state will face financial sanctions if it does not submit a corrective plan by Feb. 17 for KanCare, which covers more than 400,000 people, has an annual cost of about $3.4 billion.

Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer said in a statement Thursday that the federal action is “an ugly parting shot” at Gov. Sam Brownback from

the outgoing administration of President Barack Obama. Obama is a Democrat; Brownback and Colyer are Republicans who’ve strongly criticized Obama’s health care policies.

“It is politically motivated pure and simple, and we expect the situation to be resolved quickly once the new administration in Washington comes to office.” Colyer said.

And Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said the state began addressing the issues after receiving a preliminary audit in November and she was confident the program eventually would be extended through Dec. 31, 2018.

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ACMAT town hall meeting Tuesday The Allen County MultiAgency Team is hosting a town hall meeting — “Learn the True Dangers Facing Youth Today” — Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Iola High School. The event is intended to educate the public on the dangers of substance use in the community and will offer advice on how best to promote prevention, especially as it pertains to prescription drug abuse. Guest speakers are DCCCA’s Krista Machado; Reyne Kenton, from the Kansas Board of Pharmacy; Allen County Sheriff Bryan Murphy; social worker, Debbie Higginbotham; drug recognition expert, Danny Rodriquez; and Iola Police Lieutenant Steve Womack.

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Margaret E. Hess, 78, Butler, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m.

Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Butler. A Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mullinax Funeral Home in Butler (660679-0009). Visitation will follow on Sunday, also at the funeral home from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Graveside services will take place at 2:30 Margaret Hess p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 in St. Joseph Cemetery, Humboldt. Memorial contributions are suggested to Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Heartland Hospice or a charity of choice. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.

Margaret Evelyn Mary Hess (nee Nelson), age 78, died Jan. 18, 2017, fortified with the sacraments of the church, after a battle with leukemia.

Margaret leaves her husband of 53 years, James Phillip Hess; daughters Mary Hess (Philadelphia, Pa.), Sarah (Brad) Gentry (Lee’s Summit, Mo.) and Elizabeth (Paul) Rechenberg (Chesterfield, Mo); seven grandchildren, Maria, Adam and Nathan Gentry and Emma, Kathryn, Thomas and Nicholas Rechenberg. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Mariana Rechenberg. Margaret is survived by siblings, Sister Mary Prudentia (Wichita) Robert (Rosie) Nelson (El Dorado) and Anna Ford (Humboldt); and numerous family and friends.

Born to Roy and Marie Nelson on Dec. 29, 1938, Margaret grew up in Humboldt, as the youngest of six children. Raised on a dairy farm, Margaret learned discipline and responsibility. She valued education. This passion for learning continued into her college years where she graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in chemistry and minor in biology. Margaret attended further education to be a medical technologist, receiving certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. In addition, she ascertained her certificate designation as a specialist in chemistry. Margaret worked as a medical technologist at several hospitals in Kansas City.

As members of the same church, Margaret and Phil knew of each other for a lifetime. The two began dating while taking the same collegiate chemistry class and married on Aug. 24, 1963.

The couple moved to Butler, where Phil worked as a pharmacist. Margaret was active in the home, sewing clothes and baking treats for her family, leading 4-H projects and tending vegetable and flower gardens. When Phil and Margaret became owners of Hess Rexall Pharmacy, Margaret assumed the position of chief operating officer, assisting customers and managing merchandise.

During this time Margaret always supported her daughters through their higher education endeavors of pharmacy, engineering and law.

Upon retirement, Margaret and Phil enjoyed traveling. Margaret collected ornaments from countries they visited spanning the globe and beautifully displayed them on the Christmas travel tree. Margaret relished these experiences including her trip to the Holy Land, cruise around South America, hot air balloon ride over Turkey, the following of St. Paul’s footsteps in Greece, African safari, pilgrimages to Fatima and Lourdes and vacations with her children and grandchildren.

Margaret was an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, reading, singing in the choir and teaching PSR. In addition, Margaret was an active member of Chapter HV PEO serving in numerous officer positions. Later in life, Margaret received her degree as a Master Gardener and chaired the open class flower division at the Bates County Fair. She also volunteered at the Bates County Memorial Hospital as a member of the Auxiliary.

Margaret loved her grandchildren and always sent homemade candies and cookies to them on the holidays. She attended numerous sporting games, dance recitals, plays and activities in which they participated. Margaret strived to learn new things all her life and enjoyed hearing about her grandchildren’s diverse educational majors.

Throughout her lifetime, Margaret was an exemplary role model, showing hard work, kindness and love — the pillars of true success. She cherished her relationship with the Lord and treasured her many encounters with family and friends.

Katheleen Hufferd Katheleen Hufferd of Chanute died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Cemetery.

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Sharlene Grace Simpson was born Wednesday, July 11, 2017, at Allen County Regional Hospital.

Sharlene is the daughter of Clarissa Thompson and Devon Simpson, Iola.

She weighed 8 pounds, 3.9 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Her maternal grandparents are Nikki McDaniel, Lawrence, and Brandon Thompson, Muskogee, Okla.

Her paternal grandparents are Patience Simpson, Iola, and William Simpson, Iola.

Sharlene has 16-month older sister, Sophia Simpson.

Unity Club reviews ‘Death of Lincoln’ The Unity Club met Jan. 9 at Norma Stahl’s home, with 16 members attending.

Pauline Hawk presented a program on a book by author Leroy Hayman, “The Death of Lincoln.”

She showed enlarged pictures from the book.

On April 14, 1865, four years after the start of the Civil War, peace had been declared. But even though the fighting had stopped, President Lincoln knew years of work were still ahead to bring peace and reconciliation to both the North and the South.

The president was wrong about the amount of time he had left, however.

About noon the same day, a pale, young man entered the lobby of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and learned the president would attend that evening’s performance. That offered the opportunity he and his friends had been seeking. Their plan — to be put into action that night — was to murder Abraham Lincoln.

The next meeting is Monday, with hostess Karen Lee. Mary Joseph will present the program.

Honor roll additions In last week’s publication for the Regular Honor Roll for 2nd Quarter for IHS, these students’ names were omitted:

Juniors: Bradlee Bennett, Ashley Garbin, Ethan Holloway, Morgan Jett, Madison Knoblock, Emilee Luedke, Karly McGuffin, Emily Mollins, Alex Morrison, Jonathan Rodewald, Scout Rush, Zachary Slaven, Emma Weseloh Freshmen: Zaviera Evans, Christine Helman, Annika Hobbs, Jillian Keller, Jasmine Ledford, Cal Leonard, Cassidy Lowell, Jordan Maloney, Alex Morris, Dalton Muntzert, Adryan Nading, Sierra Petty, Michael Price, Gabriella Richards, Paige Riley, Royce Smith, Marisa VanHouden, Pieter Venter, Zane Whitney, Braiden Wiggin

Court news DISTRICT COURT Judge Daniel Creitz Civil cases filed: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. as Trustee for LSF9 Master vs.

Carolyn Kinzle, et al, real estate JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association vs. Chad Carman, et al, real estate Ditech Financial LLC vvs.

John Harrison, et al, real estate Melissa K. Lowry vs. Randall D. Lowry, protection from abuse Tulawna R. O’Brien vs. Michael L. Knavel, protection from abuse Kansas Dept. of DCT vs. Angela J. Lomon, other domestic relations Marriage licenses issued: Willie S. Loveberry and Tinaro D. Williams Dillon V. Boren and Heather Johnson MAGISTRATE COURT

sions or other penalties: Davon M. Richardson, Tulsa, no seat belt (14-17 years) Carol A. Waters, Tulsa, speeding Valentina Sanchez, Dakota City, Neb., 77/65, following another vehicle too closely Charlene Ward, LaHarpe, no seat belt Lena R. Fiegener, Bronson, unlawfully passing stopped emergency vehicle Criminal cases filed: Chelsea M. Brantley, Moran, felony criminal use of a financial card Rheta M. Colston, LaHarpe, cruelty to animals; failure to provide food/water/shelter Latashya S. Frierson, Tulsa, violating protection order Tara J. Winkler, Moran, criminal damage to property Brandon O. Hardin, Grandview, Mo., possessing drug paraphernalia, transporting open container of alcohol

Paulo S. Guillen, Houston, driving without a valid license, disorderly conduct Corey R. Whitcomb, Humboldt, possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia Garrett Ross, Humboldt, driving while intoxicated (third or subsequent offense), possessing a firearm while under the influence of drugs or alcohol IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT Judge Patti Boyd Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Kaven M. Berry, Iola, theft, $315 Evon R. Burton, Gas, 40/30, $155 Logan P. Coats, Iola, no driver’s license in possession, theft, $510 Shelly A. Coats, Iola, theft, $325

Christopher A. DeLaCruz, 48/30, $203 Tammie K. Fee, Yates Center, $155 Franklin J. Garza, Iola, disorderly conduct (two counts), $450 Marion J. Hoyer-Cushinberry, Topeka, failure to yield, $195 Tana M. Lowe, Iola, criminal trespassing, $195 Jordan E. Marshall, Frisco, Texas, 40/30, $155 Jeffrey E. Redis, Saline, Mich, 45/35, $155 Kati R. Savage, Jefferson City, Mo., improper passing on the right, $195 Connie J. Trowbridge, Iola, 40/30, $155 Philander Wade, Tulsa, 40/30, $155 Morgan A. Wenzel, Chanute, theft, $317.57 Kyla M. Wertz, Iola, theft (two counts), driving while suspended, $772.30

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Convicted of failure to wear a seat belt and fined $10: Jennifer M. Barnhart Adler, Gas Monty E. Lawson, Savonburg Virgil G. Strong Jr., Humboldt Tyler F. Fenton, Smithville, Mo. John T. Collins, Iola Convicted of speeding: Travis J. Miller, Bartlesville, Okla., 75/65, $153 Jorge A. Castillo, Platte City, Mo., 75/65, $153 Allison K. Brown, Kansas City, Kan., 80/65, $183 Jennifer M. Thompson, Erie, 75/65, $153 Nino M. Williams, Tulsa, 84/65, $207 Allison K. Brown, Kansas City, Kan., 80/65, $183 Julie G. Hensley, Chanute, 88/65, $240 Martin J. Pandolfi, Broken Arrow, Okla., 86/65, $222 Johnathan A. Felix, Overland Park, 88/65, $240 Convicted as follows with fines assessed: Jerry O. Croisant, Elsmore, no fur harvester license, $153 Failure to appear, and subject to driver’s license suspen-

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Cameras: McKinley upgrades security Continued from A1

August, and $900 apiece.

Since we got them, the teachers had been taking the kids to do lessons outside. And the kids will sit out there over recess sometimes.

Or they’ll have their snack outside on those tables. So it was a treat for us to have them.”

In the weeks leading up to the holiday break, faculty and staff at McKinley began to encounter signs of fresh destruction: shingles torn from the storage shed; holes bored into the concrete surface of the school itself; the wooden planks forming the wheelchair ramp on the school’s south side were smashed to bits; profanity was scrawled onto the building as well as the playground equipment; large divots — deep enough to reach the insulation — were gouged into the exterior of the school’s adjacent trailer, which the kindergarten uses as a classroom space; and the internet cable leading to that trailer was severed.

The real coup de

grace, however, was probably the moment when, immediately upon learning of the destroyed picnic table, Linn and her colleagues went to check the footage from the single security camera that has towered over McKinley’s playground for more than a year — and found that the vandals had cut its cable, too.

“PART OF our fiveyear plan is to continue to increase security at all of our schools,” said the district’s assistant technology director, Sean Linn. “But the vandalism at McKinley spurred us to install these new cameras now.”

Linn explained that the new, higher-grade multi-cam system, whose footage is automatically stored in an offsite location, will permit administrators to access the relevant visual data even if the perpetrators succeed in destroying one or more of the onsite cameras.

“We’ve really been ramping up our security across the district these

last three years,” said Linn, who is also the district’s crisis management director (as well as Angie Linn’s husband).

“You can guarantee that if you’re parking in a parking lot that is on our property, we’re watching. If you’re walking in any door, that door is covered. If you’re walking into an office, we’re recording audio and video. Playgrounds, bike racks — it’s pretty extensive.”

ON THURSDAY, Angie Linn walked the playground at McKinley Elementary, pointing out the damage wrought by the unapprehended culprits and the dogged repair work her maintenance crew has been performing in the vandals’ wake. A large group of kindergartners were at recess, playing in the yard. “Hi, Mrs. Linn!” “Watch us, Mrs. Linn!”

“It was so sad when they broke that table,” said Linn, who began her career at McKinley, as a teacher, when she was just 21. “All these other little things, I

know, they happen.

But dang — I saved money all last year to get those tables. I was trying to make us equitable with the other schools, who have tables. I was so upset. I just felt hurt, you know? I want my kids here to be able to have nice things, too.”

A little boy, who moments before had been using his heavy winter coat as a cape, approached Linn.

“What are you doing, Mrs. Linn?”

“Just taking some pictures,” said Linn.

“Some pictures of what?” he said.

“Oh — where the big kids tore up our playground,” she said.

He thought for a second. “Oh no,” he said, and then flew away.

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Council again considers changes Iola City Council members will once again consider changing the days, times or locations of their regular meetings when they gather for their regular meeting Monday.

The regular meetings — now held the second and fourth Monday of each month at the New Community Building at Riverside

Park — are set by Municipal Code and can be changed by a regular ordinance.

Also on the agenda is an ordinance that will modify the city’s energy cost adjustment for electric customers.

Monday’s meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the New Community Building. The public is invited.

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Police report Arrest reported

Iola police officers arrested, Sierra D. Battles, 28, Iola, Tuesday in the 100 block of East Jackson Avenue for a warrant based out of Anderson County.

Charges filed

Sandra Pagacz, 50, Chanute, was charged Wednesday with suspicion of shoplifting and criminal trespassing, officers said, from an incident at Iola Walmart.

Fight reported

Iola police officers investigated a fight between two juveniles at Iola High School Wednesday. The report has been forwarded to the Allen County attorney’s office to review

possible charges. The juveniles have not been identified.

Hoodie stolen

Michael Towne-Wolcott, 19, Iola, told police Wednesday a blue Nike hoodie was stolen while he was at work at Russell Stover Candies. The garment was valued at $100.

Vehicles collide

Mary A. Haney, 88, was southbound on State Street Jan. 10, when she failed to yield at the stop light, officers said, and struck an eastbound pickup driven

by Eugene R. Willie, 70.

Haney was treated for possible injuries. Willie was not injured.

Building struck

Marc A. Sonka, 42, was in the Pump N Pete’s parking lot at 709 N. State St. Jan. 11, and suffered an apparent seizure, Iola police officers said. During the episode, his car struck the side of the building. He was not otherwise injured.

Vehicles collide

Jo A. Butler, 70, was southbound on Jefferson Avenue Wednesday, when her vehicle was struck by another southbound vehicle driven

by Bayleigh B. Weide, 19. Iola police officers said Weide was merging into traffic from a parking spot near Buchanan Street when the accident occurred. Neither was injured.

Court rejects tenure challenge TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge from the state’s largest teachers union to a 2014 law ending guaranteed tenure in the state’s public schools.

The court ruled unanimously Friday that lawmakers didn’t practice logrolling when they passed the bill. Logrolling is the practice of including several topics in one bill, and the state constitution prohibits legislative bills from having

more than one subject.

The Kansas National Education Association filed a lawsuit claiming that the portion of the bill ending tenure violated the rule because the full measure dealt with both spending and general education policy. The court said they were sufficiently related to remain in the same bill.

The decision upheld a Shawnee County judge’s ruling that the law did not violate the one-subject rule.

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GOP spearheads effort to end tax cut

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — With waning political support for an income tax break championed by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, fellow Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature are spearheading an effort to end it.

Brownback’s revenue secretary, some business owners and groups such as the Kansas Chamber of Commerce strongly defended the tax break in testimony for a Kansas House Taxation Committee hearing Thursday afternoon and evening.

The 2012 policy benefits more than 330,000 farmers and business owners, and Brownback contends it fuels growth among small businesses.

But he and his allies are fighting political headwinds, considering voters ousted two dozen conservatives from the Legislature, giving both Democrats and GOP moderates more power. Plus, Kansas is one of several GOP-led states facing budget woes at least partly due to past tax cuts. Its projected budget shortfall totals $1.1 billion through June 2019.

Brownback’s critics had hoped ending the tax exemption for farmers and business owners could cover close to half of those gaps, but figures have differed. The governor already suggested his willingness to negotiate by proposing his own alternative for increasing taxes on business owners. “With the primary and general elections, people

were running on the fact that we need to make changes to our tax code,� state Rep. Tom Phillips, a Manhattan Republican, said while taking a brief break from the hearing Thursday evening. “They’re seeing certain business classifications paying no taxes, and that’s an issue of fairness and equity.�

At Brownback’s urging, lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013, dropping the state’s top rate by 29 percent. Lawmakers also exempted the profits reported by farmers and owners of limited liability corporations, sole proprietorships and other businesses on their personal income tax returns and not subject to corporate income taxes. The break also covers rents and royalties.

House committee chairman Steven Johnson, an Assaria Republican, is a strong supporter of repealing the full tax break, and top Republicans in each chamber also have voiced their support. Democrats have long backed the idea as well.

But it’s not clear how quickly legislators will vote on repealing the tax break because they’re divided over passing it as a stand-alone measure or as part of a comprehensive budget-balancing package. They’re also still trying to get a handle on how much a standalone bill would raise, with a new estimate due next week.

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Two officials with the conservative, non-partisan Tax Foundation said Kansas has become an example to other states’ legislators of how not to handle tax policy.

Scott Drenkard, the group’s director of state projects, called the targeted tax break “uniquely damaging.� Kansas has raised other taxes to close previous budget gaps, including sales and cigarette taxes in 2015, which Drenkard called “a selfdefeating maneuver.� “Or let me put it another way: You’re doing it wrong,� Drenkard told the House committee.

Brownback’s counterproposal on taxes would reinstate income taxes on royalties and rents and increase annual filing fees for profit-making firms to raise about $147 million over two years as part of a larger package that also includes cigarette and liquor tax increases.

He acknowledged this week to reporters that Kansas’ tax policies need “refining,� but added, “We need to maintain the heart of it, which is about small business.�

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Thank you, Kansas.

You make us Thank you to the growing number of individuals and organizations that have endorsed the KCP&L and Westar merger and testified before the Kansas Corporation Commission or wrote letters expressing support.

These individuals and organizations recognize the benefit of keeping local ownership for two local utilities that have served customers in Kansas for more than 100 years. Together, we will create nearly $2 billion in savings over the first 10 years for our customers and continue to support our communities, growing jobs and local economies.

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Elliott: Mill offers outlet for non-GMO soybean producers Continued from A1

going,” Jason Elliott said this week.

“Come back in 90 days, and it’ll look completely different around here,” Rinck added.

The Elliotts, et al, hope to tap into the burgeoning non-GMO soybean market.

There appears to be plenty of interest. They recently hosted a community meeting with area soybean farmers to talk about non-GMO products. A crowd of about 60 attended.

“The market has really grown in the past five years or so,” Elliott said.

“You’re seeing it on the store shelves as well.”

“This isn’t something that’s against GMO soybeans,” Tera Elliott quickly added. “It’s all about giving the customers a choice, and that’s what people want.”

For generations, farmers grew non-GMO soybeans until their introduction in the mid1990s as a means to become more resistant to Roundup and other pesticides.

However, as weeds developed resistance to those herbicides, producers — and consumers — have seen the pendulum swing back to organic or non-GMO varieties.

ELLIOTT Protein & Oil is much like other soybean mills dotting the landscape.

The beans are tested, cleaned, ground and run through an extruder in order to separate the oil and soybean meal byproducts.

Both the oil and the meal can be sold off and used for a multitude of uses, from providing feed for livestock to the manufacture of plastic products.

The difference, of course, is that the product must be tested thoroughly to ensure its purity.

“A person knows what he’s planting,” Rinck said, alluding to some producers who might try to push off genetically modified product as non-GMO (which usually draw a significantly higher price).

“However, I’ve seen it where farmers bring in what they think is non-GMO and it’s still tested positive for Roundup,” Elliott added. “You really need to make sure you wash out and sweep out your trucks and your bins. Even dust residue will show

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ordered last April to serve five days in jail, and placed on probation for a year.

In 2012, Callahan was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

He entered a diversion agreement in 2013, and the charge was dismissed a year later.

In 2007, he was arrested twice in a twomonth span, the first for possessing marijuana, the second for domestic battery.

In 2006, Callahan was arrested after stealing a vehicle in Lawrence and leading officers on a 130-mile chase into Missouri before he was apprehended.

A pile of freshly ground non-GMO soybean meal awaits transportation.

Above, Elliott Protein & Oil employee Ethan Noakes clears off soybean meal from an extruder in the plant north of Moran. Below, employee Ashlynn Pinkerton encloses a bag of the ground soybean meal. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN up sometimes.”

The Elliotts, who live north of Erie, had worked at a mill in the past, “but I’ve always wanted to have something on my own,” Jason Elliott said.

The Elliotts purchased an old extruder in June, then spent the next few months trying to find a site.

“We looked forever near Erie for a good building,” Jason said.

“Then a friend suggested we call Ray,” Tera Elliott said.

Ray Maloney, owner of Ray’s Metal Depot in LaHarpe, also owns the old Klein Tool building.

“I’d known Ray for years, but didn’t know he had this building,” Jason Elliott said. “It’s a shame this building has set for 10 years.”

The Elliotts knew, however, that they lacked the resources available to start up such an operation on their own.

They recruited Rinck and the LaForges to join the effort.

“What I love most is that each person brings a different strength to the company,” Tera said.

“It’s amazing,” La-

Forge agreed. “We have networking, contacts, a farming background, a business background.”

And, once the site was found, the Elliotts learned LaForge’s father helped build the

Klein Tool building in 1975.

“Pretty cool,” Jason Elliott said.

Klein Tools manufactured pliers north of Moran for about 25 years before the plant closed. It was used for the ill-fated Stewart Manufacturing briefly until the former owner skipped town without warning.

Since then, Maloney acquired the building, using a portion of it for a separate company, Midwest Production Solutions.

Most of the complex, however, will be utilized

by Elliott Protein & Oil. The business partners also operate C3 Feeds, with a full supply of non-GMO and organic feeds.

FOR NOW, the name of the game is to keep up with demand.

The plant already has contracts out to produce as much as 400,000 bushels of soybeans annually.

“We’re currently trying to get a rail car so we can ship some soybeans to western Kansas,” Jason Elliott said.

The plant expects to draw producers from a 100-mile radius.

“Most of the farmers are very local,” Tera Elliott said. “We’re trying to increase the coffers for everybody involved.”

Getting the new extruder up and going will nearly double production capacity at the outset. (The old extruder will be kept and dedicated solely to organic products, those grown with virtually no use of herbicides or other chemicals.)

“There aren’t a lot of organic growers, but there are some,” Rinck said.

THE plant operates 24 hours a day, six (or seven) days a week, as demand dictates, with a crew of eight.

“I’d like to think we’re making a nice economic impact,” Jason Elliott said.

If non-GMO beans can be sold for $1 more per bushel than other varieties, that could bring an additional $640,000 of income for area farmers annually.

“It’s still small scale compared to other operations,” but if a farmer can earn enough income from selling nonGMO beans, he can afford to build an extra bin within a year or two, he explained, meeting another challenge farmers face — sufficient storage.

“We really want to get these bins in here, but it takes about six to eight weeks,” he said.

He noted commodity prices tend to rise the further it gets from harvest time. Farmers who can ably store their product for extended periods can taken more advantage.

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The beauty of print For the last couple of months I’ve focused on looking through thousands of negatives and photos for The Register’s upcoming “Chronicles of Allen County, 1946-2000.”

It’s not as bad as it may sound to some, and, in fact, I’ve enjoyed placing photos with events that occur in the book.

I began with boxes of 4 x 5-inch negatives that the large format cameras of the 1930s through 1950s used. The images are crispy clear in detail and with today’s scanners come through much better than when printed in the newspapers of their day. In the 1960s we switched to using medium-format cameras such as the Hasselblad that used 2.25 x 2.25-inch negatives. A decade later we were into single-lens reflex cameras that used 35-millimeter film and measured 1 x 1.5-inches. And today, of course, digital photography has replaced film entirely.

In doing this project I have come to appreciate the durability of film. The negatives from 65 years ago are as good as the day they were processed and have an indeterminable lifespan as long as they are kept safe.

The preservation of digital photography, however, is not necessarily as secure.

You can inscribe something on a computer, but you can’t put it up on a shelf and expect to pick it out at random at 50, let alone 100 years from now and be able to read it. Computers of tomorrow will be very different, guaranteed. Experts recommend saving several copies of everything in as many formats as possible.

ACCORDING to a recent PBS Newshour program, the average lifespan of a web page is 92 days. Think about how often you have searched a subject and a supposed link dead-ends.

When put up on the web, information, including photos, can be altered in any number of ways and deleted for all kinds of reasons.

That’s one reason newspapers have a beef with governmental bodies that refer citizens to their websites to retrieve the complete information contained in public

Susan Lynn Register editor notices.

The newspaper now receives a truncated version to publish. Sometimes the full version is indeed on the official website, sometimes not, and, to make matters worse, comes with an expiration date. You also have no way of knowing if that information has been altered in some sense from its original version.

Once something is in print, it becomes a permanent record.

Another example the Newshour used illustrating the frailty of the Internet was the downing of a civilian airplane in 2014

by Russian-backed rebels.

The rebels bragged on their website they had downed an enemy plane in Ukraine and posted pictures of the burning fuselage. When it was discovered it was a commercial airline and that 283 civilians had perished in the incident, they quickly scrubbed all evidence of the posting.

The only way the incident was recorded was by a professional service that “crawls” the World Wide Web and captures such postings, much to the Russians’ chagrin.

As we’ve seen from all the fake news generated by the recent election, the Internet is very, very malleable.

IF YOU WANT your memories preserved, my suggestion is to gather your CDs, thumb drives and downloads and make books — what we used to call photo albums. I have done so on the occasion of the weddings of my children and births of my grandchildren. They make great coffee table toppers and are much easier to peruse than sitting in front of a computer.

And they’ll never be victim to a computer virus or hacking.

Warmth encourages armadillos For years the slug was the signature animal of this weekly journey through time.

As of today my favorite nonhuman is the armadillo, in concession to global warming, as well as because the armored creature is a survivor, having been around since early in the Cenozoic Period — and, folks, that’s a mighty long time ago, even before Alley Oop. Regardless what Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt, professes, scientific evidence leaves no doubt global warming has been with us since the industrial age began. It’s indisputable that greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere hinder natural filters that suppress heat from the sun.

For example, 2016 was the hottest year by 1.69 degrees since record-keeping began in 1880. Also, 16 of the hottest years on record have occurred consecutively since 2000.

Annual analysis comes from observations made yearround at 6,300 ground-based weather stations, untold numbers of ocean buoys and research facilities in Antarctica. Melting of permafrost and ice at the poles give more evidence.

Armadillos sprang up millions of years ago in South America and moved northward after the Isthmus of Panama formed.

Up until about 45 years ago, finding one in Allen County was an event. I recall someone

At Week’s End Bob Johnson

reported an armadillo lying dead along the blacktop running south of LaHarpe. We all figured it had been carried here from Texas and dropped off as a joke.

Then, every now and again, a report of one would filter in.

In the last 20 years they’ve become fairly common. A number of times on trips around Kansas I’ve noticed more armadillo cadavers than any other species. Friday morning a carcass was on South State Street.

Except for an occasional blip winters have been milder than those of my age remember from years ago. Not as much snow nowadays, and not so many temperatures in single digits or below zero have occurred, particularly

over any sustained period — of which I’m delighted. It should be noted such things as climate change occur over many, many years and one or two, going either way, isn’t a trend. A tipping point, though, is the increase of storm severity, mostly caused by ocean waters warming.

Reports I’ve read propose armadillos’ migration beyond Texas and the Southwest is because of fewer predators in those ranges, leading to larger populations pushing them north and east. Perhaps, but I think climate warming is a big factor.

Armadillos dine on anything that crawls or imbeds itself in dig, which means they can find victuals aplenty wherever they are. However, they surely recognize it’s easier to dig from warm ground than frozen.

No, dear readers, migration of this holdover from prehistoric times can be pinned on climate change.

To my way of thinking, the armadillo is the poster child for global warming.

The responsibility for Republicans in the Trump era MEMO TO: Senators Moran and Roberts; Representatives Jenkins, Marshall, and Yoder Now that Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th U.S. President, you and all your congressional colleagues have a solemn obligation to support your co-equal branch of government.

Above all else, this means using your independent judgment, protecting the Constitution, and working to enhance the security and well-being of all Americans.

In this highly partisan — even tribal — age, as Republican legislators you bear a special responsibility, given unified GOP control of the federal government. This would be true, no matter the president, but your burden is particularly great with the inexperienced and erratic Donald Trump.

So, I urge you to do your duty as you engage with the president and his administration. You need not aban-

Burdett Loomis Insight Kansas don your conservative, Republican principles, but you must protect the Congress, your constituents, and the American people, especially on the following: First, U.S.-Russian relations.

Allow — even encourage — investigations to go forward as to the Russian involvement in American elections. Be skeptical of agreements that Trump and Russian president Putin might reach. Make sure that all relevant agencies, from State to Defense to Commerce are completely involved in negotiations.

Remember Ronald Reagan’s great line, “Trust, but verify.” And think twice before trusting.

Second, fully support the U.S. Constitution, most notably with regard to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, and the emoluments clause that prohibits all elected officials from benefiting from foreign gifts or payments. This last issue is difficult, given the lack of constitutional precedent. I implore you to think as the late Justice Scalia might have, harking back to the framers’ real fear of foreign involvement in our politics. Do not naively believe Donald Trump’s promises or take this issue lightly. The very independence of the nation is at stake.

Third, health care. You have all vigorously and relentlessly attacked Obamacare. Fair enough. Now the health care ball is completely in your court. Take your legislative roles seriously and don’t pass a hurried bill that will cast at least 18 million Americans out of the health care system. Nor should you

adopt some kind of “fig leaf ” legislation that will leave those millions without effective care. Senator Jerry Moran has made a good start here, noting “Health care is so important it ought to have input from all members of Congress, all parts of the country and all constituencies, as compared to just a Republican plan.”

Fourth, the truth. If, or rather when, President Trump lies, call him out rather than remaining silent. You will have many opportunities here. Partisanship and fear of reprisals may hold you back from responding, but you must speak out. A president should not be able to blatantly lie and get away with it. Don’t let him.

Fifth, given your majority status, provide committees the time and resources to work hard on important issues and actually address complex problems like health care and trade, rather than simply adopting ideological

positions masquerading as legislation.

Finally, regardless of what President Trump says or tweets, remain civil in your discourse and in how you approach the opposition.

To recycle an overused, but apt, phrase, we are truly in “uncharted waters.” Republicans in the House and Senate are in the position to act responsibly, to seriously oversee this administration’s actions, and to protect the rights of the Congress and their constituents. This is what an independent legislature does.

With your many opportunities come immense responsibilities. The next four years will offer you continual chances to represent all Kansans with independence, integrity, and energy.

For all of us, please rise to meet these daunting tests.

Burdett Loomis is a professor of political science at the University of Kansas.

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Girls’ H.S. Basketball: Burlington Invitational - Rock Creek 30, Iola 18

Fillies can’t find offense in loss

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Iola junior Katie Bauer leans in for a shot on Friday in the Burlington Invitational against Rock Creek. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

H.S. Basketball:

Independence rallies past Mustangs

BURLINGTON — Whenever a team loses its point guard for any stretch of time, there is an adjustment period as everyone’s roles change slightly to make up for the void.

When that point guard has the ball in her hands as much and is counted on to generate

as much of the offensive firepower as Iola senior Sydney Wade is, that adjustment period can be even more harsh.

Friday’s 30-18 loss to a previously winless Rock Creek team was certainly a blow for the Fillies, but luckily for Iola it is just one game that does not count in the league standings and by the time the end of the season rolls around will

just be a blip on the radar if this senior-laden squad can accomplish the other goals that it has set for itself.

From the beginning, it was clear that the Fillies were having some hiccups figuring out their offense without Wade and that was just magnified when Rock Creek coach Adam See FILLIES | Page B4

Boys’ High School Basketball: Pleasanton Tournament - Humboldt 69, Oswego 24

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

BURLINGTON — The sharp-shooting abilities of Iola seniors Ben Cooper and Isaiah Fawson were the driving force for Iola early in a Burlington Invitational semifinal against Independence.

Unfortunately it was a freshman from Independence who controlled the rest of the game. Davion Lewis — a 6-4 forward — led the Bulldogs to a 65-55 victory.

“We just self-destructed,” Iola coach Jay Applegate said.

“The white team didn’t beat us tonight, it was definitely the blue team, which was our color.

We had a lot of success in the first quarter and we didn’t handle it well. We will come back tomorrow and test our character.”

The Mustangs quickly jumped out to an 18-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and that lead grew to 21-9 early in the second quarter and then to 27-15 after back-to-back triples

by Fawson and Cooper.

The matchup of former SEK rivals wasn’t meant to be a blowout and Independence ended the second quarter on 10-0 run to cut it to 27-25.

The Bulldogs promptly got within one point early in the third quarter, but another three pointer by Fawson and a basket from Cooper extended the lead to 32-26.

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Humboldt senior guard Rayce Hoepker glides by Oswego senior guard Bryan Siu for two of his 51 points in Humboldt’s semifinal victory on Thursday in the Pleasanton Tournament. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

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PLEASANTON — Humboldt coach David Taylor was most happy with Rayce Hoepker in the closing minutes of the second quarter of Thursday’s 69-24 victory over Oswego in the semifinals of the Pleasanton Tournament.

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Lancer squads end Missouri trip with pair of victories

Crest forward Hayden Seabolt (31) shoots on Friday in Liberal, Mo. SUBMITTED

LIBERAL, Mo. — The Crest Lancers completed their week in Missouri with a couple of wins on Friday night as both the boys’ and the girls’ teams secured seventh-place finishes in the Tony Dubray Classic in Liberal.

The Lancer girls were able to run away with a 48-28 win over Golden City (Mo.).

The Lancer boys had a tougher battle in their contest with Golden City, but behind the talents of star sophomore Hayden Hermreck, Crest was able to emerge with a 58-55 victory.

Hermreck was on fire from behind the arc with six threepointers and totaled 26 points.

Hermreck was particularly effective in the first quarter with 11 points to help the

Lancers grab an early 20-18 lead.

The game was tied at 3333 at halftime and in the third quarter, it was Crest’s lone senior Nate Berry who kept the Lancers within striking distance.

Berry — who finished with 13 — had 11 of the team’s 13 points in the quarter and hit a trio of triples, but despite those exploits, Crest entered the fourth quarter trailing by two.

Hermreck added six points to his total in the fourth quarter to help rally his team to the victory and junior Hayden Seabolt had four of his eight total points in the fourth to make the drive back to Colony a happy one for the Lancers.

nine three-pointers that the senior hit in the victory or for any of his baskets that led to his career-high 51 points? No, it was for a play that didn’t show up anywhere in Hoepker’s incredible stat line.

With the Cubs leading 33-14, the 5-10 guard laid out for a loose ball that ended up in the Cub bench area, See HOEPKER | Page B3

Girls’ H.S. Basketball: Humboldt 49, H.C. 33

Humboldt sophomore guard Aricah McCall looks to make a pass during the Cubs’ semifinal victory over Heritage Christian in the Pleasanton Tournament on Thursday. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

Cubs rally for semifinal win

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

PLEASANTON — There were two themes for Humboldt in the first half of Thursday’s semifinal of the Pleasanton Tournament against Heritage Christian: Turnovers and Ti-

lar Wells.

Luckily for the Cubs, the shooting ability of the latter was nearly enough to cancel out the former and allowed Humboldt to rally for a 49-33 win.

See CUBS | Page B6

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just out of the reach of Hoepker. Hoepker slid on the floor and ended up at the feet of his head coach.

“We always talk about what we can control,” Taylor said. “There were two plays in the game that got me really excited. One when he did that and the other when Daylon Splane did the same thing (in the third quarter). You can control two things: defense and rebounding. We controlled both and you can hang your hat on that.”

That is the standard of hustle and all out determination that Taylor expects of his players whether it’s a senior starter like Splane or Hoepker or a sophomore off the bench.

“Defense leads to offense and that is Coach Taylor’s thing,” Hoepker said. “He loves hustle plays. He thinks we should get every loose ball there is so if you don’t get on the floor, you aren’t going to play.”

The play seemed to spark Hoepker even further and fuel his play on the offensive end of the court.

Hoepker capped his first half scoring with a three-point play on a layup and the Cubs went into the locker room with a 36-16 lead over the Indians. The basket gave him 25 in the first half, but he was apparently just getting warmed up.

“I watched him in warmups and I thought it might be a long night for him,” Taylor said.

“He couldn’t hit anything before the game.”

You could say that Hoepker found his stroke in time for tip-off. He was 20-of-28 shooting overall including 9-of-14 from beyond the three-point arc. Hoepker earned every point he got and only shot two free throws —

both on three-point plays — and of course, he hit both.

“My teammates set good screens so I got some open looks,” Hoepker said. “They also hustled and we got some steals which gave me some easy layups. My teammates really got me going.”

The long-range sniper scored 26 points in the third quarter and every time the Indians’ defense would adjust to try to find a new way to slow him down, the Cubs would just find a new way to get Hoepker a good look.

“I take whatever the defense is willing to give me,” Hoepker said. “If they are going to play me tight, I’ll drive or pullup, but if they sag off me, I’ll shoot over them.

I’ll take the open shot wherever it is.”

He opened the quarter with a three-pointer, then he forced a steal — one of his eight of the night — and converted for a layup.

“Some kids are better shooters when it’s an inside-outside game, some kids are better shooters when it comes around the horn… (but) Rayce has all of them,” Taylor said. “Because he has worked at it.”

After Lance Daniels scored to further increase the lead, Hoepker hit another three, then a two, then a three, then Splane made a steal and tip-toed the sideline in front of Humboldt’s bench before finding Hoepker for another “And-One” play, then Hoepker hit another triple with 2:44 left in the quarter.

“Our kids are really unselfish, they did everything they could do to get Rayce set up,” Taylor said. “We have sets for him, but we didn’t run very many sets, the boys did that.”

All this, before Oswego was able to score in the second half. The lead was 57-16.

After three Oswego points, Hoepker responded with back-toback baskets to get his point total to 48.

The Humboldt star hit a three pointer with under 10 seconds left in the third. Hoepker went to the bench with a smile on his face knowing he had comfortably broken the school record for single-game scoring and knowing that his Cubs were well on their way to an 8-1 record this season after having to replace four starters at the beginning of the year.

“I would have played as long as he wanted to play,” Hoepker said, while also admitting that he thought coach might take him out after the third.

With a running clock for the final period, Cub fans got a glimpse of the future of the program as Taylor got his younger players into the game, but this night belonged to the senior.

“Rayce deserves this kind of success,” Taylor said. “From the time he was a freshman, the kid got up at six o’clock in the morning and went to the gym and shot on his own. Any success he gets, he has earned.”

BOX SCORE Humboldt 69, Oswego 24 Humboldt 14 22 28 5 - 69 Oswego 10 6 5 3 - 24 Humboldt (8-1) ( 2 p t / 3 p t - F T M - F TA Points) Rayce Hoepker 11/9-2-2-51; Lance Daniels 3/0-0-0-6; Bo Bigelow 1/00-0-2; Daylon Splane 0/1-00-3; Wyatt Seufert 0/0-1-21; Tucker Hurst 1/0-0-0-2; Hesston Murrow 1/0-00-2; Zach Korte 1/0-0-0-2.

TOTALS: 18/10-3-4-69.

FOULED OUT: None.

Humboldt senior guard Rayce Hoepker goes up for a layup in Humboldt’s semifinal victory over Oswego on Thursday in the Pleasanton Tournament. Hoepker scored 51 points in the win, a school-record for the Cubs. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

Cubs sweep titles in Pleasanton

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

PLEASANTON — Having traded baskets during a polite first quarter of play in the championship game of the Pleasanton Tournament on Friday, Humboldt sophomore Maggie Johnson busted a hole in that placidity with a long bank-shot three-pointer at the start of the second quarter.

The improbable shot commenced a momentum shift, which, by the time the final buzzer sounded, had propelled the Cubs to a 30 point victory, 51-21, over the outmatched Oswego Indians.

Humboldt senior Annalise Whitcomb led the Cubs in scoring with 14.

And for the second night in a row, senior Tilar Wells stood out as the game’s dominant contestant. The guard, whose presence on the court seems, by her sheer proximity, to improve the play of the entire Cubs team, accumulated assists and steals at a regular clip all game, and ended the night with 12 points.

Including a spectacular four-point play in the second quarter, when Wells was hacked while firing a miracle threepointer.

Even without their starting point guard, Rylan Wilhite — likely out for the regular season with a stress fracture to her foot — the Cubs man-

any chance of an Eagles’ comeback.

The Cubs — the eighthranked team in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association — move to 9-1 on the season.

Humboldt senior forward Joe Kline puts up a shot against Oswego in Thursday’s semifinal of the Pleasant Tournament. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA aged a balanced offensive output.

Still, it was the Cubs’ lockdown defense that was the key ingredient in Friday’s win.

The Cubs move to 9-1 on the year.

HUMBOLDT BOYS Rayce Hoepker, who scored 51 on Thursday night, was more bashful in the championship game on Friday.

The senior ended his rampage in Pleasanton with a modest 29 points.

He led all scorers.

Humboldt trounced the Uniontown Eagles 5644.

The Cubs brandished

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a second weapon in their roster in the person of sophomore Bo Bigelow.

In the second quarter alone, Bo Bigelow deposited three rapid-fire three-pointers, which effectively denied the team from Uniontown the fun of playing a close game.

Bigelow ended his night with 13 points.

Hoepker dropped two quick threes of his own in the third quarter and — despite Uniontown’s ability to hold the Cubs scoreless for the first two minutes of the final period — Hoepker managed to sink two more triples before the fourth quarter was done, drenching

MARMATON VALLEY BOYS The Marmaton Valley boys lost a heartbreaker on Friday night in the fifth-place game of the Pleasanton Tournament.

The Wildcats lost a 10-point second half lead as Pleasanton roared back for a 40-36 victory.

Sophomore Isaac Heskett led the Wildcats with 10 points and also had double-digit rebounds.

Junior Justice Pugh added nine points.

The loss drops Marmaton Valley to a 1-9 record.

MARMATON VALLEY GIRLS The Marmaton Valley girls fell to the Uniontown Eagles, 45-21, Friday evening in the fifth-place game of the Pleasanton Tournament.

Senior Taryn Covey led the Wildcats in scoring with 12 points. Kyla Drake and Brooklyn Newman added four apiece.

Not for the first time this year, Uniontown senior Holly Shinn led all scorers with 19.

UP NEXT The Cubs travel to Leon-Bluestem on Tuesday.

The Wildcats face Oswego on the road on Tueday.

Humboldt Middle Schoolers face off with Caney Valley CANEY — The Humboldt Middle School varsity girls team showed its resilience on Thursday night in Caney when they rallied from a halftime deficit to top Caney Valley in overtime, 32-26.

Isabelle Murrow was the star for the Cubs with 14 points while Zoey Wilson and Jessica Myers each added six.

“These girls really stepped up the last 5 minutes of the game,” Humboldt coach Scott Brady said.

“We have gone games where we haven’t scored 15 points in a game so for them to get themselves back in it and then dominate the extra three minutes was awesome.”

Humboldt outscored Caney Valley 8-2 in overtime.

The junior varsity Cubs weren’t able to match the performance of the varsity as they fell 21-10.

“Unfortunately we were a little shorthanded in this game due to the flu going

around and some of the girls having to play extra quarters in the first game, but those can’t be excuses,” Brady said. “Other girls had the chance to step up and they just didn’t get it done.”

The Cub varsity is now 4-6 and the junior varsity drops to 8-2.

BOYS The Humboldt Middle School boys varsity struggled with Caney Valley, falling 46-9.

Thane Meadows led the team with four points.

The Cub junior varsity squad didn’t find any more success as they lost 44-11.

Aden Kelley and Ethan D o e p k e shared the team’s scoring lead with three points each.

The Cubs C-Team lost 13-10 as they missed a last-second three point attempt to try and tie it.

Aden Kelley and Hunter each scored four points to lead the Cubs.

“The team played extremely hard,” Humboldt coach Jeremy Wielert said.

UP NEXT The Cubs travel to Eureka on Monday.

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Lewis hit a three and Zeadric Daniels had a bucket to get Independence back within one.

The lead bounced back and forth for a couple minutes in the third quarter, but a pair of Lewis three pointers turned a three-point Bulldog deficit into a 4340 lead at the end of the third quarter. The fourth quarter was all Independence.

Independence senior Zack Schroeder hit a three pointer to extend the lead and then Lewis had backto-back baskets to extend the lead to 10.

That is where the lead stayed for the rest of the game as the Mustangs were never able to seriously cut into that margin and the Bulldogs converted on their free throws to seal the 65-55 win.

The Mustangs will be happy that they don’t have to face Lewis in the next four years in league play.

The freshman put up a game-high 29 points.

“We had a hard time guarding him,” Applegate said. “But we shot ourselves in the foot and I don’t know how many rounds of ammunition we used, but it was a lot.”

Fawson nearly matched Lewis’ production with 28 of his own and Cooper added 15.

The problem for the Mustang offense was that outside of their ‘big three’ of Cooper, Fawson and Ethan Holloway — who had seven — the rest of the team combined for just five points.

“It would be nice,” Applegate said about needing to have other scorers.

Plummer — who had obviously done his scouting and realized that Iola’s primary ballhandler was sidelined — turned up the pressure, by throwing a fullcourt press at Iola.

Normally, this would not be an issue and the Fillies could pass the ball around until Wade would be able to get the ball and break the pressure or if they couldn’t get it to Wade, Colbi Riley is an excellent secondary ballhandler and would be able to break it with the defense’s attention on Wade.

On Friday, that whole dynamic was shifted, Riley was thrust into the position of lead guard and players around her — who are normally just asked to pass in the press-break — were counted on to dribble and make plays.

“It is a different mentality (for Colbi),” Iola coach Becky Carlson said. “She will figure it out and we will get better and it will make us a better team.”

The whole situation threw the entire offense out of whack.

Turnovers began to crop up even when the Fillies broke the press, they began to rush and try too hard to make the Mustangs pay for that aggression.

“It really frustrated us,” Carlson said of the Rock Creek pressure. “I don’t know what else to say.”

Carlson used her bench more than she has in recent weeks as it was a committeeapproach to fill Wade’s shoes.

Junior Chloe Gard-

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the stripe and cashed in a pair of foul shots to make the lead nine with under two minutes left.

Iola threw a desperation press at the Mustangs, but Rock Creek quickly broke it and junior Madison Figge put the final nail in the Iola coffin with a layup with 1:25 left.

Figge added a free throw later to provide the final 30-18 margin.

WADE INJURY There is good news on the injury front as Wade’s sprained ankle suffered in Tuesday’s loss to Paola is healing and Carlson expects her to be back in the lineup in time for next Friday’s contest against Chanute.

“She will be back by next Friday, I think,” Carlson said.

The Chanute game is also homecoming.

BOX SCORE Rock Creek 30, Iola 18 Iola 5 3 2 8 - 18 Rock Creek 4 10 6 10 - 30 Iola (5-5) ( 2 p t / 3 p t - F T M - F TA Points) Riley Murry 1/03-4-5; Colbi Riley 2/0-1-45; Piper Moore 0/0-1-2-1; Della Lohman 0/0-0-1-0; Madisyn Holloway 1/01-2-3; Toni Macha 2/0-02-4. TOTALS: 6/0-6-15-18.

FOULED OUT: Murry.

Iola sophomore Piper Moore guards Rock Creek sophomore point guard Laney Scott in the second half of the Fillies’ semifinal loss on Friday in the Burlington Invitational. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA ner was elevated from her bench role to the starting two-guard spot with Riley sliding over to the point.

Sophomore Madisyn Holloway saw a big spike in her minutes.

Sophomore Piper Moore stepped up and provided minutes off the bench as well in an attempt to get more players with ball-handling experience onto the court.

All three guards played well for spurts and showed that they have valuable skill-sets to bring to the table to complement a full-strength Fillies’ team, but no matter what it was clear: The Fillies’ were missing their alpha-dog.

“I saw a lot of effort for them,” Carlson said.

“They all put out a lot of effort. There wasn’t anyone who went in that

didn’t do a good job.”

The Fillies hung in there with the Mustangs the entire first half and a Toni Macha basket got Iola within 14-8 at the end of the first half.

In the third quarter, the offensive slump worsened and without its calming presence handling the ball.

Riley scored Iola’s only basket of the quarter and Rock Creek took a commanding 20-10 lead into the final period.

After Rock Creek’s Jayden Weers extended the margin to 22-10 early in the fourth, Iola showed that heart that Carlson is so quick to complement her squad on.

“We did a better job in the second half,” Carlson said. “We were just a little out of rhythm.”

Senior Riley Murry was fouled and converted oneof-two from the line to get the offense moving again.

Holloway scored with just under five minutes left to get the lead back down to single-digits, then a pair of Murry foul shots cut the margin to seven.

The two teams exchanged foul shot and as the clock ticked under three minutes the lead remained at seven.

Rock Creek sophomore Allie Jensen refused to let her team lose this opportunity for its first win though.

Jensen hit a pair of foul shots to push the lead back to nine, but Murry quickly answered for the Fillies to get back within seven.

Iola fouled Jensen once more and again, the sophomore calmly stepped to

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Cubs: Wells, McCall spark win Continued from B1

The game began terribly for the Cubs. They were playing in Pleasanton’s older gym which has rims that creaked so loudly that they appeared to be older than the combined ages of the 10 players on the court.

With subpar shooting conditions and without their starting point guard — junior Rylan Wilhite has a stress fracture in her foot and is expected to be out until sub-state — the Cubs have struggled. They committed far too many turnovers for Coach Aubrey Jones’ liking and when they did get a shot off they couldn’t seem to buy a bucket — with the exception of Wells.

“Everyone has to step up a little bit because we are missing Rylan,” Wells said.

After Humboldt fell behind 8-3, the senior lined up and splashed in a three-pointer to get the Cubs back within a possession.

“I felt good,” Wells said. “My shots haven’t been falling this year yet, so it felt good to come out and put up big points for our team.”

Humboldt again floundered though and the Chargers grabbed a 14-6 lead, but again Wells

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came to the rescue for the Cubs.

Back-to-back three pointers — including one off an inbounds play — cut the lead back down to 14-12, but with Wells having nine of the Cubs 12 points, they were going to have to find points from other players to pull off a victory.

“Tilar was absolutely huge,” Jones said. “We knew that she is capable of that, we were just waiting for her to remember that she is capable of that. It couldn’t have come at a better time.”

And just like that, those other players stepped up.

“Once someone gets going and shooting well, the next person gets going,” Humboldt guard Aricah McCall said. “I think it is amazing how everyone follows Tilar.

She is a big leader for our team.”

Humboldt junior Lizzie Myers tied the game at 14-14 with a baskets and later Myers gave the team a 17-16 lead with another basket.

Heritage Christian scored to end the half and took an 18-17 lead into the locker room, but all the momentum was clearly on the side of the Cubs.

“We were pretty fired

up,” McCall said. “We knew it was time to finish strong.”

While in the first half, the Cub offense was centered on the senior Wells; in the second half, it was an underclassman who stole the show.

McCall, a sophomore, had two straight baskets early in the third to give the Cubs a 23-22 lead and neither McCall nor the rest of the team looked back from that point on.

“The girls really responded to our game plan and just came out of halftime ready to put one away and they did,” Jones said. “Credit to them. All 10 played extremely, extremely hard.”

The Cubs turned up the defensive pressure and were able to rack up points in transition.

McCall — who is starting in place of the injured Wilhite — had all 15 of her points in the second half and the Cubs cruised to a 49-33 victory.

“I have to step up and rise to the occasion with Rylan out,” McCall said.

Wells finished the game with 11 points, while fellow-senior Annalise Whitcomb had seven points, with six in the third quarter.

Makaylah McCall had six points.

Humboldt senior guard Tilar Wells shoots a three-pointer over the defense of Heritage Christian senior guard Aysa Benally during the Cubs’ semifinal victory on Thursday in the Pleasanton Tournament. Wells hit three first-half three pointers for the Cubs. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

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Husband’s ‘germy’ habits won’t kill him; lighten up Dear Dr. Roach: My spouse believes I am being “germophobic” over his bathroom habits.

Among other things: He uses a hand towel to wipe the inside of his sink and countertop, and then uses the same towel to wipe his mouth, face and hands. He says he won’t die from this, but his lack of regard for this type of hygiene makes me very concerned. Am I overreacting? — A.A.R. Answer: From a bacteriological standpoint, your reasoning is sound. It has been shown that bacteria from the toilet can be splashed on the sink and countertops. Wiping your face using a towel with those bacteria now on it is not hygienic. Your spouse is right that he probably

Dr. Keith Roach To Your Good Health won’t die from it: The body’s immune system is generally very good. However, it would be much smarter to wash the towel he used for wiping up and use a fresh towel for the face and hands.

Getting a spouse to listen to reason is sometimes beyond my powers, unfortunately.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a lump on my stomach, just above my bellybutton.

When it’s soft, it is about the size of a dime and is hardly noticeable. But

when it gets larger, it will stick out about a third of an inch and be as hard as a rock.

I have checked with two different doctors. The first one said it is a tumor and not to worry about it. The second doctor said it is a hernia and that I should see a surgeon. I think a surgeon is last person I want to see.

Also, I have been trying to diet, and have lost about 10 pounds. However, the weight comes off everywhere but the stomach.

Could this be keeping me from losing weight? What do you think I should do, and what kind of doctor should I see? — K.M. Answer: What I think you should do is first find out what the lump is. Your

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description of it sounds to me very much like a hernia, but only a comprehensive evaluation will determine what it is. I am surprised neither doctor recommended an imaging test, such as an ultrasound or a CT scan. These sometimes can make the diagnosis.

Nobody wants to have to see a surgeon, but if you do have to, then the surgeon is the first person you want to see.

As far as weight loss goes, it’s not possible to tell your body where to take the weight from. Many people tell me that their stomach fat is stubborn, and though abdominal muscle exercise can strengthen and tone you, it won’t make the fat come off from the stomach preferentially.

My marriage is over, but I’m not depressed Dear Carolyn: I am ending my marriage after confirming my suspicions that my husband has been unfaithful at various points throughout our marriage.

We have two small children and this will be hard, perhaps terribly so, but the thought of staying in the marriage for longer — and then perhaps ending it when they’re older and more aware — seems like the wrong thing to do.

The thing is, I am not depressed or unhappy. I had suspected the infidelity for longer than my husband knows, and I feel secure in the parts of my life that will continue to be good after the marriage ends. I am not planning to badmouth him or give anyone more than the need-to-know minimum about why we are splitting up.

But from even the two friends I’ve confided in about my plans, I am getting a whiff of, “You just married him to have the

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two babies, and now you don’t want him anymore.”

They are reading my calm feelings as meaning I won’t grieve for our marriage.

This is making me dread having to share the news with other, even less charitable people, especially my husband’s family, who I want to keep in the kids’ lives.

I should probably be taking this one step at a time, and worrying mostly about the logistics for now.

But this is bothering me a lot. What do you think? — Seattle Answer: I think your friends aren’t your friends.

Wow. I hope you called them on the “whiff” so they could either confirm or

correct the record: “I’m hearing that you think I married him only because I wanted a sperm donor. Is that what you’re saying?”

This is important for two reasons: 1) If they meant it, and if there’s absolutely no truth to what they’re saying, and if they are accusing you of this character lapse without any basis in fact, then you want to hear them own it so you know not to count on them as your friends anymore; 2) “Getting a whiff” means they didn’t say it, you inferred it, which means you could be completely wrong. If they absolutely don’t think this about you, then you want to give them a chance to clear up the misunderstanding.

I hope you’re being honest with your closest friends about what really happened; part of being close is giving people a chance to understand what you’re going through. I realize that opens the possibility of a leak, but that’s

all part of knowing who of your friends is solid. Pick the ones you feel you can trust, and then trust them.

(The others are free to wonder what happened.) That’s all you owe your husband as far as confidentiality. In fact, it’s generous.

As for your husband’s family, if you get a nasty response from them to your decision to end the marriage, keep it simple: “I’m sorry to hear you think so little of me.”

For what it’s worth, your husband will get a second chance at showing some integrity here. Don’t count on it, of course, but he does owe it to you to defend you against any accusers: “She did nothing wrong — this one’s completely on me.”

Public notices (First Published in The Iola Register, January 21, 2017) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 21st of February at 5:30 p.m., at City Hall, 2 W. Jackson in Iola, Kansas; the Board of Zoning Appeals of Iola, Kansas will hold a public hearing on the written application of Kenneth

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Ponies take three of four from Buffalos The Iola Ponies’ seventh-grade teams were able to pull off a sweep of Prairie View on Thursday night.

In the seventh-grade varsity game, Ryker Curry led Iola to a 31-22 victory.

Curry had eight points while Tyler Boeken added seven.

Sam Fager and Karson Sigg each had five points and Cooper Riley added four.

“Group effort in tonight’s win,” Iola coach Scott Ellis said. “I thought the boys played relentlessly from beginning to end. Sam stepped

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up for us tonight defensively.”

Brett Morrison added two points.

“Proud of the boys and the way they attacked the goal,” Ellis said.

The seventh-grade junior varsity also emerged victorious with a 14-7 drubbing of the Buffalos.

Kobe Lord was the difference for Iola with 10 points.

“Kobe played a big game tonight at the post,” Ellis said.

Brett Willis added three points while Kaden Griffeth rounded out the scoring.

The Buffalos were able to pick up their only victory of the night in the eighth-grade varsity game with a narrow 3630 win.

“Tough loss tonight; we were in it from beginning to end, but fell short,” Ellis said.

Drake Sellman led the Ponies in scoring with seven points and added six rebounds.

Dillon Bycroft also had a strong game with six points and 10 rebounds.

Nathan Louk had five points and Jack Adams added four. Dillon Slaven and Kole Rogers each

had three while Henry Wicoff added two.

“I was glad to see several of the guys contributing offensively,” Ellis said.

Iola won a 12-7 defensive battle in the eighthgrade junior varsity game.

“Good win for the boys,” Ellis said. “All the boys contributed and played hard.”

Josh Kaufman was the leading scorer for Iola with five points.

Landen Nading, Logan Preston and Grant Luedke each scored two points while Eli Smith added one.

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arl Edwards abruptly walked away from NASCAR racing and his ride at Joe Gibbs Racing last week.

The 37-year-old driver held a lengthy news conference at the Gibbs Racing complex and covered a lot of ground.

NASCAR This Week reviewed the transcript of his press conference and pulled these questions and answers that were somewhat overlooked in news stories produced last week.

“Absolutely. I don’t know what I’m doing right now, and I hope you guys will accept this. I don’t have any intention of going back to fulltime racing. I don’t have a plan to drive a race car right now.

“But I know enough about how things work, and if it comes up and the right opportunity is there and at that moment, it’s the right thing, then for sure I’d entertain it. But like I said, the first person I’d talk to is Coach.”

Over the years compared to when you came in, has the enjoyment factor of racing diminished for you and did that play any part of wanting to do something else?

When did you come to this decision?

Was there a defining moment that served as a catalyst for all this?

“The people close to me know that I follow my gut, and as analytical as I am and as much as I wear people out about the details, Coach (Gibbs) can attest to that, I do, I follow my

Carl Edwards wipes away a tear as he announces he is stepping away from NASCAR racing and Joe Gibbs Racing. GETTY IMAGES/BOB LEVERONE

gut, and sometimes I just — I just gather what’s around me, and I say, ‘Look, if all signs point to this, then that’s what I need to do.’ That’s what got me here in the first place.

“The way everybody looked at me when I announced I’m doing this is the same way people looked at me 20 years ago when I said, ‘Hey, I’m going to drive a race car for a living,’ like you’re crazy. Literally, people laughed at me.

“But that same way of thinking applies now. I really believe it’s the right thing. It’s a personal thing.

I feel strongly about it. I’m very confident in it. And so no, there was not one thing. Just a series of those things over time. I’m sure it’s the right direction for my life.”

“I’ve always liked the adventure of things. I do. When you asked about what I’ve got in store in the future, there are a lot of things I’d like to do. I like a new challenge. I like something that fully takes all of my attention. And I think anybody can tell you that a career that’s lasted this long in any sport, you know, it becomes less of a challenge, and you get a little bit less of that.

“I’ve raced at least, I think, almost 1,000 NASCAR races. I don’t regret one bit of it. If I go forward (in racing), would it be as exciting and all that as it has been? I’m not sure.

So yeah, there’s a part of that.”

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

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Carry out the decimals and it’s actually just below 43 percent. We love Richard Childress here at NASCAR This Week, but it sure seems that a guy should get 50 percent at minimum (baseball’s threshold is 75 percent, by the way). But by and large, a Hall of Fame is a business and, once a year, a show, and without new products and therefore new visitors, business will eventually fade. Still, we’ll say it again, if NASCAR insists on five new Hall of Famers a year, it’s just a matter of time before Herman “The Turtle” Beam makes it (do your own research).

Will Daniel Suarez do well?

I’m going to project a relatively steep learning curve. But I’m also going to say there’s no way of projecting how success in “Triple A ball” may translate to the majors.

Remember, Ricky Stenhouse won back-toback Xfinity Series titles in 2011-12, but in four Cup seasons since, no wins, just seven top-fives and no better than 19th in points.

Conversely, in two seasons in the old Busch Series, Jimmie Johnson had one win and topped out at eighth in points. Since then in Cup, not too shabby.

If Carl Edwards never comes back …

He’ll be remembered for his 28 Cup wins and 72 overall NASCAR victories. His close calls at a championship. His occasional ontrack feuds. The shirtless magazine covers.

All that, but roughly 95 percent of folks who see him in the future will say, “that’s the guy who did the back flips after winning.” Everybody needs a hook.

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

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“So I had been thinking what I thought was a reasonable amount about how this would end. I always think about things going forward.

And in my mind, I’d considered next year being my final year, but I hadn’t put really a lot of thought into it.

“And after Homestead, I had some time to sit, think and reflect about all of this, and for those three reasons that I gave you (accomplishments, pursue other interests, health), I thought, man, it just — I can’t come up with a good reason why now isn’t a good time. And so I presented that to Coach (Joe Gibbs).

I didn’t know what he would say, and like I said, he and the sponsors — I mean, everyone, accommodated me in a way I just didn’t expect, and that means a lot.”

Richard Childress becomes an official NASCAR Hall of Famer this week, but no, it wasn’t due to longtime constitutional standards or even an act of Congress. All Childress needed was a top-five finish in voting among the 54 NASCAR Hall electors. And when 23 of the 54 voted for him, he was top five and being fitted for a new suit.

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