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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Details of Iolan’s homicide emerge as hearing begins

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

The circumstances surrounding the March 2016 killing of Iolan Shawn Cook were revealed in frequently graphic testimony Tuesday in an Allen County courtroom.

A series of witnesses

spoke about the events leading up to, during and following Cook’s March 13, 2016, death.

C h a r g e d Shawn Cook were Joshua Knapp, Rhonda Jackson

and James Myers, all of whom are charged with firstdegree murder in Cook’s death.

Much of the testimony came from Amber Boeken, who formerly had been charged with first-degree murder in the case, but has agreed to testify against her co-defendants as part of a

plea deal.

M a g i s trate Judge Tod Davis allowed the consolidated preliminary hearing at the request of Joshua Knapp Allen County Attorney Jerry Hathaway.

The preliminary hearing is expected to conclude today.

Afterward, Davis will decide whether Knapp, Myers and Jackson should be bound over for trial.

BOEKEN testified about her role in the killing, with a key part of her testimony See HEARING | Page A4

Commission considers night move

By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register

Salmonella linked to hobby farms

By SHELLIE SMITLEY The Iola Register

Forty-seven states have been affected by a recent outbreak of salmonella infections linked to live poultry.

Reports of outbreaks invoving several types of the disease began January 4. By mid-May 71 people had been hospitalized out of 379 cases reported nationwide, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Five cases have been reported in Kansas.

Salmonella outbreaks have increased in recent years as backyard flocks have increased in popularity. In 2016, a record number of salmonella cases linked to poultry were reported.

Chicks, ducklings, and other live poultry that look healthy and clean can still carry salmonella bacteria, according to the CDC. Handling live poultry is not recommended for children younger than 5 years old, adults older than 65, and people with compromised immune systems.

Handwashing is the primary preventative measure to avoid the infection.

The CDC also recommends hobby farmers have a pair of shoes they wear solely for taking care of the birds and do not wear in their own homes.

The symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and abdominal cramps.

Chemical reaction Blaine King, front, and Carson Peters monitor results of adding baking soda to vinegar during an Allen Kids’ College physical science class conducted by Paul Miller at Allen Community College. REGISTER SHELLIE SMITLEY

Allen County commissioners will gauge public interest in evening meetings, also whether having some of those sessions on the road would find favor.

A constituent proposed evening meetings to give the public better opportunities to hear first hand what commissioners discuss and do, and, when deemed appropriate, to participate.

A schedule has yet to be developed, but likelihood is night meetings will be rotated among See MEET| Page A2

Belgium on edge after failed bombing BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium tightened security even more today to counter fears that lone attackers could strike anywhere and at any time, a day after a failed bombing by a man shouting “Allahu akbar” at a Brussels train station put the nation on edge.

A soldier killed the attacker, who had tried to set off a powerful nail bomb that could have led to fatalities among the two dozen or so travelers checking train times on a public display board at Brussels Central Station on Tuesday, officials said. Similar attacks by lone assailants causing maximum mayhem but few victims have happened in London and Paris in the past couple of days, putting European capitals on alert on the eve of the busy summer tourist season.

The Brussels attacker was a 36-year-old Moroccan national not known to au-

thorities for being involved in terror activities, federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt told reporters. He declined to say if the man had a criminal record.

The man charged soldiers at Brussels Central Station after his suitcase, containing nails and gas canisters, failed to fully explode, Van der Sypt said. The man then shouted “Allahu akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” before a soldier shot him dead, the magistrate said. Nobody else was injured.

“It was clear he wanted to cause much more damage than what happened,” Van der Sypt said. “The bag exploded twice but it could have been a lot worse.”

Witness Remy Bonnaffe had just walked away from the timetable board when he heard a loud bang and saw a flame while he was on his phone. Still unsure whether it was an attack, he took time to take a photo but dashed

Belgian soldiers guard Brussels Central Station after a reported explosion on Tuesday, after soldiers shot dead the man who wore an explosives belt after a blast. Laurie Dieffembacq/Belga/Zuma Press/TNS

off when he heard a second blast and shots.

“There must have been some 20, 30 people spread around the screens there,” Bonnaffe said in an interview with The Associated

Press, painting an image of the scope of carnage that could have happened.

Van der Sypt said the man was from the Molenbeek neighborhood, the home and See BRUSSELS | Page A2

Kushner arrives to seek Israeli-Palestinian breakthrough JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and chief Middle East adviser, Jared Kushner, arrived today for a daylong visit aimed at restarting longdormant Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Kushner was to meet with

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Trump has tasked Kushner with the ambitious goal of laying the groundwork for what he calls the “ultimate deal.” Deep divisions remain, however, clouding

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the chances of a significant breakthrough.

This month marked the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Mideast war — a seminal event in which Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinians claim these

areas for a future independent state.

After two decades of failed U.S.-led peace efforts, Palestinian statehood seems distant. Envoy Jason Greenblatt has already made several visits.

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immediately paid a condolence visit to the family of a young female police officer who was killed by Palestinians attackers over the weekend near Jerusalem’s Old City. Kushner said Trump asked him to personally See KUSHNER | Page A4

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Feds: Gift cards harm homebuyers WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed Kansas rule barring real estate brokers from offering gift cards would reduce competition and cause “significant harm” to homebuyers, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division told state regulators.

The federal government doesn’t often weigh in on Kansas real estate regulations and its letter, written by Acting Assistant Attorney General Andrew Finch, comes as the Kansas Real Estate

Commission considers public comments. The letter, dated Friday, was addressed to Erik Wisner, the commission’s executive director.

A public hearing held Monday on the planned regulation lasted less than an hour. Commissioners heard “various tones of opposition” from speakers, Wisner said. They plan to take up the matter again at their Aug. 21 meeting.

Wisner said it was the first time since he was hired in 2015 that the

Justice Department has weighed in on a Kansas real estate regulation.

Kansas law prohibits real estate brokers from offering “rebates” on part of a broker’s sales commission. That limits brokers from competing on price, which in turn causes homebuyers to pay higher commissions to brokers, the Justice Department said. The statute does not now define what constitutes a rebate, something the proposed regulation seeks to address.

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transit point for many of the suspects linked to attacks in Brussels and in Paris in November 2015. On Wednesday, hooded police and forensic officers raided a home in the neighborhood and left with bags full of evidence.

Belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people

at the Brussels airport and a subway station on March 22, 2016.

Security remained high around rail facilities and preparations were underway to beef up security for a Coldplay concert at the 50,000-seat King Baudouin Stadium later Wednesday. “In three years we have been confronted with several at-

tacks or attempts and we say the zero risk does not exist,” Prime Minister Charles Michel said after a specially-convened security meeting.

Central Station reopened Wednesday morning. A mobile police command unit and several officers were still at the station, an Associated Press photographer said.

Iola, Humboldt and Moran venues. If they fail to pique public interest, they probably will be discontinued.

For years commissioners have met at 8:30 each Tuesday morning, a time that precludes many citizens with daytime employment from joining in without hardship.

Also, the Register will publish in each Monday’s edition, starting next week, the agenda for the upcoming commission meeting.

Tuesday’s meeting mostly was given to reviews of 2018 budget proposals by several department heads, including District Judge Dan Creitz and District Court Clerk Dena Morrison. Other fiscal comments came from Treasurer Darolyn Maley, Register of Deeds Cara Barkdoll, Clerk Sherrie Riebel and Ron Holman, maintenance supervisor.

Commissioners approved purchase of a trailer from Craft Trailer Supply, Kansas City, Mo., for the highest of three bids, $3,276. Other bids were from companies in Kentucky and Arkansas.

Aside from Creitz’s budget discussion were comments about courthouse security, which will be reviewed by Department of Homeland Security experts.

Suggestions for security measures for courthouse offices may come from the review.

Controversial Uber CEO resigns under pressure DETROIT (AP) — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company.

Uber’s board confirmed the move early today, saying in a statement that Kalanick is taking time to heal from the death of his mother in a boating accident “while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber’s history.” He will remain on the Uber Technologies Inc. board.

The move comes as Uber, the world’s largest ride-hailing company, was having trouble morphing from a free-wheeling startup into a mature company that can stanch losses and post consistent profits. After

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eight years of phenomenal growth by upending the taxi business, Uber had reached a point where the culture that created the company had become a liability that threatened to kill it.

In a statement, the 40-year-old co-founder said his resignation would help Uber go back to building “rather than be distracted with another fight,” an apparent reference to efforts on the board to oust him.

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The resignation came after a series of costly missteps under Kalanick that damaged Uber’s reputation, including revelations of sexual harassment in its offices, allegations of trade secrets theft and a federal investigation into efforts to mislead local government regulators.

Kalanick’s penchant for conflict undermined the company’s prospects, said Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Auto-

motive Research at the University of DuisburgEssen. Ride-hailing itself remains a topic of intense interest for the tech and auto industries as they compete to see whether Silicon Valley or the automakers will reap the profits from the digitalization of how people get from one place to another.

But “the significance of Uber has declined because the company has not managed to present itself in a stable and socially responsible way,” Dudenhoeffer said.

“When you’re at war with customers, employees, service suppliers, you can’t build up a business model and Kalanick was at war with everyone,” said Dudenhoeffer. “There is no business model in being at war. ”

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Obituary Yvonne Thummel Yvonne Anita (Ulin) Thummel, 95, Iola, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017. Yvonne was born on April 22, 1922, at home in Hunter, the daughter of Francis and Gurthy (Turner) Ulin.

She graduated from Hunter High School in 1940. On Oct. 28, Yvonne Thummel 1946, Yvonne married Vincent Thummel in Piqua. He preceded her in death.

Yvonne was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt. She also had been a member of the Altar Society in Russell, at St. Mary Queen of the Angels and the VFW Auxiliary in Scott City.

Yvonne is survived by her children, Anita Jacks and husband John, Bulverde, Texas, Joyce Quick and husband Dennis, Branson, Mo., Carolyn Heenan and husband Tim, Chanute, Barbara Sutterfield, Lawrence, and Lori Applebee and significant other Ricky, Waynesboro, Va.; 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vincent; brothers, Earl Ulin, Edgar Ulin and Leo Ulin; sisters, Agnes Halfhide, Lela Knieling, Oddivene Thummel and Louise Ulin, and a grandson, Kevin Craig DeNoon.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow the service at 4 p.m. at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Hunter.

Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.

Memorials have been suggested to St. Patrick Catholic School or Hunter Senior Center and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Services have been entrusted to: Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.

Six indicted for ID theft WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A federal indictment alleges that six people from the Wichita area have been indicted in an identity theft case in which stolen mail was used to make fake identification documents and pass forged checks.

The U.S. attorney’s office says Tuesday’s indictment names

28-year-old Chanel Wiseman, 45-year-old John McMillan, 31-year-old Shane Pitman, 33-yearold Brent Slover, 41-yearold Keri Tunnell and 22-year-old Raina Zeiner.

Prosecutors say the fake documents that were produced included Kansas driver’s licenses and student identification cards.

Financial Focus Problems by Avoid Beneficiary Designations

Updating

Like many people, you might not particularly enjoy thinking about your estate plans, but such planning is necessary to make sure your assets go where you want them to go. And it’s just as important to regularly review your plans with your tax, legal and financial professionals in case any changes are needed. For instance, some of your wishes expressed in your will may be overridden by beneficiary designations you filled out years ago. If these designations become outdated, your assets could be passed to those you didn’t intend.

You might be surprised at how many of your financial assets and legal documents have beneficiary designations tied to them. If you have an IRA, a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, a life insurance policy, an annuity, a transfer-ondeath (TOD) arrangement, or any of a variety of other assets or accounts, you almost certainly named a beneficiary. And this beneficiary designation offers a simple, direct and efficient way to get assets in the hands of your loved ones who survive you.

However, as time goes by, you may experience many changes in your life — and when your life changes, your beneficiary designations may need to follow. But if you are like many people, you might forget to update these designations after a marriage, divorce or other change in your family situation. And because the beneficiary designation is a legally binding document, the asset will go to the person you once named as a beneficiary, regardless of your current relationship status.

It really doesn’t take much effort to look over your accounts and legal arrangements to ensure that your beneficiary designations are current — and if they aren’t, it’s pretty easy to change them. In fact, for some financial accounts, you may be able to update the beneficiary designations online. In any case, plan on reviewing your beneficiary designations regularly, but especially when you experience a change in your life.

Here’s one more thing to keep in mind: Make sure your current beneficiaries are informed that they will eventually be receiving your 401(k), IRA, life insurance proceeds or other assets that require a beneficiary designation. This advance knowledge may help your loved ones as they plan and maintain their own financial and investment strategies.

Although it’s clearly important for you to update your beneficiary designations and to communicate your actions, you will still need to attend to other areas of your estate planning, such as providing care for minor children or dependents, deciding who you want to receive specific items that do not carry a beneficiary designation, naming someone to manage your affairs should you become incapacitated, and specifying the control you wish your beneficiaries to have over their inheritance.

These are just a few examples of estate-planning considerations.

Because everyone’s situation is different, you will need to consult with your legal advisor to determine the level of estate planning you require. As we’ve seen, updating your beneficiary is one piece of the puzzle — but to leave the legacy you desire, you’ve got to complete the picture.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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Tuesday-Story Hour and July 11, 18 and 25.

Mary A. Luedke

Boys: Friday-Blue Mound 1 at Colony 2; Colony 1 at Blue Mound 2; Monday-Colony 1 at Blue Mound 1; Uniontown 1 at Colony 2; June 29-Uniontown 1 at Colony 1; Colony 2 at Pleasanton 2 Girls Tournaments: T-Ball: Saturday-Sunday-at Blue Mound; Pigtail: Monday-June 28 at Bronson; Coach PitchJuly 5-8 at Uniontown.

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Friday-Pasta bake, Italian veggies, wheat bread, raisin pudding; Monday-ham or turkey sandwich, lettuce, cottage cheese and orange salad, bun, pineapple; June 28-live musicVision cards accepted, turkey roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, roll, peanut butter pie. Phone 620852-3457 for meal reservations.

Christian Church

Scripture presented at the Father’s Day service was Revelation 14:15. Pastor Zoll’s sermon was on “Mark of the Lamb.” Cross training classes are at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday and worship Service at 10:45; Men’s Bible study at 7 a.m. Tuesday, prayer meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. July 2-Church fellowship dinner following services at the City Hall Community Room.

Cowboy Church

Pastor Jon Petty spoke Sunday about being aware of God’s present and read Scripture from Ephesians 1 and 3.

The High Point praise band continues to grow and leads the congregation into worship. Live streaming of the praise and service can be viewed on Becky Petty’s Facebook page.

UMC

Scripture presented at Father’s Day service of the United Methodist Church was Psalm 116 1-2, 12-19, Genesis 18:115, Romans 5:1-8 and Matthew 9 35-38. Pastor Dorothy Welch presented the sermon, “God With Us.”

VBS

This year’s theme was “Hero Central, Discover Your Strength In God.” Debbie Wools served as director, decorations

were done by Cathy Allen and Denise King.

Wools and Pastor Dorothy Welch presented a skit. Recreation leaders were Marilyn Thexton and Bev Wittmer; music: Ridley Black and Cassie Bowen; technician: Ben Prasko; craft center: Linda and Howard Ludlum; science center: April Sanders and Megan Charboneau; Bible story center: Jessica Riebel; preschool teacher: Donna Kimmel, Cindy McGhee and Ethan Prasko; refreshment leaders: Pat Hildebrand, Claudette Anderson and Jane Ward; picnic: Pastor Steve Bubna and Tim and Shaney Dietrich; group leaders: Sandy Hardwick, Pastor Andrew Zoll, Lynette Prasko, Sue Colgin, Marla Bain, Leo Ramsey, Aiden Welch, Anna Riebel, Ashley Riebel, Lexy Riebel, Tucker Yocham, Shayda Womelsdorf and Austin Hendrix; extras who were willing to help where needed: Kathy Ramsey, Jo Lowe, Alyssa Charboneau, Makayla Jones and Kaylee Reynolds.

It was a terrific week with help from these awesome people and children. The largest daily attendance was 50.

The mission money will go to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). This organization helps everyone (not just Methodists) locally and around the world after a disaster. $141.50 was donated.

BOE

Crest USD 479 Suprintendent of Schools Chuck Mahon gave an update June 12 on the Regional Rural Tech Center in LaHarpe for Board of Education members.

Crest’s maintenance staff has several ongoing summer projects , including painting the FACS cabinets and high school office, installing FACS countertops, painting lines in the parking lot, waxing floors and cleaning carpets.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

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The school finance bill is pending Supreme Court approval; the district was notified of a decrease in federal funds of $9,400.

Lunch prices for 201718 were increased: student prices by 10 cents per meal, an increase milk prices to 50 cents and adult lunch increased to $4 per meal.

Board Clerk Leanne Trabuc was authorized to close the 2016-17 school year books. The school year ends officially June 30.

Resignations were accepted for Joe Moore as business teacher, Black Swenson as social science teacher and sponsorships, Alan Newton as head track coach and Bailey Lee as concession stand sponsor.

Several hirings were announced.

Austin Lee and Bethany Michels were given a full-time position with the district; Bailey Lee was hired as an assistant softball coach, Rachel McGee as concession stand sponsor. Martin Bambick was hired as a business teacher and FBLA sponsor; Arlene Gilliland as a bus route driver (subject to a 60-day probationary period) and Zach Mason as head track coach. All were approved via 5-0 votes.

The next board meeting is at 7 p.m. July 10.

banner Saturday.

The Countywide Committee reported there would be a day camp July 6, and that Seekers Not Slackers would be helping.

During new business the fair T-Shirt information was given and a sign-up sheet was sent around for those interested.

Lizzie showed how to make strawberry pie and Hailey Gillespie talked about making good nutrition choices.

The club played a game of “Knock Out Tag.” The meeting was adjourned by saying the 4-H motto.

The next club meeting was Monday at the Lone Elm Community Building. – Hank Newton, Jr. Reporter July celebrations

Anniversaries: July 8-Howard and Connie Reiter; 26-Gene and Claudette Anderson.; Justin and Angie Luedke, David and Glenda Comstock. Birthdays: 1-Raelynn Morrison; 6-Glenda Walter; 7-Donna Powell, Justin Luedke; 9-Brinley McGhee, Sandy Spillman; 11-Evelyn Wedeman; 18-Cindy McGhee Smart; 19-Allen Geary; 20-Eldon Strickler; Todd Strickler; 21-Sid Hobbs,

Tammy Caudell; 22Ruth Caudell; 23-Paula Decker; Allene Luedke; 25-Trevor Freelove, 26Mark Luedke; 29-Perry Davis; 31-Eddie Davis, John Fursman.

Do you have your birthday or anniversary listed on the monthly birthday calendar? If not, let us know and your name will be added. Phone 620-852-3379, email-colonynews@ckt. net or bring to 702 Pine Street, leave in leavea-note box in carport.

(Leave a bit showing at one side so we will know someone left an item.)

Around town

Families, friends and relatives of Rose Burcham appreciated community residents who fixed the dinner for them as well as the many other things they did following Rose’s unexpected death. Rose is missed by all.

Wallace and Delores Strickler reported a nice trip they made at the end of May for their 65th wedding anniversary, which was only two days prior to their granddaughter’s wedding.

They flew to Bellaire, Ohio, to attend the May 27 wedding of their granddaughter, Emma Gilmore, to Bri-

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an Nardo. Emma is the daughter of Denise and Larry Gilmore, Iola.

Other family members attending were Darrell and Judy Strickler, Keisha Watkins, Clovis, Calif., Garret and Shelly Strickler and Amanda, Colony; Kevin and Erica Richie and family, Round Rock, Texas; and Ben and Carrie Clubine and daughter, Lake Jackson, Texas.

The bottom part of Emma’s wedding dress was a hand-me-down family item, last used by Delores when she and Wallace were married.

Emma graduated from Physical Therapy School in Emporia. The couple live in Emporia.

Margie Chatterton Short, daughter of Reuben A. and Mabel Murray Whitaker and stepdaughter of the Urban G. Whitaker, died May 27 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, El Dorado.

She was a 1947 Colony High School graduate and Charles Rex Short (another Colony High School graduate) on May 2, 1948. Survivors include her husband of 69 years, four children, grandchildren and g reat-g randchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and four siblings.

4-H

The Seekers Not Slackers 4-H club meeting was May 22 at the Lone Elm Community Building.

All the junior leaders were in charge. Roll call was answered by “favorite summer pastime.”

Song leader Lizzie Ellington led the group in singing “Take me out to the Ballgame.”

The club leaders informed members about upcoming contests, nominations for swine, sheep and meat goats due for Kansas State Fair and Kansas Junior Livestock Show and changes for the upcoming 4-H year.

Members were reminded that the Richmond Free Fair is July 13-15 and Anderson County Fair is July 2428. Banner Committee members reported the club would work on the

Square-B’ers meet with Fort Scott group The Square-B 4-H club had a regular meeting at the Allen County Courthouse June 12.

There were 19 members and two leaders present.

Carly Kramer gave a demonstration on her place setting for the Favorite Food Show, with blackberry tea being her favorite food.

The club moved to have an expo to show off projects and relax before fair at the Riebel’s house.

The Square-B 4-H club had an exchange meeting with NorthEast Scott 4-H club of Fort Scott June 14.

North-East Scott club had 45 members.

Square-B introduced themselves and NE Scott gave a big welcome.

NE Scott members discussed who would be on their barnyard Olympics team (an event where clubs compete with each other.) Levi Meiwes gave a talk on the Rubik’s Cube. Klair Vogel gave a demonstration on how to bottle feed a baby lamb.

For recreation both clubs played “Over and Under,” a hula-hoop game.

They all went back and the motion was moved that they adjourn the meeting so they ended the night with the snacks.

— Abigail Meiwes, reporter

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later contradicted by another prosecution witness.

Boeken said Cook’s killing stemmed from a drug deal gone bad, after he had been asked

by Jackson to sell a large quantity of Dilaudid pills, a narcotic used to treat moderate to severe pain.

However, Boeken said Cook later claimed he had been robbed of both the drugs and money.

That, and Cook’s inability to retrieve a phone and other belongings owned by Knapp from a female acquaintance — Jessica Epting — led to a skirmish between Knapp and Cook the evening of March 13, 2016, in Boeken’s yard, according to Boeken.

She said Knapp left the house immediately after the tussle, while Cook went into Boeken’s house to rest, eventually falling asleep on her couch.

Boeken said Knapp returned a short while later in a truck belonging to Myers, still insistent Cook had drugs and money in his possession.

Boeken said Knapp suggested killing Cook to get them back, while Boeken only encouraged him to scare Cook.

Boeken said Knapp and she then awakened Cook, who was still groggy.

The trio loaded into Myers’ pickup, eventually making their way to a county road near the Allen County Country Club.

“We weren’t going anywhere in particular,” she said, “just s o m e place secluded.”

Boeken testified they stopped, pushed C o o k Rhonda Jackson out of the passenger seat, and Knapp forced Cook to his hands and knees.

Boeken said she was still in the truck when she heard Cook yell “If you’re going to do it, do it!”

At that point, Boeken said Knapp used a knife to slit Cook’s throat.

But Cook didn’t die, Boeken said, and continued moving around.

Boeken said she and Knapp decided on another tack, having Cook climb into the truck bed — he was bleeding profusely at that point returning to Myers’ home and then heading back into Iola.

Boeken said the plan was to take Cook to Neosho Falls and dump him in the Neosho River.

There were two problems, she said: 1. Myers’ truck did not have enough gasoline to make it to Neosho Falls; and 2. Neither knew how to get to Neosho Falls “the back way.”

They sought directions from Jackson, while Boeken called for another truck to transport Cook, this one owned by Brent Cagle.

Cagle, who lived in Bronson, testified he declined to let Boeken borrow the truck, but

instead drove to Iola to meet them, unaware of what had occurred.

Cagle, after confronted with a chaotic scene upon arriving in Iola, said he agreed to help take Cook to Neosho Falls out of fear for his life. ”She told me ‘I told you I cut him,’” Cagle testified.

After Cagle arrived, Boeken said plastic was put onto Cagle’s truck bed to prevent blood from spilling onto Cagle’s truck bed. She then helped Cook — who was still alive — climb into the back of Cagle’s truck.

After some difficulty finding where to go — Boeken and Cagle both said she had been calling Jackson for directions as they went — they used a cell phone’s GPS maps to find a road t h a t c a m e within yards of the river between Iola and Le Roy. James Myers

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Boeken said Cagle and Knapp carried Cook from his truck bed onto the riverbed, before Cook began struggling once again for safety, rolling into the river and attempting to swim away.

She said Knapp jumped in the water in pursuit, quickly caught up with Cook and stabbed him several times in the neck and throat area.

Cagle, conversely, said

he remained several feet away as Cook was pulled from the truck bed by Boeken and Knapp. He testified seeing Boeken stab once at Cook while he was on the banks of the Neosho, at which time Cook rolled into the water and attempted to flee.

Like Boeken, Cagle said he saw Knapp enter the water in pursuit, eventually catching up with Cook and “making a stabbing motion,” although at that distance he did not see a knife or other weapon in Knapp’s hand.

Cagle also set the scene upon loading back into his truck afterward. He said Knapp removed his pants and Boeken her shirt, presumably because they were soaked with blood or water.

He also testified that Knapp compared the difference in stabbing somebody and “pulling a trigger.”

“They were bragging,” Cagle said, referring to both Knapp and Boeken.

Of note, Cagle admitted that he initially was less than forthright and honest when first interviewed by law enforcement in the aftermath of Cook’s death, because he remained afraid for his life.

Cagle recounted a conversation with Boeken the day after Cook’s murder, noting she told him a similar fate could happen to Cagle’s wife or children if he failed to keep the details secret.

Cagle eventually changed his mind, and

agreed to share what he knew with KBI agents.

It was his tip that led to the discovery of Cook’s b o d y along the Neosho northwest of Iola 16 days after Cook w a s Amber Boeken killed.

IN THE DAYS after Cook’s death, Boeken said her and Knapp’s bloody clothes and other items were gathered in a plastic bag and taken to a site in a secluded area of the county and burned. She said they were directed to the site and accompanied by Myers.

OTHERS to testify on the witness stand included Dr. Erik Mitchell, a forensic pathologist who examined Cook’s body after it was discovered. Mitchell said Cook was cut several times in the throat and neck area, and that he also had wounds to his forearm, describing those as “defense” wounds.

Maisy Hale, who was with Myers the night of Cook’s killing, testified she saw what appeared to be Cook in the back of Myers’ pickup after Knapp and Boeken returned to Myers’ house before they embarked to Iola and then Neosho Falls.

She said she was close enough to hear a “gurgling” sound coming from the back of the pickup.

Matthew Broyles, an acquaintance of

Knapp’s, said Knapp told him of the events.

“You’re lucky you were busy that night,” Knapp said, according to Broyles.

Jason Botts, a special agent with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, recalled his interviews with Hale, as well as retrieving items from the aforementioned burn pit. He said two folding knives were discovered among the ashes, although neither showed any traces of DNA. DEFENSE attorneys took turns cross-examining the witnesses.

John Boyd, who represents Knapp, pressed Hale, Cagle and Broyles and Boeken herself on Boeken’s past involvement with drugs.

Boeken, not Knapp, was the true killer, Boyd contended, citing Boeken’s “history of threatening violence against drug clients who owe her money.”

Boyd said it was Boeken, not Knapp, who was friends with Jackson, to whom Cook owed money.

Boyd said Knapp entered the scene “at the last minute and had no direct involvement in the killing.”

Robert A. Myers, Jackson’s attorney, meanwhile, focused on Boeken’s testimony that noted she did not tell Jackson Cook was being killed, but rather something bad had happened and that they needed directions to Neosho Falls without being more specific.

Saudi King appoints crown prince Kushner: Officer killed RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman appointed his 31-yearold son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, placing him first-in-line to the throne and removing the country’s counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the line of succession.

The monarch stripped Prince Mo-

hammed bin Nayef from his title as crown prince and from his powerful position as the country’s interior minister overseeing security. The announcements were made in a series of royal decrees carried on the staterun Saudi Press Agency.

The all-but-certain takeover of the throne

by Mohammed bin Salman awards near

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The prince already oversees a vast portfolio as defense minister and is spearheading economic reforms.

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Three Palestinian attackers armed with an automatic weapon and knives assaulted officers on duty near the Old City in two locations Friday evening.

Police said Staff Sgt. Maj. Hadas Malka, 23, was rushing to respond to the initial attack nearby when a Palestinian assaulted her with a knife. Malka wrestled

with the man for several seconds as he stabbed her multiple times before other officers saw what was happening and opened fire, killing him, police said. She later died of her wounds in a hospital.

Thousands attended her funeral Saturday night. Netanyahu visited her grieving family on Sunday and called Malka “everybody’s daughter and everybody’s hero.” He also

criticized Abbas for not condemning the attack.

It was the latest incident in a wave of Palestinian attacks that began in September 2015.

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School improvements proposal moves forward Before too many months, USD 257 board members are likely to ask voters to approve a bond issue to make improvements to local schools.

The composition of the issue is little more than a number of suggestions today; no firm proposal has caught fire with members of a citizens committee who have been meeting since early this year.

Discussions are trending toward a brand spanking new elementary school to replace the three neighborhood schools that have housed students since the end of the Great Depression.

Comments also have occurred about upgrading — through new structures or those in place being extensively remodeled — the high school complex. The third phase of any project that might surface would be the middle school, which was remodeled in the 1990s after upgrades were made to the high school.

Having been a participant at committee meetings, our impression is that a new elementary might find favor with voters, but forging into a larger project — such as the proposal for a campus at the north edge of town that was soundly defeated at the polls two-plus years ago — would complicate resonance with voters.

A fact of life is that the school finance bill passed by the Legislature in the justconcluded session would provide 32 percent state funding for construction projects, a huge drop-off from what would have been available (51 percent) for the plan voters rejected.

Monday evening committee members were given overviews of two possible elementary sites.

One is north of the middle school encompassing 8, 13 or 19 acres, depending on which the BOE might embrace.

The second is in the southeast part of Iola, including

McKinley Elementary building and grounds.

A third site that surfaced was 40 acres (give or take) northwest of Allen Community College.

It is instructive to remember none of these sites has been framed as a proposal, just possibilities. Each would require acquisition of private property, which the district could accomplish through eminent domain proceedings.

DAN WILLIS, a BOE member, has moderated committee meetings, and has shown exceptional skill in so doing.

His ability to mesh conflicting ideas and keep those involved on target begs compliment.

The committee adjourned for four to six weeks, maybe more, to give each member and those who may ask (or volunteer) to join in time to consider what has occurred to date. Also, citizens are encouraged to make their thoughts

known, by contacting Willis or, in public view, through letters to the Register.

Several things should prompt thoughts by district patrons.

— The elementary schools — Jefferson, Lincoln and McKinley — were built like fortresses, and because of that adjusting room sizes and connecting one to another or extending electrical lines to produce an environment compatible with delivery of today’s education is difficult, and expensive. All have flat roofs, which are certain to leak at one time or another.

Heating and air-conditioning in all need upgrades. Many other aspects would provide for better opportunities for our children — and McKinley’s heating and cooling costs are a nightmare.

— If a new elementary is proposed — a good bet to hedge — site selection will be supremely important. Land for building (or buildings),

playgrounds, parking lots and safe, easy access are topdrawer.

— The high school has some of the same issues as the elementaries; so does the middle school. The science building, across Cottonwood Street east of IHS, needs attention, least of which is that the laboratory areas are woefully inadequate.

WHAT THIS all boils down to is providing up-to-date and adequate — the key fiscal comment in the Kansas Supreme Court order for legislators to increase school funding — education for students in USD 257.

We trust board members will accept and propose a plan to do so within bounds of what is locally affordable.

The next step is for voters to accept what is necessary to give kids their best opportunities to be prepared to find success as adults.

— Bob Johnson

Doppelganger case is a cautionary tale A Kansas City man served 17 years in prison for a robbery he probably didn’t commit.

Richard Anthony Jones can never recover the lost time that should have been spent helping raise his children, working to support his family and simply living as a free man. This is an irreversible affront to justice and fairness, despite a Johnson County judge’s decision to vacate the sentence and release Jones this month.

Financial compensation can’t right this injustice either, even if damages are eventually awarded.

A tragic combination of ineffective police photo lineup procedures, too much reliance on eyewitness accounts and doubt about Jones’ alibi all led to his wrongful conviction.

Jones had a doppelganger, a man known as “Ricky” who had uncannily similar facial features. But Kansas City, Kan., police put Jones’ photo in a compilation of six suspects that the victim and witnesses viewed in the 1999 case.

The lineup all but pointed to Jones as the assailant in a robbery in the parking lot of a Roeland Park Walmart. The other men bore virtually no resemblance to the description of a man with his hair pulled back, light skin tone and possibly African-American or Latino.

This case highlights an important truth: Eyewitness misidentification is a leading cause of the wrong person being convicted.

Stress alone can significantly affect how people recall events.

This tragedy can’t be viewed as a one-off or a

unique combination of missteps and confusion involving two men with similar features.

Police can inadvertently steer victims and witnesses to pinpoint one suspect over another simply by presenting a photo lineup in a certain way. No ill intent is necessary if police are relying on ineffective procedures.

Law enforcement, bolstered by scientific studies, has changed many of its practices since Jones was wrongfully convicted. But any vestige of these shoddy practices is unacceptable.

Kansas passed a law last year requiring law enforcement to adopt a detailed written policy for witness lineups. But the law merely says that departments should have a set of suggested procedures in place.

The statute is missing some much needed teeth. Missouri lawmakers considered similar legislation but it got no traction.

The Midwest Innocence Project deserves praise — not only for its work to vacate Jones’ sentence, but also for its efforts to explain the scientific evidence showing why eyewitness testimony is so unreliable and to press for more effective police techniques.

Without constant vigilance, the worst-case scenario can occur: An innocent person spends years in prison.

Richard Anthony Jones served 17 years in prison for a robbery he likely never committed. A tragic combination of ineffective police photo lineup procedures, too much reliance on eyewitness accounts and doubt about Jones’ alibi all led to his wrongful conviction.

— The Kansas City Star

Court should keep Kansas schools open Even if the Supreme Court finds that the new school funding law is still unconstitutional, it should address the problem in other ways.

The Kansas Supreme Court should not close the state’s schools, even if the court believes the new school plan adopted by the Legislature does not provide adequate funding.

June 30 is the deadline the court gave lawmakers in a March 2 decision that struck down the current school funding system as inadequate and therefore unconstitutional. The court said it would not allow the state to operate an unconstitutional funding system beyond the deadline, meaning the state’s public schools could not operate beyond that date.

But even if the state hasn’t completely solved the schoolfunding problem, it clearly is moving in the right direction by adopting a new schoolfunding bill that will provide more than $550 million

in new funding for education over the next two years.

Even if the new funds are deemed inadequate, closing the schools hardly seems the appropriate remedy.

The new school-funding bill — which Gov. Sam Brownback signed last week —restores a per-pupil funding formula similar to the one repealed in 2015. The plan adds “weightings” for student subsets such as those living in poverty and nonEnglish speakers that are more costly to educate. The plan will increase education funding $280 million next year and $293 million the year after, with automatic increases tied to the Midwest inflation rate in the following years.

It is the dollar amount that is in dispute. The Supreme Court has never specifically said what an adequate amount of funding is. But Alan Rupe, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, has said the recently ap-

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On June 21, 1942, German forces led by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel captured the Libyan city of Tobruk during World War II. (Following his victory, Rommel was promoted by Adolf Hitler to the rank of Field Marshal; Tobruk was retaken by the Allies in November

1942.) An Imperial Japanese submarine fired shells at Fort Stevens on the Oregon coast, causing little damage.

In 1932, heavyweight Max Schmeling lost a title fight rematch in New York by decision to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmeling’s manager, Joe Jacobs, to exclaim: “We was robbed!”

In 1954, the American

Cancer Society presented a study to the American Medical Association meeting in San Francisco which found that men who regularly smoked cigarettes died at a considerably higher rate than non-smokers.

In 1982, a jury in Washington, D.C. found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings

of President Ronald Reagan and three other men.

In 1989, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest was protected by the First Amendment.

In 1997, the WNBA made its debut as the New York Liberty defeated the host Los Angeles Sparks 67-57.

proved legislation “falls way short of the funds necessary to achieve a constitutionally adequate education for all Kansas public school children.”

Rupe has called for increasing K-12 funding by more than $800 million per year, which is similar to the amount requested by the Kansas State Board of Education when it submitted a budget request to the governor’s office last fall.

Last week, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt urged the Supreme Court to act quickly to approve the new system as constitutional, and to hold off on closing the school system after June 30 if its review of the new law goes beyond that deadline.

The court said last week it plans to conduct a conference call with attorneys in the case today “to discuss deadlines and identify at least the major issues arising out of the signing” of the school funding bill. Hopefully, the court can, as Schmidt urged, act quickly and if there are problems with the funding bill, develop a timeline that avoids closing schools. After all, closing the state’s public schools serves no one’s best interests.

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GOP’s Handel wins in Georgia DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Republican Karen Handel declared victory in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District with a promise that she’ll work to gain the confidence of voters who backed her Democratic opponent.

But Handel’s thank you to President Donald Trump in the same speech Tuesday night is unlikely to comfort backers of the Democrat who came to symbolize anti-Trump resistance.

Handel won about 52 percent of the vote to quell the upstart phenomenon of Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old Democrat who raised more than $23 million and became a symbol of opposition to Trump.

The thank you to Trump was Handel’s most public show of support of the man who wasn’t embraced by many voters in the well-educated suburban Atlanta district in November and who she handled delicately throughout a primary and runoff election to fill the congressional seat vacated by Tom Price to take a spot in Trump’s cabinet.

Handel devoted much of her speech to thanking national and state Republicans for backing her campaign before making a direct appeal to Ossoff ’s supporters.

“To the Jon Ossoff supporters, know that my commitments, they extend to every one of you as well,” Handel said. “We may have different beliefs, but we are part of one community, the community of the 6th District. And I will work just as hard to earn your confidence

in the w e e k s a n d months ahead.”

S h e also noted last w e e k ’ s Karen Handel shooting of Republican Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and said politics has become too embittered.

“What happened on that ballfield was a terrible tragedy and we need to all continue to lift up Steve and the others who were injured that day,” Handel said.

“And we need to also lift up this nation so that we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements. Because in these United States of America, no one — no one — should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions. And I say that ladies and gentlemen in regards to both sides of the political aisle.”

A day after the election, Democrats are left with the bitter hope of another tighter-thanusual margin, still searching for a contest where anti-Trump energy and flush campaign coffers actually add up to victory.

Handel, who left an

abusive home as a teen, will be the first Republican woman to represent Georgia in Congress.

Handel’s tough race, combined with closerthan-usual GOP House victories in Kansas, Montana and South Carolina, suggests Trump will dominate the coming election cycle, forcing Republicans to make peace with him, for better or worse.

In a Tuesday night tweet, Trump congratulated Handel, saying “we are all very proud of you!”

Joe Webb, a Handel supporter from Marietta, wore a red “Make America Great Again” hat throughout Handel’s victory party.

“She personally told me she was rock solid” with the president, said Webb, 70. He added that 6th District Republicans united against a Democratic candidate many saw as a tool of his national party leaders.

Republicans immediately crowed over winning a seat Democrats spent at least $30 million trying to flip. “Democrats from coast to coast threw everything they had at this race, and Karen would not be defeated,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement.

An article in Tuesday’s Register had the wrong 12 o’clock when noting details of a planned power outage June 28 in LaHarpe.

Crews from Westar will shut off power to the city from midnight to 4 a.m. to accommodate repairs to a substation south of LaHarpe.

Tuesday’s article improperly said the outage would start at noon.

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Major League Baseball: Red Sox 8, Royals 3

Red Sox’s Sale silences Royals

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale had just shut down one of the hottest teams in baseball, helping the bangedup Boston Red Sox take over sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first

time all season.

And he looked as if he wanted to punch a wall.

Sale was two outs shy of his second consecutive complete game when Boston manager John Farrell trundled to the mound Tuesday night. But the

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The Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. scores before the tag from Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez on a double by Sam Travis in the fourth inning at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday. The Red Sox beat the Royals 8-3. John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/TNS

NBA: Offseason moves

Column: Southern Coffey County 2017-18 Preview

A week after Finals, NBA is in overdrive

By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

Southern Coffey County guard Chonnor Ludolph drives down the court during a game at Burlingame last season. The SCC star will be back for his senior season this year. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

REMEMBER THE TITANS Senior class fuels Titans’ tremendous expectations

By JON DYKSTRA The Iola Register

This is the first installment of a sixpart series of columns that will look ahead to the upcoming year of high school sports for our six area schools.

Up first is the Southern Coffey County Titans.

Southern Coffey County appears poised for a big year. In every sport, the Titans have will return their most

successful athletes in each sport, led by seniors Chonnor Ludolph, Danielle Kasprzak, Erikah Lyons and Adina Ratzlaff.

BOYS BASKETBALL This has been a season to point toward for several years now with Ludolph representing one of the area’s top all-around athletes.

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Ex-Chief O’Callaghan reveals he’s gay, considered suicide

By BLAIR KERKHOFF The Kansas City Star

Ryan O’Callaghan lived a tortured existence throughout his four-season NFL career, including two with the Chiefs, and considered suicide.

Such was the life of a gay man who hadn’t told anyone of his sexual orientation.

O’Callaghan’s life began to turn in a positive direction with the help of conversations with a woman who currently serves as a UMKC vice chancellor and then-Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli.

O’Callgahan’s story is detailed in an OutSports.com story by Cyd Zeigler titled, “Former Patriots and Chiefs

tackle Ryan O’Callaghan comes out as gay.”

O’Callaghan appeared in 10 games for the Chiefs in 2010 but the team placed him on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury before the 2011 season. O’Callaghan didn’t play again.

That’s when the spiral accelerated. In the story, O’Callaghan said prescriptions were easy to obtain and one day he downed 30 Vicodin.

“I was abusing painkillers, no question,” O’Callaghan said in the story. “It helped with the pain of the injuries, and with the pain of being gay.

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Dwight Howard and Brook Lopez are on the move. Dwyane Wade is opting in. Pau Gasol is opting out. The Los Angeles Lakers provided the clearest indication yet that Lonzo Ball is their guy.

The NBA offseason is already in overdrive.

A dizzying series of moves came on Tuesday. Howard got traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Charlotte Hornets, who acquired the eight-time AllStar center for a package that included Miles Plumlee and Marco Belinelli.

And Lopez — another center — is leaving Brooklyn and headed to the Lakers, part of a deal that has D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov going to the Nets.

That leaves the Lakers with a clear need at point guard, a problem they will likely rectify on Thursday when they presumably will take Ball with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft. It was a big move for the Lakers in another way; Mozgov is still owed $48 million over the next three seasons, while Lopez’s contract will expire after next season.

Howard will be playing for his third team in three seasons following a disappointing homecoming in Atlanta.

He signed a three-year, $70.5 million deal with Atlanta and then sat out the fourth quarter in two of six playoff games in the Hawks’ first-round loss to Washington.

“Let the madness begin,” Portland guard CJ McCollum said. “Draft week is always the most interesting time of

I just didn’t worry about being gay when I took the Vicodin.”

His thoughts turned to suicide. O’Callaghan started to make plans, including building a small cabin on his property outside Kansas City, where he intended to end his life.

In 2011, O’Callaghan was encouraged by the Chiefs to visit Susan Wilson, a UMKC official who has counseled players on drug abuse. Wilson is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the Vice Chancellor of the Division of Diversity and Inclusion.

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Youth league results Madison Lee picks up a ball barehanded for her A&W squad in Pixie League action Tuesday night at Riverside Park. Box scores for Tuesday’s Recreational League action are on page B3. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

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Column: Looking ahead at Southern Coffey Co. Continued from B1

Shyla Preston squares up a double for her El Charro team against A&W on Monday night in Riverside Park. REGISTER/ JON DYKSTRA

Scores Bitty Ball Nelson Quarries 9, Hammerson 4 Hammerson 1B - Thomas Cash, Broc Ivy, Jayden Beene, Hunter Doolittle, Broden Emerson 2, Asher Arnold. 2B - Ivy. Nelson Quarries

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CNB 18, Dairy Queen 8 Community Nat. Bank 1B - Baron Folk 4, Beau Erickson 4, Evan LaCrone, Ethan Games 3, Cole Hines 2, Branton Varney 2, Ean DeLaTorre 3, Darrien Taylor 4, Cadin Peres 3. 2B - Peres, DeLaTorre, Hines.

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Ponytail League Sonic Equipment 18, Iola Pharmacy 4 Sonic Equipment 1B - Kadin Smith, Kailey Schinstock, MaKayla Perez, Addie Fudge 3. 2B - Aysha Houk.

Iola Pharmacy 1B - Josie Plumlee, Maci Miller, Paige Marvin, Bailee Griffeth.

Pigtail League Erbert Electric 3, A&B Cleaning 1 Erbert Electric 1B - Halle Klotz 2, Shelby Shaughnessy 2, Hallie Sutherland, Peyton Weast 2, Maya Shaughnessy, Ashley Trainor. 2B - Elza Clift.

A&B Cleaning 1B - Leeann Maloney, Emily Atwell, Harper Desmarteau, Jadyn Kaufman. 2B - Kaufman.

Bake My Day 14, Chanute Eaks 3 1B - Harper Desmarteau, Addie Fudge 2, Rylie Olson 2, Alana Mader, Faith Warden 2, Kealie Keeler, Kadence Gragg2, Kaylah Lampe. 2B - Bri Barnett 2, Jada Malloy. 3B - Fudge, Keeler. HR - Desmarteau.

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Tholen’s 1B - Kashyn Curry 2, Dally Curry, Cameryn Wille. 3B - Kamry DeLaTorre 2. HR - D. Curry.

El Charro 6, A&W 0 A&W 1B - Emma Michael. 2B Jaiden Lieberman.

El Charro 1B - Kinzley Fountain 2, Stephanie Fees, Kaydance Frame, Shyla Preston 2, Cheyenne Ogden, Madelyn Ashworth. 2B - Frame, Preston.

a blow right after this past season when Ludolph’s partner in the backcourt, thenfreshman Zeke Lyons, transferred to Parsons.

With Lyons in the fold, Ludolph was allowed to be a more versatile weapon and play off the ball.

Without Lyons, Ludolph is poised to step back into the role of the team’s exclusive ballhandler.

Ludolph, despite proving to be one of the best players around, is not without his own share of questions.

During this past season, he aggravated a back injury that he suffered during his sophomore football season.

This injury slowed him near the end of the basketball season last year and the health of his back will be the biggest key to the season.

Ludolph’s primary running mate this next season will be junior Dawson Leimkuhler, who gives the Titans a rare combination of size and speed.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound center is a sprinter of the Titan track and field team and is fully capable of running a full-court game with Ludolph.

Leimkuhler’s classmate Kolgan Ohl should be counted on for a bigger role this year and take to team’s other frontcourt spot.

Seniors Luke Gillis and Lane Gibson will likely be a part of the backcourt rotation around Ludolph

next year.

Southern Coffey County guard Erikah Lyons shots a three in Burlingame last season. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA GIRLS BASKETBALL While the Titan boys have their top player returning, the Titan girls have even more experience back with four returning starters.

Seniors Erikah Lyons and Kasprzak return, much like Ludolph, as versatile options. Both players are capable of leading the team in all three categories — points, rebounds and assists — in any given game.

Lyons was the team’s primary point guard last year, but late in the year, then-freshman Bryli Copeland began to hit her stride and may allow Lyons to play more off the ball next season.

Copeland is coming off a major knee injury

and her return to form will be another key for the Titans.

Jordyn Stone and Kimberlyn Gunlock add to the backcourt depth with Lyons and Kasprzak’s ability to play any position adding to coach Jeff True’s lineup options.

The frontcourt will be led by juniors Haven Harvey and Crystal Alumbaugh, who each gained experience last season.

TRACK & FIELD Ludolph suffered a tremendous disappointment last season when he was edged out of a state championship in the 110-meter hurdles and finished second.

Ludolph’s redemption tour will be a big storyline for the season.

Ludolph also placed at state in the 300-meter hurdles and will be looking for a big season in those as well.

Ohl and Cooper Harred return as state qualifiers with Harred qualifying in the shot put as a freshman and Ohl making it in the javelin.

Ratzlaff leads the girls’ team as she excels in all the sprinting events and seems poised to qualify for state in four events this season.

Erikah Lyons is the school’s record holder in the javelin and will be a likely candidate to medal

FOOTBALL The Titans football team returns a lot of experience next year, but for the second-straight season, they will be without a star underclassman receiver.

After Ludolph was forced to give up football last season following his back injury, Zeke Lyons stepped into his role last year and had a terrific freshman campaign, but with his move to Parsons, the Titans will have another opening at receiver.

The Titans return a trio of playmakers with senior quarterback Nick Spencer, senior running back Luke Gillis and junior receiver Leimkuhler.

That will be the core for what should be a strong offense, but the biggest key for the Titans will be rebuilding a defense that has struggled in recent years.

Senior linebacker Dale Hall will be a big key for the defense. The 245 pounder bruiser is also a threat in the running game on offense.

VOLLEYBALL Kasprzak and Lyons will also be the biggest keys to the Titans’ volleyball team. Both are capable of setting the ball or killing it.

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Another championship for the SEK Sluggers The SEK Sluggers won the Summer Sizzle Tournament in Olathe. Front row, left to right, Cali Riley, Janae Granere, Kendall Scharff, Aysha Houk, Madison Lawson and Mariah Vannice. Back, coach Nick Scheibmeir, Dallyn McGraw, Allie Chrisman, Jadyn Kauffman, Aly Ard, Maci Miller, Payton Scharff and coach Chad Lawson. SUBMITTED PHOTO

NBA: Offseason is off to frenetic start Continued from B1

the year.”

Madness is right.

Barely a week after the Golden State Warriors won their second NBA championship in three years, the rest of the league is maneuvering like mad.

Along with the trades, confirmed by people with direct knowledge who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither deal was formally announced, Gasol opted out of his $16 million deal for next season with San Antonio — but intends to sign a new multiyear deal with the Spurs that will reduce his annual salary but give him more security, and presumably give his team a chance to add a big-time free agent this summer.

Wade told the Bulls he will take his $23.8 million deal for next season, a decision he had until next week to make.

And Minnesota parted ways with Nikola Pekovic, waiving him in what could be the last act of a career that was derailed by foot

Pacers forward Paul George plays against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert during Game 2 of an Eastern Conference playoff game on Monday, April 17 in Cleveland. Leah Klafczynski/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS and ankle problems over the past three seasons.

Pekovic missed all of last season and played only 12 games the previous season.

All this comes with Paul George’s status in Indiana most uncertain and with many trade rumors swirling there, the belief by many across the league that Jerry West joining the Clippers’ front office could help their pursuit of LeBron James in the summer of 2018, and the ongoing watch in New York of what the Knicks will do — if anything — with Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis.

It’s not like Monday was a slow day, either.

That was when Philadelphia and Boston completed the deal that sent the No. 1 overall pick to the 76ers — giving them the chance to take Markelle Fultz, and allowing the Celtics to choose likely either Jayson Tatum or Josh Jackson at No. 3, which they got in the swap. The Celtics said they think the player they take at No. 3 would likely have been the player they used the No. 1 pick on anyway, so they called it a winwin move.

Then came Monday night’s news that the

Cleveland Cavaliers were parting ways with general manager David Griffin after three straight trips to the NBA Finals, a move that James clearly was not happy about. Cleveland then talked with former All-Star guard Chauncey Billups on Tuesday about a job in the front office.

To think, summer doesn’t even start until Wednesday.

The draft is Thursday.

The league’s inaugural after-the-season awards show is Monday.

Free agency and the new collective bargaining agreement start on July 1.

“Wow,” Phoenix guard Devin Booker said on Twitter.

It wasn’t clear what Booker was exactly referring to, though he probably said it a few times Tuesday.

Wow, indeed.

Wilson told The Star that she soon realized the issue wasn’t simply pain killers, and Wilson became the first person O’Callaghan told of his sexual orientation.

“We talked about how his fear was driving him to want to commit suicide,” she said, “and it was a fear of what the team would say, what his parents would say, fear about what his friends would say.

“What I told him was, before taking that drastic step that has no return, the best way to confront fear is to gather information.

First start with someone you feel comfortable with and see if your worst fears come true. See if they reject you or scorn you.”

O’Callaghan put in a call to Pioli.

They had worked together in New England, the team that had drafted O’Callaghan from California and where he spent his first two seasons. Pioli was the vice president of player personnel there when he was hired by the Chiefs as general manager in 2009.

The Chiefs claimed O’Callaghan off waiv-

ers from the Patriots in September 2009, and he was in the starting lineup at right tackle within one month.

This time, O’Callaghan would reach out to Pioli, who had known about the drug abuse, according to the story. O’Callaghan, then 27, informed Pioli that he was gay.

“People like me are supposed to react in a certain way,” Pioli told OutSports.

“What Ryan didn’t know is how many gay people I’ve had in my life.”

Their conversation, Pioli told O’Callaghan, changed nothing. They were friends and Pioli said he was there to support him.

O’Callaghan started coming out to family and friends and found support. Among those he shared his story with was Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt.

O’Callaghan’s life has turned. Today, lives near his family in Redding, Calif., and has done work for a local LGBT organization. He told OutSports that he wanted to share his story to help other gay people who struggle in communicating their concerns or fears, especially those who, like him, considered suicide.

“I see it as a final form of liberation,” Wilson said.

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WHEREAS, it is hereby determined and declared by the Governing Body of the City of LaHarpe, Allen County, Kansas that it would be in the best interest of said City that the a portion of Lincoln Street in the East Midland Addition to Lanyonville, City of LaHarpe, Allen County, Kansas be vacated.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LaHARPE, KANSAS: SECTION 1: That all of the remaining that portion of Lincoln Street lying north of 6th Street and immediately adjacent to the west of Lot 1, Block 1, in the East

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(First published in The Iola Register, June 7, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Donald L. Hammer, Deceased No. 2017 PR 28

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Midland Addition to Lanyonville, City of LaHarpe, Allen County, Kansas and measuring approximately 50 feet wide and 203 feet deep shall be vacated.

SECTION 2: Any utility services that may be currently occupying said alley are to continue to enjoy an easement for such purpose after said vacation becomes effective. Nothing in this Ordinance shall limit the City’s ability to perform maintenance on those utilities located presently on public right-of-way.

SECTION 3: All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in The lola Register as provided by law.

PASSED and APPROVED by the Counsel and SIGNED by the Mayor this 14 day of June 2017.

CITY OF LaHARPE, KANSAS By: Ella Mae Crowell, Mayor (Signed)

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as Executor, allowance for his Executor fees and expenses and the Court determine the heirs of the said decedent and assign the real estate and personal property remaining in said estate.

You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 11th day of July 2017, at 8:30 a.m., in said District Court in 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. /s/ROGER COLLINS, Executor ROBERT E. JOHNSON II, #18223 JOHNSON SCHOWENGERDT PA P.O. Box 866 Iola, KS 66749 620-365-3778 (6) 14, 21, 28 IMMEL & HEIM, P.A. Four East Jackson Iola, Kansas 66749 (620) 365-2222 Attorneys for Petitioner (6) 7, 14, 21

NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on June 5, 2017, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Bret A. Heim, Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Donald L. Hammer, deceased.

All creditors of the Decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Bret A. Heim, Petitioner

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left-hander’s pitch count had already reached 110 on the way to an 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals, so Farrell’s decision to summon a reliever was relatively easy.

If a bit hard to swallow for his competitive ace.

“A little frustrating,” Sale said, “but at the end of the day we got the win. We’re good.”

Sale (9-3) gave up a homer to Mike Moustakas in the second inning and a two-run shot to Jorge Bonifacio in the ninth before leaving the game. The five-time All-Star allowed two other hits and a walk while pushing his major league-leading strikeout total to 146.

More importantly, he got a win after going the distance in a 1-0 loss to Philadelphia last week.

“We scored a bunch of runs today. That takes a lot of pressure off a pitcher,” Sale said. “You can make mistakes and not have to worry about it. You can just pound the strike zone.”

Xander Bogaerts and Sandy Leon each drove in a pair of runs for Boston, which got plenty of production from a lineup missing Pablo Sandoval, Dustin Pedroia and Mitch Moreland to various injuries.

First baseman Sam Travis and third baseman Deven Marrero, recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket earlier in the day, drove in early runs to get the Red Sox off and running. Mookie Betts and Chris Young also had RBIs as the new division leaders kept piling on.

Boston jumped a halfgame ahead of the rival New York Yankees, who have lost seven in a row for their longest slide in a single season since April 2007.

“It’s good to see the way guys have responded when guys have been down,” Farrell said.

“To do it on the road, to continue to win, that’s a sign this team is becoming special.”

Most of Boston’s damage came against Royals youngster Matt Strahm (2-4), who struggled to follow up his dazzling first career start. The left-hander with a delivery eerily similar to Sale’s was hammered for five runs on seven hits and a walk before exiting with nobody out in the fourth.

Strahm allowed one unearned run in five innings last week against the Angels.

“Just mistakes. I’ve just got to do better with more quality pitches,” he said. “Just making quality two-strike pitches was my nemesis today.”

Sale dominated a Royals lineup that had slugged its way to eight wins in nine games, striking out the side in the fifth for good measure. The long, lean lefty was finally lifted after Bonifacio’s homer and a base hit by Brandon Moss.

The dominant performance came after Sale twirled a complete game in his last start at Kansas City, allowing two earned runs while striking out 10 in a 7-4 victory last Sept. 16 for the White Sox. “He locates all his pitches, throws hard and has great stuff,” Moustakas said. “You just try to put the ball in play, try not to get to two strikes.

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Matt Strahm throws in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday. The Boston Red Sox beat Kansas City Royals 8-3 behind pitcher Chris Sale’s dominance.

Red Sox optioned RHP Austin Maddox to Triple-A Pawtucket.

The Royals’ Mike Moustakas follows through on his 100th career home run, in the second inning against the Boston Red Sox at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday. John Sleezer/Kan-

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I was able to do that in that first at-bat.”

PAINFUL PANDA Sandoval went on the disabled list before the game with an inner ear infection. The pain began for the Red Sox third baseman a few days ago, but Farrell said Sandoval’s temperature kept climbing. The DL stint also gives Sandoval a mental break after a rough start to the season.

ROSTER MOVES Along with putting Sandoval on the DL, the

TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: Pedroia (ribs) still felt discomfort while swinging in the cage before the game, though Farrell said it’s possible the second baseman could play Wednesday. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) went through fielding practice before the game. He plans to throw to hitters on Saturday.

Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (right oblique) threw about 40 pitches off the mound to hitters before the game and reported no problems. He plans to throw a side session Friday and could begin a rehab assignment next week. “Felt great, looked great,” manager Ned Yost said.

UP NEXT Red Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz tries to build on a solid start at Houston in the series finale Wednesday afternoon.

Pomeranz allowed one run while pitching into the seventh inning against the Astros.

Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy will be coming off his first win since Sept.

11 when he starts for Kansas City. Kennedy retired the first 17 hitters he faced in a 3-1 victory over the Angels.

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