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Senate debate sees clashes on Supreme Court, climate
Humboldt takes second in tourney
By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
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Ginsburg’s death spurs more fights WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death drew mourners to the steps of the Supreme C o u r t , where they sang “Amazing Grace” in the dark. Fresh off a Ruth Bader rally stage Ginsburg in Minnesota, President Donald Trump learned of the loss and praised Ginsburg as an “amazing” woman. Such grace notes didn’t last long. They were overwhelmed as swiftly as the sagebrush of Western See COURT | Page A2
A vehicle driven by Anthony Mitchell overturned as he crossed a low water bridge near Humboldt before sunrise Sunday. Mitchell was not injured. COURTESY OF ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Deer causes rollover By the Register Staff
Iolan Anthony Mitchell told Allen County sheriff ’s deputies he had been out scouting deer near Humboldt and was returning home when a deer jumped out in front of his vehicle before sunrise Sunday. In an attempt to miss the animal, Mitchell lost control of his 2008 Chevy Cobalt, which overturned as it crossed a low water bridge along FlorSee WRECK | Page A2
A rollover accident sent an 18-year-old female passenger to the hospital Saturday. See related story on A2. COURTESY OF THE ALLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas’ open Senate seat called Saturday for quick action to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Barbara Bollier Bader Ginsburg and dismissed his Democratic opponent’s d i s avo w a l of Green New Deal e n v i r o n - Roger Marshall mental proposals so often in a debate that she admonished him, “Stop deceiving voters.” Republican Roger Marshall, a two-term congressman for western and central Kansas, repeatedly attacked Democrat Barbara Bollier, a Kansas See DEBATE | Page A2
Led by a pillar of fire Trevor Hoag Just Prairie For weeks, Charley Melvin couldn’t sleep. His body was failing him, his mind was on fire. He was so “wild for relief,” he even tried whiskey-beer cocktails to stanch the insomnia. Ever since that damned horse had kicked him, he’d ceaselessly and unmistakably heard it in his dreams: The Voice of God. It would haunt him in the night until he’d leap from bed shouting revelations and terrifying his wife Etta. But try as he might, he couldn’t escape it. He’d been “called,” “chosen.” “God’s purpose has been given but to few people on this earth. I am one of that few,” he said. “I have been led by the spirit of God in the pillar of fire, just as truly as ever Moses was led by God.” On the outside, Melvin was a vegetable farmer, concrete factory laborer and father of eight. On the inside burned writing on stone tablets, “a tendency to wildness” and a clear understanding of the enemy. To the saloon-owners, he
Grace Luther is the new art teacher at Iola Middle School. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS
On West Street across from the post office were once multiple saloons targeted by “the Mad Bomber,” Charley Melvin. This historical photo shows the damage he caused. Below is a modern view of the same area. REGISTER FILE PHOTO and TREVOR HOAG
wrote: “as there seems to be no redemption for you, you might as well go to hell first as last, and we are going to send you there if you don’t quit the business and for good.” True to his word, Melvin was setting his mind to murder in accordance with the
Will of the Almighty. “I planned to kill the saloon men with my gun,” he told a reporter in 1905, “but they got in on my plans and postponed the act.” By contrast, his other terrorist activities were met See MELVIN | Page A4
New teacher seeks to inspire a passion for art By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register
Grace Luther’s love of art started in middle school. “That’s when I noticed m y s e l f drawing on any scrap of paper,” she said. She want- NEW ed to help TEACHERS other middle school students discover their own passion for art. She’s now teaching art at Iola Middle School. “Art was something I connected with. It was a great way to express myself when words were not enough or I didn’t know how to put something into words,” she said.
“I try to share my love of art with the next generation.” Luther grew up near Buffalo and graduated from Altoona-Midway High School. She earned a degree in art education from Bethany College in Lindsborg, and taught five years in Neodesha before coming to Iola. She enjoys experimenting with different materials, and hopes students come away from her class with a better understanding of what they like. She also wants them to learn general art history. “Above all else, I want them to have a general willingness to try something new and grow from that experience,” she said. Art is an emotional expeSee TEACHER | Page A4
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