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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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EUREKA — A Humboldt man was injured in a twovehicle accident in rural Greenwood County that killed the other driver Monday evening. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kelly T. Oxford, 46, Arkansas City, was killed after the utility vehicle he was driving was struck head on shortly after he turned onto U.S. 54 east of Eureka. Troopers said Oxford crossed the center line with
Governor, Davis discuss gay marriage
Liverpool Legends band members hold up Louise Harrison, George Harrison’s older sister, for a group picture. The band will perform at the Bowlus at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO
Liverpool Legends to play in Iola By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
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t’s a rare occurrence when several generations enjoy the same musical performer. The Beatles took America by storm 50 years ago and continue to wow fans today. Since there is such a huge following, there are hundreds of Beatles cover bands across
the world who try to act as Paul, Ringo, John and George. One cover band has a special weapon of sorts: George Harrison’s sister. Louise Harrison was 11 years old when little brother George was born. When the four Liverpool men formed the famous band, Louise Harrison had already married and moved to the United States. “They were very well known
his vehicle as he entered the highway from K-99 and collided with a westbound highway transport driven by Michael L. Krokstrom, 44, Humboldt. Oxford was declared dead at the scene. Krokstrom was transported to Eureka Hospital for his injuries. Krokstrom was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident, KHP said. Oxford’s seat belt usage was unknown.
in Britain and I was very supportive of my kid brother,” Harrison said. “My mother would write me and talk about how they were ‘absolutely incredible and fantastic’ and I knew if she was on board then they must be good.” Harrison doesn’t like to go into great detail about George’s childhood because See BEATLES | Page A6
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback vowed Monday to defend Kansas’ ban on samesex marriage, while Democratic challenger Paul Davis said during a debate Monday that there’s nothing either of them can do at this point because the matter is in the hands of the courts. The issue came up during a televised debate at KWCH studios in Wichita in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this month that cleared the way for gay marriages in several
states. The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking a court order that would allow gay marriages in Kansas, and a federal judge has set a hearing for Friday. Kansas has a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in its constitution. Davis was a lawmaker when the Legislature debated it, and he said Monday that he did not support the constitutional amendment because he believed it would have an adverse effect on the welcomSee GOVERNOR | Page A6
Family sees both sides of bond issue By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
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Margie Wakefield
Jenkins, Wakefield talk on ‘dysfunction’ By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
FORT SCOTT — Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins and her challenger, Margie Wakefield, sounded off on a number of topics Monday, from illegal immigration to the perceived dysfunction of Congress, at a local candidates’ forum. The candidates spoke in front of a crowd of more than 100 at Fort Scott High School as part of an event sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce. Jenkins, 51, is a former
state treasurer and state senator. She is seeking her fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Wakefield, 47, owns and operates a law practice in Lawrence. Jenkins, Republican, and Wakefield, Democrat, fielded the same three questions, on alleged misdeeds at the IRS; their interpretation of true immigration reform; and on whether clergy should be faced with litigation for not performing same-sex marriages. Jenkins said the investiSee DEBATE | Page A3
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When Cari Bockover enrolled her daughter, Camri, to attend kindergarten in USD 257 two years ago, she was asked if she would mind seeing her daughter shuttled to a school outside her neighborhood. No problem, Bockover thought. Even though they lived a few blocks away from Lincoln Elementary School, Camri had yet to make any friends at school, and would have no problem instead attending McKinley Elementary School, in the southeast part of town. Over-crowding at Lincoln was cited, she recalled. By the start of Camri’s firstgrade year, the overcrowding at Lincoln had apparently solved itself, and she was no longer needed to transfer. So she attended first grade at Lincoln, where she met several new classmates and garnered new friends. By the time August rolled around and Camri was ready for second grade, she and her mother had moved to a nearby apartment complex, still within easy walking distance of Lincoln. But in moving, the Bockovers found themselves in a district assigned to attend Jefferson Elementary School. “Lincoln was still within
Camri Bockover, left, Cari Bockover and Barbara Chalker understand both sides of the upcoming school bond issue.
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walking distance,” Bockover recalled. “Jefferson wasn’t.” Since class sizes at Jefferson were an issue, school administrators approved the Bockovers’ request to have Camri continue to attend Lin-
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coln. The Bockovers find themselves in the same situation as several other local families who must transfer out of “neighborhood schools.” See BOCKOVER | Page A3
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