Irn230816a01

Royals’ chances?: Despite hot stretch, uphill climb remains for KC. See

THE IOLA REGISTER Locally owned since 1867

www.iolaregister.com

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

District seeks Bowlus guidance 257 board to ask if classes can be pulled

By SUSAN LYNN The Iola Register

Iola school board officials agreed Monday night to ask for “legal guidance” in regards to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center and whether they can not only remove classes from the Center but also themselves as its guardians, if they so desire.

Daniel Schowengerdt, an attorney with Johnson Schowengerdt, PA, and representing USD 257, summarized the board’s petition for the court at Monday night’s meeting, saying the will of benefactor Thomas H. Bowlus does not stipulate the Center be a “school house” for the fine arts and thus the district should not be obligated to hold such classes there.

Upon his death in 1960, Bowlus left the bulk of his million-dollar estate and his home at the corner of Sycamore and Madison to the Iola school district for the purpose of creating a fine

The USD 257 Board of Education will file a petition in Allen County District Court to clarify its role as Bowlus trustees. The Center sits on the site of benefactor Thomas H. Bowlus’s original home on East Madison. REGISTER FILE PHOTO arts center that would engender and perpetuate a love and understanding of the arts for local school children and the community at large. The Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.

Mr. Bowlus’s will is set up as a testamentary trust, meaning the court has supervisory jurisdiction over the school

board if their actions are called into question.

At the same time Schowengerdt said the trust gives trustees wide discretion in determining how the building is to be used and only a court of law can override their decisions.

Because they are also USD 257 board members, the trust-

ees maintain they are in a position to determine whether the school has other facilities available to house the courses being held at the Bowlus.

THE 27-PAGE petition will be filed in Allen County District Court sometime in the next few weeks. It’s been 40 years since the local school

board last asked for legal guidance in how to properly administer the Bowlus trust.

Trustees also want to know that if they indeed must hold classes at the fine arts center whether that curricula can be broadened to include graphic arts and animation, music composition using digital tools, broadcast video and stage production.

The school district’s dismal economic climate necessitates a change, trustees contend. During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 the district compensated the Bowlus $143,000 to cover operational costs fully attributed to USD 257’s occupancy.

This fee includes rent for the use of space to hold music, theater and art classes, office space for instructors, rental fees for the auditorium and to compensate the Bowlus for utilities, insurance and maintenance and depreciation associated with the district’s use of the Center.

“Current budgetary restraints make it impractical to continue to pay this amount for space that is not needed,” the petition reads.

For the first 20 years, the school district used the Bowlus free of charge. It wasn’t until 1984 that they agreed to See BOWLUS | Page A3

State asks court to bar voters

By COLLEEN SLEVIN The Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — Kansas is asking a federal appeals court to keep thousands of people who haven’t yet provided the documents to prove they are U.S. citizens from voting in November’s election.

Judges from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver are set to hear arguments today in the legal

fight over how the state enforces its proof-ofcitizenship requirement for voters who register at motor ve- Kris Kobach hicle offices.

Since 1993, states must allow people to register to vote when they apply for or renew their driver’s licenses.

The so-called motor-voter

law says that people can only be asked for “minimal information” when registering to vote, allowing them to simply affirm they are citizens.

A federal judge in May temporarily blocked Kansas from disenfranchising about 18,000 who registered to vote at motor vehicle offices without providing citizenship paperwork such as See VOTERS | Page A3

Iolans speak out against park swap

REGISTER/RICK DANLEY

Laundry Love effort begins

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Representatives from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will be in Iola Sept. 1 to hear about a proposed land swap involving a portion of Iola’s Meadowbrook Park.

City Council members remain noncommittal about the swap, proposed earlier this month by members of Iola’s First Baptist Church.

The church is seeking to acquire about 2.4 acres of park property immediately south of the west entrance to the Meadowbrook subdivision in order to accommodate a church expansion project.

In exchange the church has offered to purchase roughly 3 acres of undeveloped green space adjacent to the city’s disc golf course near South Washington and give that to Iola.

Regardless of the Coun-

Humanity House organizers Georgia Masterson, from left, and Tracy Keagle stand with Iola Soap and Suds owner Donald Leapheart. Humanity House is spearheading a “Laundry Love “ campaign to allow needy residents to do their laundry for free.

By RICK DANLEY The Iola Register

Sid Fleming, Iola’s new city administrator, attends Monday’s City Council meeting. Seated next to Fleming is Councilwoman Sandy Zornes. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN cil’s intentions, the swap must be endorsed by the KDWP because Meadowbrook Park was created in 1972 from federal funding.

A handful of residents who live near the park spoke in opposition to the swap.

“It’s nothing against the church,” said Deb Greenwall, one of the residents.

“The church has been our

Quote of the day Vol. 118, No. 208

neighbor for 20 years, and we’ve had no problem at all.

They’re good people.”

But the Greenwalls enjoy having a park next door even more, she continued.

“The (proposed) swap is not equal,” Greenwall said, adding the city could easily acquire more land nearer See SWAP | Page A3

In its brief existence, Iola’s Humanity House has already gone a long way toward improving the material circumstances of the area’s neediest residents.

Beginning in September the organization, led by Georgia Masterson and Tracy Keagle, will make these residents’ lives easier still by sponsoring a program that will allow them to do their laundry for free.

Laundry Love is a nationwide initiative begun in 2011 in Vancouver, Wash. Its guiding purpose, according to its website, is to “help wash the clothes and bedding of individuals and/or families living in poverty.”

The success of Laundry Love, according to its creators, depends on the quality of participation of the com-

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”

— Charlie Chaplin 75 Cents

munities that implement it and the vigor of the groups — like Humanity House — who administer the program at the local level.

Humanity House, which is partnering with Soap and Suds owner Don Leapheart, will stage a fundraiser at the Allen County Farmers Market on Thursday, the proceeds of which will jumpstart the Laundry Love sessions. After that, efforts will be sustained by donation jars placed at area businesses and non-profits.

According to Masterson, a Humanity House volunteer will be on hand at Soap and Suds (116 E. Jackson) Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8.

If a resident cannot make the scheduled sessions, they can request another time by calling Masterson at the offices See LAUNDRY | Page A3

Hi: 84 Lo: 70 Iola, KS

A2

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

Boy Scout sign-up session Thursday Youngsters wishing to join the world of Scouting may do so Thursday evening at Calvary United Methodist Church.

Iola’s Boy Scout Troop 55 and Cub Scout Pack 55 will host signup night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for youngsters as

young as 5.

The Lion Scouts (5-year-olds) are those who will attend kindergarten this year.

Cub Scouts are dedicated for those ages 6-10 (grades 1-5).

Boy Scouts are those ages 11-17, or are entering the sixth grade on

up.

In addition a Venture Crew, open to any boy or girl who has completed the eighth grade and is 14 or older, is available.

Cub Scout meetings will be held Tuesday evenings; Boy Scouts gather Mondays.

Calvary is at the intersection of Jackson and Walnut streets.

For more information, contact Andy Dunlap, 365-3282.

Representatives from Iola Girl Scouts will be on hand as well for interested girls.

store with a television and converter without paying for the items, Iola police officers said.

The items were recovered and the suspect identified.

Officers are requesting charges of theft and trespassing be filed by the Allen County attorney’s office.

The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, had been convicted previously of theft, officers said.

Iola, told police Aug. 16 several items were stolen from her vehicle while it was in the 400 block of South Oak Street.

Max Berg, 19, Iola, told police Aug. 15 his vehicle was entered in the 800 block of North Washington Avenue.

Police reports Arrests reported Kimberly Arnold, 31, Iola, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of disorderly conduct in the 3000 block of North Kentucky Street, Iola police officers reported.

Jeremiah A. Miller, 30, Iola, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of domestic battery, interfering with law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

Darryl Hannum, 28, Iola, was arrested Friday for suspicion of domestic battery and disorderly conduct after officers were called to a fight in the 500 block of North Second Street.

John W. Chambers, 33, Mindy Payne, 31, and Jessee Greene Jr., 32, all of Neosho Falls, and Molly Wilson, 33, Iola, were arrested Friday morning for suspicion of possessing stolen property in the 400 block of South Second Street. Payne also is accused of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Calvin E. Conover, Iola, was arrested Thursday evening for suspicion of disorderly conduct in the 700 block of North Chestnut Street, officers said.

Today

75

Matric Scott, 15, Iola, was arrested Thursday evening for suspicion of possessing alcohol and tobacco as a minor after Iola police officers went to the 800 block of North Jefferson Avenue.

Citations issued Georgieanna HustonThouvenell, 38, and Michael Torrence, 44, both of Chanute, both were twice cited for theft last week at Iola Walmart.

The first incident occurred Aug. 16, officers said; the second happened Thursday.

The citations came amid a flurry of activity at Walmart over the past week.

Citations for suspicion of theft: — Gary Goodwin, 28, Chanute, and Stormy Reed, 19, Piqua Sunday.

— Samantha Genoble, 25, Iola, on Saturday.

— Adrienne Thompson, 28, Iola, on Thursday.

— Logan P. Coats, 18, Moran, on Aug. 16.

— John C. Chambers, 32, Iola, on Aug. 16.

Additionally, a white male allegedly went into Walmart Friday and walked out of the

Wednesday

Thursday

86

81

61

Temperature High yesterday Low last night High a year ago Low a year ago Sunrise 6:44 a.m.

82 62 76 65

65

66

Precipitation 24 hours ending 8 a.m.

0 This month to date 5.99 Total year to date 25.93 Excess since Jan. 1 1.04 Sunset 8:03 p.m.

The Iola Register

Published Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings except New Year’s day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, by The Iola Register Inc., 302 S. Washington, P.O. Box 767, Iola, Kansas 66749.

(620) 365-2111. Periodicals postage paid at Iola, Kansas.

Member Associated Press. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to use for publication all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches.

Subscription rates by carrier in Iola: One year, $118.70; six months, $64.92; three months, $37.19; one month, $12.89.

By motor: One year, $142.63; six months, $81.51; three months, $46; one month, $19.09.

By mail in Kansas: One year, $145.02; six months, $82.70; three months, $48.61; one month, $19.79.

By mail out of state: One year, $155.80; six months, $83.80; three months, $49.55; one month, $19.75.

Internet: One year, $122.20; six months, $66.95; three months, $38.40; one month, $12.85 All prices include 8.75% sales taxes.

Postal regulations require subscriptions to be paid in advance.

USPS 268-460 Postmaster: Send address changes to

The Iola Register, P.O. Box 767, Iola, KS 66749.

Vehicle burglaries under investigation Iola police officers are investigating three vehicle burglaries from recent days.

Sharon Walker, 75, Iola, reported Friday a flashlight was stolen from her vehicle in the 2700 block of North Cottonwood Street.

Ashlee Mathews, 31, Iola, told police Friday her purse, which contained money, identification, makeup and other small items, was taken from the 800 block of North Sycamore Street. The items, minus the money and makeup, were recovered later, officers said.

Audrey Appling, 22,

Bicycle found Iola police officers found a black Next bicycle Sunday in the 200 block of South Third Street.

Fuel taken Lori Gregory, LaHarpe, was charged with suspicion of theft after she was accused of driving away from Casey’s General Store without paying for $51.67 worth of fuel, Iola police officers said.

• NOTICE •

O ur carriers’ (under contract) deadline for hom e delivery ofThe Iola R egister is 5:30 p.m . in Iola and 6:30 p.m . outside ofIola w eekdays and 9:30 a.m . Saturdays. Ifyou have not received your paper by this tim e, please callyour carrier. Ifyou cannot reach your carrier callthe R egister office at (620) 3652111 betw een 5:30 and 6 p.m .

R uralC arriers 6:30 p.m . w eekdays – 10:30 Saturdays

Frank Gibbons Francis (Frank) J. Gibbons, son of Sarah and Frank Gibbons of Humboldt, was born Aug. 11, 1922.

He passed away on Aug. 1, 2016, at Richmond Rehabilitation Center at the age of 93.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Alice, and a brother, Patrick.

His sister, Florence Callaway, resides in Iola.

He married Alice Joan Barnes in 1942. They had three children, Frankie, Linda and Johnnie.

Francis entered the military, serving in Europe in World War II. He was awarded a Meritorious Citation, Belgian Decoration and Commendations from the 29th Air Force and the 102nd Infantry. He had four battle stars and three gold service bars. He saw action in Normandy, northern France and the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland and central Europe.

He was a lifetime member of the Survivors of the Battle of the Bulge. He worked for Heathman Oil Company for 15 years, and later owned and operated Gibbons Auto Salvage for 22 years after Alice’s death.

A private graveside service has been held at Highland Cemtery in Iola.

Library insight on topic Lesa Cole of the Iola Public Library will present “What’s Happening at the Library” during the monthly See, Hear Iola session Friday morning.

Cole will speak about the various programs and resources available at the local repository.

Also slated to appear is Iola’s newly minted

city administrator, Sid Fleming, as well as other representatives from various local entities.

The 10 a.m. meeting is at the New Community Building at Riverside Park and is open to the public.

The session is rebroadcast on Iola’s public access television channel and on YouTube.

State pursues layoff policy changes TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration is working to overhaul the state’s protocol for employee layoffs and rehiring.

The administration is making adjustments

City officials arrested, charged with perjury HALSTEAD, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say an investigation of the 2,100-resident southern Kansas town of Halstead has resulted in the arrests of the city administrator and former police chief.

City administrator James Hatfield is charged with one count of felony perjury. Former police chief Steven Lewis is charged with a felony count of mis-

Obituary

use of public funds and two misdemeanor theft counts.

The arrests resulted from investigations by Harvey County’s prosecutor and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

No additional details were immediately available.

Hatfield and Lewis do not have listed home telephone numbers and could not be reached Monday for comment.

that would restrict worker options for appealing regular job performance ratings and impose a cap on how much sick leave new retirees may donate to colleagues who are ill, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

The amount of unused sick leave that retiring workers could put into a pool available to colleagues with serious illnesses would be capped at 80 hours.

Kansas Department of Administration officials say the proposed adjustments are necessary for the maintenance of a modern and efficient workforce in state government.

The administration has also sought to repeal a ban on awarding paid time off as a reward for employees.

A department spokesman says the changes have been in development since 2014.

Do you or a loved one STRUGGLE on the stairs?

We have the AFFORDABLE solution!

MENTION THIS AD FOR

$250 OFF*

PURCHASE OF A NEW STAIRLIFT! *Certain restrictions apply.

CALL NOW TOLL-FREE

1-800-978-5840

DOING WHAT WE SAY SINCE 1935.

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

SIGN-ON BONUSES — UP TO $7,500 — AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA! Opportunities available in these divisions

VAN | INTERMODAL | DEDICATED Team and Solo | Regional and Over-the-Road

COMPANY DRIVER BENEFITS $6,000 tuition reimbursement | Paid orientation and ongoing training Medical, dental and vision insurance and 401(k) plan schneiderjobs.com schneiderowneroperators.com 800-44-PRIDE | 800-28-LEASE

Rebecca Proctor, executive director of the Kansas Organization of State Employees, says the timing of the proposed adjustments appears to indicate the government is preparing for layoffs.

“The proposed changes take what is supposed to be an objective process and turns it into a highly subjective process, both in terms of layoffs and in terms of re-employment rights,” Proctor said.

The changes will be open to public comment on Sept. 27 at the Landon State Office Building adjacent to the Capitol.

B5

www.iolaregister.com

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Iola Register

Voters: Appeal

Swap: Iolans speak against proposal

Continued from A1

Continued from A1

birth certificates or naturalization papers.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ordered the state to register them for federal elections until the case, one of at least four the state is facing over its law, is decided at trial. The state has said that ruling could affect as many as 50,000 potential voters by the November elections.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach wants the appeals court to overturn her preliminary order.

In the appeal, Kobach, a national leader in Republican voting requirement efforts, argued that the motor voter law doesn’t bar states from asking for proof of citizenship and that it doesn’t make sense to hold people who register to vote elsewhere in the state to a higher standard than those who apply to register at motor vehicle offices.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued on behalf of the League of Women Voters and people whose registrations were held up because the state said they were incomplete.

Kobach has championed the documentation requirement as a way to prevent non-citizens from voting, particularly immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

Critics contend the requirement suppresses turnout.

Robinson said evidence in the case shows only three instances in Kansas where noncitizens voted in a federal election between 1995

and 2013, and about 14 noncitizens attempted to register during that time. Robinson said the number of people disenfranchised outweighed the harm of those cases.

While people getting new licenses are asked to show proof that they are in the country legally, the ACLU says clerks in motor vehicle offices don’t always tell people seeking license renewals that they need to provide documents proving their U.S. citizenship to register to vote and that many leave the motor vehicle office mistakenly believing they are registered. Some of the people the ACLU represents said they later got postcards notifying them that they had to provide proof of citizenship, but one man went to the polls on election day only to find out he wasn’t registered.

Alabama, Arizona and Georgia have similar registration requirements on the books, but Alabama and Georgia are not currently enforcing them. Arizona does not require additional citizenship papers from people registering at motor vehicle offices beyond what’s required to get a driv-

the disc golf course on its own.

Donna Lower-Nord said that while she admires any church that can increase its youth membership — the impetus for First Baptist’s proposed expansion — the park’s appeal is that it’s centrally located within the city. In addition, the land discussed is used as a practice area for younger athletes.

Wes Orzechowski, meanwhile, noted the swap would result in less property tax revenue for the city because the church would acquire taxed property that would no longer be taxed if it was owned by the church or city.

Orzechowski said not enough people play frisbee golf to justify giving up a portion of Meadowbrook Park to expand the course.

He also wondered if by approving the swap, First Baptist would continue to expand until it became a “Joel Osteen megachurch.”

Randy Johnson, pastor at First Baptist, spoke after the other citizens had their say.

“The last thing we want to do is create a problem for anybody,”

Library training held Jessica Maness recently participated in training on how to be a library trustee.

Nine trustees and library directors from seven southeast Kansas public library boards attended the session held at the LeRoy Branch of

the Coffey County Library.

The Southeast Kansas Library System sponsored the training, which focused on highlights of a new Trustee Handbook for Kansas Public Library Boards.

I’ll say this. If it’s not good for the city, it’s not good for us.

—Randy Johnson, First Baptist Church pastor on critics of a proposed park land swap with Iola

Johnson said. “We’re just looking for options.

We’re out of space.

We’re landlocked.

“I’ll say this,” he continued. “If it’s not good for the city, it’s not good for us.”

Regardless of the city’s decision, “you have our full support,” Johnson told the Council.

If the proposed swap is acceptable to KDWP, the final decision rests with the Council.

Councilwoman Nancy Ford neglected to tip her hand on the matter, but lauded the church for its growth.

“To have a youth program outgrow a church is a great problem to have,” she said.

PHIL JARRED of the accounting firm Jarred, Gilmore & Phillips P.A. presented a “clean” audit of Iola’s 2015 budget, saying the city’s fund summaries were accurate, with a few noteworthy items, including: — The city’s yearend general fund balance from Dec. 31, 2015, was $253.76, perilously low for a fund that included $6.1 million worth of spending.

(The carry-over balance resulted from the city’s decision to withhold year-end budget

transfer from other utility reserves, Jarred noted.)

— On the subject of utility transfers, the city’s electric reserves are being depleted, Jarred said. If unchanged, the fund will be emptied within a few years. (Council members have since increased property tax rates and garbage collection fees in an attempt to lessen the reliance on electric fund reserves.)

Council members unanimously approved the audit report, and also voted, 8-0, to renew a contract with Jarred, Gilmore & Phillips to do the city’s 2016 audit at a cost of $9,100. The price is $300 above what the city paid the accounting firm this year.

IOLA employees will see no change in their health insurance plans for the upcoming year.

The city is partially self-insured under a $1,500/$3,000 deductible plan in place for the past 12 years.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, which carries the medical policy for the employees, said costs are up 2.99 percent.

Because the city paid into the fund at the 125 percent level, the pro-

B3 A3

jected increases remain within the city’s threshold to keep the deductibles unchanged, City Clerk Roxanne Hutton explained.

The city pays 100 percent of the premium for a single employee, $418 a month, and $942.79 for family policies. Employees pay $250 per month toward the family policies.

Premiums are based on claims made over the previous 32 months.

Statewide averages also are taken into account.

The reserve balance in the employee health insurance fund stands at a shade more than $560,000, Hutton said.

THE COUNCIL also formally appointed Michael Burnett as interim EMS director, replacing Ryan Sell, who resigned his post as director but remains with the Iola Fire Department as a paramedic.

Burnett’s appointment was contingent upon approval from the Allen County Commission as part of the city and county EMS agreement.

Darrell Chester was appointed to the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

MONDAY’S Council meeting was the first for new City Administrator Sid Fleming, who replaced the retiring Carl Slaugh Aug. 15.

Fleming is spending his first several days meeting with department heads and employees. He is slated to appear at Friday’s See, Hear Iola session.

Bowlus: BOE seeks court’s guidance on it obligations Continued from A1

trict to pay for the use of the Bowlus.

Trustees also want to put to rest the threat that if the school district does not hold classes in the Bowlus that it is in danger of forfeiting it to the Kansas University Endowment Association.

Trustees contend that was a risk only if they did not accept the gift of the Bowlus and its responsibility clear back in 1961.

CONTENDING their

role as Bowlus trustees

o

“My friends all hate their cell phones…

I love mine!” Here’s why.

N ts

ac

tr

A

currently held in the Bowlus then even that sum is not justifiable, the petition reads.

Funds spent on the Bowlus mean deferred maintenance for the district’s other buildings, trustees contend.

“Based on Mr. Bowlus’s generous gift and dedication to the children of Iola, it is hard to imagine that he would have wanted the Bowlus to negatively impact the children of Iola,” the petition reads, maintaining that his will did not require the school dis-

n Co

B LL Bu ig -NE tt ge W on r s

pay for use of the Bowlus.

Recent allocations from the City of Iola and Allen County commission requested by USD 257 Board in support of the Bowlus has reduced the district’s obligation to about $41,000. Removal of the band classes from the Bowlus last year played a role in reducing the cost to the district from previous years.

Even so, if the district can find space in its other buildings for classes

Say good-bye to everything you hate about cell phones.

Say hello to the ALL-NEW Jitterbug Flip.

“Cell phones have gotten so small, I can barely dial mine.” Not the new Jitterbug® Flip. It features a larger keypad for easier dialing. It even has a larger display so you can actually see it.

“I tried my sister’s cell phone… I couldn’t hear it.” The Jitterbug Flip is designed with a powerful speaker and is hearing aid compatible. Plus, there’s an adjustable volume control.

8005383023

Order now and receive a FREE Car Charger for your Jitterbug Flip – a $25 value.

Call now!

“I’d like a cell phone to use in an emergency, but I don’t want a high monthly bill.” The Jitterbug Flip has a plan to fit your needs… and your budget.

Now available for only Enough talk. Isn’t it time you found out more about the cell phone that’s changing all the rules? Call now, Jitterbug product experts are standing by.

9999

$

plus Shipping and Activation

1-800-538-3023

Available in Red (shown) and Graphite.

47663

NEW Jitterbug Flip Cell Phone Call toll-free to get your Jitterbug Flip.

Please mention promotional code 65326.

IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Jitterbug is owned by GreatCall, Inc. Your invoices will come from GreatCall. Plans and Services require purchase of a Jitterbug phone and a one-time setup fee of $35. Monthly fees do not include government taxes or assessment surcharges and are subject to change. Coverage is not available everywhere. 5Star or 9-1-1 calls can only be made when cellular service is available. 1We will refund the full price of the Jitterbug phone and the activation fee (or setup fee) if it is returned within 30 days of purchase in like-new condition. We will also refund your first monthly service charge if you have less than 30 minutes of usage. If you have more than 30 minutes of usage, a per minute charge of 35 cents will be deducted from your refund for each minute over 30 minutes. You will be charged a $10 restocking fee. The shipping charges are not refundable. There are no additional fees to call GreatCall’s U.S.-based customer service. However, for calls to a GreatCall Operator in which a service is completed, you will be charged 99 cents per call, and minutes will be deducted from your monthly rate plan balance equal to the length of the call and any call connected by the Operator. Jitterbug and GreatCall are registered trademarks of GreatCall, Inc. ©2016 GreatCall, Inc. ©2016 firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc.

and also USD 257 Board members can create conflict, the trustees asked whether they could wash their hands of the responsibility of the Bowlus and resign as its trustees and have the Court appoint “another entity” such as the City

of Iola or the Friends of the Bowlus assume its management.

Trustees rely on Susan Raines, executive director, and her staff to manage the facility. A Bowlus Commission assists Raines in making decisions for the Center.

In the petition’s final clause, the trustees requested that all the legal expenses incurred in preparation of the petition and its ensuing court costs come from the Thomas H. Bowlus Trust Estate and not the school district’s coffers.

Laundry: Effort aids needy Continued from A1

of Thrive Allen County (620-365-8128).

Those in need are only in charge of schlepping their clothes to the site. After that, Humanity House will provide the quarters for the machines and the detergent. Individual patrons are limited to two loads per visit; families to five.

“We see a lot of people who need help paying their utility bills,” said Masterson. “When you get your utilities cut off, you lose your air conditioning, you can’t run a fan to keep cool, and you can’t run your washer and dryer,” assuming you own those appliances.

“There are a lot of people who have to make the choice of paying their utility bill or using their money for food,” said Keagle. “It’s a horrible choice to have to make. Especially if you’re elderly or have small children. And there’s a stigma. You know, you’re standing downwind from someone and you’re like ‘Why don’t they just take a shower or wash their clothes?’ But people

“Our mission ... is ‘empowering people through acts of kindness.’

— Tracy Keagle, Humanity House

don’t understand — it’s not that easy.”

For Keagle and Masterson, Humanity House’s projects — which include a public garden, which has, to date, handed out 5,135.5 pounds of free produce — are opportunities for the wider community to become acquainted with the lives of those who in most realms of polite society remain invisible.

“Our mission,” said Keagle, “if that’s what you want to call it, is ‘empowering people through acts of kindness.’ It empowers the person who receives the act as well as the person who does the act. And it’s catching. If you do something for someone and you get that feeling of doing good for another person, it changes you. And the more times you do that, it starts to really — and it’s not

the sort of change that hits and then quickly goes away — it actually physically and mentally changes who you are.

Our town is so giving anyway; I’ve said it would be great if 75 percent of our town thought that way, then the other 25 percent would just fall in line because they’d be afraid to say differently. Then what would happen is they would start to act according to that pressure, and once they started doing that and got the benefits of it, it would be a natural thing. I mean, what if our whole town became one of these towns that welcomed all of its people?”

For questions or to contribute a donation, contact Georgia Masterson at Thrive, 620-3658128. The first Laundry Love session will be held at Soap and Suds on Sept. 1 from 1 to 3 pm.

A4

Farm Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Planting a fall garden

Eleven 4-H members had the opportunity to represent the Southwind Extension District at the annual Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes at Kansas State University.

Those attending were, from left, John Emmerson, Gage Harding, Danielle Nading, Taylor O’Brien, Ryann Allison, Jillian Keller, Clay Brillhart, Haydon Schaaf, Brody Nemecek, Kolby Seested and Gavin Fry. The team was coached by Carla Nemecek, Southwind Extension District director and agent. COURTESY PHOTO

Southwind 4-H: Champs again MANHATTAN — 4-H members from the Southwind Extension District excelled at the annual Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event Saturday and Sunday at Kansas State University.

Participants were John Emmerson, Gage Harding, Taylor O’Brien, Danielle Nading, Ryann Allison, Jillian Keller, Clay Brillhart, Haydon Schaaf, Brody Nemecek, Kolby Seested and Gavin Fry. Members gained knowledge and worked on livestock skills in order to be competitive in the Sweepstakes event which consisted of four contests.

Southwind completed the weekend by being named the 2016 Kansas State 4-H Champion Sweepstakes Team for the fourth year in a row. Top 10 individual Sweepstakes winners for Southwind were Ryann Alliso, 10th; Haydon Schaaf, 8th; Brody Nemecek, 7th; Gavin Fry, 4th; and John Emmerson, 3rd.

The Livestock Quiz Bowl started with a qualifying exam. The eight teams with the highest average scores advanced

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

to the quiz bowl competition. Southwind team No. 1 was seeded second after the test and later named the third overall Quiz Bowl team after head-tohead matches.

The Livestock Judging contest consisted of nine judging classes and four sets of reasons. Southwind No. 1 (Emmerson, Seested, Allison, Nading) placed 3rd in Sheep/ Goats; 1st in Swine; 1st in Cattle and 2nd in Reasons and named High Team Overall. Southwind No. 2 (Brillhart, Schaaf, Keller, Nemecek) was 1st in Sheep/Goats; 4th in Swine; 5th in Cattle; 4th in Reasons and named 4th Team Overall.

Individually, Clay Brillhart was 10th in Sheep/ Goats, 10th in Cattle and 5th Individual Overall; Jillian Keller was 7th in Sheep/Goats; Ryann Allison was 6th in Sheep/ Goats, 8th in Swine, 5th in Cattle, 6th in Reasons and 4th Individual Overall; Kolby Seested was 4th in Cattle and 12th Overall; Danielle Nading was 7th in Reasons; and John Emmerson was 3rd in Sheep/Goats, 2nd in Swine, 8th in Cattle,

5th in Reasons, and 2nd High Individual Overall. The Meats Judging contest was based on identification of 30 retail cuts, six placings classes and three sets of reasons. Haydon Schaaf was 10th Individual Overall.

Southwind No. 2 (Nading, Keller, Allison, Nemecek) earned 3rd in Reasons, 4th in Identification and was 5th Team Overall.

Southwind #1 (Schaaf, Fry, Seested, Emmerson) was 5th in Placings, 3rd in Identification and 3rd Team Overall.

In the Livestock Skillathon, 4-H members rotated individually through stations that addressed six areas of animal science. Individually Kolby Seested was 4th in the Exam and 9th Overall; Brody Nemecek was 3rd in the Exam, and 8th Overall; John Emmerson was 5th in the Practicum and 3rd Overall; Gavin Fry won both the Exam and Practicum and was High Individual in Skillathon. Southwind Teams were 5th and 1st in the Exam, 1st in Team Practicum and then named Champion Livestock Skillathon Team.

Fall is a great gardening season. When you think about it, fall weather is much like spring — warm daytime temperatures and cool nights. Rainfall is typically more abundant in the fall than summer so less irrigation is needed and fall gardens often have fewer insect pest and disease problems.

Combine all of these and you have the ingredients for a great garden.

And of most importance is taste of the produce grown. Flavors of fallgrown vegetables are often sweeter and milder in taste than those grown during hot summer weather.

Some of the best vegetables for a fall garden are lettuce, spinach, radishes, beets, cabbage, turnips and carrots because of their frost-tolerance.

These vegetables can be planted directly into your garden wherever space can be found – next to plants still growing in the garden like tomatoes, cucumbers and pumpkins. Plant now until the first week of September.

Left over seed from spring planting can be

Krista Harding Extension Agent for Agriculture

used as long as it was stored in a cool, dry location. To speed up germination and seedling emergence, soak the seeds overnight before planting. If you are purchasing new seed, look for the shortest season cultivars that you can find to insure harvest before a killing frost. The average fall freeze date for our area is around Oct. 24 according to the Weather Data Library on the K-State campus.

Sometimes establishing a fall garden can be difficult during the summer when soil temperatures are extremely high. One way to avoid this is to establish plants in containers or pots for transplanting into the garden later in the season when the weather begins to cool. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and collards can be grown in

cooler protected areas for 2-4 weeks prior to setting in the garden. Be sure to acclimatize crops for several days before transplanting directly into the garden.

Garden soil should be prepared just like for spring. An application of fertilizer will probably be necessary for optimum plant growth. Use one pound of a complete analysis fertilizer, such as 12-12-12, applied per 100 square feet of garden area. Weeds and grasses will also grow well in a fall garden so mulching may be warranted.

Everyone gets geared up to plant vegetables in the spring, but the fall season offers many benefits to gardening.

Again, now is the time to plant. Few take advantage of the season, but consider giving it a try this year.

The Extension office has the “Vegetable Garden Planting Guide” publication available free of charge. This guide offers information such as days to first harvest, days to germination, planting depth, frost resistance, and more.

Plant proficient Southwind Extension District 4-H members from Allen County competed Saturday in the State Horticulture Judging Contest on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan. They had to identify 50 different plants, place eight different categories of plants on quality, and were tested on their knowledge on various aspects of plant science. Representing Southwind Extension District were from left, Shelby Yoho, Zoi Yoho, Zoey Rinehart and Kahlan Roloff. Accompanying them was their coach Terri Kretzmeier. COURTESTY PHOTO

Back-to-school basics: Tips for parents Families are busy; even more now that school is in session. And managing that never ending list of things to do can seem daunting. After looking into a variety of different suggestions, it really comes down to organization.

The first and most important tool is a planner. Planners have been around for a good deal of time and it truly is the best way to keep track of all the busy activities of each family member.

There are lots of creative ways to display the family schedule. Just check out those popular social media sites.

Now that there is a planner or calendar posted for the entire family to see, it is important to schedule in a family night. This is something that needs to be somewhere on the schedule each week. It can seem impossible after looking at each member’s schedule, but spending time as a family is a must.

Another important thing to plan and keep in the planner or on the calendar is meals. With the meals decided each week, the shopping list is prepared and that can cut the time spent at the grocery store. That’s not to mention if grocery shopping is spent with the family. Meal planning is a

Jennifer Murphy

Extension Agent for 4-H great thing to do as a family and saves a great deal of time.

Keeping with saving time is dealing with all of the different piles that can form at the entry way.

It is easy, especially when kids are so excited to be home, that they just take a step inside the door and to the floor goes the backpack, maybe a jacket, important notes, and other items from their day at school. And there is the potential for any practice gear they may have. The best tip for this is to des-

ignate a drop spot. This can be a series of hooks placed on the wall right by the door for those jackets and backpacks.

It could also be a great place for hanging organizers for important papers or mail.

If, after implementing these time-saving tips, it still seems like there is not enough time in the day, it might be important to review whether or not the family is overscheduled. Organized activities can help children gain skills and self-confidence, but too much structured activity can contribute to anxiety, stress and depression in children and cause kids to become selfcritical perfectionists, reports a 2006 study by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Trading Post

Monday-Saturday Morning 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

“You don’t get to know each other because there’s not time to just really be,” says family psychologist Kathleen Kendall-Tackett. “You’re just interacting between activities.” Ask yourself these questions to help determine whether your family is overscheduled: • Do your children enjoy their extracurricular activities? Do you enjoy them?

• What does the activity accomplish?

• Is it being done out of habit?

• Do you feel like your kids need to be in activities because everyone else is too?

• Do your kids spend so much time in activities that you don’t know what else is going on in their lives?

H� enry�Yoder �Garnett,�KS �yodersconstruction85@gmail.com �660-973-1611

�CALL�US�FOR�ALL�YOUR�GRAIN�HANDLING�EQUIPMENT�NEEDS!

Opinion A5 The Iola Register

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

~ Journalism that makes a difference

A guest editorial

Leavenworth prison: Inmate recording allegations disturbing More will be said in coming weeks about the controversy involving allegations that officials at the Leavenworth Detention Center recorded conversations between inmates and their attorneys and made the recordings available to prosecutors.

There is some dispute as to who did what and how far those actions strayed from the law and from propriety.

Regardless of the legal technicalities, it needs to be stated clearly and strongly that incidents such as those alleged to have occurred in Leavenworth are unacceptable.

The allegations surfaced in court documents and hearings involving the prosecution of seven individuals accused of participating in a smuggling ring in the Leavenworth prison.

The prison is operated under contract by Corrections Corporation of America.

Attorneys for the defendants assert that their phone calls had been recorded and shared with federal prosecutors.

The U.S. Attorney’s office said that in July it disclosed to the defendants that the surveillance footage included camera angles showing attorney-client meeting rooms, but that audio was not recorded.

Jacquelyn Rokusek, attorney for an inmate involved in a drug investigation, disagreed.

“The meetings between counsel and our respective clients are not only visually monitored, but recorded,” she wrote in a court filing.

“Those recordings are then, at least in some cases, pro-

vided to the United States Attorney’s Office.”

In one court filing, the U.S. Attorney’s office said it agreed not to review the footage until any litigation related to attorney-client privilege was resolved.

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office would not knowingly seek to obtain privileged attorney-client information,” Jim Cross, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Kansas, has said.

And so the battle of allegations goes back and forth.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson has said she will appoint a special master to investigate the collection and distribution of the recordings. She indicated she will likely make the appointment in early to midSeptember.

But even that appointment is being contested by the government.

Debra Barnett, an assistant U.S. attorney, has said her office is opposed to appointment of a special master.

“The United States does not consent to this. The evidence demonstrates that such a request is unwarranted on the facts already presented, and outside the scope of this court’s authority and the issues presented and litigated within this case,” Barnett wrote.

She also suggested that using a special master could cost between $250,000 and $500,000.

It will be a shame if taxpayers have to absorb such a cost, but it’s an important issue that needs to be resolved.

— Topeka CapitalJournal

A�look�back�in�time � April 3, 1992

Would-be bank robbers stole a tractor from Storrer Implement at about 3 a.m. this morning and drove it to the Emprise Bank drive-in at the east edge of Iola. They hooked a chain to an opening of a night depository box and tried to pull it open.

All they accomplished was signficant damage to the facility. It was encased in too

much steel to yield to chain and tractor. The thieves gave up, drove the tractor halfway back to Storrer’s and fled. Police Chief Jay Thyer said he was surprised no one driving by on Highway 54 noticed the robbery attempt. “I’m sure they did more damage to the drivein than they would have gained if the break-in had been successful,” he said.

Letter to the editor Dear editor,

Must “growing the FarmCity Day Fall Festival into a premier event in SEK” depend on an outdoor beer joint? Isn’t drinking in public illegal?

And what about the kids attending Farm-City Days?

Of course, if they pay some-

one money to say it’s OK (and call it a license) it’s OK? Not. If they want to “enjoy a cool one” while listening to the music, why not a cool glass of lemonade? Or a cold Coke? Or a good ole bottle of cold water? Why must it be alcohol?

If the Council gives in this

year, of course, they’ll want to serve alcohol at next year’s Farm-City Days. Then, what’s next?

No, let them keep their drinking inside and out of sight.

Bonnie Johnson, Iola, Kan.

Gov’t. should make childcare affordable Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton agree on this much: The federal government should do more to help families pay for child care.

They’re surely right. In many parts of the U.S., putting children in a day-care center has become the single greatest expense parents face, exceeding the cost of housing.

And it’s growing: From 2009 to 2016, the cost of child care and nursery school jumped 21 percent, nearly twice the rate of inflation overall.

Trump’s proposed solution is to allow parents to deduct the average cost of child care from their taxes. That may sound like a generous offer, and it would indeed be expensive. The trouble is, it would do nothing for families most in need of help. After all, the median household pays just $9,000 in federal taxes; 45 percent pay no federal income tax at all. (Trump’s campaign says he will also extend the deduction to half of payroll taxes, and will provide details about this plan later on.)

In theory, Clinton’s strategy would help many more families. She promises to limit the amount parents pay for child care to 10 percent of their income. But her campaign hasn’t said how she would achieve that goal, or at what cost.

Some expansion in federal assistance is certainly need-

ed. The existing income-tax credit for child care costs is limited to $600 to $1,050 per child, depending on income.

Yet the average price of home day care for an infant ranges from almost $5,000 a year in Tennessee and South Carolina to twice that in Florida, New York and Massachusetts.

Child-care centers are typically even more expensive: In many states, the annual cost to cover an infant and a fouryear-old together is more than $20,000.

Beyond enlarging the tax credits, the federal government should pay them in advance — much as Obamacare provides subsidies for health insurance premiums at the time they need to be paid. And as with Obamacare subsidies, child-care tax credits should be paid directly from the government to child-care centers.

The Center for American Progress has proposed such an approach. Its plan would offer tax credits of as much as $14,000 per child, and limit families’ spending on child care to 12 percent of their income.

Any changes in federal policy would do well to also raise the quality of child care. The country’s 285,000 child care workers earn less than $21,000 a year on average; even so, only a third of infant care settings meet the staffing ratios that experts recommend.

And more than one-third of workers at home-based child care centers have only a high school degree or less. While a four-year college degree isn’t always required, workers ideally should study child development and early childhood education — courses offered at many community colleges.

Trump’s child-care tax deduction wouldn’t directly affect quality. Clinton says she would improve things with a separate effort to subsidize the pay of child care workers.

A better approach would be to also give day care centers an incentive to perform well.

Louisiana, for example, gives them a tax credit tied to their state quality rating. It also gives child care workers a separate credit that increases with the amount of training they complete.

Another approach is to make it easier for parents to get information about staff training before enrolling their children in a day-care center.

Of course, none of these strategies would be cheap.

CAP says its tax credit proposal would cost taxpayers $40 billion annually. But kids who get quality day care at an early age often do better in school, and their parents are more likely to work. These benefits could be well worth the price.

— Bloomberg News

Crucial first step in shutting down private prisons The Justice Department instructed the Bureau of Prisons on Thursday to start phasing out the use of private detention facilities, a watershed step that should be the beginning of the end of an industry that has had an insidious effect on the American justice system.

In a memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates said that the decline in the federal inmate population made it possible to start terminating and winding down contracts with private prisons, which she acknowledged were substandard and less safe than government-run prisons. “They simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs and resources,” she wrote, adding that they also don’t “save substantially on costs.”

Private prisons became an important part of America’s corrections system starting in the 1980s, as tough sentencing guidelines adopted in response to a sharp rise in drugfueled violent crime drove up the population of inmates and the cost of housing them.

Over the years, a handful of companies made handsome profits from warehousing people as cheaply as possible.

The top two private prison companies had $3.3 billion in revenue in 2014, an increase from $1.9 billion in 2006.

While privately run detention facilities were once seen as a fiscally responsible alternative, there’s now growing acknowledgment that they are a national shame.

They are notoriously violent and dysfunctional, operating even more opaquely than

state-run facilities, while paying miserable wages. The Justice Department inspector general reported this

tions, under the shortsighted theory that it’s futile to invest in rehabilitation or job training for them because most get

While privately run detention facilities were once seen as a fiscally responsbile alternative, there’s now growing acknoledgment that they are a national shame. They are notoriously violent and dysfunctional, operating even more opaquely than staterun facilities, while paying miserable wages.

month that private prisons had higher rates of assaults and contraband than regular ones.

Immigrants convicted of federal crimes have been disproportionately routed to private detention centers, which run bare-bones opera-

deported when they serve out their sentence and become someone else’s problem.

The American Civil Liberties Union documented the hellish conditions for undocumented immigrants at several for-profit prisons in a 2014 report, “Warehoused

and Forgotten.” This year, Mother Jones published a disturbing exposé of a prison in Louisiana run by Corrections Corporation of America, one of the large private firms, by a staff writer who gained access to the prison by working as a guard for four months.

In the short run, the Justice Department’s decision will affect a relatively small segment of people held in private prisons. Most of the companies’ business involves holding prisoners in state custody and those detained for immigration infractions.

This development should prompt the Department of Homeland Security, which runs detention operations, as well as state officials, to follow the same path.

— The New York Times

A6

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

Progress seen at Osawatomie, but issues remain

By JIM MCLEAN KHI News Service

The director of one of the state’s largest community mental health centers says the head of the agency that oversees the behavioral health system appears to be making an effort to repair damaged relations with providers.

But he says Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Secretary Tim Keck has his work cut out for him. “I do feel positive about the new secretary,� said Tim DeWeese, director of the Johnson County Mental Health Center. “It seems that he has a genuine desire to take care of the Kansans that need this (mental health) service that are most at risk.�

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback appointed Keck secretary in July after selecting him six months earlier to head the agency on an interim basis.

DeWeese gave his appraisal of Keck while discussing the Kansas mental health system on the most recent edition of the KCUR podcast “Statehouse Blend.�

He said Keck recently traveled to Johnson County to update law enforcement officials and mental health providers on the state’s efforts to regain federal certification of the Osawatomie State Hospital and reopen units that have been renovated to address patient safety concerns raised by federal inspectors. “He wants to have beds back online by the

Tim Keck, Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services secretary end of the year,� DeWeese said. “He reported to us they are getting closer to the full staffing levels that they need.�

State officials reduced the hospital’s capacity from 206 beds to 146 beds in April 2015 so they could begin the renovations. Federal officials decertified the facility later that year, an action that has since cost the state approximately $1 million a month in Medicare reimbursements.

ANGELA de Rocha, a KDADS spokesperson, said the hospital would be ready for re-inspection on Aug. 30. An initial inspection will be done to determine whether the state has corrected the deficiencies that led to decertification. After what de Rocha called “a period of reasonable assurance,� inspectors will return to do a second survey to ensure that the corrective actions have been maintained.

The goal is to gradually restore 60 beds, de Rocha said. “The expansion of

B$&+B6XUJHU\B&DPSDLJQB3ULQW$GB [ LQGG

bed space is dependent on staffing and will be done incrementally to ensure that we have the right staffing levels,� de Rocha said. “We will probably bring back 10 to 15 beds at first and then add beds as we add staff and get them trained.�

Pressure on the system

The additional beds are desperately needed to relieve pressure on the system, DeWeese said. On any given day, dozens of Kansans with mental illness deemed to be either a danger to themselves or others are being forced to wait for admission to Osawatomie. Under the best of circumstances, they’re waiting in hospital emergency rooms.

But often, they’ve done something to land themselves in jail. “Right now, we have four people in the Johnson County jail that are in need of hospitalization,�

DeWeese said Friday.

Deb Stern, general counsel for the Kansas Hospital Association, said the situation at one

large Johnson County hospital is illustrative of the problem. In the first four months of 2015, she said patients waited a total of 318 hours for admission to Osawatomie, with 23 hours the longest wait. But during the first four months of this year, the total number of hours jumped to 1,466, with waits of more than 40 hours common.

The longest wait was 128 hours, or more than five days, she said. “Our emergency rooms, they’re really backed up,� Stern said during a recent symposium at the Statehouse on mental health issues.

Beyond the renovations, Keck has been forced to grapple with longstanding staffing issues that federal inspectors said compromised safety after a patient sexually assaulted a hospital worker.

The hospital was chronically understaffed due to high vacancy and turnover rates caused by low wages and poor working conditions. Employees complained of having to regularly work double shifts.

During a recent interview, Keck said progress also was being made on the staffing front. A vacancy rate that hovered near 35 percent in February had dropped by July to about 21 percent.

And what had been a 72 percent staff turnover rate in 2015 was holding steady around 19 percent.

Those improvements, Keck said, are largely attributable to budget increases approved by the Legislature that al-

lowed administrators to give registered nurses a 10 percent raise and mental health technicians an increase of 12 percent. “Those two pay increases have been a really big help,� Keck said.

OSH not the only problem

The progress Keck is making at Osawatomie is important, DeWeese said. But he said it remains to be seen what, if anything, Keck can do about funding reductions that are undercutting the mental health system.

In the 2015 year alone, the cuts totaled $30 million, according to the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas. “What we’ve seen are policy decisions that have systematically dismantled the public mental health system,�

DeWeese said.

In addition to a recent 4 percent reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates that Brownback ordered to balance the state budget, the elimination of some key programs has cut deeply into the budgets of community mental health centers.

Mental health providers feel “abandoned� by the state, DeWeese said.

THE CUTS forced Wyandot Inc. to lay off staff and eliminate services for more than 800 adults and children.

If Keck wants to significantly improve frayed relations, DeWeese said, he will need to help Brownback come up with a plan

that providers can support to restore the $56.3 million in Medicaid cuts and lobby the governor to drop his opposition to Medicaid expansion, DeWeese said. “The state of Kansas has some of the most restrictive Medicaid requirements across the board,� DeWeese said, referring to policies that exclude most poor adults from KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program.

The annual income limits in the 32 states and the District of Columbia that have expanded Medicaid are $16,242 for an individual and $33,465 for a family of four. In Kansas, non-disabled adults with dependent children are eligible only if their annual incomes are below 38 percent of the poverty level, which for a family of four is $9,216 annually.

Pregnant women, children and Kansans who are elderly or disabled are eligible under less restrictive income caps.

Advocates of expansion point to a Kansas Hospital Association study that indicates it would generate billions of additional federal dollars for the state. That funding also would reduce the amount of uncompensated care that doctors, hospitals and mental health providers now provide to people who can’t pay their bills. “Last year, Johnson County Mental Health Center provided something around $6 million in charitable care,� DeWeese said. “If Medicaid was expanded, $3.1 million of that would go away.�

30

INSIDE

The Iola Register

Billy Butler fined for fight — B3

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

College Football: AP Preseason Poll

Alabama tops preseason poll

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

In a way, the 2016 season will pick up where 2015 left off: Alabama is No. 1 and Clemson is 2.

The defending national champion Crimson Tide is the No. 1 team in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the fifth time overall and third time under coach Nick Saban.

The Tide received 33 of 61 first-place votes from the me-

dia panel and 1,469 points in the poll released Sunday. No. 2 Clemson, which lost a thrilling College Football Playoff championship game to Alabama in January, received 16 first-place votes and 1,443 points. This is the first time since 1992 that the teams that ended the previous season at Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP poll began the next season in the same spots. Miami and Washington did it that season.

Oklahoma is No. 3 in the

preseason poll and received four first-place votes. No. 4 Florida State had five firstplace votes. No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan all received one first-place vote. A year after Ohio State became the first unanimous preseason No. 1 in the history of the AP poll, seven teams received first-place votes, the most in the preseason since 1998.

See POLL | Page B4

Head coach Jimbo Fisher walks among players during Florida State University football media day at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. on Aug. 14. The Seminoles are ranked fourth in the AP Preseason Poll. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

Column:

Why Kansas City isn’t making the postseason

By SAM MELLINGER The Kansas City Star

Fall Sports Preview to be released Saturday

Marmaton Valley junior quarterback Justice Pugh runs behind his blockers on a keeper during Monday’s Wildcat practice. Fall sports previews for Marmaton Valley, Iola, Humboldt, Crest, Southern Coffey County and Yates Center will appear in a special 24 page preview section in Saturday’s Weekender edition of the Iola Register. REGISTER/JON DYKSTRA

The Royals have lived in a strange otherworld for so long, with so much joy and so many doubters proven wrong that the following sentence is both absolutely true and perhaps a bit jarring: They have virtually no chance at making the playoffs.

Still.

This is true, even now, with eight straight wins and 11 of the last 12. This is true, even now, with a wild-card deficit cut from nine games to three. This is true, even now, with the Sam Mellinger starting rotation soaring and Alex Gordon hitting and Paulo Orlando making a sneaky case for team player of the year.

This is true, even now, for two main reasons: Math, and July.

The math is simple enough.

Ninety wins is a good guess on what will be required for a wild-card spot. To get there, the Royals would need to win 26 of their final 38 games. They have not won 26 of 38 this year, See MELLINGER | Page B3

NFL:

MLB Roundup:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs took pass rusher Tamba Hali off the physically unable to perform list Monday, though the team said he will practice on a limited basis.

Hali had surgery in the offseason on his balky knees, which forced him to miss nearly every practice late last season. He was still able to play in games but hardly looked 100 percent.

Hali has spent training camp working out with trainers, but his removal from the PUP list means he can begin working out with the rest of the team. Still, it is unlikely he will play in the Chiefs’ remaining preseason games against Chicago and Green Bay. The 32-year-old Hali played in 15 games and had 6 1/2 sacks last season.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Price limited his old team to two hits in eight scoreless innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL East.

Price (12-8) walked two, struck out eight and didn’t allow a runner past first base while extending Tampa Bay’s scoring drought against Boston to 25 innings dating to a series at Fenway Park before the AllStar break. Evan Longoria stopped the streak with a two-run homer off Matt Barnes in the ninth.

Blake Snell (4-6) allowed two runs and needed 94 pitches to get through 3 2/3 innings.

The victory was the ninth in 11 games for the Red Sox and lifted them into a tie with Toronto,

Hali cleared Boston’s Price shuts down former team to practice

Boston Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi (40) goes over the wall and comes up with the catch on a fly ball by Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Steven Souza Jr. (20) in the eighth inning on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times/TNS

which was idle Monday.

ORIOLES 4, NATIONALS 3 BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit his major league-

leading 38th home run, Jonathan Schoop also went deep and Baltimore won a matchup between neighboring contenders.

Rookie Dylan Bundy (7-4) pitched six innings of threehit ball for the Orioles, who had lost five of their previous six games — all at home. The victory lifted Baltimore within two games of first-place Toronto and Boston in the AL East.

Zach Britton worked a perfect ninth for his 38th save.

The left-hander has not allowed an earned run in 43 games since May 5.

The Orioles did all their scoring against A.J. Cole (01) in his season debut. Cole was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to replace scheduled starter Stephen Strasburg, who was placed on the 15-day disabled.

DODGERS 18, REDS 9 CINCINNATI (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez hit three of the Dodgers’ seven homers — See MLB | Page B3

B2 Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Classifieds Lost and Found

LOST: SILVER LINK BRACELET, around courthouse square area, 913-980-2812.

Services Offered STORAGE & RV OF IOLA WEST HIGHWAY 54, 620-365-2200.

Regular/Boat/RV storage, LP gas, fenced, supervised, www.iolarvparkandstorage.com SUPERIOR BUILDERS, LLC. General Contractors Commercial, residential, licensed, insured.

Serving S.E.K. since 1993.

Office 620-365-6684 Cell 620-496-9156.

IOLA MINI-STORAGE 323 N. Jefferson Call 620-365-3178 or 365-6163 YODER’S WOODWORKING Custom cabinets, trim & door finishing, 785-448-3227.

SEK GARAGE DOORS Full Service!

Residential/Commercial/ Industrial Repairs/Installs Fully Insured! Free Estimates!

620-330-2732 • 620-336-3054 www.sekgaragedoors.com ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all of your basement needs! Waterproofing? Finishing? Structural Repairs? Humidity and Mold Control. FREE ESTIMATES! Call 1-800-293-0490.

PAYLESS CONCRETE

PRODUCTS, INC. 802 N. Industrial Rd., Iola

(620) 365-5588

PSI, Inc.

Help Wanted

PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE! JUST GO TO www.iolaregister.com

Help Wanted

Gates Corporation 1450 Montana Rd., Iola, KS

P ro d u ctio n / W a reh o u se O p era to rs N ig h t & Even in g Sh ifts A va ila b le

Please apply in person. Applications will be taken Weekdays 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.GED or high school diploma required. Pre-employment checks required.

Benefits available.

Gates Corporation 620-365-4100

Equal Opportunity Employer

Children’s Aide Working with children after school, 12 - 20 hours/MonFri. Requires driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Prefer experience w/children. Min. 18 years old. Drug screen required. Questions, call Liz at 620-365-5717.

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center, PO Box 807, Iola, KS, 66749. Applications at 304 North Jefferson or e-mail jobs@sekmhc.org EOE/AA

YARD MANAGER W averly Lum ber & H ardw are, located in W averly, K ansas, is looking for a highly m otivated and talented Yard M anager to join our team .

Job D uties: Supervise daily lum ber yard activities to achieve long-term goals for profitability, sales and custom er satisfaction.

M anage yard operations, supervise em ployees, m anage inventory and accounts receivables, perform take-offs and provide strong custom er service.

R equirem ents H igh School D iplom a or equivalent. building m aterial know ledge. Point-of-sales/ related com puter experience. G ood W ritten and verbal com m unication skills.

Previous m anagem ent or supervisory experience preferred.

H ours include M onday-Friday and occasional Saturdays. To be considered for this position, please e-m ail your resum e to: w averlylum ber@ gm ail.com or call N ick at 785-256-1260.

Loren Korte

Life • Health • Home • Auto • Crop Commercial • Farm

Help Wanted

ANW Special Education Cooperative

has an opening for an RN to deliver nursing services within the school setting in District #257. Apply at www.anwcoop.com.

WANTED: Weekend & parttime. Dairy, skid steer and feeding cattle experience, call 785448-8200.

THE CITY OF IOLA is taking applications for full time APPRENTICE LINEMAN OR LINEMAN. Wages starting at $14.94 per hour (DOQ), plus benefits. Applications are available online at www.cityofiola. com or at the City Clerk’s office in City Hall at 2 W. Jackson Ave. Please submit applications to the City Clerk’s office by August 29th. ADA. EOE. CNAs/CMAs for MondayThursday 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Moran Manor. Apply online at www.americareusa.net ALLEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has an opening for a fulltime evening position in CUSTODIAL/MAINTENANCE. Position hours are from 2 p.m.10:30 p.m. with a 1/2 hour lunch.

Monday-Friday, with weekend coverage on a rotational basis.

Must be capable of custodial/ maintenance tasks and be able to lift at least 50 pounds. Position starts at $10/hour and has excellent benefits. Official application form must accompany application materials. Application forms are available by contacting the Personnel Office or obtained on the College website. Submit a letter of interest, completed application form, resume and contact information for three references to: Personnel Office, Allen Community College, 1801 N. Cottonwood, Iola, KS 66749. Fax to 620-365-7406, email: stahl@ allencc.edu, Equal Opportunity Employer.

CLASSIFIEDS WORK!

Merchandise for Sale PACKING PAPERS AVAILABLE at the Iola Register Office. $3 per bundle.

DISH TV 190 CHANNELS plus Highspeed Internet Only $49.95/ mo! Ask about a 3 year price guarantee & get Netflix included for 1 year! Call today 1-800-349-7308.

Pets and Supplies

ALLEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE has an opening for a full-time STUDENT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN. The Technician is responsible for duties as they relate to Online Learning students. Associate’s degree is required. Position starts at $11.50 per hour and has excellent benefits. Please review complete position description posted on the Allen website (www.allencc.edu).

Official application form must accompany application materials. Application forms are available by contacting the Personnel Office or obtained on the College website. Submit a letter of interest, completed application form, resume and contact information for three references to: Personnel Office, Allen Community College, 1801 N. Cottonwood, Iola, KS 66749. Fax to 620-365-7406, email: stahl@allencc.edu, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Farm Miscellaneous NELSON EXCAVATING Taking care of all your dirt work needs!

FOR SALE: Top Soil - Fill Dirt.

OPERATORS: George Jones 620-228-1311 Mark Wade 620-496-8754

Merchandise for Sale DIRECTV. NFL Sunday Ticket (FREE!) w/Choice All-Included Package. $60/mo for 24 months.

No upfront costs or equipment to buy. Ask about next day installation! 1- 800-267-0981.

CREATIVE CLIPS BOARDING & GROOMING Clean, Affordable.

Shots required.

If you want the best, forget the rest!

Call Jeanne 620-363-8272.

Apartments for Rent 318 NORTH ST. 1 bedroom. Cable and water included. No pets.

620-496-6787.

Mobile Homes for Rent MOVE IN SPECIAL! Deposit required now. No rent until September 1st. 2 bedroom, CH/A, country, 1 mile north of Bronson.

Outside pets only. 620-237-4331, 620-719-0109.

Real Estate for Rent NICE HOMES FOR RENT. View pictures and other information at www.growiola.com.

525 N. 3rd, 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, $600 monthly plus deposit, 620-228-1303.

26 ACRE FENCED PASTURE, with pond, LaHarpe area, 620496-6161.

624 N. OHIO, 2-3 BEDROOM, double garage, $750 monthly, 620-496-6161.

SEK-CAP, Inc.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES (620) 365-2111 All ads are 10 word minimum, must run consecutive days.

Paper, Web & Shopper

3 Days • $2/WORD 6 Days • $2.75/WORD 12 Days • $3.75/WORD 18 Days • $4.75/WORD 26 Days • $5.00/WORD

DEADLINE: 2 p.m. day before publication for MondayThursday; 10 a.m.

Friday for Saturday

GARAGE SALE SPECIAL:

House available for rent in Iola, 501 Kennedy Drive, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with central heat and A/C. Range and refrigerator available upon request. Monthly rent $400 - $450. Call 620-724-8204, Ext. 1053.

Equal Housing Opportunity

Paper & Web only, no shopper:

ADDITIONS: Blind Box • $12 Centering • $4 Photo • $10

Real Estate for Sale FOR SALE BY OWNER, 224 N. 2nd, IOLA, 3 BEDROOM, 1 bath, $28,000, no reasonable offer refused, 785-433-1050.

1 CANARY CIRCLE, 5 BEDROOM, 3 bath, family room, library, in-ground pool, 620-3652291 or 620-380-1839.

703 S. COTTONWOOD, 7 BEDROOM, 4 bath, w/approx.

2 acres and garage apartment, $239,900. See pictures and additional details on zillow.com, 620365-6774.

Allen County Realty Inc. 620-365-3178 John Brocker. . . . . . 620-365-6892 Carolynn Krohn. . . 620-365-9379 Jack Franklin. . . . . . 620-365-5764 Brian Coltrane . . . . 620-496-5424 Dewey Stotler. . . . . 620-363-2491 Candace McRae.. . . 620-363-1478 www.allencountyrealty.com

Call Our Home Loan Expert In Iola • (620) 365-6000 Call Monica Sellman for your home loan today!

Personal Service Insurance 12 licensed insurance agents to better serve you IOLA HUMBOLDT MORAN 365-6908 473-3831 237-4631

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

20 WORDS or LESS • $12 21 - 40 WORDS • $15 41+ WORDS • $18 www.iolaregister.com

20- & 30-Year Fixed Rates Excellent In-house Financing Member

Low Secondary Market Rates

Pain pills likely came to Prince illegally MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The disclosure that some pills found at Prince’s Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.

But exactly how Prince obtained the drugs is still unknown, four months after he collapsed in an elevator on April 21 and died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.

Authorities have so far revealed little about their investigation, saying it’s active and moving forward.

Former prosecutors and defense attorneys who are familiar with drug investigations say it’s likely someone will be prosecuted, whether or not Prince knew he was consuming illegal drugs.

“They will not say it was just Prince’s fault

and let it go at that,” said Phil Turner, a former federal prosecutor in Chicago now in private practice.

An official close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Sunday that some of the pills found at Paisley Park were falsely labeled as a common generic painkiller similar to Vicodin but actually contained fentanyl.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, also said that records show Prince did not have a prescription for any controlled substances in Minnesota in the last 12 months.

The only way to get fentanyl — a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more powerful than heroin — is through a legal prescription, or illegally from the black market, said Joe Tamburino, a Minnesota defense attorney.

GOP still waiting for Trump’s cash WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump portrays himself as an indispensable cash resource for fellow Republicans up and down the ballot.

But while Trump is pulling in donor checks, an Associated Press review of campaign finance filings shows most of his fellow Republicans are still waiting for their cut. And the 2016 presidential nominee has a lot of work to do to if he wants to match the amount of financial aid Mitt Romney gave to his party four years ago.

“Typically you see the nominee lift everyone up,” said Chris Schrimpf, a spokesman for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, one of Trump’s defeated primary rivals.

The state features a critical Senate race this year, but Trump has all but ignored the Ohio state party. “This time, if anything, everyone else is carrying his water.”

In July, the Republican National Committee received $18.1 million from joint fundraising efforts with Trump. But some $3 million covered postage for Trump-centered fundraising solicitations, and the national party transferred $4.5 million into convention and legal proceedings accounts, leaving at most $10.6 million that could be used to help Republicans — including Trump — win elections this fall, filings show.

At this time four years ago, Mitt Romney’s joint fundraising account transferred about $25 million to the RNC. RNC chairman Reince Priebus defends Trump as a strong fundraising partner for Republicans.

Trump has made the same argument.

“I’m the one that’s raising the money, and other people are getting to use the money that I raised,” Trump said in an Aug. 11 interview with Fox News, adding that he is “raising a lot of money for the Republican Party.”

The Trump campaign said that as of Aug. 1 his victory accounts contained $37 million to be disbursed to his campaign, the RNC and other partners. Trump’s national finance chairman Steven Mnuchin

said it was a strategic decision not to transfer the money right away.

“It has been a major priority of Donald to fundraise for the party, and the money for field expenses helps not only him but the rest of the ticket,” Mnuchin said Monday.

Still, each day that money isn’t in action puts Republicans a little

the National Republican Senatorial Committee or the National Republican Congressional Committee; Romney’s joint fundraising account included both groups.

Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, is taking a broader approach to helping fellow Democrats. Her fundraising agreement spans 38 state and territory par-

“I have no donors telling me what to do.

I’m my donor.”

— Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate

further behind. Election Day is fewer than 80 days away, and early voting in some states begins in a few weeks. Effective voter contact and turnout operations are timeconsuming and costly.

Mnuchin said there is “plenty of money” available and no reason to move it out all at once.

“We’re deploying money as we think we need to deploy money,” he said.

Beyond the RNC, Trump could be helping state parties directly. But he has been particularly stingy with the states that have the toughest Senate elections, such as Ohio and New Hampshire, where Sen. Rob Portman and Sen. Kelly Ayotte could be key to maintaining GOP control of the chamber.

Trump’s joint fundraising agreement overlooks those and other states, instead naming 11 partners that are somewhat headscratching. Several of them, including West Virginia and Tennessee, don’t have a Senate race and are expected to vote Republican in the presidential, while Democrats are heavily favored to win Senate races in others, like New York and Connecticut.

Mnuchin called the choice of benefactors a “strategic decision” and declined to explain it.

Regardless, the Trump Victory Committee hadn’t transferred money to any of his state allies as of July 31.

In another change from 2012, Trump is not helping raise money for

ty groups. In July, the Democratic National Committee and those other partners received at least $20.3 million in transfers from Clinton’s joint accounts, federal filings show. That doesn’t include money used for the convention.

The Republican nominee has had a touchy relationship with his party, from threatening to quit the party and run as an independent to disparaging GOP stars.

Raising money for others could help smooth things over, and that may be a reason Trump frequently talks up his efforts. When he formed his fundraising partnership in late May, Trump told the AP he is only raising money because “the RNC really wanted to do it, and I want to show good spirit.”

Consistently claiming others as the focus of his fundraising also helps Trump obscure his change from a mostly self-funded primary candidate to one who raises money like everyone else.

The self-reliance talk has continued even though it’s no longer entirely true. At a rally Saturday in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Trump said: “I have no donors telling me what to do. I’m my donor.”

That same day, his July finance report showed he gave his campaign $2 million and raised more than $34.7 million from donors other than himself. That means he was about 5 percent selffunded last month.

B5

www.iolaregister.com

Mellinger: Royals Continued from B1

which is probably selfevident, but even a year ago, when they won more games than anyone in the league, they did not have a stretch of 26-12.

The Royals won 26 of 38 during their finishing kick of 2014, but actually, combined with what they’ve done in the last two weeks this would be a 37-13 finish. The Royals have not won 37 of 50 since 1980, when George Brett was batting .400. In the last five years, only the 2013 Dodgers and 2015 Blue Jays have been that good over 50 games.

Which brings us to July. The Royals would not be in this situation if they did not do the baseball equivalent of turning an entire month’s worth of games into a flaming bag of human waste. The Royals won just seven games in July.

They had not won fewer in a month of at least 20 games since April 2012 _ that was the year they were booed 16 minutes into the home opener, and did not win a home game until May. They have not had a worse win percentage in a month (.269) since August 2008 _ that was the year general manager Dayton Moore sensed the team quitting on manager Trey Hillman, making a rare appearance in the clubhouse to call them out, sparking an 18-8 September finish that actually had people debating whether Kyle Davies could be a viable big-league starting pitcher.

You probably noticed that the Royals’ win total and percentage were each worse in July than their May of 2013, which was so bad the team fired the hitting coaches, replacing them with Pedro Grifol and George Brett to, in Moore’s words, “rescue us mentally.”

But that month is a fairly good reference point here. The Royals were eliminated from the playoffs in the last week of the season _ back then, that was an accomplishment _ and talked about how they’d have made it if not for that one rotten month.

They were right, of course.

Take away May, and the 2013 Royals had a

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Iola Register

.582 win percentage, a pace for 94 wins.

Well, take away July, and the 2016 Royals have a .581 percentage.

This is the path of teams that are good enough to almost make the playoffs.

The Royals’ current situation is further complicated by the number of teams they are competing with.

The Orioles are in the second wild-card spot right now, but merely catching them may not be enough. The Royals are one of five teams to begin Monday within four games of a playoff spot.

If you’re looking at the schedule, Tuesday’s series in Miami begins a stretch of 12 straight games against winning teams. It loosens some after that _ 17 of their final 26 are against losing teams _ but it’s not that simple. The Tigers have 10 left against the Twins, for instance.

Look, there’s a lot to feel good about right now. The Royals are playing as well as they have all season, and as well as they did at any point last season, when they were the best team in the American League.

In two weeks, Alex Gordon has gone from his manager _ consciously or not _ already talking about next year to being one of the American League’s hottest hitters. The rotation has been holding the Royals back all season, but now has just three bad starts in the last 17. The bullpen hasn’t given up a run in more than a week.

These are all good things, and it’s true that playoff teams don’t necessarily need to be great teams. But they don’t often essentially give away an entire month of the season, either. This current streak has the feel of turning what could’ve been a miserable season into a more respectable one, but expecting the postseason now means ignoring the gravitational pull of baseball.

Of course, I thought the exact same thing two years ago, too.

A’s fine pair of former Royals, including Butler, for fighting OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics fined Billy Butler and Danny Valencia on Monday after they were involved in a clubhouse fight last week that led to Butler being placed on the seven-day concussion list.

“There was an altercation in the clubhouse, we’re aware of it, both players have been disciplined and fined and we’re moving past it,” Oakland general manager David Forst said.

“That’s it. From the organization’s standpoint, it’s resolved and we’re moving past it.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday that Butler and Valencia began fighting over comments Butler made to an equipment representative prior to a game Friday at the Chicago White Sox. During the exchange, Valencia hit Butler in the temple before multiple teammates stepped in to end the altercation.

Butler sat out the series in Chicago with headaches and nausea.

Forst said Oakland — among the worst teams in the American League — would not suspend the

game homestand with the Indians on Monday.

Valencia did not start but was available off the bench.

A’s manager Bob Melvin addressed the team without Valencia and Butler present on Sunday. Melvin said he stands by the decision to fine and not suspend the players.

“You’re not always going to get along great, but I expect us to be fine going forward,” Melvin said. “I think this is the easiest way to move forward.”

homer and Houston beat Pittsburgh.

Hernandez connected off fellow rookie Jameson Taillon (3-3) in the fifth inning after A.J. Reed’s leadoff walk.

Alex Bregman, another Astros rookie, hit his fourth homer in the ninth inning off Neftali Feliz.

Fister struck out six, walked one and retired 11 of the first 12 batters.

Ken Giles got his fourth save despite allowing David Freese’s RBI single in the ninth.

Continued from B1

driving in a career-high eight runs — and rookie Corey Seager had a noteworthy homer as well.

The NL West leaders enjoyed their biggest home run splurge in 10 years. They’ve won 10 of their last 12 games against Cincinnati.

Gonzalez started it with a three-run shot in the first inning off Homer Bailey (2-2), who had his worst showing since returning from Tommy John surgery. The first baseman also had a solo shot in the fifth, when the Dodgers connected four times overall.

Gonzalez’s three-run shot in the seventh tied his career high for homers.

Joey Votto singled home a run off reliever Jesse Chavez (1-0), one of his four RBIs. INDIANS 1, ATHLETICS 0 OAKLAND, Calif.

(AP) — Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller combined on a four-hitter, Carlos Santana homered in the eighth inning and Cleveland beat Oakland.

Carrasco (9-6) was masterful while limiting the A’s to four hits over eight innings. The righthander had nine strikeouts, retired the side in order five times and allowed only one runner to reach second base.

Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his 11th save.

Neither team did much offensively until Santana’s one-out home run off reliever Ryan

The Chicago Cubs’ Jon Lester pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17. Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/TNS Dull (5-4), his 27th of the season.

CUBS 5, PADRES 1 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Jason Heyward all homered to back Jon Lester’s strong outing for Chicago.

Bryant’s solo shot in the fifth inning was his 32nd of the year, tying him with Colorado’s Nolan Arenado for the National League lead.

Lester (14-4) limited the Padres to a run and five hits in six innings.

He struck out eight and walked two in winning for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions.

Edwin Jackson (3-4) gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.

MARINERS 7, YANKEES 5 SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Zunino and Kyle

Seager each hit a threerun homer and Nelson Cruz added a solo shot as Seattle rallied to beat New York.

The Yankees got two homers apiece from rookie catcher Gary Sanchez and Starlin Castro, but three of them were solo shots.

Zunino, recalled from Triple-A Tacoma on July 20, answered in the bottom half with his ninth home run — off Anthony Swarzak (1-2) — to put Seattle ahead 6-5.

Nick Vincent (3-3) retired all three batters he faced, and rookie Edwin Diaz survived a shaky ninth for his 10th save in 10 chances.

ASTROS 3, PIRATES 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Doug Fister pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball, Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run

BREWERS 4, ROCKIES 2 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Carter homered and Jimmy Nelson won for the first time in seven starts.

Nelson (7-13) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.

Carter’s solo homer to left in the third, his 30th of the season, off Chad Bettis (10-7) extended Milwaukee’s lead to 4-1.

OVER 190 CHANNELS TV & INTERNET

49

$

94

LIMITED TIME PRICING

FREE SAME DAY INSTALLATION (WHERE AVAILABLE)

3 MONTHS OF PREMIUM CHANNELS OVER 50 CHANNELS:

BUNDLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET

(installed and billed separately)

ASK ABOUT OUR 3 YEAR PRICE GUARANTEE AND GET

INCLUDED FOR A YEAR

UPGRADE TO THE HOPPER WATCH LIVE & RECORDED TV ANYWHERE ON ALMOST ANY DEVICE RECORD UP TO 12 SHOWS AT ONCE AUTOMATICALLY SKIP COMMERCIALS ON RECORDED PRIMETIME SHOWS STREAM NETFLIX

NEW 9” Portable Digital TV Call now toll-free to get your TV

83301

1-800-713-1964

Please mention promotional code 65329.

DIAMONDBACKS 9, BRAVES 8 PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to lift Arizona over Atlanta.

Goldschmidt hit his 19th homer off John Gant (1-3) deep into the left-field seats to lead off the inning, helping Arizona overcome a five-run deficit and a two-homer night from Freddie Freeman.

Freeman hit a solo homer off Enrique Burgos (1-1) to tie it in the ninth.

SAVE ON TV AND INTERNET TODAY

And no expensive cable bill!

Always wanted to have an extra TV wherever you are or go? High cost of cable keep you from adding extra TVs? Now you can have digital TV available all the time and never again miss the news, local weather, or your “stories,” all without having to pay for an extra cable box!

This portable and lightweight Remote crystal-clear digital TV even Control Included works in your car—and like your favorite large digital TV—it has a wonderfully clear picture! The generous 9” screen is bright and brilliant. There’s even an additional external antenna for enhanced reception. It has three-way power: Includes an AC power adapter, a DC car adapter, and a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. There are also built-in stereo speakers, a headphone jack and remote control.

We proudly accept the following credit cards:

players.

“This is not the first time guys have gotten into a fight in the clubhouse,” Forst said. “Unfortunately, when you’re having the kind of season that we’re having, it’s a big story. If we were winning, it would be colorful, but we’re not.”

Forst was asked if he considered it colorful for one player to injure another. He quietly replied “I don’t know.”

Butler was seen by A’s medical staff over the weekend but was not in the clubhouse when Oakland began a three-

MLB: All scores from Monday’s action

Digital crystal-clear TV wherever you are!

This portable TV receives HD signals from all your local over-the-air stations, on your patio, in the kitchen and so many more places.

B3 B3

CALL TODAY & SAVE UP TO 50%!

800-349-7308

Important Terms and Conditions: Promotional Offers: Advertised price requires credit qualification and eAutoPay. Upfront activation and/or receiver upgrade fees may apply based on credit qualification. After 12-month promotional period, then-current monthly price applies and is subject to change. Offer ends 6/6/16. 2 Year Commitment: Early termination fee of $20/mo. remaining applies if you cancel early. Hopper: Monthly fees: Hopper, $15; Joey, $7; Super Joey, $10. With PrimeTime Anytime record ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC plus two channels. With addition of Super Joey record two additional channels. Commercial skip feature is available at varying times, starting the day after airing, for select primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC recorded with PrimeTime Anytime. Recording hours vary; 2000 hours based on SD programming. Equipment comparison based on equipment available from major TV providers as of 1/01/16. Watching live and recorded TV anywhere requires an Internet-connected, Sling-enabled DVR and compatible mobile device. Premium Channels: Subject to credit qualification. After 3 mos., you will be billed $60/mo. for HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz and DISH Movie Pack unless you call to cancel. Installation/Equipment Requirements: Free Standard Professional Installation only. Leased equipment must be returned to DISH upon cancellation or unreturned equipment fees apply. Other: All prices, fees, charges, packages, programming, features, functionality and offers subject to change without notice. After 6 mos., you will be billed $8/mo for Protection Plan unless you call to cancel. Free standard professional installation only. Taxes or reimbursement charges for state gross earnings taxes may apply. Additional restrictions and taxes may apply. © 2016 DISH Network L.L.C. All rights reserved. HBO®, Cinemax® and related channels and service marks are the property of Home Box Office, Inc. SHOWTIME is a registered trademark of Showtime Networks Inc., a CBS Company. STARZ and related channels and service marks are property of Starz Entertainment, LLC. All new customers are subject to a one time processing fee.

B4

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

Lochte loses four sponsorships in wake of Rio (AP) — Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, Ryan Lochte took a major financial hit Monday for a drunken incident he initially tried to pass off as an armed robbery.

In quick succession, four sponsors announced they were dumping the swimmer, who has since apologized and conceded that he embellished what happened during a nowinfamous stop at a Rio gas station.

Swimsuit company Speedo USA, clothing giant Ralph Lauren and skin-care firm SyneronCandela issued statements less than three

hours apart, all with the same message: Lochte is out. Before the day was done, Japanese mattress maker airweave followed suit, essentially wiping out Lochte’s income away from the pool.

In addition, Speedo USA said $50,000 that would’ve gone to the 12-time Olympic medalist was being donated to Save The Children to benefit needy youngsters in Brazil.

“While we have enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone behavior that is counter to the val-

ues this brand has long stood for,” the prominent swimsuit company said.

“We appreciate his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience.”

Ralph Lauren, which provided the Polo-branded attire worn by the U.S. team at the opening and closing ceremonies, said it would not be renewing the contract that provided Lochte with financial support leading up to Rio. The statement from airweave said it had a similar arrangement with the swimmer. Both stressed they would continue their support of the U.S. Olympic and

Paralympic teams.

Syneron-Candela offers a line of skintreatment products that deal with issues such as wrinkle reduction.

“We hold our employees to high standards, and we expect the same of our business partners,” the company said.

Lochte issued a statement through his public relations firm thanking Speedo USA for its long support. He did not immediately address the other companies dropping their endorsements.

“I respect Speedo’s decision and am grateful for the opportunities that our partnership

has afforded me over the years,” Lochte said.

Initially, Lochte said he and three teammates — Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen — were robbed after their taxi was pulled over by armed men posing as police just hours after the swimming competition ended in Rio de Janeiro.

That version quickly unraveled when police said the swimmers, who had attended a late-night party, never reported the incident to authorities and there was scant evidence of a robbery. Video surveillance emerged showing the athletes getting into a confrontation

with armed security guards over alleged vandalism at the gas station when their taxi pulled over to let them use the restroom.

While there have been conflicting versions over whether the guards pulled their weapons on the swimmers, Lochte has since acknowledged he was highly intoxicated and that his behavior led to the confrontation, which resulted in the swimmers paying some $50 in U.S. and Brazilian currency before they were allowed to leave.

The incident caused a furor in Rio, where street crime was a major issue heading into the games.

Poll: Big 12 has four ranked teams ranked in preseason poll Continued from B1

Stanford is No. 8, followed by No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 Notre Dame.

Alabama has won an unprecedented four national championships in the last seven seasons, but none has come when the Tide started No. 1 (2010 and 2013).

That’s one of a couple of trends the Tide will be trying to buck this season. The last preseason No. 1 to win the national championship was Southern California in 2004. Alabama is the fourth straight defending champ to start the next season No. 1.

“It’s basically human condition to get satisfied with success,” said the

64-year-old Saban, who is 105-18 at Alabama.

“There’s a lot of books written on how to be successful. There’s not a lot of books written on how to stay successful.”

The Tide need to replace Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and defensive All-Americans Reggie Ragland and A’Shawn Robinson and will be breaking in a new quarterback, but the next wave of fourand five-star recruits is ready to step up. In Calvin Ridley, Alabama has one of the best receivers in the country, and linebacker Reuben Foster and pass rusher Tim Williams will anchor another potentially domi-

nant defense.

Clemson returns quarterback Deshaun Watson, a Heisman finalist whose 2016 campaign essentially started with a magnificent performance against Alabama in the championship game, and nine other offensive starters. The Tigers face tough opposition in their own division with Florida State.

The Tigers and Seminoles give the Atlantic Coast Conference two top five teams in the preseason poll for the first time in the history of the conference.

— This is the eighth straight year the Tide have been ranked in the preseason top five, matching the secondlongest streak since the preseason poll started in 1950. Oklahoma had an eight-year run (19741981) and Florida State did it 11 straight seasons (1990-2000).

— Ohio State is making its 28th straight appearance in the preseason poll. Only Penn State (34) and Nebraska (33) had longer streaks.

— Oklahoma is mak-

ing its 17 straight preseason poll appearance.

LSU is at 16 and No. 20 Southern California is at 15 straight.

— No. 14 Washington has its best preseason ranking since 2002 (No. 9).

— No. 15 Houston is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1991 (No. 12).

Best since ...

— No. 2 Clemson has its best ranking in the preseason poll ever. Previous high was No. 4 (1984 and 1988).

— No. 9 Tennessee has its best preseason ranking since 2005 (No. 3).

— No. 10 Notre Dame has its best preseason ranking since 2006 (No. 2).

CONFERENCE CALL Teams in the Top 25 by conference: SEC — 6 Pac-12 — 5 Big Ten — 4 ACC — 4 Big 12 — 4 AAC — 1 Independent — 1

NATIONAL MARKETPLACE

POLL POINTS Streaks

Try a little

Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications?

TENDERNESS

®

You can save up to 93% when you fill your prescriptions with our Canadian and International prescription service.

Save 75% on Omaha Steaks

Their Price

Our Price

Celebrex

Celecoxib* $

TM

76.67

910.20

$

Get the ultimate entertainment experience for the same TV package price every month NEW!for 2 years with qualifying AT&T wireless service. Guaranteed! ncluded 2-Yr all-i ing pric

Generic equivalent of Celebrex Generic price for 200mg x 100

Typical US Brand Price for 200mg x 100

TM

50

Get An Extra $15 Off & Free Shipping on Your 1st Order!

5000 NEW!

!$ NEW ed ! includW 2-Yr all-NE ed cing

00

The ultimate TV entertainment experience:

50 505000 MO.

$$

With DIRECTV, you’ll get 99% worry-free signal reliability† and access to the top sports packages.

$0000

Plus taxes.

The ultimate TV entertainment experienc experienc The ultimate TV entertainm

Plus, you can get a free Genie® HD DVR upgrade and HBO,® STARZ,® SHOWTIME®, and CINEMAX® for 3 months at no extra cost!‡

Thedeultimate TV entertainment The experience: ultimate TV entertainment clu d Based on a Nationwide Study of representative cities.

With DIRECTV, you’ll get 99% worry-free signal 2-Yr all-in With ngDIRECTV, you’ll get 99% worry-free signalWith†DIRECTV, you’ll get 99% worry-free signal prici reliability and access to the top sports packages.

MO. reliability†ALL and access to the24-MONTH top sports packages.

DIRECTV OFFERS REQUIRE AGMT. ADD’L FEES APPLY. † reliability and access to the top With sports DIREC packages.

Plus taxes.

MO. ® Plus, you can get a free Genie® HD DVR upgrade

pri r all-includ 2-Y Includes: cing pri ™

W/ 24-mo. TV agmt.*

SELECT All Included Package – Over 145 Channels.

Monthly fees for HD DVR & 3 additional receivers.

MO.

Plus taxes.

†

Plus, you can get a free Genie HD DVR upgrade Plus taxes. ® reliability Plus,® you can® get a free Genie and HBO, STARZ, SHOWTIME ®, andHD DVR upgrade MO.

W/ 24-mo. TV agmt.* Ask me how and to Bundle and®save.

CALL®, TODAY! HBO,® STARZ, SHOWTIME and

Includes: W/ 24-mo. TV agmt.* and HBO, , and CINEMAX for 3STARZ, monthsSHOWTIME at no extra cost!

Plus taxes.

Call the number below and save an additional $15 plus get free shipping on your Plus, you for 3145 months at no extra cost!

Includes: SELECT All IncludedCINEMAX Package – Over Channels.

CINEMAX forof3representative months at no extra cost Based on a Nationwide Study cities.

All Included Package – Over 145 Channels.

IV fees SUPPORT HOLDINGS LLC Based&onPackage Nationwide–Study of 145 representative cities.

Monthly for DVR 3aadditional receivers.

SELECT AllHD Included Over W/Channels.

24-mo.

TV agmt.* first prescription order with Canada Drug Center. Expires June 30, 2016.

Offer is & 3 additional receivers. and HBO, Based on a Nationwide Study of representative cities. or HD DVR Monthly fees for HD DVR & 3 additional receivers.

203-542-7271 Includes: CINEMA valid for prescription orders only and can not be used in conjunction with any other ALL DIRECTV OFFERS REQUIRE 24-MONTH AGMT. ADD’L FEES APPLY. ™ SELECT All Included Package – Over 145 Channels.

ALL DIRECTV OFFERS REQUIRE 24-MONTH AGMT. ADD’L FEES APPLY. Based on a Nationwide Study of representative cities ALL DIRECTV OFFERS REQUIRE 24-MONTH AGMT. ADD’L FEES APPLY. offers. Valid for new customers only. One time use per household.

Monthly fees for HD DVR & 3 additional receivers.

Use code 15FREE to receive this special offer.

Ask me how to Bundle and save. CALL TODAY! ®

™

®

®

‡

†

®

†

*New approved residential DIRECTV customers only (equipment lease req’d). Reqs qual. AT&T wireless phone svc w/in 60 days. Credit card req’d (except MA & PA). Pro-rated ETF fee (up to $480) and Equipment Non-Return fees apply.

The Family Gourmet Buffet 2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons 2 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins 2 (4 oz.) Boneless Pork Chops 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts (.5 lb. pkg.)

4 (3 oz.) Kielbasa Sausages 2 (4.5 oz.) Stuffed Sole with Scallops & Crabmeat 12 oz. pkg. All-Beef Meatballs 4 (3 oz.) Potatoes au Gratin 4 (4 oz.) Caramel Apple Tartlets Omaha Steaks Seasoning Packet

46191JSA | Reg. $200.90

Now Only

4999

$

Call Now! 800-905-6954

203-542-7271

IVS IVS

Ask me how to Bundle and save. CALL 203-542-7271 800-620-9178 *New approved residential DIRECTV customers only (equipment lease req’d). Reqs qual. AT&T wireless phone svc w/in 60 days. Credit card req’d (except MA & PA). Pro-rated ETF fee (up to $480) and Equipment Non-

PLUS, 4

Finding Senior Housing can be complex, but it doesn’t have to be.

Omaha Steaks

Burgers

FREE!

®

The Family Gourmet Buffet

Call: (800) 301-6854 A Place for Mom is the nation’s largest senior living referral information service.

We do not own, operate, endorse or recommend any senior living community.

We are paid by partner communities, so our services are completely free to families.

49

TV AND $ INTERNET

2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons 2 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins 2 (4 oz.) Boneless Pork Chops 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts (.5 lb. pkg.)

2 (4.5 oz.) Stuffed Sole with Scallops and Crabmeat 4 (3 oz.) Kielbasa Sausages 12 oz. pkg. All-Beef Meatballs 4 (3 oz.) Potatoes au Gratin 4 (4 oz.) Caramel Apple Tartlets Omaha Steaks Seasoning Packet

46191ZKN | Reg. $200.90

Now Only

4999

$

PLUS, 4 Burgers

FREE!

Limit 2. Free gifts must ship with #46191. Standard S&H will be added. Expires 6/20/16. ©2016 OCG | 605B120 Omaha Steaks, Inc.

Call 1-800-993-1706 and ask for 46191ZKN www.OmahaSteaks.com/eat79

94

LIMITED TIME PRICING

(installed and billed separately)

OVER 190 CHANNELS

NEW

FREE SAME DAY INSTALLATION

Now comes with...

(WHERE AVAILABLE)

3 MONTHS OF PREMIUM CHANNELS

Larger 22-inch hi-resolution screen – easier to see 16% more viewing area

OVER 50 CHANNELS:

BUNDLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET ASK ABOUT OUR 3 YEAR PRICE GUARANTEE

Simple navigation – so you never get lost

AND GET

INCLUDED FOR A YEAR

CALL TODAY & SAVE UP TO 50%!

800-446-5860

Intel® processor – lightning fast Computer is in the monitor – No bulky tower

Call for more details

At Home & Away

Advanced audio, Better speaker configuration – easier to hear

HELP is on the Way!

Text to Speech translation – it can even read your emails to you!

MobileHelp® is the premiere Medical Alert System that provides emergency coverage inside your home and throughout the USA.1

U.S. Based Customer Service

Call today!

Now available for only $1099 plus shipping and handling.

Mention promotional code 65331.

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY LAW Win...No Award / No Fee

All Cases Considered

Applications/Hearings/Appeals Immediate Access to Experienced Personnel

We Strive For Quick Claim Approval

Free Consultation

CALL TODAY FOR IMMEDIATE HELP!

1-800-497-8904

Call MobileHelp today for a FREE Brochure!

81059 © 2016 firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc.

TENDERNESS

– Joan Lunden

A Free Service for Families.

Easy to read. Easy to see. Easy to use. Just plug it in!

Try a little

“You can trust A Place for Mom to help you.”

Call A Place for Mom. Our Advisors are trusted, local experts who can help you understand your options. Since 2000, we’ve helped over one million families find senior living solutions that meet their unique needs.

Wow! A Simple to Use Computer Designed Especially for Seniors!

– Janet F.

Ask me how to Bundle and save.

CALLtoTODAY! Ask me how Bundle and save. ALL CALL TODAY! DIRECTV OFFERS REQUIRE 24-MONTH AGMT. ADD’L FEES APP

Use of these services is subject to the Terms of Use and accompanying policies at www.canadadrugcenter.com.

1-800-993-1706 ask for 46191JSA www.OmahaSteaks.com/love15

“I love this computer! It is easy to read and to use! I get photo updates from my children and grandchildren all the time.”

†

$50 SELECT ALL INCLUDED PACKAGE OFFER: Ends 7/13/16. Price includes SELECT All Included TV Pkg and monthly fees for HD DVR + up to 3 add’l receivers. Wireless: Consumers only. Sold separately. Reqs AT&T postpaid svc on elig. plan (excl. Lifeline & Residential Wireless) on a smartphone or phone (excl. Wireless Home Phone) w/in 60 days of TV svc order. Svcs: Both svc addresses must match. To be elig. for guarantee both services must remain active & in good-standing through end of 2nd year. Price Guarantee: TV Pkg only. After 24 mos. (or if lose eligibility), then-prevailing monthly rate for All Included TV Pkg applies (currently $88), unless customer calls to cancel/change service prior to the end of 24 mos. Price excludes taxes, equipment upgrades/add-ons and other chrgs. Some offers may not be available through all channels and in select areas. See att.com/directv.

DIRECTV SVC TERMS Subject to Equipment Lease & Customer Agreements. Must maintain a min. base TV pkg of $29.99/mo. Add’l Fees & Terms: $7/mo. for each add’l Receiver and/or Genie Mini/DIRECTV Ready TV/Device; $5/mo. for TiVo service for TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV. Taxes not included. $19.95 Handling & Delivery fee may apply. Programming, pricing, terms and conditions subject to change at any time. Visit directv.com/legal or call for details. ‡PREMIUM MOVIES OFFER After 3 mos., then-prevailing rate for all four (4) premium movie pkgs applies (currently $53.99/mo.) unless canceled or changed by customer prior to end of the promotional period.

GENIE HD DVR UPGRADE OFFER includes instant rebates on one Genie HD DVR and up to three Genie Minis. Req’s SELECT Pkg or above; ÓPTIMO MÁS Pkg or above; or any int’l service bundle w/PREFERRED CHOICE Pkg. Free upgrade offer requires a Genie HD DVR and at least one Genie Mini. $99 fee applies for single-room setup. $99 fee applies for Wireless Genie Mini upgrade.

WIRELESS SVC TERMS: Subj. to Wireless Customer Agmt (att.com/wca). Svcs are not for resale. Credit approval req’d. Deposit may apply. Fees, monthly & other charges, usage & other restrictions apply. Pricing, promotions, & terms subject to change & may be modified or terminated at any time without notice. Coverage & svc not avail. everywhere. You get an off-net (roaming) usage allowance for each svc. If you exceed the allowance, your svc(s) may be restricted or terminated. Other restr’s apply & may result in svc termination. See att.com/wireless or a store for details.

Offers may not be combined with other promotional offers on the same services and may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice. Other conditions apply to all offers. ©2016 AT&T Intellectual Property. All Rights Reserved. AT&T, GLOBE logo, DIRECTV, and all other DIRECTV marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

Please note that we do not carry controlled substances and a valid prescription is required for all prescription medication orders.

Limit 2 pkgs. at this price. Your 4 free burgers will be sent to each shipping address that includes the Family Gourmet Buffet 46191. Limit of 1 free box of 4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers per shipment. Standard S&H will be added per address. Not valid with other offers. Expires 11/30/16. All product, prices and sales are subject to Omaha Steaks, Inc. Terms of Use and Pricing Policy. Visit omahasteaks.com/terms-of-useOSI ©2016 OCG | 606B120 | Omaha Steaks, Inc.

• Send & Receive Emails • Have video chats with family and friends Surf the Internet: Get current • weather and news • Play games Online: Hundreds to choose from!

‡

®

®

†

™

1-800-539-3057

Service availability and access/coverage on the AT&T network is not available everywhere and at all times. Current GPS location may not always be available in every situation.

1

(800) 918-3678

Bill Gordon & Associates is a nationwide practice limited to representing clients before the Social Security Administration. Bill Gordon is a member of the Texas & New Mexico Bar Associations. The attorneys at Bill Gordon & Associates work for quick approval of every case. Results in your case will depend on the unique facts and circumstances of your claim.

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

Public notices (First published in The Iola Register, August 23, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Russell Craig, et al.

Defendants, Case No.16CV27 Court No. 1 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60

NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Allen County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the Front Steps of the Allen County, Courthouse, Kansas, on September 14, 2016 at the time of 10:00 AM, the following real estate: LOTS ONE (1), TWO (2) AND

THREE (3), BLOCK NINE (9) TAYLOR’S FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF GAS, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS. TAX ID NO.: 003-32000, Commonly known as 23 E Hickory St., Gas, KS 66742 (“the Property”) MS171957 to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court.

Allen County Sheriff MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com Jason A. Orr, #22222 jorr@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF (8) 23, 30 (9) 6

(First published in The Iola Register, August 16, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Dale D. Vink; Alice L. Vink; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Elizabeth B. Kerr; John F. Kerr; Defendants.

Case No. 16CV22 Court Number: NOTICE OF SUIT (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60) THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses

of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage

on the following described real estate: Lot One (1), in Block Twentytwo (22), RHOADES ADDITION to the City of Iola, in Allen County, Kansas ALSO DESCRIBED AS: Lot 1, in Block 22, RHOADES ADDITION to the City of Iola, in Allen County, Kansas, commonly known as 720 East Broadway, Iola, KS 66749 (the “Property”) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 26th day of September, 2016, in the District Court of Allen County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Col-

lection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Prepared By: SouthLaw, P.C. Blair T. Gisi (KS #24096) 245 N. Waco, Suite 410 Wichita, KS 67202 (316) 684-7733 (316) 684-7766 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff (189361) (8) 16, 23, 30

(First published in The Iola Register, August 9, 2016) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Eric R. Witten, et al.

Defendants, Case No.16CV21 Court No. 1 Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Allen County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the of the Allen County, Courthouse, Kansas, on August 31, 2016 at the time of 10:00 AM, the following real estate: LOT FIFTEEN (15), BURRIS ADDITION, A SUBDIVISION (SUBDIVISION) OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (E 1/2 SW 1/4) AND WEST HALF

OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (W 1/2 SE 1/4) OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 24 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. TAX ID NO.: 089-30-0-00-01-012-000-01, Commonly known as 14 Goldenrod Ln, Iola, KS 66749 (“the Property”) MS171522 to satisfy the judgment in the above entitled case. The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and

further subject to the approval of the Court.

Allen County Sheriff MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC By: Chad R. Doornink, #23536 cdoornink@msfirm.com Jason A. Orr, #22222 jorr@msfirm.com 8900 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 180 Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 339-9132 (913) 339-9045 (fax) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF (8) 9, 16, 23

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

B5

DAILY CRYPTOQUOTES UNOA FV HFCA S U A V Q Y , B U F P U, WV BA XNQJYA R

SNBWJL

P W V S V

FS, S U A

V U W L N B N Q J

N D

K Q J L A Y

KAUFYL

QV.

—

VWIQAH VIFHAV Monday’s answer:

FUNKY WINKERBEAN

by Tom Batiuk

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head.

— Ambrose Bierce

ZITS

BEETLE BAILEY

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman BLONDIE

by Mort Walker BABY BLUES

by Chris Browne

HI AND LOIS

by Young and Drake

by Kirkman & Scott

by Chance Browne

B6

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

www.iolaregister.com

The Iola Register

Justice Department to phase out private prisons

By DAVID G. SAVAGE Tribune Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Justice Department is phasing out its use of corporate-run prisons, after concluding its experiment in privatization failed to reduce costs and assure the safety and security of inmates.

Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates said the government is “beginning the process of reducing — and ultimately ending — our use of privately operated prisons� by not renewing contracts for 14 such facilities, most of which are in Texas or elsewhere across the South.

Prison reformers hailed the move as a positive step toward ending the era of mass incarceration. The idea of corporations building and operating prisons for government took off in the 1980s and 1990s when tough-on-crime policies swelled the nation’s prison population.

From 1980 to its peak in 2013, the federal prison population grew from 25,000 to 219,000.

By then, about 30,000, or 15 percent, were held in the corporate-run prisons.

But the number of federal inmates dropped by about 22,000 over the last two years, and Obama administration officials have questioned the value of using privately run facilities.

An inspector general’s report released last week found “more safety and security inci-

Private contract prisons

The Justice Dept. issued a memo announcing the end of its use of private prisons. Here’s a look at the private prisons contracted by the Federal in the U.S. along with their inmate populations Location and population of contract prisons Philipsburg, PA Pop. 1,614

NH ME VT MA MNYoungstown, OH OR Pop. RI NY ID WI 1,485 SD CT MI Taft, CA WY PA NJ Pop. 2,187 IA DE NE OH Winton, NC NV IL IN MD UT NM Pop. 1,101 WV VA Cibola, CO Post, TX MO CA Adams, MS Pop. 869 KS KY Pop. 1,670 Pop. 1,816 NC TN Eden, OK TXAR SCMcRae, GA AZ NM Pop. 1,551 Pop. 1,370 MS AL GA Pecos, TX TX Folkston, GA LA Pop. 3,172 Pop. 1,949 FL Big Spring, TX AK Pop. 3,211 Raymondville, TX Pop. 1,067 HI WA

MT

ND

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons Graphic: Tribune News Service

dents per capita� at the corporate-run prisons, compared with those run by the Bureau of Prisons.

Citing the recent report, Yates said that while “private prisons served an important role during a difficult period ... time has shown that they compared poorly to our own bureau facilities.� “They simply do not provide the same level of correctional services, programs and resources; they do not save substantially on costs, and ... they do not maintain the same level of safety and security,� she said.

The gradual phaseout would reduce the total private-prison population to fewer than 14,000 inmates by May, she said.

The decision does not affect privately run facilities that are used to hold migrants suspected of immigration violations.

Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, hailed

the decision as a “major milestone in the movement away from mass incarceration.�

He said the advent of private prisons helped fuel the “unprecedented growth in incarceration.� “It has been a stain on our democracy to permit profit-making entities to be handed the responsibility of making determinations of individual liberty,� Mauer said.

Todd R. Clear, a prison policy expert at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, agreed that profits played a role in the growth of the prison population. “As long as we have people making money off of prisons, the ability to make sound prison policy is distorted by the profit motive,� he said. “Getting them out of the picture is a necessary step in getting the prison numbers reduced.�

California has only one facility affected by the government’s decision. The Taft Correc-

tional Facility, about 30 miles southwest of Bakersfield, holds 1,795 inmates and is operated by the Management and Training Corp.

Issa Arnita, MTC’s director of communications, said the decision was disappointing and would be costly to taxpayers. He said a recent Bureau of Prisons report showed private prisons save taxpayers $17 per day per offender. “If DoJ’s decision were based solely on declining inmate populations, there may be some justification, but to base this decision on cost, safety and security, and programming is wrong.

The facts don’t support the allegations,� he said.

MTC also operates a prison in Texas. The other prisons are operated by Corrections Corp. of America or GEO Group Inc. A spokesman for the Nashville-based Corrections Corp. also called the safety and quality conclusions of the inspector general’s report badly flawed. “The findings don’t match up to the numerous independent studies that show our facilities to be equal or better with regard to safety and quality,� said Jonathan Burns. He said the federal prisons that are affected by the decision “make up 7 percent of our business.�

The company’s stock dropped 35 percent after the announcement Thursday.

While the Justice Department may be backing away from private prisons, the U.S. Immi-

gration and Customs Agency recently signed a four-year contract with CCA to build and maintain detention facilities in Texas to hold asylum seekers.

The surge in Central American families crossing the border prompted U.S. officials to seek new facilities to hold them while their claims were heard.

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have questioned this growing reliance on corporate facilities for holding im-

migrants.

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., called Thursday’s announcement “an important first step in addressing this unacceptable situation, but it is not enough. We must insist that these changes are adopted by all federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, which relies heavily on private prisons even for housing vulnerable women and children. Incarceration should not be a for-profit business.�

ACMAT

Drug Free Communities Program Presents

Allen County Community Training

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DFC TRAININGS ONLINE at www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXKZ3T2 AT LEAST TWO DAYS PRIOR TO TRAINING AT NOON .

Aug. 25

Addiction & The Family for Caring Community Training

Objectives of training: In this Sessions To Choose From: workshop we will help you learn to identify addictive 8 a.m. - Noon behaviors. We will also help 1 - 5 p.m. you understand how these addictions affect the individual, Condensed Session 6 - 9 p.m. their families and how they affect the community. We will discuss prevention tools and treatment options.

Aug. 26

Culture Competence & Sustainment Workshop

Objectives of training: In this Sessions To Choose From: workshop participants will identify the cultural make up of 8 a.m. - Noon Allen County and review the 1 - 5 p.m. usual and unusual potential partners in the community. The Condensed Session 6 - 9 p.m. participants will have the opportunity to review what sustainment truly means to Allen County regarding sustaining prevention processes in the community in a culturally competent manner.

California firefighters stretched SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s state fire department is stretched thin just as the bone-dry state enters the peak of its wildfire season, with vacancy rates exceeding 15 percent for some firefighters and supervisors. The vacancy rate is more than 10 percent for some fire engine drivers, according to statistics provided to The Associated Press.

A five-year drought and changing weather patterns have transformed what once was a largely summertime job into an intense yearround firefight, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Janet Upton. “It’s not the old days where we were a seasonal department with a season that lasted a few months,� she said. “It’s an increasingly challenging job, no thanks to Mother Nature and climate change.�

The shortage means that the state firefighting department is forced during weather conditions fanning large blazes to keep firefighters on duty for long hours as they do backbreaking, dangerous

work trying to put out massive wildfires that have become bigger and more frequent in recent years. “We’re short-staffed, we’re stretched thin, we’re in these epidemic

fire conditions,� said Patrick Walker, 40, a CalFire captain in San Diego County.

Walker said he worked 47 straight days fighting one large fire last year.

RANZ MOTOR CO., INC. Todd Willis, Salesman

Hwy. 39 & Plummer Road, Chanute 431-4550 or 1-800-571-9309 www.ranzmotors.com I will personally pick up and drop off your car for service.

324 N. State Iola (620) 365-3401 Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

2017 GMC Acadia Luxury Crossover

Summer Special $

2016 Buick LaCrosse

2016 GMC GMC Sierra 1500

MSRP ...................... $34,295.00 Disc ........................... $1,095.00 Rebates ..................... $4,115.00 $ **

MSRP ...................... $39,360.00 Disc .............................. $760.00 16% Cash Back .......... $6,298.00 $ **

MSRP ...................... $50,670.00 Disc ........................... $2,670.00 Rebates ..................... $8,107.00 $ **

2016 Cadillac CTS AWD

2016 Chevy Silverado 2500HD

2016 GMC Yukon 4WD SLT

MSRP ...................... $55,890.00 Disc ........................... $4,000.00 Rebates ..................... $6,000.00 $ **

MSRP ...................... $63,970.00 Disc ........................... $2,970.00 Rebates ..................... $7,676.00 $ **

MSRP ...................... $67,920.00 Disc ........................... $3,720.00 Rebates ..................... $5,434.00 $ **

2016 Chevy Cruze LT 4Dr

2016 Chevy 1500 Z71 Crew

MSRP ...................... $24,730.00 Disc .............................. $230.00 Rebates ..................... $3,957.00 $ **

MSRP ...................... $55,265.00 Disc ........................... $2,865.00 Rebates ..................... $8,842.00 $ **

Sunroof, Navigation, Heated Leather

Crystal Wht, 2.0L Turbo (272HP), Loaded

45,890

39 99

includes tax

2016 Chevy 1500 LTZ Crew 4WD, Nav., 20� Chrome Whls, Heated Leather

6 ,==/,1* 6800(5 6$9,1*6 [ [ *DUDJH

^ƉĞÄ?Ĺ?Ä‚ĹŻĹ?ÇŒĹ?ĹśĹ? Ĺ?Ĺś ŽžƉůĞƚĞ WĹ˝Ć?Ćš &ĆŒÄ‚ĹľÄž ĆľĹ?ĹŻÄšĹ?ĹśĹ?Ć?

35,&( ,1&/8'(6 &( ,1 1 1&/8'(6

ŕśľŕśľ /ĹśĆ?ƚĂůůĂƚĹ?ŽŜ /ĹśĆ?ƚĂůůĂƚĹ?ŽŜ ŕśľ tÄžÄ‚ĆšĹšÄžĆŒtĆŒÄ‚Ć‰ ŕśľ tÄžÄ‚ĆšĹšÄžĆŒtĆŒÄ‚Ć‰ /ĹśĆ?ƾůĂƚĹ?ŽŜ /Ĺś /ĹśĆ?Ć?ƾůĂƚĹ?ŽŜ ŕśľ ͞ώͿ Ͼdžϴ ŕśľ ͞ώͿ Ͼdžϴ /ĹśĆ?͘ K, Ĺ˝Ĺ˝ĆŒ ͞ώͿ Ͼdžϴ /ĹśĆ?͘ K, /ĹśĆ?͘ K, Ĺ˝Ĺ˝ĆŒ ŕśľ ϾͲ>Ĺ?ƚĞ ĹśĆšĆŒÇ‡ Ĺ˝Ĺ˝ĆŒ ĆŒ

ŕśľŕśľ ĎŽ Í´ ϯdžϯ /ĹśĆ?ƾůĂƚĞĚ ĎŽ Í´ ϯdžϯ /ĹśĆ?ƾůĂ tĹ?ĹśÄšĹ˝Ç Ć? tĹ?ĹśÄšĹ˝Ç Ć? tĹ?ĹśÄšĹ˝Ç Ć? ŕśľ Ď° tÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśĆ?Ä?ŽƚĹ?ĹśĹ? ŕśľ Ď°Í› tÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśĆ?Ä?ŽƚĹ?ĹśĹ? tÄ‚Ĺ?ĹśĆ?Ä?ŽƚĹ?Ĺś ŕśľ Ď­ĎŽ sĞŜƚĞĚ ŕśľ Ď­ĎŽÍ&#x; sĞŜƚĞĚ KÇ€ÄžĆŒĹšÄ‚ĹśĹ? sĞŜƚĞĚ KÇ€ÄžĆŒĹšÄ‚ĹśĹ?

KÇ€ÄžĆŒĹš ŕśľ Ď°Í&#x; ŽŜÄ?ĆŒÄžĆšÄž &ĹŻĹ˝Ĺ˝ĆŒ

ėįĞijĢĊ Ä ÄĽÄžÄŻÄ¤Ä˘Ä° ĪĞĜ ĞĭĭĊĜ ĆIJĭďĊĞ ĤIJĹĹĢįİ ÄŤÄŹÄą ÄŚÄŤÄ ÄŠÄ˛ÄĄÄ˘ÄĄ

ZZZ TXDOLW\VWUXFWXUHV FRP

, 1 6 7 2 & 2016 Buick Cascada Premium Convertible .

2016 GMC Terrian FWD SLT

29,085

Ć’ *DUDJHV Ć’ +REE\ 6KRSV Ć’ $JULFXOWXUDO Ć’ (TXHVWULDQ Ć’ &RPPHUFLDO Your TOTAL Car Care Center Since 1974

We’re Dealin’ and We Want Your Business!

MSRP ...................... $51,920.00 Disc ........................... $2,420.00 Rebates ..................... $8,307.00 $ **

41,193

2016 Chevy Camaro 1LT Cpe, 3.6L V6, AT, RS Package

MSRP ...................... $32,695.00 Disc .............................. $795.00 Rebates ..................... $3,270.00 $ **

28,630

Leather Pkg., Driver Confidence Pkg.

32,302

Crew, LTZ, Duramax Plus, Leather Buckets

53,324

New Body Style, RS Pkg, Driver Conf. Pkg

20,543

2016 GMC Sierra 2500HD

4WD, Crew, 6.0L V8, Z71, Power Seat, SLE

MSRP ...................... $53,005.00 Disc ........................... $2,605.00 Rebates ..................... $6,361.00 $ **

44,039

Crew, 4WD, SLE, Heated Leather

39,893

Sunroof, Navigation, 2nd Row Buckets

58,766

4WD, LTZ, Navigation, LTZ Plus

43,558

2016 GMC Yukon Denali

Sunroof, DVD, Nav. Wht Frost, Head Up Display

MSRP ...................... $74,985.00 Disc ........................... $4,000.00 Rebates ..................... $8,998.00 $ **

61,987

NEW 2015 Chevy City Express LT Cargo Van Navigation, XM, Bluetooth, MSRP $26,385 .‌‌.‌‌.‌ NOW $22,500** NEW 2015 Chevy Sonic LT 5Dr MyLink, Rear Vision Camera, Fog Lamps, MSRP $19,530 .‌‌.‌‌.‌ NOW $16,900** NEW 2015 Chevy Cruze Eco Driver Conv. Package, 1.4L EcoTec, Remote Start, MSRP $23,415 ‌.‌‌.‌ NOW $18,995**

4#0< /1614 %1 +0% Hwy. 39 & Plummer Road â&#x20AC;˘ Chanute â&#x20AC;˘ (620) 431-4550 â&#x20AC;˘ 1-800-571-9309

www.ranzmotors.com

Steve Ranz, Sales Manager â&#x20AC;˘ Todd Willis â&#x20AC;˘ Jim Naff â&#x20AC;˘ Tom Aikins **Rebates include cash % off, customer cash, bonus cash, bonus tag cash. Sale ends August 31, 2016