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By TIM CARPENTER and SHERMAN SMITH Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature completed a 14hour special session Monday night by sending Gov. Laura Kelly a bill packed with generous medical, religious and philosophical exemptions to federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates and the potential of state unemployment benefits to people fired for refusing to be inoculated.

As legislators were voting on the measure, the Democratic governor issued a brief statement saying she would sign the bill when it reached her desk.

The House and Senate began the day by adopting rival

City changes holding policy for animals

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Animals picked up by Iola city employees won’t have to be held as long before they’re put up for adoption.

Iola City Council members approved a request from the Allen County Animal Rescue Facility to change their contract, dictating animals taken to the shelter be held for five business days before ACARF officials can put the dogs or cats up for adoption.

Doing so should lessen overcrowding issues, explained Code Enforcement Officer Gregg Hutton.

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From left, Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Ethan Corson and Senate President Ty Masterson confer during negotiations Monday with House members. (SHERMAN SMITH/KANSAS REFLECTOR) bills in response to President Joe Biden’s nationwide order requiring vaccination of mil-

lions of federal employees, contractors, health care workers and people employed at

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large companies. In an unusually short meeting in the evening, six negotiators representing the House and Senate hammered out a deal that incorporated the House version of exemptions and Senate provisions on jobless benefits.

The Senate affirmed the decision on a vote of 24-11, while the House completed the process on a vote of 77-34.

The final version was watered down by dropping a Senate amendment forbidding Kansas businesses from imposing vaccination requirements on employees and an amendment banning discrimination against workers based on vaccination status. The settlement deleted a 2023 sunset of the law and retained a

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

Elementary and middle school children can get the COVID-19 vaccine at a free clinic at school on Dec. 9.

The clinic will give an opportunity for children in the Iola district to receive the Pfizer vaccine in a way that is convenient, Superintendent Stacey Fager said. Parents were recently notified of the clinic.

“We’ll see what interest there is so we know how much resources to allocate,” Fager said.

The vaccine requires two doses. A second clinic is scheduled for Jan. 6.

The Pfizer vaccine was recently approved for children ages 5 to 11, and those age 12 and older can get the regular Pfizer vaccine.

In Iola and other dis-

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Peters won’t take college board seat

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

Iola City Councilman Mark Peters will not attempt to simultaneously hold a seat on the Allen Community College Board of Trustees.

Peters told the Register after Monday’s Council meeting that Mark Peters he will decline the seat for the college.

Peters was overwhelmingly re-elected to his Council seat earlier this month, while also receiving the most write-in votes for a college board vacancy.

County Clerk Sherrie Riebel noted when the votes were canvassed Nov. 9 that an attorney general’s opinion issued in 2002 said being a part of two elective bodies was improper, citing poten-

tial conflicts of interest.

However, other communities have had such elected representatives.

Kevin Berthot, for example, has served multiple terms on both the Chanute City Commission and Neosho County Community College Trustees Board. And Moran has two council members also on the Marmaton Valley Board of Education.

Nevertheless, Peters said he’s not interested in causing a ruckus, particularly after learning after the election that other write-in candidates had expressed an interest in the seat.

Peters’s decision leaves the remaining ACC trustees with the responsibility of finding and appointing a new board member in January, once the current trustees’ terms come to an end.

IN A related matter, Iolan Joelle Shallah said Monday

she would be willing to serve on the Iola City Council when the governing body’s makeup is changed in January.

Councilman Steve French, who serves in Ward 4 (along with Peters) will relinquish his Council seat because he was voted in as Iola’s next mayor.

Outgoing Mayor Jon Wells said the pending vacancy will be advertised in January, once French is sworn in as the next mayor, welcoming Shallah and anyone else in Ward 4 to let their interest be known by filing applications.

French is tasked with appointing his replacement, subject to the approval of the rest of the Council.

Shallah has lived in Iola for 28 years and owns Bella Donna Salon.

“My husband and I are very committed to the community,” Shallah said. “Iola has much to offer.”

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IMS wrestling ends season in Chanute

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Take a trip to the Kansas badlands

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US to release 50 million barrels of oil to ease energy costs WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India and the United Kingdom.

The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.

Gas prices are at about $3.40 a gallon, more than 50% higher than their price a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association.

Biden has scrambled to reshape much of his economic agenda around the issue of inflation, saying that his recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure package will reduce Vol. 124 No. 38 Iola, KS 75 Cents

price pressures by making it more efficient and cheaper to transport goods.

Republican lawmakers have hammered the administration for inflation hitting a 31-year high in October. The consumer price index soared 6.2% from a year ago — the biggest 12-month jump since 1990.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell tore into the White House in a floor speech last week, saying the victims of higher prices were middle class Americans.

“The three biggest drivers of the staggering 6.2% inflation rate we logged last month were housing, transportation, and food,” the Kentucky senator said. “Those aren’t luxuries, they’re essentials, and they take up a much bigger share of families’ budSee ENERGY | Page A3

The sun sets over Humboldt's Bike Around the Square event in 2020. COURTESY PHOTO

Humboldt holiday bike event is Friday

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt will ring in the holiday season on two wheels Friday.

The community’s annual Bike Night celebration is set for dusk Friday, in which

bicycle riders of all ages are welcome to adorn their bikes with lights for a leisurely ride around Humboldt’s downtown square.

The gathering begins at 4 p.m.

Extra bikes will be available for those without one.

The city’s downtown lights will be turned on at 5 o’clock to start the parade.

Santa will arrive shortly thereafter.

Christmas music will be a featured part of the event, and S’mores will be prepared.

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severability clause to preserve the bill if portions were successfully challenged in court.

In addition, the package would funnel civil fines as high as $50,000 paid by businesses for violation of the law to the state’s unemployment fund rather than the general treasury.

Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, and Rep. John Barker, R-Abilene, lead negotiators for the Senate and House, exchanged a couple of offers on behalf of their bipartisan three-person negotiating teams before landing on middle ground.

The four GOP members embraced the compromise, while both Democrats rejected the pact.

“In the greater scheme of things,” Masterson said, “we have to stay focused on the priority, which is protecting those people right now that could be losing their jobs.”

Kelly announced opposition to Biden’s vaccination mandates before scheduling the unprecedented special session, which was the first in state history to be triggered by petitions signed by senators and representatives.

Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes, R-Lenexa, said the bill wouldn’t provide the job security sought by people who believe vaccination by government order to be tyranny.

“They think they’re safe, and they don’t have to get a vaccination,” she said. “It’s not going to change anything for them.”

Rep. Vic Miller, a Topeka Democrat, said the legislation was structured so that nobody will have to claim unemployment. Workers won’t have a reason to quit, he said, because Republicans who wrote the bill “built a hole so big that you can’t avoid driving through it when you exercise your religious exemption.”

“Frankly, I don’t think anybody is going to ultimately qualify for unemployment,” Miller said. “It’s a pretend thing, to pretend that they care about these people. It’s — it’s bulls***.”

Miller said the governor’s staff encouraged him to agree to the deal negotiated between Senate and House members, but he refused. The legislation is “a scam,” he said, that allows any-

Frankly, I don’t think anybody is going to ultimately qualify for unemployment. It’s a pretend thing, to pretend that they care about these people.

— Rep. Vic Miller, D-Topeka

body who is “just slightly smart enough to apply for the exemption” to avoid complying with a vaccine mandate.

“All they have to do is sign a phony statement that they believe the devil is their religion, and therefore they qualify,” Miller said.

Several Democrats worried about how they should explain their opposition to a bill signed by the Democratic governor.

“That does not help us when the governor is doing one thing, and we’re doing the other,” said Rep. Annie Kuether, D-Topeka.

Miller replied with a wry reference to a directive the governor’s chief of staff, Will Lawrence, gave to former health secretary Lee Norman, as revealed in a Kansas Reflector story last week.

“I think it’s important we stay in our lane,” Miller said.

Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat, said the legislation will require employers to choose between keeping their federal contracts and complying with state law. He joked there was only one reason to vote for the bill: The Kansas Chamber opposes it. Several Democrats said they would look forward to receiving checks from the chamber for supporting businesses, a sarcastic remark about an organization that spends heavily on GOP candidates.

Carmichael predicted major employers that already have implemented mandates will stand by them.

“We will find ourselves over at the federal courthouse as soon as the governor autographs this,” Carmichael said. “Before the ink is even dry, we will have more litigation, and in the meantime, people who think that the Kansas Legislature has saved their job will find themselves on the street.”

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amendment passed by the Senate banning employers in Kansas from adopting COVID-19 vaccination mandates without consent of the Legislature. It was an idea of Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican.

“My rights don’t start with the employer,” Pyle said. “Employees feel like they’re being punched in the nose.

This says, ‘Merry Christmas for everybody,’ you have a job.”

The Kansas Chamber issued a statement opposing the COVID-19 legislation, placing it at rare odds with Republican lawmakers. During floor debate in the House, Democrats seized the opportunity to chastise Republicans for proposing legislation that would hurt businesses.

Rep. Rui Xu, D-Westwood, pointed out 14 references to the word “shall” in the three-page House version. In other words, the Legislature responded to a federal mandate with a state mandate.

“If this is not a mandate, what is it?” Xu said.

“And if this is not an expansion of government, what is it?”

The labor department plans to approve unemployment benefits for individuals fired from their job because of a vaccine mandate, depending on circumstances of each case.

Sen. Jeff Longbine, an Emporia Republican who owns an auto dealership with 40 employees, said he was opposed to federal vaccination mandates but would prefer constitutional challenges play out in court rather than adopt a series of disjointed responses in the 50 state legislatures.

Employers who ignore either federal or state directives on vaccinations risk financial penalties from either level of government, he said.

“This puts Kansas small business in a very, very difficult situation,” Longbine said. “My biggest concern is we’re giving employers around the state a false sense of security.”

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Club officers were elected for 2022: President Gale Jeffers, Vice President Jim Nixon, Secretary Kim Romig and Treasurer John Fewins.

The group meets again at 11 a.m. Dec. 11 at Tina’s Cafe in Gas.

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The long debates

Radio club honors Johnson Iola Amateur Radio Club members honored the late Dan Johnson at their Nov. 12 meeting with a “silent key” moment.

Six members and one guest attended the regular monthly meeting.

House and Senate galleries and hosted a Statehouse rally Monday to remind legislators of their irritation with Biden’s executive order during the pandemic.

In the House, they were repeatedly admonished for jeering, applauding or coughing on the lawmakers below. People opposed to any form of vaccination mandate dominated the joint House and Senate committee hearings on purported government overreach.

“We know that there’s some of you that think it doesn’t go far enough,” said Senate Majority Leader Larry Alley, Republican from Winfield.

“This bill protects liberty and protects individual freedom, and keeps Kansans working and protects our religious beliefs.”

GOP Rep. John Eplee, a primary care physician from Atchison, rained on the anti-vaxxers’ political parade by declaring the vaccine “incredibly safe and very prudent to give to our patients.”

So far, COVID-19 has contributed to the deaths of 6,643 and hospitalizations of 15,490 since March 2020 in Kansas. The state has seen 458,000 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19.

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you think we’re going to be done with the virus through this bill or through other things, you’re fooling yourself,” Eplee said. “This virus doesn’t care if you’re a Democrat or Republican, and this virus isn’t done with us. It’s going to continue to percolate along.”

The negotiated compromise excluded the

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they can be adopted.

However, the facility fills (and refills) rapidly, Hutton added.

Holding the animals five business days still ensures Iolans have sufficient time to claim their animal if it is taken to animal control employees to ACARF, Hutton noted. Five business days is typically seven calendar days because of weekends.

Hutton noted city employees frequently take steps to ensure animals picked up in Iola are not pets.

Oftentimes, an animal will be kept at city offices for a while before it’s taken to the shelter in LaHarpe, he said.

“I know we have police and animal control officers who go above and beyond to make sure animals aren’t taken to ACARF” too

Seward, Neb., the same company that manufactured the old poles that were installed in the mid 1990s.

The largest pole, weighing more than 25,000 pounds, is priced at more than $70,000; two slightly lighter poles, each weighing 17,000 pounds, are priced at about $40,000 each.

By utilizing LWS, the city can replace the poles without having to undergo a separate engineering study, explained power plant superintendent Jim Baker.

Assistant City Administrator Corey Schinstock noted the $150,000 price tag is only to purchase the poles.

Once they’re on site, there will be a cost to have the poles installed.

The costly poles were not a surprise; the city has budgeted $450,000 for the new poles, in-

The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility in LaHarpe. soon, Councilman Steve French added.

“The best thing an owner can do is get their dogs tagged,” in case the animal is picked up by the city, Hutton said.

“If there’s a tag with a number, we can find the owner immediately.”

IOLA will spend more than $150,000 to replace three large power poles.

The 85-foot laminated poles are specifically designed for large electric transmission lines and 90-degree turns in

the system, and do not require large guy wires for stabilization.

The 69kv power poles are located along the southwest power feed into Iola’s electric grid.

The first pole is near the entrance to Iola’s power plant along U.S. 54; the second is along Bruner Street, at the northeast corner of Iola’s Riverside Park; and the third is on Sutherland Road south of the park.

The poles will come from Laminated Wood Systems, based out of

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gets from the middle class on down.”

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is an emergency stockpile to preserve access to oil in case of natural disasters, national security issues and other events. Maintained by the Energy Department, the reserves are stored in caverns created in salt domes along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts. There are roughly 605 million barrels of sweet and sour petroleum in the reserve.

“As we come out of an unprecedented global economic shutdown, oil supply has not kept up with demand, forcing working families and businesses to pay the price,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. “This action underscores the president’s commitment to using the tools available to bring down costs for working families and to continue our economic recovery.”

The Biden administration has argued that the reserve is the right tool to help ease the supply problem. Americans used an average of 20.7 million barrels a day during September, according to the Energy Information Administration. That means that the release nearly equals about two-and-ahalf days of additional

supply.

The pandemic made energy markets — like everything else — haywire on multiple fronts.

As the closures began in April, 2020, demand collapsed and oil futures prices turned negative. Energy traders did not want to get stuck with crude that they could not store.

But as the economy recovered, prices jumped to a seven-year high in October.

U.S. production has not recovered. Energy Information Administration figures indicate that domestic production is averaging roughly 11 million barrels daily, down from 12.8 million before the pandemic started.

Republicans have also seized on Biden’s efforts to minimize drilling and support renewable energy as a reason for the decreased production, though there are multiple market dynamics at play as fossil fuel prices are higher around the world.

“President Biden’s policies are hiking inflation and energy prices for the American people. Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will not fix the problem,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming. “We are experiencing higher prices because the administration and Democrats in Congress are waging

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a war on American energy.”

The White House decision comes after weeks of diplomatic negotiations and the release will be taken in parallel with other nations. Japan and South Korea are also participating.

The U.S. Department of Energy will make the oil available from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in two ways; 32 million barrels will be released in the next few months and will return to the reserve in the years ahead, the White House said. Another 18 million barrels will be part of a sale of oil that Congress had previously authorized.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday evening that the White House would also keep tabs on the oil companies, too.

“We will continue to press oil companies who have made record profits and are overseeing what we consider to be price gouging out there when there’s a supply of oil or the price of oil is coming down and the price of gas is not coming down,” Psaki said. “It does not take an economic expert to know that’s a problem.”

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan. (AP) — Dale “Duster” Hoffman didn’t want a sorrowful funeral, so instead he got a parade.

KWCH-TV reports that residents of the small town of Minneapolis, Kansas, turned out Sunday for a parade honoring Hoffman, who died earlier this month at age 71.

Hoffman had said he wanted his friends and family to remember him with a fun and joyful gathering.

More than 100 cars took part in driving down Main Street as part of the parade.

One relative said it was believed to be one of the largest parades ever in Minneapolis, a town of about 2,000 residents about 180 miles west of Kansas City.

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COUNCIL members approved cereal malt beverage license renewals for the upcoming calendar year for Iola’s three Pump ‘N Pete’s franchises, Walmart, Casey’s General Store, G&W Foods and Dollar General for packaged alcohol sales, and for China Palace, Denny’s Sports Center, Pizza Hut and Dudley’s Done Right BBQ for on-premises consumption.

City Clerk Roxanne Hutton said a few other businesses will likely apply for renewals before Jan. 1.

THE COUNCIL scheduled a hearing necessary to approve a pair of year-end budget

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transfers, in order to balance the city’s books before the end of the year.

The larger transfer increases electric expenditures from $9,739,357 to $13,361,600.

The larger expenditure reflects higher-than-expected electricity costs (and sales) during an extended stretch of bitterly cold weather in February.

A transfer from the electric department reserves to the Stores Department, from $382,532 to $419,882, is necessary to cover price increases for materials the department purchased this year.

The hearing will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 — the final Council meeting of the year — before the transfers can be approved.

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By Darrell R. Monfort, DVM Every season in the veterinary world has its own challenges. Spring parasites, summer heatstroke, autumn parvo and winter toxins. As we move closer to winter in southeast Kansas, we at RBVS see some conditions more frequently than we do in other seasons, but many are preventable with a little forethought and care.

Bait poisoning is a prime example. The mice and rats move in at the first sign of cold, the weather warms a bit, they go out, get pregnant and come home again when things cool off. Baits are a prime way to control these pests and they are often placed in outbuildings and crawlspaces, out of the way spots that we think that our pets cannot find and that we do not keep a close eye on.

Baits taste great. Baits must taste good to excite the interest of the target audience, rats and mice. But they also taste fabulous to pets: your dog, the neighbor’s dog, and the cat that eats the bait-poisoned pests.

There are seldom observable signs until the bait is causing uncontrollable, often hidden issues, or severe and sudden neurological indications. In such a case, see a veterinarian fast. There is a limited time frame where treatment will be successful. Warfarin (anticoagulant) based poisons, can be treated with medication and transfusions if diagnosed in time. Bromine baits have no treatment, beyond controlling signs and supporting the animal in hopes that the poison is eliminated naturally through the body before death.

Another common winter toxin is antifreeze. Antifreeze tastes good. Animals love its sweet flavor. If an animal licks antifreeze, crystals form in the kidneys, causing kidney failure. There is successful treatment if started before signs of kidney failure show. There are now non-toxic antifreezes available, and we would strongly encourage their use.

The last conditions that I will mention are not specific to winter but seen more often in the winter because of our tendency to hole up in the house. Outdoor animals, large and small, can become quite dehydrated when the weather is freezing. Horses do not drink as much cold water and may colic or become impacted. Dogs will not drink enough cold water with similar results.

Fresh, warmed water several times daily will help encourage adequate hydration. Watch for frostbitten or frozen extremities, ears commonly, and raw paws. If it’s cold for you, it’s cold for them.

Indoor animals have some unusual dangers, also. Commonly we will eat, drink, or use items in the house that our curious animals will investigate. Many potpourri liquids are toxic and wax melts can cause burns if spilled or investigated with a paw. Vaping equipment, cigarettes and other nicotine products, cannabis, sugar-free candies and gum are all dangers that can be found inside the house. During the winter, animals are often bored and curious. Make sure toxic items are not where they can find them. Keep safe this winter and keep your animal friends safe too!

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Day hiking the Kansas Badlands

By LYNDON PERRY Special to The Register

One of the newest state parks in Kansas is approximately 85 million years old. Or at least, that’s when the Niobrara Chalk deposit formed from the ancient sediment at the bottom of what was once North America’s massive inland sea.

Today, the cliffs of eroded chalk create the striking landscape of Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park. The 332-acre starkly beautiful park in western Kansas, about half way between Oakley and Scott City just off of US 83 Highway, features about 220 acres of actual badlands.

Not as extensive as its more famous cousin, Badlands National Park in South Dakota, the Kansas version is nevertheless a natural wonder, attracting visitors year round, sunup to sundown, including holidays, from the day it opened in October of 2019.

It is well worth a visit. Especially if you enjoy day hiking, which is an enjoyable, low-impact exercise activity that benefits both body and soul. Two relatively short out-and-back paths beckon; both are easy on the feet and provide matchless scenic views.

The shortest, “Badlands Overlook Trail,” is just under a halfmile round trip. This hard-packed trail has a gentle slope, is well tended, and leads to a photo-friendly spot where you can take in a magnificent panoramic view. An easy walk for the whole family.

The more satisfying “Life on the Rocks Trail” is a little longer at about two and a half miles total. The path is compacted gravel and parents can access the majority of it with a stroller. The final leg of the trail (about a halfmile to the end) is a

Lyndon Perry, front, is a travel writer from Wichita.

He is shown with his wife, Julie. COURTESY PHOTO bit more rustic. Hiking shoes are great, but tennis shoes will do.

A daily vehicle permit of only $5 or an annual state park vehicle permit will get you access to Little Jerusalem. Not a bad price to pay for a few hours of enjoyment. However, if you really want to experience the park — and get the best pictures — consider scheduling a free 2-hour guided tour of the interior as visitors are not allowed offtrail.

When we hiked the trails and took the interior tour last year, we captured some wonderful memories. Fossils are everywhere, along with colorful wildflowers and native grasses, stunning rock wrens, and the occasional lizard or rodent. You’ll want to schedule your tour for early morning as the weather can be quite warm during the late spring through early fall.

Little Jerusalem (also called New Jerusalem at times) was said to have been sonamed because from a distance the formations reminded frontier travelers of the walls of Old Jerusalem. It is now owned and maintained, along with the adjacent Smokey Valley Ranch, by the Nature Conservancy, which works in partnership with both private and governmental organizations to protect natural landscapes.

Visit the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks at ksout-

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doors.com for more information about the park. You might also want to research if the on-site toilet is working as it has had some issues in the past. Bring a bottle of water, a small snack for afterward, and of course, as the saying goes, leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but pictures.

Little Jerusalem isn’t the only show in town.

There’s plenty more to do in the area. Consider turning your day trip into a weekend getaway by camping at the nearby Historic Lake Scott State Park. Interested in fossils and natural history? Be sure to visit Fick Fossil & History Museum in Oakley and the Keystone Gallery in Scott City while in the area.

So check your calendar. Set a date. Then bring your family or grab a friend or two and head out to western Kansas for a little day hiking. You’ll enjoy the scenery and benefit from a bit of exercise along the way.

Clara Wicoff, Nutrition, Food and Health Agent for the Southwind Extension District, spoke at the Iola High School CTE Lunch and Learn last week.

Wicoff spoke on the topic of making sense of social media when it comes to food, nutrition, and health.

Nearly half of Internet users research products and services on social media, and roughly half of teens say they’re online almost constantly, she said. Much information comes from social media, and it can be difficult to sort the good information from the bad.

From left, Extension Agent Clara Wicoff stands with Iola High School students Shaun McLaughlin, Kadence Gragg and Sam McNellis after Wicoff spoke about food nutrition labels at the high school.

The students who attended these sessions learned how social media affects health and nutrition, reviewed the SIFT method for deter-

mining if resources are credible, examined how this method can be used to evaluate posts from celebrities and influencers.

When to stop grazing winter wheat Winter wheat provides an excellent grazing source for cattle in the late fall and early winter months, but it can also provide good early spring grazing, even if you are planning to take the wheat to a crop. If managed correctly, these dual-system wheat crops can allow for high quality, spring, grazing, and optimal wheat yields.

Research shows that wheat can be grazed in the spring until the first hollow stem stage without a yield penalty. The first hollow stem stage can be found by splitting the main tiller on the wheat plant and finding the developing wheat head. The first hollow stem stage begins when the developing wheat head is approximately 1.5 centimeters above ground, or roughly the diameter of a dime.

There are many factors that can affect the timing of first hollow stem. Planting date, seeding rate, weather, and wheat variety can all have an effect.

Some quicker develop-

Chad Guthrie Southwind Extension Agriculture Agent

ing wheat varieties can reach the first hollow stem stage 3 weeks before other varieties.

In an ongoing trial conducted at Kansas State University, the onset of first hollow stem was measured in 34 wheat varieties that are commonly grown across Kansas.

The average date of first hollow stem was found to me March 30, which was 13 days later than the previous year. The varieties ranged from March 16 to

April 4.

The results of the trials also included forage and grain yields for each of the 34 varieties and are available on the KSRE website or in your local extension Office.

In research conducted

by Oklahoma State University, it is shown that yield potential can drop 1-5% each day the wheat is grazed after the onset of first hollow stem. In a dual-system crop, being able to identify the first hollow stem stage is one of the most important tools a producer has to maximize both forage and grain yields.

For more information regarding dual-system wheat systems, contact Chad through your local extension office.

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Should Biden tap oil reserves to ease gas prices? History says no.

If you’ve filled your car’s gas tank at any point over the past several months, you probably noticed afterwards that your wallet felt quite a bit lighter than it used to.

Nationally, gas prices have reached an average of $3.41 a gallon, a seven-year high, and $1.28 higher than a year ago.

(In Kansas, gas prices have fallen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08 per gallon.) As the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to wane and businesses are reopening, gasoline demand has risen steadily but oil supply has not kept pace.

Russia and OPEC, the cartel of 13 primarily Middle Eastern and African oil exporters, have declined entreaties from Europe and the United States, including direct appeals by President Biden, to produce more oil to help bring prices lower. Ordinarily, that might not be such a big deal, since over the past decade or so the United States has become the world’s largest oil producer itself, with an average of more than 12 million barrels a day in 2021.

But oil giants in the U.S. have been only slowly ramping up production since the pandemic sent demand plummeting in 2020.

The results are a tight oil market, higher prices at the pump and a major political liability for Biden as the U.S. barrels forward into the frenzy of next year’s midterm elections. As such, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has told reporters that Biden is considering using one of the only tools he has at his disposal: tapping into the nation’s Strategic Petroleum reserve to increase the crude oil supply. Allies in Congress have urged him to do so as well.

HE SHOULDN’T. Sure it’s tempting to tap the oil reserves as a quick adrenaline hit to a too-tight global oil market, but it would be shortsighted.

The petroleum reserves store roughly 620 million barrels of crude oil in underground caverns in Texas and Louisiana, the largest emergency supply in the world.

The U.S. can draw down up to 4.4 million barrels per day, and it takes about 13 days for the oil to reach the market.

The new oil would eventually lead to lower prices at the pump, but experts warn that any such relief would be fleeting.

The last time the U.S. dipped into its reserves in 2011, crude prices dropped by 6 percent on the day of the announcement and another 1.2 percent the following day, according to the Wall Street Journal. Two weeks later, oil

was $4.66 a barrel — more expensive than before the drawdown. While it’s possible that the U.S. can persuade other countries to coordinate a release of oil from their reserves — which Biden has asked Japan, China, and India to do — it would have to be a massive amount to cause global prices to dip. World consumption of oil averages nearly 100 million barrels a day.

The White House has previously only directed emergency drawdowns of the reserves because of violent Middle East conflicts that disrupted oil supply: Libya in 2011 and the Gulf War in Iraq in 1991, or natural disasters, such as in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina depleted about a quarter of U.S. production.

Drawing down the reserves in an attempt to manipulate the global market because of a political crisis would defeat the purpose of having the reserves in the first place. They were created in the 1970s after the oil embargo, when, unlike today, America was a relative minor oil producer and deeply dependent on foreign crude.

Biden also recognizes that there are market forces beyond his control. In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, Biden requested an investigation into potentially “anti-competitive behavior.”

He questioned how wholesale gasoline prices were down 5 percent over the past month while prices at the pump were up 3 percent. He also pointed to the fact that companies such as Exxon Mobil and Chevron are on track to double their profits this year compared with 2019. The pressures oil companies are facing are complex, and made more unpredictable by the Biden administration’s welcome insistence that America reduce its dependence on oil. But when oil companies decide to limit the supply so they can enjoy more profits, people have a right to scream about prices at the pump.

Weeks ago, Biden was in Glasgow advocating for global greenhouse gas emissions standards while also begging OPEC and Russia to release more oil supply. Spiking oil prices are par for the course in this liminal period when the world is still heavily reliant on the boom-bust cycle of oil markets while also beginning a transition to renewable energy. Oil prices are notoriously fickle and the Energy Information Agency predicts that they will start to fall next year, even without government intervention.

Biden should withstand the political heat and allow the market to self-correct.

— The Houston Chronicle

A look back in t me.

56 Years Ago November 1965

Five Allen County 4-H Club members will receive the state’s coveted Who’s Who Key Award, at the 4-H Achievement banquet, said Tom Maxwell, county agricultural agent. In recognition of excellent all around 4-H club records are: Marilyn Darling and Nancy McEndree of Prairie Dell; Don Hageman and Larry Lust of the 5-Star

club; and Don Cress of the Logan Pals club. ***** Jim Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Freeman, and Pat Haire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Haire, received their Eagle Scout awards Sunday in ceremonies at First Methodist Church. Freeman and Haire, members of Troop 55, have been together in Scouting since they first joined the Cubs.

KS Republicans MIA on infrastructure The bill brings critical funding for Kansas. Why say no to that?

The recently signed into law infrastructure package championed by President Joe Biden comes with a hefty price tag. To the tune of $1 trillion-plus.

The package was sent to Biden’s desk without the help of the Republicans in Kansas’ federal delegation.

Only Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids lent support.

The Sunflower State Republicans objected mostly on the grounds of the size of the package and the increased spending to the multibillion dollar expansion of the social safety net, which is considered to be the second part of the legislative package.

Sen. Jerry Moran argued the spending wasn’t actually paid for, citing the Congressional Budget Office noted it would add to the deficit.

We’ll concede these are

valid concerns. It’s never wrong to carefully consider all the options before taking on debt. But here’s the thing: People are hurting, and our infrastructure desperately needs upgrades. No one would dispute that a lot of these line items are necessary.

Ultimately, we as a nation are never going to fully agree on how to spend money. So compromises were necessary to make it happen.

Something our Kansas delegation should keep in mind is compromise doesn’t mean you get everything you want. Compromise means you give a little and they give a little — and good things happen for Kansans.

Davids seems to get that concept, calling the package “not absolutely perfect, but it is absolutely necessary.”

Under this new law, Kansas will get the following: • $2.6 billion in highway funding over the next five years.

• Another $40 million to boost the state’s network of charging stations for electric

vehicles.

• At least $100 million to improve broadband access in both rural and urban parts of the state.

• $450 million for water infrastructure, including replacing lead pipes and pipe fittings.

• $272 million in funding to improve public transit offerings and a multi-billion investment in Amtrak to clear the agency’s maintenance backlog and expand services, including a potential extension of the Heartland Flyer route from Oklahoma City to Wichita.

THESE ARE all great things for our state. Things we really need. Many of these upgrades will help us in our daily lives, such as a quicker commute or a faster and more reliable internet connection. That still helps move Kansas forward.

We certainly think those improvements are worth compromising for. So Reps.

LaTurner, Mann and Estes, and Sens. Moran and Marshall, why don’t you?

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Democrats are trying to coddle the rich — yes, you read that right This newspaper has long argued that Democrats should leave in place a cap on deductions that wealthy taxpayers can claim based on their state taxes — the one good part of the Republicans’ 2017 tax-cut package.

Now Democrats are nonetheless on the verge of dramatically raising that cap, a move that is being rightly criticized as a gift to the rich. It’s not too late to get it right and leave the cap alone.

The 2017 tax cuts were a boondoggle that will cost America for years, all so the GOP could reward its wealthy benefactors. The claim that the cuts would pay for themselves through economic growth was always bunk; the cuts are now estimated to add almost $2 trillion to the deficit over a decade.

But the Republican coddle-the-rich plan did include one reasonable provision: a cap of $10,000 on the amount that taxpayers could deduct from their federal taxes based on what they pay in state taxes. It takes a good deal of wealth to rack up a $10,000 state tax bill, so that provision would only hit the rich. Democrats alleged that

the provision was meant to serve Schumer but not the punish blue states like New country. The Democrats’ York and California, which often-wrong left flank is have both lots of rich people right on this one. “You and high state taxes. can’t be a political party But whatever the dark mo- that talks about demanding tives behind it, the wealthy the provision pay their fair made sense.

If you look at the share of taxAs we said in amount of money es and then an editorial end up with last May, the they are going to give a bill that cap constitut- to rich people, it’s gives large ed one bright staggering. tax breaks spot in what to many mil— Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida was otherwise lionaires,” a collection said Sen. Berof mostly bad nie Sanders ideas. We enof Vermont. couraged the Biden admin- “You can’t do that. The hyistration to leave the cap in pocrisy is too strong. It’s bad place and continue to be- policy, it’s bad politics.” lieve that’s the right policy.

For proof of what bad Unfortunately, a provision politics it is, consider this raising that cap to $80,000 is quote from none other than currently included in Pres- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., chair ident Joe Biden’s social of the National Republican spending and climate bill Senatorial Committee: “If that passed the House Fri- you look at the amount of day — mainly because pow- money they are going to give erful Democrats like Sen- to rich people, it’s staggerate Majority Leader Chuck ing.”

Schumer of New York want America already has one the cap raised in order to party that coddles the rich. placate their wealthy con- It doesn’t need a second one. stituents and keep their cur- The Senate should revamp rent state tax structures in the bill to leave the cap place. alone.

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Schools: Chromebooks offered for sale Santa comes back to Continued from A1

tricts, children who have been exposed to COVID-19 outside the home can agree to be tested daily to remain in school.

The program is popular with parents, as most choose to have children tested so they can continue to attend classes.

Angie Linn, principal at McKinley Elementary School, said students don’t mind the tests. In fact, they get to pick out a prize after being tested, so some of them look forward to it.

At times, many students are being tested at once. For example, a staff member tested positive last week for COVID, which meant about half the students in one class had to test every day.

“There haven’t been any problems” with the testing procedures, Linn said.

IN THE PAST few weeks, the number of students being tested daily remained in the 20s, with 24 as of last week.

The number of students quarantined — because they were exposed in the home or because their family chose not to test — had typically been higher than those being tested, with numbers around 30. But last week, that trend reversed, with just 11 students in quarantine.

The district had five positive cases last week.

In Kansas, six children aged 17 and younger have died from COVID-19 complications, with a total of 6,643 deaths for all ages.

Allen County has recorded 2,087 positive COVID cases since the start of the pandemic, with 27 deaths for all ages. The county currently has 9 active cases.

Chromebooks for sale

A glut of used Chromebooks will be offered for sale for just $10.

The district has about 30 of the devices, which have been wiped clean and ready for use.

Fager suggested the district offer them for a nominal fee, hoping it will appeal to families prior to the holiday gift season. The goal is “to get more technology into households.”

Board members said they wanted to prioritize low-income house-

Lisa Wicoff, an IHS science teacher who also serves as instructor for the anatomy and physiology class at the Regional Rural Technology Center at LaHarpe, talks about how a recent grant has impacted the district. REGISTER/VICKIE MOSS holds, and asked if there was some way to make sure those families had the first chance to buy them.

That would present some challenges, particularly in identifying and notifying those people, Fager noted.

It’s likely that families who can better afford such things already have similar devices at home, he said.

CTE update

a bachelor’s degree but have experience.

The district needs to educate teachers on CTE opportunities and provide more opportunities to work with students who have IEPs, or Individualized Education Programs. That especially includes training for paraprofessionals about CTE programs.

“In one classroom, I had a student not able

to take a course because paras were not going to be there. I felt for him,” Wicoff said.

The district also began offering CTE “Lunch and Learn” programs to bring in speakers to talk about different professions.

About 30 students have taken part in each of the three lunches offered to this point.

Wicoff also discussed a PIPE program, which stands for Program Improvement Process for Equity. The process encourages people to look at the causes of problems rather than immediately pursuing solutions. For example, the group identifies a problem then asks why again and again until they identify the root cause.

Wicoff said the process has been very educational and helpful.

“This is something that will help me in a lot of ways,” she said.

town, but cautiously NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he pleads caution as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic.

“Be smart. Be caring.

If you have the tiniest tickle in your throat, the tiniest feeling, worry about yourself and worry about everybody else, and know Santa will always be there next year,” said 57-year-old Kevin Chesney, who’s been donning the big red suit since he was a kid.

Amid a downturn in Jolly Old Elves — about 15 percent fewer in one large database — Chesney is busier than ever from his North Pole in Moorestown, New Jersey. The photo studio where he works quickly sold out its 4,500 appointments to sit with him and the seven other Santas in the studio’s stable.

They’re among the brave in Santa’s ranks with full-contact visits,

lap sitting included, though Chesney wears a mask until just before the photos are taken.

Other Santas might not be wearing masks or plastic face shields, or hanging out in protective snow globes like many did last year, but it seems 50-50 this season that they’re not quite ready for hugs, whispers in their ears for secret wishes, and kids smiling or sobbing on their knees.

Some Santas will remain behind barriers that popped up last year for safety. At Minnesota’s Mall of America, the big man will be housed in a log cabin behind a window with guests seated on benches in front of him. At 169 locations for the outdoor retailers Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, benches will also be used, with plastic partitions deployed at some stores for Santa’s photo ops.

Lisa Wicoff, an Iola High School science teacher who also teaches anatomy and physiology at the Regional Rural Technology Center at LaHarpe, gave board members an update on a Career and Technical Education grant the district received last year.

The goal is to prepare students for highskilled, high-wage, in-demand jobs. The tech center trains students in welding, construction, wind energy and health care. IHS students also can take internships in a variety of fields.

The grant focused on helping students in special populations. Iola qualified because it has a higher percentage of students in poverty, with 26.8% compared to the state average of 14.8%.

Most of the grant requirements have been completed, but the district continues to work on the various educational components they began through the program.

The program focused on key areas such as teacher retention, training and education, and problem solving.

A teacher retention survey found a majority, 69.3%, of district teaching staff have a master’s degree, 23.1% have a bachelor’s degree, 3.8% have a provisional degree or are working toward a bachelor’s degree, and another 3.8% do not have

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Ponies pile up pins Mustang grapplers wrap up season at Chanute meet

By REESE BECKER The Iola Register

CHANUTE — Seven Iola Middle School wrestlers pinned down top prizes Monday in the Kent Frazell Invitational in Chanute. The meet was the final of the year for IMS. Keegan Hill dominated the 102-109 lb. weight class.

Hill earned three wins in three different ways. First, with a decision, then a majority decision, followed by a pinfall victory in just 92 seconds. Hill was able to throw around other wrestlers with ease.

Jakolby Hill proved he was equally comfortable on the wrestling mat as he was on the football field this past season. Hill was able to use his frame to take control over his opponents in the 143-149 lb. weight class. Hill faced stiff competition, winning each of his matches via pinfall. His first-round bout against Kingston Herring of Coffeyville lasted 2:52.

“The Hill brothers are both really coachable athletes,” said IMS head coach Jason Bates. “They don’t have much experience, but they watch and learn. They pay attention and listen while they’re on the mat.”

Once Kale Pratt hit the

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Iola Middle School’s Baron Folk wins a wrestling match Tuesday in Chanute. REGISTER/REESE BECKER

mat in the 120-128 lb. weight class, it was all over for the competition. Pratt defeated Girard’s Zeb Poland in a little over two-and-a-half minutes for a win in the first round. Pratt followed that by winning the next two bouts by decision, a combined 7-0 to reign supreme in his weight class.

Noah Schowengerdt took the top spot in the 129-132

lb. weight class. Schowengerdt showed no mercy in his bouts. Each of his wins came via pinfall and none of them took longer than 44 seconds.

Schowengerdt has been a star all year for IMS. You can’t get much more efficient than Schowengerdt was in his wins.

“Noah strives to be the best and puts the work in every day to be his best,” Bates

said.

Issac Velazquez did not surrender a single point in taking the top spot in the 140145 lb. weight class. While Velazquez didn’t dominate via pinfall like others, he wrestled all three of his opponents to decisions, winning by a total of 26-0, two of those wins coming via maSee IMS | Page B3

This time of the year is all about friends and family, turkey and pie, and plenty of football to take up the days.

Better make some room for some basketball, too.

The rise of exempt tournaments the past few years has turned the week of Thanksgiving into a reason to give thanks for some college hoops. Just about every day is overflowing with tantalizing matchups, which not only serve as Top 25 shake-ups during the early portion of the season but could act as resume-builders when March rolls around.

Whether they’re taking place in the Virgin Islands or the Bahamas, Mexico or somewhere across the U.S., here is a look at some of the early-season tourneys that should provide a television feast for sports fans.

EMPIRE CLASSIC

Might at well address the big one first: Top-ranked Gonzaga will face No. 2 UCLA in the Good Sam Empire Classic tonight in Las Vegas, a rematch of the thrilling national semifinal won by the Bulldogs in overtime.

“I was breaking down last See HOOPS | Page B6

NBA: LeBron, Stewart suspended

After another fracas, the NBA had to hit back LeBron James is missing one game.

Markieff Morris is missing his eighth, with no end in sight.

Those two things are more connected than some might realize.

By suspending James for Tuesday night’s game against New York — the Los Angeles Lakers’ lone visit to Madison Square Garden this season — over his role in an incident in Detroit on Sunday, the NBA sent a very loud, very clear message to anyone who might want to partake in future on-court dustups.

Enough is enough.

Sunday night’s mess in Detroit — the second significant on-court fracas in the NBA this season — earned James the first suspension of his 19-year career, plus got the Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart a twogame suspension on top of the eight stitches that were needed to close a gash in his head.

Tim Reynolds An AP sports analysis “He felt like he got a cheap shot across his brow,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “On the street, it’d be a different story.”

Maybe so. But the NBA isn’t played on the street and the league doesn’t want anything like that happening on its watch. So, after two very ugly incidents separated by only a couple of weeks, the NBA decided to hit back by sitting down its biggest name.

James was ejected for throwing the elbow that turned the scuffle into a melee. The NBA had options about what other sanctioning See NBA | Page B6

Isaiah Stewart (28) of the Detroit Pistons is restrained after receiving a blow to the face by LeBron James (6) of the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday. GETTY IMAGES/NIC ANTAYA/TNS

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Former Jayhawk, Pierce, inducted into college hoops hall KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paul Pierce and Antawn Jamison forged a lasting friendship when they arrived in St. Louis in April 1995 for the McDonald’s All-American Game, the traditional showcase for the best high school basketball players in the country.

It lasted through their college years, when Pierce starred at Kansas and Jamison for fellow blueblood North Carolina. And it endured through long NBA careers, Pierce’s spent mostly with Boston and Jamison having bounced around the league.

They rekindled it this weekend, too, when Pierce and Jamison led a seven-man class that included Hersey Hawkins and the late Len Bias that was inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame.

“We played each other in

the NBA for 16 years,” Jamison said. “There’s always been a mutual respect for each other, through all the battles we had. We formed a friendship and seeing him in the All-Star Game or just coming to Los Angeles, when we were in the same facility or same restaurant, we always showed respect for each other.

“For me to go into the Hall of Fame with him,” Jamison said, “it just made it more special.”

Pierce and Jamison were hardly the only stars that emerged from that famous McDonald’s All-American Game. Kevin Garnett skipped college for NBA greatness, while Vince Carter, Stephon Marbury, Chauncey Billups, Ron Mercer and Shareef Abdur-Rahim were among those who parlayed exceptional college careers into standout professional ones.

“It’s really been surreal knowing that I’ve been able to leave my mark on the game of basketball at pretty much every level,” Pierce said. “As a kid growing up, I don’t know how much you think about it.

You just work as hard as you can and at the end of the day, you see where you end up.

But to be honored at the NBA level and the college level, it’s just a testament to the hard work that you put in.”

While Pierce and Jamison chased national titles for traditional college powers, Hawkins took a decidedly different path. The self-described “momma’s boy” headed a few hours south to Peoria, where after playing center for Chicago’s Westinghouse High School he was given the opportunity to play shooting guard at Bradley.

Hawkins wound up starting all 125 games he played for the Braves, scoring 3,008

points and leading the nation with an eye-popping 36.3 points per game in 198788. He was also a member of the 1988 Olympic team that captured the bronze medal before a distinguished NBA career that spanned 13 seasons.

“This is the pinnacle of it all, being inducted into the Hall of Fame,” Hawkins said.

“It’s been an honor, especially to look at the group of guys I went into the Hall of Fame with. It’s just been wonderful to celebrate with them.”

Bias is remembered as much for the tragic circumstances surrounding his death as his playing career, where he was a four-year star for Maryland in the mid-1980s.

He was picked second overall by the Celtics in the 1986 draft, then returned home and attended an off-campus party where he died of cardiac arrhythmia induced by a

cocaine overdose.

“When you talk about legacy, I think about how he died,” said his mother, Lonise Bias, “and one of the things I tell young people, when you have a dream and you’re trying to reach the top, you have to be cognizant of who is in your realm of influence and being careful about the decisions you make. I try to impress upon them the importance of knowing they have to take good care of themselves, and self-preservation is the first law of nature.”

Also inducted were longtime Belmont coach Rick Byrd, who won more than 800 games before retiring in 2019; Tom Penders, who led Fordham to the NIT and Texas, Houston, Rhode Island and George Washington to the NCAA Tournament; and David Greenwood, a two-time Pac-10 player of the year for UCLA.

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jority decision.

Ean DeLaTorre claimed the top spot in the 154-162 lb. weight class after another dominating performance.

The stiffest competition for DeLaTorre was Wyatt Collins of Frontenac. Their bout lasted 2:27 but once again DeLaTorre emerged victorious and swept the bracket.

Ruger Boren locked down second place in the 79-82 lb. weight class. Boren went 1-1 in his bracket with both results via decision.

Boren’s win came over Blake Cummings from Royster Middle School in Chanute.

Trapper Boren came in second in his weight class just like his brother, Ruger.

Trapper

went 1-1 in the 83-88 lb. weight class. Trapper Boren’s win came via a 6-2 decision in his second match of the night over Frontenac Junior High’s Owen Welsh.

Jase Herrmann took the award for the fastest match. Herrmann went 2-1 in the 113-116 lb. weight class. Herrmann’s third-round bout against Gavin Rexwinkle of Labette County Middle School in Altamont lasted only nine seconds.

Herrmann’s one loss came via pinfall in 13 seconds in the first round.

Hayden Kelley finished second in the 120-122 lb. weight class.

The only blemish on the record for Kelley was a first-round pinfall loss to Bob Montoya of Independence Middle School. The loss came in

2:11. Kelley did pick up a pinfall win in 1:44 and an 11-7 decision.

Baron Folk scored two pinfall wins in the 138-140 lb. weight class and came in second despite losing a close 7-5 decision to Fort Scott Middle School’s Skylar Goodbody in the second round. Folk’s two wins came via pinfall.

With the season now at an end, Bates has one word to describe it — successful.

“A lot of the football players gave wrestling a chance which really helped our numbers,” Bates said. “Not a single wrestler quit the season and I believe that’s because everyone had fun and enjoyed the sport, which is what it’s all about. This was a very successful season.”

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Wildcat boys fall short at home against Uniontown

By REESE BECKER The Iola Register

MORAN — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s boys basketball team came into Monday trying to build momentum.

While both teams played well, wins were just out of reach for the Wildcats against Uniontown Junior High School.

MVJH’s B team lost 25-13 while the A team was defeated 43-34.

In the B team game, Uniontown came out and showcased strong fundamentals and the ability to get open shots. MVJH came out playing strong defense but trailed 16-3 at the half. After the halftime break, MVJH went on a run but the shooting from Uniontown proved to be too much for the Wildcats to handle.

The crux of the night for Marmaton Valley seemed to be at the free-throw line. Despite getting to the line five times, the Wildcats only made one of those attempts. Another blemish for MVJH’s B team was rebounding and giving up second chances on the net after missing.

“The B team needed to play within themselves,” said MVJH head coach Byron Marshall. “The boys did much better in the second half. Defense is still our strength and rebounding is a weakness.”

Kaden McVey led the way for the B team with four points. Jarrad

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Todd Stevenson collides with a Uniontown player Monday. PHOTO BY JOSEPH ROBINSON/MVHS

Jamison scored three points. Wyatt Burnett, Brady Burton, and Tucker Sutton each had two points.

The A team kept it close with Uniontown in the first half, coming out of the gate aggressively and shooting the ball well. MVJH trailed 17-15 at the half. The second half was when Union-

town began to separate itself from MVJH. Uniontown came out on fire, making most of its shots to start the half. Uniontown’s sharpshooting wasn’t the only cause for the loss. While MVJH was in the running with Uniontown, they faded down the stretch when they needed to keep up

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Jacee Mattox looks to pass the ball against Uniontown Tuesday. Results from the Wildcat girls’ games were not immediately available. PHOTO BY HALIE LUKEN/MVHS the intensity against a talented Uniontown defense.

“The A team played its hearts out tonight,” Marshall said/ “The boys worked hard and they defended well. We just ran out of gas late in the game. I am very proud of these boys and

the effort they showed tonight.”

Tyler Lord and Todd Stevenson led the way for MVJH. Both had eight points. Brevyn Campbell scored seven points. Garrett Morrison scored five points.

Ethan Lawson scored four points. Cooper

Scharff scored two points.

Scores from the Wildcat girls’ games Monday were not immediately available.

MVJH plays today at Jayhawk Middle School in Mound City before taking a seven-day break for Thanksgiving.

USC tops UConn in women’s clash Buccaneers steamroll Giants PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Dawn Staley’s top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks turned up their defense in the fourth quarter to turn away UConn.

Aliyah Boston had 22 points and 15 rebounds and the Gamecocks held the No. 2 Huskies to three points in the final 10 minutes of a 73-57 victory in the championship game of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

“Our players are determined. They are resilient,” said Staley, South Carolina’s Hall of Fame coach. “We knew exactly what we had to do especially on the defensive side of the ball. We had to disrupt.

UConn’s a team that’s a well-oiled machine. If you allow them to run their stuff, they’ve made teams look stupid. We had the personnel to disrupt and force them into contested shots.”

This was the 61st meeting between the top two teams in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll and the sixth time it has happened in November. The No. 1 team holds a 38-23 advantage.

The last meeting of the top two teams before Monday was between these same squads back in February. UConn was the No. 2 team and won 63-59 in overtime.

The Gamecocks (6-0) wouldn’t let the Huskies (3-1) beat them in the Bahamas, outscoring them 16-3 in the final quarter, setting off a postgame celebration that had South Carolina swaying alongside a Bahamian dance group.

Trailing 52-50 late in the third quarter, South

Carolina cranked up its defense, holding UConn without a field goal for 7:38 spanning the final two periods. By the time Evina Westbrook hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 5 minutes left — UConn’s only points of the fourth — the Huskies trailed 63-57.

They got no closer.

Destiny Littleton quickly answered with a 3 on the other end to restore the comfortable margin.

She had hit a 3-pointer late in the third period to give the Gamecocks a 57-54 advantage heading into the fourth.

“Our defense did a superb job for 40 minutes,” Staley said. “You didn’t see the impact in the first half. It’s in the third and fourth quarters when you start feeling what our defense does to teams.”

Paige Bueckers, UConn’s sophomore sensation, had 19 points to lead the Huskies, who had won nine of the 10 previous meetings between the schools.

With the championship game taking place around the same time the poll is released each Monday, the AP decided to delay the poll for a day so it would reflect the outcome – the second time since the poll began in 1976 that it has been delayed.

The only other time also involved UConn.

The second-ranked Huskies were playing No. 1 Tennessee on Jan. 16, 1995, in the first meeting of their storied rivalry.

The Huskies pulled off the upset victory and moved to No. 1 for the first time in school history.

UConn couldn’t do it again on Monday.

“I liked 30 minutes

of what we did; it was great,” said Huskies coach Geno Auriemma, also a Hall of Famer.

“We got tired; our transition game was great in the first half.”

It was an entertaining first half played at the Atlantis Resort inside a converted ballroom that had a spirited crowd supporting both teams. South Carolina jumped out to a 6-0 lead before UConn went on a 20-2 run sparked by senior center Olivia Nelson-Ododa. She had two blocks and drew an offensive foul in the span of a minute during the burst. The Huskies, who once were up by 13, led only 20-14 after one quarter.

The defensive intensity continued in the second quarter as the Gamecocks were able to whittle down their deficit to 36-33 at the half.

They continued to chip away in the third quarter before the big run that gave them control of the game.

This was the first of two meetings this season between these teams. The Huskies will visit South Carolina on Jan. 27. Both teams expect to be much improved by the second matchup.

In “the next four months, the team you saw today could be a completely different team. That’s every coach’s hope and prayer,” Auriemma said. “Our team can keep changing every week. Use every experience to build on. ... This team, this team’s got some work to do if that’s going to happen. We’re going to have to work really, really hard for that to happen.”

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Giants 30-10 on Monday night.

The Super Bowl champion Buccaneers (7-3) snapped a twogame losing streak as Brady avoided dropping three in a row for the first time since 2002.

Daniel Jones threw a TD pass to left tackle Andrew Thomas and the Giants (3-7) stayed close for one half before unraveling.

Down 17-10, the Giants drove to the Buc-

caneers 25 on the opening drive of the third quarter before Jones, under pressure from Devin White, threw incomplete on fourthand-1 after rushing to the line to beat the play clock.

Brady then connected with Mike Evans on a 5-yard TD pass to extend the lead to 2410. Evans set a franchise record with his 72nd touchdown, passing Mike Alstott. He made sure to keep the ball after giving away Brady’s 600th TD pass to a fan earlier in the season.

Jones threw an interception to 310-pound

nose tackle Steve McLendon on New York’s next possession, but Tampa settled for Ryan Succop’s 40-yard field goal despite starting at the Giants 37. It was McLendon’s first career pick in 12 seasons.

Jones was picked

by Mike Edwards in the fourth quarter and Succop hit a 30-yarder to cap the scoring.

Brady finished 30 of 46 with one interception. He improved to 6-1 against the Giants in the regular season but has lost two Super Bowls to New York, including one that prevented New England from a perfect season.

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BLONDIE

by Young and Drake

BABY BLUES

by Kirkman & Scott

HI AND LOIS

by Chance Browne

Yesterday’s Cryptoquote: He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. — Raymond Hull

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

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Suns win 13th straight, 115-111 over San Antonio SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-111 on Monday night for their 13th straight victory.

The Suns matched the third-longest winning streak in franchise history. It’s their longest since a franchise-record 17 straight victories from Dec. 28, 2006, to Jan. 29, 2007.

“I really don’t think about nothing, it’s really just a num-

ber,” Suns guard Cameron Payne said. “Honestly, we just went 1-0 today.”

Phoenix was able to do so following a 126-97 victory in Denver on Sunday. The Suns didn’t show any fatigue on the second night of a back-to-

back but acknowledged some mental lapses late.

Payne added 20 points off the bench for Phoenix, which had six players finish in double figures. Phoenix finished with 25 assists and went 45 for 87 (51.1%) from the field.

San Antonio point guard Dejounte Murray had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his seventh career triple-double. Murray brushed off the achievement with an explicative, instead focusing on the Spurs having lost five straight.

Hoops: Gonzaga-UCLA among key marquee matchups ranked Memphis faces Virginia Tech in the first round Wednesday night.

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night watching our UCLA game — they literally have their whole team back,” Gonzaga coach Mark Few said.

“We’re definitely totally different, and to Mick (Cronin)’s credit, they used that as a springboard. They’re playing really confident and much like they played in the NCAA Tournament.”

This will be the first time the Bruins have faced the nation’s No. 1 team in the regular season since Dec. 3, 2016, when they defeated topranked Kentucky in Rupp Arena.

“Mick and I worked really hard putting this game together,” Few said. “We came to realize that we need to do stuff like this because of West Coast basketball, and we’ll continue to do that moving forward. But to navigate our way to this game with these lofty rankings, whether they’re real or not — we’ll figure that out in February — should make for a fun night.”

MAUI INVITATIONAL

One of the premier early-season tournaments will be played on

WOODEN LEGACY

No. 24 Southern California won’t have far to go when it faces Saint Joseph’s on Thursday night in the opening round at the Anaheim Convention Center. San Diego State takes on Georgetown the same night in the Wooden Legacy.

ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL

In this photo from April 3, Cody Riley (2) of the UCLA Bruins and Andrew Nembhard (3) of the Gonzaga Bulldogs look on in the second half during the 2021 NCAA Final Four semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. GETTY IMAGES/JAMIE SQUIRE/TNS the mainland again because of COVID-19 with No. 12 Houston joining Oregon, Wisconsin and Butler in the Maui Invitational. The games will be played at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas after they were played in Asheville, North Carolina, last season.

FORT MYERS TIP-OFF

Seton Hall leaped into the Top 25 at No. 21 after beating then-No. 4 Michigan last week.

The Pirates will join No. 23 Florida and Ohio State in headlining the Fort Myers Tip-Off at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.

BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS

Another one of the

best early season tournaments is back after COVID-19 forced its cancellation. The Battle 4 Atlantis features a series of big-time matchups right from the start Wednesday: No. 19 Auburn against No. 22 Uconn, Michigan State against Loyola-Chicago, Syra-

cuse against Virginia Commonwealth and Arizona State against No. 6 Baylor.

NIT SEASON TIP-OFF

The long-time staple of the New York City hoops scene takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn these days.

No. 25 Xavier takes on Iowa State and ninth-

Fourth-ranked Kansas and No. 10 Alabama are the headliners in the ESPN Events Invitational beginning Thursday at HP Field House in Kissimmee, Florida. The Jayhawks face North Texas and the Crimson Tide play Iona in first-round games, while Belmont takes on Drake and Dayton plays Miami in the other two matchups.

EMERALD COAST CLASSIC

Elsewhere in Florida, LSU plays Penn State and Oregon State faces Wake Forest on Friday in the main bracket of the Emerald Coast Classic hosted by Northwest Florida State College.

The championship game is Saturday.

NBA: Suspensions given out Continued from B1

was needed. There was precedent for just fining James, as has been the case in some similar situations. But the league evidently thought that wouldn’t be enough and went with the suspension, for a nationally televised game in arguably the world’s most famous arena.

Fans will obviously notice his absence.

And NBA players will as well. If James can be suspended, anybody can be suspended.

And that message should resonate loudly at a couple of upcoming games in the next few days — a Pistons-Lakers rematch in Los Angeles on Sunday, a game that both James and Stewart will be eligible to play in, and Denver’s trip to Miami on Monday.

Nuggets-Heat II will be the rematch of a game on Nov. 8, marred in the final moments by Morris overzealously fouling reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of Denver and Jokic responding with a hard forearm into Morris’ back. The force of Jokic’s hit was enough to send Miami’s 245-pound forward reeling. Morris — generally considered one of the league’s tough guys — was in obvious and immediate pain.

Jokic was suspended for one game. Morris hasn’t played since, and the Heat have given no indication that he’s even remotely close to returning. Of all the principal players in these two oncourt incidents, with all due respect to Jokic

and James combining to lose about a half-million dollars in salary and Stewart being bloodied up, nobody has come away with a worse fate than Morris. He can’t play and the Heat have missed him.

By the time the Nuggets visit the Heat on Monday, Morris’ absence will be up to 11 games. And counting.

It could be a circus Monday night in Miami, which, of course, is exactly what the NBA does not want.

Jokic’s two brothers have tickets to the game. They’re quite recognizable and easily excitable, as evidenced by some of their past antics during games.

Their infamous Twitter account was short-lived, and it’s reasonable to say the league didn’t find the war of words entertaining between the Jokic brothers and Markieff Morris’ twin brother Marcus Morris of the Los Angeles Clippers.

And don’t forget that Heat forward Jimmy Butler was fined and, according to the Denver Post, yelled down the hallway separating the two locker rooms postgame to tell Nuggets players that they know where Miami’s bus was parked, presumably in case anybody wanted to stop by and discuss matters further.

The NBA cannot be happy that there’s going to be so much attention on those two games, because that attention is there for the wrong reasons.

The league also can’t be happy that the incident in Detroit on Sunday night drew obvious parallels to the infamous “Malice at the Palace” melee in Auburn Hills, Michigan in 2004, when a cup was tossed from the stands and triggered perhaps the worst brawl in U.S. sports history when members of the Pistons and Indiana Pacers went into the crowd.

James won’t like the suspension, nor will the Lakers. And it could be argued he didn’t necessarily deserve one, either.

The NBA is sending a message, not to James, but to the whole league.

This needs to end now.

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