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Iola band program has growing pains

By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register

The Iola band program has strength in numbers. So much so that Iola band director Matt Kleopfer could use some help.

Kleopfer spoke to USD 257 Board of Education members Monday night about the program’s future.

Kleopfer started teaching in Iola in 2012 with the hopes of growing the program. Kleopfer currently works with 220 students per day compared to the 161 students he had in 2012.

“Our middle school program is bursting at the seams,” Kleopfer said. “Iola also has one of the most competitive jazz bands in the state.”

Kleopfer credits the success to the students’ work ethic. Both middle school and high school band students begin their days at 7 a.m. for band practice. In order to accommodate the large

Activist pans Brownback’s tax proposals TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — National anti-tax activist Grover Norquist is urging Kansas legislators to reject Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposals to increase the state’s tobacco and alcohol taxes to help close state budget shortfalls.

Norquist sent a letter Monday to legislators, saying the proposed tax increases would hurt poor and working-class taxpayers the most.

Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform and previously has praised Brownback for successfully persuading Kansas lawmakers to slash the state’s personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013.

number of students, Kleopfer gave up his planning period.

In addition to their regular duties, the students play at football and basketball games to support their fellow classmates.

Kleopfer comMatt Kleopfer mutes from Fredonia every day. Late night obligations sometimes keep him in Iola overnight.

“I need help,” Kleopfer said.

“I don’t see my daughters awake half the time.”

He asked the board consider hiring a band assistant for the program. The advantages to an assistant would mean smaller class sizes, more class options, better supervision during performances and continued See USD 257 | Page A6

Iola Fire Chief, Tim Thyer, left, and EMS director Ryan Sell give an update on emergency services during the city council meeting Monday night. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

EMS service ‘financially sound’

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

With a turbulent 2014 in the rear-view mirror, the city-operated ambulance service is functioning well, Iola City Administrator Carl Slaugh said.

Issues remain, however, when it comes to staffing the fire and EMS departments.

With a new pact in place with Allen County, Slaugh said he’s ready to move on and make the Iola-operated Allen County Emergency Medical Service a more cooperative effort.

Slaugh told Iola City Council members Monday the service is financially sound and, “The year 2015 and beyond will help See EMS| Page A6

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Vandana Kalia shovels snow off her driveway in the GreenTree neighborhood on Monday in State College, Pa. The weather might be mild in Kansas now but it will turn frigid this weekend. On Sunday temps will drop to 30 degrees and we will see rain and snow Sunday evening.

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas would increase the penalties for burglarizing a home, building or vehicle intending to steal a firearm under a bill before a state Senate committee.

The Senate Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee was having a hearing today on the measure. The bill also increases the penalties for any home burglary.

State law currently doesn't make a distinction when a burglar intends to steal a gun.

It would allow a judge to sentence a first-time offender to up to two years and 10 months in prison for burglarizing a home, building or vehicle intending to steal a firearm.

Kansas House committee working to expand Medicaid

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hospital officials gave their backing Monday to a Kansas House committee’s effort to expand the state Medicaid program to capture additional dollars under the federal health care overhaul, despite opposition to the plan from Republican leaders.

The Vision 2020 Committee heard supportive testimony from Tom Bell, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association, and two top executives with Via Christi, the state’s

largest health system. They said expanding Medicaid as contemplated by the 2010 federal health care law would provide coverage to another 169,000 Kansas residents, including 100,000 with jobs.

Committee Chairman Tom Sloan, a Lawrence Republican, is pursuing the Medicaid expansion plan despite strong opposition from top Republicans in the GOP-dominated Legislature. Sloan is more liberal than most other GOP lawmakers, and his committee — set up to study long-term problems — is unusual in not being controlled by conservatives.

The state’s $3 billion-a-year Medic-

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aid program provides health coverage to 368,000 needy and disabled Kansans, but it doesn’t cover able-bodied adults without children, and many parents aren’t covered unless their incomes fall well below the federal poverty level. Meanwhile, the federal health care law provides insurance subsidies for families but only at or above the poverty level, or $23,850 for a family of four.

Bell said the Hospital Association is working on legislation to authorize Republican Gov. Sam Brownback — a strong opponent of the federal health care law — to negotiate the terms of an expansion with the federal government. Sloan said his committee’s bill

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will be more specific and include provisions for raising any state dollars needed to match federal funds. State law currently prohibits a Medicaid expansion.

“I think the point is, let’s have a serious discussion about this,” Bell told the committee.

Rep. Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat, introduced a bill last week to expand the Medicaid program as contemplated by the federal law.

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Obituaries Claudine Coy Nelma Claudine (Keel) Coy, 85, passed away at her home in Humboldt Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015.

Claudine was born in Dover, Tenn., on Oct. 4, 1929, the daughter of Claude and Maggie (Stafford) Keel.

She was raised in Dover and attended school there before the family relocated to Granite City, Ill., in the early 1950s. While in Granite City, Claudine met and married Kenneth R. Coy. With this union Claudine also brought into the marriage a son, Larry, and a daughter, Judy. She and Kenneth were blessed with one son, Don. Around 1972, the couple moved their family to Humboldt, where they remained.

While in Humboldt, Claudine was a member of the Faith Assembly of God Church. She also worked at Midland Brake in Iola for many years. She loved spending time with her children and her grandchildren and she did it as often as she could. Her life was her family and she will be greatly missed.

Nelma “Claudine” (Keel) Coy was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Judy (Hodges) Watring; brothers, Harlon, Roy, Leland and Earl Keel; sister, Orlean Boner; and grandson, Dustin R. Coy. She is survived by her sons, Larry Hodges and wife Sheila, Ottawa, and Don Coy and wife Donna, Humboldt; sisters, Geneva Fitzhugh and Verlon Fitzhugh and husband Sam, all of Dover, Tenn.; her grandchildren, Carla Sporn and husband Mark, Sedgwick, Allen Gean and wife Marsha, Mike Gean and wife Lezlie and Dana Vanatta and husband Dustin, all of Humboldt, Rick Hodges and wife Teresa, Wellsville, Dyana Coy, Humboldt, and Heather Longbine and husband Joel, Sedgwick; granddaughter-in-law, Tonya (Coy) Hurst, Humboldt; son-in-law, Bill Watring, Sedgwick; 27 great-grandchildren, nine greatgreat-grandchildren, a host of nieces and nephews as well as many other relatives and friends.

Cremation is planned; there will be no formal visitation.

Memorial services for Claudine are planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith Assembly of God Church in Humboldt. Private inurnment will take place at a later date in Hillside Cemetery in Sedgwick.

The family suggests memorials be made to Faith Assembly of God Church KS or the American Cancer Association, and sent in care of Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland Chanute, KS 66720.

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

Lance Townsley Iola native Lance Townsley, 58, Lamar, Mo., who still has several family members in Iola and Allen County, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Daniel Funeral Home in Lamar, where the family will receive friends from 1 o’clock until service time.

Burial with military honors will follow at Lake Cemetery, Lamar.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Pancreatic Cancer Research, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Crest plans taco bar COLONY — Crest FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will be hosting a Build Your Own Taco Bar on Feb. 6 in conjunction with the Oswego basketball games. Beginning at 5 p.m. in the Crest cafeteria, food will be offered until the start of the third quarter of the varsity boys’ game.

A dessert and a beverage will also be available.

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Donations will be accepted. Money raised will be used to send some members to a leadership camp this summer and to purchase items to place in care packages for military service personnel stationed or deployed overseas.

For more information contact Patricia JuAire at pjuaire@usd479.org or 620-852-3521.

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An avenue is available for low-income residents to get help in paying their utility bills.

Iola City Clerk Roxanne Hutton said several already have applied for help through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), a federally funded program that helps eligible households pay a portion of their home energy costs.

The application process opened Jan. 20 and runs through March 31.

In order to qualify, an adult living at the ad-

dress must be personally responsible for paying the heating costs incurred, either to a landord or fuel vendor.

In addition, applicants must demonstrate a recent history of payments for heating costs.

The combined gross income, before deductions, cannot exceed 130 percent of the federal poverty level.

A family of four, for example, cannot have a monthly income greater than $2,584 (or an annual income of $31,008), according to figures pro-

vided by the Kansas Department for Children and Families. The Kansas DCF administers the federal funding.

Hutton said applicants are encouraged to apply for help online.

Those without Internet access can use the computer at the Iola Public Library.

Online applications can be found at http:// www.dcf.ks.gov/.

“We’ve found most applicants hear an answer within a couple of days if they file online,” Hutton said. “If they file by

paper, they may have to wait a couple of weeks.”

Benefit levels vary according to household income, the number of persons living at the address, the type of dwelling and the type of heating fuel.

“What we’ve found is if somebody gets assistance during the cold weather months, they’ll also get assistance in the summer,” Hutton said.

Additional information is available by calling toll-free, 800-4320043.

was taken from 1918 N. State St. The phone was valued at $150. Iola officers said Jerren Macormack, 42, Iola, was cited for the alleged theft. Macormack was arrested Sunday for a warrant issued out of Montgomery County.

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Police reports Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Ana Davis, 26, Iola, in the 300 block of West Miller Road Thursday for allegedly driving while suspended and not having liability insurance.

On Friday, Brandon Zornes, 26, Uniontown, was arrested for allegedly driving on a suspended license and transporting an open container of alcohol.

Iola police officers made a traffic stop Friday morning in the 500 block of South Park Avenue. There, Justin Westerman was arrested for allegedly driving while suspended as well as for warrants issued out of the cities of Iola and Humboldt.

Taylor Evans, 19, Iola, was arrested Friday in the 2000 block of North Cottonwood Street for suspicion of making an aggravated threat, aggravated assault and possessing drug paraphernalia, Iola police officers said.

Michael T. Johnson

was arrested shortly after midnight Saturday morning in the 300 block of North Jefferson. Iola police officers said he was wanted on a warrant out of Iola Municipal Court.

Joshua Gumfory, 24, Iola, was arrested Saturday for allegedly driving while intoxicated, after Iola officers conducted a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Jackson Avenue.

Robert Powell, 30, Iola, was arrested Monday for suspicion of domestic battery in the 800 block of Wilson Lane.

Cell phones stolen Nicholas Gonzalez, Humboldt, told Iola police officers Saturday morning somebody stole a Straight Talk Galaxy III cellphone in the 1900 block of Marshmallow Lane.

The phone was valued at $279.

In a separate incident Saturday, Teresa Cox, 40, Le Roy, told police her cell phone

Prairie Rose 4-H meets The monthly meeting of Prairie Rose 4-H Club was on Jan. 11, at the Moran Senior Center. The meeting was crazy hat night.

The meeting was called to order by vice president Julianna Sprague. There were 23 members present, six Cloverbuds and two leaders. Roll call was answered by “What is your favorite way to relax.”

Prairie Rose was recognized for having the most unique community service project and was awarded $150.

The money was donated to Hope Unlimited and ACARF. 4-H Club Day in Moran will be Feb. 21 and Regional 4-H day will be on Feb. 29 at Allen Community

College. Kolbyn Allen presented a program on her 4-H trip to Norway. The club voted to have a bowling party in March at Country Lanes in Iola.

Allison Heim gave a talk about her hedgehog and how she cares for him. Jenni Armstrong demonstrated how to sift flour. Austin Gardner and Kendall Scharff, song leaders, led the group in “Happy Birthday” and “Old McDonald.” Jarrett Herrmann led the group in a crab race.

The meeting was adjourned by saying the 4-H Motto. The next meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the Moran Senior Center.

— Shelby Yoho, reporter

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Gas meter hit Randi S. Goddard, 29, was backing in a yard behind 624 N. Sycamore St. on Jan. 20, when her car struck a gas meter.

Iola police officers said Goddard left without reporting the accident.

On Wednesday, an unidentified driver struck a gas meter in the alley behind 716 N. Walnut St.

Generator stolen William Maier, 55, Iola, told Iola police officers a Honda 5500 generator valued at $3,000 was stolen from the 600 block of North Walnut Street. The theft occurred sometime between Jan. 5 and 19, Maier said.

James I. Boeken Jr., 53, was backing in an alley along East Broadway Street, between Second and Third streets Thursday morning when he struck a fence, damaging a pair of wooden posts, as well as some fencing.

Padlock cut Lorenzo Jensen told Iola police officers Saturday afternoon a padlock he owned was cut by somebody in the 100 block of South Fourth Street.

Burglary reported Valery Iden reported to Iola police a burglary that occurred Monday in the 100 block of South Third Street.

Citation issued Shannon R. Duvall, Fort City, was cited into Iola Municipal Court for suspicion of theft following an incident Friday in the 1700 block of East Street.

Thieves have change of heart; return goods BILLINGS, Mont.

(AP) — A guilty conscience and news coverage apparently led some thieves to return a cargo trailer and camping gear that was stolen from a Montana Boy Scout troop earlier this month.

Scoutmaster Rick Lindholm said the thieves left a handwritten note on the windshield of a car in the church parking lot from which the trailer and gear were taken around Jan. 12.

The note said they felt guilty and indicated a Billings address in where the trailer could be found and another address where other

gear could be found, The Billings Gazette reported.

Lindholm said police recovered the majority of the missing gear Sunday and Monday, with the exception of some wall tents and heaters.

The troop is happy the thieves had a change of heart, he said.

“I really hope that they use this experience to turn their lives around in a better direction,” said Lindholm, scoutmaster of Troop 373, which is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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HomeWords: Land and sky take center stage “Home as Land,” a favorite topic among Kansas poets. We’re using the American Cinquain as our hiking boots — 22 syllables divided among 5 lines in this way: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.

Kim Zuel is a lifelong resident of Lake of the Forest in Bonner Springs. I’m glad to see her use another sense than sight, which brings the poem to immediate life. The world smells different in the rain.

Rain smells oak trees and dirt Kansas creeks rise, swell, spill cutting swaths, some uninvited mud prints.

Jane Swearngin of Kansas City is working on a Civil War novel based on a letter from that era. While she lives across the state line in

Wyatt Townley Kansas Poet Laureate Missouri, she crosses into Kansas regularly, and like so many in that area, feels a sort of dual citizenship.

Kansas One block away.

The light turns green.

I walk With glee: “I’m in another state!”

I’m six.

“Home as Sky,” is the them for the following poems.

Born in Concordia, Greg Bryant lives in Robinson with his wife, Susan, and teaches writing and literature at

Borg, Christian scholar, dies at 72

By TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Marcus Borg, the theologian and writer who became one of the best known New Testament scholars to challenge the literal view of the biblical Jesus and to question the supernatural acts associated with his life, died Wednesday at his home in Portland, Ore. He was 72.

He had been battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, according to a statement from Oregon State University.

Borg, a professor of religion and culture for 28 years at the university, was associated with the Jesus Seminar, a group of Bible experts who met twice a year to determine what quotes attributed to Jesus in the Bible were authentic.

Borg frequently lectured at Trinity Episco-

Marcus J. Borg pal Church in Portland where he received the honorary title “canon theologian.”

“He articulated a vision for Christianity in the 21st century that made it possible for many people to rediscover their faith ‘again, for the first time,’” the Rev. Canon Nathan LeRud, acting dean for Trinity, said.

Highland Community College. The p o e m turns on its unu s u a l v e r b , Greg Bryant t h e n opens into a new idea.

Night Whistles.”

Her cinquain’s music comes from its strong rhythms, linked vowels, and all those b’s. I can’t help but think of John Steuart Curry’s tornado painting in the Statehouse, “Tragic Prelude.”

John Brown’s legacy of freedom, blurred by bloodshed, burnished by conviction and hope, endures.

All day the Western and the Eastern Meadowlarks flute far across the fields of our shared home.

Poets of all ages from across the state are invited to submit to HomeWords. For guidelines, visit www.kansashumanities.org.

The Kansas Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization that supports cultural programs and encourages Kansans to engage in the civic and cultural life of their communities.

Tina Hacker of Leawood is past co-president of The Writers Place with a new book of poems, Tina Hacker “Listening to

Obamacare cost lower than forecasts WA S H I N G T O N (TNS) — President Barack Obama’s health care law will cost about 20 percent less over the next decade than originally projected, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday, in part because lower-than-expected health care inflation has led to smaller premiums.

The number of uninsured Americans has dropped by about 12 million. By the end of 2016, 24 million fewer Americans will lack insurance, the nonpartisan budget office forecast.

Excluding immigrants in the country illegally, who are not eligible for coverage under the law, only about 8 percent of Americans under age 65 will lack insurance by the time Obama leaves office, the budget office’s latest report on the law estimates.

Of the Americans who will remain uninsured once enrollment has fully ramped up, the budget office estimates that about 30 percent will be people in the U.S. without legal authorization. An additional 10 percent will be people who are too poor to buy insurance on the exchanges, but who live in states that have not expanded

Medicaid. The remaining 60 percent will be people who choose to not buy insurance or enroll in Medicaid.

Those forecasts assume Obamacare remains in its current state for the rest of the president’s tenure, a projection that could be significantly upset by the Supreme Court.

The high court is set to rule by June on a challenge to the law’s grant of subsidies to insurance consumers in many states.

The budget office, noting that its estimates of the law’s costs have dropped repeatedly, said the smaller price tag was “attributable to many factors.”

Two of the largest were “the slowdown in the growth of health care costs” and the Supreme Court’s decision in 2012 to allow states to opt out of expanding the Medicaid program for the poor.

About half the states have so far declined to expand Medicaid to all impoverished adults, as the law allows. Because the federal government pays the cost of that expansion, the states that have declined have held down federal spending. Several of those states are reconsidering, however.

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Kochs pledge hefty sum to 2016 race WASHINGTON (AP) — Flexing its financial might, the political machine backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch on Monday told its allies that spending across its conservative network would approach $1 billion ahead of 2016’s elections.

The stunning sum from Freedom Partners would dwarf expected spending from official GOP committees and many of the hopefuls expected to seek the party’s presidential nomination in 2016. The $889 million budget is almost twice what 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney spent from his campaign accounts.

The hefty budget also suggests that the Koch-backed groups are prepared to spend heavily and early to weaken the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Koch-backed groups such as Americans for Prosperity aired tens of millions of dollars in negative ads against incumbent Democratic lawmakers in 2014 and helped Republicans win a majority in the Senate.

While the Koch-backed groups are tremendously effective, even some of their allies eyed the latest budget figure with wariness.

Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a Republican who now heads the American Bankers Association and who calls the Kochs “wonderful human beings,” lamented the ballooning role of outside groups in politics.

“This is the new normal,” Keating said.

Freedom Partners is the central hub for the Koch-backed network that includes groups like the activist-recruiting Americans for Prosperity, the millennialtargeting Generation Opportunity and the Hispanic-wooing Libre Initiative. Taken together, the Koch-endorsed groups make up a political machine that raises and spends more than any outside network in politics — and more than the official Republican and Democratic campaign committees.

But unlike those parties, the Koch collection of organizations is mostly made up of nonprofit groups that do not dis-

close their donors.

Democrats have heavily criticized the Kochs’ spending in politics and lack of transparency. A Washington Post-Center for Responsive Politics analysis of the Kochlinked network found $407 million in spending during 2012’s elections.

Freedom Partners’ twice-as-large 2016 budget was included in a Monday briefing that Freedom Partners officials offered a record 450 allies and donors who huddled for a weekend in Palm Springs, California.

Two people familiar with the budget disclosed the sum on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans.

Charles and David Koch, billionaire industrialists who built Koch Industries into the second largest privately held corporation in the United States, do not pick up the tab alone. The twice-a-year summits typically end with Koch advisers urging likeminded donors to pledge to open their checkbooks and support their campaigns.

The events offer donors access to Koch strategists and top lawmakers. For instance, likely presidential contenders Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida appeared together for a policy discussion. Another likely candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, also was on hand.

Democrats immediately criticized the figure as outrageous.

“They’ll stop at nothing to purchase a government that grows their profits, weakens pollution standards and maintains tax breaks for big oil — all at the expense of investing in middleclass families and an economy that works for everyone,” said Ben Ray, a spokesman for the liberal American Bridge 21st Century.

But spending is not a guarantee of success.

Veteran GOP operative John Feehery said the massive investment would have little impact if Republicans lack quality candidates.

“None of the spending will make a difference unless we have a credible candidate who can effectively lead the country,” Feehery said.

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BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Belfast City Council is advising its citizens: Don’t eat fish found lying on the roadside. They’re too fishy.

Today’s health warning follows the accidental dumping of thousands of mackerel on to the busy Ravenhill Road, apparently by a delivery truck with a loose back door. Locals grabbed bags to haul in their catch before passing cars could turn the stranded school to pulp.

Tommy Bardsley says he bagged 25 mackerel and deemed them off-the-boat fresh. “I know fish,” the 61-year-old declared.

The council says Bardsley and other opportunists don’t know microbiology, because they don’t know where the fish came from, and they could be contaminated by automotive pollutants.

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Health insurance coverage and Geologists seek funding amid earthquake spike what it means for your taxes Tax season is in full swing and everyone will have a new question about health care coverage to answer on their 1040 form. A majority of people will only have to check a box on their return indicating that they had health care coverage in 2014. People who had coverage through the Marketplace or decided not to enroll in coverage should be aware of some additional steps that will be part of the tax filing process starting this year.

What you need to know: 1) If you enrolled through the Marketplace in 2014, you will receive Form 1095-A in the mail. This form is like a W-2 but for health insurance.

These forms are being mailed out now but may take as long as early February to arrive. This form will include basic information about your household’s enrollment, premium payments, and premium tax credit amounts.

Keep it with your other important tax information.

2) Tax premium credits for 2014 will be reconciled with your federal income tax return.

When enrolling in the Marketplace, your ap-

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plication information determines the amount of your tax credit. With approved qualification, one may take “advance payments” to help pay for monthly insurance premiums or wait until filing federal income taxes. The Federal income tax return will show the final, or actual, amount of your premium tax credit. Premium Tax Credit Form 8962 will need to be completed and attached when you file your tax return.

3) For anyone who decided not to enroll or didn’t have health coverage for part of 2014, Form 8965 will need to be completed. This will show whether you qualify for an exemption from paying a fee for the months you didn’t have coverage.

4) People may have to pay a fee if they could have afforded health coverage in 2014 but chose not to buy it. The fee is based on income and number of months without health cover-

age. The fee will increase every year.

5) Fee exemptions happen in a few special circumstances — when affordable health insurance plans are unavailable, when there is only a short gap in coverage, or when a person is eligible for services through the Indian Health Service. There are two types of exemptions: IRS exemptions when filing a tax return and Marketplace exemptions requested by mailing a paper application to the Health Insurance Marketplace. If it is approved, an Exemption Certificate Number (ECN) will be mailed.

The ECN will be entered on the income tax return for the year.

Information about taxes and health care coverage can be found at IRS.gov/ACA or healthcare.gov/taxes.

For more information about the Kansas Marketplace, visit www. insureks.org. Open enrollment in the Marketplace ends Feb. 15.

Insurance navigators are available to assist people with the Marketplace. Contact me at the Fort Scott Extension Office at 620-215-6538 if you need assistance finding a local navigator or have other questions.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Geological Survey told lawmakers Monday that it needs more money to investigate and monitor an unprecedented spike in earthquakes in the state.

Agency Director Rex Buchanan told the House Energy and Environment Committee that most of the earthquakes have not been felt on the surface and collectively have done minimal dam-

agency and the U.S. Geological Survey are still studying the problem, but their “working hypothesis” is that there is a relation between the earthquakes and the practice of injecting wastewater into underground wells. This technique is used as a part of several mining processes, including hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.

“I think folks do see a

I think folks do see a correlation between an increased number and volume of disposal wells in southeast Kansas and seismic activity.

— Rex Buchanan, Kansas Geological Survey director

age but they have been stronger and more frequent than in any other time in recorded Kansas history.

The agency has recorded 206 earthquakes since Jan. 1, 2013, after detecting just five over the previous 10 years, according to its website.

The strongest ever recorded earthquake in Kansas — a 4.9-magnitude quake near Milan in Sumner County — struck in November.

Buchanan said his

correlation between an increased number and volume of disposal wells in southeast Kansas and seismic activity. It’s reasonable to say that that’s where we’re going, and that’s where the attention is going at this point,” Buchanan said.

In order to gather more data, the Kansas Geological Survey wants to place six permanent seismic monitors across the state in order to triangulate the exact locations of earthquakes

and determine what factors might have caused them. The agency also hopes to gather additional data from privately owned seismic stations and energy drilling operations themselves, although much of that information is considered proprietary and confidential in the energy industry, Miller said.

To continue to operate and properly analyze the data from these monitoring stations, Buchanan said the agency will need about $400,000 of annual funding, but said there is no indication yet that they will receive it. The agency is currently appropriated about $5.9 million annually from the state budget and it raises additional funds through contract work, but Buchanan said that the contractual work fluctuates and is unreliable for funding constant operations.

“This (seismic) activity may wax and wane, and because of lower oil prices there may be less production over time.

There may be some sort of temporary respite that comes along here, but oil prices will go back up and production will go back up. There’s no reason to believe this issue has gone away or will go away,” Buchanan said.

Public invited to weigh in on feral hog management When wildlife populations bloom or problems arise from certain species, an allowance for sport hunting might come immediately to mind as a potential solution. Letting hunters help by decreasing the numbers makes sense, right?

That isn’t necessarily the best solution when it comes to managing feral hogs. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, these animals have expanded their range in the last 30 years and reside in more than 40 states. They cause damage estimated at $1.5 billion each year.

“This species damages crops, can kill young livestock and wildlife, destroys property, damages existing plant communities, and has the potential to carry diseases that threaten much of our livestock industry,” said Charlie Lee, wildlife management specialist for K-State Research and Extension.

For these reasons, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is looking to reduce feral hog damage nationally, and it is asking for the public’s input on its proposed environmental impact statement, which is part of the APHIS Feral Swine Damage Manage-

Christopher Petty

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ment Program. Comments will be accepted through Monday.

“Before (APHIS) can make a decision on the best approach to manage feral swine damage, the National Environmental Policy Act requires the evaluation of the potential impacts associated with various types of control methods,” Lee said.

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

Some states allow sport hunting for feral hogs. Kansas, however, banned the practice with a law passed in 2006, but the state’s landowners or designated agents for landowners can hunt feral hogs on their properties after obtaining a permit from the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Health.

“That (law) was passed primarily to reduce the transport of feral hogs to various locations in the state and release them for feral hog hunting,” Lee said.

“Feral hog hunting is in high demand. It’s been

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estimated that feral hog hunting comes in at No. 2 in hunting activities, only behind the number of hunters and days spent hunting for whitetail deer.”

Lee said it makes sense that states such as Kansas, with large areas of open territory and low populations, ban sport hunting to reduce the number of feral hogs that move about in the state. Hunting could scatter the hogs and make the population issue worse.

When the hogs aren’t scattered, it could make it easier to capture more of them successfully, he added, but it is doubtful that sport hunting and trapping efforts will eradicate feral hogs.

Other states with more tree cover might have a higher density population of feral hogs.

Lee said banning sport hunting in places where the hogs are already scattered throughout the state probably wouldn’t have much of an impact.

These hogs couldn’t be hunted by aerial helicopters, for example, which

is one of the many control techniques in place today.

“One of the advantages of banning sport hunting is that feral hogs are elusive,” he said. “That’s one of the reasons they’re so popular among sport hunters.

They are a difficult, challenging query, and if you quit hunting them, they become somewhat more domesticated and an easier target to eliminate or reduce in numbers.”

Research indicates feral hog populations in the United States must be reduced by about 70 percent each year just to keep up with reproduction, Lee said. Feral hogs can have up to three litters per year with a dozen or so pigs per litter. In the absence of a control effort, a local population could grow rapidly.

“Keep in mind that the threats posed by feral hogs are real,” he said. “They don’t appear to be going away, and in fact, they’re rapidly increasing. Unless steps are taken, we could have a major train wreck because of the disease

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threats that feral hogs pose to our domestic swine operations, and the ecological damage will continue.”

The APHIS Feral Swine Damage Management Program involves several other government agencies working together to address this nationwide concern.

To view the draft environmental impact statement, log on to the Regulations.gov website.

Comments can be submitted online or by mail.

If you would like more information on feral hogs, please join the Southwind Extension District and the Marais Des Cygnes Extension District for an informational meeting at 6 p.m.

March 17 at the Hammond Community Building.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

The focus of this meeting is general information and we will not specifically discuss hunting or trapping.

Snacks and drinks will be served. Please register by March 16.

Call the Southwind Extension District at 620-223-3720 or the Marais Des Cygnes Extension District at 913-294-4306.

For more information contact Charlie Lee – clee@ksu.edu or 785-5325734.

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Leaders deny climate change to keep contributions coming In debates over the Keystone XL pipeline last week a majority of U.S. senators rejected two measures admitting a human connection to climate change.

On Thursday, the Republican majority held sway in denying an amendment by Vermont’s Bernie Sanders, an independent, to acknowledge the devastation caused by climate change and that humans have a hand in it.

West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, a Democrat, also fell short in getting fellow legislators to recognize global warming in his request to support research on technologies that would capture carbon emissions from fossil fuels.

2014 was the hottest year on record for Earth.

It’s not a fluke, folks.

The decade between 2000 and 2010 was the hottest our planet has ever witnessed.

One of the biggest culprits

ness, energy giant Koch Industries.

This isn’t to say these officials can’t turn a new leaf.

All are doting parents and grandparents who care very much about their futures, including the air they breathe.

But maybe not as much as their next election.

is coal-powered energy plants whose emissions trap heat in the atmosphere contributing to global warming and overall pollution.

KANSAS SENATORS Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts have never recognized climate change and its devastating effects on Earth. Both senators are geared to overturn the signature agreement between the United States and China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

Their focus is jobs and how fossil fuel industries keep a secure workforce.

It doesn’t have to be an either/or.

The United States could create an abundance of new jobs in developing renewable energy technologies, such as with solar and wind.

Surely, that’s a win-win.

Our elected officials would

have an easier time seeing it that way except for the unfortunate fact they are beholden to the oil and gas industry. In the last election cycle alone the industries contributed almost $350,000 to the campaign of Sen. Roberts. For Moran, Koch Industries contributed more than $42,000. And Rep.

Lynn Jenkins received almost $149,000 from oil and gas industry representatives in her most recent campaign.

For the 2016 elections, billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch have budgeted $900 million for the candidacies of those who will support the best interests of their family busi-

UNTIL CAMPAIGN finance is reformed our elected officials will be increasingly beholden to special interests and issues such as global warming will get short shrift.

Meanwhile, the American public must work to impress upon their representatives the importance of supporting initiatives that reduce greenhouse gases for the preservation of the Earth’s climate.

If not for ourselves, for future generations and the world at large.

— Susan Lynn

Deflategate:

NFL’s integrity was already in doubt

The growing shadow of political money Like bettors checking Las Vegas odds on the Super Bowl, specialists in the nation’s booming campaign finance industry are tracking the action in the 2016 elections, not so much to assess the candidates as to see how much of a payout is likely this time around in the grand casino of American politics.

The record total of $6.3 billion spent on the presidential and congressional elections of 2012 is only the starting point.

Estimates of next year’s likely total are running between $7.5 billion and $8 billion. This moneyed universe is certain to keep expanding as the political industry’s managers and their candidates master the unlimited fund-raising and spending devices they now have at hand.

The sheer numbers should be enough to raise public alarm. But needed reforms are going nowhere, with too many congressional members busy bolstering their incumbency with the help of the same large-scale donors. In last year’s elections, the 100 biggest campaign check writers gave $323 million, plus many millions more in anonymous donations to politically active “social welfare” groups and other new money troughs.

According to a report by Politico, total spending by the 100 ultra-donors exceeded that of the 4.75 million ordinary Americans who made smaller donations of $200 or less.

The risk of special-interest corruption? Five years ago,

when the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision dashed decades of sensible controls by equating unlimited corporate and union spending with individual free speech, Justice Anthony Kennedy reassured the nation that full disclosure of donors would be safeguard enough.

He envisioned a world, nonexistent, where disclosure lets citizens “see whether elected officials are ‘in the pocket’ of so-called moneyed interests.”

But Congress then killed

ly retreated from policing this abuse because of Tea Party complaints. The Federal Election Commission, charged with policing campaigns, is even more inert, paralyzed by an enforcement standoff engineered by Republican commissioners.

Antidotes to the politics of toxic money, in the form of a package of reforms, were offered last week to the new Congress. One would rein in the super-PAC cornucopia of big money for candidates

Campaign finance today: Moneyed interests moving snugly into the pockets of grateful officials.

healthy disclosure requirements, and the way things are working out, with untraceable donations on the rise, it’s more the reverse: a case of moneyed interests moving snugly into the pockets of grateful officials.

Citizens United is just one of the threats to fair campaigning that is posed by runaway money. No less pernicious has been the rise of the nonprofit groups posing as “social welfare” organizations, while in truth they are political machines. This fiction is garnering large donations from players seeking to hide under protections in the tax code. The I.R.S. has timid-

pretending to be uninvolved.

Another would strengthen ordinary Americans’ political speech by updating the public financing system for presidential elections and creating a badly needed new one for congressional races.

A third, delivering on Justice Kennedy’s dream, would mandate full disclosure of largescale contributions and of the identities of affluent donors now playing politics from the shadows.

But so far, reform of any sort has been no more than a dream. In this unresponsive Congress, it is likely to remain so.

— The New York Times

Yes, OK, Deflategate is ir- indictment of Minnesota Viresistible. The story has it kings running back Adrian all, for football fans nation- Peterson, accused of beating wide: the spectre of cheating, his son so badly that he bled. the chance to root for the underdog, a jackpot of cheeky SOME PREDICTED, at the puns for headline writers. time, that the NFL wouldn’t Accusations that the Patriots recover. That hasn’t turned used deflated game balls in out to be true. The season last Sunday’s AFC Champi- went as planned. The league onship game have overtaken made some donations, media coverage, inspired t- tweaked its conduct policy, shirts and cookies, prompted and aired a smattering of even non-sports-fans to call public service announceinto radio programs with ments. But NFL Commiswell-formed ideas about the sioner Roger Goodell, who pounds-per-square-inch ca- presided over the disastrous pacity of pigskin. News sta- handling of the Ray Rice case, tions are is still safely offering lesin his perch. sons in physThe Ravens It was only a few months are still in ics, which isn’t entirely ago that public conversa- business. Bill bad. tion about the football B e l i c h i c k What’s never hastily league was focused on called a press disheartenfar more serious issues: conference to ing, though, is the tone of Ray Rice punching his express his some of the over girlfriend and dragging dismay handwringhow a longher out of an elevator; standing culing, the earnest lamenAdrian Peterson accused ture of looktations over of beating his son so bad- ing the other way, when it how Deflately he bled. gate reflects comes to on the integplayers’ offthe-field acrity of the tions, might sacred sport of football. This is where the affect the future of the game NFL stands to lose its cred- he loved.

Belichick is hardly the ibility forever?

It was only a few months only one to love football, or to ago that public conversation get caught up in Super Bowl about the football league was fever. No one wants to be a focused on far more serious spoilsport, but let’s at least issues: The video of then- have a little perspective. The Baltimore Ravens running NFL’s integrity was in quesback Ray Rice, punching his tion long before any doctored then-fiancee and dragging balls showed up on the Gilher out of an elevator. The lette Stadium field.

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Medicaid: Plan Continued from A1

ing the federal government and creating new burdens for businesses — and don’t want any state involvement.

The federal government promises to pay the full cost of a state’s Medicaid expansion through 2016 and at least 90 percent after that. But top Kansas Republican legislators are skeptical that the promise will be kept.

“Can you tell me — anybody tell me — it’s going to be there forever?” said House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican. “No.” Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Nickerson Republican, said GOP lawmakers are reluctant to extend social services benefits to ablebodied adults. He also doubted the state can provide matching funds.

The state faces budget shortfalls totaling more than $710 million in its current budget and the one for the fiscal year be-

Can you tell me — anybody tell me — it’s going to be there forever? No.

growth for the program.

“I’m not going to quit working as hard just because I have help,” he said. “I always try to recruit in days that end with y.”

Another concern Kleopfer has is block scheduling at the high school. Currently he sees high school band students three times a week, 90 minutes at a time.

“A program will never grow if they don’t have the time,” he said. “I see the middle school five days a week and they sound great.”

He admits there are pros and cons to switching to seven-period school days but would

E FOR TH AT E BEST M UR FOR YO Y, FAMIL

Nellie Bly a ‘Woman of the World’ Mandy Specht gave a book review of “Woman of the World: The Story of Nellie Bly” by author Mike Patterson during the Unity Club meeting Monday at the home of Joann Maxwell.

Nellie Bly was a pio-

neer of investigative journalism. She faked insanity and got herself committed to a lunatics asylum to expose its horrid conditions. She circled the globe faster than any live or fictional character. She

made it in 72 days. She was the first woman to report from the eastern front in WWI. These and many other stories were carried on the front pages of Joseph Pulitzer’s “The World” and William Randolph

Hearst’s “The Evening Journal.”

Nellie was born May 5, 1864 in Cochran’s Mills, Pa. and died Jan. 27, 1922 in New York.

Eighteen club members were present at the meeting.

— House Speaker Ray Merrick

ginning July 1. The gaps arose after lawmakers aggressively cut personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urging to stimulate the economy.

Bell said hospitals are even willing to consider a special tax to raise the state’s matching funds, believing it’s worth it to get the additional federal dollars. Also, the group contends expanded coverage will decrease other costs, such as those hospitals incur when indigent patients use emergency rooms for their primary medical care.

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like the board to consider it. He said students would spend 30 more hours per class in a seven-period day per year and math and reading scores would be higher.

Board member Buck Quincy said he is pleased with the progress of the program and Kleopfer’s dedication.

“It has shown what a family you’ve created,” Quincy said. “You’ve built the program up and anything we can do we should try to help.

This is Iola’s showcase.”

THE RESIGNATIONS

of Chelsea Gumfory, middle school math teacher, Chris Weide, assistant track coach, and Ruth Vincent, bookkeeper at IMS, were accepted.

EMS: Budget better than expected Continued from A1 us to continue to operate smoothly.”

Slaugh noted the service’s year-end operating deficit of $288,000 was about $80,000 less than originally projected.

The deficit wound up small enough that Slaugh said he planned to forego asking the county for additional funds when he meets with Allen County commissioners this morning to provide the same year-end review.

As part of their renegotiated contract set last fall, the county agreed to pay one-half of the city’s 2014 EMS deficit.

The county gave Iola $133,000, while agreeing to pay up to $53,000 more if necessary.

However, the remaining deficit was so small, the city would have asked only for about $8,000 more, Slaugh said.

“To me, I’d rather not go in and ask for $8,000,” Slaugh said. “We’ve got a good operation, and we’re going to make it better.”

SLAUGH and Iola Fire Chief Tim Thyer spoke about the largest ongoing challenge for the city — staffing vacancies and their effect on employee morale.

“Job security has been a big factor,” Slaugh said.

As the city and coun-

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ty went back and forth on attempts to renegotiate their contract last year, several firefighters and EMS crews were kept in limbo, Slaugh said.

As it stands, the EMS department has 26 employees, counting the fire chief, and could operate more efficiently with five more, Thyer said.

“Staffing levels should be at 31, including the fire chief,” Thyer said.

“Morale for the department is probably at an all-time low because of the need to fill vacant positions,” Thyer continued. “And frankly, no one wants to work them after they’ve put in 72 hours that week of regular time. The words ‘burnt out’ come to mind.”

Slaugh declined to give his opinion on staffing levels, other than to point out it would cost the city about $50,000 for each employee added to the Fire/EMS department in salaries, benefits and training.

“I don’t think we’d see enough decrease in vacancy overtime to offset that amount,” Slaugh said, although he conceded it would make scheduling easier.

COUNCIL members visited with Thyer and

Ryan Sell, EMS director, about ways to entice prospective employees.

Slaugh noted the council’s vote last year to increase pay for paramedics, EMTs and firefighters — part of its citywide pay scale adjustment — should help.

“Are we competitive?”

Councilman Steve French asked.

“The pay is getting there,” Sell responded.

Councilman Jon Wells thanked the firefighters “for bearing with us and the county.

Chief Thyer and Ryan Sell helped steer this merger, which was no small feat. The taxpayers of Allen County and Iola are going to see the results.”

IN OTHER business, the Council asked Slaugh to come back at their next meeting with varying electric rate hike proposals.

Slaugh has encouraged the city to consider rate hikes or higher meter charges to help replenish the city’s electric fund reserves, which have dropped considerably in recent years. For years, the city has used its utility reserves to supplement its general fund, recreation department and provide other economic development incentives.

I have been a member of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce since 1969. What a blessing it has been.

I have grown in leadership, deepened my involvement with the community and developed relationships I may not have otherwise.

My daughter, Susan Booth, just celebrated 20 years in the insurance business. I encourage her to always be a member and contribute in any additional way she can. As a tribute to her and her 20th year, I am making an extra contribution to our area Chamber this year. I encourage all area citizens to do the same.

The chamber is very important to our business community.

Gary McIntosh

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The city transferred a total of $2.5 million last year in electric reserves.

Slaugh noted 2014’s transfers included purchases of EPA-mandated upgrades to the city’s natural gas and diesel generators.

Nominal increases in either electric rates or meter charges would still keep Iola lower than what Westar or Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative customers would pay, Slaugh said.

He recommended the Council opt for a rate-meter package that generates an additional $300,000 annually.

The council can then take another look at its reserves at the end of the year, Slaugh said, to see if they can be reduced.

“Should we go through the trouble of raising our rates for the people of our community, or should we find some ways to quit spending so much money?” Mayor Joel Wicoff asked. “At home, sometimes it’s easier to quit spending money.”

The city operates its electric department efficiently, Slaugh responded. He noted Iola pays its Electric Department employees significantly less than utility companies such as Westar.

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Karly McGuffin (24) goes up for a shot entwined with two Labette County defenders. The Fillies fell 44-22.

Ethan Holloway (33) puts his game face on as he goes up for a flying jumper in the lane. Holloway finished the night with a game-high 16 points in Iola’s 43-34 win over Fort Scott. REGISTER/

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Evan Sigg (35) looks for the open man for a quick pass in the fourth quarter against Fort Scott.

Iola High’s freshmen Mustangs took first place for the second year in a row at the freshmen basketball tournament. Iola jumped to a huge lead at halftime and was able to ride to a 43-34 win over Fort Scott.

After the first quarter, the Mustangs led 19-5. Matt Komma scored six points. Ethan Holloway and Isaac Vink followed with five points — Vink had a 3-pointer. Nick Vaughn connected on a 3-pointer.

The Mustangs led 31-14 heading into halftime. Holloway led the quarter for the freshmen with six points, ending the night with a game-high 16 points.

“We really controlled the intensity and the tempo from the first through the third quarters,” coach Luke Bycroft said. “We didn’t score as much in the third, but we held them to four, so we did well on defense.”

The Mustangs outscored the Tigers in the third quarter 6-4. Holloway, Vink and Evan Sigg each made a basket.

The Tigers tried to make a late run in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Mustangs 166. But it wasn’t enough. Fort Scott’s Jessie Jones, Gunnar Brown and Jessie Lawrence each scored eight points to lead their team on the night.

“The fourth quarter was a little bit of an aberration I think, we did kind of relax

there in the last few minutes,” Bycroft said. “We let their pressure speed us up a bit, we settled back down and handled it. That’s really one of those games where we were in charge pretty much the whole game.”

After Holloway’s 16 points, Vink finished with seven points. Komma and Sigg both finished with six points.

Vaughn scored five points.

Kanyon Beasley finished with two points and Cale Barnhart scored on a free throw.

“We came out with a little more fire this week to start,” Byrcoft said. “That’s what we expect. I tell them every night, ‘every time you’re on the floor, everything you’ve got.”

EARLIER, THE freshmen Fillies lost to Labette County 44-22.

“Our effort was great. Every night we know that our girls are going to come out and play,” coach Chris Weide said.

“We had a couple scouting reports, we knew they were tall.

They have a 6-2 girl, a couple 5-8 girls. We knew we’d have trouble working inside, but our girls worked hard.”

At halftime, the Fillies trailed 23-6. Colbi Riley, Carly Cescon and Chloe Gardner each had a basket for Iola.

Riley had a big third quarter for the Fillies, scoring five points. Gardner had another basket and Olivia Taylor knocked down two free throws.

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Lancers end tourney with win LIBERAL, Mo. — Crest High’s boys basketball stormed back in the fourth quarter on Friday to get a hard fought 47-44 win against Golden City, Mo. The Lancers finished the Tony Dubray Tournament 1-2 and in seventh place.

“We were down nine with 2:38 left in the game,” coach Travis Hermreck said. “ I’m not exactly sure why, but suddenly all the bounces and breaks started going our way.”

The Lancers were down 35-29 entering the fourth quarter. Crest then went

on to double Golden City’s scoring in the fourth quarter 18-9 to get the win.

Hunter Frazell scored and Austin Green sparked the scoring output with seven points each in the final period of play. Green finished with a team-high 16 points and Frazell ended the night with 11.

“We had to work hard to get a win this week, but three games against quality opponents will do more for us in the long run,” Hermreck said.

Crest hosts Uniontown for its homecoming game

this Friday.

“We improved this week.

I was pleased with our transition game and half-court defense,” Hermreck said.

“Hopefully we can continue to get better through this next month, our schedule is challenging from here out.”

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Humboldt Middle earns wins EUREKA — Humboldt Middle School’s girls basketball A-Team rebounded from a loss to Caney Valley last Thursday with a 37-13 win against Eureka on Monday night.

“The girls were excellent on the defensive side of the ball tonight,” coach Scott Brady said. “We forced 30 turnovers on steals alone.”

Aricah McCall led the way with 15 points and 11 steals for a double-double.

Maggie Johnson wasn’t far behind, scoring 12 points, forcing six steals and grabbing five rebounds. Madison Gean scored four points and corralled 10 boards. Winter Lohmann scored two points, grabbed nine rebounds and forced seven steals. Kaylie Johnson and Tori White each scored two points.

“Aricah played a phenomenal game tonight,” Brady said. “She was everywhere on defense and really pushed the tempo of the game for us in the second half.”

The B-Team also nabbed a win, beating Eureka 32-23.

Morgan Mauk led the team with 11 points, grabbed six rebounds and had five steals. Ashlynn Booth scored six points and dished out four assists. Alayna Johnson added five points and eight rebounds.

Jayden Jackson scored four points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Syndey Baker made a free throw and finished with six rebounds. Sadie Houk scored two points.

“They did a much better job of taking care of the ball and rebounding in the second half,” Brady said.

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boys secured a 38-31 win against Eureka.

“We were great for the first three quarters and good enough to win in the fourth,” coach Jeremy Weilert said.

Tucker Hurst led the team with 16 points and eight rebounds. Bo Bigelow finished with eight points and four

rebounds. Logan Grey added six points and two boards.

Teryn Johnson scored six points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.

Dylan Doolittle scored a basket and had three rebounds.

“Hurst once again played great,” Weilert said. “He was virtually unstoppable on the low block. We were very unselfish which led to some easy baskets.”

The boys are now 8-3, after losing to Caney Valley 43-38 last week.

The seventh-graders fell to Eureka 38-35.

The team was down 12 points after the first quarter, but pulled back to within five points to start the fourth quarter.

“We missed a 3 pointer to tie the game with 0.6 seconds on the clock,” Weilert said.

“I am proud of how hard the boys played in the second half.”

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Cal Leonard (14) avoids stepping out of bounds earlier this season. REGISTER FILE PHOTO

Seventh-graders fall at Pony Stampede Iola Middle School’s seventh grade boys basketball teams gave a strong effort at the Pony Stampede on Saturday, but couldn’t find a win.

The A-Team lost its first game to Fort Scott 43-22. Cason Barker led the team with 10 points, while Cal Leonard followed with eight. Brady Wiggin and Noah Ashmore each made a basket and grabbed seven rebounds.

In the third place game, Iola lost to Chanute 38-22. Barker again led the team in scoring with 10 points as well as in rebounds with seven. Leonard scored seven points, Ashmore added three and Devon Reiter made a basket.

“The boys played hard all day,” coach Marty Taylor said.

“Cason had two of his better games this year on both sides of the floor.”

The B-Team lost to Fort Scott 30-25 to start the day.

Karson McGraw led the Ponies with 11 points. Brody Nemecek and Elijah Fawson each scored six points. Asher Sievers made a basket.

Iola lost to Independence 27-20 in the third place game.

Nemecek led the team with eight points. Fawson and Sievers both added four points. McGraw and Royce Smith each made a basket.

“Karson McGraw did a good job of handling the ball and taking it to the basket,” Taylor said. “Elijah Fawson was much more aggressive and made some nice plays.”

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World leaders find ways to defend Saudi visit RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Barack Obama defended the U.S. government’s willingness to cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he led an array of current and former American statesmen in paying respects today following the death of King Abdullah.

Saudi Arabia’s status as one of Washington’s most important Arab allies has at times appeared to trump U.S. concerns about the terrorist funding that flows from the kingdom and about human rights abuses. But Obama said he has found it most effective to apply steady pressure over human rights “even as we are getting business done that needs to get done.”

“Sometimes we need to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns we have in terms of counterterrorism or dealing with regional stability,” Obama said in a CNN interview that aired in advance of Obama’s arrival in Riyadh.

The president and first lady Michelle Obama stepped off their plane at the Riyadh airport’s modern VIP terminal and onto a red carpet, where they were greeted by new King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. A few dozen Saudi officials paraded past the Obamas after a military band played both countries’ national anthems.

Some of the all-male Saudi delegation shook hands with Mrs. Obama while others gave her a nod as they passed by. Mrs. Obama wore full-length clothing but no headscarf, as is typical for many Western women in Saudi Arabia, despite the strict dress code for Saudi women appearing in public.

During his four-hour stop in Saudi Arabia, Obama was to hold his first formal meeting with Salman, and then attend a dinner with other Saudi officials at the Erga Palace.

Obama suggested that during those conversations, he would not be raising U.S. concerns about Saudi Arabia’s flogging of blogger Raif Badawi, who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes.

His first flogging took place in early January in front of dozens of people in the Red Sea city of Jiddah,

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Obama cut short the final day of his trip to India to make the four-hour stop in Riyadh. Further underscoring the key role Saudi Arabia has long played in U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East was the extensive delegation that joined Obama for the visit.

Secretary of State John Kerry was joining Obama in Riyadh, along with former Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and James Baker III, both of whom served Republican presidents. Former White House national security advisers Brent Scowcroft, Sandy Berger and Stephen Hadley also made the trip, as did Sen. John McCain, the Arizona republican who is a frequent critic of Obama’s foreign policy.

CIA Director John Brennan and Gen. Lloyd Austin, commander of U.S. Central Command, which overseas military activity in the Middle East, were also taking part in Tuesday’s meetings.

Despite vast differences of opinions on many issues, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have worked in close coordination to address evolving security concerns in the tumultuous region. Most recently, Saudi Arabia became one of a handful of Arab nations that have joined the U.S. in launching airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

In his initial days on the throne, the 79-year-old Salman has given little indication that he plans to bring fundamental changes to his country’s policies. In a nationally televised address shortly after his half brother’s death, Salman vowed to hew to “the correct policies which Saudi Arabia has followed since its establishment.”

Obama acknowledged that the U.S. willingness to pursue close ties with Saudi Arabia despite human rights abuses often makes America’s allies uncomfortable.

“The trend-line is one that I will sustain throughout the rest of my presidency,” Obama said, “and that is to make the case to our friends and allies that if they want a society that is able to sustain itself in this day and age, then they’re going to have to change how they do business.”

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team with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Cooper Jaro and Gunner Elder each finished with six points.

Josh Hull scored five points and had three

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rebounds.

Jackson Aikins scored four points and grabbed five rebounds. Logan Dillow scored a basket and Reid Smith grabbed two rebounds.

The team is now 3-8.

In the two-quarter

C-Team game, Joe Murrow led the Cubs with four points. Calvin Schoendaller and Caleb Klauman each added two points.

The boys and girls teams host Fredonia on Thursday.

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Kobe Bryant opts for surgery EL SEGUNDO, Calif.

(AP) — Kobe Bryant will have surgery today on his torn right rotator cuff, likely ending his 19th season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bryant seriously aggravated a lingering shoulder ache while dunking last week in New Orleans. The star

guard and the Lakers decided Monday on surgery, which typically requires several months of rehabilitation.

The Lakers will announce a timetable for Bryant’s recovery after surgery, but coach Byron Scott anticipates losing the third-leading scorer in NBA history for the

rest of the year.

“Kobe is probably not going to play” again this season, Scott said.

“We all know how tough he is,” Scott added after Monday’s practice.

“He’s a trooper, so we pray for him that his return will be sooner rather than later.”

Patriots owner defends team

By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer

Chloe Gardner takes a shot against Labette County in the second half on Monday. The Fillies lost 44-22. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON

Fillies: Bested by Grizzlies Continued from B1 “They never gave up.

We just need some shots to fall and we’re going to do really well in our league,” Weide said.

“We’re going to come back on Friday against

Chanute. They got us by 20 points last time, so we’ll try to get them this week.”

Riley led both teams in scoring with 10 points. Fort Scott didn’t have any scorers in dou-

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Karly McGuffin scored three points — all in the fourth quarter. Taylor and Cescon each scored two points.

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(AP) — The New England Patriots came out swinging upon their arrival at the Super Bowl.

Not star quarterback Tom Brady or All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis.

Not coach Bill Belichick, either.

Robert Kraft.

The team owner on Monday night demanded an apology from the league once the Patriots are found to be not guilty of breaking any rules regarding using under-in-

“This would be in direct contrast to the public discourse, which has been driven by media leaks as opposed to actual data and facts. Because of this, many jumped to conclusions and made scarring accusations against our coach, quarterback and staff questioning the integrity of all involved.”

Belichick and Brady followed Kraft to the podium, but basically left any comments on the investigation to their boss.

When asked if he was upset by the accusations and jokes of which he was the subject, Brady said: “I’ve moved past

I want to make it clear that I believe, unconditionally, that the New England Patriots have done nothing inappropriate in this process or in violation of NFL rules .

— Robert Kraft, Patriots owner

flated footballs in the AFC championship game.

A conclusion Kraft is certain will occur.

In an unscheduled statement, Kraft strongly defended his team’s actions and integrity, growing more fiery with each sentence.

“I want to make it clear that I believe, unconditionally, that the New England Patriots have done nothing inappropriate in this process or in violation of NFL rules,” Kraft said at the team’s first media availability in Arizona.

“If the (Ted) Wells investigation is not able to definitively determine that our organization tampered with the air pressure in the footballs, I would expect and hope the league would apologize to our entire team, and in particular to coach (Bill) Belichick and Tom Brady, for what they’ve had to endure this week.”

NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Pash and Ted Wells of the law firm of Paul Weiss are leading the probe. Wells was the investigator in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal and has said the current investigation could last a while.

Kraft welcomes a thorough search.

“I’m disappointed in the way this entire matter has been handled and reported upon,” Kraft said, pointing directly to reports citing anonymous sources. “We expect hard facts rather than circumstantial leaked evidence to drive the conclusion of this investigation.”

The NFL has said evidence shows the Patriots used underinflated footballs during the first half of the AFC title game victory over Indianapolis. The league is still determining why the balls were underinflated.

“I am confident that this investigation will uncover whatever the facts were that took place last Sunday and the science of how game balls react to changes in the environment,” Kraft added.

those initial feelings and I want to move forward.”

But moving away from the deflated footballs theme will be particularly difficult on media day, when just about any question has been fair game in the past.

So Kraft came out swinging before then with a speech tinged with emotion — and fire.

“Tom, Bill and I have been together for 15 years. They are my guys,” said Kraft, who

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has three Super Bowl titles and three other trips to the big game since 2001.

“They are part of my family. Bill, Tom and I have had many difficult discussions over the years. I’ve never known them to lie to me. That’s why I’m confident in saying what I just said.

“It bothers me greatly their reputations and integrity — and by association that of our team — has been called into question this week.”

This hardly is the first time the Patriots have been under such scrutiny. Most famously was 2007, their undefeated regular season. Revelations that New England videotaped New York Jets coaches’ signals during a game cost Belichick a $500,000 fine, and the team was fined $250,000 and stripped of its 2008 first-round draft choice by the NFL. During this year’s playoffs, Ravens coach John Harbaugh accused the Patriots of being deceitful with some alignments on offense. The NFL exonerated Kraft’s team of any wrongdoing.

Now, Kraft has taken the offensive.

“I, and our entire organization,” he said, “believe strongly in the integrity of the game and the rules of fair play are properly, equitably and fairly enforced.”

Humboldt High School Basketball Today, at Yates Center Friday, vs. ERIE (Homecoming)

Iola High School Basketball Friday, vs. CHANUTE, 4:30 p.m.

Feb. 3, at Santa Fe Trail, 4:30 p.m.

High School Wrestling Thursday, at Caney Valley Saturday, at Fredonia Invitational IMS Boys Basketball Saturday, at Humboldt Middle School Feb. 2, at Independence

Southern Coffey Co. High School Basketball Monday-Jan. 31, Lyon Co. League Tournament

Allen Women’s Basketball Wednesday, vs. INDEPENDENCE, 6 p.m.

Jan. 31, at Coffeyville, 5p.m.

Men’s Basketball Wednesday, vs. INDEPENDENCE, 8 p.m.

Jan. 31, at Coffeyville, 7 p.m.

Kansas Basketball Wednesday, at TCU, 8 p.m.

TV: ESPNU (ch. 244)

Marmaton Valley High School Basketball Today, at Oswego Friday, at West Franklin

Crest High School Basketball Friday, vs. UNIONTOWN (Homecoming) Feb. 3, at Southern Coffey Co.

Yates Center High School Basketball Today, vs. HUMBOLDT Feb. 2, vs. NEODESHA

Kansas State Basketball Today, vs. WEST VIRGINA, 6 p.m.

TV: ESPN 2 (ch. 33)

Wichita State Basketball Wednesday, vs. LOYOLA, 7 p.m.

TV: Cox (ch. 22)

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Lebron, Cavs climb in standings, back in title conversation

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James sat in his corner cubicle with a towel wrapped around his waist and a look of satisfaction on his face that had been missing for weeks.

His body, recovered from a two-week break, has refreshed the way he hoped. So has his team after two trades improving Cleveland at both ends of the floor.

And two weeks after being thought of as dysfunctional and in disarray, the Cavaliers have won six straight games and are climbing in the standings.

James wasn’t ready to talk about the playoffs or NBA titles just yet after beating Oklahoma City 108-98 on Sunday. But he senses the Cavs are back on track.

“There’s such a long road ahead of us, I’m not going to get too ahead of myself personally,” said James, who scored 34 points including a personal 8-0 run early in the fourth to keep the Thunder at a distance. “We’ve played some great basketball as of late.”

Not surprisingly, James is at the heart of Cleveland’s turnaround.

The four-time league

MVP recently missed eight games to rest a strained back and left knee. The time away clearly revived the 30-year-old, who may want to consider a January retreat in upcoming seasons. He’s running, jumping, cutting, scoring — doing everything at his own towering standards. He’s physically stronger, mentally recharged.

On Monday, he was named the Eastern Conference’s player of the week after averaging 27.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.3 steals in leading the Cavs to a 4-0 record since Jan. 19.

James, recently named to his 11th straight AllStar team, has averaged 30.3 points in his past seven games and he’s leading the Cavs’ defensive resurgence. As the wins have piled up, questions about James’ relationship with first-year coach David Blatt — who never misses a chance to compliment his star player — have silenced.

The two appear to be connecting better. The winning certainly helps.

Blatt insists he hasn’t changed as a coach.

“I’ve got all my players,” he said. “It makes it easier.”

So does a healthy James. The Cavs are 1-8 without him and 24-12

when James is on the floor, a contrast that perhaps underscores his value better than any statistic. Make no mistake, the Cavs have good pieces around James, but he’s the centerpiece to everything.

Along with James being back on his game, the recent acquisitions of center Timofey Mozgov and guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert have made a huge difference.

The 7-foot-1 Mozgov has given the team an inside defensive presence and offset the loss of Anderson Varejao, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Mozgov, who played for Blatt on the Russian national team, has helped space the floor on offense, allowing forward Kevin Love to play more comfortably away from the basket.

Mozgov, too, has shown a nice shooting touch and a nasty streak when needed. He has brought the Cavs a needed toughness. Mozgov didn’t much statistically Sunday — 2 points, 6 rebounds in 28 minutes — but he threw himself around down low and drew a technical foul after an exchange with Thunder enforcer Kendrick Perkins.

“We got his back,”

Iowa State holds off Texas AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State accomplished what it set out to do: respond to a brutal loss at Texas Tech with another big win over a ranked team.

But the Cyclones might be haunted by the final minutes of a game they nearly let slip away.

Georges Niang scored 19 points, Bryce DejeanJones had 18 and 15thranked Iowa State held off No. 19 Texas 89-86 on Monday night.

Jameel McKay had 14 points for the Cyclones (15-4, 5-2 Big 12), who let Texas score 23 points in the final 2:58 and yet still managed to hang on for their fourth win over a Top 25 opponent.

“I feel like just seeing the ‘W’ on the board is something that helps put Texas Tech behind us,” Niang said. “That being said, we have yet to put a 40-minute game together.”

For 28 minutes though, the Cyclones looked as good as they

have all season.

Then they let the Longhorns look even better.

Iowa State broke open a tight game with a 2712 run and went ahead by 21 with 11:36 left. The desperate Longhorns answered with a furious rally, scoring 47 points in just more than 11 minutes, and pulled to 87-84 on Jonathan Holmes’ 3-pointer with 22 seconds left.

Javan Felix scored 20 points and Isaiah Taylor had 17 for Texas (14-6, 3-4), which has dropped consecutive games for the second time this month.

“When we were down 21 (I said), ‘We’ll see what we’re made of here.’ Our guys fought. They kept fighting. We got aggressive,” Texas coach Rick Barnes said.

The Cyclones and Longhorns were widely believed to be among the strongest challengers to Kansas’ 10-year hold on the Big 12 title. But Iowa

State’s 78-73 loss to the Red Raiders on Saturday and the 75-62 defeat Texas took against the Jayhawks in Austin left each team searching for a response.

The Cyclones beat the Longhorns — barely — by going around them.

Iowa State compensated for a major size disadvantage by attacking the Longhorns’ zone with precise ball movement, and back-to-back alley-oops from Niang to McKay put the Cyclones ahead 36-23.

Niang opened the second half with a 3 to help Iowa State jump ahead 47-30, and a transition dunk by Monte Morris put the Cyclones up 51-33.

Still, it took free throws from Niang and McKay in the final 20 seconds to stave off what would have been a crushing defeat for Iowa State.

Morris had 13 points and six assists for Iowa State, which allowed an astounding 23 field goals in the second half.

guard Kyrie Irving said of the big man nicknamed “Mozzy.” ‘’It’s great to have a big guy like that who’s not going to take any nonsense.”

Smith has also been a welcome addition, making a seamless transition since coming over with Shumpert from the New York Knicks. A prolific scorer, and prodigious outside shooter, Smith is relishing a chance to help a contender. He’s been starting, but could have his role changed when Shumpert, who has played just two games after being out with a dislocated shoulder, gets better conditioned.

Smith said he won’t mind coming off the bench.

“As long as we get that gold ball, it don’t matter what I do,” he said, referring to the Larry O’Brien Trophy. “I could sit out for all I care, as long as we win.”

That gold ball is why James plays. He made four straight trips to the NBA finals with Miami and it’s hard to imagine the league’s ultimate showcase without him.

The Cavs remain a work in progress, but because they’re in the weaker Eastern Conference, they are title contenders when James is healthy.

For now, their confi-

The Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket past the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kendrick Perkins during the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday. The Cavaliers won, 108-98. TNS/AKRON BEACON JOURNAL/ED SUBA JR. dence is growing. And with a soft schedule ahead — only three of their next 10 games are against teams with winning records — the Cavs may continue rolling.

“We’ve shown we

can play with the best teams,” Love said.

“Hopefully we’re starting to put this thing together.”

The look on James’ face said that’s happening.

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Dalton Gang site among historic list additions TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A southwest Kansas roadside museum about a gang of bank and train robbers is among the newest properties added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Kansas Historical Society said in a news release that the Dalton Gang Hideout & Museum in Meade County is one of six new Kansas listings.

The attraction was built around the former resi-

dence of a sister of the outlaw Dalton brothers.

The gang was practically wiped out in 1892 while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville.

The Meade Chamber of Commerce got help from the Work Proj-

ects Administration, or WPA, and the National Youth Administration in developing the site in 1940. The attraction is considered a product of the auto-tourism era of the early and mid-20th century.

Public notices (Published in The Iola Register on Jan. 27, 2015) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 24th of February at 6:30 p.m., at City Hall, 2 W. Jackson in Iola, Kansas; the Board of Zoning Appeals of Iola, Kansas will hold a public hearing on the written application of Gerry Milholland of Iola, KS for a variance to the Unified Development Code Section 106-87 on the following

property: S23, T24, R18, BEG 30’ E & 40’ N SW CORNER NE4, N 377.4’, E 470’, S 377.4’, & W 470’ TO POB A.K.A 420 E MILLER Said application is being filed for under the provisions Article IV, Section 106-52 of the City of Iola Unified Development Code.

City of Iola Board of Zoning Appeals William Newman, Chairperson (1) 27

(Published in The Iola Register on Jan. 27, 2015) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 24th of February at 6:30 p.m., at City Hall, 2 W. Jackson in Iola, Kansas; the Board of Zoning Appeals of Iola, Kansas will hold a public hearing on the written application of Benedikt Middleton of Iola, KS for a variance to the Unified Development Code Section 106-87

(First published in The Iola Register on Jan. 20, 2015) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, PLAINTIFF -vs- RACHEL MCCULLOUGH, et. al.; DEFENDANTS No. 2014CV71

Div. No. K.S.A. 60 Mortgage Foreclosure NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued by the Clerk of the District Court in and for the said County of Allen, in a certain cause in said Court Numbered 2014CV71, wherein the parties above named were respectively plaintiff and defendant, and to me, the undersigned Sheriff of said County, directed, I will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand at the South

door of the courthouse in the City of Iola in said County, on February 11, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., of said day the following described real estate located in the County of Allen, State of Kansas, to wit: LOTS FOUR (4), FIVE (5) AND SIX (6), OF GILMORE’S SUBDIVISION OF LOT ONE (1), OF BOUGHTON’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE/4) OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX (26), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-FOUR (24) SOUTH, RANGE EIGHTEEN (18) EAST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS. Commonly known as 616 North Oak

Street, Iola, Kansas 66749 This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Bryan J. Murphy SHERIFF OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS SHAPIRO & KREISMAN, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway Suite 418B Fairway, KS 66205 (913)831-3000 Fax No. (913)831-3320 Our File No. 14-007651/jm (1) 20, 27 (2) 3

(First published The Iola Register Jan. 27, 2015) RESOLUTION NO. 201502 ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MPH ON A PORTION OF GEORGIA ROAD IN ALLEN COUNTY WHEREAS, Allen County has Home Rule and statutory authority to modify speed limits under K.S.A. 19-101a and K.S.A. 8-1560; and WHEREAS, the County Com-

missioners of Allen County, Kansas have considered reducing the maximum speed limit to 35 MPH on a portion of Georgia Road (a/k/a/ Bridge Street) as set out below; and WHEREAS, upon due consideration, the County Commissioners have determined that the reduction in the maximum speed limit on the portions of road described below will enhance public safety.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County

Commissioners of Allen County, Kansas that a maximum speed limit of 35 MPH shall be established for the Neosho River bridge lying west of Humboldt, KS and for that portion of Georgia Road between the west end of the Neosho River bridge for a distance of 300 feet to the West.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that signs designating said speed limits shall be posted by Allen County Public Works at appropriate locations on the county road right-of-

way.

This resolution shall become effective upon publication in the official county newspaper and posting of said signs.

RESOLVED This 20th Day of January, 2015 Thomas R. Williams, Chairman Jim Talkington, Commissioner Jerry Daniels, Commissioner Attest: Sherrie L. Riebel, County Clerk (1) 27

on the following property: RHOADES ADDITION TO IOLA, S35, T24, R18, BLOCK 17, LOT 9, A.K.A 417 S OAK Said application is being filed for under the provisions Article IV, Section 106-52 of the City of Iola Unified Development Code.

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KC to boost electric car chargers 1 dies from whooping cough KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Power & Light says it’s planning to spend about $20 million to install 1,001 public electric car chargers will make the Kansas City region one of the best places in the country to drive an electric car.

The utility announced Monday that it will install the chargers in the Kansas City metropolitan area, as well as Clinton, St. Joseph, Sedalia and other communities

where KCP&L has customers. The plan is for the network to be ready by summer.

The Kansas City Star reports the only other state to have more than 1,000 chargers is California.

KCP&L says it will ask state regulators for a rate increase to recover the costs, with residential customers likely to pay an extra $1 to $2 a year.

Public chargers are crucial to the success of electric cars because

of “range anxiety,” the fear that a car’s battery power will be exhausted before reaching a destination. The chargers resemble a gasoline fuel pump but instead of hoses and nozzles, they have a cord and plug on each side.

The plan also calls for building the infrastructure needed to supply the 1,001 chargers, which will allow the number of chargers to be easily doubled in the future if needed.

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GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — Health officials say an outbreak of whooping cough in Barton County has killed one person and left five people ill in the last month.

Health Director Shelly Schneider says all the cases were in Great Bend, with patients ranging from 4 months

to middle age. Information about the patient who died was not released.

State health officials say whooping cough cases have also been reported in Johnson County, McPherson County and Wichita.

The Great Bend Tribune reports Schneider says county health work-

ers have been following up with anyone who was in contact with suspected cases because the diseases is highly contagious.

The health department is urging Great Bend residents to make sure their whooping cough vaccines are up to date, or get a booster if recommended.

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