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LaHarpe eyes code violators By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
On the bench Tod Davis, Chanute, is sworn in Monday morning as the new magistrate judge for Allen County within the 31st Judicial District. Administering the oath was District Court Judge Daniel Creitz, right. Davis was greeted afterward by several local attorneys and other well-wishers. He also will serve as magistrate judge in Wilson County. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
LAHARPE — A little common sense will go a long way when it comes to more strict enforcement of code violations, LaHarpe City Council members agreed Monday. The Council met in a special session with a handful of local residents who had been given notices on various violations ranging from overgrown lawns to disabled vehicles. The residents had asked for extensions to clear their properties for one reason or another. As the audience members addressed the Council, most of the issues had been, or soon will be taken care of. “We’re really trying to clean things up,” Mayor
Mae Crowell said. The disabled vehicle ordinance drew much of the Council’s attention. Cars that are not tagged, insured and in running order must now be covered with a neutral colored tarp and on a trailer. However, Crowell noted that long-term repair projects and restorations can still go on. “We’re not saying you See LHARPE | Page A3
Kansas Children’s Cabinet programs brace for more cuts By MEGAN HART KHI News Service
possible cuts next fiscal year. Cuts aren’t guaranteed, because the Legislature crafts the final budget, but administration officials asked Children’s Cabinet staff to submit a starting budget for fiscal year 2018 with 5 percent cuts to the autism program, a child care quality initiative and the early childhood block grant. The three programs would lose a combined $833,181 if the Legislature approves that budget. The Legislature already approved $3.3 million in cuts to Children’s Cabinet programs for the current fiscal year. If another round of budget cuts goes forward, even fewer families will get services, said Lee Stickle, director of the Autism and Tertiary Behavior Supports project under the state’s Technical Assistance Support Network. The budget cuts this fiscal
A Saline County mom has a message for state officials wrestling with a difficult budget: Leave an autism diagnosis program alone. Allison, who wanted to be identified only by her first name to protect her family’s privacy, said a telemedicine program — funded in part by the Kansas Children’s Cabinet —made it easier to find out if autism was behind her 9-year-old son’s behavioral symptoms. “It makes it nice when they can do that instead of my husband having to take off work” to take their son to a specialist in Kansas City, she said. “It was kind of shocking that they were thinking of cutting that.” The autism diagnosis program is one of three under the Children’s Cabinet flagged for
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Storm bears down on U.S. BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — A tropical weather system off the coast of North Carolina’s Outer Banks is expected to strengthen in the next day, bringing winds up to 45 mph and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas, officials said. By this morning, the tropical depression with winds of 35 mph was about 85 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras and was expected to become a tropical
storm this afternoon but not grow any stronger. A tropical storm warning has been issued for areas of the coast from Cape Lookout to the Oregon Inlet along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. National Weather Service meteorologist Shane Kearns in eastern North Carolina said in an interview that “anything is possible, but we’re not really seeing See ST0RM | Page A3
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Janice Smith, executive director of the Kansas Children’s Cabinet, estimates the programs are serving about 2,000 fewer kids following cuts to this year’s budget and would serve about 125 fewer if the 5 percent cut for fiscal year 2018 moves forward. KHI NEWS SERVICE
year mean the project will serve about 20 fewer kids than the 140 it helped to get appointments with autism specialists last year, Stickle said. A projected 5 percent cut for next fiscal year to the project’s roughly $43,000 budget would reduce services even
more, she said. “We anticipate seeing between 15 and 20 percent fewer kids,” she said. The Children’s Cabinet uses the Children’s Initiatives Fund to make grants to organizations working on youth health, education and develop-
ment. The Children’s Initiatives Fund money comes from a 1998 settlement with large tobacco companies to compensate states for health costs associated with smoking. Four other state agencies also oversee funding for children’s programs, but most haven’t released details on potential budget cuts. The Kansas State Department of Education has said that it doesn’t plan to make cuts to Parents as Teachers or the Kansas Preschool Program. A diagnosis, closer to home
The diagnosis program pays to train local teams in underserved areas of the state to screen children for signs of autism spectrum disorder, Stickle said. If the screening shows the child might have autism, they pay for a specialist at the University of Kansas Medical CenSee CUTS | Page A3
Family escapes burning van; comes to Iola A woman and her three children have relocated to Iola after a fire destroyed the minivan they were traveling in Saturday afternoon. According to the Salina Journal, Sarah Hasch, 24, and her three children were in the process of relocating from Kansas to Texas when her vehicle caught fire on Interstate 135 near Salina. Tim Gottschalk, Ellis, was trailing the minivan and saw it pulled over on the side of the road. By then, Hasch and two of her children had exited the vehicle, the newspaper reported. He helped get Hasch’s infant child out of a baby carrier, shortly before the minivan went up in flames. The mother and children were taken to the hospital, but refused treatment at the emerSee FIRE | Page A6
College senior Alison Catalano shops Thursday in Lake Zurich, Ill. Consumer spending posted its fourth straight monthly increase in July, a sign that the economy is posed for a reboud. CHICAGO TRIBUNE/STACEY WESCOTT/TNS
Consumer spending up By JIM PUZZANGHERA Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Although the pace of growth slowed, consumer spending posted its fourth straight monthly increase in July, a sign that the economy is poised for a rebound in the second-half of the year. The Commerce Department reported Monday
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that personal consumption expenditures were up 0.3 percent last month, a solid figure that was in line with economists’ expectations. The spending increase came as incomes posted a strong 0.4 percent gain in July, the best since April. With incomes rising at a faster pace than spending, consumers tucked away See SPENDING | Page A3
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