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County COVID cases up by 27

By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

Allen County reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases this past week with 27, a sharp increase from the previous week, which had just three new cases and the county’s first death.

The county’s total cases now sit at 82, up from 57 last week.

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments reported the updated numbers Tuesday, but director Rebecca Johnson said she had no comment as to the reason for the increase. She would not say if the county had increased its testing efSee CASES | Page A6

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By VICKIE MOSS The Iola Register

An Iola man is expected to be sentenced Monday for robbing a payday loan business at gunpoint in August of 2019. He evaded authorities by jumping into the Neosho River and floating away on a log, before turning himself in a week later.

Aaron Hutton agreed to a plea bargain Sept. 1.

Hutton is expected to receive a prison sentence of 102 months, or about eight and a half years, with credit for the time he’s already served in Allen County Jail, according to the terms of the agreement.

The judge is not required to

A Kansas Highway Patrol officer watches the Neosho River at Humboldt in August 2019.

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abide by the agreement, but in most cases will do so.

Hutton is expected to plead

no contest to three charges: aggravated robbery, theft and obstructing apprehension. A charge of kidnapping was dismissed.

Hutton was arrested Aug. 28 when he walked into the Iola Police Department with his hair cut and dyed, and his face cleanly shaven, quite a different look from the last time law enforcement saw him as he floated down the river, grasping onto a log and with long, dark hair.

The incident began the morning of Aug. 21, when a masked man robbed at gunpoint and took an undisclosed amount of cash from Advance America, a payday loan business at 523 N. State St. He

left in an employee’s vehicle, which was later found hidden and abandoned.

Hutton was later seen going door-to-door in Humboldt, attempting to enter a number of houses, according to reports from the Register and police at the time. He fled when spotted by law enforcement, and was chased to the Neosho River where he was seen jumping into the water.

He first tossed a backpack onto the river bank, which law enforcement recovered.

It contained cash, a mask and gun.

Officers, aided by a Kansas Highway Patrol helicopter, See HUTTON | Page A6

Taunts, chaos overpower debate CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation facing historic crises.

In the most tumultuous presidential debate in recent memory, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him, telling one such group known as Proud Boys to “stand back, stand by.” There were also heated clashes over the president’s handling of the pandemic, the integrity of the election results, deeply personal attacks about Biden’s family and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s health care.

But it was the belligerent tone that was persistent, somehow fitting for what has been an extraordinarily ugly campaign. The two men frequently talked over each other with Trump interrupting,

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/ TNS)

nearly shouting, so often that Biden eventually snapped at him, “Will you shut up, man?”

“The fact is that everything he’s saying so far is simply a lie,” Biden said. “I’m not here to call out his lies. Everybody knows he’s a liar.”

The presidential race has been remarkably stable for

weeks, despite the historic crises that have battered the country this year, including a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans and a reckoning over race and police brutality. With just five weeks until Election Day and voting already underway in some key states, Biden has

maintained a lead in national polls and in many battlegrounds.

It’s unclear whether the debate will do much to change those dynamics.

Over and over, Trump tried to control the conversation, See DEBATE | Page A3

Transportation program hangs in limbo Kelly backs new guidelines on nursing home visits

By TREVOR HOAG The Iola Register

A new transportation system in Allen County came one step closer to becoming a reality on Tuesday, though it continues to hang in limbo for the time being.

Jessica Thompson, director of development at Thrive Allen County, shared with commissioners Thrive’s recommendations regarding the proposed program and went over some of its finer details as well.

In short, the program will allow for transportation anywhere within the county for a small fare (e.g., $2 in Iola and $4 for anywhere else), and even to destinations outside the county within reasonable parameters.

Jessica Thompson, director of development at Thrive Allen County speaks, with commissioners about a proposed transportation program. REGISTER/TREVOR HOAG The county would also continue to offer its Senior Bus program.

The need for a transportation program of this kind

grew out of feedback from a research group of around 100 residents, many of whom shared stories about not havSee COUNTY | Page A6

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday she supports new federal guidelines that will allow some visitations at nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare if proper coronavirus-related safety measures are followed.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidance last week that provides ways for nursing facilities to allow families to make in-person visits, which have mostly been banned since the pandemic began.

Kelly said in a statement that it’s important to remain vigilant about protecting the health of nursing home

residents and stopping the spread of the virus, but her administration recognizes that “prolonged separation of Gov. Kelly nursing facility residents from their loved ones has taken a significant mental health toll on everyone involved.”

Nursing homes have been a major source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Kansas and other states. The state Department of Health and Environment’s report last week on coronavirus clusters showed 14 of 29 clusters in the state See STATE | Page A5

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Police report Arrests reported George Hannum, 32, Iola, was arrested Sunday for suspicion of domestic battery after Iola police officers were called to a disturbance in the 200 block of North Third Street.

Parked vehicles hit Trevis G. Shearhart, 53, was driving a large truck through the G&W Foods parking lot Friday afternoon when he struck a parked van owned by Mary L. Scovill, officers said.

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Also Friday, Connie E. Bosley, 60, struck a pickup owned by John W. Hutton in the Russell Stover Candies parking lot.

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The cost of getting an appendectomy with private health insurance has soared since the early 2000s. So has the bill for a knee replacement.

But the secrecy of prices negotiated between health care providers and insurance companies makes it hard for employers to understand what they pay for a knee replacement and whether it’s a good price.

Researchers broadly agree workers suffer for it.

“That’s a cost that comes directly out of how much your employer can pay you,” RAND Corporation policy researcher Christopher Whaley said. “In wages or other types of benefits.”

A new study from RAND, a think tank specializing in defense and public policy, analyzes billions of dollars in medical claims pooled largely by employers desperate to know who’s paying what.

They crave transparency that would let them comparison shop among health plans and hospitals in an industry that can charge vastly different amounts to different people for the same services.

In Kansas, private health plans paid more than twice the rate of Medicare for hospital care in 2018, RAND found. Prices at the University of Kansas Hospital and Overland Park Regional Medical Center were among the highest RAND saw.

Not just in Kansas, but across the country.

The KU Health System disputes the think tank’s findings that show KU Hospital charged four times what Medicare would have paid for the 676 insurance claims that

Bike stolen, another recovered Gerri Gray told officers Saturday a black Mongoose BMX bicycle had been stolen from her yard in the 300 block of South Sycamore.

Police recovered an older orange bicycle in the 400 block of South Chestnut Street Sept. 23.

Kappa Alpha installs officers New officers for 20202021 were installed at the Sept. 8 meeting of Kappa Alpha. They are: Janet Wilson, president, Patty Latta, vice president, Roberta Ellis, recording secretary, Kayla Wallace, social secretary, Jolene Boeken, treasurer, Rhodenia Rowe, associate scribe, Sharon Bland, sergeant at arms, and Barbara Anderson, historian.

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Ashlyn Rowe and Kayla Wallace hosted the Sept. 21 meeting where members wore pajamas and crafted pumpkins.

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RAND managed to get.

“It is not a fair representation of charges at KU Health System,” Vice President of Revenue Colette Lasack said, “compared to our annual volumes of 52,000 inpatients, and nearly 2 million outpatients.”

But Whaley says the health care industry could set the record A new report from the RAND Corporation tries to straight if it chose to.

“If hospitals were shed light on prices negotiated between hospitals more transparent,” and private insurance. he said, “we wouldn’t have to rely on employ- say, New York City and sometimes in the same hospital for the same er claims and could be Topeka.

The federal govservice.”

100% confident that our ernment tweaks each The medical bills prices are correct.”

Medicare in the RAND report Hospitals are bat- hospital’s tling a new federal re- reimbursement to re- came in large part from employquirement in court that flect local labor costs, self-insured would make them re- how sick patients are, ers. Those are typically veal their prices. They whether the facility large private compaargue doing so would spends money on train- nies and public entities be complex and burden- ing medical students, — think local governments and colleges — some because so many and other factors.

So RAND analyzed that directly shoulder different prices exist.

The report is RAND’s each hospital’s medi- the cost of care for third and most ambi- cal claims — including their workers but use tious round yet in an facility and physician insurance companies to ongoing project to pry fees — as a percent of help run the plans. what Medicare would RAND doesn’t identithe lid open on prices.

The undertaking have paid it for those fy them publicly.

Hospitals say RAND began with Indiana bills. Then it compared not only draws vast employers banding to- the hospitals.

The study found conclusions with too gether in 2017. RAND stark differences even little data, but ignores next gathered medical what it costs to operate claims from two dozen within Kansas.

Claims from Over- their facilities. states in 2019 and this Stormont Vail Health year studied nearly $34 land Park Regional billion in charges from Medical Center and KU in Topeka says it sets Hospital ranked among fair prices for the pri49 states.

A fourth round is un- the 10% priciest among vately insured that derway to pull together 1,600 hospitals where make up for its undereven more bills to ana- RAND compared both paid care of patients on inpatient and outpa- Medicare and Medicaid lyze. and keep its doors open Nationally, the tient services.

By contrast, prices around the clock. claims added up to “There is no other inabout $20 billion more were lower at Lawrence Memorial Hospital dustry that is required than Medicare would than across the state to provide services to have paid for those $34 individuals regardless billion in claims. That’s and nationally.

Chris Garmon, an of their ability to pay,” a 247% difference. Kansas claims cost 234% of economist at the Uni- Stormont Vail Health versity of Missou- Chief Financial Officer Medicare. ri-Kansas City, has Robert Langland said RAND doesn’t argue worked on antitrust in an email. that doctors and hospi“Last year alone we tals should stick to the investigations at the Medicare rates — an Federal Trade Commis- provided $45 million idea loathed by health sion. He said even pric- dollars in uncompencare providers who say es for common services, sated care.”

The KU Health Systhat would put them such as MRI scans, can be maddeningly diffitem, meanwhile, says out of business. But it cult to compare. it spends $70 million a says Medicare is a way “They’re all over the year on teaching future to compare the price for having surgery in place,” he said. “I mean, physicians and similar places as different as, even in the same area, costs.

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Debate: Amid interruptions, candidates share their visions Continued from A1

interrupting Biden and repeatedly talking over the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News.

The president tried to deflect tough lines of questioning — whether on his taxes or the pandemic — to deliver broadsides against Biden.

The president drew a lecture from Wallace, who pleaded with both men to stop talking over each other. Biden tried to push back against Trump, sometimes looking right at the camera to directly address viewers rather than the president and snapping, “It’s hard to get a word in with this clown.”

Again refusing to commit to honoring the results of the election, Trump spread falsehoods about mail voting. Without evidence, he suggested that the process — surging in popularity during the pandemic — was ripe for fraud and incorrectly claimed impropriety at a Pennsylvania voting site.

But despite his efforts to dominate the discussion, Trump was frequently put on the defensive and tried to sidestep when he was asked if he was willing to condemn white supremacists and paramilitary groups.

“What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name,”

A woman watches on TV as President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday in Cleveland. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) Trump said, before Biden mentioned the far right, violent group known as the Proud Boys. Trump then pointedly did not condemn the group, instead saying: “Proud Boys, stand back, stand by. But I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem. This is a left-wing problem.”

Biden attacked Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying that the president “waited and waited” to act when the virus reached America’s shores and “still doesn’t have a plan.”

Biden told Trump to “get out of your bunker and get out of the sand trap” and go in his golf cart to the Oval Office to come up with a bipartisan plan to save people.

Trump snarled a re-

sponse, declaring: “I’ll tell you Joe, you could never have done the job that we did. You don’t have it in your blood.”

“I know how to do the job,” was the solemn response from Biden, who served eight years as Barack Obama’s vice president.

The pandemic’s effects were in plain sight, with the candidates’ lecterns spaced far apart, all the guests in the small crowd tested and the traditional opening handshake scrapped.

While neither candidate wore a mask to take the stage, their families did sport face coverings.

Trump struggled to define his ideas for replacing the Affordable Care Act on health care in the debate’s early moments and defended his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, declaring, “I was not elected for

three years, I’m elected for four years.”

“We won the election. Elections have consequences. We have the Senate. We have the White House and we have a phenomenal nominee, respected by all.”

Trump criticized Biden over the former vice president’s refusal to comment on whether he would try to expand the Supreme Court in retaliation if Barrett is confirmed to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. That idea has gained momentum on the party’s left flank, but Biden tried to put distance between himself and the liberal wing, declining to endorse the Green New Deal and rejecting the assertion that he was under the control of radicals by declaring “I am the Democratic Party now.”

The scattershot debate bounced from topic to topic, with Trump again refusing to embrace the science of climate change while Biden accused Trump of walking away from the American promise of equity for all and making a race-based appeal.

“This is a president who has used everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred, racist division,” Biden said.

Recent months have

seen major protests after the deaths of Black people at the hands of police. Biden said the country faces a problem with systemic racism and that while the vast majority of police officers are “decent, honorable men and women” there are “bad apples” and people have to be held accountable.

Trump in turn claimed that Biden’s work on a federal crime bill treated the African American population “about as bad as anybody in this country.”

The president pivoted to his hardline focus on those protesting racial injustice and accused Biden of being afraid to use the words “law and order,” out of fear of alienating the left.

“Violence in response is never appropriate, “Biden said. “Never appropriate. Peaceful protest is.”

The attacks turned deeply personal when Trump returned to a campaign attack line by declaring that Biden’s son, Hunter, had inappropriately benefitted from his father’s connections while working in Ukraine. Biden rarely looked at Trump during the night but turned to face the president when he defended his sons, including Beau, an Army veteran who died of cancer in 2015, after the commander in chief ’s re-

ported insults of those who served in the military.

A new report from two Republican-led Senate committees alleged that Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine at the same time his father was vice president raised conflict-of-interest concerns for the Obama administration, but the report did not link Joe Biden to any wrongdoing or misconduct. Trump was impeached for pushing Kiev to investigate the Biden family.

The debate was arguably Trump’s best chance to try to reframe the campaign as a choice between candidates and not a referendum over his handling of the virus that has killed more people in America than any other nation. Americans, according to polling, have soured on his leadership in the crisis, and the president has struggled to land consistent attacks on Biden.

In the hours before the debate, Biden released his 2019 tax returns just days after the blockbuster revelations about Trump’s long-hidden tax history, including that he paid only $750 a year in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and nothing in many other years. The Bidens paid nearly $300,000 in taxes in 2019.

Lawsuit: KS woman deputy killed by deputy BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff ’s deputy after refusing to pull over was unarmed and posed no danger to him or the public, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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ing the fatal shooting in Wichita of 51-yearold Debra Arbuckle of Andover by Sedgwick County Deputy Kaleb Dailey in the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 2019.

Authorities said at the time that the deputy fired several rounds after Arbuckle put her car into reverse and accelerated toward dep-

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uties. The sheriff ’s department said the deputy feared for his life.

The family’s attorney, Michael Kuckelman, said multiple law enforcement videos show that while Arbuckle did put her car in reverse and the backup lights came on, she never accelerated toward the deputies.

Furthermore, Dailey

had just rammed her car onto a grassy area and her vehicle was surrounded by patrol cars so she couldn’t go anywhere, Kuckelman said. Dailey got out of his car and positioned himself so his vehicle separated him from Arbuckle.

“He wasn’t in any sort of danger,” Kuckelman said.

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New energy crucial to a town’s survival

Letter to the editor

By C.J. Janovy Kansas Reflector

Dear editor,

Heather Horton has a few pandemic messages for her fellow Kansans.

“Don’t give up. Take each day as it comes,” she says, which is good advice in any situation. But also: “Think about the people, not the profit margin, because that’s what matters in the end.”

Horton and her husband, Roger, co-own two small businesses in Pittsburg. They opened Sweet Designs Cakery, where they bake party-type desserts, in 2009. A block away is Toast, which they opened last October, with a Heather and Roger Horton have had to think on their feet as concept that was unusual for new restaurateurs to survive the global pandemic. “We still have work to do as far as opening minds,” Heather said in terms of Pittsburg.

Horton describes the menu their menu. Photo submitted by Heather Horton to Kansas Reflector as “comfort food but done in iticians.

“When we were younger, we an artistic, bright, fresh way.”

Mostly, her businesses have would travel and go to differTheir bestselling items are survived through community ent cities and think, ‘Wow we the avocado smoked salmon support and their own initia- should have this. Why doesn’t and the Pallucca’s Toast Melt, tive.

Pittsburg have this?’ It was alnamed for the century-old Roger had started baking ways because no one has done family-run meat market in bread, which they’d thought it yet,” says Horton, now 37.

Frontenac. All along, their about selling in small markets They could have moved plan was to buy as many inaround the area. They weren’t anywhere. gredients as possible from quite ready for that, though, “But why would we do that farmers markets or farmers because the bakery was too when we could try to just she knew. small. But with weddings and bring those elements here?”

“You go to Kansas City and anniversaries canceled, busi- she says. “That way, kids you have probably a restauness at Sweet Designs Cak- growing up around us could rant on every block trying to ery tanked. Dine-in service at have those opportunities: source locally and promote Toast was closed from March a cool place to work, a cool those farmers, but we don’t until July. place to go eat.” really have that in Pittsburg,” It was scary, Horton says.

They could have opened she says.

They started a restaurant like Toast and They also doing curb- made more money in a bigwanted to train side and pop-up ger city where people already people to work What we have is lunches. They appreciated what they were in culinary added Door- trying to do, she says, but the arts, an oppor- people going to work Dash deliveries. challenge of doing that in tunity that’s at restaurants that They packaged Pittsburg was more exciting also rare in mainly serve fried food up the hummus to her. southeast Kanthat comes in a box. and marinat“We still have work to do sas, she says. ed mushrooms as far as opening minds,” We don’t have farm“What we and olives they she says. “We still have peohave is people to-table training. served at the ple who think all we serve is going to work restaurant for toast. Then they realize, oh, — Heather Horton, at restaurants #ToastAtHome. this is just a funky little diner Pittsburg that mainly restaurateur And Roger start- with fresh food, all made from serve fried food ed baking more scratch, and they get to like that comes in a bread. us.” box. We don’t “We had curbKey to everything, she says, have farm-to-table training,” side pop-ups of the bread. has been creating community. she says.

One day we’ll do all cupcakes, She thinks that’s why customShe hired several high one day all cookies,” she says. ers have been so supportive school students, hoping they “We started doing that three during COVID-19. could get school credit in ador four times a week, just try“It’s way more than just dition to on-the-job experiing to make enough to pay the food for us, way more than ence. But COVID-19 put those bills and keep four full-time just looking for a profit,” she plans on hold. employees at the cake shop.” says, which gets back to her Since restaurants are pandemic message to Kanone of the pandemic’s hardPLACES LIKE Pittsburg sans. est-hit industries, I’ve been need people like the Hortons.

“A lot of people who are fact-checking politicians who They both grew up about 15 comfortable with their lives like to say their party is the miles away in Girard and and what they do got really only one saving small busimoved to town when Heath- rattled,” she says. But restaunesses. er went to school at Pittsburg rant owners, she notes, “have Horton, who got a Paycheck State University. They were to know how to adapt, think Protection Program loan and part of efforts to save the on your feet, making those grants that have helped with century-old Colonial Fox The- tough calls and hard decipayroll, says she hasn’t seen atre, and helped establish the sions with little time.” much state-level leadership.

Pittsburg ArtWalk. Now, their That’s more good advice in “They shouldn’t be trying businesses are part of the any situation. But she also to one-up each other in a panBlock 22 retail and housing had one more message: “Wear demic,” she says of those polproject downtown. your damn mask.”

A look back in t me.

45 Years Ago September 1975

Debbie Barnes Miles, a former Moran resident and Miss America in 1967, cut the ribbon for the new Klein Tool Company plant north of Moran. The ribbon-cutting ceremonies coincided with the annual Moran Day celebration. ***** A medical clinic large enough to accommodate seven physicians will be built on the Allen County Hospital grounds by Iola Industries, Inc., Ray Pershall, president, said today. The clinic will be ready in February. Iola Industries is building the $325,000 structure on speculation and will lease suites of offices

and examination rooms as physicians can be recruited, Pershall said. ***** Clyde Toland, a recent graduate of the University of Kansas Law School has joined the Iola law firm of Toland and Thompson. Other attorneys in the firm are Stanley E. Toland, John R. Toland and Frank W. Thompson.

At right, Matt Klein III, left, stands with Ed Bliznek, plant manager of Klein Tools, which opened in 1975. The drop-forging plant soon became Moran’s largest employer, with 130 workers manufacturing adjustable pliers. The enterprise closed in 2000.

As chairs of our respective county political parties we would like to take this opportunity to encourage all Allen County voters and citizens to participate in this year’s election with a spirit of respect and patriotism.

Please respect the property and views of those with whom you disagree. Take this as an opportunity for a meaningful exchange of ideas and an opportunity for meaningful discussions.

We ask that citizens re-

frain from personal attacks and attacks on property such as stealing and vandalizing campaign signs.

We have had far fewer problems in Allen County than many of our neighboring counties. That speaks well of our communities.

Let us be a role model to our fellow Kansans.

Mike Bruner, chairman, Allen County Democratic Party, Jim Talkington, chairman, Allen County Republican Party

WSU isn’t acting like a public university Last we checked, Wichita State was a public university funded with public dollars.

But both the hiring and the sudden departure of President Jay Golden were shrouded in secrecy and anything but public.

WSU students, faculty, taxpayers and the Wichita community deserve better.

We deserve answers.

Last year the Kansas Board of Regents, which oversees state universities and colleges, decided that the search for late President John Bardo’s replacement would be closed to the public.

The university spent about $129,000 to recruit and interview potential candidates. Most members of a 20-person search committee — all except chairman Steve Clark, a Wichita real estate developer — were under a gag order and prohibited from discussing the search.

Regents met out of state, in a hotel conference room near the Kansas City airport, to interview finalists.

Reporters were asked to leave the room. The finalists’ names were never released.

Then last Halloween, immediately following a vote by the regents at Wichita State, Golden was introduced as WSU’s new president.

It was telling — or foreboding, or perhaps just ironic? — that Golden vowed to move the university forward with transparency, shared governance, inclusion and respect.

“I hope that I work hard to be able to earn the trust and respect of people in the community,” he said last fall.

Now, less than a year after taking over, Golden is gone.

His resignation came without warning or explanation following a hastily-called Regents meeting. And once again, no one is talking.

Jon Rolph, a Wichita restaurant owner and member of the Board of Regents, said the resignation was

not related to Golden’s decision last spring to downplay a virtual commencement speech by Ivanka Trump.

But you can’t blame folks for presuming that was a factor.

Clark — a longtime booster, namesake of WSU’s new YMCA and Student Wellness Center and chairman of that secret search committee — said major donors had threatened to pull support from the university if Golden didn’t go.

The new president appeared to survive that flap in June. But why the silent, “nothing to see here” approach now?

Wichita State’s president is one of the most prominent, powerful and highest paid education leaders in the state. Closed searches for public university presidents are a recent phenomenon — and a mistake.

So that was bad enough.

Now, Golden’s sudden departure comes as a shock to many, including high ranking members of WSU’s faculty and student government.

The Regents or Golden should spell out the reasons behind the resignation, and they should pledge to demystify the process for finding and hiring a replacement.

KANSAS SHOULD return to its previous practice of open searches for public university presidents, allowing candidates to be introduced and thoroughly vetted by the public. That’s the best way to ensure integrity in the process, that a variety of well-qualified candidates receives consideration, and that the person who emerges is the right choice.

If universities don’t want to be upfront and open, state lawmakers should demand transparency.

Enough with the secrets.

Public universities should answer to the public.

— The Wichita Eagle

Today in history Today is Wednesday, Sept.

30, the 274th day of 2020.

There are 92 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Sept. 30, 1938, after co-signing the Munich Agreement allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said, “I believe it is peace for our time.” ***** In 1955, actor James Dean, 24, was killed in a two-car collision in California.

***** In 1962, James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that claimed two lives. ***** In 1972, Roberto Clemente hit a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets during Pittsburgh’s 5-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium; the hit was the 3,000th and last for the Pirates star.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Charles Carney has seen firsthand how disadvantaged Kansans have struggled with access to health care, especially amid the pandemic.

Carney, a recovering alcoholic, said those in recovery often face a difficult choice between overpriced treatment options or trouble with law enforcement.

“We ask for beds and health care and, instead, we get jail cells. We ask for policies of prevention and, instead, we get criminalization and punishment,” Carney said.

“We demand better treatment policies and health care for us in recovery.”

Carney was part of a crowd of about 40 who gathered Tuesday in Kansas City, Kansas, to demand the expansion of Medicaid in Kansas

Charles Carney, right, has struggled with access to affordable treatment options amid the pandemic.

Carney was among about 40 people who attended a march Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, organized by the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign. (Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector)

at a march and rally organized by the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign.

The Poor People’s Campaign is a nationwide revival of Martin

Luther King Jr. ‘s 1968 movement to unite and uplift poor and impacted communities across the nation. The campaign is focused on confronting systemic

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were tied to nursing homes in 11 counties.

The report on clusters, which is released on Wednesdays, defines a cluster as places that have five or more active cases within the past 14 days.

The federal guidance say nursing facilities should continue to follow basic safety measures, such as social distancing and temperature screenings.

But nursing homes subject to the federal guidelines can allow indoor visits if they have no new COVID-19 cases for 14 days and are not conducting active outbreak testing.

The CMS said facilities could be fined if they don’t adopt the new guidelines without a valid reason.

The Kansas Depart-

ment for Aging and Disability Services inspects state nursing homes to ensure that they comply with federal laws and standards.

“We’re glad to see the guidelines shift back to focus more on ‘resident rights’ and a standardized approach,” the agency’s deputy director of facilities, Scott Brunner, said in a news release.

He said it would take time to implement the new guidelines because every facility will have to follow the protocols based on their different challenges.

Some other long-term care centers in the state are not subject to the guidelines. KDADs said it would use the federal guidelines to issue state guidance in the coming weeks for those facilities.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Criminals have targeted Kansas’ unemployment system in a multibillion dollar fraud scheme that has delayed relief payments to thousands of people around the state who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, officials say.

Ryan Wright, the acting secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, said the agency has blocked at least 45,000 fraudulent pay-

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Additional demands made include widely accessible, free COVID-19 testing for all and PPE for every frontline worker.

Claire Chadwick, another tri-chair for the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign, emphasized the importance of health care but said it is part of a larger web of issues that need to be addressed.

“People who are on or excluded from Medicaid represent the diversity of the entire working class,” Chadwick said. “We’re marching to connect the dots between all the issues we face — from health care and housing to incarceration and detention.”

Chadwick said the organization plans to hold a second Medicaid march and rally Saturday in Pittsburg.

systems throughout the U.S. have been targeted by criminal organizations and individuals who use stolen identities to exploit the massive expansion of benefits offered because of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities say. Wright said the U.S. Department of Labor’s inspector general estimates that $8 billion in fraudulent claims have been filed this year nationwide.

Victims often don’t find out they’ve been tar-

geted until they run into problems filing legitimate claims or their employer approaches them.

Among them was Margaret Dawe, an associate professor in the creative writing program at Wichita State University, who was surprised to be notified by the school’s human research department that an unemployment claim had been filed in her name even though she has worked full-time throughout the pandemic.

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These marches are coordinated by the Nonviolent Medicaid Army, a newly formed advocacy group for the poor and dispossessed, modeled after the “nonviolent army of the poor” of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign.

The group seeks to denounce the government’s response to COVID-19 and promote the importance of universal health care.

Republican leadership in the Kansas Legislature have blocked expansion of Medicaid in Kansas, which could provide health care coverage for an additional 130,000 low-income adults and their children.

“We demand Medicaid expansion in Kansas,” Fraser said. “We demand the forgiveness of all health-related bills during this crisis.

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Those in attendance marched about a mile from Wyandotte County to Johnson County to demonstrate health disparities between marginalized and privileged communities.

About 16.5% of people in Wyandotte County are uninsured, more than twice the rate of their northern neighbors.

Across the entire state, 10.1%, or 234,000 people, are uninsured.

Letiah Fraser, a trichair for the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign, said conditions have been especially bad in the pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted these communities that already lacked access to health services.

That is why the Kansas Poor People’s Campaign joined with organizations in 13 states for a series of “Medic-

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ing the means to drive to the grocery store, attend medical appointments or make it to work.

After an extended discussion, commissioners did not give an up-or-down vote, but showed continued interest by requesting additional purchasing scenarios.

For instance, whereas the original plan looked to purchase two new vehicles and hire three new employees (some full- and some part-time), they were interested in what a scaled-back version of the program might look like.

A decision may be forthcoming as early as next week, but must be made with some haste, for as Thompson explained, the application paperwork for the program contains over 50 pages and deadlines are looming.

According to research by the National Transportation Association, “for every dollar invested in public transportation, approx-

Steve Prasko of Advantage Computers talks to commissioners about purchasing and installing various new security measures. imately $4 in economic returns are generated.”

For Allen County, that would mean a return of $336,443 in the program’s first year, whereas investment in the program for year one would run about $44,560.

Regarding another grant, Thrive CEO Lisse Regehr also shared the news that, after the window for SPARK funding closed across the county for

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small businesses and nonprofits, around 20 of each kind of entity had been approved for COVID-19 relief.

According to Regehr, approval for assistance was based on need and impact, and therefore “blind” evaluators took into consideration whether entities had received previous assistance in the form of PPP or EIDL funds.

STEVE Prasko of Advantage Computers spoke with commissioners about courthouse security, including purchasing bulletproof glass and computerized access control for certain offices.

He explained that the purpose of such measures is to stop an “agitated” person from advancing into certain spaces, while providing a “little bit of time for the sheriff ’s department to show up.”

Many security measures of this kind also double as protection from COVID-19, and therefore Prasko went into some details regarding how Advantage could help county employees to perform remote work from home as well.

Commissioners did not move forward on approving any purchases for security infra-

structure, but did request bids.

DURING his weekly report, public works director Mitch Garner discussed with commissioners increased heavy truck traffic in Iola due to construction of the new elementary school.

A concern for damages caused by the trucks led to the possibility of the county seeking financial reparations from the construction company, though it is unclear at this time what steps might be taken.

In the meantime, certain roads may be returned to gravel as a temporary solution.

Garner and commissioners also talked about upcoming work to be done by the Prairie Queen Wind Farm, which involves removing, repairing and replacing blades on 22 structures.

In order to undertake this work, the wind farm may have to construct another work-yard, and may also damage roads with truck traffic such that new road agreements could be necessary.

Commissioners continue to wait for Prairie Queen to make good on its delivery of PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) funds, which had been agreed would be spent on education.

Regarding the potential purchase of a new tractor for the county, commissioners have not yet made a decision, and are still considering whether to pay for costly repair work (that may not yield a desirable result).

At this juncture, then, as commissioner Bruce Symes put it, the question is whether or not it’s “better to cut our losses.”

LONDON (AP) — A British zoo has had to separate five foulmouthed parrots who keepers say were encouraging each other to swear.

Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade and Elsie joined Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre’s colony of 200 gray parrots in August, and soon revealed a penchant for blue language.

“We are quite used to parrots swearing, but we’ve never had five at the same time,” said the zoo’s chief executive, Steve Nichols.

“Most parrots clam up outside, but for some reason these five relish it.”

Nichols said no visitors had complained about the parrots, and

It’s brought a big smile to a really hard year.

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most found the situation funny.

“When a parrot tells tells you to ‘f-— off ’ it amuses people very highly,” he said Tuesday. “It’s brought a big smile to a really hard year.”

Nichols said the parrots have been separated to save children’s ears. They were moved to different areas of the park so they don’t “set each other off,” he said.

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forts, or if the increase was related to an event or a cluster of related cases.

The four other counties in the health department group also reported increases, but to a lesser degree.

Anderson County reported nine new cases for a total of 85.

Bourbon County reported 26 new cases for a total of 194.

Three people have died from COVID-19 in Bourbon County.

Woodson County reported three new cases for a total of 20.

As a state, Kansas reported on Monday a seven-day record for new coronavirus cases, with 16% of the tests for the virus during that period coming back positive.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Kansas had 2,037 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases

since Friday, an increase of 3.6% to make the total 58,629 since the pandemic reached the state in early March. Kansas had an average of 667 new cases a day for the seven days ending Monday, or 7% higher than the previous record of 622 for the seven days ending Wednesday.

The state also reported five new C OV I D - 1 9 - r e l a t e d deaths, bringing the pandemic total to 637.

Deaths continued to represent about 1.1% of the total cases.

The world death toll from the coronavirus has exceeded 1 million over the course of 10 months.

More than 5,000 people die every day, on average. Ten countries account for 70% of the deaths, led by the United States, which has more than 20% of all global deaths. Brazil, India, Mexico, and the United Kingdom round off the top five.

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kept tabs on Hutton but lost sight of him when the helicopter left to refuel. He was last seen holding onto the log in the river.

An Iola man, Robert Alvin Peterson, was arrested on suspicion

of aiding Hutton. He also agreed to a plea deal on a charge of obstruction of justice and was sentenced Sept. 17 to 30 days in jail, suspended in favor of six months of unsupervised probation and fined $358.

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Iola High School: Volleyball

Fillies earn home split

By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register

An up-and-down evening on the volleyball court gave Iola High’s Fillies a split Tuesday.

Iola started slowly against Prairie View, dropping its first set, before rebounding with authority to claim a 2125, 25-14 and 25-13 victory.

Things didn’t go as well in the second match of the night, a straight-set, 25-19 and 25-16 loss to Anderson County.

Iola head coach Amanda Strickler-Holman pointed to “the little things” in the loss to Anderson County, including the errors that don’t show up on the stat sheet.

For example, a slightly off-kilter setup would prevent the Fillies hitters from getting the ball over the net with much authority. That, in turn, allowed Anderson County to respond with authority — typically booming kills from the outside.

“We have to work on controlling the errors that we gave them,” Stickler-Holman said. “Against a team like Anderson County, if you don’t hit it well, and give them free shots, they’re gonna slam it down your throat.”

The Fillies broke out of the gates quickly, leading 10-4 after a pair of Lauryn Holloway kills, before Anderson County began to assert its power game.

The Bulldogs put together a 13-3 run to take control, ending with seven straight points to lead 17-13.

“It was the little things,” Strickler-Holman said. “If we wouldn’t have let them run off seven, that’s a whole new game.”

A Jenna Curry ace pulled Iola within 19-17 before the Bulldogs ended the set with a 6-2 run.

Anderson County kept up the pressure in the finale,

Iola High’s Brett Willis returns a kick against Wellsville Sept. 18. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

Iola High’s Jenna Curry, left, tips the ball beyond the reach of a Prairie View player Tuesday in the Fillies’ three-set victory. Below, Iola’s Aysha Houk goes up for a kill REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN racing to an 11-4 lead.

The Fillies clawed back into the match with a 10-4 run of their own. Curry’s kill pulled Iola within 15-14.

The Bulldogs turned once again to their power, ending the set and match with a 10-3 run.

Becca Sprague led Iola with seven kills, while Curry had four kills, was 7-of-7 in digs and had two aces. Chloe Sell led with eight assists, while Holloway had two aces.

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Marmaton Valley: Volleyball

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MV sweeps home matches MORAN — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team proved to be most inhospitable hosts Tuesday.

The Wildcats made quick work of both visiting Altoona-Midway and Yates Center, allowing only 30 points throughout the four sets.

Marmaton Valley downed Altoona-Midway 25-7 and 25-7, behind another balanced attack.

Janae Granere had seven points, 10 kills and four blocks, while Kendall Scharff had 13 points. Aly and Kayla Ard each had five points. Aly Ard also had five kills; Kayla Ard notched a See MV | Page B5

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Iola High’s Mustangs will have to wait a few extra days before they return to the football field.

Iola has been idle since its 20-6 win over Wellsville Sept.

18 because a Wellsville player tested positive for COVID-19 after the game.

As per an order from Allen County Health Director Rebecca Johnson, the players who suited up for Iola were placed under quarantine for 14 days, effectively canceling the Mustangs’ subsequent games against Burlington and Anderson County.

The Oct. 9 matchup against Prairie View also was put in jeopardy after a separate diagnosis meant a 14-day quarantine for Prairie View’s football players as well.

To keep the game on the

AN EARLY hiccup against Prairie View put Iola behind the 8-ball in its opener.

“A very ugly start,” Strickler-Holman called it as Prairie View put together six- and seven-point runs to lead 19-12.

With Sprague serving, the Fillies closed to within 20-18 on a Holloway kill, but could

Kayla Ard goes up for a kill for Marmaton Valley High in a match earlier this season. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN

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Neeley leads JV harriers COLUMBUS — Humboldt High’s Sam Neeley bested all comers in a junior varsity cross country meet Tuesday hosted by Columbus High..

Neeley finished the 2-mile race in 13 minutes, 5 seconds. Thane Meadows followed in eighth at 14:13 and Javyn Hess was 20th at 21:02.

In girls action, Melina Hess and Danica Modlin finished 2-3. Hess completed the race in 16:41, Modlin in 16:54. Morgan Hunter took ninth at 20:27, while Elizabeth White finished 12th at 21:24.

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RWD #2 Allen-Neosho IS LOOKING FOR A WATER OPERATOR THAT IS CERTIFIED IN SMALL SYSTEMS WITH A GOOD DRIVING RECORD.

Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.

A job description can be picked up at the office at 118 W. Main in Stark on MWF 8-11, emailed or mailed upon request.

Must learn how to operate efficiently and safely forklifts, skid steers loaders, vacuum truck, street sweeper, jackhammers, chipping hammers and other equipment. Work requires considerable walking, lifting up to 100 lbs., bending, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders and stairs, working in elevated areas and confined spaces.

Interested candidates are to register at the Southeast KANSASWORKS Office located at: Neosho County Community College, 800 West 14th Street, Chanute, Kansas or email Susie Ellis at Suzanne.Ellis@ks.gov or call 620-432-0358 Monarch prefers all applicants have the WORKReady certification accompany the application. Previous applicants must complete a new application.

Applications can be obtained either online at monarchcement.com. Candidate may pick an application up at the Plant Offices at 449-1200th Street in Humboldt between the hours of 7am and 3:30pm Monday through Friday.

Online applications should be sent to: hr.dept@monarchcement.com or applications can be mailed to The Monarch Cement Company, Att. Entry Level Laborer Position, P.O. Box 1000, Humboldt, KS 66748.

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The Monarch Cement Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions.

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Achilles injury sidelines Williams at French Open PARIS (AP) — Saying she is “struggling to walk,” Serena Williams ended her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam title and withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match today because of an injured Achilles heel.

Williams hurt herself during her semifinal loss at the U.S. Open three weeks ago, which she called “bad timing” and “bad luck,” and went to lengths to make clear she didn’t think this was any sort of sign that she can’t continue to pursue

trophies in the future.

More simply, Williams said, she hasn’t had “enough time to properly heal” and needs “four to six weeks of sitting, doing nothing.”

The sudden announcement came roughly an hour before the 39-year-old American was supposed to head out onto Court Philippe Chatrier to face Tsvetana Pironkova.

Williams said it is “more than likely” she will not play another tournament in 2020.

She said she tried

warming up for the match but knew she wasn’t able to compete.

She spoke to coach Patrick Mouratoglou and, she said, “We kind of both thought about it and we decided it wasn’t the best for me to try and play today.”

This is Williams’ earliest exit at any Grand Slam tournament since a second-round loss in Paris in 2014.

She also pulled out of the French Open in 2018 prior to what would have been a fourthround match against

Maria Sharapova, citing a pulled muscle in her chest.

That was Williams’ first major tournament back on tour after having a baby.

She would go on to reach the finals at four of the next six Slams, losing each time, as she tries to add to her professional-era record of 23 major singles trophies and equal Margaret Court’s all-era mark.

“I love playing tennis, obviously. I love competing. And I love being out here. It’s my job; been

my job. And I’m pretty good at it still,” Williams said. “So until I feel like I’m not good at it — then I’ll be like, ‘Oh, OK.’ And I’m so close to some things, I just feel like I’m almost there, so I think that’s what keeps me going.”

Earlier this month in New York, Williams made it to the semifinals before bowing out 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 against Victoria Azarenka.

It was in the third set of that match that Williams stretched her Achilles during a point

and then leaned over, clutched at her lower left leg and asked for a trainer. She took a medical timeout for a tape job and continued to play but was unable to pull off a win.

“I was able to get it somewhat better, but just looking long-term: In this tournament, will I be able to get through on enough matches?

And so for me, I don’t think I could,” Williams said Wednesday. “And struggling to walk, so that’s kind of a tell-tale sign that I should try to recover.”

Iola High School senior volleyball players recognized Tuesday are, from left, Becca Sprague, Jocelyn Erbert, Hannah Gardner, Lauryn Holloway, Veronica Agostini, Lucia Perez-Arevalo, Jada Cunningham and team manager Kelli Stogsdill.

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Fillies: Senior Night split Continued from B1

Iola High’s Hannah Gardner receives a serve Tuesday against Prairie View.

Mustangs: Return delayed Continued from B1

schedule, both schools have agreed to reschedule until the following Monday, Oct. 12, at Prairie View. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

Matt Baumwart, Iola

athletic director, said he hoped to visit with Girard High School officials about potentially moving back their Oct. 16 game a day or two as well, to give the players extra time to recover

pair of blocks. Raveyn Kegler had 19 assists, while Tayven Sutton had two kills and two blocks.

The nightcap against Yates Center was only marginally more competitive, with Marmaton Valley rolling to a 25-8 and 25-8 romp.

Again, Marmaton Valley spread the

wealth.

Kendall Scharff led the way with nine points and four kills, while Kayla Ard had nine points and three kills. Aly Ard had eight points and eight kills.

Granere followed with seven points and three kills. Haylee Meiwes had five points. Kegler dished out 19 assists once again.

“It definitely was a team effort tonight,” Marmaton Valley head coach Tara Kegler said.

“The girls set some goals. They met and exceeded the expectations.”

YATES Center, mean-

while, served up some thrills of its own, with a 28-26 and 25-23 nailbiter over Altoona-Midway.

5-point run before Sprague’s kill ended the set.

Curry had the hot hand in the decisive third set, putting together four aces in an early 11-5 run.

Holloway had three aces later in the set as the lead grew to 2210. Jocelyn Erbert and Chloe Sell had consec-

utive kills before a Buffalo return into the net ended the match.

Curry led with five aces, followed by Holloway and Sprague with four apiece. Sprague had nine kills, followed by Holloway with five and Erbert and Aysha Houk with three each. Sell had nine assists. Sprague had 16 digs.

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Sprague and Holloway took control from there.

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MLB: Playoffs

Curses! Postseason misery continues for long-suffering franchises

By DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press

It was not a good start to the Major League Baseball postseason for those who don’t believe in curses.

The Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics extended their string of postseason futility on Tuesday with losses in the openers of their respective best-of-three, wild-card series. If they don’t win Game 2 on Wednesday, it’s another quick trip home for two franchises that have been consistently great in the regular season, only to fall apart when the postseason arrives.

Count the Cleveland Indians, too. Losers of seven straight playoff games, they’re hoping to fight off elimination against the New York Yankees.

Also up: The Atlanta Braves, who have lost in 10 straight postseason rounds dating to 2001.

They’ll host their opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Braves manager Brian Snitker turned to humor when discussing fall futility.

“I’d love to win this series,” he said. “I’m not going to sacrifice a child to get it done, but I guess it just depends on what you want to make of it.”

The 64-year-old Snitker has been with the Braves’ organization since 1977, so he’s well aware of the club’s recent postseason fail-

velocity, the movement.

All the tricky stuff the catchers do behind the plate to either steal a strike or make sure the (pitcher) looks even better.”

The grumbling over the strike zone brought new life to the debate about the merits of “robot” umpires behind home plate. MLB has experimented at lower levels with an electronic strike zone — most notably in the Arizona Fall League — and the reception was relatively positive.

ACES HIGH

Minnesota Twins shortstop Jorge Polanco could not reach a ball hit by Houston Astros’ Kyle Tucker in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the MLB Wild Card Series Tuesday. MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE/CARLOS GONZALEZ/TNS ures. He also doesn’t believe it has much bearing on what’s about to happen over the next two to three days.

“I don’t think those guys in there feel that at all,” Snitker said.

“They weren’t around here for all those ones that everyone is talking about.”

Of course, the same could be said for the Twins and A’s, and both those teams still lost on Tuesday. Minnesota extended its all-time postseason record losing streak to 17 games by falling 4-1 to Houston.

The Astros scored three runs in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Jorge Polanco.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli also said he doesn’t feel the need to

address the postseason problems.

“I don’t think there’s really anything to talk about,” Baldelli said. “I think if I brought that up, they’d look at me funny and wonder what the hell I was saying.”

As for Oakland, it had the misfortune of trying to gets hits off White Sox ace Lucas Giolito. The 26-year-old right-hander, who threw a no-hitter earlier this season, had a perfect game through six innings on Tuesday before giving up two hits and a run in the seventh. The White Sox beat the A’s 4-1.

Oakland has lost 12 of its past 13 postseason rounds dating to the 1990 World Series.

“We wanted a series.

We lost the first game of it. Now it’s time for us to respond tomorrow,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “We’re going to have to do more offensively. We can’t score one run and think that we’re going to win tomorrow and put that much pressure on the starter.”

Cleveland’s futility is more recent. Its skid dates to 2017 — one year after losing to the Chicago Cubs in a memorable World Series. Presumptive AL Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber was shelled by the Bronx Bombers on Tuesday, but the Indians are hoping veteran Carlos Carrasco can end the losing streak with the season on the line.

GAME OF INCHES

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reliever

Sergio Romo is a veteran of the postseason, but he hasn’t been in many moments bigger than Game 1 against the Astros: Ninth inning.

Tie game. Two outs. Bases loaded. Full count.

The pitch from Romo was a little high to the 5-foot-6 Jose Altuve, but it was close.

It was ruled ball four by plate umpire D.J. Reyburn and forced home the go-ahead run. Michael Brantley followed with a two-run single to extend the lead to 4-1 and ultimately secure a win over the Twins.

“I know it’s extremely difficult to umpire, to call balls and strikes,” Romo said. “I understand, especially with the stuff that pitchers have these days. The

It makes sense that Day 1 of the playoffs was dominated by pitchers. MLB hitters batted just .245 during the regular season — even with the introduction of the universal designated hitter — which was the lowest mark since the late 1960s.

Giolito was awesome for the White Sox and Blake Snell threw five no-hit innings for the Rays in their 3-1 win over the Blue Jays.

Framber Valdez, who started 10 games for the Astros this year, came out of the bullpen to throw five scoreless innings against the Twins. Capping it off, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struck out 13 without a walk in seven innings against Cleveland.

Out of eight teams that played on Tuesday, seven scored four runs or fewer. The Yankees beat the Indians 12-3.