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THE IOLA REGISTER Locally owned since 1867
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Church growth leads to plans for new home Old building to be used for Moran Public Library By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
MORAN — After 16 months of unprecedented growth, Moran Baptist is building a new church. These days between 80 and 100 members fill the pews, a far cry from when Pastor Brock Goetsch first assumed the pulpit in May 2015. Then, attendance hovered around 20. “Thirty on a good Sunday,” Goetsch said. “The Lord’s been doing some great things here,” Goetsch said. “We’re excited about all of it.” The congregation will host a groundbreaking ceremony during its 11 a.m. service Sunday. The site for the new church is on U.S. 54, immediately west of the Marmaton Valley High School football field. The service will start at the church’s long-time home at the intersection of Spruce and Randolph streets. “We’ll start here, and go through a few songs and a brief message and challenge,” Goetsch said. “Then we’ll head to the property to do the ceremony there.” The centerpiece of the groundbreaking will be the
Moran Baptist Church Pastor Brock Goetsch stands at the site of where a new church will be built along U.S. 54 on the west edge of Moran. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN laying of a Bible signed by all in attendance, to be buried beneath the building’s foundation. “It’s a symbol that what we’re building is being built upon the word of God,” Goetsch said. “It’s a neat way for people to remember the oc-
casion.” The public, as with all Moran Baptist events, is invited. THE CHURCH has set an ambitious construction schedule. Goetsch hopes to see a shell erected by the end of Octo-
ber, with construction taking place through fall and winter. “We should be fully in the new building, Lord willing, by February or March of next year,” he said. “It’d be nice to have our Easter service there, even if it’s not completely finished.”
If the Easter service is anything like this year’s they’ll need the space. This year’s service drew a crowd of 129, with additional folding chairs placed alongside the church’s sanctuary to See CHURCH | Page A4
Your lawmaker’s Facebook page could be a scam By LINDSAY WISE TNS News Service
Marco Rubio greets supporters at his victory party in Kissimmee, Fla., after winning the Republican primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. ORLANDO SENTINEL/JOE BURBANK/TNS
Rubio picks up primary victory TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential aspirations and insistence that he was done with the Senate didn’t hurt him with GOP voters, now it’s time to see if the rest of Florida will be as forgiving as he seeks a second term. Rubio easily won the Republican nomination to retain his seat and will be challenged by Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who defeated Congressman Alan Grayson in Tuesday’s Senate See RUBIO | Page A4
Arizona ‘old guard’ wins PHOENIX (AP) — In a year of political outsiders, two of the most prominent and longestserving Arizona Republicans bucked the trend and easily beat back primary challenges. Sen. John McCain defeated a populist challenger on the right by more than 10 percentage points. And longtime lawman Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of metro Phoenix
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who became famous for immigration crackdowns and forcing inmates to wear pink underwear, garnered 66 percent of the vote while trouncing three opponents on Tuesday. McCain, 80, and Arpaio, 84, will face tough challenges from Democrats in November. McCain was not only See ARIZONA | Page A4
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri is among a growing number of web-savvy lawmakers who use social media to start casework files for constituents who request help with veterans benefits, Social Security claims or immigration problems — and sometimes even just tours in Washington. But as Americans become accustomed to “friending” politicians online and tweeting them directly, they should be cautious, McCaskill warns. The Democratic senator recently became alarmed about the potential for fraudsters to impersonate lawmakers on social media when a woman called her office to inquire about what had happened to $500 she’d supposedly wired to McCaskill. It turned out someone had created a fake Facebook account using McCaskill’s name and image and used it to solicit money. “While Facebook and Twitter are great avenues for Missourians to get in touch with me, I want to spread the word that they should make sure it’s really me they’re contacting,” McCaskill said in a statement. McCaskill was especially irked that a scam apparently was committed in her name because she has cultivated a reputation on Capitol Hill as
“Civility costs nothing, and buys everything.”
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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. a consumer protection advocate. As former chairwoman of the consumer protection subcommittee and the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, McCaskill has held hearings and led investigations on everything from fraudulent robocalls and weight-loss scams to undisclosed hotel fees and tax refund theft. She even has a “Submit Your Scam” button on her official website, McCaskill.senate.gov, where Missourians report potential scams to the senator and her staff. The woman fooled by the senator’s fake Facebook page had communicated via Messenger with the scammers, who falsely claimed to represent McCaskill. They apparently persuaded her that she would become eligible for fedSee FACEBOOK | Page A4
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