Locally owned since 1867
Food festival in the works
By SARAH HANEY
Allen County’s investment in local food is paying off, GROW Food and Farm Council representatives Debbie Bearden and Marilyn Logan told commissioners Tuesday evening, detailing how programs like SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks are helping families stretch their grocery dollars while strengthening the community’s connection to local produce.
Bearden began by thanking commissioners for last season’s $1,000 contribution to help the GROW Council facilitate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Double Up Food Bucks incentive program at the Allen County Farmers Market.
SNAP provides food benefits to low-income families. With the Double Up Food Bucks program, a SNAP user’s money is matched, allowing residents to stretch their food dollars at the farmers market by getting twice the fruits and veggies.
The funding made it possible to enlist Amy Barrett to oversee Thursday evening market operations. “She did
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Pricey projects perplex trustees
By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
After their second extended discussion within a month on how to get Allen Community College’s facilities up to date, ACC agreed on one thing Tuesday.
There’s still too much they don’t know.
“I’m struggling with this whole big picture,” Trustee Corey Schinstock said. “I’m trying to get it in my mind that this is what we need to do in year one. And then staggering everything out over whatever that period is.”
Tuesday’s special meeting focused primarily on a facilities study authored by Architect One this summer, pointing to millions of dollars of needed upgrades for Allen’s
main campus building.
The centerpiece is the structure’s 55-year-old HVAC system, which is due for new piping, and carries a projected price tag of at least $8 million, and probably more.
But replacing that system
is only one of several needs highlighted by Architect One, including extensive upgrades to the Horton and Winter Halls, the college’s two oldest student dorms.
Those prescribed remedies are so expensive, trustees
are instead looking to build anew.
“This information is good,” Schinstock said. “It points out our deficiencies and what we need to fix. But
Cosmos garden puts on a show
HUMBOLDT — Joshua Works has served up a natural palette for throngs of sight-seers to enjoy this month.
Works has a pasture filled with cosmos flowers west of Humboldt, in full bloom, creating a spectacular array of pink floral imagery. He has invited anyone with a curious eye, or an appreciation of nature to
Ranchers critical of plan to import more Argentine beef
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s plan to cut record beef prices by importing more meat from Argentina is running into heated opposition from U.S. ranchers who are enjoying some rare profitable years and skepticism from experts who say the president’s move probably wouldn’t lead to cheaper prices at grocery stores.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America and other farming groups — who are normally some of the president’s biggest supporters — all criticized Trump’s idea because of what it could do to American ranchers and feedlot operators. And agricultural econo-
mists say Argentine beef accounts for such a small slice of beef imports — only about 2% — that even doubling that wouldn’t change prices much.
South Dakota rancher Brett Kenzy said he wants American consumers to determine whether beef is too expensive, not the government. And so far there is little sign that consumers are substitut-
Several factors have sent beef prices soaring, starting with continued strong demand combined with the smallest U.S. herd size since 1961. In part, that small herd is due to years of drought and low cattle prices. Beef imports also are down
ing chicken or other proteins for beef on their shopping lists even though the average price of a pound of ground beef hit its highest point ever at $6.32 in the latest report before the government shutdown began. “I love ‘Make America Great Again’ rhetoric. I love ‘America First’ rhetoric,” he said. “But to me this feels a lot like the failed policies of the past — the free trade sourcing cheap global goods.”
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Debbie Bearden asks the Allen County Commission to continue supporting GROW Council’s SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks initiatives at the farmers market. REGISTER/SARAH HANEY
A cosmos garden west of Humboldt serves up a spectacular kaleidoscope of colors, from the pink and white flowers, to the passing monarch butterflies. PHOTOS BY JOSHUA WORKS (TOP RIGHT) AND RICHARD LUKEN
Allen Community College’s campus is faced with costly upgrades to its HVAC systems in the coming years. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
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Obituary
Janice Ard Janice (Laver) Ard, 84, Humboldt, died at her home on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
Janice was born Sept. 9, 1941, in rural Bronson, to Clyde and Verona Laver. On Sept. 6, 1959, Janice and George Dewayne Ard were united in marriage in Humboldt. He survives, as do two daughters, Janet (Curtis) Thompson and Jill Ard.
A visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in The Venue at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Iola. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Humboldt. Memorials may be made to Horizon Hospice, and left in the care of the funeral home at 1883 U.S. 54, Iola, KS 66749.
IHS Class of 1975 celebrates 50 years
Iola High School classmates from the Class of 1975 gathered at Rookies Sports Grill on Friday evening to socialize.
On Saturday morning, 32 classmates gathered to decorate and ride on a float in the Farm City Day parade. That afternoon, classmates gathered at the Allen County Country Club for more visiting. The class met again in the evening for a class picture, followed by a skit, “Time warp back to 1975,” performed by IHS theatre students. Dinner, trivia, music, and socializing followed.
Those attending the 50th reunion festivities included Jolene (Lilly) Boeken and Danny Davis, Vicki (Jurgeson) and Gary Curry, Vickie (Norton) Booe, Janet (Scott) Dreher, Karla Ingroum, Steve Jones, Kim (Mohler) LaPorte, Dennis Malloy, Joe and Sherrie Riebel, Rick and Beck Robb, Dan and Jackie Thompson, Connie (Holland) Shetlar, and Lyle and Brenda (Keagle) Kern, all of Iola; Michelle (Specht) Dilisio of Buffalo; Craig and Denise Mentzer of Neosho Falls; Gayla (Davis) O’Dell and Mike
Dresser of Greeley; Carl Peterson of LeRoy; Loretta (Patterson) and Danny Walker of Thayer; Dave French of Osawatomie; Denise (Luttrell) Waddle and Adrian Derousseau of Ottawa; Karen (Riley) and John Pendleton of Lawrence; Doug Peck of Shawnee; Kevin Collins of Olathe; Don and Karen Scheer, and Lloyd Womack and Carla Chase, of Emporia; Dave and Penny (Heiman) McDonald of Wichita; Ron Burns of Dallas, Texas; Mark and Donna Chard of Maumelle, Arkansas; Diana (Stokes) and Craig Collins of Longview, Wash.; Mary Finkenbinder of Fulton, Mo.; Elaine (Wilson) and Skip Barnett of Jefferson City, Mo.; Charlie Larzalere of Buckeye, Ariz.; Terry (Munger) and Duane McCrum of St. Charles, Mo.; Karla (Baugher) and Mark Meyer of College Station, Texas; Richard Regehr of Fairfax, Va.; Rick and Cherry Sallee of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Gail (Willis) Strickland of Lawton, Okla.; Doug Taylor of Medina, Tenn.; and Debbie (Wilson) and Rick Hill of Tennessee Ridge, Tenn.
Today in history
Today is Thursday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2025. There are 69 days left in the year.
Today in history
On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut In-
ternational Airport in Lebanon, while a near-simultaneous attack on French barracks in Beirut killed 58 paratroopers.
Also on this date
In 1915, an estimated 25,000 women marched on Fifth Avenue in New York City in support of women’s suffrage.
Kansas enacts restrictive voting laws
By ANNA KAMINSKI Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — Kansas is one of 16 states that have enacted restrictive voting laws this year, falling just short of records set in 2021, according to a roundup of such laws from a national think tank.
The 29 laws tighten voter access by removing people from voter rolls, modifying mailin ballot policies, or requiring birth certificates or passports to vote, according to a report released Oct. 21 by the Brennan Center.
“State governments in 2025 are nearly on pace to match the number of restrictive voting laws enacted in 2021, when states enacted more restrictive legislation than at any other point so far in the 14 years the Brennan Center has tracked state voting legislation,” the report said. “That year, driven in large part by lies about the 2020 election being stolen, state legislatures passed an unprecedented number of laws that limited access to voting.”
IN 2021, 17 states passed 32 restrictive laws, according to the center’s count.
This year, lawmakers in at least 47 states considered an estimated 469 bills containing restrictive provisions during their legislative sessions, according to data collected up to Oct. 6. Twenty bills are still moving through legislatures, the report said.
Kansas legislators overrode the governor’s veto in March to pass a law that requires advance ballots to be returned by 7 p.m. on Election Day. They did the same in April, passing a law that forbids
Restrictive voting laws enacted in 2025 are expected to have an impact on midterm elections in 2026, according to a new report. PHOTO BY
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the use of federal funds for conducting elections unless approved by the Legislature. The center classified that law as election interference legislation.
Similar laws in Iowa, Louisiana, Texas and Utah “give partisan state-level actors control over election processes,” the center said in the analysis, which was produced with the Democracy Policy Lab at the University of California, Berkeley.
IN APRIL, legislators passed a law that requires the state’s division of motor vehicles and the Secretary of State to compare registration rolls for noncitizens and investigate or remove them from the rolls.
Melissa Stiehler, a spokesperson for the Kansas voter access nonprofit Loud Light, said voting rights have become a popular focus for partisan legislation since the 2020 election. She said recently passed laws in Kansas restrict the freedom to vote, come at the expense of Kansans and favor exploiting fear and misinformation.
“Democracy is the freedom for all citizens to have an equal
say in the decisions that impact our families and communities,” she said. “Attacking that freedom based on lies and disinformation is fundamentally anti-American.”
THE LAWS listed in the center’s report were not the only election-related pieces of legislation passed in Kansas this year.
Kansans will vote in August 2026 on two constitutional amendments via ballot measures. One would add a requirement that voters must be citizens. The other would
change the way Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected, shifting the method from a merit-based nomination system to a popular vote contest.
Arkansas and South Dakota voters are also expected to consider revising constitutional language to limit voting to only citizens in 2026, and Texas voters will do so in November.
“If they succeed, these initiatives will have no practical effect, as it is already a federal crime and a crime in all four of these states for noncitizens to vote,” the report said.
The Brennan Center’s roundup found that laws expanding voting access have decreased in frequency. About 30 were passed this year as of Oct. 6, which is fewer than the 53 enacted in 2023 and 62 in 2021, the report said. Thirty-two expansive laws were passed in 2024.
“The pace of democratic progress in many states has slowed just as democratic backsliding has accelerated in others,” the report said.
In 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein in Egypt, resulting in an Allied forces victory.
In 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf began; the largest naval battle of World War II resulted in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces, paving the way for the retaking of the Philippines.
KS officials propose ending duplicate campaign finance filings
By TIM CARPENTER Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — The Kansas secretary of state’s office recommends streamlining the processing of campaign finance records, lobbying reports and statements of substantial interest by filing those documents directly with the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission.
State law has mandated Secretary of State Scott Schwab operate the state government’s intake center for these documents, but his office does almost nothing with the records before transferring each to the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission. This system persists despite statutes placing responsibility for regulation, oversight and imposition of penalties exclusively with the commission.
Clay Barker, general counsel to the secretary
of state’s office, asked the Kansas Legislature’s interim committee on campaign finance to accept this duplicated approach no longer made sense, given widespread access to the internet.
“In today’s world, there’s no need for the secretary of state to be the middleman. We’re just there. We just suck up time and money taking the reports and passing them on,” Barker said.
BOTH THE secretary of state and the disclosure commission offices separately publish online the content of campaign finance reports for candidates, parties and political action committees.
electronically, he said, with limited exceptions for use of paper. State law currently compels candidates for statewide office, such as governor or attorney general, to submit records by computer. Other candidates have an option of paper or electronic reporting.
In today’s world, there’s no need for the secretary of state to be the middleman. We’re just there. We just suck up time and money taking the reports and passing them on.
— Clay Barker
Barker recommended all campaign finance reports in Kansas be filed directly with the disclosure commission. All should be submitted
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stop by to take a glance — and maybe a picture or 10.
The pasture, at 900 Hawaii Rd., is about a mile west and a mile north of Humboldt’s Neosho River bridge.
Visitors must adhere to a few simple rules:
— Daytime hours only — There’s no need to stop at the house or any of the outbuildings on the way to the meadow; just park in the grass at the edge of the flowers.
— Walkers are asked to stick to the mowed path that loops inside the meadow, with two entrances. (Don’t worry.
Public notice
(First Published in The Iola Register October 23rd, 2025)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of NORA A. HODGDEN, deceased Case No. AL-2025-PR-000040
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Merrill D. Hodgden, husband of Nora A. Hodgden, deceased, requesting that descent be determined of all Kansas real estate and personal property owned by the decedent at the time of her death and subject to probate, including the following property: an undivided one-half interest in and to Lot 8, Block 114, City of Iola, Allen County, Kansas (commonly known as 605 S. Syca-
It’s not a maze). — The invitation is good through Sunday. Works noted the gusty winds have cut into the numbers this week.
PEOPLE aren’t the only ones attracted to the kaleidoscope of colors. Works and others have photographed countless swarms of monarch butterflies passing through the area as part of their annual southward migration to Mexico, as well as a number of other winged insects drawn to the meadow. If you’re patient enough, you’ll easily find them.
more, Iola, KS 66749); and that all such property be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, 1 N. Washington Ave., Iola, KS 66749, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.
Merrill D. Hodgden, Petitioner KNIGHT LAW, LLC
Jacob T. Knight, KS #28070 6 E. Jackson Ave. Iola, KS 66749 (P): (620) 305-2598 (F): (620) 305-2597 E-mail: jake@jakeknightlaw.com Attorney for Petitioner
(10) 23, 30 (11) 6
He said paper filings were inefficient because countless staff hours were consumed by state employees entering contents of documents into a database for analysis. Scans of original documents weren’t easily deciphered, he said.
“It’s very hard for the public sometimes to read or search handwritten campaign finance reports,” Barker said.
Public notice
(First Published in The Iola Register October 23rd, 2025) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BARBIE ANN BOOTS, DECEASED AL-2025-PR-000037
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed on October 15, 2025 in this Court by Stacy Khouri, as Petitioner for the Estate of Barbie Ann Boots, Deceased, praying for the determination of descent of personal property and real property in Kansas, real and personal, or interest therein, owned by the decedent at the
Public notice
(First Published in The Iola Register October 23rd, 2025) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS
In the Matter of the Estate of STEPHEN H. HAEN, deceased Case No. AL-2025-PR-000039
NOTICE OF HEARING
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Patty Jo Haen, wife of Stephen H. Haen, deceased, requesting that descent be determined of all Kansas real estate and personal property owned by the decedent at the time of his death and subject to probate, including the following property: an undivided one-half interest in and to Lot 3, Less the South 40 feet and all of Lot 4, all in Block 99, City of Iola, Allen County, Kansas, according to the recorded
Barker also recommended the Legislature repeal a state law requiring candidates to include on advertising the name of the campaign’s treasurer.
“It is a disincentive for a volunteer treasurer to have their name on every mailer whose message, especially negative messaging, they had no role in creating,” Barker said.
ANOTHER CHANGE suggested by the secretary of state’s office would repeal a requirement candidates, political parties and PACs report expenditures by subcontractors engaged in advertising, public relations or consulting on campaigns. The law requiring reporting on payments to contractors as well as subcontractors was difficult to comply with and hard to enforce, he said.
Rep. Alexis Simmons, D-Topeka, said the challenge of extracting information about subcontractors shouldn’t deter the state from seeking information about the name, amount, date and
time of her death. You are hereby required to file your written defenses to such Petition on or before the 18th day of November 2025 at 1:30 p.m. of said day in said Court, in the city of Iola, in Allen County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon such Petition.
/s/ Stacy Khouri, Petitioner
JACOB T. MANBECK, #27684 MANBECK LAW, LLC 10 E. Jackson Ave. Iola, Kansas 66749 (620) 305-2592/ (620) 305-2593 Fax Attorney for Petitioner (10) 23, 30 (11) 6
plat thereof (commonly known as 412 South Sycamore, Iola, KS 66749); and that all such property be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succession.
You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the District Court of Allen County, Kansas, 1 N. Washington Ave., Iola, KS 66749, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.
Patty Jo Haen, Petitioner
KNIGHT LAW, LLC
Jacob T. Knight, KS #28070
6 E. Jackson Ave. Iola, KS 66749
(P): (620) 305-2598
(F): (620) 305-2597
E-mail: jake@jakeknightlaw.com
Attorney for Petitioner
(10) 23, 30 (11) 6
purpose of payments.
“I’m kind of concerned we’d do this just because people don’t follow the law,” Simmons said. “We’re here for transparency. I worked on campaigns professionally for years. People go out of their way to try and hide things, and I don’t know why we would enable that.”
Barker said the law posed a disproportionate reporting burden on campaigns and committees because the information was frequently beyond their reach. Often, he said, consulting firms bundled services for clients through complex networks of subcontractors. The inability of candidates to verify activities of subcontractors risked the filing of incomplete or inaccurate reports, he said.
Public notice
(First Published in The Iola Register October 16th, 2025)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-KR1 Plaintiff, vs.
Debra L. Harrison, William E. Harrison, Jane Doe, John Doe, and Unknown Spouse of Debra Harrison, et al., Defendants
Case No. AL-2025-CV-000063
Court No. Title to Real Estate Involved Pursuant to K.S.A. §60 NOTICE OF SUIT
STATE OF KANSAS to the above named Defendants and The Unknown Heirs, executors, devisees, trustees, creditors, and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; and the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability and all other person who are or may be concerned:
“I do everything I can to follow the law and be transparent as I know other legislators do,” said Sen. Caryn Tyson, R-Parker. “I don’t see an issue with this either way.”
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Budapest bust shows Putin is susceptible to more pressure
It’s been said that Russians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Thankfully for Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shambolic autocracy has been doing its best to live up to the saying.
After Putin convinced President Donald Trump to hold a head-to-head summit in Budapest, it took less than a week for it to fall apart.
The collapse appears to have been triggered by Monday’s call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said Russia won’t agree to a ceasefire along current battle lines.
His rationale was revealing: “You see, if we just stop, it means forgetting the root causes of this conflict,” Lavrov said.
“The topic of Tomahawks is of extreme concern,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Putin himself underlined the gravity by calling Tomahawks a “qualitatively new stage of escalation.”
That Putin picked up the phone to call Trump last Thursday underscored how spooked he was about the possibility of Kyiv getting missiles that can deliver precision strikes more than 1,000 miles away.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to the Budapest meeting being called off by saying that Russia “became less interested in diplomacy” after Tomahawks appeared less likely to materialize.
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Sarkozy trial shows why French disaffected by politics
Those “root causes” are indeed at the core of Russia’s intransigence, just as they have been since the deadend Alaska summit, and really since the full-scale invasion in 2022. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to retain its sovereignty or receive meaningful security guarantees from its Western partners.
The greater Ukraine’s long-range capabilities, the greater Russia’s willingness to end the war
—
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine president
“This is a signal that this very issue — the issue of longrange capabilities — may be the indispensable key to peace,” Zelensky said Tuesday evening in his daily address to Ukrainians.
“The greater Ukraine’s longrange capabilities, the greater Russia’s willingness to end the war.”
The lesson is obvious: Pressure works on Russia.
In Alaska, Trump appears to have suggested territorial concessions in exchange for Ukraine getting robust security guarantees.
Though the summit was tense, with Trump reportedly irritated by Putin’s interminable lectures about ancient history, both Trump and his envoy Steve Witkoff walked away optimistic that there was a path to peace along those lines. The Russians, however, quickly balked, so talks went nowhere.
Since Alaska, Ukraine has been stepping up its attacks on Russian oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, aided by detailed U.S. intelligence.
This effort has measurably hurt Russian oil output — at a time when oil prices are at five year lows.
As Trump started opening the door to sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, Putin and his cronies became increasingly anxious and squirrelly.
Republicans in Congress ought to press ahead with their sanctions bill, which they had agreed to put on pause pending the Budapest summit. Trump can also put Tomahawks back on the table, as well as German Taurus missiles, and see what happens.
Russia’s summer offensive has clearly failed. The Economist estimates that, at the current pace of advance, it would take Russia until June 2030 to seize all of the territories it has annexed on paper.
With every passing month, the human toll keeps rising. At some point, that could translate to instability at home for Putin.
The deal available — some territory for Russia, robust security guarantees for Ukraine — will remain the most likely final outcome, no matter when the war ends.
Rattling Russia’s cage some more might bring Putin to his senses.
— The Washington Post
The former French president’s attempts to discredit the legal process were irresponsible and unjustified
As he was transported to La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday, Nicolas Sarkozy posted a message brimming with defiance on X, writing “It’s not a former president of the republic who is being jailed this morning, it’s an innocent man.”
A court of appeal will eventually give its view on the veracity of the second clause of that statement. But unfortunately for Mr. Sarkozy, the drama and significance of his fall cannot simply be wished away.
President of France between 2007 and 2012, Mr. Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy to obtain illicit campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi.
Handed a five-year sentence, he has become the first former leader of an EU country to go behind bars, and the first French leader since the disgraced head of Vichy France, Philippe Pétain.
In a country in which the elected president enjoys a quasi-monarchical status, Tuesday’s extraordinary spectacle was a seminal moment.
At a time when faith in political institutions in France has collapsed to the point
where the lights are flashing red, it was also a salutary demonstration that no one is above the law.
In a poll published on Tuesday in Le Monde newspaper, two-thirds of respondents said that they believed a majority of politicians were corrupt, and nearly nine out of 10 said that most acted mainly out of self-interest.
In sentencing Mr. Sarkozy and ordering that his prison term should begin without delay, the judge, Nathalie Gavarino, said that she took into account both the exceptionally grave nature of the offenses and the fact that they were “likely to undermine citizens’ trust.”
Such reflections might be considered unexceptional, especially given that Mr. Sarkozy has previously been convicted in separate corruption cases.
But the Sarkozy trial and its aftermath have disturbingly laid bare the extent to which in France, as in other countries, the rule of law is threatened by a newly fashionable contempt for the judiciary and the attempted manipulation of public opinion.
In Trumpian fashion, an exhaustive and meticulous legal process has been groundlessly presented by Mr. Sarkozy’s supporters as a judicial plot and leftwing vendetta.
Following the ruling last month, the former president effectively denounced
his sentence as unlawful and condemned the “hatred” with “no limits” that allegedly motivated it.
As senior politicians and supporters from the right and far right have filled the airwaves and conservative press with the same talking points, Ms. Gavarino has received numerous death threats.
HEARTENINGLY, the public does not appear to be buying it.
A post-verdict poll found comfortable majorities backing both the conduct of Mr. Sarkozy’s trial and his sentencing.
But the drama, and the naked attempt to undermine the reputation of the legal system, was in all likelihood merely a dress rehearsal.
In January, Marine Le Pen’s appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of political funds will take place. Should she lose it, the far-right National Rally leader will be ruled out of running in the 2027 presidential race.
In a polarized and mistrustful nation, that will be a perilous moment for the French judiciary to navigate.
Mr. Sarkozy may yet be released before his own appeal, following a request by his lawyers. But the irresponsible and baseless attacks on the legal system before, during and after his trial have set a damaging precedent.
— The Guardian
Amazon’s Christmas catalog proves the survival of print
The Amazon Holiday Kids Gift Book, which just recently hit mailboxes months ahead of Christmas, has become the modern child’s wish book — a glossy standin for the toy store aisles their parents once roamed. It sparks the same giddy anticipation that used to come from pressing noses to store windows, something today’s kids see in old-timey movies such as “A Christmas Story” and struggle to comprehend. The Amazon Christmas catalog serves as a sort of bridge from our past to the current moment, in which
online retailers dominate.
But even in an age of scrolling and same-day shipping, the simple act of circling toys with a marker still does the better job.
We know plenty of kids who are fighting right now over this glossy catalog; who have special labeling systems for their Christmas requests; who can be found sleeping in bed with the book clutched close to their chest, their pen on the floor having rolled off the bed as they dreamt about the gifts under the tree. Don’t tell those kids that print is dead; Amazon, of all companies, doesn’t think
so. They might not know that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (a 1930s creation of the copywriter, Robert L. May, working for a Montgomery Ward toy catalog) is a Chicagoan, but they know the fun of charting their desires on glossy paper. Kids like books. They like holding things in their hands. They like colors and pictures. Amazon is reviving what Montgomery Ward tapped into all those years ago. And they are not the only ones. Target is also out with its own holiday catalog. And beyond online, one old-school
toy seller is making a brickand-mortar comeback.
Toys R Us, which filed for bankruptcy in 2017, began making a comeback in the early 2020s when it launched pop-ups inside Macy’s locations, re-creating the shopping experience 1990s kids remember so well. The toy retailer has since opened Chicago-area locations at the Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora and Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge. This year, just in time for the holidays, the brand is opening 10 new stores and 20 holiday shops across the country. Say what you will about
consumerism ruining the holiday. Even the Scrooges among us remember that feeling we all got opening a much-desired toy on Christmas morning, which was almost as good as dreaming about it for months before. We’re happy to report that print is back. The Christmas catalog isn’t some newfangled trend, it’s a return to the norm, and it’s effective. Long before one-click shopping, Chicago figured out how to deliver wonder to a child’s doorstep. Eighty-six years later, it still works.
— The Chicago Tribune
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 2007 - 2012, began a five-year prison sentence Tuesday for conspiring to seek funding for his 2007 presidential campaign from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former Libyan strongman. (CHRISTIAN LIEWIG/ABACA PRESS/TNS)
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tariffs that Trump imposed on Brazil, a big beef exporter, and limits on Mexico, where the country is fighting a flesh-eating pest.
Kansas State University agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor said Argentina can’t produce enough beef to offset those other losses of imports.
Through July, the United States has imported 72.5 million pounds of Argentine beef while producing more than 15 billion pounds of beef.
Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger.
Steak prices that were averaging $12.22 per pound probably
wouldn’t change much.
Idea creates uncertainty among US ranchers
Even if increased imports from Argentina won’t reduce prices, the idea creates uncertainty for ranchers, making them less likely to invest in raising more cattle.
“We’re always going to have uncertainty in
the world. But the more uncertain something is, the less likely most are to put money on the line,” Tonsor said.
Argentine livestock producers like Augusto Wallace are excited about the prospect of selling more beef to America because he said “whenever an additional buyer comes, it’s beneficial for everyone, right? For all the producers.”
But economists caution that exporting too much beef could backfire for Argentina because that would drive up prices for consumers there.
American ranchers say the idea of boosting imports from Argentina runs counter to the stated purpose of Trump’s tariffs to encourage more domestic production and help American ranchers compete.
“It’s a contradiction of what we believed his new course of action was. We thought he was on the right track,” said the president of R-CALF, Bill Bullard, who hoped Trump’s policies would discourage imports and encourage ranchers to
expand their herds.
Texas A&M livestock economist David Anderson said “ranchers are finally getting prices that are going to make up for some really bad years in the past with the drought, low prices and high costs. We finally get some good prices. And we start talking about government policy to bring down prices.”
Bryant Kagay, part owner of Kagay Farms in Amity, Missouri, said he thinks the plan would hurt ranchers. Cattle prices that had been averaging around $3,000 for a 1,250-pound animal slipped more than $100 immediately after Trump mentioned the idea of intervening in beef prices last week, though they have recovered a bit since then.
Ranchers hope Trump changes his mind
Although Kagay voted for Trump in the last
election, he worries the trade war is hurting farmers and ranchers by driving up costs and costing them major markets like China.
“I continue to see things that I don’t really think are in the best interest of our country and the average citizen,” Kagay said. “I guess I hope he starts to see that and quits worrying about punishing opponents and winning whatever battle he’s involved in, and then tries to do what’s best for everybody.”
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday on CNBC that the administration remains committed to helping ranchers prosper while trying to reduce consumer prices.
She promised more details soon about the Argentina plan and a larger effort to reinvigorate U.S. beef production by opening up more land and opening new processing plants while securing trade deals for new markets.
The administration wants ranchers to raise more cattle and produce more beef.
“The bigger supply — even aligned with a bigger demand — is going to allow those prices to come down, but also to have a vital industry for these ranchers to be able to survive, which is what we’ve got to do,” Rollins said.
Sen. John Hoeven, a North Dakota Republican, said Tuesday that after talking to Trump and others in the administration, he expected to see more details about the policy.
“It’s very important that we support our cattle ranchers,” Hoeven said.
Rancher Cory Eich, who lives near Epiphany, South Dakota, said he doesn’t consider the Argentina idea a serious threat in the long term and doubts ranchers will make changes to their operation in light of the news.
“Nobody’s happy about it, let’s put it that way,” Eich said. “Personal opinion, I thought it was kind of a ruse when he mentioned it. I mean, it’s coming from Trump, so take everything there with a grain of salt.”
Argentine Inostroza cousins herd their cattle and a herd of sheep on their way from Chenqueniyen to Rio Chico. GETTY IMAGES/AFP/FRANCISCO RAMOS MEJIA/TNS
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an awesome job,” Bearden said. “It was a pretty good team effort because every Thursday night, we had different ones on the council helping out.”
Bearden announced the program will continue next year thanks to a mix of federal and regional funds through the Mid-America Regional Council in partnership with K-State. “They said there’s not been an official announcement or press release made, but that we can proceed and get ready for next season,” she told the commission.
Bearden then requested the county renew its $1,000 contribution for the 2026 season, which commissioners approved unanimously.
IN ADDITION to managing the SNAP and “Double Up Food Bucks” programs, Bearden said the GROW Council has participated regularly in the Kansas Food Action Network (KFAN), the statewide coalition of food and farm councils.
“We’ve also been able to support our local food pantries by providing some protein for them at different times,” she said. “Protein is one of those things that we’ve never had enough of.”
When Commissioner David Lee asked how pantries keep the
Marilyn Logan and Debbie Bearden with the GROW Council discuss plans for a food festival with county commissioners Tuesday evening. REGISTER/SARAH HANEY
protein-rich items are frozen, Bearden said grants had helped provide the needed infrastructure. “Fortunately, due to some work in the past, the outreach pantries all have freezers,” she said. “When we first started getting grants, that’s what we got — storage, either freezers or metal shelves and cabinets.”
The GROW Council also is working to identify and encourage cottage food industries — small, home-based businesses that produce items such as baked goods, jams, sauces and candies.
“We don’t know for sure how many there are in Allen County,” Logan, GROW Council treasurer, said. “But we’re researching it, and by May of next year, we should have a very good idea.”
Bearden noted that
Logan has recently been appointed to the Kansas Food Action Network Advisory Council, saying, “We feel very blessed to have that link there.”
GROW COUNCIL recently received word that a $41,847 federal grant through the Heartland Regional Business Center will be awarded toward their efforts.
A portion of the grant will go toward helping facilitate the SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks program and the remainder will help bring a new event to Allen County. “We are in the process of getting the funds from the grant,” Bearden noted. “The project we’re getting the funds for is what we’re calling a food festival.”
Logan will coordinate the event, scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2026,
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now, give us a plan to prioritize what we’ve got.”
Trustees agreed with plant operations director Ryan Sigg that engineers will be needed to map out a strategy.
“This is going to be something that might take six to eight months just to plan out or longer, maybe even a year,” Sigg told the Trustees. “I feel bad for saying I don’t know, but I truthfully don’t know. There’s going to be a lot of questions.”
How the upgrades are timed is one of the biggest keys, with major projects likely limited to the summer, when the spring or winter semesters are not in session.
On top of that, trustees are grappling with a space allocation study that provided several options to free up office and classroom space within the existing footprint, or if the college was up to it, building onto the main campus building.
But carrying those projects out to fruition also carries a potential price tag of up to $13 million.
Sigg and his maintenance crews have already tackled several of the “low hanging fruit” items tagged in the facilities study.
But the big-ticket projects — especially HVAC systems — will almost certainly require an engineer to map out a strategy, Sigg noted, particularly if the work
is phased in over several years.
But even that carries a risk, because the piping system — with a projected life span of 40 to 50 years — is 55 years old already.
Phasing in a replacement could stretch that to 60 years, “and that’s if we started fairly quickly,” Sigg said. “I would like to move
forward with getting professionals brought in to begin this conversation and begin this planning, and try to figure out what it’s going to cost us,” Sigg said.
Allen President Dr. Lyvier Leffler said the dorm discussions are slated to continue at the trustees’ Nov. 11 meeting, with more talks likely in December as well.
on the Iola square.
“We will invite any and all food trucks, cottage industries, and restaurants to bring a signature dish to serve for the day,” she said. The event will feature a cooking contest judged by both a panel and public vote, children’s activities, and booths for local organizations.
“We’ll also open it up to others who want to come in and serve the community — organizations can set up tables for education and outreach,” Logan said. “We’re hoping to have a big turnout and it’s a nice opportunity for people to display what they provide here in Allen County.”
The commissioners approved the group’s request to use the square for the festival and
praised the council’s initiative.
Bearden asked the commission consider including the $1,000 GROW Council allocation as a line item in the county’s annual budget, so the group wouldn’t need to return each year to renew the request.
Commissioners said they would revisit the issue during next year’s budget cycle.
IN OTHER NEWS,
Public Works Director
Mitch Garner said dirt work for a new airport ramp north of the hangars should begin late this month or early next.
Lee said an airport patron was concerned about potential drainage issues on the hangar apron. “He wanted to make sure the apron
didn’t become a pond,” Lee said.
“We don’t want to slope it too much that they can’t push planes in there,” Garner explained. He added that he plans to consult with engineer Caleb Coltrane about the grading.
The commission approved a letter of support for a grant application from the city of Elsmore, written by Thrive Allen County, to help refurbish the community building with updates such as new cabinets, HVAC, and other repairs.
Commissioners noted the Kansas Association of Counties conference (Dec. 8–10), and agreed to move their Nov. 11 meeting to Monday, Nov. 10, at 8:30 a.m. due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Sports Daily
MVHS sweeps to sub-state
By RICHARD LUKEN
The Iola Register
AXTELL — Marmaton Valley High’s volleyball team went 1-1 Tuesday in their Class 1A-II regional competition, su cient enough to advance to the regionalnal round.
A 25-16 and 25-20 win over Chetopa in their rst round was pivotal for the Wildcats, who then lost in straight sets to Axtell, 25-7 and 25-10, in the nal match of the triangular.
THE WILDCATS took control early against Chetopa, putting together a vepoint run behind the serving of Taylen Blevins. Danica Aeillo served three more points to push the lead to 20-11.
The Chetopa Hornets could not get within eight points from there.
In the second set, the Hornets had a 5-0 run to take a 10-6 lead.
The Wildcats’ Andie Carr served up three straight points to pull them within one.
Marmaton Valley trailed 17-16 when Aiello put had three straight service points to give the Wildcats the lead for good. Bella Winner served up two straight to make it 24-18 before the Wildcats took the point o a Hornet serve to seal the
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Southern Co ey County bows out at Waverly
By JIMMY POTTS
Iola Register
WAVERLY — The Southern Co ey County High School Lady Titans ended their season with a pair of losses while on the road for Tuesday’s 1A Division II regional tournament.
Although ending their season with a 25-13, 25-5 loss to the host team Lady Bulldogs and 25-6, 25-5 to the St. Paul Indians to wrap up the evening, Southern Co ey County coach Je True saw plenty his young team can build on for 2026.
“I was proud of how we came out and competed given the situation,” True said. “It was a tough situation for us, especially with the injuries. Two of them were JV girls, just getting their rst varsity reps tonight.”
The Lady Titans came out on re, putting up 13 points in the rst set against the eventual regional champion, the Waverly Bulldogs.
Junior opposite-side hitter Layla Decker had a team-leading three kills, followed by freshman middle hitter Brooklyn Marlow with two and sophomore setter Cheyenne Dykee and senior outside hitter Hailey Honn, who had one each. Junior setter Delilah Dornes picked up SCC’s only dig.
“Against Waverly, I thought we started out strong,” True
said. “We had a lot of good volleys in all four sets. St. Paul did a good job of not letting anything hit the oor. They would just send it back to us and let us beat ourselves.”
The Lady Titans were eliminated from the postseason after falling to St. Paul in the nale. Decker posted SCC’s only kill while Dykee picked up the Lady Titans’ only ace. Defensively, SCC saw dra-
matic improvement with Dykee, Dorns and Decker each making a dig while Dykee also picked up the Lady Titans’ only assist.
“We’ve had a pretty rough couple of weeks,” True said. “We were playing without starters we had had all year long.”
True said the team was also missing Lexi Reidinger and Maddy Garretson due to re-
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Humboldt receives sub-state top seed
By JIMMY POTTS The Iola Register
Kansas High School Activities Association o cials announced the pairings for this weekend’s sub-state volleyball tournaments.
Humboldt’s Lady Cubs come to the contest as the No. 1 seed. The Lady Cubs, 32-9, won the regional tournament Monday with sweeps of Erie (16-19), Eureka (13-17) and
Belle Plaine (4-28). Humboldt opens the tournament against the fourth-seed Southeast Lancers (13-24), who quali ed for sub-state after defeating Douglas (10-21) and Yates Center (19-11) but falling to No. 2 seed St. Mary’s Colgan (18-15) in the regional championship. If the Lady Cubs advance, then they face either second seed Bluestem (17-16)
Lady Lancers advance after West Elk sweep
By JIMMY POTTS
Iola Register
The Crest High School Lady Lancers advanced to the sub-state volleyball tournament after taking second in Tuesday’s Class A DI Regional Tournament. The Lady Lancers sealed their fate before dinner Tuesday after opening the tournament with a 25-19, 26-16 victory over West Elk, but fell to host school Goessel 25-15, 25-8 in the evening’s nale. At press time, the Kansas High School Activities Association had yet to release the sub-state tournament brackets for class 1A.
Sheridan Byrd, MVHS senior outside hitter goes for a tip against Chetopa. HALIE LUKEN/MARMATON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Ricklyn Hillmon, Humboldt senior outside hitter, makes a tip during a regional tournament game Monday. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MYER
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Hailey Honn, Southern Co ey County senior outside hitter, makes a pass during Tuesday’s regional tournament game against St. Paul. REGISTER/JIMMY POTTS
Aylee Blackmon, Crest senior outside hitter, scores a point during a game against Jayhawk-Linn earlier this season. Crest advanced to sub-state Tuesday. FILE PHOTO
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Burlington edges eighth-grade Mustangs in bowl game
By JIMMY POTTS The Iola Register
The Iola Middle School Mustangs’ season came to an unfortunate end after falling to Burlington 21-8 in Tuesday’s Bowl Game.
After upsetting Burlington for the Pioneer League title earlier this month, Iola could not overcome a second quarter de cit in the rematch.
“We didn’t nish the season the way we wanted,” IMS coach Scott Ellis said. “Even so, there’s absolutely nothing for these young men to hang their heads about. Burlington’s offense was tough to contain today, and a few mistakes on our end kept them in control of the clock.”
After ending the rst quarter in a 0-0
stalemate, Burlington jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second after scoring a pair of touchdowns, heading into halftime with a 14-0 lead.
Running back Milo Franklin put Iola on the scoreboard with a touchdown in the third quarter while picking up seven of his team-leading 46 yards rushing.
Franklin was far from the only o ensive contributor for Iola as Axtin Christensen rushed for 14. Behind center, Jaxon Mueller completed eight passes for 89 yards.
Franklin was Mueller’s go-to target with 35 yards on three receptions while Cade Curry had one for 25 and Christensen picked up 13 yards with his only reception.
Defensively, Franklin tied Austin Campbell and Jayson Dorlus for the team lead in tackles with seven each. Michael Hancock had six while Ty Thomas and
Kaiden Jones had ve each. Jones and Hancock also had two sacks each. Curry, who had three tackles, accounted for Iola’s only turnover with an intercep-
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AXTELL, the second
in Marmaton Valley’s regional, wasted no time taking control of its match against the Wildcats. The Eagles scored the rst ve points in the opener and never looked back, stretching the lead to 9-2 and 21-6.
Another 4-0 run in the second set pushed Axtell ahead 8-5 to take the lead for good. The Eagles strung together four-, six- and three-point runs before ending the match on a 9-0 spurt to take the win.
Axtell, which also defeated Chetopa in straight sets, will travel alongside Marmaton Valley (6-18) to the sub-state tournament. The Kansas High School Activities Association did not release the tournament brackets ahead of press time.
tion.
“I couldn’t be prouder of this group. They’ve been a coachable, hardworking, and determined bunch all season long,” Coach Ellis said.
“This is a talented, athletic class with multiple o ensive weapons and a relentless defensive mindset. I am truly going to miss coaching them.”
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Iola Middle School eighth-grade coach Scott Ellis speaks with his team while facing Burlington in Tuesday’s game. COURTESY PHOTO
Skylar Hottenstein, HHS senior libero, dives for a dig. PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE MYER
Mid-season trades could reshape NFL playo outlook
By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press
The in-season trade market in the NFL traditionally was a bit more tepid than other sports because the di culty of inserting a player into a brand new scheme on the y made deals much less appealing for contenders.
That has changed in recent years with a newer generation of general managers more willing to take chances and a later trade deadline leading to more teams
willing to plan more for the future than a late-season run.
The past three seasons have seen 50 trades between Oct. 1 and the deadline compared to just 16 from 2015-17, according to Spotrac.
There have been some big-name players that were swapped like Christian McCaffrey, Leonard Williams, Montez Sweat, T.J. Hockenson, Roquan Smith and Bradley Chubb. Even lower-pro le players have made a
big impact in the postseason with midseason acquisition Mecole Hardman catching the game-winning touchdown in overtime for Kansas City in the Super Bowl in the 2023 season just months after the Chiefs acquired him from the New York Jets.
One team that has been aggressive in recent years when in contention has been the San Francisco 49ers, who added receiver Emmanuel Sanders in 2019, McCa rey in 2022.
Lady Titans: SCC looking ahead to 2026
recent injuries.
FOLLOWING Tuesday’s loss, the Lady Titans will have a few weeks to decompress before returning to the hardwood once again but this time as basketball players.
Similar to the volleyball team, True sees a young group of players with plenty of potential.
“We have a month before we have to lace up and play basketball,” True said. “It will pretty much be the same group of girls, seven maybe eight if we’re lucky. We’re going to have to stay healthy. One of the rst things I told them was ‘I’m excited for next year.’”
Senior nds her calling
As SCC’s only senior, Hailey Honn had a unique role for the Lady Titans this season.
Before coming to SCC, Honn had not participated in organized sports since middle school.
After serving as a basketball manager following her transfer from Burlington as a junior over the winter, SCC’s blue, gold and black must have suited her because she continued wearing a Lady Titan uniform in some form or fashion, including
for the school’s volleyball team.
“They needed help and I was able to play,” Honn said. “I was managing basketball before coming over to play,” she said of the new experience.
“If I’m healthy, then why not play? There are thousands of kids who are hurt, sick or wish they could play. Why should I not put myself out there?”
Due to a limited roster, Coach True credited Honn for stepping up and allowing the Lady Titans to continue their season. Accounting for more than a few points Tuesday, Honn hopes to
continue contributing for the basketball team.
“I try to stay positive as much as I can,” Honn said. “My friend, Layla Decker, helps me stay positive and she taught me it helps keep
the team positive too. I learned a lot about volleyball I never knew before. I put myself out there. I’m glad I tried something new and outside of my comfort zone.”
Castaway quarterback leads Colts to victories
By JOSH DUBOW
The Associated Press
Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts are putting up numbers to rival o enses led by some of the best quarterbacks to play the game including Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner.
Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders are going in the opposite direction, putting up a performance last week so futile that it drew comparisons to an expansion team.
In a season that has been lled with surprises, the divergent performances from the Colts and Raiders have been rather unexpected.
The Colts had been mostly a middle-ofthe-pack o ense for the decade-plus since Manning starred in Indianapolis and the addition of Jones as a free agent wasn’t expected to change that.
The former rstround pick had been cut by the New York Giants last season and had never been part of an elite o ense. But the Colts are doing that now, leading the NFL with 33.1 points per game and averag-
ing a staggering 3.46 points per drive. That number is on pace to be the best as far as records at Sportradar go back to 2000, with the previous highs through seven games being held by the 2007 Patriots with Brady and Randy Moss (3.35) and the 2000 Rams (3.31) led by Warner and the “Greatest Show on Turf.” Jones is the third QB since 1950 to post a passer rating of 100 or higher in six of his rst seven starts with a franchise with Sam Darnold doing it last season in Minnesota and Ryan Tannehill in 2019 for Tennessee. He’s getting plenty of help from the NFL’s leading rusher, Jonathan Taylor, who has run for 697 yards and 10 TDs. Taylor has three TD runs three times already this season, matching the most games with at least three touchdown runs since LaDainian Tomlinson did it ve times in 2006 during an MVP season. Indianapolis’ 16 rushing touchdowns are one shy of the most through seven games in the Super Bowl era, trailing only Kansas City in 2004.
San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCa rey (23) runs with the ball against the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 19. NHAT V. MYER/TNS
Cheyenne Dyke, Southern Co ey County sophomore outside hitter, makes a tip during Tuesday’s regional match against St. Paul. Below Layla Decker, junior outside hitter, makes a dig. REGISTER/JIMMY POTTS
