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Fanestil Meats will soon start building western Emporia processing plant By Ryann Brooks

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Fanestil Meats is preparing to break ground on a 40,000-square foot processing plant in Emporia. “It’s exciting news for Fanestil Meats,” Owner Dan Smoots said. “It’s been a long time coming.” The value-added foot processing facility will attach to Fanestil’s existing 24,000-square foot warehouse and distribution center located at 4700 US Hwy. 50. “It’s an $8.5 million project that we will be starting

“Our business is really busy and really growing, even with what’s going on with the coronavirus.” DAN SMOOTS, Fanestil Meats owner

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GRANADA WORKS TO RESCHEDULE EVENTS By Linzi Garcia

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Editor’s Note: COVID-19 has impacted every part of our lives since it first appeared in Kansas about three weeks ago. From local shops, restaurants and bars having to drastically alter the way they do business, to shutting down many forms of entertainment, the coronavirus’ reach has been tremendous. In the coming days, The Emporia Gazette will be speaking with local business owners and area residents to see how the pandemic is effecting their lives. Today, The Gazette speaks with Granada Theatre Director Rebeca Hererra. How has The Granada been impacted by the COVID-19?

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“It has been impacted with many cancelations, many rental and many events — I think five concerts, with one of them being Eli Young Band. That was supposed to be a sold out show, so the theatre is hurting because of all of these cancelations. “It’s very stressful trying to reschedule a lot of these events, because it’s not just me that concerts

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are scheduled in. … With our year being complete, I don’t have a lot of room to do in-between stuff. We are working hard to reschedule everything either later this year or early next year.” How has it impacted your staff ?

And our part-time staff is also laid off. We are following all of the labor laws and guidelines, so everybody is taken care of; however, they’re not at the theatre. “The theatre went through a very deep cleanse. They sanitized all of the sinks, all of the countertops; the carpets got a deep clean“All of our volunteers and ing; the chairs got Lysol-ed down. … bartenders are out of a job Please see Granada, Page 3 for right now. They’re all laid-off.

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THE GAZETTE, EMPORIA, KANSAS

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

ALMANAC SCHEDULE CHANGES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Below are a list of closings, cancelations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic: • All area schools, both K-12 and higher education, have closed in-person classes for the remainder of the school year. • ECKAN Head Start All events canceled through April. Inperson interactions will shift to phone or email. • Lyon County Sheriff’s Office lobby and Lyon County Detention Center closed to the public. • Verdigris Valley Foundation Breakfast scheduled for March 21 postponed until April 25. • Newman Regional Health instituting strict visitation guidelines. • Newman Regional Health Auxiliary closed until further notice. • Good’s Cash Saver and Reeble’s Country Mart adjusted hours, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Walmart adjusted hours, 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., beginning Thursday, March 19. Beginning March 24 - April 28, Walmart will host an hour-long senior shopping event every Tuesday for customers 60 and older, which will start one hour before stores open. • Emporia Senior Center closed through May 4. • Emporia Public Library closed until April 6. • Kiwanis Pancake Day has been postponed to July 18. Presold tickets will be accepted • All regular meetings and board meetings for the Kiwanis Club of Emporia have been canceled through April 30. • Good Friday Breakfast at Grace United Methodist Church on April 10 is canceled. • Educators Recognition Night scheduled for April 14 is canceled. • CASA Recognition Night scheduled for April 28 will be rescheduled for a date TBA • David Traylor Zoo is closed until further notice. • National Teachers Hall of Fame Museum is closed. • Working Women After Hours event scheduled for April 2 has been postponed. • St. Patrick’s Day Committee events Leprechaun Dash, Luck of the Irish Ace Challenge, DEBA Pub Crawl and St. Patrick’s Day Parade have tentatively been rescheduled for April 18. • 2020 Glass Blown Open scheduled for April 25 -May 2 has been canceled. • The Taste, scheduled for April 4, has been postponed to Sept. 26. Tickets can be rolled over to the new date, or contact Emporia Main Street 340-6430 for refunds or adjustments. • 4 Rivers Electric Cooperative Offices are closed to the public through the end of March. • The Sertoma Club activities closed through April. • For the health and safety of the public as well as employees and to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the • Lyon County Extension Office will be closed to the public until further notice. All Extension related meetings and events, including but not limited to 4-H club meetings, shows and activities, Extension Master Gardeners and the Walk Kansas kickoff, are canceled or postponed through at least April 4. • Emporia American Legion Potato Bar scheduled for April 4 has been postponed. A future date has not been set. • The Emporia Gazette front office will be closed until further notice. There will be a payment drop box in the lobby. • FHTC Gala scheduled for April 24 is postponed until July 31. • Abundant Harvest - offering curbside meals, 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. • The First Christian Church Clothes Closet and Household Hut is closed until further notice. • Art with a Promise fundraiser to benefit Family Promise of the Flint Hills scheduled for April 16 at Twin Rivers Winery has been postponed. New details will be announced at a later date. • The Lyon County Crime Stoppers’ fundraiser Tips for Tips scheduled for March 28 has been canceled. • The Emporia Recreation Center is closed until further notice. • The Holiday Resort’s 5K Glowing Dash scheduled for March 28 has been postponed until a later date. A new date will be announced at a later time. • The Hartford United Methodist members have canceled the Penny Supper for April 4. • The Lebo American Legion has canceled Bingo scheduled for March 28. • The Knights of Columbus Leo Council 727 has canceled all activities through June 30, including the the SUPER Breakfast scheduled for April 5, Senior Recognition Breakfast on May 3. All regular monthly meetings are canceled. • The AARP Community Group meeting scheduled for March 25 is canceled. • Chase County Drug Free Action Team meetings will be canceled until further notice. A meeting via Zoom will be held in April. • B & B Theatres in Emporia is closed until further notice • Keep it a Safe Summer is canceled. • Salvation Army lobby is closed until further notice. • Salvation Army Thrift Store - closed until further notice • Sweet Granada is closed until further notice, taking online orders with free delivery at www.sweetgranada.com. • First Christian Church will not hold services until further notice. • Karma Hair Boutique is closed until further notice. • Subway - hours are 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., carryout, drive-thru and delivery via MyTown2Go only. Lobby closed for dinein until further notice.

OBITUARIES

James Walter Rhoads James Walter Rhoads of Emporia died on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was 91. Jim owned and operated J.W. Rhoads Used Cars

WANDA T. SPADE Wanda T. Spade of Admire, Kansas passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Vintage Park in Osage City. She was 93. Wanda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was born March 27, 1927 in Council Grove, Kansas the daughter of Frank and Verna Wilson Lewis of Admire. She married Warren Spade on September 12, 1946 in Topeka. He died in 2005. Wanda graduated from Admire High School in 1944, and at the age of 17 taught in a one room school house, District 52, from 1944-1946 north of Miller, Kansas. She was a member of the Eastern Star Lulu Chapter No. 135 in Allen and Miriam Chapter No. 14 of Emporia for 60+ years. Wanda was a member of the Past Matrons Club, Polaris Club and truly enjoyed her years in a neighborhood bridge club. Wanda worked alongside Warren on the family farm, and also worked as a substitute rural mail carrier for 10 years, co-owned Sew & Such fabric store with Sara Seitz in Admire and Allen for nine years, and was a Kansas Turnpike Toll Collector in Admire for five years. She was very proud of helping open the North Lyon County Senior Center in 1984. She served as the first site manager for five years and then returned later in the same position for several years. Wanda served as treasurer on the North Lyon County Senior Center board for many years. Wanda was a member of the Admire United Methodist Church. Surviving daughters are Joanne (Jerry) Supernois, Newton and Susan (Ed) Ryan, Hoyt; a daughter-in-law, Janice Spade, Emporia; seven grandchildren: Mark (Holly) Supernois, Wichita; Lisa (Dan) Timmons, Newton; Krisit Bueno, Newton; Michael (Gwen) Spade, Admire; Rebecca (Greg Campbell) Spade, Overland Park; Michael (Audrey) Ryan, Lenexa; Lane (Morgan) Ryan, Overland Park; and six great-grandchildren: Marcella and Ashleigh Timmons, Alexander Bueno, Rees and Cooper Spade, Emma Ryan. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a son, Marshall F. Spade; a sister, Wilma Coulter and a brother, Duane Lewis. Private services will be at the Admire Cemetery with a celebration of life later at the Admire Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Admire United Methodist Church, sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, PO Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801. You can leave online condolences at www.robertsblue.com.

• Emporia Fitness - closed until further notice. Follow @ emporiafitness on Facebook for at-home workouts. • Golden Wok - closed until further notice. • The Lyon County Courthouse, Bowyer Community Building and the Anderson Building are closed to the public until further notice. • New Life Christian Church will not be physically meeting for any services or activities until further notice, but will be having online services and bible studies. • CIS of Mid-America - providing supports for at-risk students amid school closures. • Flint Hills Community Health Center - Dental Services (Emporia & Eureka) - Due to the impact of coronavirus FHCHC is providing emergency care only effective immediately until further notice.To request an emergency appointment, please call (620) 342-4864 • The North Lyon County Youth Association’s Annual Fish Fry scheduled for April 4 has been postponed to a later date. • Reflections Salon and Wig Boutique - closed until further notice. • Emporia iHOP - Curbside pickup and delivery through DoorDash or iHOP.com. Call 620-412-9586 to call in orders • The Rotary Club of Emporia has canceled all meetings through the end of April. • Merchant Street Liquor is closed until further notice. • The Emporia Area Retired School Personnel meeting for Friday, April 3, at the Presbyterian Manor has been cancelled • Prairie PastTimes - closed until further notice. This includes the cancellation of the Open House on Apr. 4. Follow the business on Facebook for updates. • Community Bike Share program deactivated until further notice. • Emporia Animal Shelter will not be doing any adoption appointments until the order is lifted. The public will still be able to claim and pick up their stray animals from the shelter, just call ahead and schedule a time to pick them up. The Humane Society’s office will be closed and will only be available by email or Facebook. • Pioneer Bluffs properties and grounds are temporarily closed to the public. All events at Pioneer Bluffs have been cancelled or postponed through the first week of May. The event schedule resumes normally in June.

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JANIE LOUISE EDINGTON Janie Louise Edington, 77, of Emporia, passed away late Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Newman Regional Health. She was born June 23, 1942 in Newton, Kansas the daughter of Henry and Amy Gaines Partridge. Janie married the love of her life, Glen E. Edington, on July 16, 1961 in Emporia, Kansas. She worked at Newman Hospital prior to taking a job at Modine Manufacturing. Janie would later retire after 23 years of service. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother who was always putting family needs above her own. Janie will live on in the hearts of her daughter, Jamie S. Larose of Butler, Pennsylvania; her four sons, Gary Edington of Emporia, Henry Edington of Hutchinson, Glen Edington of Holton and Mickey Edington of Emporia; ten grandchildren; two step grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Pam Warren of Emporia and Laura Sullivan of Emporia; brothers, Henry Dale Partridge of Emporia, Richard Partridge of Wisconsin and Paul Partridge in Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen; a son, Norman Edington; sisters, Nancy Henderson, Marsha Vansyoc and Penny Warren; brothers, Jim Partridge and Larry Warren. Janie will be cremated and inurned next to her husband, Glen at Strawn Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be expressed at vanarsdalefs.com.

LOIS M BUSH Lois M Bush, rural Allen, Kansas, passed away at Newman Regional Health on Friday, March 27, 2020 at the age of 89. Lois Marie (Giger) Bush was born at her parents’ home on February 1, 1931, the daughter of Fredrick Delbert Giger and Eva Lois (Leavell) Giger. She married Clyde Marvin Bush at Admire, Kansas on May 24, 1951. Lois was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years. She is survived by sons, Marvin (Terri) Bush, Allen, KS, Larry (Kathy) Bush, Kingman, KS; daughters, Diane (Ned) O’Mara, Emporia, KS, Sheryl (Tim G.) High, Marcellus, NY, Joyce (Lance) Miller, St. John, KS, and Phyllis (Scott) Smith, Lexington, SC; brother, Kenneth Giger and wife Ginger, Wichita Falls, TX and sister-in-law, Darlene Giger of Kansas City, KS; 8 grandsons, 9 granddaughters, 24 greatgrandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren. Her parents and brother Wayne Giger died earlier. Lois was a member of the Eskridge United Methodist Church for many years. Her church involvement included Sunday School Teacher, superintendent, vacation bible school and church treasurer. Lois was also very involved in the UMW at the church for years. Lois attended most of her school years in Bushong but attended Admire High School her senior year where she met the love of her life, Clyde. She attended Emporia Normal School for 1 year and accepted a teaching job in Americus. Lois was a homemaker and life partner to Clyde as they started having children. She was very involved in her children’s school activities as well helping on the farm during planting and harvesting seasons. Hobbies included playing cards, quilting and crocheting which benefited family members with blankets and afghans. She also crocheted hats for newborn babies at hospitals. After the kids were grown, Lois and Clyde were seen at many community events such as sporting events, concerts and plays at Northern Heights. Lois was also active in the Busy Bee club which was one of her favorite times with neighbor ladies. The North Lyon County breakfasts were times that Clyde and Lois enjoyed visiting with friends and where you saw one you saw the other. Lois’ pride encompassed Clyde – the love of her life, her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. A Celebration of Lois’ life will be held at a future date. In Lieu of flowers memorials have been established with the Eskridge United Methodist or the North Lyon County Youth Assn (Allen, KS) with contributions sent in care of the funeral home, PO Box #175, Emporia, KS 66801. Condolences to the family may be sent online through the funeral home website; www.robertsblue.com.

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IN WEDNESDAY’S GAZETTE NEWS More businesses, residents react to COVID-19

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR RIVERSIDE RHID By Ryann Brooks brooks@emporia.com

Emporia City Commissioners will hold a public hearing for the establishment of the Riverside Addition Rural Housing Incentive District Wednesday afternoon. The hearing will be part of the commission’s 1:30 p.m. meeting in the Municipal Courtroom. The upcoming devel-

opment is located on a 14-acre property just south of Riverside Elementary School on South

West Street. It is being developed in part by Realtor Lynn Cunningham, who submitted an applica-

tion with plans to develop 11 single-family homes priced under $200,000 last year. Commissioners will consider approval of the RHID following the public hearing. Last week commissioners approved a development agreement with the group behind the project. They will also consider approval of an ordinance for enforcement of public health orders.

SPRING PROJECTS UNDERWAY

GROUND From PAGE 1 somewhere in the next 30 days,” Smoots said. “We are excited about finally being able to relocate from the [Cottonwood River]. It will probably take us 12 months to get it built. The timing of it looks good if we can get some drier weather this spring and summer.” Fanestil owners Dan and Jan Smoots have been trying to relocate the processing plant, now located at 1542 S. Hwy. 99, for the better part of a decade due to its location within the flood plain. The facility experiences severe flooding. The Smootses have been working to secure FEMA assistance to help with the relocation. In 2011, FEMA funding that had been awarded to relocate the plant and turn the land back into a green space was terminated due to a clerical error. They have not been able to secure a FEMA grant for the project yet, but are still moving ahead with the project. “If we are able to get a FEMA grant somewhere down the road, great,” Smoots said. “Then we can tear the old building down and go back to a green space. If we’re not, we’ll just use the old building for warehousing and it will provide an opportunity for us to store stuff in that we don’t have to have immediate access to.” Smoots said he is looking forward to working with local contractors for the expansion as well — just like they did when they built the

Page 3 market and warehouse in 2014. “We can’t wait to get started,” he said. “We can’t wait to get away from the floods that causes us a problem.” Dan Smoots said the new processing plant will add a “tremendous” capacity to the company’s current production load. He said the plan is to eventually bring all employees to a day-shift operation as well, with an opportunity to expand further into a night-shift in the future. The expansion comes on the heels of Fanestil’s takeover of the Wichita-based Flatland Foods Distributors earlier this month. The takeover allows Fanestil Meats to expand its presence in the market in the the region. Smoots said now is the right time to begin work on the expansion, even with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With grocery stores struggling to keep shelves stocked with products, Fanestil’s products are no different. “Our business is really busy and really growing, even with what’s going on with the coronavirus,” he said. “We’re still working six days a week and we’re pretty well swamped.” With the expansion, growth and added stress of producing during a pandemic, Smoots said Fanestil Meats staff is working hard and feeling the strain. “They’re a little tired right now,” he said. “It’s not going to slow our team down at all. It’s the time for us to step up, and we’re excited to be able to do that.”

FHCHC COURTESY OF ASHLEY BENNETT

The winner of the Spring Home Improvement photo contest is Ashley Bennett. It looks like they bricked a new driveway this weekend.

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company.” FHCHC will be continually monitoring and re-assessing the situFrom PAGE 1 ation, and may lessen — or extend — the furlough was a very, very difficult based on business needs. decision,” she said. “The The health center will long-term be paying impact of the health “The intent of the furlough COVID-19 i n s u ra n c e is to bring everybody is unpre p re m i u m s dictable, for the furback,” Ringgold said. “It a n d t h a t ’s loughed s c a r y. Fi is temporary. It is not employees n a n c i a l l y, during the intended to be definite.” we need layoffs. to set ourThe emSTEPHANIE RINGGOLD, selves up FHCHC Chief Financial Officer ployees to be able are also to come eligible out of the to apply other side for unemof COVID-19 and still ployment benefits, and serve the 9,000 patients will have jobs once the that we do in the commu- COVID-19 crisis has dinity every year.” minished. Ringgold said the deci“The intent of the fursion was not made light- lough is to bring everyly, but was a necessary body back,” Ringgold said. measure to “safeguard the “It is temporary. It is not financial stability of the intended to be definite.”

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GRANADA From PAGE 1 Whenever we open, it’s going to be in good shape.” What’s your longterm plan? “I just need to know when I can start again. … The only concert that is rescheduled right now is Eli Young Band. It’s now going to be Aug. 7, which is on a Friday. Before it was going to be on a Thursday, so we are a little bit excited about that,

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because it’s on a weekend. … We are trying to be optimistic and look at it that way.” How can the community support you during this time? “The way that the community can support the Granada is giving a donation. Because we are donation-based, because we are sponsor-based, with not having any events or concerts making bar sales, we are at a complete stop of income right now.”

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Is there anything else Mexican lotería. ... It’s going that are coming in the fall, so you would like the to be later in the fall. We do just keep an eye out, because have really good concerts there’s still lots to come.” community to know? “We just want to thank everyone for their cooperation and understanding of all of the cancelations. We are thinking of rescheduling the father/daughter spaghetti movie date, and we are going to reschedule the

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Post office maintenance an ongoing issue

HY CAN’T OUR post office get adequate maintenance?

Isn’t the post office a federal building? The doors are not working correctly again and the clock on the south wall is still on standard time. Our post office is a nice building, so why can’t we get adequate maintenance? The post office counter help and my house carrier are great, my only complaint is about the post office. Lloyd Steinshouer Emporia

WHERE TO WRITE Our people in Congress: ✦✦Sen. Pat Roberts✦ 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 www.roberts.senate.gov 202-224-4774

✦✦Rep. Roger Marshall, M.D. 312 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington, D.C. 20515 www.marshall.house.gov 202-225-2715

✦✦Sen. Jerry Moran Room 521, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 www.moran.senate.gov 202-224-6521 Our people in the Statehouse: ✦✦Rep. Eric Smith✦ District 76 Topeka: 167C, State Capitol Topeka KS 66612 Eric.Smith@house. ks.gov 785-296-7557 Home: 627 Kennebec St. Burlington, KS 66839 Elsmith4hd76@gmail. com 620-490-1458 ✦✦Rep. Mark Schreiber✦ District 60 Topeka: 167W, State Capitol Topeka KS 66612 Mark.Schreiber@house. ks.gov 785-296-2721 Home: 1722 Yucca Lane Emporia, KS 66801 MarkSchreiber60@gmail. com 342-6954

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Screen reading and online coursework inferior THIS FORCED CLOSURE of classrooms and shift to online learning from home has revived the hopes of big ed tech companies that they can regain some legitimacy in education. Meanwhile, the general response of teachers and professors is exposing their extensive negative experiences with distance learning. In the early 2000s, computer enthusiasts predicted the end of “brick-and-mortar” K-12 schools; students would study from home in their pajamas, using online links to teachers who would also teach from home. New digital readers were predicted to totally replace printed books by 2015. And massive open online colleges (MOOCs) would deliver all coursework online and free, replacing university coursework and making college classrooms obsolete a decade ago. None of these predictions came true. Our armed forces kept track of their training dropout rate for high school students who graduated from online high schools; they performed as poorly as GED students who never completed genuine high school. Citizens who bought digital book devices temporarily increased but then fell back to a smaller number who found advantages in enlarged texts or backlit nighttime reading for recreation. But university students need intense “deep reading.” Using on-screen textbooks meant printing off the text to avoid eye strain. The vast majority preferred printed texts for indepth study and comprehension. Ironically, the high cost of college textbooks was due to the publishers covering the cost of added electronic services.

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American college textbook publishers ignored student concerns and moved to all-online texts in order to pay for tutors, course outlines, quizzes and testing services as professors were evaluated more on research and less on bothersome teaching. While K-12 administrators found it easy to buy the latest electronic gadgets and sit youngsters in front of screens to impress naive parents, the actual evaluations of student learning on the NAEP, ACT, SAT and other measures show less, not more learning is occurring with on-screen media. And while the Chronicle of Higher Education just came out with a clueless recommendation that universities should begin making comparisons of online learning with standard face-to-face teaching, there is already over two decades of solid research. It confirms what most teachers and professors already know: face-to-face teaching and reading-print are clearly superior. In the last two decades there have been hundreds of rigorous studies comparing reading on screens to reading print. A “meta-analysis” is an analysis of previously published research articles and data, selecting just those studies that meet rigorous research criteria. There have been three major meta-analyses, including “Reading From Paper Compared to Screens: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Virginia Clinton and just published in 2019 in the Journal of Research in Reading. As with the prior studies, she found there was a statistically important benefit to reading print for reading performance, metacognition and efficiency. And despite the fact that online learning using screens has now been in operation in the US for over 20 years,

surveys of college professors who have experienced both conventional classroom teaching and online delivery still prefer face-to-face classroom teaching by over two-thirds, a percentage that has not budged for a decade. We also now know that the student who listens and then writes out class notes understands much more than the student who is transcribing the words they hear a teacher speak onto a laptop, a relatively thoughtless typing process. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development compares educational systems of developed countries and administers the international PISA, a test that involves 15-year-olds across 31 nations. OECD found that students who used computers had both lower reading and math scores. “Those that use the Internet every day do the worst,” said Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills and author of the report. While that study was published in 2015, the Reboot Foundation released a study in June 2019 that followed up using the most recent data and again found a negative connection between each nation’s performance on the PISA and their students’ use of technology in school. The more they used computer screens in schools, the lower the nation’s rank in educational achievement. In addition, the Reboot Foundation found a negative relationship between using electronic tablets in school and fourthgrade reading scores. But you do not have to resort to extensive research to know that this shift to distance learning, albeit necessary, will produce minimal outcomes. Every teacher and isolated student knows in these upcoming months that there is far less learning going on.

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Republican leaders can’t find reason to overturn orders ✦✦Rep. Ron Highland✦ District 51 Topeka: 561W, State Capitol Topeka, KS 66612 ron.highland@house. ks.gov 785-296-7310 Home: 27487 Wells Creek Road Wamego, KS 66547 rlhighland@gmail.com 785-456-9799 ✦✦Sen. Jeff Longbine✦ District 17 Topeka: 235E, State Capitol Topeka, KS 66612 Jeff.Longbine@senate. ks.gov 785-296-7384 Home: 2801 Lake Ridge Road Emporia, KS 66801 342-2744 ✦✦Gov. Laura Kelly 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 2415 Topeka, KS 66612 governor.ks.gov/contact-the-governor 877-579-6757 785-296-3232

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WHAT STARTED AS a legislative leash on Gov. Laura Kelly’s efforts to battle the coronavirus epidemic has turned into what might be called a fan base by legislative leaders, who have found no immediate problems with the extraordinary steps she has taken to hold down the spread of the disease.

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And the legislative leadership — the Legislative Coordinating Council — has so far found no reason to overturn any of at least seven orders by the governor since she declared the COVID-19 emergency March 12, just a few days after President Donald Trump declared the national COVID-19 emergency. Lawmakers didn’t have much problem passing a resolution that gives the LCC — the five-Republican/two Democrat panel that usually sets meeting dates, defines legislative procedures and authorizes out-of-state travel by legislators — authority to scrutinize every Kelly Executive Order to respond to the then- and still-growing spread of the disease. Politically? The Republican-dominated Legislature quickly identified areas of public life it wanted the governor to leave alone during the pandemic. It was guns, liquor, seizure of property and such, issues that were appeal-

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ing to many Kansas Republicans. Kelly’s first major Kansas-shaking order was to close schools for the remainder of the year. Not education which is now going to be conducted largely over the Internet and educational plans that school officials are sharing with the parents of school children, but closing down the buildings where the students were at risk of catching or spreading to bring home the pandemic. That was a big step, but the LCC didn’t reject it. And this past Saturday, Kelly extended the state-stayhome order that last week was a local government decision from border-to-border into counties that don’t appear to have a single COVID-19 case confirmed. That was the decision that clearly was one that lawmakers representing those COVID-19-free, or at least with no confirmed cases, counties were wary of. In reaction, the LCC met, mostly remotely, the next day but let the order stand. It was a dramatic stretch of the health safety-required restriction on the activities of Kansans and Kansas businesses that are in areas where the coronavirus is mostly just a headline, with no local families involved – yet. Clearly for now, the extraordinary power the governor’s EO hands her still shakes the Legislature. For at least a couple reasons. Everything Kelly has done through EOs so far has

restricted or at least complicated Kansans’ lives and the businesses they depend on for a livelihood. Those are big steps, and it is going to be difficult when this is all over to compute whether those interferences from under the Statehouse dome were necessary. That’s something Kansans, when this pandemic is over, will be dissecting for years. But the LCC? And the Legislature it represents? So far, it’s walked across the snow and left no tracks. There were some questions at the LCC meetings, but not a single vote for or against any of Kelly’s orders. That’s called no tracks in the snow, just where the Legislature would prefer to be in a likely life-or-death battle against coronavirus. Until the outbreak is eventually stifled, nobody wants to be identified as a legislator who cost a single life by overturning an EO. You gotta wonder why lawmakers wanted to hand themselves a role in a crisis like this one. Once the guns and liquor and seizure of property were taken out of the equation, it was pretty much a situation where the governor gets all the credit or all the blame for whatever the disease does to Kansas. — Syndicated by Hawver News Company LLC of Topeka; Martin Hawver is publisher of Hawver’s Capitol Report—to learn more about this nonpartisan statewide political news service, visit the website at www.hawvernews.com

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CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness is encouraging residents experiencing mental health symptoms related to the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic to connect with them via telephone or televideo. CrossWinds is dedicated to ensuring its service area continues to have access to timely behavioral health services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CrossWinds Counseling & Wellness’ mission is to provide dynamic, culturally-sensitive, high-quality behavioral health care in the most effective, caring and efficient manner to the individuals it serves in Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties. CrossWinds is working closely with public health departments and local emergency preparedness committees in all our seven counties in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CrossWinds is actively participating in regular updates via Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a variety of

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other resources as it monitors the development of this pandemic closely. In order to keep clients, their families and CrossWinds staff safe; to comply with guidance provided by local, state and federal public health officials; and to help contain the spread of COVID-19, CrossWinds is adopting innovative service delivery measures, including the use of technology, such as telephone and televideo appointments, to meet the needs of their clients. Even though services may look different, they will continue. Televideo options to meet with service provid-

ers can be done by downloading the ZOOM app on your phone or visiting the ZOOM site on your computer. The instructions are on our website at www. crosswindsks.org . Clients can access them by clicking on the “Televideo Instructions” button located at the top of the page. If those options do not work for a client, then simply having your phone available will suffice. These appointments are a priority, and as mental health symp toms rise, CrossWinds wants to assure the public that it is available to answer questions and guide people in receiving the

services they need. CrossWinds is also announcing the launch of a mental health COVID-19 response line to assist anyone in need of non-emergent mental health services to assess their situation, provide information and create a personalized plan for clients/residents to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. Information will include common signs and symptoms, interventions and other mental health resources to utilize during this pandemic situation. Staff members working the response line will help connect callers to services

as needed, as well as to other community resources available. By calling the COVID-19 mental health response line at 800-2793645 or the main office at 343-2211 callers can select option 4 (Mental Health COVID response team) and speak to a CrossWinds team member who is trained in responding to community emergencies. If callers do not reach a staff person, leave a message. All calls will be answered or returned within 24 hours of normal business hours, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you are having suicidal or homicidal thoughts

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRISTIAN CENTRO CRISTIANO DE EMPORIA 902 Constitution St. Emporia, 342-6177 BAPTIST COUNTRYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 6 First St., Americus BETHEL BAPTIST 1300 W. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-7036 CALVARY BAPTIST 702 Arundel St. Emporia, 342-0170 CEDAR CROSS MISSIONARY BAPTIST 310 Whildin Emporia, 573-300-3811 CORNERSTONE BAPTIST 315 S. Commercial St. Emporia, 343-6061 FIRST BAPTIST 807 Constitution Emporia, 343-3112 IGLESIA BAUTISTA 2 Constitution St. Emporia, 343-3929 LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST 4602 W. 18th Ave. Emporia, 785-521-2110 READING FIRST BAPTIST 101 Vine St. Reading, 341-3106 ST. JAMES BAPTIST 730 Sylvan St. Emporia, 342-8218

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SUNRISE FREE WILL BAPTIST 1720 E. US Hwy 50 Emporia, 342-3382

TWELFTH AVENUE BAPTIST 2023 W. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-8830 WEST SIDE BAPTIST 2200 Prairie St. Emporia, 342-4142 CATHOLIC DIDDE CATHOLIC CAMPUS CENTER 1415 Merchant St. Emporia, 343-6765

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC 101 Cottonwood St. Emporia, 342-1061 ST. CATHERINES 205 S. Lawrence St. Emporia, 342-1368

ST. JOSEPH’S 306 Iowa St, Olpe, KS 66865 ST. MARY’S 501 Mechanic St. Hartford

CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION MINISTRIES 2910 W. US Hwy. 50 Emporia, 341-9620 FIRST CHRISTIAN 202 E. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-1582 FLINT HILLS BIBLE CHURCH 1836 E. US Hwy. 50 Emporia, 342-0081 HARTFORD CHRISTIAN 401 Mechanic St. Hartford, 392-5865

ELMDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Elmdale, 273-8691

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN 1505 Road 175 Emporia, 342-1144

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 823 Merchant St. Emporia, 342-6186

THE CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY 721 Corinth Emporia, 366-2974

GRACE UNITED METHODIST 2 Neosho St. Emporia, 342-2240

CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CHRIST 502 W. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-3999

HARTFORD UNITED METHODIST 201 E. Park Ave. Hartford, 392-5752

EPISCOPAL ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL 828 Commercial St. Emporia, 342-1537

HOPE COMMUNITY FREE METHODIST CHURCH 428 Union St. Emporia, 342-5331

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MT. OLIVE AME 601 Congress St., Emporia

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES 631 E. Logan Ave. Emporia, 343-3008

NEOSHO RAPIDS UNITED METHODIST 139 Commercial St. Neosho Rapids

LUTHERAN FAITH LUTHERAN 1348 Trailridge Rd. Emporia, 342-3590

OLPE UNITED METHODIST 120 E. Listerschied St. Olpe, 475-3256

MESSIAH LUTHERAN 1101 Neosho St. Emporia, 342-8181

READING UNITED METHODIST 25 Franklin St. Reading, 699-3808

ST. MARKS LUTHERAN 1508 W. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-5850

SAFFORDVILLE UNITED METHODIST 2450 YY Road Emporia, 620-412-9455

METHODIST AMERICUS UNITED METHODIST 413 Walnut St. Americus, 443-5371

TRI-PARISH UMC ADMIRE UMC 505 Market St Admire, KS 66830

EBENEZER UNITED METHODIST 4 1/2 miles west of Olpe on Rd 70, Olpe

NAZARENE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 2931 W. 24th Ave. Emporia, 342-2858 PENTECOSTAL HERITAGE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 1827 Road G (Americus Rd.) Emporia, 342-2333 PRESBYTERIAN EMPORIA PRESBYTERIAN 802 Commercial St. Emporia, 342-0375 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 200 Maple St. Cottonwood Falls, 273-6650

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN 557 Broadway St. Americus, 443-5529 OTHER CALVARY CHAPEL FELLOWSHIP 1130 E. 9th Ave. Emporia, 229-3186

CHURCH OF THE NEW COVENANT 2300 E. 6th Ave. Emporia, 343-0032

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL 326 W. 12th Ave. Emporia, 342-6854 FIRST FRIENDS 615 E. 6th Ave. Emporia, 342-6734

FRIENDS IN FAITH 517 Merchant St., Ste. 201 Emporia, 342-8100 ISLAMIC CENTER OF EMPORIA 1125 Mechanic St. Emporia, 343-9229 LIFE 1801 Graphic Arts Rd. Emporia, 342-8620

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Home Cooking

AN OUNCE OF PLANNING... I

By Regina Murphy

have been spoiled.

I am used to going to the store for one or two things at the last minute for whatever meal I’ve decided on for the day. It’s not unusual for me to hit the store three or four times a week, with most of the trips being for four or five items. Maybe even one item. Well, that’s not going to work right now, is it? I need to plan. A friend lamented this very fact on Facebook recently, and I thought I’d add my two-cents worth in the hopes it will help someone, anyone, as we do the smart thing and limit our outings. First, I want to refer you, dear reader, to previous columns featuring Jay Disney’s cookbook, “Let There Be Lite.” He has some really good ideas for planning and prepping in such a way you won’t become a slave to the stove. And he is not the only one; there are plenty of ideas on the internet. For fun, do a search for “Meal Planning for Dummies.” I did! So, what is the best way to start? In all likelihood, you are looking at three meals a day, seven days a week. How many of those meals could be take-out from a locally-owned restaurant? How many of those meals will have meat as the main dish? Which meals could end up with leftovers suitable for repackaging? I’m thinking a good-size roast, a package of pork chops, a bag of IQF fish (look for the sustainable symbol) and a whole chicken. A variety of nutritious vegetables, fresh or frozen, some bake-athome frozen rolls (Hello, Sister Schubert!) and a loaf from Chad the Breadman. And, the pantry staples: milk, eggs, oil, butter, spices, pasta, rice, flour, sugar. Sunday, roast the chicken for lunch and prepare the roast for a Monday slow-cooker session. Have half the

Murphy’s Menu REGINA MURPHY V V V chicken with steamed broccoli and cauliflower. For the second meal of the day, have pork chops with mushroom gravy and rice. Monday, throw potatoes and carrots into the roast, onion if you like (I like) and plan that for the second meal. Pick the remaining chicken meat off the bones and boil the carcass for stock. Mid-day, cook up some pasta, drain and chill. Add in leftover bits of the broccoli and cauliflower, shred some chicken and toss it with a small amount of vinaigrette. Cold pasta salad, and you can add chickpeas, olives, whatever. When your roast is ready to serve, set some aside for another meal, and drain the juices into a container for future use — once the fat solidifies, scoop that out. If you end up with leftover vegetables, put them in a container for Wednesday. Tuesday, make a pot of rice using the chicken stock. Slice up some vegetables, very thin, and saute them in a little oil. Season for stir-fry, which can be anything you like, and some dashes of soy sauce. Toward the end, toss in the cooked rice, whisk two eggs in a bowl, then add that to the stir-fry. Second meal? How about oven-baked fish, topped with thin slices of onion and roasted potatoes on the side? It would be good to add a green element, like beans, spinach, a salad. Wednesday, make soup with the beef juices, bits of shredded beef, the leftover

vegetables from Monday night, a can of beans, a can of corn. Make some corn muffins (Thank you, Jiffy Mix). The second meal would be a good time for another round of pork. Bake it with stewed tomatoes and green beans; Bake extra pork for another meal later. I like this with rice, but if you’re tired of rice, couscous or mashed potatoes are good, too. Thursday, use the last of your beef to make open-faced sandwiches, with pickles, onions, cheese. Have raw carrots and celery on the side, because it’s crunchy and good for you. Thursday night, if you have some chicken left, make a curry with shredded chicken, diced potatoes and onions, English peas, and yogurt — you do need a lot of spices for this, or some curry spice. You can get prepared sauces in the International aisle. A cucumber salad with diced red onion and tomatoes on the side, maybe some chopped peanuts, some flatbread and you’re good. Fish Friday! Thaw out some fish, lightly coat in cornmeal and fry it up. If you want to be decadent, fry up potatoes and hushpuppies, too. If you want to be responsible

(sigh), have coleslaw and beets. Friday night is a good time to consider supporting a local restaurant, or Saturday, or Sunday. If you need to cook at home, then Friday night is a good time to make a quiche, incorporating that last quarter-cup of leftover vegetables, some diced pork from Wednesday, a bit more onion or bell pepper and have a crunchy salad and hot bread. Saturday is up to you. You’ve had at least two meals of the major proteins. How about Veg and Three? A chef’s salad, or salad niçoise with canned tuna? Do you still have some bits and pieces that would be good on a pizza, or as a pasta? Use it up: quiche, stir-fry, pizza, stew — these are great ways to make a masterpiece out of orphaned food. Saturday night, finish up the extra pork from Wednesday with a Mexican lasagna: layer tortillas, seasoned tomatoes, ricotta cheese and sliced pork in a casserole and bake it up. Avocado, sour cream, salsa — it’s great! You may have noticed breakfast is missing. This is a good time to alternate oatmeal, (nutritious) cereal and fruit smoothies. If you haven’t

tried avocado toast yet, you are missing out. I’ve been told that there is tasty avocado in the freezer section these days, so that might be an idea. Two big comfort breakfasts won’t hurt, either. A huge omelet with ham and cheddar, toast on the side. An actual plate of eggs, bacon and biscuits. And if you cook a few extra slices of bacon, you can crumble that into your quiche, soup, lasagna. Cut off a bread-size chunk of your omelet for an egg sandwich with salsa later on. Maybe this is unreasonable for your circumstances. Just think through the process, what’s best for your household, what can do double-duty, and most importantly, what will keep you healthy in these troubled times. Got any ideas? Email me at saimurphy@yahoo.com. I would love to hear from you. Wash your hands and let’s get cooking!

Lagniappe Shopping for food right now is, well, interesting. One trip there are eggs, the next trip there are not. The rice aisle was pretty sad, with just a few bags of brown rice left. I’m sure a shipment has arrived since then.

Stores are setting aside times for senior citizens to shop — Huzzah! Dillon’s has been most generous, with four days. Some stores have grocery licenses, like Vault Meats and Cheeses and Keller Feed and Wine. These locally-owned shops, the first in Emporia, the second in Cottonwood Falls, are working hard to bring in items to help us all out. Pre-packaged vegetables, pastas, flour. I just got three pounds of white onions at Vault on Saturday, thank goodness, because I didn’t plan before I did the “Safety Dance” run to the usual grocery. I haven’t checked out every small shop in town, so please forgive me for not giving you all credit. I deeply appreciate everyone’s efforts to make sure those who need food can get it. Friends, please don’t buy more than you need, unless you are taking it to someone who needs help. That extra two-dozen eggs could have been someone else’s omelet, someone else’s stir-fry, someone who needed that food. Easter is almost here, a time when there is a gazillion eggs, so lay off for a few weeks, OK? Thus endeth the sermon.

GARDENING AND GAMES AT HOME By Lovina Eicher

Lovina’s Amish Kitchen

P O TAT O C H O W D E R

oday was such a beautiful sunny day, with the temperature around 60 degrees. Everyone is home due to the coronavirus precautions. It seems so different to not set an alarm. Of course, we sleep later since no one is leaving home. The boys took advantage of the nice day and hauled a lot of manure out to the fields. My husband Joe tilled up both gardens. The soil looks so nice and black. We also did a lot of raking outside, such as flower beds beside the buildings, etc. We would like to make one of our gardens into raised garden beds to plant vegetables. We thought this would be a way our children with handicaps could help with the gardening. They could sit in the mobility scooter and plant, pick or weed the vegetables. With Joe and I also getting older, it would be nice to not bend down to weed and harvest the vegetables. We would like to use something affordable, but we are not sure what to use. I know some use wood but are bothered with lots of ants and bugs in the plants. We would like to use vinyl boards, but our budget couldn’t afford

4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cup grated carrot 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon parsley

that. It would last a lifetime though. Joe measured that we would need 16-foot rows and would make them 4 feet wide and two and a half feet deep. To fill our one garden we would need eight of these. Maybe we will figure something out before planting season. It would work out so well if we could somehow make it work. I am wondering if any of you readers have suggestions about what to use. Joe says he doesn’t want to have to mow under them and wants something neat in appearance. We will see, but we would appreciate any suggestions from you. I hope to go searching for dandelion greens tomorrow. My sisters Susan and Verena found enough already to make a meal of them. Yum! Looking forward to that! One night our family sat around the table after we ate supper looking in Country and Country Extra magazines searching for the needles they hide in there. It was a challenge to see who would

4 chicken bouillon cubes 6 cups scalded milk 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons butter or margarine Optional: shredded cheese

In a large kettle, combine potatoes, onion, carrots, salt, pepper, parsley, and bouillon. Add enough water to just cover the vegetables and cook until tender. Do not drain. In a separate pan, scald milk until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan. With a wire whisk, mix butter and flour with 1-1/2 cup scalded milk. Add remaining milk to vegetables, then stir in thickened milk mixture until blended. Simmer a few minutes on low heat. Yield: 8-10 servings.

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Lovina shares about her family’s spring garden plans in this week’s column.

find it first. The girls also had tricks for us to do with picking a chair up somehow with our head touching the wall bent halfway down. We seem to find enough to entertain us while everyone is home. Some things seem silly, but as a family we need to live, laugh and love! Most of all, let us read from

our Bibles for encouragement and pray that God will be with us during this time of trial. It’s something most people have never seen. Our hearts and prayers go to those affected by the virus. God is in control even though the road ahead looks overwhelming. I try not to think about our income not coming in like so

many others also are experiencing. I am thankful for the meat in our freezers and all the vegetables we canned last year from our garden. The fruits of our labor are worth all the hard work put in the gardens. Not everyone has a garden so it’s not as easy. Our biggest challenge is getting enough supply of toilet tissue to have on hand. Every time we make a trip into town, which is sometimes longer than a week apart, the shelves are empty already. Let us be considerate of others. Stay healthy and safe everyone. This too shall pass. Daughter Elizabeth says she is trying out recipes from my new cookbook, “Amish Family Recipes,” published by Herald Press. She loves

making new dishes and trying different recipes. In my cookbook I try to stay with recipes that are simple and made with ingredients you have in your kitchen. You can find the cookbook online from various booksellers. God’s blessings to all! — Lovina’s Amish Kitchen is written by Lovina Eicher, Old Order Amish writer, cook, wife, and mother of eight. Readers can write to Eicher at PO Box 1689, South Holland, IL 60473 (please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply); or email LovinasAmishKitchen@MennoMedia.org and your message will be passed on to her to read. She does not personally respond to emails.

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Community transmission suspected in Lyon County By Linzi Garcia

linzi@emporia.com

Monday ’s COVID-19 situation report from Lyon County Public Health showed the county has 11 positive cases and indicates community transmission. As of Monday, seven women and four men have tested positive. The ages of those affected span between 31 and 80 years old, with six between ages 51-60. Five of the cases are travel-related. The six positive cases unrelated to travel lead Lyon County Public Health Officer Renee Hively to believe there is community transmission within the county. An additional challenge of community transmission is the potential for asymptomatic transmission. An individual is capable of spreading COVID-19 without the knowledge of being positive. “We’re seeing a lot of folks having asymptomatic COVID-19, which means that, though we understand that traditional symptoms of COVID are the high fever and the respiratory issues … you can actually have COVID-19 and not display those symptoms,” Public Information Officer Verlin Conkle said in a phone interview. With spring unfolding, Conkle also said to not assume that typical allergy symptoms are allergies

and to stay home if feeling unwell. The county implemented a stay-at-home order that went into effect March 26. The county’s order is more restrictive than Governor Laura Kelly’s state-wide stay-at-home order, went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday.

“They’re both a stay-athome order, so that’s what our people need to do — limit their travel just to essential travel,” Hively said. Essential travel destinations include places of work, as well as places to pick up food and medications. Medical care and emergency services are also still offered.

Whereas the state order allows anyone to gather in a group of 10 or fewer, Lyon County has prohibited gatherings of anyone other than immediate household family members. This includes religious services, funerals, weddings and the like. Hively said gatherings like these put people at risk.

Lyon County Public Health also ordered restaurant spaces to be closed, but is still allowing curbside pickup, delivery and drive-thru options. “For the most part, I think everyone is doing their best to try to follow those guidelines,” Hively said. “I know it’s really tempting,

as spring weather is coming about, you want to get outside and just hang out with your friends and family. We still recommend you limit that to your immediate household family members and practice those safe distances of six feet apart.” Conkle said there is no apparent end in sight, because “the amount of cases that we are finding is growing exponentially,” he said. “There’s no way, at this point, to determine when we will ‘level the curve,’ as the term has been said,” he said. “We’ll have to see things starting to slow down a little bit, and right now, they’re still in the ramping up.” For more information on COVID-19, including daily county updates, FAQs and state order resources, visit FlintHillsHealth.org. Updates will be made at approximately 3 p.m. daily. Conkle said the county’s numbers may look slightly different than the numbers from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment because the county receives updates at a different time than the state. Updates will also be shared to the Lyon County Public Health Facebook page. For anyone interested in donating supplies to health officials, contact Flint Hills Community Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Josh Ballenger at 620208-3741

EMPORIA NONPROFITS DEAL WITH COVID-19’S IMPACT By Linzi Garcia

linzi@emporia.com

Emporia is home to several nonprofits, which benefit all walks of life within the community. As COVID-19 has continued to shut down businesses and nonprofits alike, others are facing an unprecedented situation which there is no telling how long it will take. As such, many are hesitant to part with any funding which might normally be put toward various nonprofits and causes. That leaves those organizations which depend on donations to provide services in a tough spot.

Kansas Free for Arts Executive Director of Kansas Free for Arts Hank Osterhout is using this time to rethink some of the arts education programming KFA is interested in offering. “Our whole thing is about getting out of the house, getting together and doing these really cool, creative things,” he said. “While we kind of have that waiting period, we’re also trying to develop maybe some alternative programming, maybe even so far as taking the whole organization in a new direction, or a similar direction with some new thoughts.” Some thoughts Osterhout shared included ways to integrate the social aspect and core competencies of traditional school while also teaching things about sustainability and other nontraditional, hybrid educational programs. “We really want to continue to affect our community positively and influence young people in positive ways,” he said. “With so much uncertainty in the world, the traditional ways we consider success might not apply anymore.” The studio is currently closed, and the concert series is suspended through the winter and spring series. “We’re looking at hopefully coming back in the summer,” Osterhout said. “We always do the farmer’s market. We have been in discussion about collaborating with the Dirty Kanza.” Though KFA still has a lot to consider, the organization feels secure in its ability to adapt during the pandemic. “We’ve got what’s in our

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Barbara Haynes plays with Amber, a retriever - shepherd mix, at the Emporia Animal Shelter. Amber was at the shelter in summer 2017.

bank account and a bunch of art supplies and some school stuff, so we’re not in any danger of closing or losing our nonprofit status,” Osterhout said. “I’m more pensive and excited about the potential for a new world than I am frightened for the impending shutdown. I see this as an opportunity to make real positive change, rather than a time to be frightened. We can all help each other.”

Emporia Animal Shelter Shelter Manager Peggy Perez said animals going out the door have slowed down while intake has not slowed down at all. “As hard as we have tried to let the community know that they can still pick up their strays, we have had some dogs that have come in in the last few days that are still waiting to be claimed by their owners,” she said. The shelter currently has adequate space, but the longer people are unable to visit the shelter for adoptions, the more that will be challenged. “We’re in desperate need for some foster homes for dogs, so if we could get some

of those, we could definitely get some of our more adoptable dogs set up somewhere until this blows over,” Perez said. The shelter is also in need of cat food for their animal food supply pantry for pet owners in need. Hill’s Pet Food supplies the food for the animals at the shelter. Though the shelter is closed to the public, with the exception of picking up a lost animal, the staff is still working. “We have a lot of live animals here to take care of, so staying home isn’t really an option,” Perez said. Since the staff is still working, the shelter will still be taking phone calls and emails. The shelter can be contacted at emporiakansasanimalshelter@gmail.com or 340-6345. If someone does not answer, leave a message, and someone at the shelter will return the call.

Corner House, Inc. Corner House Executive Director Rod Shepherd is working with his staff to make virtual adjustments for telemedicine. “Last week, we just suspended things,” Shepherd said. “This week, we’re

coming back in. The state is giving us permission to do things by telephone, telemedicine, any way that we can get it done. It’s going to take us probably a couple of weeks to get it set up for the telemedicine. … Until then, we’re doing individual sessions with folks on the phone.”

The organization is also working to set up something like Zoom for group sessions. “We’re just doing the best we can right now to keep people safe and to keep in contact with clients,” Shepherd said. Shepherd had started working on moving toward telemedicine before

COVID-19 hit, so he said it has helped them adapt faster. “Our biggest holdup is going to be getting the computers in,” he said. “None of our desktops have cameras on them. To do the telemedicine, we have to have the cameras, so we are ordering laptops for all of the counselors.” One of the challenges Corner House faces is clients not having computers. “A lot of them do have phones, but they have minutes that will get used, so there is going to be some adaptation going on,” Shepherd said. “It is what it is, and we have to make the best of it. We’re pretty good at doing that here.” Slowly, Corner House services are increasing. Shepherd said on the other side of the virus, he looks forward to the organization’s ability “to reach out to outlying counties where people can’t travel” to Emporia. The goal is to have telemedicine set up within the next three weeks. Shepherd said if people need Corner House, he and his staff are there to take calls. He said he has not been able to think of ways in which the community can help, but he is happy to share that Corner House recently received a $4,000 grant from United Way. “That’s already a little help that we hadn’t necessarily planned on,” Shepherd said. To contact Corner House, call 342-3015.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

EPD: SUBJECT TASED AFTER PULLING KNIFE ON OFFICERS The Emporia Gazette

The Emporia Police Department released additional information Monday morning concerning a weekend altercation during which officers tasered a man in central Emporia. The relevant excerpt from the press release reads: “On Friday at 5:40 p.m. ... Emporia Fire and EMS responded to a central Emporia location for a report of a male subject having a

seizure. Emporia Police also responded to the emergency ... Police were about to leave the scene when the subject came out of a residence, claiming the police had took his controlled substances (drugs). The subject pulled out a knife and was subsequently tasered. An ambu-

lance was called back to the scene and the subject was transported to Newman Regional Health. “Later, the subject was confined at the Lyon County Detention Center on charges of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.” “Formal charges are pending through the Lyon County Attorney’s Office.”

KANSAS DEATH TOLL FROM NEW CORONAVIRUS GROWS TO 9 The Associated Press

TOPEKA — As a statewide stay-at-home order took effect Monday and Kansas’ coronavirus death toll grew to nine, President Donald Trump issued a major disaster declaration for the state. Trump’s order allows for federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a news release Monday from the White House.

Nursing home reports seven cases Dr. Lee Norman, the state’s health secretary, said Monday that a nursing home chain linked to a COVID-19 death in the Kansas City area has reported at least seven positive coronavirus cases at another of its homes in eastern Kansas. Norman said the Life Care Center in Burlington, about 60 miles south of Topeka, has reported cases among its residents and staff. A resident at the Life Care Center in Kansas City, Kansas, was the first COVID-19-related fatality reported in the state on March 12. Both are operated by a company that also runs a Washington state nursing home linked to 22 deaths.

Norman: Unwise for legislature to return April 23 The Kansas Legislature adjourned March 19 for an early and unusually long annual spring break, finishing a budget to keep state government operating after June. Lawmakers are sched-

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MORE INFORMATION RELEASED ON SUNDAY MORNING CRASH The Emporia Gazette

A juvenile cyclist suffered only minor injuries Sunday morning after being struck by a pickup truck east of Emporia. At 9:35 a.m. Sunday, emergency crews responded

to the scene of an injury accident involving a bicyclist at the 1500 block of Road 175. According to a Monday morning statement from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Wood was driving a 1993 Ford Ranger west on Road 175 when he

struck a westbound juvenile bicyclist. The bicyclist was with a parent and was not wearing a helmet. Wood was wearing a seatbelt at the time. The bicyclist received minor injuries but, was not transported.

HARTFORD MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIGHT Special to The Gazette

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Kansas House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer, D-Wichita, speaks with reporters on Sunday at the Statehouse in Topeka.

uled to return April 27 to wrap up business for the year, but that’s only three days after state health officials are predicting a peak in the number of coronavirus cases in Kansas. “It would be highly unlikely that we would want to have people congregating in that manner that soon after the peak,” he said. “I don’t second-guess the Legislature, but I think it would unwise to gather people that soon after a peak.”

Stay-at-home order Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s stay-at-home order for all 2.9 million Kansas residents took effect Monday as the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and COVID-19-related deaths continued to grow. At last count Monday, state health officials said that Kansas has 368 cases, up from 319 on Sunday. State officials reported nine deaths, including four in Wyandotte County. The order includes exceptions for re-

ligious worship and buying, selling and manufacturing guns and ammunition. The order will remain in force until at least April 19. The latest two victims are a Sedgwick County man over the age of 60 with underlying health conditions and a woman in her 40s in Crawford County. The deaths are the first in the southern part of the state. Most of the others were in the Kansas City area. The number of cases grew 15 percent from Sunday, but that’s a lower growth rate than in recent days. The number of cases has more than tripled in six days, on track to meet Norman’s prediction that the state could have 400 cases by the end of this month. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.

A fight in Hartford Friday evening resulted in one person going to the hospital and another to jail. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, at about 7:09 p.m. Friday, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Lyon County - Emporia EMS and Hartford First Responders were dispatched to the Hartford One Stop, 108 E. Plum Ave., for the report of a fight. Hartford resident Zachary Stephenson, 28, sus-

tained a head injury during the fight. He was first transported to Newman Regional Health by ambulance, but was later taken to Stormont Vail Health in Topeka. His

condition is unknown at this time. According to the statement, 28-year-old Robert Thomas Smith of Gridley was located and taken into custody. He is currently being held at the Lyon County Detention Center on the potential charge of aggravated battery, through Lyon County District Court upon review by the Lyon County Attorney’s Office. This case is still under further investigation by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office.

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Kansas has 12 times as many weekly claims for unemployment Special to The Star

TOPEKA — The number of jobless workers in Kansas who filed initial unemployment claims last week was 12 times as high as it was the week before as measures to control the spread of the new coronavirus took their toll on the economy. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday that Kansas had almost 23,700 initial claims for unemployment for the seven-day period ending Saturday. The department said the figure for the previous week was less than 1,800, making the increase 1,250 percent. The state reported slightly higher numbers of claims for both weeks, but the effect was the same: Last week’s number was 12 times as high as the previous week’s figure. It was by far the largest percentage jump in at least 20 years, according to the federal data. The previous high mark for the past two decades was 242 percent in June 2003. More than 1.8 million of the state’s 2.9 million residents are covered by local stay-at-home orders. Gov. Laura Kelly has banned public gatherings of more than 10 people, and restaurants in the state’s most populous coun-

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Kansas supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ron Rose, left, of Topeka, and Judy Johnson, right, of Olathe, talk in front of table for Sanders’ presidential campaign during a Kansas Democratic Party convention in Topeka.

KANSAS DEMOCRATS VOTING BY MAIL ONLY IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY Special to The Gazette

TOPEKA — Kansas Democrats have scrapped plans for polling sites for their May 2 presidential primary and are using only mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic. State Chairwoman Vicki Hiatt said Monday that polling sites are “going to be too risky” and that some were at public schools and community colleges that have closed. The party on Monday began mailing ballots to almost 390,000 people registered as Democrats as of early March. The figure could top 400,000. Hiatt’s announcement came as Gov. Andrew Cuomo in hard-hit New York said he was delaying that state’s presidential primary from April 28 to June 23. Presidential primaries also have been postponed in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Rhode Island. “Thank goodness we already had the mail-in piece,” Hiatt said. “We always have to look for the right way to do things and protect voters’ rights to have elections and make sure democracy is protected.” Hiatt said she’s hoping that scrapping polling sites won’t hurt turnout but believes participation will be driven more by whether Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to challenge former Vice President Joe Biden. In Kansas, the parties run their presidential contests, with caucuses the norm except when a Republican president is seeking re-election. The Kansas GOP is having state and congressional district conventions of party activists pick convention delegates, all supporting President Donald Trump. State health officials expect the coronavirus outbreak in Kansas to peak on or near April 24, eight days

before the Democratic presidential primary. Dr. Lee Norman, the state’s health secretary, said it’s still unwise to have public gatherings close to the peak. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Kansas has more than tripled in six days, to 368 cases reported by the state health department. Nine COVID-19-related deaths have been reported by state and local health officials. Confirmed cases have spread from the state’s portion of the Kansas City area to 37 of its 105 counties. While most infected people recover and many have mild or moderate symptoms, the virus can cause serious illnesses or death, particularly in older adults or people with underlying health issues. Chris Reeves, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Kansas, said conducting a purely mail-ballot election was “our only choice.” He said the Trump administration should support using mail ballots through the fall and provide financial support to states. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a Republican, has said there is no plan to delay the state’s Aug. 4 primary, but his office is encouraging voters to ask for mail ballots in advance. Spokeswoman Katie Koupal said state law doesn’t require a voter to have a reason to request a mail ballot. Koupal said that scrapping polling places will lessen the risk of spreading coronavirus, though it still could be present in a mail-ballot election, such as when voters lick ballot envelopes to seal them. Hiatt said she’s hoping that if the Democratic presidential primary goes smoothly, it will encourage state officials to move exclusively to mail ballots for all state elections. Sup-

porters of the idea expect it would boost turnout. “It’s just time,” former Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said in an interview. “Mail ballots, particularly with some early voting that we have in Kansas, just make it so much easier to participate.”

mild or moderate symptoms for most people but can cause a severe illness for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems. The state Department of Labor is encouraging people to file their claims online because its telephone claims center has seen calls spike. It reported receiving about 8,100 calls during the seven-day period ending Saturday — about 7,000 more calls than during the previous week. But the state also reported receiving nearly 15,800 initial claims last week online, or 22 times as many as the 712 it received the week before. Department of Labor spokeswoman Julie Menghini said the agency is in the process of making the changes needed to waive the traditional waiting week for unemployment benefits. “We are dealing with an unprecedented number of claims and limited staff,” Menghini said, “so there are challenges for impacted workers in getting their claims filed at this time.”

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Try to get along with your peers. Build friendships, but don’t get intimately involved with a co-worker. Use your skills masterfully and your intelligence to gain respect and support.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Consider what makes you tick, and don’t be afraid to try something new. You are in a creative cycle and should follow your heart and dreams. Romance is encouraged.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Get out and mingle. Don’t LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t annoy someone close to be surprised if someone from your past has his or her eye on you. Being sensitive to the needs of others will help you you. Be careful: He or she probably hasn’t changed much. avoid an emotional impasse. Extravagance and indulgence GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you make waves, expect will lead to financial problems.

to deal with the consequences. Accept the inevitable and VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Share your thoughts get on with your life. Say what’s on your mind and don’t and feelings to get what you want. If you expand a plan and improve your skills and knowledge, you’ll mince words or be gullible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your intellectual charm will win favors from people who can help you get ahead. Use your talent strategically to not only voice your opinion, but to bring about positive change.

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Recommendations on Opening Up

DEAR BEEN THERE: A great many readers suggested that writing down his feelings would be helpful for “Unable to Open Up.” Here are two more letters with similar suggestions. DEAR ANNIE: This is regarding “Unable to Open Up,” the man has a difficult time opening up to his therapist about his feelings. It’s very hard for me to open up, too. I can always write about my thoughts and feelings a lot better than talking about them. A suggestion would be that he write down his thoughts and feelings. He could do this in private, when he’s alone and not feeling put on the spot. Then either he or his therapist could read these notes during the following session. - Not Good on the Spot DEAR ANNIE: I’m responding to “Unable to Open Up,” who asked how to maximize the value of the help of a therapist if he couldn’t open up. My suggestion is this: Try keeping a journal. Get a loose-leaf notebook that is specially dedicated to holding your thoughts and feelings related to your “buried anger” or any thoughts and feelings you have difficulty sharing. When you get a glimmer of one of those thoughts and feelings, write down as much as you can about it. Ask it ques-

idea. Be careful not to exhaust yourself mentally, physically or emotionally. Aim to ease stress, not to compound it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Work diligently to reach your objective. Avoid situations that could tie SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Verify any up your time with unnecessary chatter. Put your needs information offered to you before you make a decision. first, and walk away from stressful or unpredictable achieve the lifestyle you desire. Stick close to home and to people you know you can situations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You’ll tend to take on too trust. Emotional manipulation will leave you in a vulner- PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Financial self-deception much. Your empathetic nature will make it difficult to say able position. will cause problems. Think before you make an expenno. Consider the emotional cost involved before you agree CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Separate business diture you can’t justify. Help yourself before giving your to something compromising. from pleasure. Look for a unique way to promote an old time, money or services to others.

DEAR ANNIE

DEAR ANNIE: I understand what “Unable To Open Up” is saying. I was never able to communicate with my parents. It carried over into my marriage and caused problems. My suggestion is for him to write down his thoughts and feelings before he meets with the counselor. I have found that I can put thoughts into words on paper better than I can communicate verbally with someone. Then he can hand her what he has written and they can go from there. Hope this helps. -- Been There, Done That

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tions. Get really calm and quiet and listen for answers. Perhaps go for a walk and listen for answers on the walk. Then write down what you hear. Read what you have written. You may want to add an additional thought or reflection. Give your written piece a title and a date at the top of the page. Put it in your notebook. Keep doing this over a period of time, say, a month. Then look over what you have written. See if there are any items you would like to shine more light on. Jot those on a list. Then keep your eyes open for answers to the questions you raise. When you get an answer, jot that down on a separate page. It might be a change in behavior or attitude. Write it down clearly and start practicing it. Your psyche is like an onion. As you write about one layer and put that in the notebook, it will release energy for the next layer. Soon, you’ll have a collection of wisdom and guidance that will free you up to share, perhaps with your spouse, a friend or a therapist. I have seen this work hundreds of times. Write down what scares you, and describe it as clearly as you can. Gradually, that gets it out of your psyche so you can begin to make friends with it, learn what it needs and give it that. I hope you try this and communicate the results to Annie. -- Working on an Intensive Journal

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DEAR WORKING: You make many great suggestions for uncovering our feelings, slowly and powerfully. Thank you.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LYON COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: ASHTON AMES, MINOR CHILD DOB: 2006 A MALE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS CASE NO. 2019-JC-000025 NOTICE OF HEARING TO:Tiffany Tyanne O'Brien, Natural Mother; Rhonda Crippen, Maternal Grandmother or any Known or Unknown Relative of Ashton Ames A Motion to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed in this court requesting that the court terminate parental rights. You are required to appear before this court on the 4th day of June, 2020, at 11:00 AM, or prior to that time and file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent or parents to be unfit, the court may make an order permanently terminating the parent's or parents' parental rights. Tonya R Vignery, an attorney, has been appointed as GAL for the child. Each parent or other legal custodian of the child has the right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one. Meghan Morgan, #23102 Assistant Lyon County Attorney 430 Commercial, Ste 202 Emporia, KS 66801 620 341 3263

(First Published in the Emporia Gazette on March 24, 2020). IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF LYON COUNTY, KANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: MAVERIK ORTIZ, MINOR CHILD DOB: 2018 A MALE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS CASE NO. 2018-JC-000112 NOTICE OF HEARING TO:Josh Garza, Putative Father, Unknown Address in Buda, Texas or any Known or Unknown Relative of Maverik Ortiz A Motion to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed in this court requesting that the court terminate parental rights. You are required to appear before this court on the 9th day of April, 2020, at 09:00 AM, or prior to that time and file your written response to the pleading with the clerk of this court. If, after a child has been adjudged to be a child in need of care, the court finds a parent or parents to be unfit, the court may make an order permanently terminating the parent's or parents' parental rights. Frederick Lee Meier II, an attorney, has been appointed as GAL for the child. Each parent or other legal custodian of the child has the right to appear and be heard personally either with or without an attorney. The court will appoint an attorney for a parent who is financially unable to hire one. Meghan Morgan, #23102 Assistant Lyon County Attorney 430 Commercial, Ste 202 Emporia, KS 66801 620 341 3263

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You, and each of you, are hereby notified that John O. Farmer, Inc. has filed an Application for an exception to the Pit Closure time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-602 at its Denton #1 in Section 13, Township 17 South, Range 11 East, Lyon County, Kansas. Any persons who object to or protest this Application shall be required to file their objections or protests in writing with the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. All objections and protests must be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why granting the Application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas. All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly. Thompson, Arthur, Davidson & Katz 525 North Main Street P.O. Box 111 Russell, Kansas 67665 (785) 483-3195 Attorneys for John O. Farmer, Inc. (First Published in the Emporia Gazette on March 31, 2020).

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You, and each of you, are hereby notified that John O. Farmer, Inc. has filed an Application for an exception to the Pit Closure time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-602 at its Preston Unit #1A well in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 11 East, Lyon County, Kansas.

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that John O. Farmer, Inc. has filed an Application for an exception to the Pit Closure time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-602 at its Prellwitz #1 well in Section 16, Township 16 South, Range 11 East, Lyon County, Kansas.

Any persons who object to or protest this Application shall be required to file their objections or protests in writing with the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. All objections and protests must be filed pursuant to Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why granting the Application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas.

All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly.

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ALL LANDOWNERS, OIL AND GAS OFFSETTING OPERATORS, LEASE HOLDERS, UNLEASED MINERAL OWNERS AND ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

TO :

ALL LANDOWNERS, OIL AND GAS OFFSETTING OPERATORS, LEASE HOLDERS, UNLEASED MINERAL OWNERS AND ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that John O. Farmer, Inc. has filed an Application for an exception to the Pit Closure time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-602 at its Preston B #1 SWD in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 11 East, Lyon County, Kansas.

You, and each of you, are hereby notified that John O. Farmer, Inc. has filed an Application for an exception to the Pit Closure time limitation of K.A.R. 82-3-602 at its Finney #1 well in Section 6, Township 17 South, Range 10 East, Lyon County, Kansas.

Any persons who object to or protest this Application shall be required to file their objections or protests in writing with the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. All objections and protests must be filed pursuant Commission regulations and must state specific reasons why granting the Application may cause waste, violate correlative rights or pollute the natural resources of the State of Kansas.

All persons interested or concerned shall take notice of the foregoing and shall govern themselves accordingly.

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