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Volume 23 • Number 47
Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Even ‘winners’ don’t gain in funding battle No additional budget authority for USD 466 On paper, the Scott County school district gained nearly $248,000 in the newest school funding measure approved by the Kansas Legislature.
In reality, it’s not that simple. “The taxpayers gained, but we didn’t gain anything,” says Supt. Jamie Rumford as he looked over figures that emerged from the special legislative session. The school district gained $225,884 in local option budget (LOB) state aid plus another $21,880 in capital outlay state aid. That money will be used to reduce the property tax burden
on local property owners by about 2-1/2 mills. It doesn’t mean that the district has an additional $248,000 it can spend on its staff or facilities. “It doesn’t add to our general fund budget authority,” says Rumford. That’s a concern as the district has added two staff positions - a teacher and a grade
Wichita Co. loses LOB state aid The Wichita County school district is among 96 in Kansas who were “losers” in the latest funding plan that was approved by the state legislature. The school district saw its local option budget (LOB) state aid cut by $64,801. It had expected to receive $157,678, but will now get $92,876 in assistance. That difference will have to be picked up through local property taxes. (See WICHITA CO. on page 10)
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Calendar ..................... 7 Youth/education ....... 11 Public notices ......12-13 LEC report ................ 12 Obituaries ..............14-15 Church services ........ 15 Health care ..........16-17 Sports ..................19-26 Farm section........28-29 Classified ads ......31-33
Deaths August Baker Randy Freeman Lucas Matthies Ralph Payne Robert Short
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Education Funding adequacy will be next obstacle for state legislature Page 11
Health EEG testing is reflected in name change for SCH sleep center Page 27
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Agriculture K-State pushing added efficiency of mobile drip irrigation Page 28
Harvest crawls along with reports of area yields topping 100 bushels
As impressive as it is to watch this year’s wheat harvest, it’s what Shayne Suppes doesn’t see that’s making an even bigger impression. “It’s so thick you can’t even see the wheat rows,” he said from the cab of a tractor pulling a grain cart while a field was being cut in western Lane County. The Scott County farmer, who farms with his father, Ron, in Scott, Lane and Finney counties, is like most farmers in the area who are in wonder at the yields which rarely dip below 70 bushels and, on occasion, will slip over 100 bushels according to the monitoring equipment in
their combines. “Everything was perfect this year,” he observes. “We’ll probably never get the stars to align like this again - not in our lifetime.” Yields of 100 bushels or more aren’t isolated. “They’re happening all over,” says Lane County farmer Vance Ehmke, who has seen some yields on his ground far exceed that impressive number. “In past years, you might have a field that will yield 85 (bushels) and you can’t explain it. But, this year we’re seeing it from one end of the farm to the other.
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Local Steele Home now listed on National Register of Historic Places Page 2
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Sports Olympic Trials qualifier finds gold at Lake Scott run Page 19
“We had a cutter opening up a field and the video was running on his yield monitor that he sent to us. It was showing 100, 120 and up to 145 (bushels),” Ehmke says. The field ultimately averaged 85 bushels. Ehmke still wonders what might have been with a little better growing conditions. “We only had 30 percent of normal precip in May and that definitely took the peak off this crop,” he says. “Thankfully, we had a cold and wet April. That was the key.” (See LIFETIME on page eight)
(Top photo) Shayne Suppes pulls a grain cart while taking on another load of wheat on Monday afternoon. (Above) Under cloudy skies grain pours into a waiting semi. (Record Photos)
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display will be sponsored by the City of Scott City and Scott County on Monday evening. While the fireworks will be ignited from the Sports Complex, local residents are asked to enjoy the display from their homes. The last day that local residents can set off their private displays within the city limits is Tues., July 5.
July 1-4 A Long Weekend It’s a long, holiday weekend and that means lots of activity at Lake Scott State Park. The electrical sites were reserved long ago for the weekend and primitive camping locations will fill up quickly, according to Park Manager Greg Mills. Remember, no fireworks are allowed in the park. Sun., July 3 Free Movie The family can attend a free movie, “Max,” in Patton Park on Sunday starting at about 9:00 In the event of bad weather, Farm Insurance. p.m. the movie will be shown at the Bring your own blankets or Scott County VIP Center. Mon., July 4 chairs and enjoy a night under The sponsors are Richards Fireworks Display the stars. Financial Services and State The traditional
Thurs., July 7 Gardening Program Would you like to learn more more about composting for your garden? Scott County Extension Agent John Beckman will present a program at the Scott Counfireworks ty Library from 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Steele Home listed on National Register The Steele Home at Lake Scott State Park has been named to the National Register of Historic Places in a decision announced by the National Park Service on June 23. The historic home had been named to the Register of Kansas Historic Places on April 30. The National Register is the nation’s official list of historically significant properties. “This is wonderful news,” said Scott County historian Jerry Snyder who was instrumental in getting the home on both historic registers. “This moved along more quickly than when we got Battle Canyon on the historic register.” He’s hopeful that the historic listing will help in acquiring grants for upkeep of the property. The Steele House was built in approximately 1894 by Herbert and Eliza Steele on the west bank of Ladder Creek in what is now Lake Scott State Park. The seven-room, two-level limestone house was built into the side of
a hill so the lower level is partly recessed into the hill. The listing includes a crude limestone spring house built by the Steeles over a still-active spring and a decorative pond and bench built with help from the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1934. Lake Scott State Park is located in Ladder Creek Canyon about 13 miles north of Scott City in Scott County. Before EuroAmerican settlement, the canyon was home to several Central Plains Native American groups, dating to proto-historic and early historic times. El Cuartelejo, the remains of the northeastern-most pueblo in the U.S., are located a short distance north of the Steele House. The El Cuartelejo Archaeological District National Historic Landmark established in 1964 - a concentration of remnants from these cultural groups - surrounds the Steele House and includes most of the state park. The Steeles were aware
their picturesque property was an ideal setting for a park. In 1928, they sold 640 acres of their land to the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission a forerunner of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. In May 1930, the Commission completed a dam across Ladder Creek and created the 100-acre Lake McBride which later was renamed to Lake Scott. Herbert Steele passed away in September 1929, and Eliza Steele died in July 1930, one month after the park opened. Lake Scott State Park is a featured location along the Western Vistas Historic Byway.
Sat., July 9 Fishing Clinic Adults or kids who are interested in learning more about the do’s and don’ts of fishing will want to take part in a free fishing clinic being offered by Mike See of Spud’s Hunting and Fishing Supplies. Participants will need to show up at Spud’s (323 S. Main, Scott City) at 8:00 a.m. on July 9 when they will depart for Lake Scott. The clinic will last until about 11:30 a.m. Spud’s will provide a fishing pole, tackle and bait for anyone who doesn’t have the equipment. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri.-11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Evenings Thurs., Fri., Sat.- 5:30-10:00 p.m.
Tues. • Open faced prime rib sandwich with french fires. $11.95 Wed. • Smothered steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. $7.95 Thurs. • Spaghetti dinner with side salad. $7.95 Fri. • Taco dinner with rice and beans $6.95
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Bridal Registry Alex Antillon and Matt Fox Wedding July 15
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VIP Center The Broiler 302 Church St. • 872-3501 102 Main Street • 872-5055
Available Day and Night Mon. • Steak and velveeta on a hoagie $6.00 Taco Tues. • Tacos 99¢ Funny Tacos $1.50 Wed. • Mushroom and swiss burger on parmesan sour dough $6.00 Thurs. • 2 cheesy chili dogs $5.50 Fri. • Fish and chips $6.25 Sat. • Farmer skillets $6.95 Sunday Buffet • 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m.
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Monday • Closed for 4th of July. Tuesday • Chicken salad, Pasta salad with veggie, Broccoli and cauliflower salad, Bread, Peach crisp. Wednesday • Beef macaroni and cheese, Toss salad with tomatoes, Green pepper, Carrot, Peas and carrots, WW roll, Cantalope. Thursday • Pork roast, Sweet potatoes, Three bean salad, Muffin, Fruit cocktail. Friday • Baked tilapia, Beef fingers, Tator tots, Cucumbers and onions in sour cream, WW roll, Apricots.
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Community Living
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Taste for gourmet burgers heating up beef demand in U.S. Lines to get burgers from Shake Shack have been famously long for the past few years as consumers crave gourmet burgers. As U.S. consumers, especially millennials, look for hamburgers with more flavor and fresher beef, more restaurants are catering to the taste for “better burgers,” a market where one expert said sales could double in five years. Sales at companies offering gourmet or “better burgers,” which typically use fresh meat rather than frozen and often include exotic ingredients, jumped 15 percent last year over 2014 to
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$5 billion, according to Technomic, a research firm based in Chicago, home of the world’s largest livestock futures trading market. While that is still a small part of the $80 billion in total revenues for quick-serve restaurants, Technomic President Darren Tristano said revenues for top-end burgers could double to $10 billion by 2021, outpacing growth in regular burgers. As millennials grow older, “they will think of these brands, and not McDonald’s the way the baby boomers have,” said Tristano. Millennials are generally defined as the
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generation that came of age in the new century. Shake Shack plans to open a further 16 “Shacks” - its trademark trendy restaurants - domestically this year, while Chipotle Mexican Grill has applied to trademark “Better Burger” for its new brand of burger chains. Chipotle declined to say when it planned to launch burger chains. Cargill Foods, one of the country’s largest beef suppliers, said the popularity of premium gourmet hamburgers was one of the factors prompting its purchase of a South Carolina ground beef processing plant in March.
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Hoovers celebrate 60th anniversary A come-and-go reception will honor Ken and Karen Hoover, Scott City, who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. An anniversary celebration will be held Sunday, July 3, 2:00-4:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, Scott City. Ken Hoover and Karen Miller were married in Scott City on July 8, 1956.
Births PARENTS OF DAUGHTER Ricardo and Katheline Trejo, Scott City, announce the birth of their daughter, Emmalyn Trejo, born May 26, 2016. She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 19-3/4 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Youvon, Scott City. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Feliciano Trejo, Mexico.
Lifetime residents of Scott City, they were born in Scott City and met while attending Scott Community High School. They have one son, Darin Hoover, and wife, Joyce, Little Rock, Ark., a daughter, Sheri Gaston, and husband, Gary, Wichita; and seven grandchildren.
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Lines to get burgers from Shake Shack have been famously long for the past few years as consumers crave gourmet burgers.
The United States is already the biggest consumer of beef burgers, with servings of 30 per capita in 2015, compared with 24 per capita in No. 2 consumer Australia. Restaurants are reaching out to new customers, who are willing to pay
more for better-tasting, healthier burgers. A double cheeseburger at Shake Shack costs about $8, compared with about $2 at McDonald’s in downtown Chicago. A gourmet burger with Wagyu beef, truffle and foie gras offered by
Fleur restaurant at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas costs $65. Even McDonald’s has been tempted to consider fresh beef instead of frozen for its burgers. The company is testing fresh (See BURGERS on page 7)
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Editorial/Opinion
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Bipartisan:
Past governors make plea to change disastrous path
What would it take to have four previous Kansas governors - two Republicans and two Democrats - to come together and declare the Kansas economy is in a state of disaster? The answer: Sam Brownback and his ultraconservative lackeys in the state legislature. The four governors, who represent 25 years of leadership in Kansas, are Bill Graves, Mike Hayden, John Carlin and Kathleen Sebelius. They share a common view about poor policy decisions which are impacting the state. As a member of the Save Kansas Coalition, former Gov. Mike Hayden (1987-91) said, “It’s time to acknowledge the experiment has failed.” “Being a Kansas conservative used to mean paying off debt, balancing the budget, and not running up bills our grandchildren would be expected to pay,” said Hayden. “Investments in education and infrastructure have always been key to economic growth,” added former Gov. John Carlin. “As we continue to slight these important measures, we endanger our ability to ever recover economically, reducing the quality of life for all Kansans.” The group outlined six shared values: a balanced tax policy, quality educational opportunity, reasonable healthcare access, safe highways and improved public safety, job growth and fiscal responsibility and judicial impartiality. Those aren’t radical ideas. In fact, until the last few years, they were the core values that guided policymaking in Kansas. When both Republican and Democrat governors share the same concerns about the direction our state is traveling, perhaps it’s time to make some major changes in Topeka.
Dark money?
GOP reaction reveals a party guided by paranoia
When four ex-governors in Kansas offered their misgivings about current economic and policy decisions under the leadership of Gov. Brownback, some blowback was expected. The response from the Republican Party was odd, to say the least. Kansas Republican Chairman Kelly Arnold lashed out at the former governors as being part of a “secret, liberal dark-money group.” He further identified them as joining the ranks of the “tax and spend” crowd. Such a response is childish and uninformed. Unfortunately, it’s what we’ve come to expect from this administration, the legislative leadership and the Kansas Republican Party. To identify either Graves or Hayden as tax-andspend liberals is certainly at odds with their record. Likewise, given that Carlin and Sebelius were working with Republican-controlled legislatures, it would be inaccurate to put the same label on them. But, who cares about historical or political accuracy when you’re desperate to defend policies that have made Kansas a national joke? Arnold claims that Brownback’s predecessors chose to “ignore issues” whereas the current governor has invested in Kansas. The facts don’t support the GOP chairman. In order to offset a disastrous tax cut program, the Administration and legislative leaders have: •Cut state contributions into KPERS. •Continued to steal money from KDOT, which has significantly harmed the state’s ability to adequately maintain its highway system. •Cut the state’s contribution to higher education, resulting in tuition fee hikes by the major universities. •Frozen state funding for public schools at their 2014-15 level. •Raised the state sales tax from 6.15% to 6.5% while eliminating taxes on corporations and cutting taxes for the wealthiest Kansans. Is it any wonder that former governors and a growing number of moderate Republicans are saying this can’t continue? At a time when this Administration and the Republican chairman should be willing to engage in reasonable dialogue to resolve the state’s massive financial meltdown, we are instead being met with paranoia about a “secret, liberal, dark-money group.” Ultraconservatives have instead chosen to ignore reality and convince themselves that, “We’re right and everyone else is wrong.” If you don’t agree with Brownback and ultraconservatives then you are against them. Even former Republican governors have no place in today’s GOP. The inability to change, to recognize failure and to listen to others is not the foundation for good leadership at any level. It’s certainly not a formula for good governance. At this point, it would appear that Arnold and the party he claims to represent is more interested in saving face than it is in accepting responsibility for its failures and working toward solutions.
Funding showdown solved little The special session of the Kansas Legislature that began with so much bluster ended with a whimper. It’s no surprise that, despite the threats of some ultraconservative lawmakers to force the Supreme Court’s hand, schools in Kansas will not be closing on July 1. Even the most arrogant and belligerent among those on the far right didn’t want to take the chance that their gamesmanship would backfire during an election year and that voters might decide that the legislature - and not the court - was the real culprit. This is a battle they would rather fight with misinformation and sound bites this fall - with the help of Koch money. In the short term, it’s more expedient to steal a few million dollars from elsewhere in the budget, hope that the sale of the Bioscience Authority will bring in some additional revenue and get out of Topeka under the illusion that something was actually accomplished. Beyond shifting a few
million dollars around in state aid for capital outlay and local option budgets (LOB), the legislature accomplished very little. Yes, it has pledged to provide $38 million in tax relief, but at what cost and with what degree of certainty? For example, $13 million of that is contingent upon the Bioscience Authority (BSA) being sold for $38 million even as Gov. Brownback had estimated a selling price of $25 million back in January. The revenue that can be expected from the sale of the BSA is conjecture at this point. If it doesn’t reach the legislature’s “blue sky” objective of $38 million, then additional money will have to come from somewhere in the budget. Likewise, the legislature’s “extraordinary needs” funding has been reduced by $7.2 million.
That would be a significant reduction from the $12.3 million in the fund last year. A year ago, the Scott County and Dighton school districts were able to tap this fund for $144,146 and $150,679, respectively, to compensate for the loss of property valuation and/or higher enrollment. It would seem that schools this year will be competing for fewer dollars to fill the gap created by the state’s block grant program. Once the smoke has cleared and legislators are done slapping themselves on the backs for avoiding a shutdown with that nasty, old Supreme Court, Kansas schools find themselves in much the same situation they did before ultraconservatives began hyperventilating. While Scott County taxpayers, for example, will get nearly $248,000 in property tax relief under the latest school funding plan, it doesn’t add a single dollar to the spending authority for USD 466.
The same is true for each of the other 286 school districts in Kansas. Whether they are a “winner” or a “loser” under the new funding plan, school districts didn’t gain a single dime for operating costs. Or, to paraphrase ultraconservatives, not one dime more is going into our classrooms. That means school districts are preparing to enter a second year in which state funding has been frozen while operating costs continue to rise. It means that salary increases for teachers, custodians and secretaries will be minimal - at best. In some instances, in order to offset higher health insurance costs under a budget cap, employees will be asked to shoulder more of the burden through higher deductibles and higher contributions into the monthly premiums. This is hardly an environment in which school districts can hope to keep existing teachers or attract new staff. (See FUNDING on page six)
Voters must foil Supreme Court coup This November, Kansans will have the chance to fulfill or deny Brownback’s ambition. On the ballot will be the names of five of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court justices and six of the 14 Court of Appeals judges, the state’s second highest court. Voters can decide which ones to retain, with “yes” votes, and which ones to dismiss, with “no” votes. If all are dismissed, Brownback will appoint the 11 replacements, a majority of Kansas’ 21 highest judicial officers. Combined with four of the 10 incumbents, judges of his choice and philosophical bent would control the state’s legal system for decades. There will be a muscular, well-financed effort to ensure that the unprecedented coup happens.
Where to Write
another view by Davis Merritt
In the truth-free zone of today’s anonymous political advertising, Kansans will be exposed to many fictions conveyed by shadowy images, ominous music and sonorous voices, including: ▪ “Four of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot wanted to save brothers Reginald and Jonathan Carr from execution despite the bestial nature of their 2000 rape-andmurder rampage, but were slapped down 8-to-1 by the U.S. Supreme Court.” Consequently, you must vote them out. ▪“Four of the six appeals court judges on the ballot want to allow the surgical dismemberment of innocent children during late-term abor-
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tions.” You also must vote them out. Both emotional pitches will misrepresent facts and deliberately distort the judicial role in our governing system. Tragically, some people will fall for them because they push the emotional hot buttons of violent crime and abortion. In the Carr cases, the Kansas court upheld their convictions but found what all the justices considered to be errors in the sentencing phase, including a violation of the federal Constitution’s Eighth Amendment. The court voided those death sentences, meaning that the brothers would die in prison unless the sentencing phases were redone. The state appealed and the U.S. Supreme Court disagreed on the Eighth Amendment violation and overturned the
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Kansas court. Every American is entitled to full due process, and denying it to even the most heinous among us would make it possible to deny it to even the most innocent. Courts often disagree on what due process involves, and the highest court prevails. It’s called the rule of law, not of men, nor fear nor loathing. In the abortion case, the 14 appeals judges split 7-7 on whether the Kansas Constitution guarantees the right to abortion. The Kansas Supreme Court has a duty to take the case, whether it wants to or not, because it is a new state constitutional question. But, whatever the Kansas court decides about a state right, the federal right remains and nothing much changes. (See COURT on page six)
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Corporate media has a blind spot on terrorism by Jim Naureckas
Shortly before the United Kingdom’s “Brexit” vote, the shocking murder of Jo Cox a member of parliament and a vocal Remain supporter exposed the racist roots of elements in the victorious Leave campaign. That much you may have heard. What you might not have heard about were the suspect’s ties to a neo-Nazi organization based here in the United States. Accused shooter Thomas Mair, The Washington Post reported, “was a longtime supporter of the National Alliance, a onceprominent white supremacist group.” According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Post explained, “Mair bought a manual from the organization that
included instructions on how to build a pistol.” Cox, it adds, “was shot by a weapon that witnesses described as either homemade or antique.” The National Alliance was founded in 1974 by William Pierce. The group was a reorganization of the National Youth Alliance, which was itself an outgrowth of an organization that supported the 1968 presidential campaign of segregationist George Wallace. Pierce turned the group, in the words of the SPLC, into “the most dangerous and best organized neo-Nazi formation in America.” While head of the National Alliance, Pierce published The Turner Diaries, a novel that gleefully imagines a guerrilla race war and the mass murder of Jews, gays, and interracial couples. A chapter that
depicts the bombing of an FBI building helped inspire Timothy McVeigh’s 1995 bombing of a government building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people. When he was arrested, McVeigh had photocopied pages of the novel with him in his car. And phone records revealed that McVeigh had called a National Alliance number seven times the day before the bombing. In the days after, feverish speculation abounded that the attack might’ve been the work of international Islamic terrorists. Yet once it became clear that domestic right-wing extremists were responsible, journalists seemed to lose interest. Few spent any time examining the National Alliance connection. Yet, the group turned up in another more recent terrorism
story, when Kevin Harpham planted a bomb filled with shrapnel and rat poison at the 2011 Martin Luther King Day parade in Spokane. Harpham, a one-time National Alliance member, is currently serving a 32-year prison sentence for the attempted bombing. If you don’t remember this story, that’s probably because it got very little coverage. It
was mentioned only three times on the nightly news in the 10 weeks that followed. By comparison, the much less sophisticated “Times Square bomb,” which failed to go off a year earlier, got 49 mentions in the same time frame. It’s a classic example of how the U.S. corporate media treats acts of political violence by Muslims (See BLIND on page six)
The miserable ‘Catch 22’ of mental illness by Jill Richardson
Ryan wants more corporate giveaways by Jim Hightower
Attention people, there’s big news out of Washington: Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House, has announced that he has an idea! This is news, because the GOP leadership hasn’t offered a new idea in years. Instead, they’ve simply been the party of no, opposing all proposals put forward by Democrats and nixing everything that big majorities of Americans want Congress to act on - like a jobs program to repair our collapsing infrastructure and a raise in the minimum wage to above the poverty level. So some were excited when Speaker Ryan called a major press conference to present his
idea for fixing the economy. But, sheesh. It’s a rehash of the same old stale “idea” the GOP has for every issue: Eliminate government protections for consumers, workers, our environment, and so forth, so corporate profiteers can run roughshod over us. That’s the sole idea in the highly hyped, 57-page “economic agenda” that Ryan is peddling like a snake oil salesman. His “fix” is to roll back hundreds of important regulations that restrain corporate rapaciousness. For example, he wants to free Wall Street bankers, for-profit colleges, cable giants, and others from rules that prevent them from ripping off and otherwise harming consumers.
A provision in the plan also repeals “all climate change regulations under the Clean Air Act” - a sweet favor for Big Coal and electric utility companies. Ryan would even cancel ethics rules that require retirement advisers to act in their client’s best interests, rather than taking kickbacks for persuading clients to put their savings in bad investments. By calling these rank corporate giveaways an “economic agenda,” Ryan himself is committing a shameful, immoral fraud against the American people. His plan would “fix” our economy in the same way a veterinarian fixes your dog. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author
I’m depressed. I’ve dealt with mental health issues for decades now. Nothing fancy or interesting like multiple personalities or hallucinations. Just run-of-the-mill boring ones - good old depression and anxiety, and maybe some undiagnosed PTSD to go with it. Mental illness has a stigma, but most sufferers are like me. Boring. Struggling. Outwardly pretty normal. Not a threat to society. Sometimes we even push our way through work, relationships, raising kids, or - in my case - graduate school. Lately, I’ve been splitting my time between hating myself and working on my thesis. It’s kind of odd to go back and forth between reading academic journal articles like a functional grown-up and curling up in the fetal position in bed like a child. If you saw me in public, you’d never know anything was wrong. The bigger problem, for those of us who suffer, is the lack of a safety net. If you have a family who can support you and help you, great. But, a lot of folks with mental illness get here because our families were dysfunctional in the first place. There are cases where families all heal together, and it works out in the end. The alcoholic in the mix stops drinking, everyone goes to the appropriate therapy, 12-step program,
or both, and the family comes together. But, that’s not always the case. Sometimes the problems can’t be fixed. Sometimes, rather than being your support system, your family is your problem. What then? Well, you If you have have to work a family who a full-time job can support you and help just like ev- you, great. eryone else, if But a lot of you’re lucky folks with enough to have mental illone. You have ness get here because our to find a thera- families were pist, and go ev- dysfunctional ery week - and in the first pay your bills, place. do your dishes, and cook your meals just like everyone else. Doing all of that stuff while depressed isn’t easy. It’s no easier than trying to do all of those things with the flu - by yourself, without help. Even with Obamacare’s improvements to mental health coverage, getting care isn’t always easy or affordable. In the past two years, I’ve tried five different therapists without luck. Four were covered by my insurance, and for the last one I forked over $75 cash just to talk to a woman who didn’t help for an hour. I’ve had good psychotherapists before. I believe in therapy. But, it’s exhausting to go through the process of finding a therapist, getting a referral, making the appointment, and (See CATCH 22 on page six)
$7 million and GOP finds no smoking gun Benghazi goose chase comes up empty The House Select Committee on Benghazi released its longawaited findings Tuesday and concluded that . . . well, it looks as though they’re going to have to empanel another select committee to iron out the dueling conclusions reached by various members of the committee. The panel members spent two years and $7 million to come up with the last word on what happened in Libya in September 2012, when four American personnel were killed. They had vowed to best the seven prior congressional investigations
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and the Obama administration’s own probe. Instead, they ended their investigation this week with three more competing reports: one by committee Democrats, one by Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) and the committee’s Republican majority, and one by a Trump group of conservatives on the panel. There’s still no smoking gun from Benghazi - just a lot more smoke. Had Gowdy found evidence that the military could have saved the lives of the four Americans? “I don’t know,” Gowdy said.
Had he proved that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acted on political motives? “I don’t have a background in the ‘why,’ ” Gowdy demurred. Do his findings support the allegation on bumper stickers and T-shirts across the land claiming “Clinton lied, people died”? “You don’t see that Tshirt on me, and you’ve never seen that bumper sticker on any of my vehicles,” Gowdy replied. Gowdy went out of his way not to mention Clinton in his opening statement at a news conference. He said he would be “shocked” if people concluded the report is about her. Unfortunately, at least two of the six committee Republicans sharing the stage with Gowdy had a dissenting view.
Rep. Mike Pompeo (Kan.), who wrote a separate report with Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), proclaimed Clinton’s actions during the Benghazi attacks “morally reprehensible” and said relatives of the slain “have every right to be disgusted” with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. NBC’s Luke Russert asked Gowdy about that “morally reprehensible” allegation. “You read the report, you will not see any of those quotes,” the chairman replied. But, Pompeo stepped to the microphone and said he “absolutely” believes Clinton’s behavior was morally reprehensible - something he believes “in my heart.” If having a legitimate probe was the goal, Gowdy was prob-
ably doomed from the start. He launched with a show of fairness. But Republicans, including Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), eventually confessed the panel’s political aims. Democrats grew more antagonistic, and Gowdy, after promising his report was “not going to come out in the middle of 2016,” released his report just before the political conventions. Gowdy apparently lost hardliners on his own panel. Pompeo and Jordan, in their rival report, alleged that Clinton’s State Department was “seemingly more concerned with politics and Secretary Clinton’s legacy than with protecting its people in Benghazi,” and they said the Obama administration was “so (See BENGHAZI on page six)
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Brownback’s record-setting IOU for Kansas by Patrick Lowry
How bad will Kansas’ decision to reduce personal income taxes and eliminate income taxes for hundreds of thousands of corporations be in the upcoming fiscal year? An inspection of the state’s anticipated cash flow offers a rather bleak picture. Even using the current flawed forecasting method, which underestimates state revenues month after month, Budget Director
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Shawn Sullivan expects October to be the low point of the year. According to a story in the Topeka Capital-Journal, Sullivan said that month alone is budgeted to have $830 million more in expenses than revenue. The only way to survive such a negative position is to have enough reserves to carry you through. Or, in the case of our state government that has burned through all its cash on hand, you borrow. This week, the State
How our elected leaders in the executive and legislative branches can issue a $900 million certificate of indebtedness without changing their approach indicates one of two things: Either they don’t understand basic economics and financial management - or they don’t care.
Finance Council voted to authorize a record-high $900 million certificate of indebtedness. “We’re essentially borrowing from ourselves,” said the budget director. The process is not unusual, as these sort of IOU’s have been issued regularly for the past 20-some years. The ever-
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will continue digging a deeper financial hole. How our elected leaders in the executive and legislative branches can issue a $900 million certificate of indebtedness without changing their approach indicates one of two things: Either they don’t understand basic economics and financial management - or they don’t care. Either way is unacceptable. Patrick Lowry is editor of the Hays Daily News
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This is the situation that Topeka in which they can Those are hardly sufexisted before the special scrape up the approxificient reasons to fulfill Brownback’s grand ambi- legislative session. This is mately $548 million that the situation that exists af- a lower-court panel has tion. ter the session. ruled must be added to Davis Merritt, a Wichita jourSo, while the legis- general state aid. nalist and author, can be lature and the Supreme This is an issue that reached at dmerritt9@cox. Court are apparently sat- will likely have to be adnet isfied that the “equity” dressed during the 2017 element of school funding legislative session - or has been satisfied for now, which ultraconservatives the “adequacy” of funding may hope to avoid debatremains the giant elephant ing by going into a self(continued from page five) in the room that many Re- induced coma which, in as inherently more news- publican lawmakers and terms of brain wave acthe governor are trying to tivity, would be almost worthy than others. impossible to distinguish In fact, some corpo- avoid for two reasons. First of all, there aren’t from their current state of rate media outlets have allowed their personalities enough seat cushions in mind. to promote the National Alliance directly. Bob Grant, a popular and influential radio talk show host who broadcasts on WABC in New York - the flagship of the ABC radio network - frequently let callby Andy Borowitz ers promote the group on his show, saying he didn’t NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - The “have any problem” with billionaire Donald J. Trump’s bid to become a it. born-again Christian failed over the weekend Grant was eventually after Jesus Christ turned down his friend request, fired by Disney, which campaign officials have acknowledged. was then WABC‘s owner, Jesus, who has not generally been active on for gloating over the death Facebook, made a rare appearance on the social of Commerce Secretary network on Monday to announce His decision Ron Brown, who was to ignore the presumptive Republican nominee’s African-American. But request for a personal relationship with Him. even then, his connection In a brief post, Jesus offered the following to the neo-Nazi National explanation: “Just everything.” Alliance didn’t become an The turndown from Jesus Christ, the inspiraissue. tion behind one of the world’s most prominent This lack of curiosity religions, caps what has been a tough month for about the influence of the the Trump campaign. violent far right is a long Privately, campaign staffers fretted that the tradition in U.S. corporate candidate would pen a disparaging tweet about media. Even the murder Jesus, which might alienate evangelical voters in of Jo Cox, a member of key battleground states. parliament campaigning But, at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump made in a closely watched vote, no reference to Jesus, and instead touted endorseseems unlikely to change ments he had received from Gary Busey, Jeanthat. Claude Van Damme, and Joe (the Plumber) Wurzelbacher. Jim Naureckas is the editor of FAIR.org
increasing amount should give pause. Particularly when balanced against the vast sums the state is borrowing in other areas, the massive amounts of delayed payments, and the swiping of funds dedicated for other state functions to patch holes in the general fund.
It is a continuation of a recipe for disaster as the state budget continues to be hopelessly imbalanced. And, it will invite yet further downgrades from credit ratings agencies, thereby increasing the state’s cost of borrowing. Based on the current discussions taking place it doesn’t appear lawmakers are ready to do anything but maintain the status quo. Having structural imbalance in state government guarantees Kansas
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then pouring your heart out to someone you barely know just to find out they actually aren’t a good fit for you. And what are the other options? If you can afford it, you could go to a psychiatrist to try antidepressants, or try more therapists at a time. For the suicidal, there’s hospitalization. For the long-term debilitated, there’s Social Security disability. (Not that it really pays enough to live on, nor does it address the actual problem.) There’s a catch-22 element to the problem. I feel unable to do what I’m supposed to in my life because of anxiety and depression, and I’m anxious and depressed about what I have to do in my life. I’m panicked about making a mistake, so I become paralyzed with fear and make lots of mistakes. And, if your response is, “That’s not rational,” well… yeah. That’s why they call it mental illness. I don’t know what the answer is, but I know the status quo is not okay. Millions of Americans are suffering, and sometimes your very problem, mental illness, makes it harder for you to reach out for the help you need. Jill Richardson is the author of “Recipe for America: Why Our Food System Is Broken and What We Can Do to Fix It”
Or there is a second possibility. Ultraconservative lawmakers in the state will be pouring all their energy into making sure that voters choose not to retain at least four of the Supreme Court Justices who will be on the ballot this fall. You can bet that the Supreme Court’s threat to close schools will be a familiar theme throughout the election season. If these legislators, along with their far-right supporters such as Americans for Prosperity (Koch funded), Kansas Policy
Institute (Koch funded) and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce (a Koch step-child) have their way we will end up with a Supreme Court that’s handpicked by the governor. More importantly, it will be a Supreme Court that interprets the Constitution as the legislature wishes and which will conveniently avoid any future confrontations with the executive and legislative branches of government. Not only would this dismantle the checks-andbalances which is essential in a democracy, but it
Benghazi focused on the next election that it lost sight of its duty to tell the American people the truth.” They faulted Clinton for a “lapse in judgment that may well haunt our nation for years to come.” And they thought it “plausible” to conclude that she forced Americans to stay in dangerous conditions because “to leave Benghazi would have been viewed as her failure.” Pompeo, at Tuesday’s news conference with Gowdy, added that Clinton chose “to put political expediency and politics ahead of the men and women on the ground.” If Republicans leveled wild accusations, Democrats went the other way, issuing their own report categorically asserting that the Pentagon “could not have done anything
would give lawmakers the freedom to further undermine public education in Kansas. That should be alarming to everyone, regardless of their political persuasion. The battle over school funding hasn’t been settled. Bigger battles are still to be fought. If Kansas voters care about their schools, their communities and their state they have an obligation to become better informed. There’s too much at stake. Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com
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differently” to save those killed, that “Secretary Clinton never personally denied any requests for additional security in Benghazi,” that intelligence assessments “were not influenced by political considerations” and that officials “did not make intentionally misleading statements.” Between the reckless accusations and the nothing-to-see-here defenses, there was one obvious truth: “There does not appear to be a smoking gun,” CNN’s Dana Bash informed her viewers before Gowdy entered the room. Nor even a warm slingshot. The few revelations the panel advertised as “new” - that no military assets had been deployed to Benghazi, that embassy security staff had been or-
dered to change uniforms, that Clinton had been planning a visit to Libya - had mostly been uncovered in previous investigations. Gowdy, with slicked gray hair, lavender tie and fitted suit, offered what sounded like an excuse for the absence of a bombshell. “It is always better to be the first committee to investigate, and it is always better to investigate as contemporaneously to an incident or to an event as can be done,” he said. “Our committee did not have the luxury of either one of those.” Too bad they didn’t think of this two years and $7 million ago. Dana Milbank is a Washington Post staff writer and author
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beef in 14 restaurants in the Dallas area, spokeswoman Lisa McComb told Reuters, instead of flash-frozen beef. The market offers ample room for growth. The most prominent betterburger stores such as Five Guys and Smashburger total fewer than 2,500 globally, compared with more than 50,000 outlets collectively operated by McDonald’s and Burger King.
pounds or four percent above 2015’s 23.7 billion pounds, according to Colorado-based Livestock Marketing Information Center. The increase comes as U.S. ranchers build up herds that had been depleted by several years of drought to a 63-year low in 2014. Ranchers are producing heavier cattle now that water supplies have been replenished. “When you add it all up, it’s not that much. I think the increase in supply is plenty to take care of the demand,” said John Nalivka, president and owner of Sterling Marketing, an industry analytics and consulting firm.
Bigger Herd, More Beef The rising demand from the shifting trends is unlikely to drain supplies any time soon, say meat industry experts. Commercial U.S. beef production should rise to just over 24.6 billion
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A computer monitor shows a yield of 97.6 bushels per acre (top center). (Record Photo)
Lifetime He said that custom cutters began seeing a huge leap in yields when they crossed into Kansas. “In Oklahoma, they’re bragging about 60 bushel wheat,” he reports. Ron’s Experiment Given the remarkable yields that are being reported across the area, a 70-bushel average in a quarter-section harvested by the Suppes crew might not seem so impressive until Shayne points out that it has been continuous cropped for nine years. “This corner is Ron’s experiment,” he says with a grin. “Every year it seems to do a little better. It shows that if you get a little rainfall and manage things in the right way you can do some pretty special things.” “I’ve been told that Kansas isn’t the place for this, but with no-till that’s changed the landscape,” says Ron. Shayne said in a typical year, they will see 28-30 kernels in a head of wheat. This year, it’s 32-34 kernels, “which is amazing.” While this has been a phenomenal year, Shayne notes that they also lay the groundwork for good yields by using high quality seed and taking no shortcuts with their applications of fertilizer and herbicides. The Suppes operation grows only hard white wheat and “we use regis-
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tered seed, so we expect more,” says Shayne. Ron notes that it also helped that weather conditions allowed wheat to “run its full cycle before dying.” “This was probably the most ideal year in my lifetime,” Ron says. “Under This field of Danby hard white winter wheat is so thick that it’s nearly impossible to see the planting rows. (Below) Steve Boone checks the threshing speed on his combine. (Record Photos) the right conditions, and when allowed to go through their full growing moisture would be acceptcycle, a lot of these red able. and white varieties have Cutting is Slow 120-bushel potential.” The extremely high yields have slowed cutting Forced to Relocate The crew didn’t get to a near crawl in most started in the field until fields. Combines that will about 1:00 on Monday typically mow through a afternoon. The cutting field at 4-5 miles per hour equipment had been locat- are moving at less than ed six miles south and two half that speed. In addition, some west earlier in the morncrews have had to leave a ing, but an overnight rain combine idle because they forced them to abandon plans to cut in that field. don’t have enough grain “That’s one of the carts and semis to keep up advantages of being if all combines are operatspread out. There’s a good ing at the same time. That isn’t the only facchance you’ll always have tor that’s impacting this somewhere you can cut,” year’s harvest. Shayne said. The Suppes crew has High humidity and stripper heads on their moisture content in the combines. Ron made the grain was a concern when decision to move away combines first entered from the traditional draper the field two miles south heads in 1994. Stripper of US83 Highway on heads leave more stubble while the heads are ready, “These headers will get 300 today.” Venison Road. behind and, in a year such the stalks are still green. comb it and help the stalks By the end of Monday, “We’re right on the as this where lodging has That’s been like cutting to stand up,” says Boone, the Suppes crew had cut edge of being able to cut. been a bigger issue, they through “boot leather.” though lodged wheat was more than 25 percent of The elevators like it to be are more effective in colSteve Boone, who a very minor problem in their 4,300 acres of wheat. a little drier,” observed lecting the downed wheat. has been cutting for the the fields he was harvestWith the once-in-a-lifeShayne. That hasn’t eliminated Suppes family the last ing on Monday. time harvest conditions, With storm clouds all the issues. four years, is impressed With the two combines Suppes has just one regret. building to the northwest, Because of lodging, at how well the stripper in operation, he says they “It would have been Suppes said he was will- and the heavy canopy, heads move through a typically cut about 260 great if grandpa (Prim) ing to gamble that the farmers are finding that field. acres a day, “but we might (See REGRET on page nine)
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The Amy elevator can be seen in the background as wheat is harvested on the Vance Ehmke farm in western Lane County.
Regret could have seen 100 bushel wheat,” says Suppes, “and the Royals win another World Series.” Protein a Casualty Even in the best of years, one can’t expect perfection. With the outstanding yields the protein level will be lower than normal, points out Ehmke. “You can’t anticipate a year like this,” Ehmke notes. “We were way underfertilized for double-cropping in a year with these conditions. Then again, if you put on the fertilizer that’s needed
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for an 80- or 100-bushel crop, you’d go bankrupt because that’s only going to happen once in a lifetime. The mills will be able to compensate for the lack of protein.” As expected, test weights have been very good, with most reports in the 63-64 pound range. Ehmke says several factors could contribute to varying degrees of lodging that farmers are seeing. “I can guarantee that if you had a really adequate fertility program you had a lodging problem. It’s the nitrogen. When you see a little bit of lodging it
tends to say that you’re having really high yields and your fertility program is tending to be adequate,” he says. “Though it does present problems with harvest.” Ehmke’s recommendation is to avoid TAM 112. “Push it hard and it will fall down,” he says. On the other hand, TAM 304 “stands like a redwood” and this year TAM 204 is proving that “it stands real good and the yields are incredible.”
Ehmke also gives a lot of credit to the new varieties being developed at Kansas State University, Colorado State University and by private breeders. “There’s a lot of excitement in the wheat growing community about these new varieties,” he says. He says that breeding programs, such as the one at K-State, have made it possible for new varieties to become available to producers in a much shorter time. On the flip Exceptional Varieties While one can’t dis- side, the life of a variety miss the ideal grow- may only be two or three ing conditions this year, years.
Ehmke says KSU is releasing 4-5 new varieties this year. “They’re telling farmers to quit growing Denali and switch to Larry or Tatonka, which both look good for Western Kansas.” The Ehmke operation planted some acres to Joe, a hard white winter wheat variety. Because they only had 15 bushels of this new variety they cut the seeding rate to 26 pounds per acre in order to cover more acres. “It still made 84 bushels,” he says. “This tells you it was an incredible growing year and that this
is the Mickey Mantle of wheat varieties.” “We’ve never received so many calls this early about the new varieties,” adds Ehmke. “People are seeing these great yields and they want to convert over as quickly as they can. The quickest way to offset low (market) prices and bring back profitability is to improve yield. Another five bushels per acre can make a big difference.” When seeing the advancements in wheat varieties, Ehmke says this is “a great time to be farming, but you’d better be paying attention.”
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Winners school/middle school counselor - in addition to dividing the maintenance and transportation director position into two separate jobs. Last year, the district was able to apply for “extraordinary needs” funding in November, at which time it received an additional $144,146. Part of that money was used to hire a full-time teacher at the elementary school due to higher enrollment. With enrollment projected to increase by another 25 students this year, Rumford is hopeful of once again qualifying for extraordinary needs money, but realizes there will likely be greater competition for fewer dollars. The legislature has pulled $7.2 million out of extraordinary needs money as part of the $37.5 million it needed to answer the Supreme
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Court’s call to fix the equity issue in the current grant funding program. Last year, the state earmarked $12.3 million for extraordinary funding. That would reduce the amount this year to about $5 million. “If we don’t get extraordinary needs we could really be hurting,” says Rumford. At the same time, he has no regrets about the decision to hire additional staff. “The staffing decisions were made in order to meet the needs of our students. That has to be a priority,” he says. “At the same time, we are committed to giving a raise to our staff and getting their salaries back to where they should be after everyone took a pay cut a couple of years ago. The board and myself are
Wichita Co. “We were surprised to lose money in the final deal,” says Supt. Keith Higgins. “Apparently, it was decided that LOB aid under the block grant formula created an equity problem so they went back to the old LOB formula and that wasn’t a benefit to us.” Higgins says the district will have some cash carryover into the 201617 budget year to help offset the loss of LOB aid. Raises on Hold In advance of the latest budget news at the state level, Higgins said the district had already added a high school math teacher after being short one staff member in that department during the last school year. In addition, they had to fill a junior high math position with two longterm substitutes. They hired a full-time teacher to replace the two subs for
still committed to making this happen, but now we’ll have to wait and see what happens with the extraordinary needs money.” Rumford says that with all the talk about schools possibly being shutdown and uncertainty about funding for the upcoming year, “we’re back to where I thought we would be - with an asterisk.” That asterisk is the whether or not the district can qualify for extraordinary needs funding later this fall. “The problem is that what we can count on getting from the state is a moving target. It’s hard to budget and make staff decisions when there’s so much uncertainty from year to year,” Rumford says. “We have to keep our focus on the needs of our kids and improving our facilities. Our plan is to keep moving forward.”
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the upcoming year which is another added cost. That puts across-theboard pay raises for the staff in limbo. Teachers will get raises of $400 to $600 for their advancement on the salary schedule. In addition, another $200 has been added to the base salary which is $35,203. Advancements on the schedule will cost the district about $30,000 in 2016-17. “I don’t know if we’ll have enough to provide an additional pay raise,” Higgins says. “We’ve been holding off on negotiations until we knew what the state was going to do.” Last year, the district also contributed $7,100 annually - or the cost of a premium for a single person - to each employee’s health insurance. “We’re trying to do what we can for our employees,” says
Higgins. “We’re hoping health insurance will stay where it’s at. We took a pretty big hit last year and had to raise the deductible which meant an increase of about $12.25 in the outof-pocket cost each month for our people.” A year ago, Higgins didn’t apply for extraordinary needs funding for the state. This year, he has hopes the district will qualify because of an anticipated decline in the district’s property valuation. “At this point, anything will help, but you can’t build a budget on the chance that will happen,” he adds.
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Legislature must next tackle funding adequacy TOPEKA - The Kansas Supreme Court said Tuesday that it is satisfied with the Legislature’s action last week addressing school funding equity, and it will not issue any other remedial orders such as closing public schools. “In short, the legislature has currently satis-
fied the court’s orders in Gannon I, Gannon II and Gannon III regarding equity. Therefore, no judicial remedy is necessary at this time,” Chief Justice Lawton Nuss wrote in a two-page order, referring to the court’s first three decisions in the case Gannon v. Kansas.
Alan Rupe, an attorney for the plaintiff school districts in the case, said those districts “are extremely pleased that schools will be opening in the fall and that funding will be distributed in a manner that comports with the Kansas Constitution’s equity requirement.”
Previously, the court had said that the method of distributing two kinds of aid among school districts failed to meet constitutional standards because some low-wealth districts had to levy higher property taxes than wealthier ones to achieve comparable levels of funding.
That included equalization aid for local option budgets, or LOBs, which are the additional funds districts can levy on their own over and above their general state aid, and capital outlay budgets which pay for big-ticket purchases such as new equipment, furniture and build-
ing repairs. The court said in February that both equalization formulas were unconstitutional, and lawmakers responded by amending both formulas. The court reviewed those changes and issued another opinion May 27, (See ADEQUACY on page 18)
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Six students from Scott City and Leoti were named to the spring semester honor rolls at Garden City Community College. The President’s Honor Roll included 133 students with a 4.0 grade point average. The Dean’s Honor Roll had 348 students with a 3.2 to 3.99 gpa. Named to the President’s Honor Roll were Tad Kitch and Shantel Lobmeyer, both of Scott City. The Dean’s Honor roll included Karla Garcia and Zahily Sandoval, both of Leoti, and Kambra Dearden and Kristal Patton, both of Scott City.
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Four Scott City students are among the 5,200 undergraduates at the University of Kansas who earned honor roll recognition during the spring semester. Honor students include Christopher Davis, School of Pharmacy; Taylor George, School of Engineering; Tyler Hess, School of Business; and Kaleb Roemer, School of Pharmacy Some schools honor the top 10 percent of students enrolled, some establish a minimum grade-point average and others raise the minimum GPA for each year students are in school.
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The June meeting of the Lake Wide Awake 4-H Club was held on June 13 at the Wm. Carpenter Building. Roll call was “Name Your Favorite Fair Exhibit.” It was answered by 12 members and three community leaders. Nick Storm led the Flag Salute and the 4-H Pledge. Treasurer Hailey Dart gave a report on club finances. Toni Glenn reviewed Scott County Fair dates
and deadlines with everyone. Waylon and Wyatt Ricker and Alexis Buxton gave a report on the afternoon they helped with the SCORE Program at Scott City Elementary School. They had the kids draw their favorite part of the Fair or what their favorite project would be on the sidewalk with chalk. Our club is scheduled to make centerpieces for Park Lane Nursing Home next month.
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For the Record Judge okays citizenship proof for Kansas voters The Scott County Record
Residents of Kansas will have to prove they are U.S. citizens when registering to vote for federal elections using a national form, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon sided against a coalition of voting rights groups that sued a U.S. elections official who changed the proof-ofcitizenship requirements
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on the federal registration form at the request of the three states and without public notice. Residents of other states only need to swear that they are citizens, not show proof. The judge refused to issue a temporary injunction sought by voting rights advocates to overturn the move by Brian Newby, the executive director of the U.S.
Scott City Council Agenda Tues., July 5 • 7:30 p.m. City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order
Election Assistance Commission, until the case can be decided on its merits at trial. The decision is expected to be appealed. Newby took the top job in November at a government agency entrusted with making voting more accessible, and then months later used the federal position to implement the obstacle to voter regis-
Scott County Commission Agenda Tues., July 5 County Courthouse 3:00 p.m.
County business Approve accounts payable, land contract, concealed carry on county property
3:30 p.m.
County Apraiser Randy Sangster Discuss mapping
•Approve minutes of June 13 special meeting and June 20 regular meeting •Request to use Patton Park July 15: Movie in the Park •Approve audit of Scott City Fireman’s Relief Association fund •Review structural analysis report on city water tower by AT&T/Black and Veatch •Decision on T-hangar construction project at city airport •Approve transfer from general fund to special highway fund
tration in three states. The U.S. Supreme Court has said that states must accept and use the federal voter registration form, and an appeals court ruled in 2014 in a lawsuit filed by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach that states could not force the commission to require residents to provide proofof-citizenship documents on the national form.
4:00 p.m.
County EMT Director Brenda Birney Program update
4:15 p.m.
Fire Chief Vernon Storm Discuss purchase of new fire engine
4:30 p.m.
County hospital CEO Mark Burnett Present 2017 budget request
5:00 p.m.
Public Works Director Richard Cramer
Agenda may change before the meeting. Contact County Clerk Alice Brokofsky for an updated agenda (872-2420) or
•Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Pool Department 1) Discuss a head lifeguard position Police Department 1) Misc. business Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Review KDOT’s K96 Highway plans and list recommendations Clerk’s Department 1) Review changes from budget workshop •Mayor’s comments
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., June 30, 2016; last published Thurs., July 14, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of MARGIE RUTH BERRY, aka MARGIE R. BERRY, Deceased Case No. 2016-PR-11 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on the 17th day of June, 2016, a Petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration was filed in this Court by Charles W. Berry and Pamela K. McDaniel, heirs, of Margie Ruth Berry aka Margie R. Berry, deceased. All creditors of the decen-
dent are notified to exhibit their demands agains the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. CHARLES W. BERRY Petitioner PAMELA K. McDANIEL Petitioner JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 664 • 101 E. 6th SCOTT CITY, KS. 67871 620-872-7204 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONERS
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Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department June 20: A report was taken for a burglary in the 600 block of South Main. June 22: Raymond Kirk was arrested for possession of hallucinogenic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the LEC. June 26: Interference with a law enforcement officer was reported. June 27: Joseph Aguilar Torres, Jr., 34, was arrested on a warrant for probation violation and transported to the LEC. Scott County Sheriff’s Department June 21: Shane Hutcheson was arrested on a warrant for probation violation and transported to the LEC. June 24: Penifer Keller was served a Scott County warrant while in jail.
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., June 30, 2016; last published Thurs., July 14, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of MARY ALBERTA ISEMINGER, Deceased Case No. 16-PR-10 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on June 3, 2016, a Petition for Issuance of Letters of was filed in the Court by Cynthia Gayle Herrman, an heir, devisee and legatee of Mary Iseminger, Deceased. All creditors of the Dece-
dent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, thirty (30) days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Cynthia Gayle Herrman Petitioner DEAN K. RYAN, 10923 117 GRANT AVENUE GARDEN CITY, KS 67846 (620) 275-9614 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
Newby contends he had the administrative authority to grant the request from the three states to add the documentary proof of citizenship requirements on the federal registration form used for their residents. But, voting rights advocates were stunned by Newby’s February action, saying it flies in the face of the commission’s mis-
sion to provide a simple, easy form to encourage voter registration. The groups argue the proofof-citizenship requirements hurt their ability to conduct voter registration drives and deprives eligible voters of the right to vote in federal elections. Newby is a former Kansas election official who was appointed to his state job by Kobach.
Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 30, 2016)1t
SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS MAY 2016 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 95,712.93 COMMODITIES .................................... 10,065.27 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ................. 79,097.95 CAPITAL OUTLAY.................................. 106.67 OTHER................................................... 261,955.00 COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES ............................................. COMMODITIES ..................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ................. CAPITAL OUTLAY ................................. OTHER...................................................
20,742.11 9,928.69 1,844.11 297.96 0.00
NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES............................................... COMMODITIES ...................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES................... OTHER ...................................................
5,446.42 6,676.55 0.00 0.00
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES .............................................. 35,853.52 COMMODITIES....................................... 13,991.47 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... 7,368.04 CAPITAL OUTLAY.................................... 2,150.00 OTHER .................................................... 305,000.00 FIRE DISTRICT FUND SALARIES .............................................. COMMODITIES ...................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... CAPITAL OUTLAY ..................................
389.28 50.97 441.05 4,657.50
TREASURER’S SPECIAL FUND SALARIES ............................................... COMMODITIES ....................................... CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................... CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................... OTHER .....................................................
4,121.44 0.00 50.29 0.00 219.17
JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman
ALICE BROKOFSKY Scott County Clerk
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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., June 23, 2016; last published Thurs., July 7, 2016)3t NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED FOR AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION, STATE OF KANSAS, SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS To whom it may concern: I, the undersigned county election officer of the above named county, have received a certified listing of candidates for the various nominations to be made by each of the political parties of this state and, in accordance with the provisions of law, I hereby publish so much thereof as is applicable to this county, and I have added thereto the names, addresses and parties of the candidates:
Republican
Democrat
NATIONAL OFFICE UNITED STATES SENATE Jerry Moran Box 1151, Hays, Ks. 67601 DJ Smith 107 Rohrer Hts. Osawatomie, Ks. 66071 Monique Singh Patrick Wiesner
1402 Washington Blvd. 2E Kansas City, Ks. 66102 2717 Ann Ct., Lawrence, Ks. 66046
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 1 Republican Tim Huelskamp Fowler, Ks. Roger Marshall 4501 Quail Creek Dr., Great Bend, Ks. 67530 Democrat
Republican
Democrat
No Candidate
SCOTT CITY WARD TWO COMMITTEEMAN Republican Ryan Roberts 1214 Steele Ave., Scott City Democrat
211 Bonita Place, Ellinwood, Ks. 67526
Democrat
Democrat
SCOTT CITY WARD ONE COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican No Candidate Democrat
No Candidate SCOTT CITY WARD FOUR COMMITTEEMAN Republican Donald E. Scott 1308 Antelope, Scott City Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
No Candidate BEAVER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate
BEAVER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Leona Logan 9941 N. Cherokee, Scott City Sheila D. Ellis 2670 W. Road 230, Scott City Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
ISBEL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
ISBEL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN No Candidate No Candidate
KEYSTONE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN Republican No Candidate Democrat
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
SCOTT COUNTY CLERK Alice Brokofsky 402 Russell St., Scott City
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
SCOTT COUNTY TREASURER No Candidate
Democrat
Lark Speer
1405 College St., Scott City
SCOTT COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS Republican Debbie Murphy 607 Elizabeth St., Scott City Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
SCOTT COUNTY ATTORNEY Rebecca (Becky) 2000 N. Omaha, Scott City Faurot
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF Glenn E. Anderson 1202 Elizabeth, Scott City
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
ISBEL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Matt Novak 471 Modoc Lane, Modoc
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
ISBEL TOWNSHIP TREASURER Dave Novak 2011 S. Beaver Rd., Modoc
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
LAKE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Larry Vulgamore 8250 S. Mesquite, Scott City
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
LAKE TOWNSHIP TREASURER No Candidate
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
VALLEY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Gary Schmidt 9670 S. Eagle Rd., Scott City
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
VALLEY TOWNSHIP TREASURER No Candidate
Democrat
No Candidate
Democrat
No Candidate
Republican
LAKE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN John C. Beaton 6521 E. Rd. 70, Scott City
Democrat
Christopher T. Reeves 2881 E. Rd. 70, Scott City
Democrat
Republican Democrat
Democrat
Republican Democrat
Republican Democrat
Republican
SCOTT CITY WARD ONE COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican No Candidate No Candidate
Nancy A. O’Dell
2881 E. Rd. 70, Scott City
MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN Richard W. See 9520 N. Taos Rd., Scott City No Candidate
No Candidate SCOTT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate No Candidate SCOTT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN No Candidate No Candidate VALLEY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate No Candidate
VALLEY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Carol Ann Crouch 161 Penn Ave., Scott City Democrat
No Candidate
LAKE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Colleen C. Beaton 6521 E. Rd. 70, Scott City
MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Loaire See 9520 N. Taos Rd., Scott City
Democrat
SCOTT CITY WARD ONE COMMITTEEMAN Republican No Candidate
No Candidate
KEYSTONE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Sarah Genelle Krehbiel 901 N. Union, Scott City
Republican
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., June 16, 2016; last published Thurs., June 30, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of EDNA MATILDA UPPENDAHL aka EDNA M. UPPENDAHL aka EDNA UPPENDAHL, deceased Case No. 2015-PR-15 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that a petition shall be filed in this Cout by James A. Pohlmann duly appointed, qualified and acting Executor of the Estate of Edna Matilda Uppendahl, deceased, requesting that Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested
for attorneys’ fees and expenses are reasonable and should be allowed; the costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; upon the filing of receipts the Petitioner be finally discharged as the Executor of the Estate of Edna Matilda Uppendahl, deceased, and the Petitioner be released from further liability. You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before the 12th day of July, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. JAMES A. POHLMANN Executor JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 664 SCOTT CITY, KS. 67871 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
No Candidate
No Candidate
SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER • DISTRICT 3 Republican Gary Skibbe 607 Antelope St., Scott City
Democrat
No Candidate
SCOTT CITY WARD FOUR COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Doris A. Stegall 602 Jefferson, Scott City
Democrat
Democrat
No Candidate
No Candidate
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICES SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER • DISTRICT 2 Republican Jerry W. Buxton 1209 Steele Ave., Scott City Brittan Ellis 2980 W. Rd. 240, Scott City Democrat
No Candidate
SCOTT CITY WARD THREE COMMITTEEMAN Republican No Candidate
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • DISTRICT 118 Republican Don Hineman 116 S. Longhorn Rd., Dighton Democrat
No Candidate
SCOTT CITY WARD TWO COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Janice Storm 512 Russell St., Scott City
Republican
STATE OFFICES KANSAS SENATOR • DISTRICT 33 Larry D. Salmans 104 S. Hwy. St., Hanston 67849 Mary Jo Taylor 114 N. Union, Stafford 67578 Matt Bristow
Public Notice
No Candidate
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a primary election will be held on the 2nd day of August, 2016, at which time the candidates from the above list may be voted on at the William Carpenter 4-H Building at 608 Fairground Road. This polling place will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on August 2, 2016. Advanced voting will begin on Monday, July 13, 2016, at the Scott County Clerk’s office, 303 Court Street, Scott City, Ks. Advanced voting ends at noon on Monday, August 1, 2016. PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR VOTING ON AUGUST 2nd AND FOR ALL ADVANCE VOTING. Done at my office in the City of Scott City, County of Scott and State of Kansas this 16th day of June, 2016. Seal Alice Brokofsky Scott County Election Officer
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., June 23, 2016; Last published July 7, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS in the matter of the Estate of NICK A. NOVAK aka NICK NOVAK, Deceased Case No. 2015-PR-17 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL OF VALID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59) THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that a petition has been filed in this Court by Sherry L. Novak, duly appointed, qualified and acting Administrator of the Estate of Nick A. Novak aka Nick Novak, deceased, requesting that Petitioner’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the law of intestate succession and Valid Settlement Agreement be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons
entitled thereto; the Court find the allowances requested for attorney’s fees and expenses are reasonable and should be allowed; the costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; upon the filing of receipts the Petitioner be finally discharged as the Administrator of the Estate of Nick A. Novak aka Nick Novak, deceased, and the Petitioner be released from further liability. You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before the 18th day of July, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition. SHERRY L. NOVAK Administrator JAKE W. BROOKS ATTORNEY AT LAW P.O. BOX 664 SCOTT CITY, KANSAS 67871 ATTORNEY FOR PETITIONER
Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., June 16, 2016; last published Thurs., June 30, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS ISAAC J. UNRUH and DELORIS M. UNRUH, husband and wife, PLAINTIFFS Case No. 2016-CV-09 VS. JANICE L. SUMMERS, a single woman and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of such of the defendants as may be deceased; the unknown spouses of each of the defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors, and assigns of such defendants as are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of such defendants as are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of such or defendants who are minors or are in any wise under legal disability; the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors or assigns of any person alleged to be deceased and made defendants, DEFENDANTS
NOTICE OF SUIT The State of Kansas to the defendants above named designated and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Scott County, Kansas, by Isaac J. Unruh and Deloris M. Unruh, Plaintiffs, praying for an order quieting title to real estate described as: the South Half of the North West Quarter (S/2 of NW/4) in Section Twenty-one (21), Township Sixteen (16), Range Thirty-three (33) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian and in the alternative an order partitioning said real estate and for judgement against Defendants for monetary damages and you are hereby required to plead to said Petition on or before August 1, 2016 in said Court at the Courthouse at the City of Scott City in the County of Scott, Kansas. Should you fail therein, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon said petition. ISAAC J. UNRUH DELORIS M. UNRUH WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner
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Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Pat Rudolph who passed away on June 22. The Community Christian Church led Sunday afternoon services. Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner and Elsie Nagel led the hymns. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Madeline Murphy and Tava See. Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening. Ladies received manicures on Thursday. Everyone enjoyed vanilla ice cream cones on Thursday afternoon.
Provide musical entertainment
Naomi Teubner performed on her violin, the piano and recorder on Tuesday afternoon. Nancy Koehn and her daughters Shayla, Cheri, and Haley Breann furnished cookies. Deana Froley from Dighton played the accordion and led a group singalong on Friday afternoon.
Residents play pitch, dominoes
Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Dorothy King, Lynda Burnett, Wanda Kirk, Madeline Murphy, and Gary and Janet Goodman. Residents played trivia on Thursday evening. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon. We thank the family of Pat Rudolph for the flowers brought to Park Lane in her memory.
Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Joe and Brenda Fouquet, Mark and Terri Fouquet; Lisa Rauch from Boston; Fritzie Rauch, and Loren and Carson Faurot. Corrine Dean was visited by Dianna Howard, Ron Hess, Tava See and Kim Smith.
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LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough; Randy, Kay and Harrison King; Nolan Arenado, Velda Riddiough, Carol Latham, Marsha Holloway, Shellie Carter and Tatum Wells. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton and Delinda Dunagan. Louise Crist was visited by Jean Burgess, Jon Tuttle, Don Williams and Patsi Graham. Loretta Gorman was visited by Jane McBroom, Charlene Becht, Fritzie Rauch; Lisa Rauch, Boston, Mass.; and Chuck and Barb Brobst. Doris Riner was visited by Karen Harms and Mary Lou Oeser. Doris had lunch Sunday with Karen, Mary Lou, Jan and Alma.
Deaths Dr. Randy Lee Freeman
August Sylvester ‘Augie’ Baker
Dr. Randy Lee Freeman, Ph.D., 59, died June 24, 2016, at the House at Midland Care. H e was born July 3, 1956, in To p e k a , the son of Robert and Betty Randy Freeman (Harper) Freeman. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1974. He graduated from Sterling College and received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University. Randy was superintendent for many schools, finishing out his career as superintendent and grade school principal for USD No. 482, Dighton. Randy was a volunteer EMT. He was a member of the Kansas National Education Association, Knights of Columbus and Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church. In 1982, Randy married Patricia Marie Hayden at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She survives.
August Sylvester “Augie” Baker, 72, died June 23, 2016, at Hays Medical Center. H e was born Feb. 14, 1944, in Marienthal, the son of August Baker Sylvester Louis and Marie Catherine (Kohl) Baker. A lifetime resident of Marienthal, he was a retired auto technician and mechanic. Augie was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, a third degree Knight of the Knights of Columbus and had served on the St. Mary Parish Council for many years. On Nov. 20, 1982, he married Cynthia Stiles in Marienthal. She survives. Other survivors include: one son, Matthew Baker, Dodge City; two daughters, Nicole Baker and Christy Baker, both of Derby; mother, Marie Baker, Marienthal; three brothers, Victor Baker,
Other survivors include: one son, Shamus Freeman, and wife, Emily, North Liberty, Ia.; one daughter, Mackenzie Freeman, Brooklyn, N.Y.; one brother, Bobby Freeman, and wife, Jeannene, Topeka; one sister, Mary Clearwater, Topeka; and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Linda Allen. Funeral service was June 29 at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, Topeka, with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Church Building Fund or to the Freeman Grandchildren Educational Fund, all in care of Keven Brennan Family Funeral Home, 2801 SW Urish Road, Topeka, Ks. 66614. Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at kevinbrennanfamily. com.
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Delbert Baker and Gerald Baker, and wife Salinda, all of Marienthal; four sisters, Edith Ludowese, and husband, Gary, and Loretta Fyler, and husband, Steve, both of Scott City, Lorraine Ramos, Lakin, and Gertrude Estes, and husband, George, Marienthal. He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Richard Baker and Melvin Baker. Funeral service was June 29 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marienthal, with Fr. Benjamin Martin officiating. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Marienthal. Memorials are suggested to St. Mary Catholic Church, Leoti EMTs or Wichita County Health Center, all in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, Box 161, Leoti, Ks. 67861. Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com.
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Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore, Steve and Mary Grigg, Rev. Don Martin, LuAnn Buehler, and Denton and Karen Berry. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, Larry and Philene Pickett, and Gloria and Larry Wright. Lucille Dirks was visited by Floyd and Vivian Dirks. Arlene Beaton was visited by Margie Stevens and Tom and Jo Beaton. Weekend visitors of Boots Haxton were her children Joni Pottberg, Salina; Miles Veeder, Dodge City; David and Sherri Haxton, McPherson; and Rod and Kathy Haxton. They enjoyed time at Lake Scott.
Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Tracy Hess, Rachel Cavenee, Rex Turley, Mary Lou Oeser and Karen Harms. Jeanie Rowton was visited by Susan Escareno, Becky Rowton, Phil Escareno and Margie Stevens. Albert Dean was visited by Margie Stevens. Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock. Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway from Hays and Hunter Perryman, Hays. James Still was visited by Linda Dunagan. Mike Leach was visited by Rev. Don Martin. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Fritzie Rauch; Lisa Rauch, Boston, Mass.; and Marvel Keyse.
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Deaths Lucas Todd Matthies
Robert R. Short
Lucas Todd Matthies, 36, died June 18, 2016, in Scott County. H e was born Feb. 17, 1 9 8 0 , in Scott City, the son of D. Craig Lucas Matthies and Marcia Kay (Hillery) Matthies. Lucas was a lifetime resident of Scott City and was a mill operator for Beef Belt Feeders, Scott City. Lucas graduated from Scott Community High School in 1998. He struggled with kidney disease for most of his life. In December of 2011, he was fortunate to receive a kidney transplant that drastically improved his quality of life.
Robert R. Short, 62, died June 24, 2016, in Abilene, Tex. He was born Dec. 15, 1953, in Flagler, Colo., the son of Harley and Eleanor (McGriff) Short. Robert graduated from Hi Plains High School in 1973. He then moved to Seibert, Colo., where he lived from 1993 until 2013. In 2015, he moved with is daughter to Abilene, Tex. He was a semi-truck driver for over 20 years. After becoming medically retired, he became an active member of the Seibert Town Council. He was also a board member for the Stratton Golf Club and a volunteer with the Seibert Ambulance and Fire Department. On Dec. 11, 1979, he
Survivors include: one daughter, Harper Matthies, Scott City; parents, Craig Matthies, and wife, Marcia, Scott City; one brother, Toby Matthies, and wife, Jackie, Vacaville, Calif.; grandparents, Paul Hillery, Scott City, and Maxine Carlson, Dighton; and one nephew. He was preceded in death by one grandfather and two grandmothers. Funeral service was June 21 at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Rev. Scott Wagner officiating. Internment was at the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Lucas T. Matthies Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871.
Ralph B. Payne Ralph B. Payne, 93, died June 28, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital. H e was born May 2, 1923, in Larned, the son of Edward B a r n e t t Ralph Payne and Viola Belle (Butler) Payne. A resident of Scott City since 1933, he was a pharmacist assistant and clerk at Van Antwerp Drug Store. Ralph was a member of the First Christian Church and VFW, both of Scott City, and was a past Scott City Council member. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, serving in the 79th Aerodrome Squadron. One June 2, 1946, he married Dee J. Unruh in Scott City. She died July 10, 1996. On March 7, 1998, he married Willetta Dirks Ullom in Montezuma. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Steve Payne, and wife, Valyndia, Scott City, and Bill Payne, and wife, Lynette, Pueblo, Colo.; one daughter, Janice Wright, and husband, Darren, Amarillo, Tex.; one stepdaughter, Kim Panzer, and husband, Garrett, Lakin; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; one wife, Dee; one son, Robert Payne; and one brother, Wally Payne. Funeral service will be Sat., July 2, 10:30 a.m., at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Pastor Scott Wagner and Pastor Chris Gorman officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Ralph B. Payne Memorial Fund in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington Street, Scott City, Ks. 67871. Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at priceandsons.com.
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married Diana Wolkensdorfer in Scott City. Survivors include: one brother, Russell Short, Seibert, Colo.; one sister, Kathy Miller, and husband Leroy, Sterling Colo.; exwife, Diana, Scott City; one daughter, Michelle Laurent, and husband, Bradley, Abilene, Tex.; step-son, Richard France, Netwon, Ia.; and one stepgranddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Dean Short. Memorial service will be Sat., July 9, 2:00 p.m., at Community of Christ Church, Seibert, Colo. Memorials are suggested to Seibert Ambulance and Fire Department in care of Marilynne Jones, Box 88, Seibert, Colo. 80834.
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Freedom for the Work of God On Monday, our nation will celebrate the Fourth of July, Independence Day. We pause to remember what is of the greatest importance within our heritage - the legacy of freedom. We will remember the cost of that liberty. There will be fireworks, family gatherings, special community events, amid a day set aside, at least for many persons, to rest from work. What are the ways in which freedom is manifested? Certainly, we will remember freedom from oppression, freedom to worship, to speak, to write and to choose the content of our lives. I think when we talk of freedom, we are included to remember ways in which we are not bound, not restricted and not coerced. An author and philosopher once wrote of an important distinction between “freedom from” and “freedom
for.” On Monday, I imagine that our conversation, in large part, will be about what we are free from. But, what does that really mean? What are we free for? The apostle Paul, writing to the Galatians, said, “For freedom, Christ has set us free.” It may be that the translation should read “For the freedom.” The freedom has everything to do with life in relation to Jesus Christ. In the first instance, it is freedom for the acceptance, the willing shouldering and claiming of the cross of Christ. If the law has been set aside, it has been replaced by a far greater command: we are called to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Perhaps, Indepence Day is less about removal of restrictions than it is about freedom for the work of God.
Rev. Don Martin St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Scott City
Scott City Assembly of God
Prairie View Church of the Brethren
1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer
4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m. Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m. Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.
1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m. Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Pence Community Church
Community Christian Church
8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.) Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church
803 College - Scott City - 872-2339
1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264
Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor
Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Gospel Fellowship Church
1st United Methodist Church
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. • Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. • Sun. School, 11:00 a.m. All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m. Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m. Website: www.fccscottcity.org
Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666
Scott Mennonite Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City
9th and Crescent - Scott City - 872-2334 Bishop Irvin Yeager • 620-397-2732 Sacrament, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 a.m. Relief Society and Priesthood, 11:20 a.m. YMYW Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.
120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Franklin Koehn: 872-2048 Charles Nightengale: 872-3056 Sunday School Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service: 7:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m. St. Luke’s - 872-3666 (recorded message) Senior Warden Cody Brittan • (913) 232-6127 or Father Don Martin • (785) 462-3041
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Kansas declines some federal sex education funds
Lane Co. health fair is July 9 The Lane County Health Department will be sponsoring a health fair on Sat., July 9, from 7:009:00 a.m. The fair will be held at the health department office, 125 W. Long St., Dighton. Services offered and cost are: •Comprehensive profile, $50 •PSA, $25 •HgbA1c (for diabetics), $25 •Cardio CRP/high sensitive HCRP, $25 •Tesosterone, $25 •Vitamin D panel, $25 •Estrogen/progestrone, $25 •Aldosterone, $25 Blood typing ABORHP, $25
Grant to assist Alzheimer caregivers in Western Kansas
The Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Kansas is taking applicants for Joe Bogner Respite Care Grants. The Bogner Family felt the need to help the Alzheimer’s Association enhance care and support by providing Western Kansas the opportunity to receive reimbursement for respite care. The grant program was started in memory of Joe Bogner. “We want to help families,” says his son, John. “When my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, it was extremely hard on my mother. She would of been able to benefit from respite care.” Grants will be awarded to 30 families in 29 counties of Western Kansas. Recipients receive $500 each. For more information on the Joe Bogner Respite Care Grant, contact Denise Vann at 316-267-7333 or dvann@alz.org. The Alzheimer’s Association works with caregivers to enhance care and support. Some of the resources available in Kansas include care consultations, early stage engagement programs, respite care grants and support groups. Other comprehensive online resources and information are available through the Association’s website at alz.org and the 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900. The Association provides assistance to more than 310,000 callers each year. There are over 150,000 caregivers providing 170 million hours of unpaid care in Kansas alone.
KDHE will stay with abstinence program Andy Marso Kansas Health Institute
Public health officials in Wyandotte County and Johnson County say they are seeking funds to continue comprehensive sexual education programs into 2018 after the state declined to renew a federal grant. Kansas is one of seven states that decided not to
take funding this year from the Personal Responsibility Education Program, also known as PREP. The federal program provides grants for a sex education curriculum that the Centers for Disease Control certified as evidence-based to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The other states that declined the funds this year were Florida, Indiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia. Missouri received $973,624. The PREP funding began in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act. It provides an alternative to
Kansas PREP grants through the years 2010: $480,260 2011: $478,422 2012: $483,761 2013: $469,118 2014: $458,503 2015: $495,729 2016: Did not apply
federal Title V funds, which pay for abstinence-based sexual education. Kansas traditionally has applied for and received money for both programs. The state then funnels the money to local governments and school districts that request it.
The state has received almost $500,000 in PREP funds in each of the past five years before declining any this year. State officials accepted almost $600,000 in additional Title V abstinence-education grants this year. Two PREP Counties The health departments in Johnson County and Wyandotte County have been the main users of programs funded by the PREP grants. “We got it in the public schools, and it’s been really successful,” said Greg Stephenson, a person(See SEX ED on page 17)
Report: nearly 70 Kansas water systems violate EPA lead rules Bryan Thompson Kansas Health Institute
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council says more than 5,000 public water systems - including 68 in Kansas - are in violation of Environmental Protection Agency rules meant to protect people from lead in the water they drink. Erik Olson, a health programs director with the council, a nonprofit international environmental organization, said those are just the systems that have been flagged. Many others - like the troubled Flint, Mich.,
system - don’t show up in the federal database. “We are very concerned about severe under-reporting and gaming of the system by some drinking water suppliers to avoid finding lead problems,” he said during a Tuesday call with reporters. “In other words, basically a water system can avoid detecting lead in their water if they’re savvy and understand how the rules work.” Olson said some systems test only in locations where they’re unlikely to find a high lead level - a tap that’s not served by lead pipes, for example.
Basically, there’s no cop on the beat. We don’t have anyone making sure that the law is being complied with. The bottom line is that providing safe drinking water to citizens is a fundamental government service. If you’re not doing that, you’re not doing your job. - Erik Olson, health programs director Natural Resources Defense Council
“Some utilities have tested just in their employees’ homes, rather than targeting the high-risk homes that they’re supposed to do,” he said. Other strategies Olson cited: •Flushing all water from the pipes before taking a sample, to get rid of water that lead has leached into from lead plumbing. •Removing the aerator
from a faucet to get rid of lead particles that may have been captured in the screen. •Using sample bottles with very narrow openings, so that the flow rate has to be minimized during the test. Faster water flow is more likely to disturb lead particles in the pipes. “EPA finally, on February 29, issued a guidance document saying that water utili(See RULES on page 17)
Kansas hospitals turn to feds to stop Medicaid cuts The Kansas Hospital Association is urging federal officials to stop Gov. Sam Brownback from implementing $56.4 million in Medicaid cuts set to take effect Friday. Brownback ordered the cuts in May to cover shortfalls in the fiscal year 2017 budget approved by the Legislature. The hospital association is asking the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to immediately intervene to stop the cuts, which include a 4 percent reduction in provider payments. “Kansas is attempting to fund its self-inflicted budget deficit in
substantial part on the backs of Medicaid patients and hospitals and other health care providers,” wrote Tom Bell, KHA president and chief executive, in a June 29 letter to Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator of CMS. Under normal circumstances, the state would be permitted to implement the cuts before submitting a Medicaid plan amendment to CMS for approval. But, Bell argues federal officials need to act quickly to prevent cuts that he and others say (See MEDICAID on page 17)
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Pulmonology/Sleep Dr. Ballard
Urology Dr. Lopez
Urology Dr. McDonald
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Another marijuana initiative going to voters With an initiative to legalize marijuana in California likely heading to the November ballot, medical providers, health care experts and industry groups are sharply divided over the controversial measure. It already is legal in California to use cannabis with a doctor’s prescription. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act would allow Californians 21 years and older to possess up to an ounce of it and grow up to six plants for non-medical use. The initiative also would impose
a 15 percent tax on recreational marijuana sales. California would follow Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon in allowing the recreational use of marijuana if the measure is approved. Proponents say they have collected the required number of signatures to qualify for the November ballot. California’s doctors, hospitals and health advocates remain split over whether to legalize marijuana. The California Medical Association, the influential doctors’ lobby group,
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could limit Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to care. “CMS should become directly involved at this point by insisting that the state promptly submit required amendments in a form that can permit immediate action by CMS,” Bell wrote. In the letter, Bell said the state’s budget problems aren’t enough to justify the cuts, which also would trigger a loss of $72.3 million in federal matching funds. “The state of Kansas advances no justification for the payment reduction beyond its budget shortfall,” he wrote. “CMS cannot approve a state plan amendment solely driven by budgetary concerns.” Kansas officials have directed the three managed care organizations that oversee the day-to-day operations of KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program, to implement the cuts. Angela de Rocha, a spokesperson for the state’s Medicaid agencies, declined comment on the KHA letter except to say that state officials weren’t aware of “any instances in which CMS has blocked a state plan to reduce Medicaid provider rates.” Mike Randol, director of the Division of Health Care Finance in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said in an interview Thursday that the agency was on track to implement the cuts on schedule. “We’re on our timeline to implement the reduction on July 1,” Randol said. “We are on target internally to have our state plan amendments changed to reflect the reduction, and those will be submitted to CMS on the appropriate timeline.” Normally, Kansas officials would have until Sept. 30 to submit the plan amendments for CMS approval. CMS officials didn’t immediately respond when asked whether the agency would alter that schedule in response to the KHA request.
ties should stop using three of the most widely used techniques, sort of tricky techniques, to avoid detecting lead,” Olson said. “EPA had known about these tricky techniques for many years, and there had been a lot of pressure on EPA to stop them, but the agency had not moved aggressively to stop water systems from using them.” The report found that between 15 million and 22 million people nationwide have lead pipes bringing water to their homes from the water mains buried beneath the streets. “It’s basically like sip-
Sex Ed al health services manager with the Wyandotte County Public Health Department. “The schools love it.” Stephenson said PREP teaches abstinence as a means of preventing pregnancy and disease transmission. But, the program also provides information on things like contraception and sexual consent. He said the state’s decision not to take PREP funds means the programs are funded through most of 2017, but in limbo after then. “It’s disappointing to
now supports the initiative despite years of opposing marijuana legalization. The California Hospital Association opposes it. Other health experts remain concerned about the health effects of legalizing marijuana for adults, even as they acknowledge some benefits of the initiative. “There is some good stuff in the initiative,” said Rachel Barry, a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco. But the measure lacks sufficient protection for public health, she said. Barry co-authored an
analysis of the ballot measure, which concluded that the toxicity of marijuana smoke is similar to that of tobacco. This includes the harm caused by secondhand smoke. A more fitting ballot initiative, according to Barry’s report, would be one that treated marijuana in the same way as tobacco - legal but undesirable. “This initiative does not accomplish the goal that would prevent a public health catastrophe, because it doesn’t focus on prevention strategies,” Barry said. And the priority of the marijuana indus-
try will be to make money for the California Hospital by increasing consump- Association. “We already tion, she added. see (overcrowding) in our emergency rooms as Colorado Experience a result of the Affordable Supporters say marijua- Care Act and mental na legalization and regu- health issues.” lation is a proven success The current initiative in other states. They point fails to take into account to millions of dollars in the burden on hospitals, tax revenue for state and Emmerson added. local governments. But A study by opponents say it depends Northwestern Medicine on whom you ask. “What we have found and the University of from the Colorado expe- Colorado School of rience is that there are Medicine, published earlimore patients in the emer- er this year, found a spike gency rooms,” said Bill in Colorado emergency Emmerson, vice president room visits by out-of-state of government relations visitors.
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ping water out of a lead straw,” Olson said. And, enforcement of existing lead standards is lax. Almost 90 percent of water systems violating the rules never face any kind of formal enforcement action from state or federal agencies, according to the report. Only 3 percent faced any penalties. “Basically, there’s no cop on the beat. We don’t have anyone making sure that the law is being complied with,” Olson said. “The bottom line is that providing safe drinking water to citizens is a fundamental government ser-
vice. If you’re not doing that, you’re not doing your job.” The report said water systems in 18 Kansas counties were cited for exceeding allowable lead levels. The highest lead level reported in Kansas last year was at the Sundowner West Mobile Home Park west of Salina. While the federal limit for lead in drinking water is 15 parts per billion, one sample at Sundowner West contained 647 parts per billion. Officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
are leading an investigation after tests by local doctors this year found elevated lead levels in the blood of 32 Saline County children - most of them from Salina. The report cited two Kansas water systems the City of Mullinville, a small town in Kiowa County, and Saline County Rural Water District 7 - for health violations, which means they failed to take required steps to protect their customers from lead. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said the report highlights an important public health issue.
“Flint, Michigan, was a wake-up call for America,” he said. “Once we saw the terrible outcome in that city when gross negligence or worse led to children and many others being exposed to high levels of lead in their water, people started looking around, saying, ‘What about my water?’” Durbin is co-sponsoring a bill called the Copper and Lead Evaluation, Assessment and Reporting Act that calls for the EPA to develop ways to improve reporting, testing and monitoring of copper and lead in drinking water.
in 2014 - and Wyandotte County - from 44.8 per 1,000 girls 19 and under in 2010 to 29.4 per 1,000 in 2014 - since they began using PREP, but Stephenson and Marsh said it’s too early to tell how much of that decline can be attributed to the program itself rather than other factors. The rates have been declining in Kansas as a whole and nationwide over that same period. Stephenson and Marsh said they did not believe the state’s decision to turn down future funds was
based on any analysis of the effectiveness of PREP. “I assume it must have been controversial politically,” Stephenson said, “because those abstinence-only grants were controversial (as well).” Marsh said some schools in her county have asked the health department not to deploy PREP at their locations. Others, like the Shawnee Mission School District, have opted to use the program under the administration of district employees rather than health department employees.
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us, but I don’t know what to do,” Stephenson said. Lougene Marsh, director of the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, said her agency was similarly disappointed. She said teens who get pregnant are less likely to graduate and more likely to live in poverty than those who don’t. “If teens don’t know how to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, they’re bearing an exorbitant cost for the lack of investment of funding,” Marsh said.
Cassie Sparks, a spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said the state decided not to draw down PREP funds this year because Johnson County and Wyandotte County were the only counties using them and the state wanted those counties to apply directly to the federal government. Pregnancy Rates Decline Teen and adolescent pregnancy rates have declined in Johnson County - from 11.1 per 1,000 girls 19 and under in 2010 to 7.9 per 1,000
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Adequacy saying the Legislature had cured the problem with capital outlay equalization, but that aid for local option budgets was still unconstitutional, and it gave lawmakers until June 30 to fix the problem. That prompted a twoday special legislative session last week that resulted in lawmakers coming up with a bill that added $38 million in LOB equalization and reinstated an earlier formula that the court had previously upheld as constitutional but that lawmakers had repealed in 2015. Gov. Sam Brownback
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signed that bill Monday, and the state and the plaintiffs submitted a joint stipulation to the court that day saying they agreed that the new bill met the Kansas Constitution’s requirement for equitable funding. Tuesday’s court order puts an end to one portion of the ongoing litigation. But Nuss said in the order that the court will next turn its attention to the other, more significant portion challenging the overall adequacy of school funding. There, plaintiffs are seeking upwards of $500
USD 466 Summer Lunches Week of July 4-8 Monday: Closed for holiday. Tuesday: Pizza, winter blend vegetables, baked apples. Wednesday: Meat loaf, potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob, fruit, dinner roll. Thursday: Cheeseburger, lettuce leaf, tomato, oven baked potatoes, fruit. Friday: Grilled chicken sandwich, hash browns, peas, carrots, fruit. Meals are served at Scott City Elementary School All youth ages 18-years and under can eat free
million a year in additional base state aid for public schools. In the time since the lawsuit was filed in 2010, lawmakers also repealed the base aid formula used at that time and replaced it with a system of block grants that essentially froze each district’s funding in place for two years. Lawmakers are expected to write a new school funding formula during the 2017 session, but the Supreme Court’s decision in the adequacy portion of the case could have a significant impact on the Legislature’s actions.
Scott County Health Department 204 S. College will be our new location effective July 1 We will be moving from June 20 thru June 30. No appointments will be scheduled during this time, but if you need a vaccination or other service, please call Dana at 620-397-1706 and we will try to assist you.
For more information, contact the Scott County Health Department at 872-5774
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The name has changed . . . because we are doing more You no longer have to leave Scott City for EEG testing. Neurological testing can be done at the Sleep Disorder and Neurodiagnostic Center to determine the possibility of mild seizures, abnormal activity that can lead to sleep disorders, and more. •A routine EEG test can be completed in 20-30 minutes. •We conduct tests for adults and children.
Sleep Disorder and Neurodiagnostic Center Respiratory Therapist Michelle Pianalto
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SC girls split final night of league play
in a class of his own Cory Keehn easily outdistances the rest of the field in winning the 10k division in the Walk-Run-Roll held at Lake Scott State Park on Saturday morning. (Record Photo)
U.S. Olympic hopeful finds gold at Lake Scott Earlier this year, Cory Keehn was dreaming of the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games. During last Saturday’s Walk-Run-Roll at Lake Scott State Park, he wasn’t running for national pride. “The life of a distance runner isn’t very glamorous, so I was running for bread and milk,” he said with a laugh. He can buy plenty of both after winning $1,000 in cash as the winner in the men’s 10k division. A December graduate of Fort Hays State University, Keehn has been a middle- and long-distance runner since his arrival from Soldier, Ks. “I ran everything from the mile to the 10k, but crosscountry is my favorite,” he says. He qualified for the Olympic Trials with a halfmarathon (13.1 miles) time of 64:26. However, he had to withdraw from the Olympic Trials which were held in February. “My wife and I had already committed to attend a marriage conference,” he says. “I
wanted her to know that she is more important than my sport.” Keehn has continued training with the KC Smoke Elite racing team and learned of the Lake Scott run and prize money from FHSU teammate a former Scott Community High School standout Brett Meyer. He hadn’t seen the state park before, so was surprised at the layout which “wasn’t as flat as I was expecting.” However, that wasn’t the biggest challenge. “It’s beautiful out here. In fact, I had to keep reminding myself to race and not be gawking at the scenery,” he said. Keehn, 24, didn’t spend too much time gawking, sprinting out to a sizeable lead after the first 1-1/2 miles in the 6.2 mile race. He posted a winning time of 32:53, well ahead of former SCHS distance runners Cosme Chavez (40.25) and Kale Graham (43:14). Winning the $1,000 prize in the women’s division was former Wichita County High
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Cosme Chavez, formerly of Scott City, was the 10k runner-up. (Record Photo)
School runner Paige Wells (43:36), who is currently running for Wichita State University. She was followed by Bridget (Kuntzsch) Brown (45:30), formerly of Scott City. While he won’t be competing in the 2016 Olympics,
running will still be a part of his life and perhaps he’ll get another chance to qualify for the Olympics in 2020. He and his wife will soon be moving to North Carolina where he will serve as a domestic missionary. He will (See OLYMPIC on page 20)
Riding the strength of a 12 point scoring run that began late in the first half and continued into the second half, the Scott City girls were able to pull away from Meade for a 38-27 win in the final night of summer league basketball action. In the second half of their double-header, the Lady Beavers were defeated by Cimarron, 3022. Paige Winderlin provided the early scoring punch for Scott City with six of her team’s first eight points as they jumped out to an early 8-3 advantage. However, Scott City only held a 12-11 lead late in the half before they took control of the game with 12 unanswered points. Kiana Yager, who finished with a game high 13 points, started the run and Kaitlyn Roberts hit (See SC GIRLS on page 20)
Hunter safety course in GC July 16 A hunter education class will be held at Garden City Community College on Sat., July 16, at 9:00 a.m., in the Academic Building, room 1106. The afternoon session will be held from 2:305:30 p.m. at the Garden City Trap Club, 4162 N. 3rd Street, (located just north of bypass, highway 400, on 3rd street). The afternoon session will include a live shoot. Transportation will be the responsibility of the participant. The class is free and all materials will be provided. The course covers topics such as safe gun handling, animal identification for Kansas animals, hunting laws and regulations, and wildlife management. Youngsters must be 11-years-old in order to obtain certification though the class. (See HUNTER on page 23)
Holstein wins 4 golds in home meet
Brodie Holstein had a huge day in the home pool, claiming four individual golds and adding a relay win during Western Kansas Swim Club competition on Saturday. Scott City had the unique opportunity to host two meets this season and the eight-yearold Holstein took advantage of it with his best day of the season. (See HOLSTEIN on page 22)
Gus Hawkins of the Scott City Stars competes in the butterfly stroke of the 200m individual medley relay. (Record Photo)
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KDWPT Report
Play it safe this weekend PRATT - Summer fun at Kansas state parks usually means being near, in or on the water. Twenty-three of the 26 state parks offer convenient access to lakes, reservoirs and rivers, providing a great way to enjoy the outdoors and beat the heat. However, fun on the water requires some common-sense safety precautions. Remember that state park beaches do not have lifeguards. Parents should keep a close eye on youngsters and it’s a good idea to strap little ones into a properly-fitting life jacket. A toddler can disappear in an instant on a crowded beach. Older kids love to play on inflatable water toys, but care must be exercised under windy conditions. A stiff Kansas wind blowing out from the beach can sweep floaters away from shore surprisingly fast. Over the holiday weekend, reservoirs will be busy with pleasure boaters, skiers, personal watercraft, sail boats and anglers. Before boaters get to the ramp, they should be familiar with boating regulations and safety requirements, especially those concerning life jackets. Children age 12 and younger must wear a properly-fitting life jacket while on the boat, and there must be a serviceable life jacket readily accessible for everyone older than 12 onboard. The best safety precaution is to have everyone wear a life jacket while onboard. Alcohol in the Mix While boating accidents aren’t common on Kansas waters, they do have a common theme: alcohol. Unfortunately, many boaters associate being on the water with drinking alcohol, and most boating (See WEEKEND on page 24)
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a three-pointer from the corner to give the Lady Beavers a 17-11 halftime cushion. They carried that momentum into the second half by scoring the first seven points. A basket by Taylor Goodman put her team on top, 24-11. Yager kept Meade at a distance when she hit a basket and added a three-point play to make it a 29-15 lead. Winderlin, who finished with eight points, followed with a basket to extend Scott City’s lead to 16 points. Nancy Wiebe added six points while Emily Smith, Bailey Latta and Roberts contributed three points each. Fade Against Jays In the nightcap, Cimarron held a 2322 lead with 1:45 remaining and then closed out the game with eight unanswered points. The Lady Beavers hit a scoring drought down the stretch, missing six field goals, while Cimarron was able to extend their advantage at the free throw line. Roberts led the team with six points, followed by Yager and Latta with four each. Better decision-making with the ball and improved offense from the post players were two primary goals of league play, says head coach Sarah McCormick. “Our post girls are pretty good with their back to the basket, but when we come out to the free throw line extended we’re not very good. That’s a part of our game that has to get better because we aren’t always going to be able to get the ball on the block, especially against girls who are taller,” she says. “We have to bring those girls out and then take it to the basket. There are too many times when we travel or we take a terrible shot, so that’s something that we’re working on with our post players this summer.”
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Emily Smith shoots over the outstretched arms of two Meade defenders during Tuesday’s summer league action at Cimarron. (Record Photo)
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and the opportunity to compete at a lower elevation attracted Ian Anderson, champion in the men’s 5k division. Anderson had a surprisingly easy time winning his event in a time of 17:19, finishing well ahead of Angel Ayala (20:42, Garden City) and Conner LeBeau (21:29, Scott City). Makaela Stevens, a junior at Scott Community High School, won the Lower Elevation The $500 prize money women’s division in a continue training while fulfilling his mission work. While he’s enjoyed success as a runner, Keehn says the “times and the awards aren’t near as important as the impact you can make on other people.” “I love the sport and I love connecting with people. That’s my main purpose. Running is just an added bonus,” he says.
time of 22:51, followed by Andrea Baber (23:30, Scott City). “I decided to make the drive out here when I saw the prize money,” says Anderson, a resident of Louisville, Colo. “I like to compete on occasion at a lower elevation, but that can be hard for me to do. I have to drive six to eight hours or fly somewhere.” Anderson, 25, admits that his first trip to Kansas wasn’t what he expected. “I was pleasantly
surprised by the conditions, the hills, a beautiful course, a beautiful lake and great people,” he said. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Anderson says he’s no stranger to wind, but said the morning breeze and hills had an impact. “The wind and the hills did affect me. I was hoping to run a little bit faster, but I can’t be too disappointed in a win,” says Anderson, who trains with the Boulder Track Club.
“They foster athletes of all talent levels. In my group, I’m one of the slowpokes, so I get my butt kicked in the workouts, but it makes me a stronger runner,” he says. “I owe a lot to them for getting me where I am. I run just for the love of doing it.” Anderson complimented race organizers for a well-run event, adding that he plans to return next year “and I’ll bring some of my Colorado friends with me.”
2 aces in 3 days
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And the best part . . . there were witnesses Some golfers will spend a lifetime and never get an elusive hole-in-one. KJ Wilkens didn’t have to wait near that long for the first ace of his career. The wait for his second ace was much shorter. In the span of just three days, the Scott City golfer had two holes-in-one on No. 8 at the Scott Community Golf Course. “I never thought it would ever happen,” says Wilkens. “And then I figured it if ever did happen, I’d be golfing by myself and there wouldn’t be any witnesses.” Fortunately, he had witnesses for both shots. The first time came during Merchant’s League play on June 21. Under windy conditions, Wilkens decided to hit a knock-down eight iron for the 125 yard shot to a pin location that was middle right. The shot was on a low trajectory, hitting the front of the green and bouncing twice before Wilkens lost sight of it. “When I got up there and
didn’t see the ball I started checking behind the green, but I couldn’t find it. Then one of the guys said I might want to check the cup,” said Wilkens. “I couldn’t believe it . . . and that I had witnesses.” Even with the memory of that shot still fresh in his mind, Wilkens was hardly thinking of a repeat performance two days later when golfing with Rohn Shellenberger and Marshal Hutchins. This time, with the conditions much more calm, he hit an eight iron to the pin which was located almost the identical distance as it was on Tuesday, but on the left side of the green. The shot landed on the green, bounced a couple of times and then disappeared. “It was right in line with the pin, but when I didn’t see the ball I figured that maybe it had rolled off the back,” Wilkens says. “It was Rohn who told me, ‘It’s in. You hit another one.’ “To get one hole-in-one is pretty incredible, but to get two in one week . . . .”
Arkansas River named National Water Trail The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) has announced that a portion of the Arkansas River in Kansas has been designated a National Water Trail by the National Park Service. It is an honor shared by the Kansas River - the first such trail named in the state. The Arkansas River National Water Trail, which is 192 miles long, begins in Great Bend and ends at the Kansas-Oklahoma border southeast of Arkansas City. It runs through widely varied prairie and woodland habitats and passes a number of cities along its course. Although the Arkansas River enters Kansas at the Colorado border west of Syracuse, it is frequently dry in the western part of the state. Most streams and rivers in Kansas are privately owned, but the Arkansas River, Kansas River and the Missouri River are “navigable waters,” and are open to the public between the ordinary high water marks on each bank. When these rivers flow through private land, permission is needed from adjacent landowners to access the rivers. Currently, 22 access points have been developed along the Arkansas River in partnership with cities, counties and private landowners.
Because wheat harvest is continuing longer than anticipated, the start of football camp for Scott Community High School has been pushed back to Thurs., July 7. It will be held on Thursday, Friday, Monday and wrap up on Tues., July 12. Camp sessions will be from 6:00-8:30 p.m. each day. The Scott City Middle School football camp will be July 11-15.
Jr. golf camp begins Tues.
KJ Wilkens holds the two golf balls that he hit for aces at No. 8 green on the Scott Community Golf Course. (Record Photo)
Junior golf camp at the Scott Community Golf Course will be held on Tuesday evenings from July 5 through August 2. All youth between the ages of 8-14 years can participate. If they don’t have clubs the equipment will be provided. Cost of the camp is $50. Anyone with questions can contact Rohn Shellenberger (Brass Tax, 307 Main, 8721040) for registration forms and more information. Lessons will be offered by adult volunteers each week and the camp will conclude with a youth/adult tournament.
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Competing in the eight-years and under division, Holstein swept the 25 yard freestyle (18.98) the 100 yard freestyle (1:39.02), the 25 yard backstroke (25.5) and the 25 yard butterfly (27.54). He was also a member of the winning 100 yard freestyle that also included Kirbey Rohrbough, Brodey Rohrbough and Kasten Wren. Wren collected four runnerup finishes - all against Holstein - in the 25 yard freestyle (20.97), 100 yard freestyle (1:48.15), 25 yard backstroke (27.25) and 25 yard butterfly (31.85). Connor Cupp (13-14 years) also picked up for individual wins along with a relay gold. Cupp once again dominated in the 50 yard freestyle (25.64), 200 yard freestyle (2:13.5), 100 yard backstroke (67.1) and the 200 yard individual medley (2:31.35). He was a member of the championship 200 yard mixed medley relay that included Landon Trout, Piper Wasinger and Shelby Patton. Eric Shapland (11-12 years) claimed wins in the 200 yard freestyle (2:51.35) and 50 yard butterfly (43.36). He combined to win the 200 yard medley relay (3:00.56) with Gus Hawkins, Zach Rohrbough and Joe McCleary. Avry Noll (9-10 years) was a gold medalist in the 50 yard backstroke (40.7) and added a silver in the 50 yard freestyle (33.17). Griffin Edwards (9-10 years) picked up an individual title in the 50 yard breaststroke (48.96).
Brodey Rohrbough of the Scott City Stars competes in the 25 yard backstroke. (Record Photo)
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Lake Scott Walk-Run-Roll June 25, 2016 Men’s 10K Division Corey Keehn Cosme Chavez Kale Graham Andy Hineman Daniel Kramer Bryce Kopper Jeff Ridder Walt Lovins
Hays Hays Chicago, Ill. Scott City Garden City Garden City Leoti Scott City
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Women’s 10K Division Paige Wells Bridget Brown Paula Vulgamore Gwen Wells Lisa Friesen Lisa Powelson Cindy Scheuerman Julie Litfin Lisa Lovins
Marienthal Assaria Scott City Marienthal Copeland Scott City Scott City Quinter Scott City
43:36 45:30 53:07 57:39 59:30 60:47 66:14 68:52 75:22
Lake Scott 5K Run Men’s Division Ian Anderson Angel Ayala Conner LeBeau Jamie Delgado Steven VanArsdale Sawyer Stevens Camden Vulgamore Rock Helmle Vance Shay Aaron Plunkett Marc Gilman Shawn Powelson Randy Leighton Jace Miller Edward Durr John Friesen Brenner Wells
Louisville, Co. Garden City Scott City Garden City Scott City Scott City Scott City Garden City Healy Syracuse Colby Scott City Scott City Scott City Garden City Copeland Scott City
17:19 20:42 21:29 23:20 24:21 24:30 24:43 25:28 26:57 27:00 28:56 29:01 30:31 33:15 35:45 40:09 47:15
Women’s Division Makaela Stevens Andrea Baber Jessie Bloyd Jade Crittenden Stormy Wells Lisa Weimer Nancy Goodman Carrie LeBeau Tara Rose Alyssa Scheuerman Elizabeth Plunkett Nicki Beesley Wendy Martinez Meredith Cupp Kayla Harkness Cindy Bailey Judy Wiebe Paige Vulgamore Jacy Rose Jennifer Rose Alisha Helmle Tatum Wells Melissa Wells Marcia Steele Calista Miller Lisa Axman Jamie Heskett Cindy Timken Jill Brantley Malaney Brantley Mary Watts Johanna Niehage Shelby Harner Lynette Renzelman Robin Spencer Elizabeth Gerber Addie Fulton Leah Brantley
Scott City Scott City Syracuse Scott City Scott City Hoxie Scott City Scott City Scott City Scott City Syracuse Scott City Scott City Scott City Syracuse Scott City Scott City Scott City Scott City Scott City Garden City Scott City Scott City Wichita Scott City Garden City Oakley Oakley Hays Hays Garden City
Cimarron Manhattan Scott City Wichita
22:51 23:20 25:32 25:33 26:43 26:51 26:54 28:46 31:34 33:20 33:45 35:26 35:26 35:47 37:07 37:28 37:37 37:51 38:01 38:10 39:01 39:24 39:25 40:10 40:56 41:31 43:26 43:29 44:29 46:50 49:51 50:14 50:22 52:47 52:47 52:57 52:48 53:19
Lake Scott 1 Mile Walk/Run Men’s Division Kaly Hineman Bruce Werner
Scott City Winfield
9:58 10:02
Women’s Division Maggie Hineman Malorie Cupp Madison Roberts Tressa Goodman Renee Beeson Malle Sigg Monica Beeson Rhonda Sigg
Scott City Scott City Scott City Scott City Scott City Olathe Scott City Iola
Hunter
10:12 11:33 11:33 12:31 12:34 15:07 15:10 15:11
To participate in the class, register online at safehunters.com, and complete the free Kansas Hunter Education Student Online Certification Course. This must be done before participation in the class. Bring the online exam certificate to prove you have completed the Kansas online assisted course. Students will be given a pre-test at the start of the class. There are 25 questions on the written pretest. Students must answer 22 out of the 25 questions correctly to proceed with the hunter education class. For more information contact the Finney County Game Warden Angie Reisch at 620-770-6218.
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Early FB commitments bright for Cats, Hawks Big 12 football teams, with the exception of Oklahoma, are not off to great starts with their 2017 recruiting classes. It’s early by to be ranking Mac 2017 recruits, Stevenson but the die is cast for most programs. Through June 25, Rivals. com ranked OU as having the third best class in the nation. This is just commitments, not letter-of-intent signings. Nevertheless, the overall quality of each class isn’t likely to change significantly before signing day. After OU, Oklahoma State is ranked second in the Big 12 and number 27 in the nation. That’s an unacceptable drop from OU at No. 3. Texas is sixth in the Big 12 and 39th nationally. And Baylor, with all their off-field problems, has dropped to dead last in the league and 83rd in the country. Kansas and Kansas State have fared better than normal: KU is seventh in the Big 12 and 45th nationally and K-State is eighth and 63rd. Coach Bill Snyder and his staff have seven commitments: OL Aidan Mills (6-5, 265) from Newton (NR); Josh Rivas (6-6, 330), from Hutchinson with a three-star Rivals’ rating; Ben Adler (6-4, 310), from Wichita with three stars; Harrison Creed (6-5, 310) from Ulysses with two stars; DTs Eli Huggins (6-4, 285), from Cumming, Ga., with two stars; Wyatt Hubert (6-3, 240) from Tecumseh with three stars; RB Bernard Goodwater (5-9, 175) from Dallas with two stars; and QB Dewayne Betts (63, 205) from Memphis with three stars. KU is off to their best recruiting start in some time. Coach David Beaty and his staff have 10 commitments: DBs Robert Topps (6-2, 182) from Chicago with three stars; Akayleb Evans (6-2, 180) from McKinney, Tex., with three stars; Michael Lee (5-10, 162) from New Orleans with four stars; OL Joey Gilbertson (6-4, 290) from Wichita with two stars; LBs Kyron Jackson (6-1, 195) from Arlington, Tex., with two stars; Jay Dineen (6-2, (See EARLY on page 25)
Weekend accidents are alcohol related. Sun, waves and heat can exacerbate the effect of alcohol on judgment and coordination. Anyone planning on driving a boat should know that boating under the influence (BUI) is against the law. Kansas
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Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism boating officers can administer sobriety checks with breathalyzers. Anyone operating a boat with a blood alcohol content of .08 percent or greater will receive a citation and lose boating privi-
leges. To learn more about BUI enforcement, watch this video: http://ksoutdoors.com/ Boating/Boating-Legally/ Alcohol-and-Boating Watching the weather forecast should also be part of
preparing for a boating outing. Summer thunderstorms or high winds can make boating hazardous. Knowing the forecast and using a smartphone for weather updates could prevent being caught in a sudden storM.
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Scott City Stars Scott City Meet June 25, 2016 Girl’s Division 25 yd Freestyle 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 1st, 19.04; Finley Edwards, 4th, 20.99; Kayden Holstein, 5th, 21.05; Kami Winderlin, 10th, 25.76; Darby Hawkins, 12th, 27.28. 50 yd Freestyle 8-years and under: Kayden Holstein, 2nd, 49.27; Kami Winderlin, 5th, 68.41; Addi Noll, 6th, 69.87. 9-10 years: Brinlie Stevens, 3rd, 37.86; Kennedy Wasinger, 4th, 38.95; Megan Trout, 7th, 41.36; Macy Brown, 9th, 41.56. 11-12 years: Alli Patton, 2nd, 34.16; Kiley Wren, 3rd, 34.64; Lana Rodriguez, 4th, 34.66; Bethany Prochnow, 6th, 36.96. 13-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 3rd, 31.34; Alli Brunswig, 5th, 31.51; Lanae Haupt, 6th, 32.76; Brooke Hoeme, 7th, 33.32; Jacy Rose, 8th, 34.41; Kalacia Carter, 9th, 35.15; Paige Prewit, 10th, 38.91. 15-years and over: Cami Patton, 2nd, 28.33; Kylee Trout, 3rd, 30.17; Ashley Prewit, 4th, 32.56; Shelby Patton, 5th, 32.63; Alexis Hoeme, 6th, 33.68; Hallie Wiechman, 7th, 33.92. 100 yd Freestyle 8-years and under: Finley Edwards, 2nd, 2:00.52; Darby Hawkins, 3rd, 2:12.75. 9-10 years: Brinlie Stevens, 1st, 1:26.70; Macy Brown, 2nd, 1:34.14. 11-12 years: Tara Rose, 1st, 1:16.02; Bethany Prochnow, 5th, 1:31.73. 13-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 2nd, 69.57; Brooke Hoeme, 4th, 1:15.28; Alli Brunswig, 5th, 1:15.78; Kalacia Carter, 6th, 1:16.86; Lanae Haupt, 7th, 1:17.45; Jacy Rose, 8th, 1:18.36; Paige Prewit, 9th, 1:34.88. 15-years and over: Cami Patton, 2nd, 63.67; Hallie Wiechman, 3rd, 1:10.57; Shelby Patton, 4th, 1:12.60; Alexis Hoeme, 5th, 1:15.60. 200 yd Freestyle 11-12 years: Tara Rose, 2nd, 2:51.63; Alli Patton, 3rd, 2:54.27; Hope Wiechman, 4th, 2:58.23. 13-14 years: Lanae Haupt, 1st, 2:51.59; Brooke Hoeme, 2nd, 2:53.51; Jacy Rose, 3rd, 2:53.81; Kalacia Carter, 4th, 2:57.71. 500 yd Freestyle 11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 1st, 7:23.58; Lana Rodriguez, 2nd, 7:35.55. 15-years and over: Ashley Prewit, 2nd, 7:53.24. 25 yd Backstroke 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 2nd, 23.96; Kayden Holstein, 4th, 24.80; Ella Frank, 5th, 25.92; Finley Edwards, 9th, 29.72; Darby Hawkins, 11th, 31.70. 50 yd Backstroke 10-years and under: Brinlie Stevens, 3rd, 45.49; Macy Brown, 4th, 47.72; Kennedy Wasinger, 9th, 52.04. 11-12 years: Alli Patton, 2nd, 42.17; Lana Rodriguez, 3rd, 42.81; Hope Wiechman, 5th, 44.82; Kiley Wren, 7th, 48.74; Bethany Prochnow, 12th, 55.71. 100 yd Backstroke 11-14 years: Alli Brunswig, 3rd, 1:27.47; Jacy Rose, 4th, 1:28.56.
15-years and over: Cami Patton, 2nd, 1:19.17; Hallie Wiechman, 3rd, 1:27.63. 25 yd Breaststroke 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 2nd, 26.43; Finley Edwards, 3rd, 27.49; Darby Hawkins, 6th, 32.78; Kami Winderlin, 8th, 40.88. 50 yd Breaststroke 10-years and under: Brinlie Stevens, 3rd, 48.87; Kennedy Wasinger, 4th, 49.02; Kate Rogers, 7th, 58.63; Megan Trout, 8th, 59.38. 11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 1st, 39.88; Tara Rose, 2nd, 43.08; Lana Rodriguez, 3rd, 43.15; Alli Patton, 4th, 44.60; Hope Wiechman, 5th, 46.24; Kiley Wren, 7th, 51.62. 100 yd Breaststroke 11-14 years: Lanae Haupt, 4th, 1:34.98; Brooke Hoeme, 5th, 1:37.81; Alli Brunswig, 6th, 1:40.75; Paige Prewit, 9th, 1:59.01. 15-years and over: Cami Patton, 1st, 1:27.72; Kylee Trout, 2nd, 1:28.16; Alexis Hoeme, 3rd, 1:31.13; Ashley Prewit, 4th, 1:46.22. 25 yd Butterfly 8-years and under: Ella Frank, 3rd, 26.36; Kayden Holstein, 5th, 32.38. 50 yd Butterfly 10-years and under: Macy Brown, 6th, 59.01; Kate Rogers, 7th, 60.77; Megan Trout, 9th, 62.98; Hailey Shapland, 10th, 64.31; Avery Lewis, 12th, 1:10.18. 11-12 years: Tara Rose, 2nd, 39.61; Bethany Prochnow, 5th, 59.38. 100 yd Butterfly 11-14 years: Paige Prewit, 4th, 1:49.59. 15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 1st, 1:24.93. 100 yd Freestyle Relay 8-years and under: Finley Edwards, Ella Frank, Kayden Holstein, Kinleigh Wren, 1st, 1:28.49; Peyton Gentry, Addi Noll, Kami Winderlin, Darby Hawkins, 2nd, 2:07.03. 200 yd Freestyle Relay 10-years and under: Kennedy Wasinger, Macy Brown, Megan Trout, Brinlie Stevens, 1st, 2:37.72; Tatum Brown, Kate Rogers, Avery Lewis, Hailey Shapland, 2nd, 3:06.88. 11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, Tara Rose, Hope Wiechman, Alli Patton, 1st, 2:15.30. 13-14 years: Brooke Hoeme, Kalacia Carter, Lanae Haupt, Alli Brunswig, 1st, 2:11.61. 15-years and over: Cami Patton, Ashley Prewit, Shelby Patton, Kylee Trout, 1st, 2:04.74; Alexis Hoeme, Jacy Rose, Hallie Wiechman, Piper Wasinger, 2nd, 2:11.85. 100 yd Individual Medley 8-years and under: Kinleigh Wren, 2nd, 2:03.49. 9-10 years: Kennedy Wasinger, 4th, 1:45.77; Megan Trout, 5th, 1:58.73; Hailey Shapland, 6th, 2:03.05. 200 yd Individual Medley 11-12 years: Clare Hawkins, 1st, 3:01.31; Hope Wiechman, 2nd, 3:19.79; Kiley Wren, 3rd, 3:35.38. 13-14 years: Piper Wasinger, 1st, 3:00.59. 15-years and over: Kylee Trout, 1st, 2:56.45; Ashley Prewit, 2nd, 3:14.93. 100 yd Medley Relay 8-years and under:
Fishing Report Kayden Holstein, Ella Frank, Kinleigh Wren, Finley Edwards, 2nd, 1:48.04. 200 yd Medley Relay 10-years and under: Macy Brown, Kennedy Wasinger, Brinlie Stevens, Megan Trout, 2nd, 3:22.18; Amelia Ramsey, Hailey Shapland, Avery Lewis, Kendall Gentry, 4th, 4:24.89. 11-12 years: Lana Rodriguez, Alli Patton, Clare Hawkins, Hope Wiechman, 1st, 2:45.52. 13-14 years: Jacy Rose, Lanae Haupt, Alli Brunswig, Brooke Hoeme, 1st, 2:36.69; Kalacia Carter, Kiley Wren, Tara Rose, Paige Prewit, 3rd, 2:54.08. 15-years and over: Ashley Prewit, Kylee Trout, Hallie Wiechman, Cami Patton, 1st, 2:30.99. Boy’s Division 25 yd Freestyle 8-years and under: Brodie Holstein, 1st, 18.98; Kasten Wren, 2nd, 20.97; Brodey Rohrbough, 4th, 22.97; Kirbey Rohrbough, 7th, 30.11; Kasey Rohrbough, 8th, 32.78; Jaxon Fisher, 12th, 34.00. 50 yd Freestyle 9-10 years: Avry Noll, 2nd, 33.17; Jackson Rumford, 5th, 36.95; Houston Frank, 6th, 37.54; Waylon Ricker, 7th, 39.15; Griffin Edwards, 9th, 39.75; Tanner Gooden, 10th, 40.47; Alex Rodriguez, 11th, 40.59; Breven Vulgamore, 12th, 41.83. 11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 3rd, 33.97; Zach Rohrbough, 4th, 34.17; Gus Hawkins, 5th, 35.66; Josh Kasselman, 6th, 35.86; Joe McCleary, 7th, 39.04; Brandon Smyth, 8th, 39.63; Wyatt Ricker, 9th, 40.31; Nathan Smith, 11th, 45.31; Nathan LeBeau, 12th, 46.34. 13-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 25.64; Landon Trout, 3rd, 30.47. 100 yd Freestyle 8-years and under: Brodie Holstein, 1st, 1:39.02; Kasten Wren, 2nd, 1:48.15; Brodey Rohrbough, 3rd, 1:57.22. 9-10 years: Avry Noll, 3rd, 1:20.78; Houston Frank, 4th, 1:23.02; Waylon Ricker, 6th, 1:23.95; Jackson Rumford, 7th, 1:24.08; Breven Vulgamore, 10th, 1:47.87. 11-12 years: Josh Kasselman, 2nd, 1:22.65; Joe McCleary, 3rd, 1:30.73; Nathan Smith, 4th, 1:47.11; Nathan LeBeau, 5th, 1:52.16. 13-14 years: Landon Trout, 3rd, 1:10.08. 200 yd Freestyle 11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 1st, 2:51.35; Josh Kasselman, 2nd, 3:09.78; Gus Hawkins, 3rd, 3:16.37; Joe McCleary, 4th, 3:18.54; Wyatt Ricker, 5th, 3:20.53; Brandon Smyth, 6th, 3:28.08. 13-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 2:13.50; Landon Trout, 2nd, 2:36.41. 25 yd Backstroke 8-years and under: Brodie Holstein, 1st, 25.50; Kasten Wren, 2nd, 27.25; Kirbey Rohrbough, 5th, 35.63; Kasey Rohrbough, 6th, 36.47; Brodey Rohrbough, 7th, 37.10; Jaxon Fisher, 11th, 47.42. 50 yd Backstroke 10-years and under:
Avry Noll, 1st, 40.70; Alex Rodriguez, 6th, 51.65; Tanner Gooden, 7th, 56.97; Waylon Ricker, 9th, 58.01. 11-12 years: Zach Rohrbough, 2nd, 49.49; Josh Kasselman, 3rd, 49.74; Nathan LeBeau, 4th, 50.82; Joe McCleary, 6th, 55.61; Nathan Smith, 7th, 69.49. 100 yd Backstroke 11-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 67.10; Landon Trout, 5th, 1:21.90. 50 yd Breaststroke 10-years and under: Griffin Edwards, 1st, 48.96; Jackson Rumford, 3rd, 52.61; Houston Frank, 5th, 63.35. 11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 2nd, 40.82; Gus Hawkins, 3rd, 52.78; Brandon Smyth, 4th, 60.09; Nathan LeBeau, 5th, 1:16.96. 25 yd Butterfly 8-years and under: Brodie Holstein, 1st, 27.54; Kasten Wren, 2nd, 31.85. 50 yd Butterfly 10-years and under: Jackson Rumford, 2nd, 50.13; Houston Frank, 3rd, 52.85. 11-12 years: Eric Shapland, 1st, 43.36; Zach Rohrbough, 2nd, 47.92; Gus Hawkins, 3rd, 54.28; Brandon Smyth, 4th, 61.26; Wyatt Ricker, 6th, 66.83. 200 yd Individual Medley 11-12 years: Zach Rohrbough, 2nd, 3:40.20. 13-14 years: Connor Cupp, 1st, 2:31.35. 100 yd Freestyle Relay 8-years and under: Brodie Holstein, Kirbey Rohrbough, Brodey Rohrbough, Kasten Wren, 1st, 1:33.01. 200 yd Freestyle Relay 10-years and under: Houston Frank, Waylon Ricker, Jackson Rumford, Avry Noll, 1st, 2:26.17; Griffin Edwards, Breven Vulgamore, Tanner Gooden, Alex Rodriguez, 2nd, 2:47.89. 11-12 years: Gus Hawkins, Zach Rohrbough, Joe McCleary, Eric Shapland, 1st, 2:21.54; Wyatt Ricker, Nathan Smith, Josh Kasselman, Brandon Smyth, 2nd, 2:43.98. 100 yd Individual Medley Relay 9-10 years: Griffin Edwards, 3rd, 1:45.61; Alex Rodriguez, 4th, 1:54.76. 200 yd Medley Relay 10-years and under: Avry Noll, Griffin Edwards, Houston Frank, Jackson Rumford, 1st, 2:59.91; Breven Vulgamore, Alex Rodriguez, Waylon Ricker, Tanner Gooden, 2nd, 3:50.76. 11-12 years: Gus Hawkins, Eric Shapland, Zach Rohrbough, Joe McCleary, 1st, 3:00.56; Josh Kasselman, Brandon Smyth, Wyatt Ricker, Nathan Smith, 2nd, 3:51.63. 100 yd Freestyle Mixed Relay 8-years and under: Odessa Cline, Gavin Vulgamore, Jaxon Fisher, Kasey Rohrbough, 1st, 2:46.12. 11-12 years: Lana Rodriguez, Nathan LeBeau, Bethany Prochnow, Kiley Wren, 1st, 2:36.30. 200 yd Medley Mixed Relay 15-years and over: Landon Trout, Piper Wasinger, Connor Cupp, Shelby Patton, 1st, 2:21.77.
Scott State Lake Updated June 17 Channel cats: good; most in the 13 to 18 inch range. Fishing prepared baits, worms, and liver especially along deeper, rip-rapped shorelines and along undercut banks up in the creek. Anglers report catching fish up to 7 lbs. Crappie: fair; most up to 10 inches. Minnows and small tube jigs under a bobber around the fish attractors and along deeper shorelines, or drifting the same as above baits/lures from a boat on the main lake. Largemouth bass: fair to good; up to 5.5 lbs. Fishing soft plastics around shoreline structure is usually best. Sunfish: good; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms or small jigs under a bobber around shallower shoreline structure has been good. Saugeye/walleye: fair; up to 7 lbs. Fish imitating baits along drop-offs and points early and late. General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye less than 18 inches and largemouth bass less than 15 inches Please discard all leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water.
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225) from Lawrence with two stars; WRs Takulve Williams (5-11, 180) from New Orleans with two stars; Reggie Roberson (6-0, 175) from Mesquite, Tex., with three stars; RB Dominic Williams (5-9, 186) from Dallas with three stars; and athlete Travis Jordan (6-1, 185) from Marrero, La., with three stars. KU and K-State are off to decent starts in the current recruiting battles and they could improve by signing day. Wasting Talent Whenever a pop fly goes up between the infield and outfield, the Kansas City Royals defensive players act like they’re participating in a Chinese fire drill. And it isn’t because of the young players. It started when third baseman Mike Moustakas and left fielder Alex Gordon collided earlier this season. Moustakas was lost for the season and Gordon for several weeks. It all starts at the top. Manager Ned Yost had better instruct his coaches - who are responsible for which players make the call on these plays - to restore fundamentals. This shortcoming exemplifies the lack of alertness on the 2016 ball club. They had better get it fixed fast. KC’s starting pitching is sliding toward the muddy pit of mediocrity; it’s getting worse instead of better. And the front end of the bullpen is substandard. Many MLB teams have this problem and there’s no quick fix because all of these ball clubs are looking for pitching help. There’s something amiss with MLB rules when two Kansas City players, like Whit Merrifield and Brett Eibner, have had to wait until they’re 27-years-old before being promoted to the major leagues. Eibner is a power-hitting outfielder and Merrifield is a second baseman who can also play in the outfield and shortstop or third. Through the games of June 24, Merrifield was hitting .326 and he has played superb defense at second base. Over that same period, Eibner was hitting .297 and he’s an excellent outfielder. When Alex Gordon returns from his injury, he’s going to take over in left field where Eibner’s been playing. That’s unfair. Eibner has paid his dues and is well on his way to proving that he belongs in the major leagues. Something needs to be done to assure that a player like Eibner doesn’t get stuck in the minor leagues. He’s way too talented to be playing at Omaha. Merrifield appears safe at the present time. He’s been doing everything right and owns the second base job. But he would have been stuck at Omaha if Omar Infante hadn’t played so poorly that KC had to let him go. With 30 teams in MLB, players with the talent of Eibner and Merrifield shouldn’t be in the minors until they’re 27. Eibner and Merrifield have played in the minors for three or four years longer than they should have.
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Among the participants in the Walk-Run-Roll at Lake Scott State Park last Saturday morning were (clockwise, from top) •Wendy Martinez (522), Scott City, and Nicki Beesley (504), Scott City •Paige Vulgamore (541), Scott City, and Judy Wiebe (555), Scott City •Tatum Wells (left) and Melissa Wells, both of Scott City •Tara Rose (532), Scott City •Paige Wells (616), Marienthal, and Bridget Brown (602), Assaria, who finished first and second, respectively, in the 10K. (Record Photos)
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SCH sleep center takes a new name with EEG testing Scott City residents now have one less reason to leave the community for health care. And, persons outside Scott City may find it more convenient with the recent addition of EEG testing through the Scott County Hospital. The Sleep Disorder Center is now providing electroencephallograph (EEGs), which is a neurological test to measure electrical activity in the brain. Among other data, testing can determine whether an individual is experiencing seizures or showing abnormal patterns of electrical activity that can lead to sleep disorders. Until now, when local medical providers required a patient to get an EEG they had to travel to Hays or Garden City. “If we can do something that will allow people to stay at home and avoid traveling, then we’re always willing to look into it,” says Burnett, CEO at the Scott County Hospital. “The convenience of our customers is always a priority. Why make them travel if they don’t have to?” he asks. “But, this is also good for our community. When people travel outside of Scott City they’re going to spend money elsewhere. This helps keep that money in Scott City.” And, it’s a way of attract-
What is an EEG? Electroencephalography (EEG) is a monitoring method to record electrical activity of the brain. It is typically noninvasive, with the electrodes placed along the scalp. EEG is most often used to diagnose epilepsy, which causes abnormalities in EEG readings. It is also used to diagnose sleep disorders, coma and brain death. A routine clinical EEG recording typically lasts 20–30 minutes (plus preparation time) and usually involves recording from scalp electrodes.
ing people to the Scott County Hospital from outside the area. The Sleep Disorder Center which has now been renamed the Sleep Disorder and Neurodiagnostic Center - has always had the capability to provide EEG tests. What it lacked was a respiratory therapist with the capability of conducting the tests. That changed with the arrival of Michelle Pianalto who has 21 years of experience with St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, where she had experience in EEG testing. She began working with SCH in March. “I was looking for a change and I’ve been impressed with the facility here,” said Pianalto. “You can see growth and activity happening here that you don’t see at other smaller hospitals.”
Scott County Hospital respiratory therapist Michelle Pianalto with the EEG monitoring equipment that’s available at the Sleep Disorder and Neurodiagnostic Center. (Record Photo)
The respiratory therapy department at SCH has seen steady growth since Isidro Morales was hired as the manager in 2004. The sleep center was established in late 2013, making it one of only two centers between Kansas City and Denver and is the only one that provides pediatric testing. “In order to make this department grow we’ve been fortunate to attract some great staff. The hiring of Michelle was a
great addition and I think it says a lot about what we’re doing here,” says Morales. EEG testing can be done locally for adults and children. Tests are sent to a neurologist in Wichita for analysis. If a patient chooses to see a neurologist elsewhere, the specialist can refer to tests that were taken at SCH. “An EEG is useful if a person is having seizures, or it’s suspected they are having seizures,” says Morales.
He points out that, contrary to what many people think, not all seizures are noticeable and not everyone realizes when they’ve had one. If someone has had a seizure, it’s now more convenient for doctors to order a follow-up test. All testing is done at the SCH sleep center. Morales says the hospital is in the process of recruiting a neurologist who can conduct specialty clinics at the hospital on a regular basis.
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Mobile drip a more efficient use of water MANHATTAN - Using water efficiently is at the forefront of many agricultural producers’ minds, and the advent of mobile drip irrigation aims to create a more resourceful way to water crops. Danny Rogers, professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Kansas State University and other researchers are analyzing the technology and looking at ways to
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Ks. cattle count up 7% Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.16 million cattle on feed on June 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up 7 percent from last year. Placements during May totaled 420,000 head, up 22 percent from 2015. Fed cattle marketings for the month of May totaled 400,000 head, up seven percent from last year.
Mexico to allow beef imports from Canada
Mexico will allow expanded imports of Canadian beef starting in October, leaders of the two countries said on Tuesday, ending 13 years of restrictions related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Mexico currently imports Canadian beef only from cattle under 30 months old, since Canada in 2003 reported its first case of BSE. Mexico’s decision to lift restrictions was announced in Ottawa by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Trudeau told reporters that Mexico would open its market to all Canadian beef. Canada is the world’s sixth-largest beef and veal exporter, and currently sells on average C$136 million ($103.96 million) worth of beef annually to Mexico, the eighth-biggest global beef consumer, according to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prior to Mexico’s restrictions in 2003, Canada sold about $290 million worth of beef to the country.
improve it in new field trials throughout Kansas. Other researchers on the project are located in Garden City and include Isaya Kisekka and Jonathan Aguilar, both water resource specialists for K-State Extension. “Mobile drip irrigation is the marriage of center pivot technology and microirrigation technology,” said Rogers, a K-State Extension irri-
The water on the surface is exposed to higher evaporation rates and reduces your irrigation efficiency. That’s the advantage of the (mobile irrigation) system; we’re trying to get higher efficiency by reducing the evaporation losses. Danny Rogers, K-State irrigation engineer
gation engineer. “In this case, we have specially designed drip lines that are attached to the platform of the center pivot, and they’re basically drug in a circle on the surface.” “The water then is
applied in narrow strips on the surface to wet a small portion of the area,” Rogers added. “You can control the amount of water by the length of the line, so you can customize as you move out from the
center of a pivot to apply more and more water.” Therefore, mobile drip irrigation can be custom designed for each location in the field, he said, and producers could realize uniform water applications at each line. While customization may appeal to today’s producers, the real advantage of the system is its potential to increase water efficiency.
“It takes care of one of the major inefficiencies of a typical sprinkler package, where you have all the soil surface wetted and generally wet the crop canopy,” Rogers said. “The water on the surface is exposed to higher evaporation rates and reduces your irrigation efficiency. That’s the advantage of the (mobile irrigation) system; we’re (See MOBILE on page 29)
Get an early jump on volunteer wheat Hailed out wheat needs early attention MANHATTAN - Volunteer wheat doesn’t all emerge at the same time, unfortunately. Some can start emerging early where wheat in the heading stage was damaged by hail, said Dallas Peterson, K-State Research and Extension weed management specialist. Where volunteer is emerging early, producers should consider making their first control measures sooner than they might like, he said.
“Producers often like to wait several weeks after harvest before making their first herbicide application to control volunteer wheat,” Peterson noted. “This allows as much volunteer as possible to emerge before spraying it or tilling it the first time. Often, a second application or tillage operation will be needed later in the summer to eliminate the green bridge to wheat.” But, where wheat was hailed out and volunteer has already emerged at the time of harvest, control should begin immediately after harvest if possible. “Even if this ends up requiring one more field pass than
normal to keep volunteer under control throughout the summer, starting early in this situation will help prevent even bigger problems down the road. It should be noted that grazing volunteer is not an effective control option because there is green wheat material left and the mites survive in that material,” Peterson said. Why the need for early control of volunteer in hailedout wheat? Where wheat suffered hail damage after heading, volunteer often emerges even before the existing field is harvested – as much as two to three weeks earlier than it would normally emerge after
harvest, he said. This volunteer wheat is especially likely to become infected with wheat curl mites and lead to problems later in the season if left uncontrolled, said J.P. Michaud, entomologist at K-State’s Agricultural Research Center in Hays. Wheat curl mites will move off growing wheat as the green tissue dries down and dies, Michaud explained. After moving off the existing wheat at or near harvest time, the mites need to find green tissue of a suitable host soon or they will die of desiccation, he said. “Research has found that the mites can live quite a few (See VOLUNTEER on page 29)
Brexit’s impact on U.S. ag markets The aftermath of the United Kingdom’s historic vote last week to leave the European Union has created a tsunami of reactions and results. The British pound plunged to its lowest level since 1985, The New York Times reported, as “investors fled risky assets” in favor the dollar and the
Off-farm wheat storage climbs 70% Kansas corn stocks in all positions on June 1 totaled 170 million bushels, up 13 percent from 2015, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Of the total, 37 million bushels are stored on farms, down eight percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 133 million bushels, are up 21 percent from last year. Wheat stored in all positions totaled 208 million bushels, up 49 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks of eight million bushels are up 70 percent from 2015 and off-farm stocks of 200 million bushels are up 48 percent from last year. Sorghum stored in all positions totaled 48.9 million bushels, up 152 percent from 2015. On-farm stocks of 6.5 million bushels are up over 400 percent. Off-farm holdings of 42.4 million bushels are up 137 percent. Soybeans stored in all positions totaled 27.9 million bushels, down 16 percent from last year. On-farm stocks of 3.1 million bushels are down 51 percent from a year ago.
yen. “Global markets are on a wild descent,” the newspaper reported. “Investors gaped at this major refashioning of the global
landscape and decided it looked perilous - or at least so pockmarked with uncertainty that they preferred to pull their money out of riskier corners.” Like the stock market. The Brexit vote also slammed U.S. grain prices, as the U.S. dollar surged against foreign currencies. Some people
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might consider that as a positive development, but in fact, a stronger dollar means pricier exports, adding to concerns that a projected record crop of corn and soybean may hurt the farm economy. As the Wall Street Journal noted in a lengthy commentary following Britain historic vote,
cheaper farm commodities might not be an unmitigated benefit for the meat and poultry industries. “While cheaper grain is likely to benefit meatpackers who buy corn, wheat and soybean meal in bulk to fatten poultry and livestock,” the story stated, “the currency (See BREXIT on page 29)
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New regs integrate use of drones in precision ag MANHATTAN - There is good news for those in agriculture eager to take advantage of new technology in the form of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), also known as drones. On June 21, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration released its final regulations governing commercial drones. These new regulations will help integrate drones into the national airspace, while lessening the previous stringent qualifications for operations. This will lead to more people being able to operate drones, and help
increase technological advancements in agriculture, says Ray Asebedo, Kansas State University agronomy assistant professor of precision agriculture. The new regulations (known as Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations) will govern any drone under 55 pounds and take effect in late August. Part 107 regulates operational requirements, pilot and aircraft certifications. Some of the most significant new FAA regulations include: Operational requirements: •Flight operations are only allowed during twi-
Mobile trying to get higher efficiency by reducing the evaporation losses.” Because of the interest in this technology, three demonstration farms have been established to observe it under field conditions. The Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Water Office (KWO), in developing a 50-year water vision plan for the state, has expressed support for the field trials. Funding has come from industry and private organizations, as well as the USDA and the KWO. “Part of that (water vision) plan was to estab-
lish some sites to demonstrate new and improved irrigation technology,” Rogers said. “So it seemed like a natural fit with producer interest and the Kansas Department of Agriculture interest to look at what we might do to help further improve irrigation efficiency.” The researchers plan to analyze the potential benefits, which are usually measured in yield increases or improvements in water productivity versus the cost of increased management, which is required to install and operate these systems, according to Rogers.
Pilot certification: •To operate a drone the pilot must have a “remote pilot in command” certificate or be under the
“We already talked about the benefits of potentially increasing irrigation efficiency, but it does come at a cost of some other management issues you have to overcome,” he said. “These require the crops to be planted in a circle versus straight rows; you have a lot more hardware out there, which requires more costs and a bit more management.” With further mobile drip irrigation research, he said, findings will hopefully show how producers can improve or maintain full yield potential
supervision of someone that has a remote pilot’s certificate. To receive a remote pilot’s certificate, an applicant must be at least 16 years old and have passed an initial aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA-approved testing center. •Those who currently hold a Part 61 pilot’s license and have a current biannual flight review will only need to take a short online drone specific training and test. Drone certification: •Part 107 requires all drones to be registered with the FAA. Like conventional manned aircraft, the FAA requires that a
drone be in suitable condition to maintain safe flight. However, unlike conventional manned aircraft, the FAA does not require that drones comply with federal airworthiness standards. •The pilot in command is the sole person responsible for assuring that the drone is in operational condition. That person is responsible for reporting accidents that result in damages of more than $500 to property other than the drone within 10 days of the accident. To read more about Part 107 sUAS regulations see: http:// www.faa.gov/uas/media/ RIN_2120-AJ60_Clean_ Signed.pdf
Mobile drip irrigation aims to create a more resourceful way to water crops.
with more efficient water “We’ll be observing usage. Reducing water these same fields over usage would decrease time, in the three- to fiveoverall water costs. year time range,” Rogers
per, “so that could have a huge knock-on effect in the summer transfer window.” Translation: British soccer teams could be stuck paying the more than 330 European players in the league more money, thanks to an unfavorable exchange rate, which is like an NFL team that’s unable to sign any free-agent talent because there’s no space left under the salary cap. Flip Side of Vote But, there’s been one positive effect of the referendum to which that Americans can totally relate.
A British butcher is going to start selling meat in pounds and ounces for its customers who are fed up with the metric system. According to an article in The Sun, the Gratton’s Butchers shop is now giving its customers the ability to buy “meaty” goods in either imperial quantities, rather than the grams and kilograms mandated by a 1995 EU law that required all measuring devices used in trade or retail to display metric quantities. Darren Gratton is the owner of the shop located in Barnstaple, Devon, a town along the English Channel some 400 kilo-
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unteer is controlled shortly after harvest, that will help greatly in breaking the green bridge. If more volunteer emerges during the summer, follow-up control will still be needed,” Michaud said. Volunteer wheat is not the only host of the wheat curl mite, he added. Recent research has evaluated the suitability of wild grasses as hosts for both the curl mite and the wheat streak virus. “Barnyardgrass topped the list in terms of suitability for both virus and mites, but is fortunately not that common in wheat fields. In contrast, green foxtail, although a rather poor host, could be an important disease reservoir simply because of its
abundance. Take note of significant stands of these grasses in marginal areas and control them as you would volunteer wheat,” Michaud advised. If volunteer wheat and other hosts are not controlled throughout the summer and are infested with wheat curl mites, the mites will survive until fall and could infest newly planted wheat at that time, he said. Wheat curl mite infestations of wheat often lead to wheat streak mosaic infections. Volunteer wheat also serves as a potential host and green bridge for Hessian fly, greenbugs, bird cherry-oat aphids, and Russian wheat aphids, he added.
said. “That helps us see whether the performance is stable under a variety of climatic conditions.”
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Volunteer to 24 hours under low temperature conditions, so significant numbers of mites may be blown in from farther away than previously thought,” Michaud said. If there is young volunteer wheat growing at the time the current wheat crop is being harvested in the nearby region, the mites can quickly infest those volunteer plants and survive, he said. “If volunteer has emerged and is still alive shortly after harvest in hailed-out wheat, wheat curl mites could easily build up rapidly and spread to other volunteer wheat that emerges later in the season. “On the other hand, if this early-emerging vol-
If operating above people not involved in the operation, those people must be in a covered structure or in a covered vehicle. •The aircraft can be flown in class G airspace without contacting air traffic control. If the aircraft is going to be operated in B, C, D or E airspace, prior permission must be received by air traffic control. •The aircraft can only be operated from a moving vehicle in a sparsely populated area.
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Brexit shifts could slow overseas shipments of meat, and some analysts worried that low-cost feed could encourage overexpansion in that industry.” And for all the passionate fans who live and die with their Premier League soccer teams, the UK’s equivalent of the National Football League, the British pound’s decline against the euro is bad news. “If the pound continues to fall, then foreign talent will become more expensive,” Simon Chadwick, professor of sports enterprise at the University of Salford, told the Londonbased The Sun newspa-
light and daylight hours. This is defined as the time between 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Flights during twilight hours are only allowed if the aircraft has operational anticollision lights. •Flights must be conducted below 400 feet above ground level and the aircraft cannot reach speeds in excess of 100 mph. The aircraft must be in line of sight at all times, without the aid of binoculars or similar devices, and must yield to other aircraft. •The aircraft is not allowed to operate directly over people not involved in the operation.
meters - uh, make that 250 miles - southwest of London. He said that a lot of his customers who voted in favor of the Brexit wanted their meat sold in the older imperial method of pounds and ounces. “The next step is to speak to North Devon Council, and if they say we can go back to pounds and ounces, then we will do that,” he said. “All the customers wanted it back in pounds.”
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Agriculture
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• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951
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• Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles
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• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites
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Construction/Home Repair
Walker Plumbing, Inc. Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment
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ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160
CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential
RT Plumbing All Types of Roofing
Commercial
Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed 620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683
Rex Turley, Master Plumber
Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more
Marienthal, Ks.
620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)
SPENCER PEST CONTROL
Automotive
RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870
Faurot Electric, Inc. Office • 620-872-5344 Jeromy Lisenby • 620-214-3247
P.O. Box 14 • Scott City
Landscaping • Lawn/Trees
Berning Tree Service David Berning • Marienthal
620-379-4430
Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal
Fully Insured
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PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com
Medical
Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A. General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted
We welcome new patients. 324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933
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Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs! We service and repair all that we sell. 1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232
Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
www.reganjewelers.com
412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142
Kansas Classifieds Ad Network
The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.
Help Wanted
Truck Driving
RNs UP TO $45/HR. LPNs up to $37.50/ hr. CNAs up to $22.50/ hr. Free gas/weekly pay $2,000 bonus. AACO Nursing Agency. 1-800656-4414 ex. 102. ––––––––––––––––––––– AWA R D - W I N N I N G Chapman, Ks., seeks city administrator to manage full-range of municipal services. Qualifications, salary and application instructions in Administrator Profile at www.chapmanks.com.
CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com. Call Tina, ext. 301, or Lori, ext. 303, at 1-800926-6869. ––––––––––––––––––––– DRIVER TRAINEES needed. Become a driver for Stevens Transport. Earn $800 per week. Paid CDL training. Stevens covers all costs. 1-888749-2303. drive4stevens. com.
Education
Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center
ENTRY LEVEL heavy equipment operator career. Get trained. Get certified. Get hired. Bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Immediate lifetime job placement. VA benefits. National average, $18$22/hr. 1-866-362-6497.
(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”... Technology Lead Chiropractic
Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606 All Under One Roof
Revcom Electronics
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Homes LENDERS OFFERING $0 down for landowners. Roll your new home and land improvements into one package. Discount national pricing on Breeze II doublewide and our 60th anniversary singlewide. Trade-ins welcome. 866-858-6862.
Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990
1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625
Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd
Services
Optometrist 20/20 Optometry
Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses
Complete family eye center! 106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462
SCOTT CITY CLINIC 201 Albert Avenue (620) 872-2187 • www.scotthospital.net
Christian Cupp, MD
Thea Beckman, APRN
Elizabeth Hineman, MD
Megan Dirks, APRN
Matthew Lightner, MD
Joie Tedder, APRN
William Slater, MD FACS
Ryan Michels, PA-C
Melissa Batterton, APRN
Caley Roberts, PA-C
Scott City Myofascial Release
Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”
For all your auction needs call:
(620) 375-4130
Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti
Sandy Cauthon RN
105 1/2 W. 11th, Scott City 620-874-1813 scottcitymfr@gmail.com
Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release
Bolen Enterprises Prairie Dog Control •34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed
Retail
Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275
Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock! COMPARE OUR PRICES!
We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock. Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances. Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.
Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686
Networktronic, Inc.
Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers! Networking solutions!
Northend Disposal A garbologist company.
Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300
Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371
Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!
Dining
Classifieds
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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009
Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m. Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5. Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch.
Berry Realty • 872-5700
Make sure you are part of the Scott County Fair tab. Call Kathy or Beau at 872-2090
1102 S. Main, Scott City, Ks 67871 www.berryrealtyonline.com
Charles Berry, Broker • 874-0738 Brett Berry, Sales Assoc. • 316-258-3387 Tracy Chambless, Sales Assoc. • 874-2124
Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established. If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge. Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.
Help Wanted
Services
TRUCK DRIVER! Hauling hay and silage. Fullor part-time. Call Brent, (620) 874-4139. 4616t3
C O M P U T E R SERVICES for PC and Mac computers. Computer repair and virus removal. Call or email Josh at OsComp to schedule an appointment. 24-hour help line 620-376-8660 or email josh_4974@hotmail.com. –––––––––––––––––––– WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 87434tfc 4135. –––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices 37tfc will not be beat! –––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 4015tfc 874-1412. –––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Rob Vsetecka 4515tfc at 620-214-1730.
FA R M W O R K E R , 8/15/16-12/20/16, Eric and Steph Maaske, Kearney, Neb. 2 temp jobs. Set, operate, maintain all types of farming equip to prepare, plant, cultivate, fertilize, harvest, haul crops. Swath, rake, bale, stack alfalfa. Spread manure on fields. General farm related duties, i.e. servicing, routine maintenance of irrigation systems, buildings, equip. 3 mo, employment references, English required. $13.80/hr, ¾ work guarantee, tools/equip/housing provided at no cost, trans and subsistence exp reimbursed. Apply at Kansas Works, 620.227.2149. Job #358791. 4716t1
Rentals HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available. Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120. 41tfc ________________________________
PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777. 05tfc ________________________________
PLAINJAN’S RENT-ASHOP New Introductory Pricing! We can build an office to suit your needs. This includes AC and heat if wanted. Each Rent-AShop comes with 110 and a 220 electric, overhead lighting, full concrete floor, exterior dawn-dusk lighting, insulated roof and exterior walls. ONLY 2 LEFT! Call today at 620-872-5777. 4516tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– 1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS for rent. Call 620-874-8353. 3516tfc
Agriculture WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information. 1-800-579-3645. Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc
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WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information. Lane County Feeders, 44tfc 397-5341.
Livestock BLACK, ANGUS, REGISTERED BULLS for sale. Tested, 2 year old yearlings. Heifer bulls. Delivery. Conformation and Performance. Contact Black Velvet Ranch, Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse, Ks. 620-384-1101. 3716t15 –––––––––––––––––––– REGISTERED, ANGUS BULLS for sale. Yearling and 2-year old bulls. Crooked Creek Angus, St. Francis, Kansas. Call 785-332-6206 or www. crookedcreekangus.com.
––––––––––––––––––––– 2 AND 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS available for rent. Nice and affordable. 3 bedroom - $530 and 2 bedroom $430. Luxor Apartments, 3716t19 Dighton, Ks. Call Steve Neeley at 620-397-2656 Notice or cell phone at 620-3971686. Can be found on SPANIAL: Facebook. 4716t2 COCKER Gentle, friendly to give away. Good farm animal Real Estate and children’s pet. Call 4716t1 620-290-7341. C O M M E R C I A L ––––––––––––––––––––– BUILDING for sale. PANACHE: Open Friday, 133x45 ft. (approx.) round July 1, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 top building. Serious in- p.m. and Saturday, July quiries only. Seller is a 2, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. real estate agent selling Headboards, kitchen own property. 874-5109 tables and coffee tables or 874-2124. 26tfc ON SALE! 4716t1
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door). 412 College, Scott City. Al-Anon at same time and location. Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 25tfc
District 11 AA Meetings
Scott City
Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. 8:00 p.m. 807 Kingsley Last Saturday of the month Birthday Night • 6:30 p.m. All open meetings 214-4188 • 214-2877
Dighton Thursday • 8:30 p.m. 535 Wichita St. All open meetings 620-397-2647
We have room for you!
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First debate shows contrasts between Marshall, Huelskamp U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp and challenger Roger Marshall talked about values, the House Agriculture Committee and support for Donald Trump during a debate in Hutchinson earlier this week. It was the first debate for the two Republicans in the 1st Congressional District, which covers much of western and northern Kansas. Both candidates emphasized their conservative and Republican values: opposing abortion, government overreach and the Affordable Care Act; disliking President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; and supporting presumptive Republican nominee Trump. But, Marshall positioned himself as a “peacemaker,” someone who can reach across the aisle. In contrast, Huelskamp emphasized his unwillingness to waiver on his views. Marshall, a physician from Great Bend, talked about examples of collaboration from his community leadership positions. Huelskamp emphasized his disagreements with former House Speaker John Boehner as an example of his fixed ideals. The two candidates
appeared before a packed room at the Stringer Fine Art Center on the Hutchinson Community College campus. Here is some of what they talked about. House Ag Committee Marshall promised to secure a spot on the House Agriculture Committee. Huelskamp was removed from that committee in late 2012 by House GOP leaders. Huelskamp blamed Boehner for Kansas not having a spot on the committee. He then emphasized his position on the House Steering Committee, to which he was elected late last year after Paul Ryan was chosen as House speaker. Huelskamp said he would be on the ag committee if re-elected and then asked Marshall whether he had talked with Ryan about the issue. Marshall did not respond directly, but disputed Huelskamp’s confidence. “I think the chances of him getting back on the ag committee are next to none,” Marshall said. “It’s not a gamble Kansas can take.” Donald Trump Both candidates made it clear they support Trump and vehemently oppose Clinton. But, they offered
contrasting approaches to a Trump presidency. Marshall: “I will support the president and work with him to get things done.” Huelskamp: “One thing to know about Tim Huelskamp is I have conservative principles, and I’m going to stand on those conservative principles. If you don’t have conservative principles, I will work against you.” Term Limits Marshall called Huelskamp a career politician, citing Huelskamp’s tenure in Topeka and Washington, D.C. (He was a state senator from 1997 until he went to Congress in 2011.) “We need new blood,” Marshall said. “Doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results is insanity.” Huelskamp says he comes home to Kansas each weekend. He positioned himself as a Washington outsider. “Ladies and gentlemen, we have to win this for America,” he said. “People in Washington don’t know, and don’t care, what we want out here in western Kansas.” The winner in the Aug. 2 primary will face Libertarian Kerry Burt and possibly Alan LaPolice, who seeks to run as an independent, in the general election.
WILLING TO SERVE I have been asked many times the past few weeks by several people including myself), why I would say yes to another run for the Kansas Senate? The answer invariably led to more questions: Why fly into enemy territory in the darkness of night to rescue a downed pilot? Why serve on the local fire department or Emergency Medical Service? Why risk the misunderstanding of family and friends by making controversial decisions on various boards that had no pay and no perks? God has given me a lifetime of training (often in the school of hard knocks) to face hard situations head on. If He can use that experience to help stabilize the spinning compass of our community and State, I have no choice but to answer, as the motto of our Helicopter Unit in Viet Nam, I’m willing to serve “That Others May Live.”
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