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Volume 23 • Number 48

Thursday, July 7, 2016

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KDOT plans to convert K96 into 2 lanes Proposal calls for a passing lane in town The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced plans to convert K96 Highway through Scott City from a fourlane highway into two lanes Look Inside

with a center passing lane. It is part of a major upgrade of the highway in Scott City that was presented to the city council on Tuesday evening. While many aspects of the upgrade would be good for the city, reducing the number of lanes from four was not well received by Public Works Director Mike Todd or the city council. Tentative plans are for the

work to be done on west K96 in the spring or summer of 2017 and east K96 later in the year. “I’m opposed to the turning lane,” said Todd, who has also expressed his objection to KDOT. At a minimum, he has suggested that the turning lane be limited to the KDOT maintenance areas, which are west of Church Street and east of College Street.

He said the turning lane will create problems with snow removal since city crews pile up snow in the center of the highway. KDOT prefers that snow be pushed to the curb, but that would be a major inconvenience for residents and businesses located along the highway, notes Todd. City council members pointed out that converting south US83 Highway into a two-lane

a holiday weekend at the lake

Local State park attendance rebounds over final two days of holiday weekend Page 25 County County fire department begins process of acquiring a new truck Page 2

Index Opinions ..................4-7 Calendar ..................... 7 Youth/education ......... 9 Public notices ......10-11 LEC report ................ 10 Obituaries ................... 13 Church services ........ 13 Health care ..........14-15 Sports ..................17-24 Farm section........26-27

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Agriculture Kansas water farms are test sites for conservation ideas Page 26

What Mother Nature has given, she can also take away. And, while abundant rainfall and cooler-than-normal temperatures through late spring and early summer have led to a record-setting harvest, they are now making

a dent in both yields and profits for area farmers. Combines sat idle for three days in many fields across Scott, Lane and Wichita counties as rainfall, followed by overcast skies and high humidity, put a halt

County told lots too small for housing Scott County Commissioners are wrestling with how they can increase the availability of lots for home sites on the former hospital block. Commissioners have sold one building site in the southeast corner and had four more lots platted on the west side of the block. However, the commission has been advised that the four lots are too small for home construction under city codes. The four lots are approximately 7,000 square feet and city code requires a minimum of 9,000 square feet. Another factor which limits available property is a sewer line on the east side of the lots. In order to avoid the cost of removing the line, commissioners feel they would rather limit the depth of the lots. That would make only one, or possibly two, lots available for potential homeowners. “There is a lot of interest in the lots,” noted Commission Chairman Jim Minnix, who wanted to see at least two lots made available at the site. If only one lot was sold, Minnix said it could be a “nice-sized lot for a duplex,” but that would also

to harvest activity from July 1-3. At the time, harvest ranged from 60-80 percent completed in the surrounding area. “I’m afraid the good yields we’ve been hearing are going to disappear,” says Chris Long,

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Sports Lady Stars win 19 championships in home meet Page 17

(See KDOT on page seven)

(See HOUSING on page eight)

Rainfall is washing away wheat yields Extension Agent for the Walnut Creek District that includes Lane, Ness and Rush counties. “In some areas of our district it’s already begun to happen.” Long says that as a result of (See YIELDS on page 32)

a new direction in Topeka Senate hopeful wants to restore fiscal responsibility in legislature The opponent has changed, but the message remains the same for Mary Jo Taylor. “Things have to change in Topeka and it’s not going to happen until we get our fiscal house in order. I’d like to see a return to the fiscal responsibility that Kansans are used to having,” said the Republican candidate for the 33rd Senate District. When Taylor, a school superintendent in Stafford, first entered the race she expected to face incumbent Mitch Holmes. He unexpectedly dropped out of the race just ahead of the dead-

line and former state senator Larry Salmans (R-Hanston) entered the contest. Taylor doesn’t make a distinction between the two. “Larry and Mitch are very closely aligned and ultraconservative,” says Taylor. “A vote for one is as good as the other and that’s a vote for Sam Brownback and his policies.” As a school superintendent, Taylor has seen the impact of the state’s fiscal policies and says Kansas needs to return to the “proverbial three-legged stool” that includes a mix of (See TAYLOR on page eight)

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Health State cuts are limiting the ability of KU doctors to visit clinics in Kansas Page 14

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Education Educators across state are targeting seats in legislature Page 9

Christine Cupp and her son, Colton, Scott City, paddleboard into the cove at the northwest end of Lake Scott State Park on Sunday afternoon. After a slow start to the holiday weekend, attendance at the park was up on Sunday and Monday with the warmer temperatures. (Record Photo)

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highway with a center turning lane has led to several near accidents and sometimes made it difficult to enter the highway from businesses located along US83. The heavy traffic flow entering and leaving the city on the south edge of town is limited to one lane (with a turning lane) south of 12th Street. Some council members expressed concern

State Senate candidate Mary Jo Taylor visits with Dorothy Hutchins during a recent stop in Scott City. (Record Photo)

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things to do around SC 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 equipJuly 11-15 participate in Vacation Bible ment. School at the First Baptist Anyone under the age of 16 Vacation Bible School Youngsters from five-years- Church in Scott City. must be accompanied by an old through fifth grade can The “Surf Shack” will be adult.

open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 Thurs., July 14 Fashion Revue p.m. Lunch will be provided. The county fair will continue Register on-line at fbcscott. on Thursday with 4-H clothcom. ing consultation judging at the Tues., July 12 United Methodist Church startIt’s Fair Time ing at 1:00 p.m. This will be folOfficially, or unofficially, lowed by fashion revue judging the Scott County Fair kicks off at 2:00 p.m. with the dog and pet shows on The public fashion show will Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at the Wm. be held at UMC’s Baker Hall Carpenter 4-H Bldg at the fair- starting at 7:00 p.m. grounds. The 4-H and open class pet Sat., July 16 shows will be held in the north Horse Show end of the building while the The county fair horse show hand pet and cat shows will be has been moved to the opening held at the south end. weekend. In addition, geology and 4-Hers will be competing in entomology judging will take the indoor arena starting at 9:00 place in the Carpenter Bldg. on a.m. Of course, spectators are always welcome. Tuesday evening.

County begins process of purchasing new fire truck Scott County Fire Chief Vernon Storm has been given the green light to begin the purchase of a new fire truck. Storm says that Engine No. 21 is more than two decades old and should be replaced. “It’s reached the point where we’re going to have to start making some major repairs,” he advised county commissioners. After recently spending about $20,000 on new bunker gear for the department, it has about $130,000 remaining in the capital outlay fund. The estimated cost of a new truck is about $350,000. The county puts $50,000 annually into the capital outlay fund for the department. Storm says it

city and county departments in the future. “Would that be a good thing?” wondered Buxton. “When you and Ken retire someday, I can see the possibility of one department,” added Commission Chairman Jim Minnix. “You will have to pay the new fire chief more than the city and county are paying now in combined salary,” said Storm. “There’s a lot of work for one person to do.” He was also asked if the city and county were duplicating equipment because there are two separate departments. Storm Unifying Departments Commissioner Jerry says that isn’t happening Buxton asked about the since each department has prospect of combining the their own needs. will take about two years from the time his department begins discussion with a manufacturer until the truck is delivered. That will allow the capital outlay fund to accumulate about $230,000. The new truck, like Engine 21 that it will replace, is a Class A pumper, which is required for major structure fires such as homes and feed mills. It also responds to rural accidents as a rescue vehicle. Smaller brush trucks, with a 250 gallon water capacity, are also used for grass fires.

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Voter registration deadline for primary election is Tues.

Voter registration books for the August 2 primary election will close on Tues., July 12, at 5:00 p.m. Voters must register with the Scott County Clerk. A photo identification will be required at the time of registration and when voters cast their ballots - either in advance or on election day. Individuals will need to register if they are a U.S. citizen who has not voted before or will be turning 18-years-old as of Aug. 2. Voters will need to re-register if they have changed address within Scott City, have changed their name or are changing party affiliation.

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Community Living

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Extending the shelf life of your fruits, veggies It seems as if every time I hit the grocery store, the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables increases. And, because of the cost involved in having nutritious snacks available, nobody likes to find rotten fruits or vegetables in their refrigerator. Enjoy the tastes of the season by keeping your purchases fresh. Buy the amount Carol Ann of fresh fruits Crouch and vegetables Family and that you and Consumer your family can Sciences Agent for eat within the Scott County storage limits

shown below. Fresh foods from a garden generally will keep longer than items purchased at a grocery store. Read on for more tips to help you get the longest storage life for your fresh fruits and vegetables. Keep Them Cool, Dry •Wait to wash vegetables until just before using them. If they are not completely dried or you damage the skin of the fruit when you place it in the refrigerator, they will spoil faster. •Some foods (including onions, oranges and potatoes) should be left out of the refrig-

erator completely. Store these items in mesh bags in dry, cool, dark spaces for up to one or two weeks. •Some fruits and vegetables (such as apples, bananas, melons and tomatoes) do best if left to ripen on a counter before being refrigerated. Once ripe, these foods should be stored in the refrigerator for optimal freshness. (Ripen fruit in a paper sack). •Crisper drawers are the coldest and the moistest section of the refrigerator. Store berries, broccoli, carrots, corn, grapes, lettuce heads, and pre-cut fruits and vegetables in the crisper draw-

Fruit/Vegetable Storage Time Apples 1 month Asparagus 2-3 days Bananas 2-3 days Beets 2 weeks Berries 2-3 days Broccoli 3-5 days Carrots 1-2 weeks Cauliflower 1 week Corn 1-2 days Grapes 3-5 days Greens 3-5 days Green beans 3-5 days Green onions 3-5 days Herbs 2-3 days Kiwi up to 3 weeks Lettuce 5-7 days Melons 1 week Nectarines 1 week once ripe Peaches 5 days Pears 5 days Plums 3 days once ripe Radishes 2 weeks

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Weatherization grants for low-income households The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is providing $350,000 in grant funds to the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) to provide weatherization assistance to low income Kansans. The weatherization program has helped 576 households so far this year and has a waiting list of others requesting assistance. The KCC grant, funded by the Department of Energy, will help address the waiting list. “Low income families spend a larger percentage of their monthly income on energy costs than other households do. As a result, they can’t afford to make home improvements that would save money,” said Jay Scott Emler, KCC chairman. “The no-cost energy efficiency services provided by KHRC help residents realize energy savings year round.” Weatherization services provided include weather-stripping, caulking doors and windows, adding insulation and repair or replacement of heating and cooling systems and appliances. Households receiving whole house weatherization services typically see savings between 15-25 percent. For assistance or more information, individuals in Scott, Lane and Wichita counties can contact Interfaith Housing Services at (877) 4475927 or call 1-800-7524422.

ers. Just don’t freeze them. •Most refrigerated vegetables last longest when they are stored in a re-sealable plastic bag that has 6-8 small holes poked in it. The plastic holds in moisture, and the holes let in some oxygen so the vegetables can “breathe.” Line the inside of the plastic bag with dry paper towels to keep excess moisture from spoiling the vegetables. Use this guide to purchase only the fruits that your family can eat within a specific time for optimal freshness. For more information call the Extension office (8722930.)

Shelby Hoffman and Logan Long

Couple plans Sept. 17 wedding Scott and Crystal Hoffman, Dighton, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Shelby, to Logan Long, Dighton. Logan is the son of Jana and Jeff Nixon, Sedona, Ariz., and Raymond Long, Modoc.

Shelby is currently employed at Diamond View Estates Assisted Living and Hometown Hardware. Logan is employed by Lane County Feeders. The couple also own and operate a lawn care service. The wedding is planned for Sept. 17 in Dighton.

PARENTS OF DAUGHTER Jason and Nichole Baker, Scott City, annouce the birth of their daughter, Paisley Rose Baker, born May 9, 2016. She weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches long. Paisley was welcomed home by her big sister, Chloe. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Christy Marcy, Leoti. Paternal grandparents are Sonia Baker, Leoti, and Delbert Baker, Marienthal. Great-grandparents are Paul and Ruth Rempe and Marion Marcy, Leoti; Marie Baker, Marienthal; and Joseph and Sandra Gerstner, Scott City.

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Editorial/Opinion

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editorially speaking

Learn the facts:

Kansas voters can’t afford to be fooled again

During the next few weeks, Kansas voters will likely be overwhelmed with campaign commercials, advertisements and literature arriving in the mail that promotes one candidate but, more often than not, tells us why we shouldn’t vote for another. The primary election is critical - especially in a very red state like Kansas - because that’s when most races are won. The ultraconservative wing of the Republican Party in Kansas knows this. They are desperate to remain in power - to continue our failed tax and economic policies - and to further reduce the capability of state government to perform its duties. If the political organizations behind ultraconservative candidates were to stick to the facts and debate the merit of their policies based on their success or failure, we have no doubt that this element of the Republican Party would become a thing of the past. There isn’t one policy adopted by ultraconservatives that has proven beneficial to Kansas and its citizens - from health care, to education, to infrastructure maintenance, to the welfare of our poorest, helping our children and adults or aiding disabled Kansans. Not one. They have gutted funding for the Kansas Department of Transportation, stolen money from the Children’s Initiative Fund, delayed payments into KPERS and have resorted to selling off state assets (Bioscience Authority) . . . just to name a few . . . all so they don’t have to admit that their massive tax cut experiment has been a disaster. In fact, the only thing that the Brownback Administration and legislative leaders have become adept at is making excuses for their continued failures. You can bet we’ll continue to hear more excuses over the next few months from the likes of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Americans for Prosperity and other right-wing groups who could care less about whether a hospital is forced to close its doors or whether a school district can’t hire enough teachers. They will tell you why keeping the ultraconservative wing in power in the state legislature is somehow good for Kansas, even though the facts tell a different story. More likely, they will paint someone who wants to dismantle their tax cut program as a taxand-spend liberal. Of course, that isn’t true either. All a majority of Kansans want is a responsible tax policy which asks everyone to pay their fair share. We want a quality education for our children. We want to assure that our youngest citizens are given a healthy start to life and a chance to develop mentally and emotionally during those critical first few years. We want to assure that our elderly get the care they need and that the less fortunate among us are looked after. That’s how Kansas used to be. We need legislators who again put those values above right-wing ideology and a tax-cut agenda that is destroying our state. We can take the first step toward that change during the primary on August 2 . . . but only if we refuse to be fooled once again.

More of the same: Revenue shortfalls still creating a fiscal disaster

July 1 marked the beginning of a new budget year for Kansas and, unfortunately, it picks up where the old one left off. State tax revenue in June was $34.5 million less than projections that had already been lowered. The fiscal year ended with a $76.2 million shortfall. That set into motion a series of bookkeeping gimmicks meant to make the state’s fiscal health appear better on paper than in reality. A $75 million state aid payment to public schools was delayed until after July 1, but they have to record the money as though it were paid in June. What’s a little white lie among friends? Another $23.6 million was pulled from KDOT, the state corrections department and early-childhood education programs. This is just the latest in a series of dismal financial reports from the state. Revenue estimates fell short of expectations for nearly every month during the past year and expenses have exceeded revenue in each of the past three budget years. That’s no longer a surprising trend that can be attributed to oil prices or the alignment of the stars. It’s a trend that, coincidentally, aligns with Governor Brownback’s tax cut experiment. Kansans don’t need budget gimmicks and excuses. They need a tax policy that is fair and that pays for the level of services which we expect to receive from our state. Instead, we have an administration and legislative leaders who still believe that finger-pointing is the best way out of this self-inflicted mess.

Trump a result of GOP marketing There seems to be a feeling . . . call it hope . . . that if the Republican establishment can change the rules for nominating their president and dump Trump during the upcoming convention it can save face, win back the support of voters and avoid a political disaster in November. That’s like hopping aboard a roller coaster and as the clickety-clack of the chain on the first huge climb begins to give way to the inevitable downhill rush, you declare in a panic, “I want off now!” It’s too late. While Trump has undoubtedly been a problem for the GOP, he isn’t the problem. Trump is a direct result of years and years of hate, mistrust and misinformation that have been fostered by everyone from Newt Gingrich, to Sarah Palin, to Sean Hannity, to the Koch brothers and Fox News. Instead of all this angst, the party leadership should be congratulating itself. You’ve succeeded in your goal of building an-

ger toward Obamacare, immigration, taxes and the federal government. It didn’t matter that this anger was often times built on lies (death panels, Obama birthers, etc.) or fear (the next illegal immigrant could be an ISIS terrorist). The end has always justified the means. When the Republican base took up the mantra, “I want my country back,” you knew that you had succeeded in appealing to the lowest, common, uninformed denominator within the party. At best, such thinking was an example of pure ignorance; at worst, it was pure racism. What did it matter as long as they voted Republican, right? The Republican establishment didn’t mind this anger as long as it was something they could control. Until now, they were able to get the base

fired up every couple of years by raising the abortion issue, getting voters to the polls and then putting abortion on the back shelf to be resurrected in another two years. To a slightly lesser degree, they’ve been able to do the same thing with fears of the Second Amendment being rewritten, Sharia Law being adopted in the U.S. or immigrants from just about anywhere overwhelming our welfare rolls and our schools. It didn’t matter whether the fears made sense or were even real as long as you got a reaction from the targeted audience. Bush 43 offered a glimpse of the level of ignorance that voters were willing to tolerate. George W. Bush was proud of his anti-intellectual background, his ability to trust his gut instincts - to see Putin’s soul - to seemingly put little thought into decisions that affected the lives of millions of people and a desire not to be bothered with little details - such as who should be in charge of FEMA.

Trump has emerged from the ashes of Bush. Trump is the result when a Republican base has reached its breaking point and wants a candidate who promises to deliver on the impossible. He promises to build a wall and have Mexico pay for it. He promises to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. He talks about defaulting on the U.S. debt. He’s pledged to ban people of certain religious faiths from entering the U.S., and he’s called for more closely monitoring those who are already here. The Republican establishment knows this is crazy talk and will never happen. But, to acknowledge as much would alienate much of the base that they need if they want to remain in political power. The Republican establishment has become a victim of its own deceit. They are trapped on a locomotive with the throttle wide open and racing out of control with Donald (See MARKETING on page six)

It’s still the tax cuts, stupid Kansas officials said last Friday that total tax revenue for June fell a woeful $34 million below estimates, meaning even more cuts and adjustments are ahead for a beleaguered state. However, that shortfall is not the most important figure in the Department of Revenue report. This number is: $2.249 billion. That’s how much individual income tax revenue the state collected in the 2016 fiscal year that ended last June 30. Now look at a little history. It provides the cold, dismaying truth Kansans need to realize as their state bumbles along, close to being broke. The reckless actions by Gov. Sam Brownback and the Legislature in 2012 to reduce income tax rates on all Kansans and unfair-

Where to Write

another view by Yael Abouhalkah

ly eliminate this tax for 330,000 LLCs continue to devastate the state budget. Kansas government no longer can provide solid public services to three million people. Why is Kansas in such horrible fiscal shape? It’s still the tax cuts, stupid. ▪In the 2012 fiscal year, before any of Brownback’s income tax cuts kicked in, the Sunflower state raked in $2.908 billion in individual income taxes. ▪In the 2013 fiscal year, the figure rose to $2.931 billion. ▪But, after the reductions were in place, that source of funds plummeted to $2.218 billion in the 2014 fiscal year, was $2.278 billion in the 2015

Gov. Sam Brownback 2nd Floor - State Capitol Topeka, Ks. 66612-1501 (785) 296-3232

fiscal year and - again - reached just $2.249 billion in the 2016 fiscal year. Yes, that’s even less than last year. Do the math and a shocking truth emerges. Kansas today is collecting a staggering $650 million or so less in individual income tax revenues every year than it was before the tax cuts. If the state had not foregone that revenue, the $34 million shortfall in June would have been just a small blip on the radar, nothing to be worried about. But, here the Sunflower State is, with its budget in shambles, just four years after Brownback pushed through tax reductions that he said would re-energize the economy, create new jobs and - perhaps most notably - replace some of

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4774 roberts.senate.gov/email.htm

the revenue lost through his actions. None of that has happened. Kansas has actually lost 700 jobs over the last year, for the sixth worst rate of growth in America, according to federal and state figures. The tax cuts have forced the Legislature and governor to divert more than $1 billion from road upgrades, impose a large sales tax increase in 2015, slice tens of millions of dollars from universities and spend every cent of a once-healthy cash reserve of $700 million. Brownback and his delusional followers offer flimsy excuses for the revenues being below expectations. The projections were too optimistic! (See TAX CUTS on page six)

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Income inequality in U.S. continues to widen by Richard Eskow

On July 1, we learned that income inequality in this country became even worse last year. Economic inequality produces scars that last a lifetime - and even longer. That’s one reason why President Obama said in 2013 that “increasing inequality . . . challenges the very essence of who we are as a people.” Well, that challenge just became even greater. Economist Emanuel Saez’s groundbreaking studies of inequality have helped reshape the political debate.

Saez found that the wealth gap between the top one percent and the remaining 99 percent became even worse in 2015. Earnings for the top one percent reached a “new high” that year. The one percent’s income increase of 7.7 percent was nearly twice everyone else’s. Saez revisited several years of data and found that: “(I)ncomes (adjusted for inflation) of the top one percent of families grew from $990,000 in 2009 to $1,360,000 in 2015, a growth of 37 percent . . . (while) the incomes of the bottom 99 percent of families grew only

An overly unequal society like ours is inherently unstable, especially when its political system gives extremely wealthy individuals and corporations excessive control over the government - thereby perpetuating and amplifying their own wealth and power.

by 7.6 percent - from $45,300 in 2009 to $48,800 in 2015.” As a result, the top one percent of families captured 52 percent of total real income growth from 2009 to 2015.” “This uneven recovery is unfortunately on par with a long-term widening of inequal-

ity since 1980, when the top one percent of families began to capture a disproportionate share of economic growth,” he adds. 1980 was the year Ronald Reagan first took office, heralding a new era of economic conservatism in the United States. The message of these numbers couldn’t be clearer: it’s time for that era to end. Our 35-year experiment with conservative economics has failed. Saez’ figures included a slight consolation prize for the 99 percent: Its average income rose by 3.9 percent last year, the big-

by Davis Merritt

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Banks are cashing in on overdrafts

A step toward eliminating political labels In the summer of 1975, when our family of five arrived in Wichita, the job of editor of The Wichita Eagle and the Wichita Beacon seemed to offer respite from 18 years of the perpetual turmoil of the East Coast. My newspapering in North Carolina, Florida and Washington, D.C., had centered on politics and government, including the social explosions of the ’60s, the ceaseless, bitter foment over Vietnam and Watergate, school desegregation and urban deterioration, too many assassinations and too little statesmanship. Kansas, by contrast, offered a comfortably conservative social and political atmosphere overlaying Kansans’ willingness to accept what you were and did so long as you reciprocated. For the first two-thirds of the 20th century, Kansas had been reliably Republican in presidential and legislative races, though five of the 22 governors had been Democrats. Then something strange happened, and of the next seven governors (from 1967 to 2009), four would be Democrats. Of course, Kansas Democrats were not East Coast Democrats; not even close philosophically. But the relative moderation of both parties kept the state’s course steady and its economy stable. But, the turn into the 21st century saw that moderation replaced by an aggressive, angry swing to the far right that in part mirrored a national shift, but had particularly Kansas characteristics. Explanations abound, too complex to deal with here. But, three notable attempts are: ▪Kansan Thomas Frank identifies the problem as the rise of a new brand of pseudo-populism grounded in social values (“What’s the Matter With Kansas?”). ▪Robert Wuthnow, also a Kansan (“Red State Religion”), sees Kansas’ political extremism as an artifact of evangelical churches, particularly Southern Baptist, aggressively organizing working-class people around social issues such as abortion and gay rights. ▪Jane Mayer (“Dark Money”) blames Wichitan Charles Koch’s determination to use his billions to interpose hard-line libertarian ideas between governments and his business empire. Whatever the complex forces, Kansas has come to a bad place politically, socially and economically, and the question of how to return to the days of relative comity and compromise is crucial. That’s why the unprecedented alliance of four recent governors is a glimmer of hope in

gest increase in 17 years. That’s an improvement, of course, but it’s not nearly enough. The 99 percent has endured decades of wage stagnation, and its income was essentially frozen in place between the 2008 financial crisis and 2013. A society with such extreme and growing inequality can’t sustain itself forever. Inequality interferes with economic growth, robs people of opportunity (and with it, hope), dooms millions to poverty or nearimpoverished conditions, and offends that part of the human

by Sam Pizzigati

Bankers, not banks, commit crimes by Jim Hightower

Hey, stop complaining that our government coddles Wall Street’s big, money-grubbing banks! Sure, they went belly-up and crashed our economy with their greed. And, yes, Washington bailed them out, while ignoring the plight of workaday people who lost jobs, homes, businesses, wealth, and hope. But come on, Buckos - have you not noticed that the Feds are now socking the banksters with huuuuge penalties for their wrongdoings? Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs, for example, was recently punched in its corporate gut with a jaw-dropping $5 billion punishment for its illegal schemes,

It’s hard to comprehend that much money, so think of it like this: If you paid out $100,000 every day, it would take you nearly 28 years to pay off just one billion dollars. So, wow, imagine having to pull Five Big Bs out of your wallet! That should make even the most arrogant and avaricious high-finance flim-flammer think twice before risking such scams. So, these negotiated settlements between the feds and the big banks will effectively deter repeats of the 2008 Wall Street debacle. Right? Actually, no. Notice that the $5 billion punishment is applied to Goldman Sachs, not to the “Goldman Sackers.” The bank’s shareholders have to cough up the penalty, rather then the ex-

ecutives who did the bad deeds. Remember, banks don’t commit crimes - bankers do. Goldman Sachs’ CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, just awarded himself a $23 million paycheck for his work last year. That work essentially amounted to negotiating the deal with the government to make shareholders pay for the bankers’ wrongdoings - while he and other top executives keep their jobs and keep pocketing millions. What a great role model for young financial executives! With no punishment the next generation of banksters can view Lloyd’s story as a model for Wall Street success, rather than a deterrent to corruption. Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

Kansas lawmakers should invest in kids from diapers to diplomas We have started a new fiscal year in Kansas. New years are usually a time to reflect on the year gone by and to embrace a fresh start. Kansas needs a “fresh start” more than ever. Last month, the Kansas Legislature convened for a special session to address a court ruling that funding for public schools be made more equitable across the state. Had the Legislature failed to comply with the court order, public school doors would not be open today. Thankfully, policymakers managed to avoid a constitutional crisis. Of course it’s a relief that school doors remain open, but the plan passed falls far short of being a victory for Kansas kids. The Legislature has - yet again - temporarily plugged a budget hole by cobbling together a

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set of one-time funds, including monies that were originally promised to the Children’s Initiatives Fund (CIF). The latest $4 million CIF sweep comes on top of a 14 percent cut implemented by Gov. Sam Brownback in May, which came on top of yet another $7 million sweep during the 2016 legislative session. Nearly half of the $60 million originally intended for children’s programs in 2016 is instead now paying for the state’s perpetual budget crisis. In total, Gov. Brownback has taken well over $100 million worth of investments in the education and health of Kansas’ youngest children since taking office.

The CIF and the revenue that flows into it is the foundation for Kansas’ entire early childhood infrastructure. It supports our most vulnerable, economically fragile families, and it has been enormously successful. Last January, a statewide audit elevated the CIF as the gold standard for government efficiency and accountability, with some programs generating an $11 return for every $1 invested. Most of the dialogue around education in recent weeks focused on providing equal educational opportunities to schoolaged children. Unfortunately, an equalized school funding formula has significantly diminished impact if our most at-risk children don’t start kindergarten ready to learn. When policymakers repeatedly rob lifelines for babies and toddlers during their most criti(See DIPLOMAS on page six)

Nearly half of the $60 million originally intended for children’s programs in 2016 is instead now paying for the state’s perpetual budget crisis. In total, Gov. Brownback has taken well over $100 million worth of investments in the education and health of Kansas’ youngest children since taking office.

Almost two-thirds of Americans today - 63 percent - don’t have enough savings to cover an unexpected $500 expense. Anything from an emergency brake job to a refrigerator on the fritz could zero out their bank accounts. Most American households, in other words, are living on the financial edge. And that suits America’s biggest bank CEOs just fine. They love to see Americans desperately juggling credit cards and checking accounts to keep bills paid. With all that juggling, our banksters know, something will inevitably get dropped. A checking account will be slightly overdrawn. A debit card transaction will overstep a limit. And that’s when the banks start to really clean up - through overdraft fees. “Over the years,” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray has testified, “overdraft programs have become a significant source of industry revenues.” How significant? Over the first three months of this year, Bank of America collected $393 million in overdraft fees, up from $371 million in the first quarter of 2015. Wells Fargo pulled in even more, with $411 million - a 16 percent increase from the same period last year. Banks play all sorts of games to maximize these mega millions in overdraft income. They particularly enjoy “reordering” the purchases consumers make. Banks that “reorder” process a day’s biggest charge or check first, even if smaller charges or checks came earlier in the day. What difference does this reordering make? A great deal more than you might think. Say you start the day with $80 in your account and you charge three $25 items - and then find yourself having to shell out another $100 later in the day. If the bank processes these charges in chronological order, you’ll pay only one overdraft fee when the $100 charge pushes you over your limit. But, if the bank processes the $100 charge first, ahead of the three smaller purchases, you’ll end up paying four overdraft fees for the exact same day’s worth of charges. Who’s benefiting from this sort of chicanery? Not bank branch managers. They’re only averaging $54,820 a year, calculates PayScale. And certainly not bank tellers. The typical American teller last year earned just $12.70 an hour, about $26,410 a year, says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Bank CEOs, on the other hand, are living spectacularly high on the hog. Last year, the 10 most lavishly compensated of these top execs averaged (See BANKS on page six)

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China is gaining on the U.S. . . . in obesity by John Schrock

China is in the midst of a small panic and much self-criticism. A government report finds that the rate of overweight and obese children and adults is climbing. The obesity rate among children under sevenyears-old rose from three percent in the 2000 to nine percent last year. The average weight of Chinese children ages 6-7 has grown by more than

10 pounds since 1970. And the average height of Chinese children has increased by nearly three inches since 1970. With a burgeoning middle class, “convenience foods” modeled after fat-fried American fast foods have become popular with children. But nobody in China is blaming the West. “Child obesity could affect the functions of the heart and the lungs, and increase the risk of cardio-

Compared to the United States, these new figures for China are almost trivial. According to our National Institutes of Health, over 18 percent of children and adolescents in America ages 6-19 are considered to be obese. . . . Over one-third of American adults are obese and more 2-in-3 adults are considered overweight . . .

vascular disease. On the other hand, obesity could increase the chances of diabetes,” reports a doctor at the 2nd Hospital of Anhui Medical University. Chinese parents are worried that their child may be overweight and the sales of weight-reduc-

ing medications is on the rise. Meanwhile, doctors are cautioning against such drugs’ side effects. Instead health authorities target a lack of exercise and unhealthy diets. China’s Health and Family Planning Commission released new

Congressional Republicans vote to scrap FBI by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In a stunning rebuke to one of the nation’s oldest and most established lawenforcement agencies, House Republicans voted unanimously on Tuesday to abolish the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Unlike most House measures, which come up for a vote only after months or even years of

Marketing Trump as the engineer. They can only watch wide-eyed while waiting for the inevitable crash. What are the options? Well, Republicans could give honesty a try. They could say it was never their goal to draft a Constitutional amendment banning abortions because doing so would take away what has been a reliable campaign issue at the state level for decades. They could tell their constituents they have no plans to balance the budget because doing so would mean raising taxes on the wealthy, cutting defense spending or going after billions of dol-

Income spirit that constantly searches for fairness and equality. An overly unequal society like ours is inherently unstable, especially when its political system gives extremely wealthy individuals and corporations excessive control over the government. It will take years of work to repair the economic damage caused by these levels of inequality. The human damage often lasts much longer than that. Workers who suffer a period of unemployment or a drop in pay typically

given even the simplest task to do, can’t manage to do it right,” he said. Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina bemoaned the F.B.I.’s “bloated and wasteful” annual budget of $8 billion which he said could easily pay for an additional 1,100 Benghazi investigations. Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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lars sheltered in off-shore bank accounts. They could come clean about “death panels,” that Obama really was born in the United States (and that Ted Cruz was really born outside the U.S.), that trade deals have done far more harm than good for the U.S. and that Sarah Palin has been an embarrassment. They could . . . but they won’t. They can’t. Just like a Wall Street advertising agency, they have spent years and billions of dollars creating a brand that’s just as powerful and recognizable as Nike or Apple in the minds of voters.

Diplomas cal years of life, they all but guarantee that those children will end up on the schoolhouse doorstep too far behind to get ahead, and before they even get a chance to start. The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released their annual report on child well-being. Kansas’ ranking not only dropped for the first time since 2010, we experienced the third largest drop in the country, tumbling from 15th to 19th.

sluggish effort, the bill to eliminate the F.B.I. was drafted in a matter of minutes on Tuesday morning, Republican staffers confirmed. House Speaker Paul Ryan offered no specific reason for the Republicans’ sudden frenzy of activity to abolish the F.B.I., but said that the Bureau represented “big government at its worst.” “This is an agency that, when

To claim they’d been lying, or to back away from positions that have been at the heart of who they have been for so many years, would unveil the level of deceit that has occurred. The Republican Party is a classic example that if you offer a consistent message and repeat it often enough you can sell virtually anything. Trump is what happens when a political party loses its moral compass. If you get rid of Trump then someone else fills the void. Republicans have two options. They can stage a ma-

jor coup in which they are willing to cleanse themselves of the Tea Party Wing and those who feed off their ignorance. And they could once again become a party of real ideas - like gay rights (Barry Goldwater), national health insurance (Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon), the interstate highway system (Eisenhower) and the EPA (Nixon). Or, they can become the Polaroid of politics - a brand that everyone is familiar with, but which has no value in today’s political marketplace.

of the fiscal mess it created, however, is the false assumption that Kansas must now choose between its most important investments. It makes no sense to sacrifice young Kansas children for school-age Kansas children. But, instead of fixing the problem, policymakers have fallen into a pattern of passing hastily crafted, short-term fixes that carry devastating, long-term consequences. It’s a dis-

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see their earnings decline for the rest of their working lives. This effect is particularly pronounced among recent college graduates, many of whom graduated into one of the worst job markets in history. Their income is likely to suffer through their entire careers while, at the same time, they have been saddled with the greatest student debt burden in human history. Lower incomes are tied to higher infant mortality, shorter life spans, and poorer mental and physical health for parents and

The farm and oil economies are in horrible shape! (An excellent analysis this week by Peter Hancock of the Lawrence JournalWorld knocks down much of that argument.) And - hey - Kansas still took in more money in the 2016 fiscal year than in the 2015 fiscal year! (But barely, and it should have, especially after the Legislature last year approved the largest tax increase in history - which

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Banks over $15.5 million each, with the CEO of overdraft fee king Wells Fargo coming in at over $19.3 million. Overdraft fees make these over-the-top CEO rewards possible. But let’s keep in mind an even more important point: Sky-high rewards for CEOs make overdraft chicanery inevitable. They give banking execs a powerful incentive to maximize overdraft Annie McKay is president income from reordering and CEO of Kansas Action and all sorts of other tricks for Children of the banking industry trade. The federal government’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to clamp down on behind inflation (and even farther behind productivity) since 1968. ($15 an hour is a good number.) We must provide health insurance for all, and ensure that all working Americans have access to the paid leave programs and other benefits found in other developed countries. We need to do these things quickly, before income inequality - and the loss of democracy that accompanies it - becomes irreversible. service to the children we’re all fighting to protect. If we ever want to accomplish more than crisis management for our kids, we must demand a thoughtful, long-term solution that holds all Kansas children harmless from diapers to diplomas. As we embark on a new fiscal year, this should be the top “resolution” for all state lawmakers.

children alike. What can we do to reduce inequality and heal some of its deep, longlasting wounds? Here’s a partial list: We can increase funds for antipoverty programs that provide food, shelter, and other services directly to the poor. We can improve our educational system and provide tuition-free public college to all qualified students. We can address the systemic racial injustice that deprives communities of color of economic resources. We Richard Eskow is a writer can raise the minimum and Senior Fellow with Camwage, which has fallen far paign for America’s Future

Compared to the United States, these new figures for China are almost trivial. According to our National Institutes of Health, over 18 percent of children and adolescents in America ages 6-19 are considered to be obese and that rises to about one-third if we include overweight. Over one-third of American adults are obese and more 2-in-3 adults are (See OBESITY on page seven)

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a dark passageway. The immediate aim of the four - Democrats John Carlin and Kathleen Sebelius and Republicans Mike Hayden and Bill Graves - is to form a voting coalition to sidetrack Gov. Sam Brownback’s “dangerous agenda” in the upcoming legislative elections. Among their concerns: unbalanced tax policy, lax support of public education, limited access to health care and threats to judicial independence. But wouldn’t it be exRod Haxton can be reached citing if their effort beat editor@screcord.com

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Most significantly, Kansas dropped from 12th to 20th in the education domain. These declines directly reflect policy choices of the last five years. Several policies eroded the well-being of Kansas children since 2011, but none more so than the passage of irresponsible and unsustainable tax policy in 2012. The saga behind the Governor’s trademark initiative has been well documented. Perhaps the most unfortunate consequence

dietary guidelines in May stressing the importance of a balanced diet. In China, there is more education about the Basal Metabolic Index (BMI) that assesses weight based on height. They are also more aware of the distinctions made between the two weight categories above normal. “Overweight” is the interval just above normal weight. “Obese” is the extreme range beyond overweight.

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still didn’t come close to making up for the loss of income tax receipts.) Ignore the prattle from the governor and his sycophants. The real cause of the latest and continuing Kansas budget woes has been the move made in 2012 to dramatically lower individual income tax rates. Yael Abouhalkah is a columnist for the Kansas City Star. He can be reached at abouhalkah@kcstar.com

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came a first step toward realignment of the two major parties (or spawned a third one) along today’s political philosophies rather than centuries-old labels, habits of mind and familial inheritances? Clearly, our current embittered political culture cannot lead to a much-needed Kansas renaissance. “The 4 Govs” just might. Davis Merritt, a Wichita journalist and author, can be reached at dmerritt9@cox. net

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these tricks and has already made some progress. But as overdraft revenues continue to rise, bank execs simply have no incentive to turn off the spigot. If we want to see real reform in the financial industry, we can’t just put some limits on how much banks can grab from overdrafts. Maybe we need to start talking about limiting how much pay can go to the executives who run our biggest banks. Sam Pizzigati is an Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow and a co-author of the report ‘Fix the Debt’ CEOs Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay”

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KDOT that the changeover from a four-lane highway to two lanes with a turning lane has created more confusion for drivers. When asked by the council if there was a chance that KDOT will reconsider the two-lane proposal, Todd wasn’t very optimistic. He said the project is already in the planning stages with an engineer contracted to begin locating all utility lines under the street. “I’ll talk to them, but I think the decision’s been made,” said Todd. Some Positives The K96 Highway upgrade also includes some positive aspects, including plans to replace the asphalt with concrete. Todd says this is also an opportunity for the city to do a major upgrade of the water lines under the highway, many of which were installed in the 1950s. “Our needs are greater now, so we can put in larger lines,” Todd said. The public works director is also hopeful this will be an opportunity

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to improve water flow at some locations along the highway. These include: •The north side of K96 from Jackson Street to the west. The main storm sewer line is not big enough to handle water flow which causes flooding on Jackson, Fourth and Russell streets. •South side of K96 at Monroe Street. This needs to have a valley installed to keep the water in the K96 curb line and flowing east to Madison Street. Water currently flows south on Monroe, then east down Sixth Street, south down Madison Street, east again on Seventh Street and south on Jefferson. This causes drainage problems and a build-up of ice during the winter. Todd feels this is an opportunity to create a more direct route for water to flow south on Jefferson Street. In addition, new curb/ gutter will be installed along the highway along with ADA accessible ramps at the intersections.

considered overweight or obese. When it comes to being heavy, the U.S. is indeed No. 1. I do not fret over China’s new (but small) weight problem because I know their not-so-distant history. In 1998, I was the main presenter at a biology teacher conference in central China. This region had not yet modernized and my wife and I were housed along with the other Chinese teachers and teacher-trainers on several floors of an old-style hotel. On each floor was a small group of housekeepers, young girls from the countryside who

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had failed to complete high school. They cleaned rooms and washed bedding and lived in a small room at the end of each floor, where they worked 24/7. And they were skinny, their thin bony arms protruding from threadbare uniforms. The last day was a teachers field trip. The provincial education department provided us with bags of food - too much food. My wife and I agreed that we could barely eat the contents of one, and we stowed the other bag away. That night, back at the

hotel and when everyone had settled in, I sneaked down the hallway. Careful that no one would see us, I slipped the bag of food to the girls at the laundry station. I will never forget the thankful and appreciative look in their eyes are they quickly took the food and stored it out of sight. That hunger should never have happened in 1998 China. Experiences such as this led me to criticize university party secretaries about the lack of good teachers in the countryside that led to a lack of educational opportunity for rural students, especially girls.

But, in my recent trips to most corners of that country, I no longer encounter this problem. China’s growing affluence has lifted all diets. The parents of today’s Chinese college students knew hunger. Some of their grandparents witnessed starvation. But, the next generation is beginning to face a different problem. That there are some Chinese children that are overweight indicates that finally, there is a surplus of food. John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia

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Taylor income, property and sales taxes. “We’ve had an interesting phenomenon over the last three years in which we gave tax breaks to a certain category of people with the idea of creating jobs,” she says. “If it had worked that way, it might have been okay, but it hasn’t. “We haven’t created jobs at the level which was promised and our revenues have fallen short month after month.” Not a Politician Taylor says she never saw herself as a politician and hadn’t considered running for office until seeing the detrimental impact current spending policies are having on education. “When I would go to professional meetings, it was fun to talk about the challenges facing education and how we could address them. Now, instead of talking about curriculum and what we

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can do for our students we’re talking about how we can survive,” emphasizes Taylor. Taylor, whose husband is a hospital administrator in Stafford, noted that schools and hospitals are essential to the survival of communities. “People who are returning to their home towns, or choosing to live in rural communities, are doing so because they remember the quality of life they enjoyed while growing up. I’m concerned about the quality of life for all Kansans. Services are being cut that affect all of us in order to balance the budget. “There’s nothing wrong with starting an experiment. It takes a strong person to say we tried and it didn’t work,” she told those gathered for a meet-and-greet at the Scott County Hospital.

ending the tax breaks. “The people I’ve met haven’t used the tax break to hire more people,” said Taylor. Scott County Commissioner Jim Minnix said that “every time the state cuts something, like driver’s license exam offices, we pick up the cost.” He also feels that the ultraconservative members of the legislature have been preoccupied with “declaring war on the judiciary and our schools. I’m hoping the pendulum will swing in the other direction.” Taylor says that before the state’s block grant plan to finance education, there was already a formula in place for the state to pay its share of the cost of public education. Under block grants, she says school districts are going to see three consecutive years of “state fundEnding Tax Cuts ing stagnation and that’s Marilyn Dryer, Scott demoralizing to schools City, said she favored and their employees.”

Jungle Run car show is Saturday Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo is revving up for an actionpacked day at the zoo on Sat., July 9, with Jungle Run II. Last year, after more than a 20-year absence, the Jungle Run was brought back to the West Green of Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City. Organizers have added more awards, a scavenger hunt, rubber duck races and more. Family events

include train rides, music and food. Car show registration is from 8:00-11:00 a.m. with the show running until 2:00 p.m. when awards will be given out. Pre-registration is $25 or $30 the day of the show. Dash plaques and goodie bags go to the first 75 entries. For more details or registration forms, contact Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo: 620276-6243 or visit online

at folrz.org or email director@folrz.com. Proceeds will go toward a new primate exhibit at Lee Richardson Zoo. In addition, the Finney County Historical Museum will be hosting its annual Flea Market Festival of Antiques, Collectibles, Art and Crafts inside the zoo starting at 8:00 a.m. Free shuttle service will be available inside the zoo during the events.

“Just try to hire a teacher. They see what’s going on. Why would anyone want to get into education?” she asked. “We’re seeing a situation where many in state government vilify the teaching profession.” Scott County Supt. Jamie Rumford said that under the old formula, had state funding kept pace with rising enrollment, the district could have hired another 8-10 employees. Instead, those positions have been unfilled and, when possible, duties have been absorbed by other staff members. Chris Lund, director of City on a Hill substance abuse treatment center, said the state’s decision not to expand Medicaid coverage has reduced the money available to assist women at their locations in Marienthal, Garden City and Liberal. “I support Medicaid expansion,” said Taylor. “We all pay federal taxes and now we’re seeing

Pd. for by Taylor for Senate, Gemma Austin, Treasurer.

Time for a Change Taylor says the state’s current fiscal crisis is having an impact on more than education and health care. “My husband and I go to meetings with people in our professions and it’s gotten so negative. People are worried about what they’re going to do next,” she says. “Everyone knows there are nearly two more years

Housing require a person interested in such a project to have the site rezoned. Or, the county could possibly sell two 100x100 foot lots that would avoid the sewer line. Commissioner Jerry Buxton wondered about

“I’m ready to represent my district in Topeka because I care deeply about the people and values of Kansas.”

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that money go to states which have expanded Medicaid.” The Kansas Hospital Association website shows that since Jan. 1, 2014, Kansas has lost more than $1.2 billion in funding as a result of the legislature’s refusal to expand Medicaid. “The state has instead chosen to cut our Medicaid reimbursement,” noted Scott County Hospital CEO Mark Burnett. “Even before the cuts, our margin was paper thin and now it’s even less.”

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left in the Brownback Administration and they’re worried that nothing’s going to change.” She says it will take “incremental change” and that begins by electing legislators who don’t support the current fiscal policy. “If we don’t make changes in the legislature - who’s serving us in the House and the Senate then nothing will change or it will get progressively worse,” she says. “We’ll continue to lose revenue and be forced to cut more money to our schools, our highways, early childhood programs and more. “I’m hoping that people will pay a little less attention to what’s happening in the presidential race and pay attention to what’s happening closer to home,” she adds. “The votes you cast for your state Senate and state House seats in August and November will have a much bigger on our lives.”

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Educators targeting seats in state legislature To say that many educators in Kansas are fed up with state lawmakers would be an understatement. The Legislature has been putting a tighter and tighter squeeze on public schools in recent years. This election season, educators are trying to send some legislators packing.

The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) estimates that across the state, roughly 50 current and former school board members, administrators and teachers are candidates in legislative elections. In Western Kansas, Stafford USD 349 Supt.

Mary Jo Taylor is running for Senate. On the other side of the state in Johnson County, retired special education teacher Vicki Hiatt is vying for a Senate seat, and English teacher Brett Parker hopes to get a seat in the House. South of Wichita, KASB President Don

Walker, Ellis earn degrees from WU

Shimkus is gunning for the seat left vacant by Senate Education Committee Chair Steve Abrams, who withdrew from the election just before the deadline. In Wichita, Democrat Lynn Rogers has been campaigning for Senate District 25 since August

of last year. After serving on the Wichita school board for 16 years, he’s frustrated with legislators he says act as rubber stamps for Gov. Sam Brownback. Rogers said the block grant funding system passed by incumbent legislators assumes all chil-

dren have the same needs. And he’s sick of hearing the repeated talking points about top-heavy administration. A huge part of the support for Rogers’ campaign has come from area educators and parents. He estimated that more than 150 (See EDUCATORS on page 16)

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Nicole Walker and Tomas Ellis, both of Scott City, were spring graduates of Washburn University, Topeka. Walker earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and Ellis earned a juris doctor degree.

Ballinger on BCCC President’s list Ian Ballinger, Healy, has been named to the President’s honor list for the spring semester at Barton County Community College, Great Bend. To be included on the list a student must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a 4.0 grade point average.

Hernandez is grad of Colby CC Luis Hernandez, Healy, was a spring graduate at Colby Community College with an Associate of Science degree.

Schumacher on Dean’s honor roll Lindsay Schumacher, Leoti, was named to the spring semester Dean’s Honor Roll at Southwestern College, Winfield. To be on the list, fulltime students must have maintained a minimum grade point aveage of 3.7.

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The Scott City fireworks display, along with help from a number of other individuals, lit up the sky on Monday evening. This photo is looking to the north with the Scott Co-op elevator in the right corner. (Record Photo)

Jessup attends first Kansas Delta Conference

BELOIT - Thirty-two educators from across Kansas attended the inaugural Kansas Delta Conference, held June 14-18 in Beloit at the North Central Kansas Technical College. Among those attending was Dale Jessup, industrial arts teacher and FFA sponsor at Scott Community High School. The Delta Conference is a five-day experience designed around increasing student

engagement through lesson design and facilitation. Training was conducted in multiple modalities and e-moments. Participants integrated this information into lesson plans and taught to their peers. Participants were coached in the moment and provided instant feed-back. The intensive training included a focus on teaching methodology and

engagement, teacher leadership and personal development, and how to build connections and influence in the school and community. The Kansas Delta Conference was open to K-12 educators in Kansas. It was sponsored by the Smoky Hill Education Service Center and the Kansas State Department of Education. “The Delta Conference is different from any other teach-

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er professional development conference. The five days are focused on the teacher, so the teacher can focus on students when school starts”, according to Kurt Dillon, Education Program Consultant at KSDE. “Teachers learn as much about themselves and their own roadblocks to excellence as they do about designing and facilitating lessons.”

For the Record ACLU: Kobach is ‘deliberately’ creating chaos The Scott County Record

Civil rights groups demanded Tuesday in an open letter that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach rescind his instructions to local election officials to throw out votes cast in upcoming local and state races by tens of thousands of people who registered at motor vehicle offices without providing proof of U.S. citizenship.

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The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, Micah Kubic, says Kobach is “deliberately creating chaos” for voters and “acting out of petulance.” At issue is an email sent from Kobach’s office to county election officials last month outlining the state’s plans for implementing a two-tiered elec-

USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., July 11 • 7:00 p.m. Administration Building • 704 College •Comments from public •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) Board representative reports 2) Administrative reports 3) Additional •Organization of board •Financials •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes 2) Designate Susan Carter as board clerk 3) Designate Deneen Wolfe district treasurer 4) Authorize state adopted rate of mileage for use of personal vehicle (54 cents) 5) Appoint Marilyn Lippelmann deputy board clerk 6) Approve school fees •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) Select negotiating team members 2) Discuss/approve KASB policy updates 3) Approve ipad purchases for 2016-17 4) Extend BOE members’ term of office •Resignations/Hires 1) Approve resignations/hires 2) Approve 2016-17 classified listing 3) Approve supplemental listing for 2016-17 •Executive session 1) Negotiations •Additions, if any •Adjournment

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., July 7, 2016; last published Thurs., July 21, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of LUCAS TODD MATTHIES, Deceased Case No. 2016-PR-14 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS You are hereby notified that on the 1st day of July, 2016, a Petition was filed in this Court by Toby L. Matthies, praying that the Petition be admitted to probate and record; that he be appointed as Administrator without bond; that he be granted Letters of Administration. You are required to file your written defense thereto on or before the 28th day of

July, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgement and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Toby L. Matthies Petitioner WALLACE, BRANTLEY AND SHIRLEY 325 Main - P.O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

tion system in the wake of a federal court order requiring Kansas to allow such voters to cast provisional ballots in the federal race. Kobach wants to allow election officials to throw out any provisional ballots in which votes were cast in state and local races and count only votes cast for president and U.S. Senate and House races.

The instructions come despite Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis finding in January that “no authority exists in the Kansas Secretary of State to encumber the voting process.” Four civil rights organizations - the ACLU, League of Women Voters of Kansas, MainStream Coalition and Women for Kansas - said in their let-

ter that Theis has already twice ruled the secretary of state lacks the legal authority to operate such a two-tiered election system. “To disregard the court’s ruling and knowingly operate an illegal system would show a troublingly cavalier attitude towards the rule of law, as well as disrespect for voters themselves,”

the letter said. Kobach called the ACLU’s letter “nonsense,” citing the federal court ruling requiring the state to allow voters who registered at motor vehicle offices to vote in the federal elections. “It is the judge’s order that carves out a special category of voters,” Kobach said. “Kansas law (See CHAOS on page 11)

KID reviewing health insurance rates

The Kansas Insurance Department is reviewing requested rate filings for individual and small group health plans in Kansas for 2017. The range of requested average rate revisions by insurance companies is from 3.3 percent to 49.4 percent. The proposed changes are for health plans sold on the federal marketplace and also for plans not sold through the

government website. For 2017, a total of 33 plans have been proposed for sale during open enrollment in Kansas on the federally-facilitated online marketplace. That number includes 29 individual and four small group plans. Medica, a non-profit, Minnesota-based company, and Coventry Health and Life are companies with proposed new fil-

ings for 2017. Continuing on the marketplace for 2017 are plans filed by BlueCross BlueShield Kansas Solutions (in 103 counties) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (offered only in Johnson and Wyandotte counties). All rate filings are subject to analysis by the insurance department’s Health and Life Division. All rates are required to

be final by Aug. 23. The requested revisions may not necessarily be the rates filed by the department following the review process. They will be posted via a link on the Kansas Insurance Department website, www.ksinsurance.org, in the near future. Open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act begins Nov. 1 for the 2017 calendar year.

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department June 29: David Suri, 34, was arrested for public intoxication and transported to the LEC. June 30: Mildred Sharp was pulling into the automatic car wash and drove over the guide bar, striking the wash unit. June 30: Criminal damage to property was reported in the 700 block of East 7th Street.

KDOT maps bicycle routes across Kansas Whether you want to see designated bike routes in 19 cities in Kansas, traffic volumes along state routes or which county routes are paved, the new 2016-17 Kansas bicycle map will help bicycle riders plan their trips. “This map provides information that is specifically geared toward bicyclists,” said KDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Matt Messina. Contents include bicycling statutes, safety tips, suggested routes, future projects and more. It is a resource for all bicyclists from beginners to extreme enthusiasts. The highways available for bicycles are color-cod-

ed by traffic volume. No traffic volumes are shown on the map on interstate routes as bicycling on interstates in Kansas is against the law. New features to this year’s map include the Land and Sky Scenic Byway in the western part of the state and the inclusion of 487 miles of U.S. Bicycle Route 76 (USBR 76), which was designated in Kansas last fall. Maps are available free of charge and can be requested by emailing bikeped@ksdot.org or calling (785) 296-8593. More information on bicycling in Kansas is available at www.ksdot. org/bikeped.

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

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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

SCOTT CITY WARD TWO COMMITTEEMAN Republican Ryan Roberts 1214 Steele Ave., Scott City Democrat

SCOTT CITY WARD TWO COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Janice Storm 512 Russell St., Scott City Democrat

Democrat

No Candidate SCOTT CITY WARD FOUR COMMITTEEMAN Republican Donald E. Scott 1308 Antelope, Scott City Democrat

STATE OFFICES KANSAS SENATOR • DISTRICT 33 Larry D. Salmans 104 S. Hwy. St., Hanston 67849 Mary Jo Taylor 114 N. Union, Stafford 67578 211 Bonita Place, Ellinwood, Ks. 67526

Democrat

No Candidate

Democrat

No Candidate

BEAVER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Leona Logan 9941 N. Cherokee, Scott City Sheila D. Ellis 2670 W. Road 230, Scott City No Candidate ISBEL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate

No Candidate Democrat

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

Republican Democrat

No Candidate ISBEL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN No Candidate No Candidate

No Candidate

SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER • DISTRICT 3 Republican Gary Skibbe 607 Antelope St., Scott City

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

LAKE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Colleen C. Beaton 6521 E. Rd. 70, Scott City Democrat

Republican Democrat

No Candidate

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

MICHIGAN TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Loaire See 9520 N. Taos Rd., Scott City Democrat

Republican Democrat

Republican

No Candidate SCOTT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate No Candidate SCOTT TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN No Candidate No Candidate

Chaos requires all others to follow our proof-of-citizenship law.” Kobach contended that as secretary of state he has specific legal authority under Kansas law to ensure the state complies with the National Voter Registration Act, which is the statute that underlies the judge’s order. The state had a similar process in place in the 2014 elections, during which a few hundred voters who registered with a federal form were affect-

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ed. Implementing it in the November election is estimated to affect as many as 50,000 people who register to vote when they get their driver’s licenses without providing the citizenship documentation. Kobach has championed the documentation requirement as a way to prevent non-citizens from voting, particularly immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. Critics contend the requirement suppresses turnout.

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 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

VALLEY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN No Candidate No Candidate

VALLEY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Carol Ann Crouch 161 Penn Ave., 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

Democrat

No Candidate

SCOTT CITY WARD FOUR COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican Doris A. Stegall 602 Jefferson, Scott City

Republican

Democrat

No Candidate

SCOTT CITY WARD ONE COMMITTEEWOMAN Republican No Candidate

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

BEAVER TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEMAN Republican No Candidate

No Candidate

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

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Pastime at Park Lane The First Christian Church led Sunday afternoon services. Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Joy Barnett, Wanda Kirk, Madeline Murphy, Dorothy King, Hugh McDaniel, Gary and Janet Goodman, and Mandy Barnett. Several residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening. Elsie Nagel led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Doris Riner played the piano for the hymns. Max Moomaw, Maxine Wilson and Jo Fouse entertained everyone with their music on Tuesday afternoon. Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning. Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Helpers were Mad-

4-Hers bring dogs to Park Lane

Several 4-Hers brought their dogs to Park Lane on Friday morning. The 4-H leaders were Chris and Gayle Davis. County 4-Hers and their dogs included Jennie Erven (Dulie), Molly Eikenberry (Blu), Megan Trout (Charlie), Brinlee Stevens (Pepper), Aden Frederick (Appa) and Katie Smith (Play Dough).

Honor longtime employee

Park Lane hosted a retirement party for Linda Dining who had been a Park Lane employee for 20 years. eline Murphy and Barbara Dickhut. Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening. Ladies manicures were given on Thursday morning. Chet Quance from Dighton performed on Thursday afternoon. Residents played trivia games on Thursday. Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday.

The movie, “Maverick” was shown on Saturday afternoon. Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Bill John, Fritzie Rauch; Lisa Rauch, Boston, Mass.; and Donna Rauch from New York. Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet; Sharla, Adelle, Lucy and Henry Fouquet; Carson Faurot, Lisa Rauch from Boston, Donna Rauch from New York, and Fritizie Rauch.

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Delores Brooks was visited by Fritzie Rauch, Lisa Rauch, Alan and Glenda Graham, Charles Brooks, Cheryl Perry, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rohrbough. Corrine Dean was visited by Aaron and Mandy Kropp, Caleb Powers, Madeline Murphy and Dianna Howard. Yvonne Spangler was visited by Lynette Payne and Yvette Mills. LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough and Carol Latham. Ardis Rose was visited by Tava See, Mary Lou Oeser, Karen Harms, Bob and Regina Lundall, and Terry and Sue Rose. James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Linda Dunagan. Boots Haxton was visited by Rod Haxton. Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Larry Billings, Linda Dunagan and Delinda Dunagan.

Medical marijuana linked to budget benefits for Medicare drug coverage Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News

Prescription drug prices are up, making policy experts increasingly anxious. But, relief could come from a surprising source. Just ask Cheech and Chong. New research has found those states that legalized medical marijuana - which is sometimes recommended for symptoms like chronic pain, anxiety or depression - saw declines in the number of Medicare prescriptions for drugs used to treat those conditions. As a result, that’s led to a dip in spending on Medicare Part D, which covers the cost on prescription medications. The study, which appears in Health Affairs, examined data from Medicare Part D from 2010 to 2013. It is the first study to examine whether legalization changes doctors’ clinical practice and whether it could curb public health costs.

Medical marijuana saved Medicare about $165 million in 2013, the researchers concluded. They estimated that, if the policy were nationalized, Medicare Part D spending would have declined in the same year by about $470 million.

tion.” The researchers found that in states with medical marijuana laws on the books, the number of drug prescriptions dropped for treating anxiety, depression, nausea, pain, psychosis, seizures, sleep disorders and spasticity. Those are all conditions for which marijuana is sometimes recommended. Prescriptions for other drugs treating other conditions, meanwhile, did not decline. The study’s authors are separately investigating the effect medical marijuana could have on prescriptions covered by Medicaid, the federalstate health insurance program for low-income people. Though this research is still being finalized, they found a greater drop in prescription drug payments there, Bradford said.

saved Medicare about $165 million in 2013, the researchers concluded. They estimated that, if the policy were nationalized, Medicare Part D spending would have declined in the same year by about $470 million. That’s about half a percent of the program’s total expenditures. That is an admittedly small proportion of the multibillion-dollar program. But, the figure is nothing to sneeze at, said W. David Bradford, a professor of public policy at the University of Georgia and one of the study’s authors. “We wouldn’t say that saving money is the reason to adopt this. But, it should be part of the Painkiller Abuse If the trend bears out, discussion,” he said. “We think it’s pretty good indi- it could have meaningNothing to Sneeze at rect evidence that people ful public health ramificaMedical marijuana are using this as medica- (See MEDICAL on page 13) The findings add context to the debate as more lawmakers express interest in medical marijuana. In Kansas, the House in 2015 approved a bill that would have allowed hemp oil to be used to treat persistent seizure disorders, but legislation has stalled since then. This year, Ohio and Pennsylvania passed laws allowing the drug for therapeutic purposes, making the practice legal in 25 states, plus Washington, D.C. The question could come to a vote in Florida and Missouri in November. And, a federal agency is considering reclassifying medical marijuana under national drug policy to make it more readily available.

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Loretta Gorman was visited by Charlene Becht, Vicki Berry, Chuck and Barb Brobst, Orville Gorman; Brandon, Jake and Christy; Chris Gorman, Lisa Rauch, Donna Rauch, Fritzie Rauch, Lyle and Leta Gillespie; Jay, Rae, Madyson and Grayson Gorman; and Tia Heinrich. Louise Crist was visited by Jean Burgess, Patsi Graham, Don and Tara Williams, Jerald and Karen Hadley, and Terry and Cindy Crist. Doris Riner was visited by Ron and Sue Riner, Reegan Riner; Ryan Riner, Hutchinson; Mary Lou Oeser, and Karen Harms. Doris enjoyed having lunch with Trudy Eikenberry on July 5. Lowell Rudolph was visited by Denton and Karen Berry, Connie and Marci Knobbe, Tom and Kathy Moore, Jon and LuAnn Buehler, and Rev. Don Martin.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Sharon Lock. Bonnie Pickett was visited by Larry and Gloria Wright, Margie Stevens, and Larry and Philene Pickett. Clifford Dearden was visited by Randy, Cindy and Alyssa Scheuerman; Kirk and Janet Ottaway; and Marshall Perryman, Hays. Harold and Ruth White were visited by Ada Turley, Salida, Colo.; Gavin Barnes, Penrose, Colo.; and Sharon Strecker, Wichita. Jeanie Rowton was visited by Becky Rowton and Clyde; Phil and Susan Escareno; Chuck Rowton, Beau Harkness, Ty Rowton, and Josh, Courtney, Kayde, Cashton and Bentley Young. Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Sharnell Turley and Rex Turley. Lucille Dirks was visited by Vicki Dirks.

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Deaths Lucas Todd Matthies Lucas Todd Matthies, 36, passed away on Sat., June 18, 2016, in Scott County, Ks. H e was born on Feb. 17, 1980 in Scott City, the son of D. Craig and Lucas Matthies Marcia Kay Hillery Matthies. He was a a lifetime resident of Scott City and was a mill operator for Beef Belt Feeders of Scott City. Lucas loved sports especially baseball and football. In high school, Lucas earned many honors in these two sports, including All-State Offensive Lineman 1997, AllSouthwest Kansas honors in football for 1997, Most Valuable Lineman (as voted by his teammates) 1997, Honorable Mention All-MSAA designated hitter 1998, and he tied the Scott Community High School homerun record (5) in 1998. He also finished third in the 1998 4A State Powerlifting Championship for the 198-pound weight class. Lucas graduated from SCHS in 1998. Lucas 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. One of his family’s regrets was that they were unable to donate any of Lucas’s

organs to help someone else in need. Lucas was a loyal friend who was willing to help however he could. He could be counted on to offer a ride, a shoulder to cry on, help move a difficult piece of furniture, or to give an honest opinion. His greatest accomplishment was being a father to Harper. She was the most important person in Lucas’s life. He loved taking her to the park to play. They could often be found playing on the swings. Survivors include his daughter, Harper Matthies, Scott City; parents, Craig and Marcia Matthies, Scott City; one brother, Toby Matthies, and wife, Jackie, Vacaville, Calif.; grandparents Paul Hillery, Scott City, and Maxine Carlson, Dighton; one nephew, Cooper Matthies, Vacaville, Calif.; two uncles, Larry Hillery, Scott City, and Greg Hillery, Scott City; and two aunts, Janet Tecklenberg, Scott City and Kim Musick, Weatherford, Tex. He was preceded in death by one grandfather and two grandmothers. Funeral service was held at the First Christian Church, Scott City, on Tuesday, June 21, with Rev. Scott Wagner presiding. Interment was in the Scott County Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Lucas T. Matthies Memorial Fund c/o Price and Sons Funeral Home, Scott City.

Medical tions. As doctors and public health experts grapple with the consequences of excessive prescription painkiller use, medical marijuana could provide an alternate path. Experts say abuse of prescription painkillers known as opioids - is in part driven by high prescribing. In states that legalized medical uses of marijuana, painkiller prescriptions dropped an average of about 1,800 daily doses filled each

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year per doctor. With other drugs, such as opioids, overdoses are fatal, says Deepak D’Souza, a professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. “That doesn’t happen with marijuana,” he said. “But there are whole other side effects we need to be aware of.” “There’s a lot of unanswered questions,” said Bradford. Cost shifting?

It is difficult to predict how many people will opt for this choice instead of antidepressants or opioids. Because marijuana is labeled as a Schedule I drug, doctors can’t technically prescribe it. In states with legalized medical marijuana, they can only write patients a note sending them to a dispensary. Insurance plans don’t cover it, so patients using marijuana pay out of pocket. Prices vary

based on geography, but a patient’s recommended regimen can be as much as $400 per month. The Drug Enforcement Agency is considering changing that classification - a decision is expected sometime this summer. If the DEA made marijuana a Schedule II drug, that would put it in the company of morphine and oxycodone, making it easier for doctors to prescribe and more likely that insurance would cover it.

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The Story Behind the Name Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping his convenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. Deuteronomy 7:9 (NIV) * * * When Kim and I got serious about our relationship and started talking about a life together and kids, I mentioned to her that I’d always wanted to name my first son Benjamin. Luckily, for me, she really loved the name, too. Benjamin is a great Bible name. It is the name of Jacob’s youngest son, and it means “son of my right hand.” The right hand was a place of great honor and Benjamin was Jacob’s favorite son. But, that’s not why I chose the name. I named my Benjamin after my grandfather, Benjamin Holiman; my mother’s dad who died in May of 1993. I always tell folks that I’m the victim of a praying grandfather, but he wasn’t always the wonderful Christian man that I knew and loved. You see, my grandfather was an alcoholic, and a mean one at that. He didn’t drink all the time, but when he did I’m told it was not pretty. Praise God, that was not the man I knew. The man I knew taught me how to fish, how to sing “On the Wings of a Dove” and how to drive a golf cart. He loved to watch the Royals play baseball and he came

to nearly everyone of my games, concerts and school plays. He even made it to a few college events. My grandparents lived in a mobile home all the time that I can remember, but I have to admit I always felt a little awkward about going into their bedroom. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized it was because that was the place where grandpa would pray. And, for him, prayer was an encounter with the God who saved him from sin and delivered him from alcoholism. I can remember him, every night, going into his room, kneeling at his bed and praying. He went there to meet with God and pray for his family. On a few occasions he invited me to pray with him and I recall those moments as being sacred and solemn. He spoke to God with reverence, but also as someone who knew his Savior. Not many days go by that I don’t think about him. So, when my first son was born I gave him a name that really is a prayer of thanks. Thank you Lord for saving my grandfather. His life did not start out well, but when you saved him it made a difference that has been passed down to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. My son Benjamin is now 18 and has graduated from high school. He never got to meet his great-grandpa, but he, too, is a victim, a victim of a praying grandfather who prayed for his family every night.

Pastor Scott Wagner First Christian Church, Scott City • fccscottcity.org

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 120 S. Lovers Lane - Shallow Water Larry Taylor, pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

1st United Methodist Church 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.

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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KU doctors, clinics feeling budget squeeze Budget cuts mean fewer flights to hospitals in Kansas Sam Zeff Heartland Health Monitor

For almost 40 years, doctors from the University of Kansas Medical Center have been

flying across the state to bring their expertise to small towns. But, in another unintended consequence, budget cuts in Kansas have drastically cut back this service. About 6:45 a.m. on an already steamy June morning, seven KU

As clinic flights have been reduced, some patients find other providers, others are forced to drive to Kansas City and still others just don’t get seen.

Medical Center staffers pile into a twin-engine King Air at the Downtown Kansas City Airport. They’re about to take off for a 40-minute flight to Hutchinson.

On the flight is Dr. Doug Burton, an orthopedic spine surgeon, and his physician assistant, Troy Stucker. Also along is Dr. Carol Lindsley, one of the few

Judge blocks Kansas effort to end funding for Planned Parenthood Dan Margolies Heartland Health Monitor

A federal judge blocked Kansas’ effort to cut off two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates’ Medicaid funding, ruling the move likely violates federal law. In a 54-page decision, U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson granted a preliminary injunction sought by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and MidMissouri (now known as Planned Parenthood Great Plains) and by Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region.

Kansas doctors receive $7M from drug companies

Physicians associated with Kansas hospitals received about $7.4 million in payments from drug and medical device companies in 2014, with more than half going to providers in the Kansas City area. A database compiled by ProPublica shows the companies paid about $4.1 million to physicians associated with hospitals in the Kansas City area and $1.7 million to those working with hospitals in the greater Wichita area. It isn’t illegal for doctors to accept meals, speaking fees and other forms of compensation from

Planned Parenthood affiliates were likely to prevail on all three claims. “Medicaid patients have the explicit right to seek family planning services from the qualified •Video evidence that provider of their choice,” other Planned Parenthood she wrote. “It is unconaffiliates entered into ille- troverted that PPKM gal agreements to procure (Planned Parenthood (See DOCTORS on page 15) fetal tissue after abortions. of Kansas and Mid•An alleged failure to Missouri) and PPSLR comply with solid waste (Planned Parenthood of disposal inspections. the St. Louis Region) •Concerns about serve hundreds of underMedicaid claims sub- privileged women in the mitted by other Planned State of Kansas. It is in Five cases of Zika virus have been reported in Parenthood affiliates in the public interest to allow Kansas, all of which originated outside the United these individuals to be neighboring states. States. State agencies and university laboratories are (See JUDGE on page 15) Robinson said the looking for ways to keep that number at a minimum. Each year the Kansas Department of Health and Environment conducts a statewide surveillance program to monitor mosquitoes. This year, because of the increased concern about Zika, researchers at the University of Kansas will be looking closely for the Aedes mosquito, a species known to carry the virus. The Zika virus can be carried in two types of Aedes mosquito. It often doesn’t include severe symptoms and rarely leads to death. The virus has been linked to The lawsuit, filed under the Kansas whistleblower statute, does not seek damages but asks the court to some severe birth defects such as microcephaly, where prevent KU Hospital from retaliating against Tilzer and an infant’s head doesn’t develop to full size. from terminating his employment. Cassie Sparks, a spokeswoman for KDHE, said the surveillance program began a month ago in southeast “The patient to whom lawsuit, Page asked him Kansas and will fan out through the rest of state. Dr. Tilzer’s petition refer- if he wanted to resign, (See ZIKA on page 15) ences was fully informed berated him for contactof the diagnosis and treating the Joint Commission, ment plan after surgery accused him of lying to and prior to leaving the the commission, asked hospital, and is pleased him why he had “done with the care and clinical this alone” and described outcome.” Tilzer’s report to the comTilzer, who was chair mission as “pitiful” and of the hospital’s patholo- “despicable” behavior. gy department for six and The lawsuit does not a half years until 2015 name the chair of the and has been on staff for pathology department 25 years, said that after who allegedly misdiagthe hospital refused to nosed the patient. But, the acknowledge its mistake current chair is Meenakshi and he sent his report to Singh, who has occupied the Joint Commission, that position since May he was summoned to 2015, when Tilzer stepped meet with KU Hospital down. President Bob Page on Tilzer said it was Singh May 31. who made the misdiagnoAccording to Tilzer’s (See LAWSUIT on page 15)

While Gov. Brownback continues touting baseless accusations and wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits, Planned Parenthood refuses to allow politics to get in the way of access to health care. Laura McQuade, president/CEO Planned Parenthood Great Plains

Robinson found that the plaintiffs probably would be able to show at trial that the grounds the state cited for terminating their participation in the Medicaid program were inapplicable. In a May 3 letter to the affiliates, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment cited three grounds for terminating the Medicaid funding:

pediatric rheumatologist Patients, he says, feel it in the area. the most. “Ultimately it Fewer Trips, More Patients decreased their access,” Burton said he’s been Burton said. “We try to flying across Kansas for make up some of the dif16 years, but in the last ference by increasing the five years, mostly due to number of patients we see state budget reductions, in clinic. There wasn’t a the medical center has cut lot of leeway on that end, its flights by 60 percent. (See SQUEEZE on page 15)

Kansas taking steps to contain spread of Zika virus

Whistleblower lawsuit claims misdiagnosis, coverup at KU Dan Margolies Heartland Health Monitor

A lawsuit filed by a University of Kansas Hospital pathologist charges that the head of the hospital’s pathology department wrongly diagnosed a patient with cancer and then covered up the mistake after an organ of the patient was removed. The lawsuit says KU Hospital refused to rectify the error and retaliated against the plaintiff after he called the matter to the attention of the Joint Commission, which accredits and certifies hospitals in the United States. The suit, filed in Wyandotte County District Court by Dr. Lowell Tilzer, says that as far as Tilzer knows,

the patient has yet to be informed of the misdiagnosis. “The form of cancer that was erroneously diagnosed within the patient is commonly known as potentially lethal; and the patient who was misdiagnosed has lived with this unwarranted fear” since the hospital concealed the misdiagnosis, the lawsuit alleges. KU Hospital issued a statement saying it first learned of the lawsuit when KCUR called and asked it to respond. “We are not in a position to provide detailed feedback at this time,” the statement said. “However, just from a brief review of the allegations made, there is little to nothing in the petition that we believe to be grounded in truth.

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Dates: May 23 - July 15 Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (No lunch served May 30, July 1 or July 4)

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.

Location: Scott City Elementary School Lunchroom

Sleep Disorder and Neurodiagnostic Center

No charge to ages 1 - 18 Adults may eat for $3.70

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Budget cuts ‘devastating’ state’s mental health system Kansas community mental health centers are sending a distress signal to state policymakers. The association that represents the state’s 26 community mental health centers issued a statement expressing “strong concerns” about the $30 million in funding cuts that its members have suffered in the past 12 months. “The community mental health centers have taken one devastating

hit after another over the last year,” said Kyle Kessler, executive director of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas Inc. In addition to the four percent cut in Medicaid reimbursement rates ordered by Gov. Sam Brownback that took effect last week, Kessler said the elimination of two programs hit mental health centers hard.

Objections from federal officials led to the repeal of a state requirement that community mental health centers screen Medicaid recipients before admission to inpatient psychiatric treatment. Subsequently, a state decision to end a “health homes” pilot program cost centers that had staffed up to participate in it. State officials said the pilot program, which was

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aimed at improving the coordination of care for Kansans with both mental illness and chronic medical conditions, was discontinued because it wasn’t meeting its health improvement objectives. Supporters said the program wasn’t given enough time to work and blamed the state’s ongoing budget problems for the decision to end it. The federal government initially paid 90

percent of the pilot program’s cost. But starting this year, the state’s share of the cost would have increased by $13.4 million a year. In its statement, the mental health association said the “reduction in treatment staff” forced by the series of budget cuts will increase the pressure on local law enforcement agencies and the state’s already overburdened mental health hospitals.

“The message that people need to hear is that budget and policy decisions have consequences,” said Mike Garrett, CEO of Horizons Mental Health Center in Hutchinson. State officials should consider expanding eligibility for KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program, as a way to help restore funding to community mental health centers, Garrett said.

12-year-old daughter who has juvenile arthritis. “When they’re in school, she’s missing two hours of schools to come 35 minutes. If we had to go to KU Med in Kansas City, she could be missing an entire day of school,” she said.

flying has gone up. But state support for KU Medical Center has been cut by 14 percent in the last 10 years, he said. To make ends meet, Girod has not only cut back on medical center flights but also has closed a continuing education program in Garden City and laid off maintenance staff. And, while technology like telemedicine helps, Girod, himself a surgeon, knows nothing replaces seeing patients in person. “From the personal perspective, certainly faceto-face is preferable for most people,” he said.

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sis and then covered it up. “She finally said in April 2016, ‘I made a mistake.’ It took her eight months,” Tilzer said. McCulloch, the KU Hospital spokesman, said Singh is aware of the lawsuit but she would not comment. The lawsuit, filed under the Kansas whistleblower statute, does not seek damages but asks the court to prevent KU Hospital from retaliating against Tilzer and from terminating his employment. “I’m 66 years old,” Tilzer said. “If they fire me, it’s not the end of the world.” “I am afraid if the administration’s attitude for helping cover up the misdiagnosis will affect other patients. It’s that attitude they’ve got (that) I’m terribly concerned.” Asked why he did not inform the patient of the misdiagnosis, Tilzer said he wasn’t the patient’s treating physician and therefore it would not have been appropriate to do so. “I don’t think you can do that without being a direct part of her patient care,” he said. The lawsuit does not name the patient or give other identifying information such as the date the surgery took place. The lawsuit cites HIPAA, the federal law that protects patient confidentiality. Asked what action the Joint Commission has taken, Tilzer said the commission was only empowered to examine the hospital’s policies and procedures.

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we were already pretty full.” Pretty full is an understatement. Since flights have been cut, the number of patients Burton and other doctors see on each trip has dramatically increased. A few years ago, Burton said, he would see about 35 people at an outof-town clinic. Now, it’s almost 50. By 8:30 a.m., Burton is seeing patients at the Hutchinson Clinic, a sprawling campus on the eastern edge of town. Among them is 39-yearold Justin Mitchell from Hutchinson, who suffers

Judge treated by the qualified provider of their choice, and to have that provider reimbursed under Medicaid pending a trial on the merits in this case.” KDHE notified the affiliates of its intentions nearly four months after Gov. Sam Brownback vowed to defund them in his State of the State address. Brownback accused Planned Parenthood of trafficking in “baby body parts,” even though several days earlier the Kansas Board of Healing Arts had found no merit to the charge. “We promised to fight Gov. Brownback’s fool’s errand in his attempt to cut funding to Planned Parenthood and today marks one more step forward in defending access for patients,” Laura McQuade, presi-

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drug and medical device companies, as long as they don’t receive kickbacks for prescribing certain medications or devices. Some studies have found, however, that doctors who accept payments tend to prescribe more expensive drugs more frequently than generics, at least in certain cases. Most of the money went to relatively few physicians. About $2.7 million, or more than a third of the money, went to the top 15 recipients. There are 2,852 doctors in Kansas who received some form of payment. Out of 4,005 doctors affiliated with hospitals across Kansas, about 29 percent, or 1,154 doctors, didn’t receive any payments. Another 14 percent received less than $50.

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from a degenerative disc disease. Burton operated on him last April. “If you fight pain every day, you need to know that somebody cares and is going to give you the help you need,” Mitchell said. As clinic flights have been reduced, some patients find other providers, others are forced to drive to Kansas City and still others just don’t get seen. Mitchell said the clinic in Hutchinson means he doesn’t have to suffer through a seven-hour round-trip car ride to the

medical center in Kansas City. “When you finally find that medical center or that doctor that cares enough to help and because of state funding cuts it limits your availability to them, it impacts a lot of people,” he said. Highly specialized KU doctors fly to Hays, Garden City, Pittsburg and other small cities to deliver care that is usually only available at big-city hospitals. While Mitchell needs the clinic for pain management, Amie Bauer from Lindsborg said it’s about time management for her

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dent and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said in a statement shortly after Robinson handed down her decision. “While Gov. Brownback continues touting baseless accusations and wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits, Planned Parenthood refuses to allow politics to get in the way of access to health care.” Eileen Hawley, a spokeswoman for Brownback, said the administration will review the ruling and move forward with the case. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri last year served nearly 450 Medicaid patients - adults with monthly income of no more than $768 who were pregnant, disabled or parents. The St. Louis affiliate operates

Financial Pressures While budget cuts from the state have taken the biggest bite out of the medical center’s clinic flights, there are other pressures. Executive Vice Chancellor Doug Girod said less federal money has hurt and the cost of

a clinic in Joplin, just over the Kansas state line, and serves a small number of Kansas patients. The state’s move to end Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding came just two weeks after the Obama administration warned all 50 states that they cannot cut funding to medical providers simply because they also offer abortion services. Under federal law, Medicaid funds can’t be used to pay for abortions unless the mother’s life is in danger or she was the victim of rape or incest. Kansas is one of several states, including Missouri, that have cut off or threatened to cut off Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding. Courts in several states - Kansas is now the latest - have blocked those moves.

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“The goal of that surveillance is to get a better idea of where the Aedes mosquitos are located in the state and the density of those mosquitos throughout Kansas,” Sparks said. The surveillance program involves trapping and counting mosquito species in the state. The numbers are then reported back to the KDHE.

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Youngsters who have reached 100 to 1,000 book milestones in the Scott County Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” reading program are:

Top readers of the week Ainsley Wiechman Kashen Palkowitsh 100 200

Educators people with education ties have helped him spread his message, knocking on doors or handing out fliers.

Alexis Malchow 600

Grant Young 900

Bailey Hadley 900

Patrick Goode 1,000

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guaranteed tenure and attempted to limit what teachers can negotiate for in their contracts. There also has been a push to use public money for private schools. Senate candidate Lynn Rogers said part of the problem is that school boards, like the one he’s been serving on, are partly to blame. He said board members have done such a good job of shielding parents and students from the effects of state cuts to public education that few noticed how deep the cuts were. And as long as those cuts were hidden, no one was questioning their legislators. So now Rogers is knocking on doors, telling anyone who will listen that the cuts are not over and it’s to a point now that they’re really going to hurt. The Wichita school district was forced to reduce expenditures for the upcoming school year by $22 million because of flat funding from the state. In order to save money, the teachers in the district agreed to lengthen the school day and shorten the overall school year. Rogers said those moves, along with the possibility of outsourcing custodial staff and eliminating elementary and middle school librarians, finally caught people’s attention. “So people are seeing the impact, either fewer

bus routes, different start times for their kids or in some cases fewer schools if we’ve had to close schools,” Rogers said. ‘This little Band-Aid’ Although the Legislature did avert a statewide shutdown of public schools at the end of June threatened by the Kansas Supreme Court, educators running for office say the last-minute fix doesn’t change anything. Kim Palcic, a thirdgrade teacher from Olathe, is a candidate for House District 15. “We need every student to have the best possible education and I don’t think this little Band-Aid is going to help us,” Palcic said. “It will work for this year. The schools will open, and that’s what’s important. But it’s not enough.” However hard it was for lawmakers to come up with the money to resolve inequities between school districts and avoid the shutdown, satisfying the Supreme Court on adequacy will be harder. And no matter what, the Legislature will have to come up with a new funding formula. This year’s legislative elections will determine whether it’s going to be a formula that educators like or a formula that the conservatives - with whom teachers are at odds - will get behind.

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Changing Climate Linda Zehr, who recently retired from a 30-year career as a teacher in Wichita’s public school district, is one of them. With her long hair tied back in a low ponytail and a clipboard in her hand, she walked with Rogers through her west Wichita neighborhood, introducing him to her neighbors. Zehr said she has been politically active before, but never to the extent of going door-to-door for a candidate. Zehr said decisions made at the state level left her with an increasing number of duties and a frozen salary for at least eight years. Her daughter is still a kindergarten teacher in Wichita. “She said to me the other day, ‘Mom, how did you do this for 30 years?’” Zehr told her daughter there was a supportive climate for teachers in the first 25 years of her career. “This last four or five years is when it really has become a battle against public education in many respects.” Zehr said recent moves by state lawmakers have threatened public education in ways she had never seen before. The Legislature eliminated

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St. Catherine Hospital is proud to announce the addition of Liberal KS native, Dr. Clay B. Greeson to our medical staff. Dr. Greeson is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in all areas of sports medicine with a focus on arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, and ankle. His clinic also provides surgical and non-surgical treatments including physical therapy, focused functional rehabilitation, and injection therapy. He has advanced training in ACL reconstruction, revision ACL, meniscus repair, cartilage restoration, hip and shoulder labral repair along with other arthroscopic and open procedures. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at one of the top orthopedic centers in the nation, the Cleveland Clinic, and completed a prestigious sports medicine fellowship at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Greeson leads a growing sports medicine program for over 20 Kansas schools that assists student athletes with all areas of health care both on and off the field.

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Week of July 11-15 Monday: Popcorn chicken, hashbrowns, Italian blend vegetables, fruit. Tuesday: Steak fingers, potatoes and gravy, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday: Hot dog, oven baked potatoes, hot veggies, fruit. Thursday: Pizza, corn, fruit. Friday: Sub sandwich, oven baked fries, lettuce leaf, tomatoes, fruit. Meals are served at Scott City Elementary School All youth ages 18-years and under can eat free w Cost for adults is $3.70

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Anthony Wolfe, 12, Scott City, casts a fishing line while his three-year-old brother, Khail, looks on during the Fourth of July weekend at Lake Scott State Park. (Record Photo)

Lady Stars own the individual medley in their home invitational The Lady Stars put their signature on the individual medley during their recent Scott City swim meet. They swept golds in three age divisions in the 200 yard medley and added two silvers. In addition, they collected another runner-up finish in the 100 yard individual medley. Clare Hawkins (11-12 years) led a 1-2-3 finish in the 200m medley with a winning time of 3:01.31. She was followed by Hope Wiechman (3:19.79) and Kiley Wren (3:35.38). Piper Wasinger (13-14 years) was the champion in her age division in a time of 3:00.59 and Kylee Trout (15-years and over) completed the gold medal sweep in 2:56.45. Adding silver medals were Ashley Prewit (15-years and over) in 3:14.93 while Kinleigh Wren (8-years and under) posted a time of 2:03.49 in the 100 yard medley.

The Scott Community High School cross-country team will have its summer camp from Monday through Friday, July 11-15. Athletes are to meet at the high school track at 8:00 a.m. Workouts will last until about 10:30 a.m. Head coach Kevin Reese advises athletes to wear appropriate running attire (t-shirt, shorts, well-fitting running shoes) and be ready for a variety of workouts throughout the week. Runners should also bring their own water bottles. Anyone with questions can contact Reese at (620) 214-2387.

Football leadership is showing this summer

Hawkins Wins 3 Golds Hawkins was the big individual winner for the Lady Stars with three individual titles. She was also a first place finisher in the 500 yard freestyle (7:23.58) and the 50 yard breaststroke (39.88). Rounding out the 1-2-3 finish in the 50 yard breaststroke were Tara Rose (43.08) and Lana Rodriguez (43.15). Trout was the only other Scott City swimmer to claim more than one individual title when she also won the 100 yard butterfly (1:24.93). (See MEDLEY on page 24)

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Emily Lightner of the Scott City Stars competes in the 25m backstroke. (Record Photo)

We’re not even halfway through the summer, yet thoughts are already turning to fall sports. F o r some, the seaRod s o n Haxton, opener sports editor w i t h H a y s on Sept. 2 may seem in the distant future. In reality, it’s not. For the Beavers, this summer has a different feel to it - perhaps a combination of pride and urgency. Pride comes from being part of a program that doesn’t just expect to win, but expects to make a deep run into the playoffs each year. An early exit feels like a lost season - a lost opportunity at another state title. Urgency enters the picture because this marks the first time in (See FOOTBALL on page 20)

SC boys are runner-up in Denver tourney Against rugged competition from the Denver area, the Scott City boys were a runner-up in the Denver East MAYB tournament. Scott City (4-2) dropped just two games over the weekend - both to the Colorado Lancers in the 11-12 grade division. The Beavers lost to the Lancers in pool play (44-40) and in the championship game (50-43). In between those two losses,

Scott City won three straight games, including back-to-back wins against the Palmer Terrors. After defeating Palmer in pool play (41-33) they needed overtime the following day to escape with a 38-37 win in the tournament semi-finals. “You could say we were the outsiders since we were the only team from Kansas. We had to work our butts off,” says coach Brian Gentry. “It was a different brand of

basketball - a lot more physical with fewer fouls being called. Our guards had to handle the ball and be strong with it. “We were going against teams who, from top to bottom, were quicker than us.” The Beavers responded with tenacious defense and even mixed in a 1-3-1 zone against teams capable of hitting longrange shots which Gentry says was “pretty effective.” “It’s not something we’d

want to do a lot, but it’s good to know that we can switch defenses and play zone,” he says. “If we can learn to switch defenses on the run that will make us even better.” Despite playing against taller players in the paint, senior pivot Kyle Cure finished with nine points in the championship game. “We’re doing a better job of running some of our offense through the post and Kyle is

responding by doing a better job of getting his shot off. He’s working in angles and his footwork is getting better,” Gentry says. “When he comes off the screens and looks to score, he can be pretty effective.” Despite being undersized, Gentry was also pleased with the play he saw from Reid Brunswig in the low post. Bo Hess, at 6-foot-4, is the other big man on the floor, but (See DENVER on page 18)

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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Working on my bucket list The application deadline came and went almost three weeks ago. I called last week and was told successful applicants would be notified soon by mail, so I waited. Monday, nothing.Yesterday, nothing. And again today, nothing. I had used up what little patience I had, so I called again. The gal on the other end of the line offered to look up my name and, lo-andbehold, another item on my bucket list is in my sights. I drew a Kansas antelope tag for this year! Antelope tags are awarded through a lottery process, and there are many more applicants each year than there are tags. If you apply and are unsuccessful you are awarded one preference point, and each unsuccessful application gets you another preference point. This means that when they apply again the following year, your preference point puts you one small step above every new applicant with no preference points, and will be awarded a tag before someone who has no preference points. Preference points can be purchased as such, and that’s what I was advised to do for the first few years rather than apply in the lottery. In summary, each year for the past four years I have purchased a preference point toward an antelope tag, and this year, with four preference points to my account, I finally applied for the tag and was successful. That was the easy part. Now comes updating my hunting equipment, and hardest of all, finding a place in Western Kansas to hunt. (See BUCKET on page 22)

Scott City team members who were runners-up in MAYB tournament play at Denver were (from left) Bo Hess, Jess Drohman, Kyle Cure, Jordan Horn, Marshall Faurot, Justin Faurot, Reid Brunswig, coach Brian Gentry and Dexter Gooden.

Denver he remains most effective when driving into the paint with the ball. He averaged 15 points per game over the weekend and had two games in which he scored 20 and 21 points. Looking to Score One of Gentry’s goals was for the players to develop a more aggressive mindset on offense and he feels that’s starting to take place. “We didn’t shoot the ball that well over the weekend, but we have guys who aren’t as reluctant to shoot as we saw last season,” Gentry says. “It has to be a natural process for the boys to catch and shoot and we’re starting to see that.” At the same time, he says if someone isn’t making their shots they need to find another way to contribute to the team. Ball handling, emphasizes Gentry, is still the number one priority.

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“If you have the ability to handle the ball and take it to the basket you can give yourself shots and create shooting opportunities for others,” he says. “Justin (Faurot) is doing a better job of taking the ball inside and expanding his game,” Gentry says. Junior guard Jordan Horn, a newcomer, is learning how to get into the flow of the game. “He’s very instinctive defensively. He’s helping us more right now on defense than offense, but he’s very comfortable with putting the ball on the floor and taking it into the paint.” Tumble in Rematch In the championship game, Scott City had a rematch with the Lancers, who had defeated them in the second round of pool play on Friday. Scott City trailed 23-22 at halftime, but couldn’t

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shut down the Lancers’ offense in the second half, losing 50-43. “They could space the floor and they had a couple of really good guards who could knock down shots,” says Gentry. “They also had guys who could score inside, so our focus was on keeping them from beating us.” J. Faurot was the only Scott City player in double figures with 15 points while senior center Cure added nine. Hess finished with eight points and 11 rebounds while Horn also collected eight points. Open With Win Led by 21 points from Hess, Scott City opened tournament play with a 56-45 win over the Colorado Wild. A balanced offensive attack saw Cure and Brunswig each scoring seven points in the low post while Horn and

Marshall Faurot added six 16 and 12 points, respectively. points each. Fall to Lancers In their first meeting with the Lancers, Scott City trailed 24-17 at halftime and made a second half run before coming up short, 44-40. Hess was the only Beaver in double figures with 15 points and five rebounds. J. Faurot added eight points and four rebounds.

Tame the Terrors Scott City closed out pool play with a 41-33 win over the Palmer Terrors. J. Faurot knocked down a pair of treys to lead the team with 13 points, followed by Hess with 12 points and eight rebounds. M. Faurot finished with eight points and Cure pulled down seven boards.

Bounce-Back Game Scott City bounced back in their first game on June 25 with an impressive 60-47 win over the Northeast ElitesColorado. Scott City held only a 32-31 lead at the half. In their biggest offensive game of the weekend, Hess led a trio of Beavers in double figures with 20 points and seven rebounds. M. Faurot and J. Faurot followed with

Win in Overtime In the semi-finals, Scott City again met the Palmer Terrors and trailed 21-19 at halftime. The Beavers were able to tie the game, 36-36, at the end of regulation on their way to a 38-37 overtime win. Senior Bo Hess led the team with 14 points and seven rebounds while M. Faurot added 11 points and four boards. J. Faurot and Jordan Horn each contributed five points.

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SC football camp begins

The Scott Community High School football camp began on Thursday and will continue through Tues., July 12. Camp sessions are from 6:00-8:30 p.m. each day.

SCMS football camp starts Mon. The Scott City Middle School football camp will be Monday through Friday, July 11-15. Sessions are from 6:00-7:30 p.m. each evening at the SCMS practice field.

SCHS sophomore Marshall Faurot is reflected in the mirror while doing a hang clean during summer weights earlier this week. (Record Photo)

bonding time

Final session of RC swim lessons begins

The final session of Red Cross swim lessons will be held at the Scott City pool from July 11-15. There are two sessions each day from 10:00-10:45 and 11:00-11:45 a.m. Cost is $30 per child. Classes offered are from been that the SCHS team is Level I through Level VII. Anyone needing more infor“creating something special” in mation can contact pool manthe weight room. ager Gena Lausch (214-1350). “When you walk in you hear players encouraging each other to push themselves past their limits,” says senior lineman County Plat Maps Mikennon Donovan. “We are By coming together to form some- Western Cartographers thing beyond a team. We are Available: forming a family.”

Team building a major goal with summer weights Mikennon Donovan staff writer

With a new head football coach has come a different approach to Scott Community High School summer weights this year. At the start of the summer, the football team was divided into four groups. Each group has four seniors and varying numbers of underclassmen. The groups were determined by a sort of draft when the seniors all gathered one morning and took turns picking players. “We had guys draft people based off their knowledge of them in the weight room,” said head coach Jim Turner. The groups were created to spark competition between the players. Part of the competition is based on attendance in the weight room. The team that has the least number of missed days for all of their players will be rewarded during conditioning drills in two-a-day practices this fall. Turner says attendance has been very good “until wheat harvest.” Most importantly, summer weights has been a massive team-building exercise.

“I think weights has been great, so far. The people that are committed are showing up and it allows you to bond with the underclassmen you don’t know,” says senior runningback Kevin Aguilera. By dividing up into groups, it gives the seniors responsibility to make sure the underclassmen are showing up for workouts

each day. “It shows them that we care and need them there,” says senior linebacker Trey Loftis. “It makes a bond between them and the seniors. The seniors being good teammates will help make the bond stronger and the stronger the bond the stronger the team.” The general consensus has

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Football 20 years that Glenn O’Neil hasn’t been in the press box as an assistant coach or on the sideline as a head coach. This is now Jim Turner’s team and preparation time can’t be wasted in the weight room or on the practice field. From the player’s standpoint - and perhaps this falls most on the seniors - there is added pressure to maintain the level of success that fans and alumni expect. No one wants to be the class that falls short of expectations. Since the first day of summer weights, there has been . . . or there should have been . . . a sense that every day is valuable. The question entering

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the summer was how the seniors would respond. Unlike some previous classes, this isn’t the most vocal group of athletes you’ll find. There’s no Wyatt Kropp or Cooper Griffith to get the attention of someone whose effort may be less than 100 percent. Turner has been pleased with what he’s seen from his seniors. “Our seniors have stepped up and become leaders, like we expect. They aren’t vocal leaders, like we had last year, but they are leading by example,” says Turner. “That’s where it has to begin. Guys aren’t going to follow you if you don’t show that you’re going to put in the effort.” And, that hasn’t been easy.

The summer weight program has taken on a different look with an added emphasis on endurance and mental toughness. In addition, now that we’re into July, the team is at the track twice a week where they are not only running, but going through an obstacle/endurance course that involves flipping tractor tires, carrying buckets of sand and various drills with a partner involving large, wooden poles that have been cut down in size. Think Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge minus the ice water plunge. It’s not just the workout, but the way the athletes respond that sends the bigger message.

“I think it’s fun,” said junior Reid Brunswig. Sound insane? Maybe it is. While “fun” may not be the word used by most athletes, what you don’t hear is anyone complaining, or asking the coaches to back off, or saying they need a break. Perhaps that’s even more impressive than the workouts themselves. The reason is simple. Staying on top of the mountain is a lot harder than the climb. The Beavers know that if they are to remain the team that everyone measures their season against there is no down time. You can’t be satisfied with putting in a regular workout routine like everyone else. To be the best you have

to expect more of yourself and your teammates. The Beavers and their coaching staff have never been ones to expect anything less. * * * The Scott Community High School football camp began on Thursday and will wrap-up on Tuesday. It’s an unusual schedule for a couple of reasons. First of all, with harvest dragging on for an extra 7-10 days, head coach Jim Turner pushed the start of camp back a couple of days to help those boys involved with harvest activity. He would have waited until next week to begin camp, but an out-of-state family reunion prevents that from being possible.

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Be on the watch for ticks when spending time outdoors this summer MANHATTAN They’re tiny and slow moving, and this spring’s cool, humid weather across the central Plains has been to their liking, so Kansas State University entomologists are encouraging anyone spending time outdoors to be on the lookout for ticks. Typically found in undisturbed grasses, weeds and other overgrown vegetation, ticks have even been found this year in corn fields, which is unusual because tillage practices in corn fields usually destroy eggs and young ticks, according to Kansas State University entomologist Jeff Whitworth. The American dog tick has benefited from this spring’s cool, wet weather, Whitworth said. Other types commonly found in Kansas are the lone star tick and blacklegged tick or deer tick. All three are hard ticks, characterized by a hardened shell and a head that extends in front of the body. The wingless parasites, which feed exclusively on human and animal blood, can carry dangerous microbial pathogens and are difficult to control for several reasons. They make babies - a lot of them. After mating, the adult female American dog tick feeds on her human or animal host until engorged, then drops off and deposits eggs in the environment, Whitworth said. She dies after she deposits her eggs, but

those egg masses typically number in the thousands from just one female. Males feed sparingly and do not engorge. There are multiple tick species, and they can live up to two years, plus they can feed on numerous wildlife or human hosts. Ticks are most commonly found just a few inches or feet off the ground on vegetation and typically ambush their human or animal “hosts,” as they look for a meal by crawling onto grass, weeds, or low bushes and waiting for a host to brush against the vegetation. They then move onto the host to look for a site to attach and feed. Ticks do not jump or drop from trees, Whitworth said. If not engorged, American dog ticks are typically only about oneeighth of an inch long. If engorged, they increase in size up to three-quarters of an inch. American dog ticks are common throughout Kansas, especially in grasslands and along the edge of forests. They can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, a potentially fatal illness to dogs, cats, and humans, and Cytauxzoonosis, an oftenfatal blood parasite to cats. They can also cause tick paralysis. Lone star ticks are most commonly found in woodland habitats with dense underbrush. Whitetailed deer and wild turkeys are considered prominent hosts for these ticks, but other animals also

The dog tick is common in Western Kansas.

serve as hosts. They can transmit human monocytic ehrlichiosis. They can also transmit Tularemia, which causes a Lyme disease-like infection called Southern tick-associated rash illness. Black-legged ticks are also known as the deer tick or Lyme disease tick. Their primary host is the white-tailed deer. These ticks carry Lyme disease in the central and eastern United States. Typical symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, headache, fatigue and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system. Avoidance and Removal To protect against ticks, avoid going into tall grass, weeds and brushy areas, Whitworth said. For those who do go into such areas, light-colored clothing can help you see ticks before they reach the skin. Repellents based on DEET (N,N diethyl-metatoluamide) and permethrin work well in keeping ticks and mosquitoes away. Permethrin-based repellents must not be applied directly to skin. After coming home from potentially tickinfested areas, inspect your skin, and remove ticks immediately. Ticks

removed within several hours after attachment are unlikely to transmit pathogens, Whitworth said. If a tick has already attached itself, remove it manually by grasping as close to the skin as possible with forceps or tweezers, and pull straight away from the skin, using slow, steady pressure. The tick should not be twisted or jerked out, as that increases the chance for its head to be left in the skin. Do not use a lighted match or cover the tick in petroleum jelly or nail polish. Ticks removed from people should be saved in a vial with alcohol and labeled with the date. If flu-like symptoms, such as headache, skin rash and fever occur 10 to 14 days after the tick’s removal, see a physician immediately, and take the tick with you. If in Kansas, send it to the local K-State Research and Extension office. Prevention and Control Clip grassy and weedy areas around the house short to expose ticks to sunlight and subsequent desiccation. Spring burning of grasslands reduces the tick and rodent (tick host) populations temporarily. Chemical pesticides targeting ticks and mites are called acaricides. They should be used only in areas with chronic tick problems.

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KC baseball academy is still an idea to pursue There is a way in which the Kansas City Royals’ owner and general manager can remover their team from Major League Baseball’s small-market classification and the consequent financial disadvantages. Nearly four by decades ago, Mac on Sept. 11, Stevenson 1969, Kansas City’s owner Ewing Kauffman announced the founding of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy. Kauffman’s innovative concept was to recruit and train athletes who didn’t have baseball backgrounds. Kauffman built his dream facility in Sarasota, Fla., and it opened in 1970. KC’s academy lasted three years and closed because of financial problems that were unrelated to the academy. Kauffman’s brilliant idea came before its time. The original academy wasn’t a failure. Quite the opposite. In three years, 13 players graduated from KC’s training center and became major league players. Frank White, who was a great second baseman for KC, was the most famous graduate. Now is the time for Kansas City’s management to open a new training academy with one very significant difference from the 1970 version: the new model will be for pitchers only. KC’s current team is hurting for starting pitchers and the Royals’ minor league rosters are not wellstocked with talented prospects. The start-up expenses for a pitching academy would be modest compared to what teams spend on many of today’s mediocre players. Seven basic necessities include the following: •The Royals would build a comfortable, but not luxurious, apartment-type building with 15 rooms for 30 players, which would include the basic necessities. •They would construct an indoor, year-round training facility for the young pitchers. •Each prospect would receive a salary of $15,000 for one year and a conditional, long-term contract with KC. •KC would pay transportation to and from the training camp. (See ACADEMY on page 23)

Bucket My deer rifle has always been an older model .270 caliber with a 4-power scope that has harvested many Kansas deer, but considering that many shots at antelope are upwards of 200 yards, I want to upgrade to something a bit more dependable at that distance. I also want to buy a range finder, something I’ve looked at for years but just haven’t felt the need to have. When purchasing any expensive piece of gear for the first time, I recommend going to area outdoor stores where you can physically see and touch the rifle, etc., then go home and get on the internet and look at reviews of the gear.

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I went to a couple of local, reputable outdoor stores and both let me take range finders out into their parking lot and try them out. The area open to antelope hunting in Kansas is bordered by I70 on the north and runs south to the Oklahoma border. It stretches eastward to just past WaKeeney and westward to the Colorado border. It encompasses three big game hunting units - numbers 2, 17 and 18. Tags are designated for a specific unit, and my tag is for unit 2, the northern most unit containing the towns of Sharon Springs, Oakley, Trego Center, Scott City and Tribune. I feel fortunate to have a

possible connection that may help me find landowners who will let me hunt. My niece graduated from Colby Community College last spring, and through her and her friends from there, I was given a list of landowner names and phone numbers. Other ways to find land on which to hunt that far away are to talk to the conservation officers from the unit you’ll be hunting or to the Extension agents. Either of those folks should know landowners that might allow you to hunt. I have also heard of guys going out there a few days ahead of season and buying plat map books of a couple counties to get landowner

names and contact information, or just simply driving the countryside and knocking on doors. Anyway, I have an antelope tag. Opening day of the season is October 7, and it lasts for only four days. I’ll work at getting land to hunt and probably take a trip out there in August or September to meet landowners and get the lay of the land. I’ll update my rifle and get it sighted-in for 200 yards, and buy a range finder. Anyway you look at it, win, lose or draw, it will be another adventure in Exploring Kansas Outdoors! Steve can be contacted by email at stevegilliland@idkcom.net

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Academy •The Royals would hire pitching coaches and scouts to cover a fourstate region. •The living facility would need a mess hall. •KC would buy insurance for the players. Start-up expenses would total somewhere in the $3-4 million range. That would be an incredible bargain for one solid starting pitcher and the academy would yield far more than one. Who would the recruits be? They would be athletic youngsters who could throw a baseball through a brick wall. The majority of the prospects would be recently graduated high school seniors, however, some college prospects would be included. Javelin throwers from high school track teams are one of the first categories that should be scouted. The guess here is that at least 10 of these prospects could be recruited in the KC Metro area alone. Another type that should be recruited includes high school quarterbacks with strong throwing arms and other solidly built youngsters on the football teams. And tall, athletic basketball players with long arms are abundant. None of the prospects would need a baseball background. Once the youngsters are signed and in camp, they will work out at least five days a week. There would also be classes and videos teaching the intricacies of professional pitching. It wouldn’t be a disadvantage for the recruits that had never played baseball. In fact, there would be several noteworthy benefits: they wouldn’t have any bad pitching habits and their arms would be injury free. In addition, they could

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be taught how to develop a balanced follow-through and field their position. At the beginning, the coaches should teach their recruits how to throw just two pitches - a fast ball and a change-up. And they could emphasize the most important aspect of all-pitch control. Once the new players were in camp, they could go to all of the Royals’ home games and also get some coaching and advice from KC’s players. It would be a great life for a kid just out of high school. After one year of training, the most-promising prospects would be assigned to one of KC’s minor league teams. For those who didn’t make the grade, they would have the money to start college or get a job. And they would have matured. It would be a positive situation for all involved. A pitching academy will work. If owner David Glass and GM Dayton Moore will give it a try, it would revolutionize baseball scouting and pitcher development. And, most importantly, Kansas City would have a huge head start on all the copycats who are sure to follow. After four years, the Royals would have great pitching and a number of talented prospects who could be traded for established, everyday players. This move would solve Kansas City’s small-market disadvantage. It would be such a novelty on how things are done in Major League Baseball that naysayers would be everywhere. But it’s a chance for David Glass and Dayton Moore to show their fortitude and inventive thinking. They should go with it and implant their names in baseball history.

Hunts

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The application deadline for Second Draw Hunts (hunts occurring in November, December, January and February) is Sept. 28, 2016. There is no fee to participate in a special hunt, and the application process is open to residents and nonresidents. During the online application process, hunters will select hunts by species, date and category, which includes Open Hunt, Youth Hunt, or Mentored Hunt. All applicants are eligible to apply for Open Hunts, regardless of age or hunting experience. Youth Hunts require parties to include at least one youth 18 or younger, accompanied by an adult 21 or older who may not hunt. Mentored Hunts are open to both youth and novice hunters supervised by a mentor 21 or older who may also hunt. There are more than 500 individual hunting opportunities available for the 2016-17 hunting seasons.

A random computer drawing will be conducted within one week of the application deadline. Successful applicants will be emailed their hunt permit, as well as necessary maps and other pertinent information. Hunters are responsible for purchasing any licenses and permits required by law. This year’s special hunts provide access to public and private lands that are not open to public hunting. The hunts will occur on wildlife areas, state parks, private land parcels, a national wildlife refuge, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers areas. Hunts are divided by species, weapon and hunt type. Most of the hunts are for deer and upland game, but opportunities are also available for waterfowl, doves, turkey and furbearers. For more information on the Special Hunts Program, visit ksoutdoors. com and click “Hunting,” then “Special Hunts Information.”

Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated June 30 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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Hunter safety course in Garden City 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 2:30- 5:30 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. 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 pre-test. 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.

Brooke Hoeme of the Scott City Stars competes in the breaststroke during the medley relay. (Record Photo)

Medley Also earning championship finishes were Kinleigh Wren (8-years and under), 25 yard freestyle, 19:04; Brinlie Stevens (9-10 years), 100 yard freestyle, 1:26.7; Tara Rose (11-12 years), 100 yard freestyle, 16:02; and Lanae Haupt (13-14 years), 200 yard freestyle, 2:51.59. Cami Patton (15-years and over) led a 1-2-3 finish in the 100 yard breaststroke with a winning time of 1:27.72, closely followed by Trout (1:28.16) and Alexis Hoeme (1:31.13). The Lady Stars also hauled in 24 second place finishes. Tara Rose claimed three runner-up spots, including the 200 yard freestyle (2:51.63), 50 yard breaststroke (43.08) and 50 yard butterfly (39.61). Cami Patton added silver medals in the 50 yard freestyle (28.33), 100 yard freestyle (63.67) and 100 yard backstroke (1:19.17). Collecting two runner-up finishes each were Kinleigh Wren, Alli Patton, Finley Edwards and Ashley Prewit. Scott City was dominating in the relays where they claimed eight wins,

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including: 100 Yard Freestyle 8-years and under: 1:28.49. Finley Edwards, Ella Frank, Kayden Holstein, Kinleigh Wren. 200 Yard Freestyle 10-years and under: 2:37.72. Kennedy Wasinger, Macy Brown, Megan Trout, Brinlie Stevens. 11-12 years: 2:15.3. Clare Hawkins, Tara Rose, Hope Wiechman, Alli Patton. 13-14 years: 2:11.61. Brooke Hoeme, Kalacia Carter, Lanae Haupt, Alli Brunswig. 15-years and over: 2:04.74. Cami Patton, Ashley Prewit, Shelby Patton, Kylee Trout. 200 Yard Medley Relay 11-12 years: 2:45.52. Lana Rodriguez, Alli Patton, Clare Hawkins, Hope Wiechman. 13-14 years: 2:36.69. Jacy Rose, Lanae Haupt, Alli Brunswig, Brooke Hoeme. 15-years and over: 2:30.99. Ashley Prewit, Kylee Trout, Hallie Wiechman, Cami Patton.

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Sunday, September 4 • 1 Man Hybrid & Iron Cody Brittan/Rohn Shellenberger • 872-1040

Saturday, September 10 • Golfing for Grants Ryan Roberts • 214-3537

Scott Community Golf Course N. Hwy 83, Scott City • 872-7109 *All Dates/Tournaments are tentative and subject to change

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Weekend recovery keeps park on record-setting pace Patience was rewarded for holiday weekend campers and visitors at Lake Scott State Park. There was little doubt the rain and continued threat of rain dampened park attendance through the first two days of the long weekend. “It’s the weather,” noted Park Manager Greg Mills on Saturday afternoon as he observed the unusually large number of vacant primitive camping sites. While all the electrical camping sites had been reserved well ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, only about 10 percent of the sites were occupied on Friday and that climbed only slightly to about 30 percent on Saturday. About 38/100 of an inch of rain on Friday and another 40/100 on Saturday kept people away. But, when the cloud cover broke on late Sunday afternoon people were ready and cars were soon lining up at the main gate house. Over the final two days of the weekend, nearly half of the primitive sites were filled. “We made a nice rebound the last two days,” Mills said. “The Beach House was swamped. You could tell that people were anxious to get out and enjoy the rest of the weekend. We even had people showing up late Monday to camp which was surprising.” Among the Sunday arrivals were Leland and Valerie Johnson, originally from Colorado Springs, but living in Garden City temporarily where he’s on the construction crew for the Dairy Farmers of America facility. “I had a three-day weekend and I thought I’d like to do some fishing,” said Johnson, who was still waiting to land a big one. “I did have a pretty good sized one, but it got away,” he said with a grin. “True story.” It was the second time the Johnsons had been to Lake Scott. “I like it because it’s not far away and it’s such a pretty area,” Johnson said. Summer Count Up The weekend’s attendance of 3,882 was down about 15 percent from a year ago when the park had 4,542 visitors. It was well off the Memorial Day attendance of 5,346. “It was a great crowd. Even with the spotty rains, everyone had a good time,” Mills said. “I think we have a lot of regulars who are at the park a lot and they show up to relax and spend time fishing or with their family.” But, the park also attracted a number of out-of-state visitors with vehicles from Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, Colorado, Arizona and Illinois. Even with the slower-than-expected weekend, Mills says the park remains on a record-setting pace in terms of both attendance and revenue. In fact, June revenue was $37,974 the highest one-month total in the park’s history. “It says a lot for the park and the reputation that we’ve built,” Mills says. Last year, the park set a revenue record with about $218,000. Through the end of June, revenue had topped $124,000. The three biggest attendance months at the park are June, July and August, so Mills expects this year to “surpass last year pretty easily.”

(Top) Leland Johnson, Colorado Springs, enjoys an afternoon of fishing in the northwest cove at Lake Scott State Park. (Middle) A youngster gets splashed by a friend in the Lake Scott swimming area. (Bottom) Taking a canoe ride on the lake are (front to back) Josh Marks, Darrin Mohler and Darienne Mohler, all of Phoenix, Ariz. (Record Photos)

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What makes a white wheat champ? by Alex Lessard • Kansas Wheat Alliance

Joe, the newest hard white winter wheat variety from Kansas Wheat Alliance, was named after T. Joe Martin, retired wheat breeder at K-State’s Agricultural Research Center in Hays. Martin began his wheat breeding career in 1974, after graduating from Michigan State, when he started in the plant disease program at KSU ARC and later became a wheat breeder. Martin’s favorite part about being a wheat breeder was the time he spent out in the fields enjoying the crop. His favorite variety was Trego, which was a white wheat variety released by Martin in 1999. Martin recalled his reaction when he found out they wanted to name the new white wheat variety after him. “I thought I’d have to be dead before they named a variety after me, but they assured me that was not a requirement,” said Martin. The development of the variety Joe was started in the early 2000s by Martin and K-State’s Wheat Improvement Team. The process lasted 12 years from the initial cross to its release in 2015. After Martin’s retirement in 2012, Guorong Zhang took over the performance testing process for Joe. “The only thing white wheat can’t do that red wheat does is produce a bitter loaf of whole wheat bread,” said Martin. “The simple fact is, once you go to whole wheat flour, you’re increasing your flour yield by 30 percent.” (See CHAMP on page 27)

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Conservation techniques tested on Ks. water farms

A new type of farm has been established in Kansas with a primary focus on water conservation in addition to crops and livestock. Three Water Technology Farms have been created recently in response to public input and identified in the LongTerm Vision for the Future of Water Supply in Kansas (Water Vision). They are demonstration farms that allow the installation and

testing of the latest irrigation technologies on a whole field scale. Throughout the past two years of the public input process of the Water Vision, producers shared with the team the state was diverse enough that each tool would not necessarily produce the same results and solutions could not be treated as a one size fits all. Director of the Kansas Water Office (KWO), Tracy Streeter,

believed demonstration farms featuring the latest developed technology for water conservation was the best way to test the tools in each region. “Based on the feedback we received during the development of the Water Vision, demonstrating the effectiveness of the latest technology in irrigation water management in various soil and water conditions across the High Plains Aquifer

was critical to increasing the confidence and spurring increased adoption by irrigators,” Streeter said. To help get Water Technology Farms established for research, KWO is providing financial support for the installation of equipment for those adopting a Water Conservation Area (WCA) and participating as a demonstration farm. KWO is also (See WATER on page 27)

GB shipping center is underway State, local and rail officials officially kicked off construction of the Great Bend Transload Facility on Wednesday at a ground-breaking ceremony. The shipping center, which will be constructed west of Great Bend at the airport, will provide the

infrastructure necessary to move goods from one mode of transportation to another, or, in this case, from truck to rail and rail to truck. “This is a great example of a public-private partnership that will benefit the entire region,” said Kansas Transportation

Secretary Mike King. “It will have great benefits for farmers and manufacturers.” The Kansas Department of Transportation will contribute $3 million to the $6.8 million project. The consortium that developed the proposal for the facility includes

the City of Great Bend, KDOT, the Oklahoma Railroad (K&O) and Kansas Transload Services. Sherwood Companies of Oklahoma City will operate the facility, which is expected to be in operation by the end of the year.

Cloned calves are leading to the ultimate steak Tyne Morgan U.S. Farm Report

Scientists confirmed this week that research involving cloned cattle shows it’s possible to get higher value meat without wasteful trim fat. Their findings are through the offspring of cloned cows. “These are not cloned

animals. These are products of cloned animals,” says Dean Hawkins, Dean of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at West Texas A&M University. The calves are the first born to two cloned animals and are the product of research at West Texas A&M University’s ranch just south of Amarillo.

Triazine comments extended to October Growers have until October 4 to submit comments regarding the reregistration of atrazine, propazine and simazine. Following requests by National Sorghum Producers, state corn and sorghum organizations and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), the EPA extended the comment period by 60 days. “Growers will now have adequate time to thoroughly review and respond to the draft EPA assessment of these important crop protection tools,” says James Born, NSP chairman and farmer from Booker, Tex.

Senate reaches GM labeling compromise A long anticipated Senate compromise would institute a national digital label or on-package symbol or language approved by the USDA (to be determined) for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. The legislation also limits the definition of genetic engineering to the transfer of genes from one organism to another, exempting other advanced breeding technologies such as gene editing. The legislation would supersede any state labeling requirements, nullifying the Vermont GM labeling requirements scheduled to take effect on July 1.

The project started in 2012 by cloning their first bull named Alpha. “We took a carcass off the line and it was a prime yield grade 1 carcass,” explains Canterbury. “ We took a tissue cell from that carcass - from the muscle - and we cloned that animal on the prime yield grade 1 trait,” explains

Canterbury.” From there, they had three heifers from that same DNA line, which is a group that they call Gamma. The calves are a product of both Delta and Gamma. Seven of their offspring were harvested last month. After a thirdparty USDA evaluation, one achieved the prime

Feed buyers may want to lock in grain prices Livestock producers should find optimism in feed price projections following the latest USDA acreage and stocks reports. The releases are proving bearish for corn, which provides new opportunities for feed buyers to lock in profits they didn’t expect to see, according to Matt Bennett of Bennett Consulting. “Interesting to see corn and bean stocks higher than expectations,” he says. “I’m surprised by the acreage report, but not shocked.” Lower grain prices are, providing the opportunity for livestock buyers to hedge feed prices ahead of what some think could be a growing season of extreme heat in the major producing states. “The last few weeks, livestock producers were scratching their heads and thinking ‘How is this going to work?’” he says. “Drop the corn market 75 cents and things are significantly different.” Mike North of Commodity

Risk Management Group says the combination of higher stocks and higher acres was a “gift” to livestock producers. Take Advantage of It Bennett says many of the livestock producers he works with are starting to take advantage of this market low. “If I’m a livestock producer and I’m looking at the market, pre-pollination for most people, I’m probably going to do something to lock prices in,” he says. North says anything a producer does to take advantage of this opportunity will be a good thing. He recommends bearish producers consider call options on corn and soybeans. “If I need to buy anything on the corn side of things, I’m looking to get some feed booked,” he says. “A call strategy also makes sense if you’re still more bearish about the market, and you think this thing might test 2014 lows.” Bennett says locking in $3.50 December corn is “a no-brainer.”

grade, which is something that fewer than 5% of carcasses qualify for industry wide. Three graded High Choice, and three Average Choice. “We’re selecting for a genotypic trait, instead of a phenotypic trait like a lot of cloning projects have done,” says Landon

Canterbury, manager of West Texas A&M University’s ranch. That means the researchers want the animals for the quality of their meat, instead of certain genetic traits. “We wanted to improve the quality of the beef carcass in the national,

Market Report

Weather

Closing prices on July 5, 2016 Bartlett Grain Red Wheat............ $ White Wheat ....... $ Milo .................... $ Corn ................... $ Soybeans (new crop) $

3.01 3.01 2.49 3.01 9.77

Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 3.02 White Wheat ....... $ 3.02 Milo (bu.)............. $ 2.49 Corn.................... $ 3.08 Soybeans ........... $ 10.05 Sunflowers.......... $ 14.40 ADM Grain Wheat.................. Milo (bu.)............. Corn.................... Soybeans............ Sunflowers..........

$ 3.00 $ 2.68 $ 3.11 $ 10.10 $ 14.70

(See CLONED on page 27)

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Food Facts Blueberries are the second most popular berry in the United States. Over 200 million pounds of blueberries are grown every year in North America.

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providing financial assistance to Kansas State University’s efforts to provide technical support to all technology farms. K-State became deeply involved in establishing and monitoring the farms to help answer the producers’ specific questions and concerns about the new technology. “K-State is working with partners to help address questions and concerns so in the future, farmers will fully embrace the technology,” said Jonathan Aguilar, water resource engineer with K-State Extension in Garden City. “Each farm is set up slightly different, depend-

Cloned the Prime, Yield Grade 1 carcass. It happens three percent of the time in the population, so we wanted to see if we could improve that,” says Canterbury. “Just the slightest bit would help out the industry.” “With genetics it takes many, many years to get to a product that you want with typical and traditional breeding techniques,” he adds. “We took the carcass off the line, and we’re working backwards on that. So, we get the finished product that we’re looking for (in a time frame that is) quicker than traditional methods.”

ing on the primary concern the producer has. For example, one farm has three adjacent spans with different modes of application for comparison purposes. In all fields, soil moisture sensors are installed and tested for accuracy as feedback or for its performance in the different soil types.” Precision Irrigation The first and largest to be developed for the 2016 growing season is T&O Farms in Finney County. Owned by Tom Willis, the farm consists of 10 sprinkler systems, four equipped with Dragon-Line, which provides increased efficiency

through precision irrigation by delivering water and nutrients directly into the soil instead of spraying the whole canopy and field, and four equipped with low pressure spray nozzles. Each field has two soil moisture probes. The systems are fully automated with water use, groundwater levels and moisture sensor data tied to a real time website. “I want to prove the concept that we can conserve water and still achieve profitable yields using the technologies we are pioneering on my farm,” Willis said. Two other Water Technology Farms dem-

Champ

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While carcass quality was the goal, some unexpected benefits occurred during the research process. “They’ve just been really, really healthy calves,” Canterbury says. “Their vigor at birth was outstanding, and their average daily gain has been outstanding, up near three on most of them, all through the summer.” “To be a Prime, Yield Grade 1, means they could have not really even stubbed their toe, gotten sick, or had any treatments,” says Hawkins. Still, the hope isn’t for the meat from these calves

onstrating results for the 2016 growing season are the Garden City Company/Dwane Roth Farm in Finney County and Integrated Livestock Solutions (ILS) Farm in Pawnee County. The Garden City Company/Dwane Roth Farm consists of the installation of Dragon-Line on a sprinkler system and will evaluate its effectiveness compared to spray and nozzles. The farm is unique as the water source is both ground and surface water. At this farm the irrigation companies were approached by the owner and asked to participate and contribute through in-

to enter the food chain, but to make their DNA available for reproductive purposes across the entire industry. While that still may be years in the making, the possibility is there. “If the product does nothing more than shift a greater percentage of cattle towards the choice quality grade, it’s successful,” says Hawkins. “I think it’s really promising,” says Canterbury. “If you can say, ’Hey, we’re going to promise that more of your animals are going to grade better,’ then it will be a huge deal for the producer.”

Joe was selected from a cross between two experimental hard white winter wheat lines, KS04HW10-3 and KS04HW119-3. The first experimental line has Jagger and Arlin in the pedigree, with Trego*2 and CO960293 in the second line’s pedigree. “One of the parents of Joe was one of the survivors of the stripe rust epidemic back in 2001. From that point on, we’ve had to deal with stripe rust for quite some time and it’s a major disease today,” said Martin. “The big thing you notice about Joe the first time you look at it is the overall yield of it, and it’s

kind donations of equipment or services. The ILS Farm is comparing Dragon-Line to regular spray nozzles on a higher volume well than those wells being studied in Finney County. “All of the Regional Advisory Committees covering the Ogallala Aquifer are developing action plans to conserve water,” Streeter said. “Coupling Water Technology Farms with Water Conservation Areas initiated by the landowner will hopefully demonstrate that technology adoption can mitigate any economic impacts and result in reduction in water use to conserve and

extend the useable life of the Ogallala.” Kansas Department of Agriculture is also developing a WCA for the entire T&O Farms that will document water use reductions Willis has already made. Interest for additional farms during the 2017 growing season has been expressed. Field days are being planned for the Water Technology Farms for August. A website is being designed to look at the live data from the T&O Farms. Once finished, a link for it can be found on the Water Vision page at www.kwo.org.

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pretty impressive,” said Martin. Joe stands above the competition as the White Wheat Champion because it has a better whole and white flour baking quality when compared to Danby. It has also had outstanding test performance in Western Kansas for the past three years at 17 locations, with an eight bushel yield advantage over any other white or red wheat variety. “When you see how Joe performs in the field, it’s easy to see why we call it the White Wheat Champion,” said Daryl Strouts, KWA president. “But, it’s really about how

Joe Martin committed a major part of his wheat breeding efforts to white wheat. He was one of the first breeders to seriously work on white wheat and his program was nearly 100 percent white at one time. Joe truly is the champion of white wheat.” Since retirement, Martin has kept close ties with the K-State Wheat Breeding program at Hays. “I’ve done my best to keep up with them by going out to the station several times a week, and I have a few pet projects I still work on,” said Martin.

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Thank You . . . Scott County Hospital, A big thank you to all the hospital staff and personnel for the excellent care I received. Everyone was so concerned and caring. Thanks again for everything. “Leading you to a healthy future.” A great motto! Donna L. Miller The family of Pat Rudolph would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Cupp, Scott County Hospital, the nurses, aides, staff and Park Lane Nursing Home staff for the excellent care given to our loved ones. You gave so much of yourselves in such a caring and loving way. We thank you. To our family and friends, thank you so much for all that you have done. For staying days and nights, food, cards, flowers, running errands, messages and looking out for us. We thank everyone for giving so much love to our loved ones and to us during this time of loss. Lowell Rudolph Kathleen and Tom Moore and Family LuAnn and Jon Buehler and Family Roberta Smith and Family Connie and Larry Knobbe and Family Mary and Steve Grigg and Family

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Real Estate WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for COMMERCIAL contracting information. BUILDING for sale. Lane County Feeders, 133x45 ft. (approx.) round 44tfc 397-5341. top building. Serious inquiries only. Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 874-5109 or 874-2124. 26tfc Make sure you are part of the Scott County Fair tab. Call Kathy or Beau at 872-2090

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

GARAGE SALE 505 S College Street Scott City Sale behind the house in the alley Fri., July 8 • 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sat., July 9 • 8:00 a.m. - Noon

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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

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Yields recent rains, one area farmer reports that test weights have slipped from an average of 62-63 pounds to about 57 pounds per bushel. “We’ve had reports of anywhere from an inch to four or five inches in some parts of our district from Saturday’s rain. I’m afraid we’re going to start seeing a dropoff in yields and it’s going to slide even more,” Long says. Likewise, harvest activity in Scott County ground to a halt for three days. In southern Scott County, rainfall amounts have ranged from 2-5 inches since the start of harvest. “The wheat is bleached and test weights are lower since the rain,” says Brian Vulgamore. In the first few days before cutting was interrupted by rain, yields in continuous crop wheat ranged from 70 to more than 90 bushels per acre. In fallow wheat it was between 80 and 100-plus bushels. “Irrigated has consistently been over 100 (bushels),” says Vulgamore. Wheat lodging has continued to become an even bigger issue with the additional rainfall. Vulgamore says that’s forced them to “leave a few more bushels in the field.” He’s hoping that the lost wheat yields will be recovered in the fall with a huge corn and milo harvest if current growing conditions continue.

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If harvest can be completed by the middle of next week, weather permitting, Vulgamore says this will be a memorable year in two ways. “We’ve never had a better or a longer lasting wheat harvest,” he says. Scott County Extension Agent John Beckman is estimating that harvest is 70-75 percent done through Wednesday. “I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone with less than 70 bushels and there’s a lot of dryland with 100 bushels or more,” he says. Looking for Dry Fields Ron Suppes, Dighton, had finished cutting 220 acres of wheat on Tuesday in Finney County, but questioned how quickly cutting would resume in Lane County which had received more rain over the weekend and again on Tuesday night. Late on Wednesday morning, the Suppes harvest crew had combines at the edge of a field anxious to get started. “It’s pretty hard to pull one of these big rigs out of the mud,” observed Suppes. “We’ll have to watch for the mud puddles, but this is one of the drier places we can find.” He estimated that harvest was about 50 percent completed in western Lane County. A concern for that remaining 50 percent will be the quality of their wheat. “Some of the stubble is changing color, which tells me it’s starting to

A combine gets started on a wheat field in eastern Scott County.

deteriorate,” says Suppes. He has seen the weight of his wheat drop from an average of 62 pounds to about 59 pounds over the last few days. “But, the quality still looks okay,” he notes. “As long as the wheat can remain standing, it’s okay. If it’s laying down, especially if it’s in water, it may be doomed.” Cutting Downed Wheat Wichita County Extension Agent Allen Baker says the amount of downed wheat in his area is becoming a problem. “I don’t know how some guys are going to cut it. It’s really flat on the ground,” he said. Wheat harvest was about 70 percent complete on Wednesday following rainfall over the past few days that ranged between one-half inch to four inch-

es in parts of the county. If the weather cooperates, he expects harvest to be 85-90 percent completed by Sunday. Yields in Wichita County have also been off the chart with “multiple producers talking about yields of more than 100 bushels. There was one instance of 125 (bushels) on a field monitor,” Baker says. “And, I’ve heard of true yields (for a quarter section) of 70 to 85 bushels on dryland,” he says. “I’ll be very curious to hear some of the irrigated yields. “In most years, you hope you aren’t cutting 80 bushel straw and 40 bushel wheat. This year we’re cutting (80 bushels of) both.”

(Photo by Gina Ramsey)

this spring, looked like it would wrap up by July 1 is now stretching into one of the longest in recent memory for many farmers. Some farmers who began test cutting as early as June 14 may not bring in their final loads until about July 14. Long reports that one farmer in Rush County will see his cutting stalled for more than six days before it resumes again on Friday - provided there isn’t another rain before then. The long wait to cut a once-in-a-lifetime wheat crop is “agonizing” for many farmers who are concerned about the decline in quantity and quality of the grain. “I had one guy tell me that his test weights fell from 63 to 57 in a matter A Long Harvest A harvest that, earlier of a few days,” Long says.

While the grain is ready, fields are not. The heavy canopy from a huge wheat crop that is blanketing fields is preventing the ground from drying as quickly as usual. The lack of wind over the last few days hasn’t aided the process. Yields of 70 to 80 bushels and much higher have been a remarkable turnaround from recent years when producers have battled drought conditions. “Some area farmers, when they were about 60 percent done, were talking about how they had already cut more wheat than what they’d cut in the previous three or four years combined,” Long says. “It was an unbelievable start to harvest. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to finish that way.”

2016 Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce Members Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff want to thank the following businesses, organizations, and individuals for choosing to become members in 2016! Without you, we couldn’t do what we do. With more of you, we could do even more! 2016 Board of Directors

Trudi Kuntzsch, President (Scott Co-Op) Tom Shirley, Vice-President (Scott Co. Abstract & Tile) Tyler Kough (American Implement) Pam McDaniel (Security State Bank)

Accountants and Tax Preparers Eisenhour & Graff, LLC H&R Block KD Accounting & Tax Services, LLC William L. Beaton, CPA Agricultural Services Ag Management Services American Implement Berning Farms Fairleigh Corporation J. Unruh Trucking, Inc. Jack Schmitt - DeKalb Seed Co. Precision Ag & Seed Services, LLC Roto-Mix, LLC Aeronautics Frontier Ag, Inc. Spencer Flight & Education Center Auto and Truck Sales or Repair BK Auto Bumper to Bumper Cesar’s Repair Shop Curtis Repair, Inc. Fulton Mufflers Performance Exhaust Great Western Tire J & R Auto Group, LLC Millrods Auto Refinishing, LLC NAPA Automotive, Inc. R Brothers Auto Body Associate Members (Individuals) Brett and Katie Eisenhour Clayton Lee Dale and Vicki Dirks Dan and Lynn Weides Joy Cole Lindsay Singley Willis Hartman Banks and Financial Services Farm Credit of SW Kansas First National Bank Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. Richards Financial Services, Inc. Security State Bank Western State Bank

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Scott Rec Pool Hall Trophy Wine and Spirits Churches First Baptist Church First Christian Church First United Methodist Church Holy Cross Lutheran Church St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Commercial Feed Yards Cutler Cattle Duff ’s Buffalo Ranch Fairleigh Feed Yard Highlands Livestock Service HRC Feed Yards, LLC McCarty Dairy - Scott City, LLC Royal Beef Computer Sales or Repair Networktronic, Inc. Construction Related Businesses B&H Paving Chambless Roofing, Inc. Dirks Earthmoving Company Faurot Heating & Cooling Gary Speer Services Grand Choice Renovations, LLC MTM Siding & Glass Scott County Lumber Turner Sheet Metal, Inc. Custom and Promotional Items 3 Phase Laser/Spud’s Fishing & Hunting Supplies J.F. Beaver Advertising Engineering Firms KLA Environmental Services Furniture and Home Décor Dec-Mart Furniture, Inc. Gifts and Home Décor Gifts Etc, Inc. Giftologists Suzy B’s Flowers & More

Avie Barmann (El Quartelejo Inn & Suites) Shawn Powelson (Wheatland Electric/Broadband) Justin Meireis (Heartland Foods) Mike See (Spud’s Fishing & Hunting Supplies)

Grain Storage and Marketing Bartlett Grain Company Nu Life Market, LLC Scott Cooperative Association Healthcare Providers and Affiliates Compass Behavioral Health Family Crisis Services Park Lane Nursing Home ProHealth Chiropractic Wellness Center Scott City Eye Center Scott City HealthMart Pharmacy Scott County Hospital Western Kansas Chiropractic, LLC Winter Family Dentistry Grocers and Convenience Stores Casey’s General Stores, Inc. Heartland Foods Love’s Travel Shops U Pump It Home-based Businesses Arch Way Recycling Central Vacs of Southwest KS C.F. Ellis Sign & Design O’Brien Shredding Tava’s Country Cakes The Brain Changer Insurance Agents AgMax Crop Insurance American Family Insurance Farm Bureau Financial Services Platinum H Insurance Rodenbeek & Green Agency State Farm Insurance Co. Western Kansas Insurance Service Landscaping and Greenhouse Kel’s Tender Lawn Care The Green Haus Local Government and Schools City of Scott City Scott County Commissioners USD #466

Local Organizations Alpha Omega Sorority Lake Scott State Park Friends Group Scott Community Foundation Scott County Arts Council Scott County Development Committee Scott County Historical Society Scott County Library Scott County Ministerial Alliance Scott County VIP’s Scott Recreation Commission William Carpenter 4-H Foundation Lodging, Storage and Rentals Artistic Homes El Quartelejo Inn & Suites Hide & Seek Storage Systems Lazy R Motel Pine Tree RV Park Pine Village Apartments Plain Jan Rentals, LLC Scott City Inn Motel Newspaper, Phone, Radio, and TV Pioneer Communications, Inc. Robert Sweat - County Wide Directories Scott County Record Western Kansas Broadcast Center Photography Studio and Boutique Dandelion & Lace, LLC

Jordan Duff (First National Bank) Joe Meyer (Scott County Hospital) Thad Dearden (Networktronics) Realtors Lawrence & Associates Thomas Real Estate Agency Restaurants Dairy Queen Brazier High Plains Pizza Hut Majestic Theatre Tate’s Wendy’s Retail Stores Bling Office Solutions Percival Packing Revcom Electronics/Radio Shack Scott City Antiques Scott County Hardware Shopko Hometown Z Bottling Corp Specialized Service Providers Price & Sons Funeral Home Russell Child Development Wallace, Brantley & Shirley Western KS Child Advocacy Center Utility Companies Midwest Energy Northend Disposal Services Wheatland Electric & Broadband Veterinarians Holterman Veterinary Clinic Miller Veterinary Clinic Stevens Veterinary Services

By supporting the Chamber of Commerce you are helping us work to build a strong local economy for the community. If you feel you should be on this list and I missed you, please contact me regarding your membership by phone 620.872.3525 or email sccc@wbsnet.org. - Lindsay Singley, Executive Director