The Scott County Record

The pep band and SCHS students cheer on the Beavers against Colby last Friday

40 Pages • Four Sections

Volume 23 • Number 6

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Published in Scott City, Ks.

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SCH revenue a record-setting $25.6M Revenue records have become so routine that it would almost be shocking if the Scott County Hospital didn’t report growth.

At the present time, that doesn’t appear to be a worry as the hospital reported gross revenue of $25.6 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

That’s an increase of $1.9 million from the previous year and marks the 11th consecutive year of higher revenue for the hospital.

This compares with $10.3 million in revenue in 2004 and just since 2011 gross income has climbed by just over $8 million annually - or 47 percent.

And the future looks even brighter.

Projected revenue for the upcoming year is $28.6 million.

If realized, that would be an increase of just over $3 million from last year.

Salaries have also taken a huge leap during this time, climbing from $6.5 million in

2011 to $10.5 million in the past fiscal year.

“When I look at these numbers, especially the payroll, it’s impressive to me,” says hospital CEO Mark Burnett. “That shows the significant role the hospital plays in the economy of this community.”

The hospital’s success isn’t

going unnoticed in other counties, according to County Commission Chairman Jim Minnix.

“I get calls from other counties who hear about how well we’re doing and they ask how we’re doing it,” he says.

“They’re shrinking services in (See HOSPITAL on page two)

County to provide relief for packed recycling center

it’s more than dirt

Scott Community High School sophomore Emily Glenn rolls some wet soil between her fingers as she analyzes it during the FFA land judging competition held west of Scott City on Wednesday morning. (Record Photo)

With the Scott County Recycling Center packed to the limit, county commissioners have agreed to lend a helping hand to the Northwest Kansas Regional Recycling Organization.

The NWKRRO hasn’t had a driver who can drive to any of its eight member counties to collect recycled material.

“They have a truck, but they can’t find a driver to work for them,” Public Works Director Richard Cramer told Scott County commissioners on Tuesday.

The local recycling site south of town has reached the point where something must be done or it will have to turn away people bringing out recycled material.

According to Cramer, there are no more gaylord boxes available in which recycled material can be stored and there’s no more room to process the material.

Commissioners agreed to pay for a truck and driver to haul the material to the NWKRRO center in Colby.

“We’ve done it before when they’ve been short on help,” Cramer notes. “But I’d hate to make a habit of it or you soon find yourself doing it on a regular basis.

If it comes to that, then we’ll need them to help cover our costs.

“But I’m sure all of the counties are finding themselves in a similar situation,” he says.

Cramer said that the recycling center has had a more difficult time keeping employees because of cuts in state funding and the declining value of recycled material.

(See RECYCLING on page two)

Marshall hitting the trail in First District campaign Congressman Tim Huelskamp may find his re-election bid a little more challenging this time around with two candidates already in the Republican primary who hope to keep the incumbent from representing the Big First District for another two years in Washington, D.C. Dr. Roger Marshall, one of those challengers filing for the Congressional seat, made a campaign swing through Western Kansas earlier this week that included a stop in Scott City on Monday morning.

Marshall, who proudly refers to himself as a Reagan Republican, says he’s a supporter of tax breaks for the wealthy, is opposed to the Affordable Care Act and wants to

make it possible for veterans to receive medical care at their nearest hospital rather than traveling to a Veterans Administration facility.

Marshall admits that it’s hard to distinguish his position on policy issues from Huelskamp, with one exception.

“I wake up in the morning and the cup’s half full. (Tim) wakes up in the morning and the cup is half empty. I want to fill that cup up with water. He wants to tell you what’s wrong with the cup and start drilling holes in the cup.

“I build relationships. I wake up in the morning thinking about how

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(See MARSHALL on page eight)

Dr. Roger Marshall, a candidate to represent the Congressional First District, visits with Frank Mercurio, Scott City, during a campaign stop. (Record Photo)

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Commission balks at allowing NRP exception Scott County Commissioners decided to take no official action at this time on a property owner’s request to be readmitted into the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) after failing to pay their second half property taxes on time.

A new, metal building that had been constructed by Russell

and Linda Tilton had qualified for the NRP tax credit and had paid the first half of their property taxes last December.

However, they did not pay the second half taxes by the May 10 deadline. In order to be eligible for a tax rebate through the NRP, the property owner must first pay all taxes in full.

Hospital order to reduce the burden on their taxpayers.”

“When I look around the state I see a lot of small hospitals trying to figure ways to manage their descent and still keep their doors open,” Burnett points out. “We’re trying to figure ways to manage our growth.”

While Burnett and Chief Financial Officer Joe Meyer were optimistic about the hospital’s potential for growth when they moved into the new facility in the spring of 2012, it has been on a pace that’s exceeded their expectations.

“Joe and I thought this kind of growth was possible, but we were looking at five years, not three,” Burnett says.

Outgrowing Space While it’s a problem most hospitals would love to have, that doesn’t make finding solutions any easier.

Just three years after moving into their new facility, Burnett says they have already begun the process of moving some clerical services to the former “south campus” building located west of the hospital.

“I got the first part done. I got my paperwork and I got approved,” Linda Tilton told county commissioners on Tuesday. “I didn’t do the second part.”

Total property taxes owned on the building construction are $1,291.64. The Tiltons were eligible for a $1,162.48 rebate in

the first year of the program.

Total rebates over the five year period were scheduled to be $3,229.10.

Since she was no longer eligible for the first year of rebates, Tilton asked if they could still be eligible for tax rebates in subsequent years.

Commissioners said that

under newly adopted guidelines, which were accepted by the county, city and school district, once a property owner failed to meet the guidelines they were not eligible to come back into the program with the same property. Tilton was informed that other property (See EXCEPTION on page eight)

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Part of the building has been utilized by Horizon Health, which is also part of the hospital’s operation. They have now been joined by the hospital’s billing department.

Burnett says that only buys the hospital a little time as they look at continued growth in the physical therapy department along with the arrival this week of an allergist who will be in Scott City several days each month.

Patient Days Climb The 20-bed hospital also saw a lot of acute care patients during the past year which contributed to a $1.7 million increase in revenue.

“We had a lot of days when we were full. Our nurses have been overworked,” notes Burnett.

Burnett and Meyer don’t anticipate the hospital’s workload to slow down in the year ahead.

They are projecting a nine percent growth in revenue.

“There are times during the year when you expect to be busier than others, but we didn’t see it slow down that much until about June,” said Dr. Christian Cupp. “We had

a lot of really sick folks and a lot of days when we were full.”

During the past year there were over 700 hospital admissions who accounted for almost 9,000 total patient days both records.

“We are being seen as a destination hospital for several counties around us,” Burnett says.

Doctor Recruitment While doctor recruitment has always been a top priority, the amount of business being generated by the hospital has created an added sense of urgency.

Unfortunately, attracting a fourth full-time general practitioner isn’t going to happen quickly.

“Realistically, I think we’re looking at June or July of 2016 before we can get someone out of residency,” says Dr. Cupp.

“The best news I can give you is that, hopefully, we can make an announcement this fall that we have a commitment from another doctor,” Burnett told the commission.

Dr. Cupp said there have been several students in residency who have worked on weekends

at the hospital, which is promising.

“We’ve had some near misses. We’re going to get someone,” he said optimistically.

Burnett said he also understands the frustration from community members who can’t see their physician right away or must see a physician’s assistant instead.

“No matter how much I beat the bushes for a physician I’m not going to bring someone in here who doesn’t pass muster with our doctors,” he emphasizes. “Once they give their approval I’ll get the contract signed.”

“I understand the frustration,” added Dr. Cupp.

“The days of seeing your doctor on the day you call are about gone all across the country. But if it’s an emergency, we’ll get you in.”

“It’s not a money-maker for anyone,” he says.

“But we don’t dare shut down our center or we’d have some pretty angry people.”

The county has had previous discussion with Waste Connections (Northend Disposal) about the possibility of collecting recycled material from Scott County customers. At one time, that alternative seemed possible, but officials with Waste Connections have since informed the county that any recycling program would be years away, if it happens at all.

“That’s part of the problem with being in Western Kansas. It’s too far to haul material to Hutchinson and make it feasible,” Cramer says.

“We’ll continue to do our best to keep the program going.”

What’s for Lunch in Scott City?

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Lunch • Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Evenings • Thurs., Fri., Sat. 5:30 -10:00 p.m.

Tues. • Open faced prime rib sandwich with french fries.

Wed. • Spaghetti dinner with side salad.

Thurs. • Chicken and noodles with mashed potatoes.

Fri. • Taco dinner with rice and beans.

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11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Tuesday - Thursday 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Sunday 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Bacon Ranch Hot Ham and Cheese (includes choice of side)

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Bacon made from scratch, honey ham, swiss cheese on a brioche bun.

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Community Living

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Advance directives make family decisions easier It seems like everything we do should be a priority in our lives even though that would be impossible.

But there are some things that really need to be prioritized sooner than later. One of these should be putting in place your legal documents which are called “advance directives.” These outline major decisions such as your health care, financial care and end-of-life choices.

What I’m offering is a quick overview of the

information you need to consider.

Without proper legal planning, caring for aging loved ones or someone who has a terminal illness is often exhausting, emotionally and financially.

When these documents are not in place, it is hard

Recipe favorites . . .

Banana Sour Cream Bread You’re probably thinking, “Oh no! Another banana bread recipe!” But this one is a little different: the sour cream makes this one so moist it melts in your mouth. This one is great for gift giving and the loaves freeze well.

Prep time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1/4 cup 1 teaspoon 3/4 cup 3 cups 3 6 very ripe 1 (16 ounce) container 2 teaspoons 2 teaspoons 1/2 teaspoon 3 teaspoons 4-1/2 cups 1 cup

Cook time: 1 hour

white sugar ground cinnamon butter white sugar eggs bananas, mashed sour cream vanilla extract ground cinnamon salt baking soda all-purpose flour chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts.

Divide into prepared pans.

Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Yield: 4 - 7x3 inch loaves

VIP dance is Sunday

The “Craig Stevens Band” will be providing dance music at the Scott County VIP Center on Sun., Sept. 20, from 2:305:00 p.m.

Anyone needing more information can contact Todd Steele (874-1500) or Velda Riddiough (8742040).

for families to make the correct decisions that everyone can agree on.

Finding information, getting the guidance and assistance to handle the complex health care decisions, struggling to understand the financial and legal ramifications can be daunting if they are done at the last minute. Don’t wait.

By planning ahead and obtaining the right legal documents, families can help their aging relatives or relatives who

have been in an accident or have a terminal illness gain security, take advantage of public benefits, and preserve their assets.

Planning ahead and putting an estate plan in place makes all decisions easier. They can help families avoid probate, which occurs when an individual owns assets in his or her name alone, and the court determines distribution.

If not handled properly, probate can be time-consuming and costly while providing no privacy for

Evans will celebrate 80th birthday Sept. 27 Dorothy Rose Evans, a resident at Prairie Senior Living Complex, Colby, will celebrate her 80th birthday with a card shower.

She was born Sept.

27, 1935, in Scott City, the daughter of Roy and Dorothy Evans Iva Rose.

On May 23, 1954 she married Leland Frank Evans in Oakley. He died April 26, 1987.

Dorothy was a farmer’s wife and helped in every way possible on the farm.

She was also a Sunday school teacher and really enjoyed helping with vacation Bible school and the Easter and Christmas programs every year.

She has been active in supporting her children and grandchildren in their events throughout her life.

After her husband passed away she did home health

care up until two years ago.

Dorothy has three daughters, Cindy Fink, and husband, Lee, Monument, Jennie Koehn and husband, Brad, Tribune, and Shonda Johnson and husband, Mike, Belleville; one son, Kent Evans, and wife, Brenda, Oakley; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Cards can be sent to 1625 S. Franklin Ave., Colby, Ks. 67701.

the family. This is not something that you want to happen.

A little money spent with a lawyer on a will or estate plan is a lot cheaper than what you will lose in probate. More importantly, you would not want the courts deciding who will be making decisions about you or possibly your underage children should you not have those wishes already in a legal document.

Estate plans include wills or trusts, dura-

ble powers of attorney, health-care surrogate designations and living wills.

These documents enable individuals to manage their assets during their lifetime and upon incapacity, as well as after their death. Planning can help minimize or avoid estate taxes and ensure the senior - not the state - retains control of his or her assets.

If nothing else is done, individuals should obtain advance directives. These (See DIRECTIVES on page 7)

The Scott County Record

Editorial/Opinion

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editorially speaking

The big picture:

We must look beyond what affects us directly

There are far too many instances where people can’t see two sides of an issue until it affects them directly.

They are firmly opposed to gun control until a random act of gun violence kills a family member.

Only then does the idea of background checks and gun registration start to make sense.

They are opposed to Obamacare, but don’t hesitate to make sure their 19-year-old college student remains on the family’s health insurance plan.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) was a staunch opponent of gay marriage until informed by his son that he is gay.

“It allowed me to think of this issue from a new perspective,” Portman explained.

Apparently, we are so firmly entrenched in our ideology and political beliefs that good ideas don’t seem good until they directly benefit us or a family member?

And so it would also appear to be with health care in Kansas.

A number of hospitals around the state are facing serious financial problems because of the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid.

According to the National Rural Health Association, 15 Kansas hospitals are at risk of being closed due to changes in Medicaid funding. Starting in 2016, Kansas hospitals will lose nearly $132 million because of reimbursement reductions. However, by expanding Medicaid, the state would realize a net gain of about $231 million each year.

These numbers aren’t new. Kansas lawmakers have been told time and again by the Kansas Hospital Association of the financial impact that Medicaid expansion would have in the state. In fact, Senate Vice President Jeff King (R-Independence) refused to believe the KHA’s financial projections and its dire message should the state not take action.

This past week, Mercy Hospital in Independence (population 9,500) announced it will be closing on Oct. 10. Now, King is suddenly interested in looking at Medicaid expansion.

King wants to take a more conservative approach to expansion - whatever that means and he doesn’t want to copy the Affordable Care Act. It remains to be seen how serious King is about meeting the health care needs of his low-income constituents. It also remains to be seen whether more conservative lawmakers will start to recognize the benefit of Medicaid expansion.

Or will we have to be content with picking up the possible support of one lawmaker at a time as hospitals start to close around the state?

School funding:

State has loose definition of classroom spending

It should be no surprise that Gov. Sam Brownback’s communications office is once again taking a swing at public education and those who are battling for additional state money.

Melika Willoughby, Brownback’s deputy director of communications, sent out another of her regular newsletters, this time critical of “everlitigating” school districts and those who take exception to what should actually be considered school funding. Those supporters feel it is wrong for the state to consider contributions to the KPERS pension fund as school funding.

Willoughby, speaking on behalf of the governor and we assume conservative lawmakers, defends their interpretation in a roundabout way that would make any tax attorney or Mafia bookkeeper proud. Money the state spends on KPERS, or to assist with the state’s share of bond obligations for new construction is money that the schools don’t have to spend which means they have more resources to put into the classroom.

We’re waiting for Willoughby to explain in her next newsletter that money the state spends on roads is money that school districts don’t have to spend in order to transport students to and from school and throughout the state to sports events and other activities.

John Robb, an attorney for Schools for Fair Funding who has taken the state to court over the funding issue, took exception to Willoughby’s analysis, saying that “as much as they would love to say they are increasing funding to the classroom, they are not.” As for Willoughby’s claim that his organization is “ever-litigating,” Robb points out that is a result of the state’s continued refusal to acknowledge decisions by the court that public school funding is unconstitutionally insufficient.

“They are 0-9 when it comes to the court actions in the last dozen years and yet somehow that’s my fault,” Robb said.

When we choose to do what’s right Big Government is nearly everyone’s bogeyman.

It unleashes rolls of red tape that make it more expensive to stay in business and to purchase goods made by those businesses.

It creates rules that make life more inconvenient.

Politicians - particularly the conservative kind can, and do, make a career out of bashing government.

Our lives would be so much better if not for Big, Bad Government . . . until we need it.

We have to look no further than the Scott County Commission’s recent decision to resume home health services after the Scott County Hospital recently decided it would discontinue the service.

The hospital can’t be blamed for its decision.

The administration and physician staff felt that its resources could be utilized to the benefit of more people, with greater economic return, if they shifted the dollars being spent on home health to the ambulance service and staff. It was determined

that the handful of people who were getting home health services couldn’t be justified by the approximately $90,000 in tax dollars the hospital was receiving from the county to support the program.

From a financial standpoint, it makes sense.

When your resources are limited, the goal, as the hospital CEO has said on numerous occasions is to “get the most bang for the buck.”

Not that everything the hospital does is profit driven. Hospital CEO Mark Burnett has also emphasized on numerous occasions that if a health care service can be provided for local residents and it at least breaks even, then he’s willing to look for a way to make it happen.

Being fiscally responsible and devoting resources so that the most people benefit sounds

great in a board room and probably meets with nods of approval from auditors, but it’s small consolation to those individuals who rely on a service that is no longer being provided and have no other options because of limited finances.

And this is where doing the right thing comes into conflict with doing what’s politically popular. On the national debate stage we have witnessed the ongoing battle between conservative politicians - primarily Republicans - and social progressives - primarily Democrats who disagree on whether Obamacare is necessary to giving millions of poor and middle class families access to better health care.

There are a number of conservatives, including our own Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who believe that as long as people can walk into a hospital emergency room the health care crisis is one that’s largely been created in the minds of liberals.

Fortunately, we have county commissioners who are less interested in

getting tied up in political knots over health care and see they have a moral responsibility.

When confronted with the need for home health

by County Health Administrator Dana Shapland, the commission didn’t grumble about “Obamacare this” or “Obamacare that” which has come to be so divisive at the state and national levels of our government.

In fact, politics was the last thing in their minds.

“We have to provide the service,” asserted Commission Chairman Jim Minnix.

Can you imagine those same words coming out of the mouths of Sen. Pat Roberts, Gov. Sam Brownback or Congressman Huelskamp? They would be much more motivated in creating a partisan political battle where none should exist while ignoring our moral responsibility to do the right thing.

It would have been just as easy for our county commission and even the health administrator to (See RIGHT on page six)

GOP agenda (or lack thereof) To hear Republican presidential candidates tell it, you’d think the most important issue facing the nation is Hillary Clinton’s old emails.

Not climate change, not the growing gap between the filthy rich and the deserving poor, and not our crumbling roads, declining schools, or tattered justice system - just Hillary’s emails.

As secretary of state, Clinton used her own private email account for government business and personal stuff. Some messages may have contained classified material (whether it was classified before or after she sent it is in question), making the Democratic Party’s presidential frontrunner appear to have improperly routed government secrets through a privately maintained, non-government server.

Where to Write

another view by Donald Kaul

None of that looks good, of course. At best it’s very sloppy.

The Republicans, however, are trying to make it seem like the greatest act of treason since Benedict Arnold tried to sell out West Point to the British.

It’s part of their grand plan to strangle Clinton’s presidential candidacy in its crib.

And maybe it will work. Republicans have a way of hammering on an issue, saying the same things day after day, even when the facts are against them. Eventually people say, “Gee, maybe there’s a fire there behind all that smoke.”

Why did Clinton do it?

She says it seemed more convenient. Earlier this

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

year, she claimed it was because she didn’t want to carry two phones around with her everywhere she went.

That’s lame. A secretary of state is constantly surrounded by dozens of minions who can carry an unlimited number of phones for their chief.

Why did she really do it? I have no idea. It’s precisely the kind of slightly off-center move we’ve come to expect of the Clintons. Their transgressions never seem to add up to much, but they leave you wondering if there’s something shifty going on Now that she’s finally apologized for using a private email server, the Republicans will forgive her and forget about it, right?

Hardly - I misspoke before. The emails aren’t the only thing Republicans talk about. There’s also

Sen. Pat Roberts 109 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4774 roberts.senate.gov/email.htm

Benghazi.

Benghazi is a tragic chapter in our recent history. A U.S. ambassador and three of his aides were murdered in a terrorist attack on their compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi in 2012. Clinton led the State Department at the time.

It was by any measure a classic security screwup, the kind that happens from time to time. Not much is made of it unless Hillary Clinton is secretary of state.

But she was, so the Republicans can’t let go of it. Rumors have been floated of the secretary interfering with the security at the compound, ordering the military to stand down, even running guns out of the facility.

All garbage, of course, but an opportunity to slime a potential political (See AGENDA on page six)

Sen. Jerry Moran 141 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6521 www.house.gov/moranks01/

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Jeb’s brand of voodoo economics Even a best-case scenario means large revenue cut, greater deficit His father had a term that could be applied to Jeb Bush’s tax plan: “voodoo economics,” the unproven notion that massive tax cuts for the rich will spur enough economic growth to justify the budgetary hit.

But there’s an even more fundamental question underlying Jeb Bush’s proposal to cut taxes by - depending on how much voodoo you practice between $1.2 trillion and $3.7 trillion over 10 years: Why? What in the country’s current budgetary state suggests that Americans are taxed too much, and to such a degree as to justify the increased deficits or painful spending cuts that would ensue?

Recall that Mitt Romney’s tax proposal, to cut individual tax rates without losing revenue or making the code

behind the headlines

by Ruth Marcus

less progressive, was fanciful, but it was at least based on the notion that the change would be revenue neutral that is, enough deductions and credits would be curtailed to offset the loss created by lowering rates.

To put the magnitude of Bush’s proposed cuts into some perspective, it would - even under the kindest, most voodoo-y interpretation - reduce overall federal revenue by three percent over the decade.

And, by the way, history and responsible economic modeling (the Treasury Department, the Joint Committee on Taxation) offer little basis for crediting the rosy scenarios, the rosiest of which ladles in a dollop of regulatory relief to jack up the promised growth rates.

But the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, analyzing the Bush plan under ordinary, static budget rules, says it would drain eight percent of revenue over the following decade.

To start, though, I interrupt this cri-

tique with some words of praise: First, in this appallingly substancefree campaign, that Bush has a detailed tax reform plan at all, unlike most of his opponents.

Second, that some of his policies compassionately and smartly enlist the tax code to help low-income workers, expanding the earned-income tax credit for those without children and nearly doubling the standard deduction, thereby reducing the number of households who owe any income tax. So much for Romney’s lament about the 47 percent who don’t pay taxes.

Third, that Bush takes some aim at unwarranted tax breaks for the wealthy.

He would eliminate the carried-interest loophole that lets hedge-fund managers pay much lower rates, although the significance of this change is more symbolic than budgetary. He would cap most itemized deductions at two percent of income.

I don’t quarrel with the fundamental instincts of Bush’s plan - to broaden the tax base by eliminating or trimming deductions and credits. Of course that makes sense with our current monster (See VOODOO on page six)

Battling the forces of inequality

by Jim Hightower

“Inequality” is not a condition. It’s a creation. Inequality is produced by thousands of decisions deliberately made by bosses, bankers, and big shots to siphon money and power from the many to the few.

We see Wall Street and Washington doing this to us, but the widening and deepening chasm of inequality in America is also the product of decisions that local elites are making every day.

Take Grand Rapids, Michigan, a city largely run by a few billionaire families sharing an entrenched laissez-faire ideology. They want no heavy-handed government policies . . . unless you’re

poor or working class.

Thus, the city powers who find it unconscionable to hike taxes on the rich, recently socked low income bus riders with a 17 percent jump in fares. For the 27 percent of people in Grand Rapids who live below the poverty line, that’s a serious chunk of change siphoned right out of their pockets.

Then, the board of directors of the city’s transit agency slipped a siphon tube into the wallets of their own drivers and mechanics, arbitrarily terminating their pensions.

Adding a crude insult to injury, the board simultaneously gave a pay raise to the transit boss - literally stealing from workers to lift the CEO’s salary above $200,000 a year.

When the workers, who’re members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, began leafleting bus riders to oppose the fare hike and pension theft, the arrogant boss and autocratic board threatened to arrest and fire them!

Luckily, even in Grand Rapids, it’s still legal to exercise your First Amendment rights, so the union won an injunction against this repression.

Better yet, the attempted siphoning of money and power has rallied community groups, students, bus riders, and others into a grassroots movement to stop widening the inequality gap and start bridging it.

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker and author

America’s slow-motion crisis Poor economic conditions are threat to millions each day Baltimore, my hometown, is facing its highest rate of homicides in decades. Along with other cities that are reporting higher than usual violent crime rates this summer, Baltimore’s murder rate is up by 33 percent.

It’s a terrible reminder that the violence that erupted this spring, when Freddie Gray died in police custody, continues. People in urban America are suffering not just from police brutality, but also from increased rates of armed robberies, muggings, and gun violence.

It’s not just about crime, though, or even poverty. Millions of residents in these neighborhoods also confront a less visible form of violence: environments that assault their health on a daily basis.

Kids are especially at risk. Children

other voices

by Rebecca Ruggles

are more heavily exposed to toxins in proportion to their body weight. And they have more years of life ahead of them in which to suffer the effects of early exposure.

That’s why a scientific review of research on air pollution concluded that “the effects of air pollution on brains of children and teens ought to be key public health targets.”

Exposure to various forms of air pollution can affect kids’ brains in scary ways - including an increased risk of autism and a reduced IQ. The problem is especially bad for poor communities of color, since they’re much more likely to live near sources of hazardous pollution. Baltimore, for example, still has some of the worst ozone on the East Coast. The pattern plays out all across the country.

And it doesn’t stop at air pollution.

I found myself dwelling on lead poisoning recently. It’s a threat to kids that we almost licked. The U.S. government eliminated lead in paint in 1978, and in gasoline by the 1990s. The levels of lead in kids’ blood went down dramatically.

But older buildings can still contain toxic levels of lead in old layers of paint, especially in poorer neighborhoods. Baltimore’s kids suffer lead poisoning at nearly three times the national average - and the problem is especially concentrated in the city’s aggrieved western neighborhoods.

Lead poisoning is devastating. It costs kids IQ points, damages their nervous systems, stunts their growth, and impacts their behavior in unpredictable ways.

Freddie Gray and a lot of kids like him were poisoned by lead in the 1990s. Many of them may be in prison today because they grew up physiologically unable to control their impulses (See CRISIS on page six)

Presidential candidates mum about energy policy

by Emily Schwartz Greco

When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, the GOP’s battle cry from that race also prevailed. Remember “drill, baby, drill”?

This country pro- Big Oil’s profduced 3.2 billion bar- its are plungrels of oil last year, ing. Some up 75 percent from 150,000 oil 1.8 billion in 2008. workers have The boom helps lost their jobs.

The population explain why, as the of Williston, 2016 Republican North Dakota presidential candi- the drill, baby, dates sparred in their drill capital first official debates - is shrinking. No wonwithout saying much der the GOP about energy, bar- candidates rels of our black gold don’t want to were on the verge of discuss their striking a six-year energy policies. low of $43.

When supply spiked, demand lagged. As the laws of economics dictate, oil prices plunged. With the coal industry reeling and natural gas prices receding, fossil fuels are in their biggest freefall since, well, the 2008 electoral cycle.

Big Oil’s profits are plunging.

Some 150,000 oil workers have lost their jobs. The population of Williston, North Dakota - the drill, baby, drill capital - is shrinking. No wonder the GOP candidates don’t want to discuss their energy policies.

Members of the climaterati also groused about the hopefuls’ general silence on global warming. Here’s all the candidates said in the main event and the “kiddie table” warmup debate: •Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the most climate-conscious Republican in the race, supports the pollution-generating Keystone XL pipeline’s construction anyway. So does Jeb Bush.

•Scott Walker and Bush embrace Obama’s all-of-the-above energy policy, which ramps up both North American fossil-fuel production and greener alternatives. Carly Fiorina dislikes the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

Many pertinent terms and words went unspoken, including global warming, carbon, wind, solar, coal, Koch Brothers, Clean Power Plan, renewable, arctic, and drill. Yet many of the GOP hopefuls’ top donors made fortunes in these industries.

There’s no denying that fossil fuels are on their minds.

Kelcy L. Warren, who runs natural gas and propane company Energy Transfer Partners, gave Rick Perry $6 million. The Wilks family, which founded a huge fracking company, has injected $15 million into Ted Cruz’s war chest.

Billionaire coal baron Chris Cline handed Jeb Bush’s campaign $1 million. A few other donors whose cash comes from natural gas, and power generation also cut checks that size for the former Florida governor.

Those donations are chump change next to the $900 million Charles and David Koch say they’ll spend through their own oily political network on candidates and other political efforts during the 2016 election cycle. As refineries and petrochemicals are two big moneymakers for the rich brothers’ privately held conglomerate, saving dirty-energy’s dominion is a big priority for them.

Although Obama’s climate record doesn’t match his forceful rhetoric about global warming, a Republican victory in 2016 could slow U.S. progress toward a fossil-free future.

Progressives determined to see decisive climate action and other nonRepublicans can probably skip the rest of the GOP’s debates aside from the fun factor.

Witnessing former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee call for raising taxes on “prostitutes, pimps, and drug dealers” or hearing him declare that “the purpose of the military is to kill people and break (See ENERGY on page six)

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Unique students don’t fit standardized testing

by John Schrock

On September 8, the Kansas State Board of Education approved cutoff scores for new state assessments in math and English language arts. By an 8-to-1 vote, they celebrated supposedly moving away from an era of No Child Left Behind teaching-to-the-test to embrace a new framework of accountability and standards.

Unfortunately, the

changes they passed constitute an even more severe round of blaming teachers and further standardizing the curriculum our Kansas children will take.

The Board’s first action was to approve the proposed cut scores that ranged across five levels with scores providing supposedly fine grain measurements from 220 to 380.

These tests would sup-

Anytime we hear the term “accountable,” we can substitute “blame” because that is exactly what this system continues to be about: blaming teachers who don’t produce higher scores from their students.

posedly ascend above mere multiple choice and require higher thinking skills, a claim that has been made for previous iterations of testing.

The new standards would supposedly be too broad to teach-to-the-test. And maybe someday, the computer administered tests would even be adaptive.

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KSDE staffers explained all the problems with the earlier decade of testing that narrowed the curriculum. The Board nodded in agreement during discussion of how well Kansas teachers could drill students and make scores go up each year by teaching-to-the-test when indeed there had not been

overall general intellectual growth.

The new standards ranks students into Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4. The State Board accepted the claim that teachers could now use these fine-grain scores to advise parents on just where their child was academically deficient.

Not one remembered that competent teachers used to provide diagnostic information in parent conferences before the “standards era.”

Nor did any board member ask about the reliability of the scores and the variation that is to be expected if Suzie takes the test on a good day or a bad day.

The fact that today we have digital equipment that can assign scores of 273 and 278 to two students does not in any way prove that a student who scores 278 is academically better at that skill than the student with a 273.

not the solution to rural health care for the uninsured or the underinsured.

But there’s an even greater lesson to be learned.

We were able to witness in our own community what is possible when people put moral responsibility ahead of political rhetoric.

The right thing was done for the right reasons.

And, without Big, Bad Government it wouldn’t have happened.

As Commissioner Jerry Buxton noted, “. . . that’s what we’re here for.”

Hopefully, someone in Topeka and Washington is listening. That’s a simple message which too many have chosen to ignore.

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dodge this issue by claiming they simply don’t have the financial resources. Who could argue with them? We all know that budgets are tight and we don’t have access to a bottomless well of taxpayer Emily Schwartz Greco is a former foreign correspon- dollars.

While that is true, it dent and financial reporter doesn’t change the fact that there are people in our own community who need things” is entertaining if you like that kind of thing.

Besides, you never know when someone will blurt something out as telling as “drill, baby, drill.”

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opponent is no time to go ethical.

Republican-controlled standing committees in Congress have conducted no fewer than eight investigations into the matter so far, all fallow. Not satisfied, Republicans formed a special committee to investigate the incident.

That was 16 months and $4 million ago. Now they’ve discovered that some of Hillary’s emails mentioned - you guessed it - Benghazi. That means more hearings on the way.

This from a Congress that’s just come off one of its interminable vacations and given itself 12 days to vote on the Iran nuclear deal, pass a complex spending bill, and stage a welcome party for the pope. Then our lawmakers will go on vacation again so they can go back home and tell voters what a bang-up job they’re doing.

Oh, I forgot. There’s Planned Parenthood, too.

A hardy band of Republicans is threatening to refuse to vote for any spending bill that provides federal health care money for Planned Parenthood, which among other things provides abortions for poor women (though not with federal funds).

They say that if their demands aren’t met, they’ll shut down the government.

That’s it, then. Hillary Clinton’s emails, Benghazi and Planned Parenthood.

Solve those and all our troubles are over.

Not. Donald Kaul is a retired Washington columnist for The Des Moines Register.

He covered the capital for 29 years. dkaul1@verizon.net

help and simply don’t have the means of paying for it.

With the county’s support, home health is now in a position to provide an added level of care in an individual’s home which the hospital, because of Medicare reimbursement restrictions, was very restricted in providing. Not only does this prevent

Crisis and with neurocognitive functions cut far short of their full potential.

Combined with grinding poverty, institutional racism, and a police force inclined towards violence, the problem gets even deadlier.

These kids are also being exposed to particle pollution in the form of vehicle exhaust, the

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indiscriminate use of pesticides, and a range of chemicals in consumer products that haven’t been tested for safety. Emerging research warns that these things can impact the rapidly developing minds of children.

Violent crime can fluctuate for a number of reasons, and I hope safer days for my city lie

Voodoo of a tax code. And making the system fairer, more rational and easier to navigate would benefit not only individuals but the economy at large.

Nor is there anything inherently wrong with the kind of dynamic scoring Bush employs to disguise the size of his cuts. As former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas W. Elmendorf explains in a new paper, including such feedback effects for major legislation like tax cuts would improve accuracy and “provide important information” about economic effects.

But I return to the fundamental question: Why is a gigantic tax cut warranted - another gigantic tax cut, on top of what Bush’s brother oversaw when there were supposed

hospital and medical clinic staff from taking care of patient needs that can be addressed just as efficiently - and at less cost - by the county health department but, just maybe, it also prevents individual health care regresses to the point where it requires an emergency room visit.

Contrary to Huelskamp’s thinking, this is

ahead. But if we don’t do something about the slowmotion environmental crises our poorest neighbors confront every day, then that would be one of the biggest crimes of all.

Rebecca Ruggles is the Director of the Maryland Environmental Health Network.

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budgetary surpluses?

Notably, the Bush 43 tax cuts pale in comparison to what Jeb Bush proposes; they amounted to five percent of total expected revenue. The Bush 43 cuts came at a time when reputable economists fretted over paying down the debt too fast.

Now, debt levels have soared to a dangerous share of the economy.

Are Americans overtaxed? Not compared with other industrialized countries. In total tax burden, state and federal, in 2012, the United States ranked 32nd out of 34 among the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

And not overtaxed compared with previous levels. Effective federal tax rates are near histori-

cal lows, according to the CBO. The average effective tax rate was 17.6 percent in 2011, compared with 22 percent in 1979.

The 2013 fiscal cliff deal increased tax burdens for the wealthiest Americans, but the basic truth remains.

The Bush campaign argues that tax cuts are warranted to jump-start an anemic economic recovery and that the resulting hole will be filled by other pro-growth changes and spending cuts, particularly in entitlement programs.

But given the nation’s precarious fiscal state, it makes scant sense to devote trillions to tax cuts justified by neither history nor logic.

Ruth Marcus is an editorial writer for The Washington Post, specializing in politics, campaign finance, the federal budget and taxes

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

Fact-checking reveals GOP presidential debate was 4% fact

by Andy Borowitz

SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (The Borowitz Report) - A thorough fact checking reveals that Wednesday night’s Republican Presidential debate was four percent fact, fact checkers reported Thursday morning.

According to HonestyWatch, a Minnesotabased fact-checking organization, over the course of three hours the Republican candidates served up between eight and twelve facts, not including their names and job descriptions.

While few of the facts that were dispensed during the debate related to policy matters, viewers did learn that Jeb Bush smoked pot in high school, and that Donald Trump had not yet ridiculed Rand Paul’s looks, the fact checkers found.

At CNN, the debate moderator, Jake Tapper, said he was proud of the role he played in keeping the evening’s fact content to a minimum.

“Whenever I felt the candidates were straying into the issues, I tried to goad them into insulting each other,” he said. “I didn’t succeed every time, but all in all I feel good about the night.”

While Tapper might be happy with Wednesday’s contest, it failed to match the benchmark set by August’s Fox News debate, which came in at three percent fact.

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

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Testing There are so many variables in a student’s life that a teacher recognizes - and a computer does not.

Even Mister Rogers could have asked: “Children, can you say ‘mathematically insignificant.’” There is just something about numbers that make folks think that they are being scientific.

After approving the new cut scores, the State Board examined how Kansas ranked on the most recent assessment tests. Since the new standards are obviously harder than those easy, old state standards, Kansas students would, of course,

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not score very high.

Indeed, that is what the charts showed.

Considering that QPA required Kansas schools to establish standards well before the Bush NCLB era, and that every education reform since then has claimed to move to more rigorous standards, there appears no limit to how easy those first standards were, or how much more rigorous the standards will be when they are again revised after 2020.

The most appalling testimony came from a staffer who stressed the continued importance of holding teachers

Directives documents help ensure their wishes are carried out (financially and medically) in the event of their incapacity.

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“accountable” to meet the new goals as the scores went up. Anytime we hear the term “accountable,” we can substitute “blame” because that is exactly what this system continues to be about: blaming teachers who don’t produce higher scores from their students.

So how does that avoid “teaching to the test”?

Well, supposedly these wonderful new standards are too broad to be “taught to.” But teachers don’t teach to the standards; they teach to the test. And as soon as the prior test items become available, that is what will

drive this next round of supercharged NCLB. To call these “standards” is an error. What we are looking at is “standardization” where all students are expected to master the same common curriculum.

But students come into the classroom unique and they should go out unique.

So the most important skill for teachers who want to remain in the classroom continues to be gaming the system by teaching to the test. That system just got more complicated.

John Schrock trains biology teachers and lives in Emporia

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Marshall to grow the economy. I’m not worried about other people’s personal lives.”

That, says Marshall, is the biggest difference between himself and the incumbent.

If elected, the challenger says, “I think our votes will look a lot alike. We’re both very strong conservatives.”

Originally from El Dorado, Dr. Marshall has a full-time obstetrics/ gynecology practice at the Great Bend Hospital.

The candidate said he considered running for the Congressional seat two years ago “but we had two kids at home plus a busy OB/GYN practice.

The stars are lined up a lot better now. Now I have the okay from my wife.”

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The stiff challenge that Republican Alan LaPolice provided in the last primary also made Marshall’s decision a little easier.

“It confirmed what I already knew. We knew that Huelskamp was vulnerable,” says Marshall.

Outside of school funding, over which Marshall reminds voters he would have no control, he says the most common concern among voters is “federal overreach.”

“No matter what business you work for or what business you own, it seems that the government is in our lives too much,” he says.

Dr. Marshall says he is opposed to Obamacare.

“I would vote for repeal, but I would prefer we have a plan before we repeal it,” he says. “I don’t think hospitals and physicians could handle it if you repealed without a plan.”

Marshall’s plan would include: •Letting insurance companies bid across state lines.

•Expand health care savings accounts.

•Distribute block grants to states for the hard-toinsure.

“We need to realize there is a group of people who are very hard to inOpposed to Obamacare sure,” he says. “These are Falling in line with oth- people with significant er members of the Kansas pre-existing conditions Congressional delegation, or people with significant

long-term handicap problems. We need some type of block grant for each state to administer to this high-risk group.”

Marshall says each state should be allowed to control how this money is used rather than Washington, D.C.

a weekly CBC (complete blood count) done because they’re on chemotherapy and they’re not allowed to do that in their own hospital,” says Marshall.

He would entertain the possibility of specialized veterans’ hospitals to provide care not available at local hospitals, such as Veterans Health Care treatment for post-trauMarshall, who spent matic stress disorder. time in a Veterans Administration hospital as a Lowering Taxes medical student, says the The GOP challenger VA system is “so broke says he likes ideas ofyou can never fix it.” fered by presidential canOne immediate step to- didate Jeb Bush which wards improving the pro- would lower taxes on the cess is to allow veterans wealthiest Americans and to get health care in their also eliminate some tax local hospital when pos- breaks. He would also like sible. to lower corporate taxes.

“I can tell you story af“We have corporater story of veterans hav- tions leaving our couning to drive 60 miles to get try or they aren’t paying

taxes in our country,” he points out. “We would bring them back into our country and that would increase the tax base. If a company’s taxes are lowered they will typically reinvest in their corporations, hire more people and expand the economy.”

With two candidates already challenging Huelskamp, Marshall acknowledges that it could divide the anti-Huelskamp vote.

However, he questions whether LaPolice and him will draw from the same pool of voters.

“Alan is more to the left than I am,” he says.

“I’m running to represent Kansas. I’m not running against Tim. I’m not running against Alan,” adds Marshall.

US83 author to speak in SC about ‘Last American Highway Award-winning author Stew Magnuson will be barnstorming up and down US83 Highway in Western Kansas from September 22-25 promoting his latest book, “The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83: Nebraska-KansasOklahoma.”

He will be at the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery in Scott City on Thurs., Sept. 24, 7:00 p.m.

Magnuson travels with a trunk filled with books, a digital projector, and a presentation that draws from his collection of some 6,000 present-day and historic images taken along US83, a 1,885-mile long highway that stretches from the North Dakota border and ends at the southernmost tip of Texas in Brownsville. (See tour dates below) He has traveled what he calls “The Last American Highway” several times and is a one-man outfit for promoting travel on the highway.

“There was once a

U.S. Canada Highway 83 Association that promoted travel on the road, but that faded away. Now I’m kind of it,” he says.

That despite being based a half country away in Arlington, Va. Magnuson also administers the Fans of U.S. Route 83 page on Facebook, which now has more than 1,900 members.

He writes the Highway 83 Chronicles blog and has set up the U.S. Route 83 Travel page which gives tips to those who are interested in taking a trip on the highway.

Ultimately, he says these websites are about getting travelers off the Interstates, exploring the small towns and spending a bit of their money there.

Second Book on US83 He describes his two works on Highway 83 as hybrid travel-history books. They are based on his 2009-10 travels down the length of U.S. 83 and the narrative is interspersed with historical

Exception owners had also been ruled ineligible for rebates because they didn’t meet those guidelines.

“Because others are in a similar situation, if we approve your request then we’d be opening a can of worms,” said Commission Chairman Jim Minnix.

“I’m tempted to approve your request but, in principal, I don’t think we should.”

Commissioner Gary Skibbe said he realizes it

vignettes that took place along or near the road.

“The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83: The Dakotas” was released in 2014. He is working on the Texas version of the book, which he hopes to publish in 2016.

“Of all the sections of the two books, I’m getting lots of feedback from readers that they liked the Kansas section best, even from those who aren’t from there,” he said.

“Western Kansas is rich in history.”

Magnuson describes himself as part of a new breed of indie writers who has forsworn the traditional book publishing system. He travels on his own dime and hopes to sell enough books to cover his airfare, car rental and gas.

“Even if I just cover my expenses, I have a blast doing these talks, meeting readers and traveling the highway in between appearances. This is just how I like to spend my vacation,” he says.

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was an “honest mistake,” but he sided with Minnix.

“I would have a hard time allowing this to be reinstated, even if the other two entities (city and school district) went along,” he said.

Commissioner Jerry Buxton said the commission has had a lot of discussion with representatives from the city and school district so that they are all in agreement as to how the program should be administered.

“We’ve come up with a set of guidelines that everyone has accepted and we need to be sticking to our guns. We hate to back up now,” he said.

The commission didn’t reject the request by Tilton, but instead chose to take no action at this time.

“Take this to the other two entities and if they decide to go along then come back to us,” suggested Minnix.

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebr., Magnuson is the author of “The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge Border Towns.”

It was named the Nebraska Center of the Book’s 2009 nonfiction book of the year and was a finalist for the 2008 Great Plains Book of the Year.

He is managing editor of National Defense Magazine in Arlington, Va.

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Rice, Capra cast in FHSU’s ‘Footloose’

The Ft. Hays State Theatre and Music Department will present “Footloose” on Wedesday through Friday, Sept.

30-Oct. 2, at the FeltenStart Theatre in Malloy on the FHSU campus.

Performances each day will be at 7:30 p.m., in addition to a matinee on Sun., Oct. 4, at 2:30 p.m.

The production of the 1980’s classic takes place in Bomont, Okla., where dancing has been banned.

The story follows newly arrived teenager Ren and his struggle against the powers that be so he and the other youth will be allowed to publically dance.

Two local college students from the area will be performing in the show.

Clayton Capra, Dighton, will be playing the part of “Ren” and Callan Rice, Scott City, will be playing opposite Clayton as the part of “Ariel,” the preacher’s daughter.

Tickets are available at $15 for the general public and $10 for seniors and students.

For ticket information call 785-628-4533 or go online at https://webapps. fhsu.edu/theatreonlinereservations/.

Freshmen jump into FFA land judging; district contest is next

All dirt is not the same.

FFA students from throughout the area had to identify differences in soil types and other land characteristics during the annual Scott County land judging contest held on Area students in Wednesday.

Teams were taken to KSU marching; a location west of Scott ceremony is Sat. City, just south of HRC Kansas State University Feed Yards, where they fans will have something rotated through each of extra to cheer about at four sites and had to offer the Wildcat football game Sat., Sept. 19, at Bill (Above) Kyle Sherwood checks out Snyder Family Stadium.

It’s Sudler Day at the the slope of the terstadium with The Pride of rain during Wednesday’s land judging.

Wildcat Land, the Kansas State University Marching (Right) SCHS team Band, being honored with members in the lothe 2015 Sudler Trophy cal judging contest from the John Philip were (front row, from left) Brayan Sousa Foundation.

At a halftime ceremo- Garcia, Stacy ny, the band will receive Dominguez, Jaren the trophy, which is pre- Berning and Shea sented every two years Morris Back row: Kyle to a college or university Sherwood, Theron marching band that has Tucker, Johan Frias, demonstrated the highest FFA instructor Dale of musical standards and Jessup, Emily Glenn innovative marching rou- and Jordan Cramer.

(Record Photos) tines and ideas, and that has made important contributions to the advancement of the performance standards of college marching bands over a number of years.

Under direction of Tracz and Don Linn, assistant director of bands, Kansas State University’s 400-plus member marching band includes musicians, twirlers, color guard and Classy Cats dance squad. The band performs at home football games, at bowl games, pep rallies and at special events throughout the fall, including the university’s annual Homecoming Parade, Week of Welcome Pep Rally and more.

Area students who are members of the Kansas State University Marching Band include: Liz Heath, alto saxophone, Dighton.

Max Dunlap, baritone, Leoti.

a written analysis of the land conditions which included slope, texture of the soil (surface and subsurface) and permeability.

“Last year I didn’t know what to expect,” said Scott Community High School sophomore Emily Glenn. “This time I was better prepared.”

While the soil type won’t vary greatly in the small area used in the

judging, Glenn says there can be a lot more variability in the slope.

Except for Glenn, the rest of Scott City’s 10-member team consisted of freshmen who were taking part in their first judging competition.

“We’ve had a few weeks to prepare for this, but I think it was still a little intimidating for some of these kids to be in their first contest,”

said FFA instructor Dale Jessup. “I haven’t seen the scores yet, but I think they did better than they expected.

“As freshmen, you just want them to gain a feel for what judging is all about, but I also want them to try different things. That’s the only way they’ll find out what they’re best at.”

SCHS will be traveling to a site in Wichita

County on Wednesday for the district land judging contest. At that event, Jessup will have some more experienced team members, which will also include Glenn.

“There were some scheduling conflicts, so we weren’t able to bring our older kids to this contest,” says Jessup. “I look for us to be pretty competitive at district.”

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Former House speaker with company blamed for delays The former speaker of the Kansas House registered as a lobbyist for an Irish technology company about a month after legislative leaders expressed frustration with

the company’s services and delayed a decision on whether to renew its contract.

Legislative leaders from both parties blamed software created

by Propylon, a Dublinbased company with a U.S. office in Lawrence, for delays during the 2015 legislative session. When they voiced concerns in July, the Legislative

Scott City Council Agenda Mon., September 21 • 7:30 p.m.

City Hall • 221 W. 5th •Call to Order •Approve minutes of Sept. 8 regular meeting •Discuss financial request from Chamber of Commerce •Discuss transient vendor ordinance •Mayor’s appointment to Airport Commission •Airport Commission update •Open agenda: audience is invited to voice ideas or concerns. A time limit may be requested Police Department 1) Misc. business Parks Department 1) Misc. business Public Works Department 1) Discuss streetscape light at City Hall Clerk’s Department 1) Request to attend Kansas/IIMC certification institute in Wichita 2) Request to attend City Clerk and Municipal Finance Officers Assn. Institute banquet in Wichita 3) Request to attend Kansas debt recovery system training in Dodge City •Financial and investment reports •Mayor’s comments

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept.

17, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)2t REQUEST FOR ZONING CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the Scott City Planning Commission will hold a special meeting on October 15, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scott City Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 221 West 5th Street, Scott City, Kansas, to consider the following agenda items: 1. Application for amendment of the official zoning map

by Roy M. Boyd to change the zoning from AG-Agricultural District to C-2 General Commercial District for the following described property to wit.

A tract of land in the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Twenty-four (24),Township Eighteen (18) South, Range Thirty-three (33) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Block Twelve (12) in Fairlawn Addition to Scott City, Kansas, thence South along the East boundary line of said Block 12 to the North boundary line of Ninth Street, thence East along the North boundary line of Ninth Street to the West boundary line of the right-of-way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, thence North along the West boundary line of said right-of-way, to the South boundary line of Eighth Street, thence West along the South boundary line of Eighth Street to the point of beginning, except alley on West side of said tract, as shown by the recorded plat thereof.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at such hearing.

Dated: September 15, 2015 Rodney Hogg, chairman Scott City Planning Commission

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Coordinating Council held off on renewing parts of the company’s contract worth about $225,000 over a six-month period.

Six lobbyists registered to represent the company about a month later on Aug. 18, including former House Speaker Doug Mays.

Mays (R-Topeka) was speaker from 2003-06.

Propylon began talks with the state as early as

October 2004 about building an integrated software system and signed a contract in 2007.

As speaker, Mays had been involved in the decision to pursue an integrated technology system, but he said he could not remember if he played a role in the decision to go with Propylon.

“I conceived of the idea of computerization because we were so

far behind in the world.

Everything was paper.

It was being done in the same way it had been done for 100 years,” Mays said.

“And they put in an RFP (request for proposal) and after that I don’t remember having anything to do with it.”

“I don’t remember,” Mays continued. “You know, that’s been a long time ago. I did a lot of things as speaker and

most of them were pretty routine. But I honestly don’t remember. It’s been - what - eight years? And a lot of water’s been under the bridge since then.”

Mays would not answer questions about his role as Propylon’s lobbyist.

Kansas law has no restrictions on lawmakers working as lobbyists after they leave office.

(See LOBBYIST on page 11)

Consider a homeowner’s check-up

An annual review of your homeowner’s insurance policy is always a good idea.

That’s true whether you are a homeowner or a renter.

An annual review is a good reminder of what is covered and allows you to evaluate whether the coverage is still adequate (or too much) for your current situation.

When reviewing your homeowners policy get the answers to these three questions: 1) What does my homeowners or renters policy cover?

A homeowners insurance policy covers the

commissioner’s corner Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer

structure, belongings and legal obligations if someone is injured at your home. A renters policy does not insure the structure, but otherwise provides similar coverage.

Check the type of replacement value provided in the policy. Actual cash value (ACV) is the amount it would take to repair damage to a home or to replace its contents after allowing for depreciation. Replacement cost is the amount it would

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Sept. 12: Elijah Truax, 21, was arrested on a Scott City municipal warrant and transported to the LEC. Sept. 16: Brecken Dunagan was arrested on probation violation and transported to the LEC. Scott County Sheriff’s Department Sept. 13: Chancler Roberts, 20, was arrested for theft of property/services.

Sept. 13: Chancler Roberts, 20, was arrested on an out-of-state warrant.

Sept. 16: Jeffrey Murphy, 37, was arrested on a Scott County warrant and transported to the LEC.

take to rebuild or replace a home and its contents with similar quality materials or goods, without deducting for depreciation.

Liability insurance protects you from legal obligations arising from accidents involving visiting non-residents. With a few exceptions, such as auto or boating accidents, allpurpose liability coverage follows wherever you go.

An umbrella policy can extend the liability limits of a homeowners or renters policy if the policy limit is insufficient.

Homeowners and renters policies typically include limited medical

expense payments for injuries occurring on your premises to visiting nonresidents.

2) How much coverage do I need?

Making a home inventory is the best way to determine the appropriate level of coverage needed for contents. An inventory is also a useful tool to have in case of a loss.

When compiling the inventory, make sure to include as much detail as possible about the items.

Homeowners do not need to insure the value of the land a home sits on, but coverage should include any outdoor struc(See CHECK-UP on page 11)

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Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept.

17, 2015; last published Thurs., Oct. 1, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA LOURDES ANTILLON AND FRANCISCO ROYCE ANTILLON CASE NO. 15-DM-29 Notice of Suit The State of Kansas to Francisco Royce Antillon and all other persons who are or may be concerned: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed

in Scott County District Court

by Maria Lourdes Antillon praying for Divorce, and you are hereby required to plead to the petition on or before the hearing set November 12, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., in the District Court at Scott City, Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the petition.

Maria Lourdes Antillon Petitioner Colton D. Eikenberry Attorney at Law 310 Court St., Ste. 8 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-0300

County Record Thurs., Sept.

17, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)2t Public Notice This notification is to inform all potentially concerned parties that Poky Feeders, Inc, 600 East Road 30, Scott City, Kansas, 620872-5834 plans to modify a livestock waste management facility to serve a swine operation located in S½ S18, T20S, T32W of Scott County.

The property is under the ownership of Poky Feeders, Inc., and the facility is operated by Poky Feeders, Inc. A permit application, plans and specifications have been submitted to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Central Office by Joe Morgan, Poky Feeders, Inc. Contingent upon a satisfactory review of the application and supporting documents by the KDHE, a draft permit for Public Notice will be issued, after which a determi-

or deny a Water Pollution Control Permit. The Department has 180 days from the date of submittal of a complete application to make a final determination.

Any persons wanting to review the application and supporting documents may do so at the Scott County Clerk’s Office, the KDHE Southwest District Office at 302 West McArtor, Dodge City, Kansas, 620- 225-0596, or the KDHE Central Office 785-296-6432 located at the address below. This information is also available on the Internet at http://www.kdheks.gov/feedlots.

Any person wanting to comment during the public notice of application period may do so by submitting written comments to Jeannine Riddle, KDHE, Livestock Waste Management Section, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612-1367, within 30 days of this publication.

Check-up (continued from page 10)

tures on the property. Both homeowners and renters should concentrate on an accurate list of belongings and a proper level for liability limits.

There are two easy ways to do a home inventory: Download KID’s Personal Home Inventory booklet from our website, www.ksinsurance.org, and fill in the information, or use the MyHOME Scr.APP.book smartphone Public Notice application available from (First published in The Scott nation will be made to issue your phone’s app store.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept.

10, 2015; last published Thurs., Sept. 24, 2015)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the matter of the Estate of NICK A. NOVAK aka NICK NOVAK, deceased No. 2015-PR-17 NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that on September 1, 2015, a Petition for Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in the Court by Sherry L. Novak, an heir and administrator of the Nick A. Novak aka Nick Novak, deceased.

All creditors of the dece-

dent are notified to exhibit their demands against 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.

SHERRY L. NOVAK Petitioner - Administrator Jake W. Brooks Attorney At Law P.O. Box 664, 101 E. 6th Scott City, Kansas 67871 620-872-7204

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Sept. 17, 2015) 1t

SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S PROCEEDINGS AUGUST 2015 GENERAL FUND SALARIES ............................................ $ 90,620.34 COMMODITIES ....................................

15,012.67 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

85,156.79 CAPITAL OUTLAY..................................

5,516.62 OTHER...................................................

600.00 COUNTY HEALTH FUND SALARIES .............................................

COMMODITIES .....................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES .................

CAPITAL OUTLAY .................................

OTHER...................................................

15,776.03 19,608.83 1,904.38 0.00 0.00

NOXIOUS WEED FUND SALARIES...............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES...................

OTHER ...................................................

5,562.76 4,298.85 313.06 0.00

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SALARIES .............................................. 34,939.88 COMMODITIES....................................... 168,136.25 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.................... 42,687.71 CAPITAL OUTLAY....................................

3,927.46 FIRE DISTRICT FUND SALARIES ..............................................

COMMODITIES ......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY ..................................

TREASURER’S SPECIAL FUND SALARIES ...............................................

COMMODITIES .......................................

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ....................

CAPITAL OUTLAY.....................................

OTHER .....................................................

JAMES M. MINNIX Chairman

389.28 684.44 642.52 0.00 3,461.19 97.52 966.16 0.00 687.68

ALICE BROKOFSKY Scott County Clerk

Friendship ‘Meals to Go’

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Deductibles, Discounts Deductibles and discounts are generally the easiest places to save money. Most companies offer discounts for people who have more than one type of insurance policy with them, and for people who have had few claims.

When it comes to the deductible - which is the amount you have to pay if there is a loss - usually the higher it is, the lower the premium.

It’s normal to consider raising a deductible to save on premium, but remember, your share of the bill will be that much more following a claim.

After reviewing the policy, call your agent or insurance company and ask these questions: •Is the coverage on my home/rental unit and its contents adequate? Is it too much?

•Is my premium as low as I can expect it to be?

Are there additional discounts available? Can / Should I raise my deductible?

•Are there risk mitigation programs and discounts available?

Mitigation - taking steps to reduce a potential loss before it happens - can help limit your home’s exposure to certain local risks.

•Are there any losses, such as flood, that are not covered in my current policy? Neither flood nor earthquake is covered by a standard homeowners or renters policy. There are optional insurance policies for both disasters.

•Has anything changed in my coverage in the last year? Insurers may change policy terms at renewal, but they must notify you first. Read all notices and information sent from the insurance company.

More Information For more information about homeowners or renters insurance and the basic coverages in a policy, go to www. ksinsurance.org and read or download our publication “Homeowners and Renters Insurance Shopper’s Guide.”

You can also visit www.InsureUonline.org and choose the life stage that best fits your life situation.

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Lobbyist The state has spent about $14 million on the company’s software and services since 2007. The Legislature launched Kansas Legislative Information Systems and Services, a program meant to assist and seamlessly integrate the research, writing, passage and publication of bills.

But lawmakers say the system suffers from bugs and blamed it for slowing down work on important bills during the recent session.

“We don’t have the money to waste on something that’s never going to work,” said House Speaker Ray Merrick (R-Stilwell) in July.

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The Legislative Coordinating Council decided to form a study committee to review Propylon’s contracts before approving additional money. That study committee held its first meeting Monday.

Senate President Susan Wagle (R-Wichita) complained that votes during the session repeatedly had to be delayed because of software glitches.

Legislative staff often worked until the early hours of the morning because of problems with the software, she said.

In addition to Mays, the company has hired five lobbyists from Hein Governmental

Consulting: Ron Hein, Derek Hein, Julie Hein, Paje Resner and Cindy O’Neal.

O’Neal is the wife of former House Speaker Mike O’Neal, who was in office when the KLISS system launched in 2011.

At the time many lawmakers complained of glitches.

Propylon CEO John Harrington said after lawmakers raised issues in July, he sought more information, but has received nothing back from the state. “I engaged two lobbying firms specifically to help me understand the issues so that we could help bring them to conclusion,” Harrington said.

Household and Antique Sunday, Sept. 27 10:00 a.m.

Location: Community building at the fairgrounds, east edge of Leoti.

Sunday, February Jacque Scott and Others - Owners 2Furniture • 11:00 and a.m.

Appliances Crosley washer and dryer, like new Galaxy refrigerator with top freezer GE gas cook stove like new Brown leather recliner White kitchen cabinet Dining table and 4 chairs Blue divan with end recliners Mauve recliner Small brown leather occasional chair Entertainment center Select Comfort regular size bed Queen size bed 9-drawer dresser with mirror and matching chest of drawers 5-drawer chest Wardrobe End tables Grandfather clock Paisley glider rocker, 1 yr. old Olive green divan, 1 yr. old Regular size bedroom set, dresser with mirror, night stand, white Regular size bedroom

set, dresser with mirror, night stand 4-drawer chest Antique Furniture Pine kitchen cabinet, painted white Floor model radio Oak library table 3-drawer dresser with mirror Red and white kitchen table with porcelain top and 2-chairs Pine drop side table 3-Wooden straight chairs Cedar chest Old wooden and tin washing machine Wooden high chair Antiques and Collectibles Wash boiler 3-Crocks Cast iron hog oiler Post drill Old pictures Ladies old hats Figurines Cast iron skillets, Wagoner Hamm’s beer lighted sign JD toy tractors Depression glass

Comic books 2-Brass spittoons Old music instruments Train sets, various makes and models Butter paddle Flour sifters Wooden doll furniture Griswald cast iron waffle maker Kitchen, mantle and wall clocks, key wind, nice collection Erector set collection, some unusual and older ones Tinker toys Child sewing machine Stationary toy steam engines Sad irons Luray pastel china set, service for 12 with extras Old glassware Many other antique items Household Items Pots and pans Entry table and mirror RCA TV Book shelf Sewing machine cabinet Fans

Infrared heater 2-Telescopes Trio crock pot, new Sharp microwave Bedding Kitchen utensils Small kitchen appliances Folding table and chairs Utility cabinet Lawn, Garden and Shop Items Husqvarna selfpropelled lawnmower, rear bag Wash tub Lawn cart Ladders Creeper Fertilizer spreader Sprinklers Craftsman scroll saw Hand tools Sockets sets Shovels, rakes, hoes etc.

Two-wheel dolly B&D circular saw new Small electrical tools Many other items

Terms: Lunch Served. Must show valid ID to register. Cash or approved check day of sale. Everything sold as is. No warranties expressed or implied. Not responsible for theft or accident. Announcements day of sale take precedence over printed material. Check us out: www.berningauction.com and facebook

J&R Car and Truck Center

208 W. 5th St., Scott City 620-872-2103 800-886-2103

Come Grow With Us!

www.JRCARandTRUCK.com 0615 Cars 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid Sedan, V6, SNRF..White Platinum/Gray Lthr.. 88K mi.....(1779A) ..... $9,900 2013 Chevy Sonic LT, FWD, Mylink ..................... Crystal Red/Gray Cloth...... 4K mi.......(1395) ... $15,500 2014 Chevy Impala Limited LTZ, Sunroof, V6 ........ Silver/Black Leather.... 13K mi.......(2017) ... $19,500 2015 Buick Lacrosse,V6 .................................White Frost/Black Leather.... 15K mi.......(2040) ... $28,800 2015 Chevy Malibu LT .............................................. Silver/Black Cloth.... 24K mi.......(2077) ... $17,900 SUVs 2010 Lincoln Navigator, V8, 4x4.............................. Silver/Black Leather.... 97K mi.......(2060) ... $20,900 2010 Mercedez Bens ML350, V6, RWD, Sunroof ... Black/Black Leather.... 55K mi.....(2045A) ... $22,900 2012 Buick Enclave Premium, AWD, Luxury Package..Crystal Red/Tan Lthr..103K mi ..(1961A) ... $20,900 2012 Chevy Tahoe LTZ, 4x4, NAV, DVD Sunroof, Blue Topaz/Gray Leather.. 64K mi.....(2048A) ... $37,900 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, 6.4L, V8, SNRF, NAV .. Gray/Blk Lthr.... 46K mi.......(2078) ... $42,900 2013 Ford Explorer XLT, 4x4, V6 .............................. White/Black Leather.... 46K mi.....(1985A) ... $28,500 2014 GMC Acadia SLT, AWD, V6 .............................. White/Black Leather.... 31K mi.......(2092) ... $34,300 2014 GMC Yukon Denali, AWD, Sunroof, NAV, DVD, Mocha Stl/Tan Lthr, 34K mi ..........(1948) ... $47,900 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 4x4, V6, NAV, Silver/Black Leather, 13K mi.........(1956) ... $33,800 2015 GMC Yukon XL SLT, 4x4 SNRF, NAV, DVD, Wh. Diamond/Black Lthr .. 17K mi.......(2022) ... $58,500 2015 GMC Acadia SLT-1, FWD, V6, 2nd R Buckets, Crimson Red/Black Lthr, 25K mi ...(2063) ... $34,500 2015 Dodge Durango Citadel, AWD, V6, Sunroof, NAV ... White/Tan Lthr.... 19K mi.......(2071) ... $39,900 2015 Buick Enclave Leather Addition, AWD..Champagne Silver/Black Lthr..29K mi ...(2090) ... $30,800 2015 GMC Terrain SLT-2, AWD, V6 .......................... White/Black Leather..... 23Kmi.......(2093) ... $30,800 Pickups 2007 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab SLT, 5.7L, 2WD, T Cover..White/Gray Cloth ... 94K mi.... (2019B) ... $12,900 2009 GMC 1500 Crew SLE, 4x4, 6.0L, V8, ................... Blue/Tan Leather.... 97K mi.....(2027A) ... $22,900 2011 GMC 1500 Ext Cab SLE, 4x4, Z71, 5.3L .............Silver/Black Cloth.... 74K mi.....(1964A) ... $23,900 2011 GMC 1500 Crew Denali, 6.2L, AWD, NAV, SNRF White Dia/Blk Lthr, . 45K mi.....(2063A) .. $34,900 2012 Chevy 1500 Crew LT, 4x4, Z71, 5.3L ..................White/Black Cloth.... 81K mi.....(1852A) ... $25,800 2013 Ford F150 Crew King Ranch, 4x4, 3.5L EcoBoost, SNRF, Blue/Brown Lthr..47K mi. (2011A) $37,500 2013 GMC 1500 Crew SLT, 4x4, Z71, 5.3L................ White/Gray Leather.... 65K mi.....(1977A) ... $31,200 2013 GMC 1500 Crew Denali, 6.2L, 4x4, SNRF, NAV, DVD, Steel Gray/Blk Lthr..79K mi.. (2065A).$34,500 2013 GMC 3500HD Crew Denali, 4x4, 6.6L, Dually, NAV, White/Tan Lthr.... 22K mi.......(2096) ... $49,500 2014 GMC 2500HD Crew Denali, 4x4, 6.6L Diesal .......... White/Tan Lthr.... 37K mi.......(2098) ... $49,600 2014 Chevy 1500 EXT Cab LTZ, 4x4, Z71, 5.3L .. Blue Granite/Gray Lthr.... 22K mi.......(2021) ... $36,800 2014 Chevy 1500 Crew LTZ, 4x4, Z71, 5.3L, H&C Seats, Silver/Black Lthr . 30K mi.......(2032) ... $39,800 2014 GMC 2500HD Crew SLE, 4x4, 6.6L Diesel, 5th Wheel ... Silver/Black Cloth .....43K mi...... (1979B)......$41,500 2015 GMC 1500 Crew SLT, 4x4, NAV, Loaded.........White Diamond/Tan Leather ....... 5K mi.........(2030)......$45,500 2015 Chevy 2500HD Crew LT, 4x4, 6.6L Diesel........................White/Black Cloth .....30K mi.........(2037)......$43,900 2015 Chevy 2500HD Crew WT, 4x4, 6.6L Diesel.......................White/Gray Cloth .....22K mi.........(2062)......$41,800 2015 Chevy 2500HD Crew LTZ, 4x4 6.6L, NAV, Sunroof, Z71.. Black/Black Lthr .....32K mi...... (1981B)......$54,500

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Higher insurance cost for Kansans who smoke Andy Marso KHI News Service

The Affordable Care Act prevents insurers from considering preexisting health conditions when setting premiums for consumers. But they are able to consider age, location and tobacco use.

And that means some Kansans who smoke are charged higher insurance rates, which may discourage low-income smokers from getting health coverage, according to a new issue brief from the Kansas Health Institute.

“The surcharge was meant to more fairly dis-

tribute tobacco-related health care costs to the tobacco users themselves, rather than to all enrollees in health insurance plans,” said Linda Sheppard, KHI strategy team leader and senior analyst.

The ACA allows states to set a surcharge for tobacco users of up

to 50 percent of health insurance premiums.

For 2015, insurers offering coverage to Kansans through healthcare.gov are applying tobacco use surcharges from zero to 44 percent. A 2013 report showed that 20 percent of Kansas adults are smokers.

“As allowed by the federal rules, the surcharge is higher for older enrollees in Kansas who smoke than for younger ones,” according to the brief.

People seeking insurance must self-report their tobacco use - defined as four or more times a week for the last six months

- although insurers can’t rescind coverage for those who submit false reports.

They can, however, retroactively apply the surcharge for people who don’t report their tobacco use.

Because of the selfreporting system, insurers (See SMOKE on page 19)

Closing of SE Kansas hospital Proper eyeware may spur Medicaid expansion can protect Jim McLean KHI News Service

The scheduled closure of the hospital in the southeast Kansas community of Independence could create new urgency around the Medicaid expansion debate.

Advocates of expanding the Kansas Medicaid program - known as KanCare - say the additional federal money it would generate would

According to the National Rural Health Association, at least 55 rural hospitals across the nation have closed and another 283 are at risk, including as many as 15 in Kansas.

help stabilize a growing number of struggling hospitals in the state and might have helped save Mercy Hospital Independence.

They point to estimates produced by the Kansas Hospital Association that showed expansion would have generated an additional $1.6 million in

others, particularly in this section of the state, this will be kind of a poster that we can carry forward and say, ‘This is happening, and it’s going to spread if we don’t come up with a way to deal with health care in rural Kansas,’” Kelly said.

According to the National Rural Health Association, at least 55 rural hospitals across the nation have closed and

annual revenue for Mercy.

Rep. Jim Kelly (R-Independence), chairman of Mercy’s board, said he hopes that the scheduled Oct. 10 closure of the hospital will spur a more serious discussion about expansion in the 2016 legislative session.

“For me and for some (See EXPANSION on page 13)

Medicare yet to save money through medical payment model Jordan Rau/Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News

A high-profile Medicare experiment pushing doctors and hospitals to join together to operate more efficiently has yet to save the government money, with nearly half of the groups costing more than the government estimated their patients normally would cost, federal records show.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offers the lure of bonuses to health care practitioners who band together as accountable care organizations, or ACOs, to take care of patients.

The financial incentives are intended to encourage these doctors,

hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions to keep patients healthy rather than primarily treat illnesses, which is what Medicare payments traditionally have rewarded.

ACOs that save a substantial amount get to keep a share of the savings as a bonus.

The Obama administration touts ACOs as one of the most promising reforms in the 2010 federal health care law.

The administration set a goal that by the end of 2018, half of Medicare spending currently based on the volume of procedures a doctor or hospital performs will instead be linked to quality and frugality.

But so far the ACO program generally has been a

one-way street, with most doctors and hospitals happy to accept bonuses while declining to be on the hook for a share of any excessive costs run up by their patients.

Last year, Medicare paid $60 billion to 353 ACOs to take care of nearly six million Medicare beneficiaries.

Some ACOs made significant strides in reducing use of hospitals and other costly resources. But patients at 45 percent of groups cost Medicare more than the government had projected based on their patients’ historic costs.

After paying bonuses to the strong performers, the ACO program resulted in a net loss of nearly $3 million to the Medicare trust fund, government

records show.

“It’s turning out to be tougher to transform care and realign delivery than people had expected,” said Eric Cragun, an analyst with The Advisory Board Company, a consulting group based in Washington.

Medicare officials said most ACOs are still in their infancy, and that performances will improve with experience and ultimately save significant sums for Medicare while improving care for beneficiaries.

“In the long run we’re shooting to achieve those goals,” Sean Cavanaugh, CMS’ deputy administrator, said in an interview.

Nonetheless, the results are short of what Medicare

A controversial bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in California is headed to the governor for consideration, after almost nine months of intense - often personal debate in the legislature.

If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, California would become the fifth state to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request

it, joining Oregon, Washington, Vermont and Montana.

“Our hope, our fervent hope, is that Gov. Jerry Brown will sign this bill and bring relief to hundreds of dying Californians,” said Toni Broaddus, state campaign director for Compassion and Choices, an advocacy group.

Brown has not indicated where he stands on the issue, nor whether he will sign or veto the bill. If he does nothing, after 30

days the bill will become law.

The California bill is modeled after the Oregon law. It requires two doctors to determine that a patient has six months or less to live before prescribing the drugs. Patients must be physically able to swallow the medication themselves and must have the mental capacity to make medical decisions.

Numerous additional safeguards were added to the bill in recent months to sway opponents, includ-

Shin guards for soccer, shoulder pads for football,

by Dr. Joshua Gooden and batting helowner/practitioner of mets for baseball Scott City Eye Center and softball.

Almost every sport has its own unique safety equipment, but most participants forget to protect one of the most important parts of the body: the eyes.

Sports are the leading cause of eye injuries in children under 16. Most of these could be avoided simply by wearing proper eye protection.”

Protective sports eyewear can help prevent injuries such as fracture of the eye socket, scratched corneas, swollen retinas, and even cataracts caused by trauma to the eye. Parents of children who participate in sports should insist that their children wear protective eyewear and encourage schools and athletic clubs to adopt a policy requiring it.

September is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month. We encourage anyone who participates in sports - children and adults alike - to remember to outfit the eyes for safety. Today’s protective eyewear is lightweight, comfortable and available with or without vision correction.”

Nearly 9M gain insurance in marketplace’s first year

The percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped by nearly three percentage points between 2013 and 2014, according the U.S. Census Bureau, from 13.3 to 10.4 percent. Put another way, 8.8 million more people were insured in 2014 than the year before.

The annual study released on Wednesday is considered the definitive measure of health insurance, although a change in the way health insurance questions are asked make this year’s report comparable to 2013 but not earlier years.

Census officials, however, point out that a different annual survey that has asked consistent health insurance questions shows this to be the biggest drop in the (See MODEL on page 13) uninsured since at least 2008.

Others say the sizable increase in Americans with insurance - due in large part to the implementation of the federal health law and the insurance marketplace - is unprecedented since the creation of Medicare and ing a sunset clause that Medicaid 50 years ago. ends the law in 10 years.

Patients must request the drugs three times to receive them - once in writing before two witnesses - and they must sign a form two days before ingesting the medication.

“I can assure you that the joint (sponsors) and co-authors on this bill . . . have endeavored to build in protections in this law that are stronger than the protections in any of the

California next for aid-in-dying bill April Dembosky Kaiser Health News

against injury

(See DYING on page 13)

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Lobbyist lunches rankle KanCare critics Andy Marso Kansas Health Institute

A group of case managers from Johnson County who work with Kansans with disabilities came to Topeka last month to air grievances about the state’s “health homes” initiative.

In the morning, several of them testified in front of the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and

KanCare Oversight.

When the committee broke for lunch, they went to a popular restaurant across the street from the Statehouse. While there, they spotted staffers from Amerigroup, one of the KanCare managed care organizations (MCOs), treating one of the committee members to a meal.

Meredith Funkhouser, co-owner of Case Management Services Inc., found that frustrating because Amerigroup was

Expansion another 283 are at risk, including as many as 15 in Kansas.

The Mercy board had hoped to strike a partnership with the neighboring Coffeyville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) to maintain some hospital services in Independence, but those talks broke down earlier this month.

Mark Woodring, CEO of CRMC, said the proposed partnership would have been too large a financial risk for his hospital.

“We explored every option possible, it just didn’t work out,” Woodring said.

However, he said, if the state had expanded Medicaid, a solution might have been possible.

“The dollars that would have come back into (both) communities would have far exceeded the cuts that have already taken place,” Woodring said.

Starting in 2016, Kansas hospitals will lose nearly $132 million because of reimbursement reductions in Medicare and other federal programs, according to an analysis done by the hospital association.

However, the same analy-

the MCO she’d had the most trouble with on the health homes issue.

“Some of those Amerigroup staff members have been contacted by our agency with real problems, and we do not get calls back,” Funkhouser said. “We also rarely get return emails until we have escalated a problem to the oversight committee. I guess by providing lunch they can explain their way through this debacle over a roast

beef sandwich.”

Food, Beverages Exempt Lobbyists providing lunch - or other meals - for legislators is common practice in Topeka.

Companies and advocacy groups see it as a way to get valuable face time with policymakers so they can make their case on issues that are important to them.

The laws governing such interactions in Kansas are relatively strict

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Starting in 2016, Kansas hospitals will lose nearly $132 million because of reimbursement reductions in Medicare and other federal programs, according to an analysis done by the hospital association. However, the same analysis indicates that expanding KanCare would offset those reductions and generate a net gain of nearly $231 million annually.

sis indicates that expanding KanCare would offset those reductions and generate a net gain of nearly $231 million annually.

“As a state we ought to be asking ourselves, ‘Are we doing everything we can to help maintain access to health care?’” said Tom Bell, president and CEO of KHA. “And I think you would guess that our answer is no, we haven’t been doing that.”

Expansion Roadblock A coalition led by KHA has failed over the past three years to convince Gov. Sam Brownback and the Republican-controlled Legislature to pass a Medicaid expansion plan.

Advocates succeeded in getting a hearing during the 2015 session on a bill that would have authorized Brownback to negotiate an expansion plan with federal officials, but lawmakers never voted on

the proposal.

Next year, hospitals and other expansion advocates will introduce a more specific blueprint for lawmakers to consider, Bell said. It likely will be modeled after plans considered in other conservative states. Generally, these so-called red state plans use federal Medicaid funds to help low-income adults purchase private coverage.

Many also require recipients to share in their health care costs in ways that traditional Medicaid doesn’t. Thirty states and the District of Columbia have approved Medicaid expansion.

Senate Vice President Jeff King (R-Independence) could play a key role in the expansion debate going forward.

Last session, he said he didn’t believe the state’s rejection of expansion was the main reason that

compared to other states like Missouri, where legislators may accept unlimited gifts from lobbyists.

In Kansas lobbyists may not give lawmakers any material goods worth more than $40 in a calendar year and they may not spend more than $100 a year per legislator on recreational activities like sporting events.

But food and beverage purchases for lawmakers are specifically exempt from those limits

some Kansas hospitals were struggling.

“Expanded Medicaid is not the silver bullet,” he said in April.

But when contacted last week to discuss the closure of the Independence hospital, King said he is open to considering a more conservative approach to expansion.

“I don’t want to expand Medicaid just copying the Affordable Care Act, but want to take the model that we’ve seen in Arkansas, seen in Indiana, that Pennsylvania attempted, to have a Kansas-based Medicaid program that expands to meet the needs of those it currently isn’t covering,” King said.

KanCare now covers about 425,000 children and low-income, disabled and elderly adults. But that number includes relatively few non-disabled adults.

Adults with dependent children can participate in KanCare, but only if they have incomes below 33 percent of the federal poverty level, annually $7,870 for a family of four.

projected in 2011 as it launched the program.

Those estimates anticipated the government would save between $10 million and $320 million during 2014.

Bearing Risk The ACO program’s bottom line has been hurt by the reluctance of most ACOs to accept financial responsibility for their patients. Only 7 percent of ACOs opted last year for a high-risk/high-reward deal in which they had the potential to earn larger

under state law, as long as the lobbyist is dining with the legislator and is not explicitly requesting any legislative action in return.

Marilyn Kubler, director of another case management agency, said when legislators get food and drinks from the MCOs, whose income depends on state Medicaid contracts, those purchases merit scrutiny - especially when the legislators (See CRITICS on page 19)

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bonuses but would have to reimburse the government should their patients instead cost Medicare more than expected.

The rest of the ACOs opted to avoid the potential of financial punishment even though it meant their potential bonuses would be smaller.

Last year, 196 ACOs saved Medicare money, while 157 ACOs cost more than expected. Medicare ultimately did not realize any savings because it paid out bonuses to 97 ACOs.

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states where this has been practiced,” said Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel).

The bill continued to face fierce opposition, however, from religious groups and disability rights advocates.

They are concerned that elderly and disabled people, especially those who are low-income, could be pressured into taking the drugs in order to end or avoid expensive, life-sustaining care.

There’s no need to speed outta town to see a medical specialist!

Scott County Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialists to treat your health care needs.

Why make the long trip to bigger cities when excellent care is just minutes away?

Scott County Hospital welcomes specialty doctors in the following fields:

• Allergy & Immunology • Cardiology • Nephrology • Nutritional Therapy • Oncology & Hematology

• Orthopedics • Podiatry • Pulmonology • Urology • Vascular Care

For more information about our outreach services or to schedule an appointment, call (620) 874-4854

SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL Leading You To A Healthy Future

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Saturday, September 26 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Patton Park Sponsored by

Alpha Omega, ESA

What will you find at the Whimmydiddle?

Over 150 booths!!!

Crafts Handmade

by Exhibitors Include: Clothing Dried floral Furniture Jewelry Pottery and much more!

Food Booths: Kettle Corn Funnel Cake Shaved Ice Bierocks Mexican and much more!

What is a Whimmydiddle?

If you look up whimmydiddle in the dictionary, the chances are pretty good that you will not find the word listed. What is a whimmydiddle? It is an Appalachian wooden toy that whirls around with the wind. Around these parts, and many of the surrounding areas, it is also a huge event that is greatly anticipated all year long. The Whimmydiddle Arts and Crafts Festival started on a side street in Scott City in 1972. The move to the city park became necessary when the festival outgrew the courthouse lawn area.

There will be a wide variety of food offered throughout the day. Alpha Omega, a chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority, became sponsors of the annual event in 1979. This is a very large fund-raising event for the sorority, and with the booth rent they support many charities throughout the year. All items sold must be original and handmade by the person exhibiting. Exhibitors come from many states. Shoppers travel many miles to make the annual event and a great deal of Christmas shopping is done at the Whimmydiddle.

The date for the Whimmydiddle is always the last Saturday in September. Many of the exhibitors state that the Whimmydiddle is the best craft show they have ever attended. These people always reserve the last Saturday in September because they don't want to miss this quality show.

Maps will be available at the shelter house which serves as the headquarters for Alpha Omega.

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2015 Exhibitors and Sponsors ProHealth Chiropractic Wellness Center 110 W. 4th St. • 872-2310

Bling 517 Main • 874-1169

Price and Sons Funeral Home 401 S. Washington 872-2116

MTM Siding & Glass 1130 W. K96 Hwy. 872-2315

Scott’s Precision Hearing 324 N. S. Main • 872-7045 www.scottcityears.com

Compass Behavioral Health 210 W. 4th • 872-5338

Faurot Heating & Cooling 910 W. 5th St., Scott City 620-872-3508

Berning Auction Leoti 375-4130

MoKan Communications 513 1/2 N. Main 872-5904

Bartlett Grain 305 W. Bellevue 872-3456

Heartland Foods 1314 S. Main 872-5854

First National Bank 501 S. Main • 872-2143 Member FDIC

Suzy B’s

Flowers and More

901 W. 5th St., Scott City 872-5336

Name

Company Name

Patricia Becker .................... 7 1/2 Sisters Quilting and More Karen Stevens ......................................................A & I Wear Godwin and Cindy Uloho ................................. Alpha Group Beckey Delimont .......................................Angelbee’s Wood Mike Eckert..................................................Antler Addiction Connie Bentjen .................................................B & PJ Silver Sherrill Carter.......................................................Baby’sFirst Stephanie Lee ..........................................Babylee by Steph Karen Smith ...................................... Believe Creations USA Paulette Seib ..................................Bit & Pieces by Paulette Tish Kampling............................................................ Bling It Marcia Hahn ......................................... Bling This Glitz That Alishia Wondra............................Blockhead Divas Boutique Melanie Holstein/Ann Eggleston ............ Blue Eyed Designs Angelita Cantu ......................................Body Art by Angelita David and Katie Knepp .................Bontrager Harness Shop Barbara McPherson ...........................................Boomeroos Stephanie Hahn ........................................Boots and Arrows Taney Browning .......................................Browning Goodies Bud Smoot ............................................... Bud’s Birdhouses Deann Lawrenz...................................... Can’t Sit Still Crafts Robert and Carol Kramer ....................... Carol’s Birdhouses Michelle Casanova ................................. Michelle Casanova Gary Megilligan................................................Clay Concept Betty-Lou Moon ............................................Colorado Core Angie Witman ...........................................Colorful Creations Connie Albin .....................................................Connie Albin Tim Nemechek ........................................ Cottage Creations Tom and Mary Ewing ...........................Cottonwood Cottage Cyndi Jackson ........................Country Bumpkins of Wichita Delma Gerberding .................................Country Keepsakes Gwen Urban ....................................................Country Sudz Gary White.................................................... Cranpas Corral Marty Evans........................................Crazy Lady Creations Crystal Vette .........................................Creations by Crystal Dee Post and Arlene Neff .................Creations on the Move Deena Painter .............................................Custom Designs Kerri Traynor ............................................. Cute-as-a-Button Michelle Lytle.................................................. Dakota Crafts Deb Williams................................................Deb’s Craftwear Don and Carrie Driver ......................Double D Woodcrafters Nicole Langston ................................................Eclectic Egg Josselyn McLaren .................................... Elle Couture, LLC Robert Miller/Elmer Jimmy ...............................Elmer Jimmy Deb Anell ..................................... Farm Shed Goods & Gifts Judy Faurot ....................................................... Judy Faurot Shari Thomas ...........................................Finishing Touches Jaclyn Foster ................................................ Foster Designs Fox Still.............................................................. Fox’s Crafts Kris Reeves ..................................................Friendship Star Gail Korf...................................................................Gail Korf Emily Baker ..................................................GCHS Art Club Penny Dorado..............................................Giggling Grapes Gina Parthum ..................................................Gina’s Jewels Irene Foster ....................................................Glass Designs Deborah Chistopher ................................. Goats and Honey Debbie Hayes .................................................Debbie Hayes Helen Liebelt......................................... Helen’s Doll Clothes Tricia Holmes ........................................ Holmes Made Salsa Mark Horchem/Kathy Epley ..... Mark Horchem/Kathy Epley Tim and Rita Legleiter ...........................Humble Beginnings Sharon Bearden...............................................I Wish I Knew Shelley L. Selfridge.................................In A Reverie Studio Garry Gibson ...........................................Inner Demenisions Jeff Warburton .......................................................J-L Crafts Jimmy and Sue Fuller ......................J&L Swings and Things Jill Brantley .......................................................JB Bowtique Jo Ann Wells ............................................Jo Anns Creations Craig Hawkinson ....................................Joe’s Little Nut Co. Jane and Robert Roulston....................................JR Design Tiffany Fisher and Abby Barnett .............Junk and the Trunk Ken and Geneva Beckman..................K & G Country Crafts Lynn Kaiser .................................................. Kaisers Carving David Criswell..Kansas Foods, LLC/Kansas Wildflower Honey Kasey Robinson ........................................Kaseys Kreations Katie Herrick ............................................ Katie’s Doll Closet Don Rice-E .......................................................Kats Kitchen Kay Erickson...................................................... Kay’s Krafts Sharon Schwartz .................................................. Kid’s Stuff

Name

Company Name

Winter Family Dentistry

Kristy Ammons ............................................. Krishy’s Touch Joanne Genrich ...................................................L&J Crafts Cindi Cole .......................................Lanterns & More by CC 130 E. Rd 140, Scott City Stephanie Titus.........Laura Stephanie Uniquely Handmade 620-872-8996 Allen Thornburg ........................................................Leather www.wfd@wbsnet.org Leroy and Linda Hetrick ................ Leroy and Linda Hetrick Beverly Jacobson .................................................Little Girls Dan Leckner/Dave Leckner ....................... Living Edge LLC (Pool Hall) Jodi Gunther...........................................................LJ Signs Jim and Kathy Long ....................................... Lomah Acres 318 S. Main, Scott City Louise Buell ........................................... Louise Buell Crafts Jody Wiltfang........................................Lovin Life Kreations Mitzi Befort ......................................................M&M Purses Diane Finkenbinder ...........................................M&D Crafts Martha Major .............................................. Major Creations 1503 Main, Scott City Debbie and Joe Futhey .........................Memories of Home 872-3393 Jeremy Henderson ........................Mojax’s Nuts and Treats Denise Musil .................................................... Denise Musil Linda and Gerald Berthot ...........Mutton Hollwo Herb Farm Patty Drake ...................................... Nana’s Comfort Foods Virginia Proctor ......................................... Nana’s Creations Karen Herrman .................................................Neck Candy Angela David .......................New Morning Farm Goat Soap Steve Ellsworth........................................... Oak Reflections Angie Berens ................................................. Offerings LLC Lori Miller ............ P & L Enterprises /Gourmet Farms of CO Paula Lang............................................ Palla’s Funnel Cake 1610 S. Main • 872-7373 Larry and Virginia Morris............................Paradise Cutting Patricia Petz ....................................Pat’s Magnetic Jewelry Paula Vandenberg White ............................... Paulas Pieces Connie Zollinger .....................................Personality by Zoll Cara Drag .......................... Picture the Words Photography 872-2870 Maria Rubalcava............................... Pitter Patter Creations Kenneth and Martha Bontrager .............Prairie Song Lotion Kristin Johnson................................................... Praisin’ Art Robert Litson ......................................R Litson Leathercraft Carrie Goodhart........................................................Re Doo 514 S. Main • 872-2395 Cristal Robbins .........................................Robbins Bobbins Tammy Ginther ................................. Sand Creek Creations Sandra Blake .................................................. Sandra Blake Daniel Dirks .. Saw Some Awesome Outdoor Furniture LLC 1211 S. Main Jon Howard .......................................... Sawdust & Stitches 872-3215 Don Bartell................................................ Sawdust Dreams Mary Klinge ......................................... Scampering Friends Crista Tacha.................................................Simply Blessed Sheila vonLeonrod..........................................Simply Sheila Carol Sinclair ...........................................Sinclair Art Studio cureoak@aol.com Jerrie Jones ..................... Small Town Girl Crafts and Bakery 1103 Viola Ave. • 872-5016 Ken Mayfield....................Smokey Hill Vineyard and Winery Frances Dodson ............................Snow Mountain Designs Justin Fogelman ........................................Spray Art by Jay Debra Gerard and Kris Sallee ............... Sticky Spoons Jelly 807 N. Main • 872-7244 Martin Enfield ............................................Stitch N Knitwits 800-779-7244 Susan Retter................................................ Stix and Bones Steve and Carol ........... AshleyStoneware Pottery by Steve Shannon Campbell ...................................... Styria Bakery II Cindy Becker ................................ Tadpole Creek Creations 872-5061 Teresa Parsons ............................................ Teresa Parsons kdats@pld.com April Turner .............................................. The Added Touch Tiffany Harmon .......................................The Chicken Coop Ashlyn Nightengale................................. The Country Oven Mike See......................... The Country Store/3 Phase Laser Charliss Thrasher.......................................The Crystal Boot 408 S. Main • 872-2449 Peggy Huelsman ......................................The Garden Gate Debra Rivera.................................................The Honey Gal Ross Roberts.................................. The Prairie Trailor Store 1851 S. Main, US 83 Hwy. Jolene Katz .............................................This Is It by Jolene 872-2954 Lisa Lobile ..................................................... Trendzy Trunk Bill Geurin ..................................................... Triple B Honey Jamie Gooch/Luann Nelson ................Two Beading Sisters Rachel Janzen ............................................Unique Creation Steven Gellenbeck ...............Uptown Hounds Pet Boutique 201 W. Albert Ave. • 872-5811 Kenneth W. Dunn................................ Wayne’s Wood Shop Roxie Halpin ..................................Whats Cookin and More Patti Gookin..............................................................Whim’s Bob Schwartz .......................................... Wild West Woods Ron and Connie Hopkins .....................Windy Plains Honey 601 S. Main • 872-5803 Ernest Yoder .....................................................Yoder Crafts

The Rec

L&M Western Tire & Oil

Best Western El Quartelejo Inn & Suites Spencer Pest Control J.F. Beaver Advertising

Dairy Queen

Renee A. Cure, CPA American Implement

KD Accounting & Tax Services Dec-Mart Furniture

Turner Sheet Metal

Scott County Hospital

Rodenbeek & Green Agency

Food Court Bahama Mamas Shaved Ice - shaved ice, Italian sodas, “dippers” (shaved ice/ice cream combo), coffee and spiced cider if the weather is cool, Sunshine Farms beef sticks

Kelley’s Festival Foods - cherry limeade, roasted turkey legs, and sweet corn, fresh squeezed lemonade.

Capone’s Concessions - gourmet shaved ice, lemonade and limeade, chocolate drizzled fruit kabobs

Wyoming Kettle Corn - kettle corn and bottled water Palla’s Funnel Cakes - funnel cakes, hot dogs, smoked sausage, hamburgers, nachos, soft/filled pretzels, chili cheese nachos, carmel apple chips, fresh squeezed lemon/limeade, soft drinks

Crave Kettle Corn - fresh popped kettle corn SCHS - BBQ

Pastime at Park Lane The Prairie View Church of the Brethren led Sunday afternoon services.

Pastor Bob Artz led Bible study on Tuesday morning. Elsie Nagel and Doris Riner led the hymns.

Residents and staff enjoyed cake and punch on Tuesday afternoon.

Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon.

Helpers were Mandy Barnett, Barbara Dickhut and Madeline Murphy.

Residents played pitch on Wednesday evening.

Chorus leads sing-along

The Over 50 Chorus led a sing-along on Thursday afternoon. Chorus members were Madeline Murphy, Marilyn Dryer, Charlene Hughes, Neva Jacobus, Melva Knight and Dorothy Steele.

D’Ann Markel gave manicures on Thursday morning.

Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning.

Residents made fall tree mosaic pictures to decorated the hallway on Friday afternoon.

Deaths Hahn, and husband, Ellis, Lakin, Kaye Allen and husband, Brad, Questa, N.M., and Patricia Swilley and husband, Billie, Scott City; one brother, Leonard Oxford, and wife, Edith, Ulysses; one sister, Velma Campbell, Garden City; 21 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters and one daughter-in-law.

Funeral service was held Sept. 14 at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Steve Payne officiating.

Interment was at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to St. Catherine Hospice in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington St., Scott City, Ks. 67871.

E-condolences may be given at www.priceandsons.com.

Robert ‘Tank’ Lynn Grosshans Robert “Tank” Lynn Grosshans, 66, died Sept.

11, 2015, at the Medical Center of Aurora, Aurora, Colo.

H e was born on Oct. 3, 1948, in Garden City, the son of Edward Ar- Robert Grosshans thur and Evelyn Matilda Grosshans.

A longtime resident of Burlington, Colo., he graduated from Burlington High School in 1966.

Survivors include: one brother, Keith Grosshans, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two nieces, Angela Conrad, and husband, Ben, California, and Kelly Farnham and husband, Jimmy, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three cousins, Myrl and Patsy Grosshans, Minneapolis, James and Karen

Bonnie Pickett was visited by Gloria Wright, and Larry and Philene Pickett.

Boots Haxton was visited by Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Greg and Yvette Mills and Les Spangler.

Albert Dean was visited by Nancy Holt.

Lorena Turley was visited by Jessie Elvis and Lisa Ivey; Tracy Hess and Neta Wheeler.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Cecile Billings was visited by Ann Beaton, Delinda Dunagan and Larry and Donita Billings.

by Jason Storm

Geraldine Graves was visited by Tava See, Elizabeth Dearden and MaryAnn Leatherman.

Emogene Harp was visited by Nancy Holt and Monte and Marlene VanMeeterson from South Dakota.

Arlene Beaton was visited by Nancy Holt, Albert and Linda Savolt, Philip Beaton, Tom and JoNell Beaton, and Aaron, Holly, Landry and Dylan Beaton.

Darlene Richman was visited by Tina Turley.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Gloria O’Bleness, Larry LaPlant, Roger and Jackie John, and Marvel Keyse.

Jim Jeffery was visited

by Wade Jeffery and Libbie Joles.

Delores Brooks was visited by David and Cheryl Perry, Nancy Holt, Beth Tuck, Charles Brooks and Fritzi Rauch.

Pat Lawrence was visited by Kelsie Conard and Marilyn Waters.

LaVera King was visited by Carol Latham; Shanna, Stormy, Tatum and Hunter Wells; and Gloria Gough.

Dottie Fouquet was visited by Jon and Anne Crane, Mark Fouquet, Fritzi Rauch and Lil Francisco.

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu

Geraldine L. Ribbing Geraldine L. Ribbing, 87, died Sept. 10, 2015, at her home in Scott City.

S h e was born on Aug. 19, 1928, in Dodge City, the daughter of Conley and Geraldine Ribbing Minnie (Glenn) Oxford.

A resident of Scott City since 1971, moving from Garden City, she was a homemaker and the owner and operator of Ribbing Apartments.

Geraldine was a member of the First Christian Church, Scott City.

On June 27, 1944, she married Eugene W. Ribbing in Sublette. He died Aug. 21, 1993, in Scott City.

Survivors include: three sons, Larry Ribbing, Scott City, Dean Ribbing and wife, Marlene, Leoti, and Darrel Ribbing, Leoti; three daughters, Ellen

Wii bowling was played on Friday evening.

Lowell Rudolph was visited by LuAnn Buehler, Kathleen Moore, Tom Moore; Jeff, Brenda and Elizabeth Buehler; and Marci Knobbe.

Nella Funk was visited

by Dianna Howard and Nancy Holt.

Corrine Dean was visited by Dianna Howard and Nancy Holt.

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Grosshans, Sydney, Nebr., and Onie Grosshans, Salt Lake City, Utah; in addition to numerous friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service was held Sept. 16 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Viergutz officiating.

Memorials may be made in Robert’s name to the American Cancer Society or to the Kit Carson County Cattlewomen’s Association (Pink Chaps Fund) and may be left at or sent to the Frontier Bank, 107 S. 14th St., Burlington, Colo. 80807.

Friends may visit www. lovefuneralhomes.com to leave a message of condolence for the family and to sign their online register book.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Love Funeral Home, Burlington, Colo.

Week of September 21-25 Monday: Baked hamburger, deli fixins, tator tots, black beans/corn/tomato salad, peaches with whipped topping.

Tuesday: Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, herbed green beans, whole wheat bread, blueberry crisp.

Wednesday: Baked fish fillet or swiss steak, squash casserole, cinnamon rolls, citrus fruit cup.

Thursday: Baked ham, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, whole wheat roll, ambrosia.

Friday: Beef enchilada, stewed or fresh tomatoes, refried beans, yogurt fruit parfait. meals are $3.25 • call 872-3501

Laminated cards can hide security features Q) Is it illegal to laminate your Social Security card?

A) No, it is not illegal, but we discourage it. It’s best not to laminate your card. Laminated cards make it difficult - sometimes even impossible - to detect important security features and an employer may refuse to accept them.

The Social Security Act requires the Commissioner of Social Security to issue cards that cannot be counterfeited. We incorporate many features that protect the card’s integrity. They include highly specialized paper and printing techniques, some of which aren’t visible to the naked eye. * * * Q) I applied for my child’s Social Security

Social Security Q and A card in the hospital. How long does it take to arrive?

A) In most states it takes an average of three weeks to get the card, but in some states it can take longer.

If you have not received your child’s card in a timely manner, visit your local Social Security office. Take proof of your child’s citizenship, age and identity as well as proof of your own identity.

Remember, we cannot divulge your child’s Social Security number over the phone. Learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov.

The Middle East

Seventeen countries make up the world region known as the Middle East. As the Middle East goes, so goes the world. These countries listed in alpabetical order are: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

The Middle East is all about real estate. The disire to control land is the basic problem of the Middle East. The solution is to divide up the region so all the countries involved win.

The Arab-Israeli conflict must be resolved. The problem is the Arabs and Israelis both want to control the same land. There is also a religious conflict between these two. Jerusalem is a touchy issue. The solution to this is to allow both Arabs and Israelis to control the city. Both elements would have their part to control.

As I learn more about the Middle East, it will be easier to find the best solution to bring peace to this area. Peace for the Middle East translates to world peace.

by Phil Schuhs

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Park Place Days Madeline Murphy and Lela Bishop attended the Christian Women’s Fellowship meeting at the First Christian Church on Wednesday morning.

Marvel Hopkins-Keyse was hostess and the lesson presentation was from Joanne Dirks’ DVD series, “Faith Lessons.”

The series features tour guide and historian, Ray VanderLaan. It was filmed in Israel and Turkey where events actually took place.

Doris Riner enjoyed a Sunday lunch with Mary Lou Oeser and Karen Harms and Tuesday lunch with her daughter, Trudi Eikenberry.

Early this week, Betty Ohnick had special visitors, her daughter, Beth Wilbur and husband, Gary, Leoti. Betty also enjoyed a leisurely drive and treat at the Dairy Queen on Tuesday with daughter, Beth. Marilyn Ohnick, Betty’s daughterby-marriage, was another welcome guest during the week.

Adele Christy enjoyed time and a special Sunday lunch hosted by her daughter, Marian Nolan, and husband, Bill.

by Sharon Janssen

Elvira Billinger’s son, Benny Billinger, and daughter, Connie Bonwell, both of Garden City, treated Elvira to Sunday supper and spent a pleasant evening together.

Edith Donecker’s son, Jim Donecker, and wife, Cheryl, Wichita, were welcome visitors last week. Edith’s son, Terry Donecker, and wife, Bonnie, Healy, were Tuesday guests and brought a quart of home-canned tomatoes and farm-fresh eggs with their visit.

George Evans shared treats and pleasantries with residents Wednesday morning.

Earlier this week, Joe Beaver was presented a newspaper column from the News Chronicle issue dated Thurs., June 11, 1981. The column heading was, “Joe Beaver Wins Pool Tournament” from a 32-player field.

Congratulations to Joe! Joe donated the Park Place pool table to residents and enjoyed playing until opponents became tired of always losing!

Until next week, thanks for your welcome, time and news!

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Finally Finally, Chiefs football is back. Sunday’s game showed good signs, but the Texans weren’t full strength. Tonight against the Broncos will tell more about the Chiefs’ chances for the playoffs. Too soon to look at the playoffs? Not with early division games.

“Finally” is something I look forward to saying some day when Jesus comes. Two thousand years is a long time to wait. Even in the apostles’ generation, people were getting anxious (see 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2).

But I haven’t changed my expectation that Jesus is coming back any more than I changed my mind in June that Chiefs football would really be back. I just don’t have a season schedule to check for Jesus’ return.

My point in all this is a simple question. Was I more anxious for the return of Chiefs football than I am for

the return of Jesus?

I remember growing up that I would occasionally have this idea of “wouldn’t it be great if Jesus waited until ________ happened.” Sometimes I had a good reason such as waiting for family to become Christian, which God says is the main reason He hasn’t returned yet (see 2 Peter 3:9,15). Sometimes it was too silly to put in print.

But, whatever my reason, my intensity didn’t match the intensity shown by the Apostle John and Jesus himself as quoted in Revelation 20:21 (The Message).

(Jesus) who testifies to all these things says it again: “I’m on my way! I’ll be there soon!”

Yes! Come, Master Jesus!

It’s never too soon to look for Jesus. Finally, will come.

Pastor John Lewis, First United Methodist Church, Scott City

Scott City Assembly of God

Prairie View Church of the Brethren

1615 South Main - Scott City - 872-2200 Ed Sanderson, Senior Pastor 9:00 a.m. - Pre-Service Prayer 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Worship Service and Children’s Church Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer

4855 Finney-Scott Rd. - Scott City - 276-6481 Pastor Jon Tuttle Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Fellowship • Tuesday breakfast at 6:30 a.m.

Held at Precision Ag Bldg. west of Shallow Water Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m., at the church

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

A Catholic Christian Community 1002 S. Main Street - Scott City Fr. Bernard Felix, pastor • 872-7388 Secretary • 872-3644 Masses: 1st Sunday of month - 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Other weekends: Sat., 6:00 p.m.; Sun., 11:00 a.m.

Spanish Mass - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

1102 Court • Box 283 • Scott City 620-872-2294 • 620-872-3796 Pastor Warren Prochnow holycross-scott@sbcglobal.net Sunday School/Bible Class, 9:00 a.m.

Worship every Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Wed.: Mid-Week School, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Pence Community Church

Community Christian Church

8911 W. Road 270 10 miles north on US83; 2 miles north on K95; 9 miles west on Rd. 270 Don Williams, pastor • 874-2031 Wednesdays: supper (6:30 p.m.) • Kid’s Group and Adult Bible Study (7:00 p.m.) • Youth Group (8:00 p.m.)

Sunday School: 9:30 • Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

12th & Jackson • Scott City • 872-3219 Shelby Crawford, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: God’s High School Cru, 7:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. • Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Sunday morning worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church 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 at 9:00 a.m. • Sunday School, 10:30 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 Father Don Martin Holy Eucharist - 11:45 a.m.

St. Luke’s - 872-5734 (recorded message) Senior Warden Bill Lewis • 872-3347 or Father Don Martin - (785) 462-3041

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.

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receiving the meals are on the committee tasked with overseeing the MCO’s performance.

“Although it may be legal, it definitely is not ethical and the perception of a state senator or representative being hosted by an MCO for lunches and dinners when they serve on an oversight committee seems like a corruption of office,” Kubler said.

The KanCare committee was established in 2013 to oversee the Medicaid makeover launched that year

by Gov. Sam Brownback. KanCare moved most of the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries into health plans run by the three MCOs, which are private insurance companies.

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are concerned that some consumers are underreporting their tobacco use. But, according to the brief, the Kansas insurers said “reviewing claims and medical records was cost-prohibitive and not a good use of their time and resources.”

Some consumer groups, such as the American Lung Association, and health policy experts had concerns that the surcharge would discourage low-income tobacco users from buying health insurance.

Because of those concerns, a few states limited the maximum surcharge or prohibited it. But Kansas defaulted to the federal limit of 50 percent of premium cost.

Wichita, state marijuana battle heading into court

Wichita and the state squared off on Thursday when the Kansas Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of a ballot measure passed by Wichita voters that lessens penalties for marijuana possession.

The proposal to reduce the penalty for first-time marijuana possession to a $50 fine if the defendant is 21 or older and has less than 32 grams won 54 percent of the vote in a citywide election in April.

The violation would be an infraction, meaning that it wouldn’t have to be disclosed on most job applications.

But the policy has been stuck in legal limbo since the state of Kansas sued.

The state argues that the initiative conflicts with state laws governing the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

“The proposed ordinance does not legalize possession of marijuana and continues to make it a crime with criminal penalties,” the city’s attorneys argued in a July brief.

State law trumps a local ordinance, so the question before the court is whether the Wichita ordinance directly conflicts with state law or simply supplements it, said Mike Heim, an attorney who works for the Kansas Legislature and teaches at Washburn University School of Law. “If it supplements the uniform state law, it’s OK. If it’s in conflict, it’s not OK. And in my view, it’s in conflict,” Heim said.

“In light of prior case law, I think it’s questionable whether or not Wichita could do what they did.”

Lobbyists for Amerigroup, Sunflower State Health Plan and Sunflower’s parent company, Centene, spent more than $2,000 on meals for members of the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight from Jan. 1 to May 27, 2015: *Rep. Dan Hawkins, Wichita Republican: $1,061.91 *Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, Shawnee Republican: $189.87 Rep. Barbara Ballard, Lawrence Democrat: $0 Rep. Will Carpenter, El Dorado Republican: $202.22 Sen. Jim Denning, Overland Park Republican: $83.85 Rep. Willie Dove, Bonner Springs Republican: $220.82 Rep. John Edmonds, Great Bend Republican: $0 Sen. Marci Francisco, Lawrence Democrat: $0 Sen. Laura Kelly, Topeka Democrat: $0 Sen. Michael O’Donnell, Wichita Republican: $366.01 Rep. Jim Ward, Wichita Democrat: $0 * Committee co-chair.

Based on Ks. Governmental Ethics Commission reports

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Child support Amnesty Day across Kansas on Sept. 25 TOPEKA - The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) is offering a reprieve for Kansans who face prosecution for failure to pay child support, as an opportunity to help them get back on track with their payments.

DCF’s Child Support Services (CCS) has slated Sept. 25 as Child Support Bench Warrant Amnesty Day statewide to offer parents the chance to begin making payments without facing prosecution.

Parents who have bench warrants on their child support cases involving DCF are invited to report to one of the designated locations and making a payment either of $500 or two months’ worth of support, whichever is the lesser amount, non-custodial parents will have their warrant lifted.

“By lifting these warrants, it’s our goal to get the money the children deserve and help parents get in the routine of making payments,” said DCF CSS Director Trisha Thomas.

DCF offered amnesty in Wichita last year and more than 50 bench warrants were cleared.

Thomas said warrants are used as an enforcement tool when noncustodial parents fail to appear at contempt hearings. Typically, these are issued after numerous other collections attempts have been made or in cases where selfemployed, non-custodial parents are believed to be avoiding payments and attempting to hide assets.

Thomas said approximately 40,000 Kansans’ have failed to make their child support payment within the last 45 days.

The effects of missed child support are felt by children and families. But DCF Secretary Phyllis Gilmore also emphasized the positive result of parental involvement when payments are made.

“We know that when non-custodial parents pay their child support, they are more invested in the lives of their children financially and emotionally,” said Gilmore.

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Tuesday: Pancake on a stick, fruit cocktail, fruit juice.

Wednesday: Biscuit and gravy, fresh banana, fruit juice.

Thursday: Sausage breakfast sandwich, pineapple chunks, fruit juice.

Friday: Whole grain muffin, tropical fruit, fruit juice.

Lunch Monday: Submarine sandwich, *spicy chicken sandwich, sweet potato wedges, lettuce leaf and tomato, strawberries and pears.

Tuesday: Meatloaf, *steak fingers, potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, gelatin and fruit.

Wednesday: Enchiladas, *mini corndogs, whole grain chips and salsa, cooked carrots, mandarin oranges.

Thursday: Pork tenderloin sandwich, *chicken nuggets, tater tots, green beans, rosy applesauce.

Friday: Hamburger on a bun, *sloppy joe on a bun, baked beans, lettuce and tomato, pears, cookie. *second choice at SCMS and SCHS

“It is our goal to promote healthy families by encouraging that investment.”

In addition to Child Support Bench Warrant Amnesty Day, other efforts to collect child support for Kansas families include: •The State routinely sends postcards to parents after they fail to make a payment for 45 days, as a reminder with information on how to make a payment.

•DCF recently launched an educational campaign to encourage employers to report new hires to the Kansas Department of Labor. After a new hire is reported, an income withholding order can ensure the court-ordered support goes directly to the custodial parent for the child.

Thomas said the agency is trying to make it easier for those without checking accounts to make payments. Ideas under consideration include kiosks that would accept cash or other forms of payment, and arranging for payments to be made at various stores.

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Senior cornerback Drake McRae steps in front of a Colby wideout for an interception that he returned 46 yards for a touchdown during second quarter action on Friday night.

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Eagles buried under first half scoring avalanche

After a disappointing season opener that saw him drop6 ping a couple Colby Scott City 35 of passes, Drake McRae made a promise to his teammates.

“I told them I wasn’t going to have another game like

that. I felt like I had something to prove,” said the Scott Community High School wide receiver.

McRae proved that he’s the dangerous receiving threat the coaching staff had hoped for at the start of the season. He had a career high 114 yards receiving, including one touchdown,

and added a pick-six, in a 35-6 win over Colby in Great West Activities Conference play last Friday.

“I’ve had a problem with looking the ball all the way into my hands. I start to look upfield too soon,” says McRae. “That’s something I really concentrated on this week in prac-

tice and I felt a lot better about my game tonight.”

That was true of the entire SCHS team - at least for half the game.

Scott City (2-0) scored on four consecutive possessions to close out the first half - sandwiched around McRae’s interception return - to enter the

locker room with a commanding 35-0 lead.

That was followed by a lackluster second half in which the Beavers committed four turnovers and had just 94 yards of total offense.

“We were worried about the boys losing their focus and we (See COLBY on page 28)

Cowboys will be first test for SC secondary In their first Week two games of Three the season, the Beavers have been able to devote more attention to their run defense.

That’s about to change.

The SCHS secondary will be put to the test by pass-oriented teams in their next three outings, starting with Great West Activities Association opponent Goodland who will be on the home field Friday.

Drohman wins bronze; SC boys first at Tribune Invite

What Jess Drohmam lacks in cross-country experience he more than makes up for in determination.

“He hates to lose,” says head coach Kevin Reese.

And while he still hasn’t claimed a gold medal after two meets, the Scott Community High School junior gained some wellearned attention following his third place finish at the Tribune Invitational on Saturday.

Led by Droham and some strong pack running, Scott City claimed their second title of the season with 38 points - finishing well ahead of Leoti (69) and Goodland (74).

“I’m a little surprised at how well I’ve done so far. Before this season I’d never run more than an 800 (meters) competitively,” said Drohman.

It’s Drohman’s competitive drive that has allowed (See DROHMAN on page 26)

“We haven’t played anyone yet who can throw the ball well,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “We’ll get a better idea of what our secondary looks like over the next three weeks.”

Goodland quarterback Levi Archer (soph., 6-3, 180) will throw out of a spread offense.

“He’s a nice athlete who’s also a threat to run,” notes O’Neil.

His favorite target is Luke Avila (sr., 6-0, 175) who has

made some outstanding grabs in his team’s first two games. He was just shy of being a 1,000 yard receiver a year ago.

“They don’t have the manpower to line up and smash you, but they’ve got enough athletes to make it tough on you with the spread passing attack,” O’Neil notes. “A lot of it’s ball control passing where they will get five or six yards, but it’s a good philosophy for their personnel.”

At the same time, Archer has the arm to throw deep and extend the field.

Playing against a young quarterback, the Beavers would like to bring pressure and force him into making some bad decisions. But since SCHS has yet to record a sack this season that may be easier said than done.

“We’ve had tackles for losses, but we haven’t gotten to the quarterback,” says the head coach. “You want to be in the

another sweep

Scott City cross-country runners Seth Cardenas (left) and Drew Duff in competition at the Tribune Invitational on Saturday.

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quarterback’s face and keep him in the pocket.”

The Scott City defense forgot that rule against Colby.

When the Eagles scored their only touchdown, O’Neil says defenders were taking bad rushing lanes which allowed the quarterback to get to the outside and beat their linebacker to the pylon.

The Beavers need to maintain better control this week.

(See TEST on page 25)

Catfish derby at Lake Scott

Avid fishermen from across the region will be trying their luck at Lake Scott this weekend in the first Catfish Derby.

Registration for the two-day tournament begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with final weigh-in on Sunday at noon.

“There has been a lot of interest. I’m getting several calls every day from people in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and eastern Kansas,” says Chamber of Commerce Director Juanita Myers. “We’re expecting a lot of people to register on Saturday morning.”

First prize for the most pounds of fish is $500, with $250 for second place and $100 for third. There will also be prize money for the largest and smallest fish caught.

This is a catch-and-release event. The Chamber will be sponsoring a weigh-in site near the Beach House throughout the tournament.

Entry fee is $35 for adults and $10 for youth (12-years and under). Tournament participants will also be eligible (See DERBY on page 27)

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Outdoors in Kansas by Steve Gilliland

Kansas wild turkey awaits you this fall One of our deer hunting properties is on my sister’s farm, and a few years ago a fledgling wild turkey population began there. I’ve harvested a couple of them during spring seasons and over the years they have benefitted from our deer corn feeders.

We’ve watched the flock grow and again this year we’re seeing lots of young birds, possibly from a couple different hatches.

But now I’m getting real tired of seeing all twenty five or so of them on trail camera pictures and it’s time to harvest a couple this fall.

Fall turkey hunting is a vastly underutilized and thus underenjoyed sport here in Kansas. We ourselves have only hunted fall turkeys a couple years out of the last 10.

There is almost four full months of hunting opportunity, so the issue is most certainly not the length of the season, but rather the time of the year.

Let me explain.

During spring turkey season, fishing, bow fishing and mushroom hunting are about the only other games in town. However, during these nearly four months of the fall season, one can also hunt doves, ducks, and geese, participate in the early season youth deer hunts, hunt deer with bow and black powder, trap and call predators, not to mention high school and college football, soccer, girls volley ball and basketball.

Do you see the problem?

Fall turkey hunting has its perks; besides fresh wild turkey, the temperatures are cooler, which means fewer, if any bugs and ticks and no mosquitoes. There are more opportunities to harvest a bird since the turkeys are grouped together in their winter flocks which can easily number in the (See TURKEY on page 26)

Jam-packed week for Scott City spikers opportunity to get in the gym and work on things the next day. We talk about things on the bus trips, but it’s not the same.”

This week got off to a tough start for the Lady Beavers (1-5) who traveled to Great Bend on Monday where they lost to Great Bend (17-25,

9-25) and Smoky Valley (15-25, 16-25).

That was followed by a quadrangular at Leoti on Tuesday where they droped matches to Lakin (20-25, 10-25) and Goodland (23-25, 14-25), but got their first win of the season over Leoti (2514, 25-13).

They hosted a triangular with Colby and Hoxie on Thursday and travel to Liberal for a tournament on Sunday.

“Consistency is a big issue. We have games where we play well, but we can’t maintain that for two or three games,” says Gentry.

There’s nothing like having one-third of your season packed into a one week period.

After being limited to practices and team scrimmages for the first two weeks of the season, the Scott Community High School girls are in the midst of a grueling stretch

that will see them playing 13 matches in less than a week.

“It’s not the kind of schedule I’d like to see,” says head coach Megan Gentry. “When you are playing in triangulars and quads on back-to-back nights you don’t have an

7th graders cruise to easy win over Holcomb

Hornets fall in Hoxie showdown

Scoring four touchdowns in the first half, the Scott City Middle School seventh grade boys had no trouble getting past Holcomb, 38-0, last Thursday on the home field.

“We were pretty impressed with our team’s execution,” said head coach Alex Hutchins.

“After the first game, Coach (Shane) Faurot and I looked at film and saw the things that needed to be fixed. It was pretty basic stuff that we focused on a couple of days in practice and the boys responded by cleaning things up By cleaning up the basic stuff in our running game that’s opened up our passing game. We’re able to get receivers wide open because the defense has to commit to the play fake.

All around, the execution is pretty solid, especially for a seventh grade level.”

Quarterback Harrison King, who was 8-of-10 for 127 yards, connected with Easton Lorg on a 13 yard pass to open the scoring parrage.

Loren Faurot followed with an 11 yard run in the opening period for a 16-0 lead.

Scott City added a 30 yard scoring run by fullback Sawyer Stevens and a 25 yard pass from King to Gabr Bowers to close out the first half.

Wrapping up a big offensive game for SCMS was Josh Rosin with a two yard run in the third period.

Sawyers finished the night with 87 yards on 12 carries.

“Coach Faurot and I ask ourselves are we being too technical for seventh graders, are we putting too much on their plate? But we also remind ourselves that if the expectation level is set now, then moving forward they are prepared for just about anything,” adds Hutchins.

A good record sometimes doesn’t tell the entire story.

That’s the case with the Dighton High School volleyball team who has jumped out to a 10-3 record with two of those losses against state-ranked opponents.

So what’s not to be happy about?

“Just because we have a good record doesn’t mean we’re playing well, at least not to the level I feel we’re capable of,” says head coach Whitney Linenberger.

“If we want to get to the state tournament, which is where this team should expect to be, then we have to play better than we are.”

The Lady Hornets are certainly going to have to raise their game another notch or two after losing to Hoxie (15-25, 12-25) on the home floor Tuesday night.

In their other match they rolled over Oberlin (25-8, 25-14) A traditional powerhouse like Hoxie will expose a team’s weaknesses and Linenberger felt that was evident, particularly with her team’s back line play.

“I’m not convinced that their serves were that hard,” says Linenberger.

We had terrible passes, but I don’t understand why it was that bad. It

Dighton senior Kiara Budd sets the ball during Tuesday’s action against Hoxie.

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wasn’t just one person. It was everyone on the back row. It’s a mental thing.”

It comes down to everyone on the court understanding their role and anticipating better what the

other team is going to do.

“I can’t have three of our six moving well on the floor and win games. We have to do a better job of anticipating and reading the ball in order to cover

the floor like we need to.

“We were well prepared. We knew where they were going to hit the ball, but we didn’t react well,” says the head coach.

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Roberts just shy of perfection

One game was all that kept Ryan Roberts from claiming the second perfect Pigskin Payoff bonus check of the season.

Roberts picked Houston to defeat Kansas City, so his lack of loyalty to the Chiefs cost him $75.

Picking up second place money in this week’s contest was Adam Kadavy while Gary Tucker claimed third place money. Both had 13 correct picks, but Kadavy won the tiebreaker.

Others with 13 correct picks who missed out on the cash payout were Chris Rodriguez, Clint Shapland, Keith Shapland, Steve Eaton and Treven Jones.

PP&K in SC Saturday The annual Punt, Pass and Kick competition will be held Scott City freshman Marshall Faurot dives over another player in an attempt to come up with a fumble recovery as the Sat., Sept. 19, starting at 10:00 Eagles’ runningback loses control of the ball during Monday’s game.

(Record Photo) a.m., at the SRC soccer fields in Scott City.

The contest is open to all boys an girls ages 6-15. There will be five age groups.

No cleats are allowed.

Participants can pre-register at www.nflppk.com.

Anyone with questions can contact SRC Director Jordan The Beavers had one final Scoring four touchdowns of didn’t stop until reaching the Emotional Letdown Carter (874-5840).

47 yards or longer, the Scott end zone 64 yards later.

While the Beavers were in opportunity to add to their lead Community High School junior Lozano would add a 60 yard firm control of the game at when they kept the ball on the varsity and their explosive scoring run late in the second halftime, Gentry worried about ground for a 57 yard drive in offense had no trouble whip- quarter and finished the day another mental letdown like the the final minutes. They had the ping Colby, 32-6, on Monday with 117 yards rushing on just varsity boys had in Friday’s win ball at the 13 yard line, but took a knee for two plays and let the afternoon. over the Eagles. five carries.

As good as As if on cue, SCHS fumbled clock wind down.

“All our backs run hard and Scott City Middle School Brunswig was 5-of-8 in the the Beavers Kevin was the recipient of some on the first play of the second eighth graders were 2-2 in volgame with all 78 yards coming were on timely blocking,” says coach half and added two more turnleyball quadrangular action on in the first half. offense, with Brian Gentry. “He made the overs. Colby returned the favor, Scott City 32 “As he and his receivers Sept. 8.

387 total yards, however, with a pair of third most of his opportunities.”

Colby 6 The Lady Bluejays defeatbecome more familiar with they were just The Beavers extended their period turnovers. each other we’re seeing him ed Dodge City Middle School as dominating on defense, limColby took advantage of lead to 16-0 midway into the throw the ball with more touch (25-13, 25-21) and Dodge City iting the Eagles to just 81 yards. second period when quarter- an interception that gave them as the receivers are coming out Comanche (25-22, 25-20) while “All of our backs have bigback Reid Brunswig connected starting field position at the of a break. That makes the ball losing to Hays (12-25, 17-25) play capability. Today, it was Scott City 21. After five plays easier for them to catch,” says and Great Bend (19-25, 14-25).

Kevin’s turn,” noted coach with freshman receiver Marshall In the win over DCMS, Brian Gentry, making refer- Faurot who didn’t have to break and a phantom pass interfer- Gentry. ence penalty against SCHS, the stride over the middle on a 47 “Reid’s also strong and has Madison Shapland and Jacy ence to junior fullback Kevin yard pass. Brunswig, a sopho- Eagles were in the end zone fol- decent size. We need to find Rose led the team with four serLozano.

After dropping what would more, was 3-of-3 on the scoring lowing a one yard run, cutting ways to use him more in the vice aces while Lyndi Rumford had four kills. running game.” have been an easy 68 yard drive, including a 14 yard pass the lead to 24-6.

Any momentum Colby was to Adrian Ruelas and a six yard Shapland had four aces The balanced SCHS ground touchdown pass on his team’s hoping to build disappeared just game saw Jurgens finish with against Comanche and Rumford first possession, Lozano quick- catch by Zach Carson.

SCHS owned a 24-0 halftime over a minute later when Jarrett 67 yards, followed by Jack was 6-of-8 at the net with three ly redeemed himself on the first lead following a quick pitch to Jurgens ran off tackle for a 49 Thomas (59 yards) and Wyatt kills. play of Scott City’s next possesAgainst Hays, Shelby Patton sion when he was able to turn Lozano around the right edge yard touchdown with 29.2 sec- Hayes (40 yards). Faurot added onds left in the period. had a team high three kills.

58 yards on three catches. the right corner on a sweep and that covered 60 yards.

Lozano has 60, 64 yard TD runs in romp over Colby

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Special teams shine in KSU’s romp over UTSA Kansas State’s football team rolled to their second win (30-3) of the season with a highly satisfactory performance against UTSA. There were a number of unnecessary penalties and assignment mistakes, but those can be corrected. The Wildcats’ overall play was promising indeed.

As usual, by Coach Bill Mac Snyder has Stevenson talent, experience and depth on both the offensive and defensive lines.

K-State’s defense played solid football, not allowing a touchdown for the second straight game. And the offense showed it can be a force after the younger players settled down. But what was most impressive was the special teams’ play, coached by Sean Snyder.

The younger Snyder’s units were in mid-season form in every aspect of their assignments: kick coverage was flawless and the placekicking and punting game were sound. In addition, kickoff returns - because of excellent blocking and execution - gave the Wildcats great field position.

Quarterback Joe Hubener (6-4, 211, Jr) was effective in his first start at K-State.

Hubener didn’t make any glaring mistakes and ran the team with poise and intelligence. That’s just what Snyder wants.

After the win, Snyder said, “I thought Hubener made some good decisions in regards to what he got into and out of. He handled the running game well . . . he handled his part of the running game well. Overall, he did some good things, but we still have some growth to do in some aspects of the passing game.”

What’s most encouraging about Hubener’s play is the potential in his powerful passing arm. He can throw the deep ball. Hubener completed 12 of 23 passes for 243 yards and had 17 carries for 58 yards and one TD. K-State fans should hope that Hubener doesn’t have to run the ball that much throughout the season; the Wildcats have already lost one starting QB to injury and they can ill-afford to (See SPECIAL on page 27)

New additons make impression for KC There was nothing surprising about Kansas City’s season opening win - except that maybe Houston was able to keep the game a little closer than expected.

Well, there actually were a couple of pleasant surprises.

Let’s start with Jah Reid.

That’s what I thought. Never heard of him, right?

Well, the Kansas City front office made a masterful move in signing him to the team just a week before the season opener. That turned out to be a huge decision when offensive tackle Eric Fisher was scratched from the lineup at the last minute because of an ankle injury.

Reid had the monumental task of playing opposite AllEverything defensive end J.J. Watt. Reid, who spent the first four years of his career with the Ravens, did an outstanding job, allowing Watt to get to quarterback Alex Smith just two times.

That’s a great night for any right tackle who has to keep Watt out of the backfield.

Inside the Huddle

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In addition to Reid, Ben Grubbs and center Mitch Morse weren’t even on the team last year, so credit them with a great season opener.

But it doesn’t end there.

In his first NFL game, cornerback Marcus Peters proved why he was Kansas City’s No. 1 pick in the draft when he intercepted quarterback Brian Hoyer’s first pass of the season. That wasn’t a surprise to anyone who has seen Peters wreaking havoc in the Kansas City secondary throughout training camp and in the preseason.

Peters undercut a route from his spot at left cornerback and was able to secure the catch as he dove forward for the ball. It was an impressive effort for a rookie in his first start.

The tight end showed that Kansas City has their own Gronk with a standout game that included six catches for 106 yards. And even though we still don’t have a TD catch by a wide receiver since the 1970 Super Bowl, Jeremy Maclin (5 for 52 yards) provided a deep threat and there’s no doubt that he will break that wide receiver drought much sooner rather than later.

And we can’t overlook the special teams play of De’Anthony Thomas who averaged 16.2 yards on punt returns. In the NFL, a 10 yard average is considered significant among punt return specialists, so Thomas showed what kind of a threat he represents every time he touches the ball.

Nearing the Record Something to watch for over the next couple of games will be Derrick Thomas’s pursuit of the all-time KC franchise record for tackles. The linebacker is just seven tackles shy of the mark.

Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton understands the achievement - especially when you consider all the great stars who have played for the Chiefs.

“This guy has made a lot of plays and he’s done it on a consistent basis,” he said. “To reach a record like that, I think demonstrates the fact that he’s played very well for a long period of time. He’s very active, you have to have great instincts to make that many tackles.”

Kansas City’s win was apparently impressive enough for those who crunch numbers in the ESPN NFL Power Rankings that the team leaped from No. 14 to No. 7.

It’s a nice show of respect, but little more.

This week’s game against Denver and next week’s game at Green Bay will tell us a lot more about the Chiefs than the Power Rankings.

The X Factor (Ty Rowton) is a former Scott City resident who has been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as a Chiefs Superfan

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QB injury leads to late comeback by Rawlins Co.

Holding a 32-22 lead heading into the final period, the Dighton High School football team liked their chances of getting a win over Atwood.

That was until quarterback Tyler Lingg collapsed in the huddle and had to be taken to the hospital with a concussion.

“After that, we were just trying to hang on,” says head coach Ken Simon following the loss of their starting quarterback.

Rawlins County turned to their power running game and scored three touchdowns in the final period on their way to a 44-32 come-from-behind win.

“It was a tough loss for the boys. They played hard and for three quarters we played well enough to win,” says Simon.

“There were just a few things beyond our control.

“Defensively, we played tough. We matched their physical play,” says Simon.

The game got off to a great start for the Hornets when senior Marcus Cruz nearly returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown before he was brought down at the three yard line. The Hornets scored two plays later.

On Atwood’s first possession, Dylan Foos broke through the defense on a safety blitz and knocked the ball loose.

The fumble set up a Dighton touchdown and extended the lead to 16-0.

Dighton owned a 32-22 lead late in the third period when Ling kept the ball on an option play. Moments after returning to the huddle, he collapsed.

“He was coherent and could speak, but we had him taken by ambulance to the hospital,” says Simon.

With Lingg out of the lineup, the Buffaloes had renewed energy and established their ground game in the fourth period.

“It seemed that the loss of Tyler hurt us more on defense than offense. They were able to run the ball right at us and we couldn’t find a way to stop them,” Simon says.

Atwood finished with 294 yards rushing and 82 passing.

Foos had nine receptions for 70 yards before he had to take over as quarterback. He will be in that role again this week against Moscow since Lingg will be sidelined for at least one game.

“Dylan has a bad ankle, so he’s not 100 percent. We’re trying to put together a back-up plan in case Dylan isn’t very effective,” says Simon.

24 minutes of football was enough . . . this time A high school football game lasts for 48 minutes.

The Beavers were reminded of that following last week’s game against Colby. The Beavers know they didn’t have the kind of intensity that’s expected to start the second half - even with a 35-0 lead.

Despite the offensive letdown after a very good first half, head coach Glenn O’Neil found a lot more to feel upbeat about compared to his team’s play a week earlier. Being upbeat and being satisfied, well, that’s two different things.

The offensive line was inconsistent against a big defensive front and some pretty talented linebackers. Ethan Jay (jr., 285) “did nothing to show me he wasn’t the best noseguard in the league,” said O’Neil. He credited Jay with being a disruptive force on the line who contributed to some bad exchanges between SCHS center Nick Storm and quarterback Bo Hess.

“If I’m the center or quarterback, I’m probably rushing things too if there’s a 285-pound noseguard across from me.

That kid is big, he’s good and he’s going to be a handful for another year,” O’Neil noted. “This is probably the first time that Nick has had a noseguard on top of him. You can’t simulate that in practice.

We don’t have anyone with his size or his quickness.”

Once the center-QB exchange was made, O’Neil says there were too many poor decisions made in the running game, “when we should have cut back or when we should have gone to the edge.

There was one time, if Bo would have pitched the ball (the runningback) would still be running.

“We have to make the right decisions with the option and quick pitch. There

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were at least three opportunities when we could have made big plays on the outside if we’d have made the right decisions.”

The rushing game was like night and day between the two halves. In the first 24 minutes SCHS averaged five yards per carry, but that dropped to just 3.5 yards in the second half, with 40 yards coming on one run by fullback Cooper Griffith.

“That’s going to happen with a few bobbled snaps, plus they were playing more boys in the box,” says O’Neil.

Know Where the Chains Are A 12-of-22 night in the passing game was an improvement, as was the ability of Scott City’s receivers to hold onto the ball. But the receivers still need to clean up their routes and, perhaps most importantly, be aware of where the chains are.

“There were a couple of times when we ran behind the defensive back and we should have cut across his face and put ourselves in position to make a catch,” explains O’Neil. “And we have to know where the chains are. When it’s thirdand-seven you don’t run a six yard route.

You have to get past the chains and that way, if you come back for the ball, you’re still past the first down marker.

And once you make a catch you don’t want to backtrack and give up the first down.”

High Marks for Defense The head coach had high praise for several defensive standouts, led by senior inside linebacker Cooper Griffith’s

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In addition, the Beavers would like to find more consistency with their running game, which begins up front with the blocking. As O’Neil points out, senior runningback Wyatt Kropp hasn’t averaged more than four yards per carry in either of the first two games.

SCHS also needs to do a better job of taking care of the ball. Four turnovers last week are a big concern.

“We’ve had three pass interceptions in the first two games. That was our total in each of the last two seasons,” O’Neil notes.

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13 tackles - five of them at or behind the line of scrimmage for losses. He made some outstanding reads throughout the night before exiting the game late in the third period.

Defensive end Abe Wiebe and sophomore free safety each finished with 14 tackles.

The key to the team’s defensive success still rests with consistent play from defensive tackles Jaime De La Rocha and Garrett Osborn.

“When they got high they were driven back. When they stayed low and did what they were supposed to do we were able to shut (Colby) down,” says O’Neil.

In addition, the coaching staff has continued with what has become a tradition of playing an undersized and quick defensive tackle in order to create havoc in the opposing offense. Last year, that role was filled by Chantz Yager. This year Kevin Aguilera has become that man.

While far from perfect, the game offered just what the coaching staff wants to see - a lot of improvement. A team should make it’s biggest improvement of the season between games one and two.

Whether or not the Beavers can match that same improvement between games two and three will be seen.

“We moved in the right direction this week,” said Griffith after the game. “If we can make that kind of jump again (this) week, we’ll take it.”

Along with remembering that a game lasts 48 minutes.

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Apodaca claims gold at Tribune x-country

SCMS athletes Megan Vance (105) and Lisa Ivy run one of the hills at the Tribune invitational on Saturday morning.

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Drohman him to emerge as one of the team’s top runners in just his first season of cross-country.

“Jess is a really intense, tough runner. He worked hard this summer, along with Dylan (Hutchins) and he wants to compete for the top spot. It’s good for the team to have someone pushing Dylan,” says Reese.

Hutchins (19:07) was in the No. 3 spot through the first half of the race before dropping back because of a side cramp and eventually finishing fifth. As he dropped back, Drohman took over that position for SCHS and eventually posted a time of 18:12.

“After making the first lap through the course I had a little better idea how much I had left so I was able to push myself a little harder,” Drohman says. “I feel that if I’d have pushed myself a little harder through the first part of the race I might have been able to get under 18 (minutes). I stayed back when I should have tried to stay a little closer with the guys at the front.”

Turkey hundreds in my part of the state. But perhaps the best perk of all lies in the fact that fall turkey regulation allow for the harvesting of hens too.

That means that any wild turkey that strolls past your stand can go onto the dinner table!

Fall turkey hunting strategies are much different also. No longer

Roberto Apodaca led another strong outing by the Scott City Middle School cross-country team in winning the seventh grade division at the Tribune Invitational on Saturday.

The SCMS runner completed the mile course in 6:16, five seconds ahead of Leoti’s Micah Martin.

“Roberto is pushing hard to get under six minutes. I expect him to get there in the next meet or two,” says head coach Jay Tedder.

Also finishing in the top 10 for Scott City was Baylyn Mantzke (6th, 6:58).

Eric Frances (7th, 6:34) was Scott City’s top finisher in the eighth grade division.

Kylee Logan (4th, 7:05) led the SCMS eighth grade girls while Megan Vance (3rd, 7:08) was Scott City’s top finisher in the seventh grade division.

“Kylee ran with purpose and was more aggressive. As she gains confidence she’s going to keep cutting her time,” says Tedder.

He noted that 10 of his team’s 17 runners ran personal bests over the Tribune course.

I felt the kids pushed themselves harder today because they had a better idea of what to expect,” Tedder said following the race.

The Bluejays will compete at Hugoton this weekend where the eighth grade boys and girls will run a two mile distance for the first time.

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Sophomore Conner LeBeau (6th, 18:58) continues to be a surprise for the Beavers, putting together another strong outing. He ran with the leaders until settling back into sixth place midway through the race.

“I emphasized to him that he has to find out a little about himself early in the season and see what he’s capable of doing.

You’re never going to do that if you aren’t willing to push the boundaries,” Reese said.

However, the key to Scott City’s early success has been their ability to run as a pack and finish near the front.

In a grouping behind Hutchins were Drew Duff (12th, 19:16), Seth Cardenas (15th, 19:24) and Angel Rodriguez (18th, 19:33).

“I like how the rest of the boys ran together.

Considering it got a little warmer than we were expecting, I was real happy with the way we performed,” says Reese.

ing among the top 10, the Lady Beavers had no trouble winning their second team title. They had just 29 points, finishing well in front of Goodland (61) and Stanton County (72).

Makaela Stevens (3rd, 21:29) led the team, followed by Olivia Prieto (5th, 22:18), Dulce Ayala (7th, 22:27) and Trella Davis (8th, 22:41).

“Olivia, Trella and Dulce ran smart together.

They did a good job of helping each other out and pushing each other throughout the race,” says Reese.

Stevens was looking at this race as an opportunity to challenge eventual champion Rebeca Avelar (Stanton Co., 20:45).

“I know that Makaela was disappointed in her race, but I wasn’t all that surprised given the tough week of practices we had,” says Reese. “Their legs weren’t extremely fresh for today’s race, so I think that makes some of the performances particularly good.

Girls are First “Makaela has a tenWith four girls finish- dency to work harder than

Scott City’s Olivia Prieto is followed by teammate Dulce Ayala during the Tribune Invitational on Saturday.

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most. In these early races plained. ton meet on Saturday. we train hard through the He said he might back “We’ll give them freshweek and use the meet off a little this week in er legs on a flatter course,” as a workout,” Reese ex- preparation for the Hugo- he says.

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can we use the gobblers need for love against them as we can in the spring.

During the fall and winter the “boys” are sort of just one of the girls and dominant hens actually rule the roost (pun intended of course.)

Just as in the spring, turkeys travel routes and times are somewhat predictable from day to day,

so one strategy for hunting them in the fall involves setting up a ground blind somewhere along their daily route and simply ambushing them.

Another popular approach to hunting fall turkeys relies on their social need to flock together. It has been proven that when a big group of turkeys is suddenly

startled, causing them to split and fly in numerous directions, not only will they eventually group back together again, but they will often re-congregate at or very near the precise spot where they split.

Let me explain. If hunters spot a large group of fall turkeys somewhere near good cover, they

can either run toward the flock, causing them to fly helter-skelter, or send a dog running into the flock to cause the same outcome.

They can then conceal themselves in the cover nearby, fairly confident that the flock will re-congregate where it split, giving them good shots.

I have an excellent tur-

key calling CD by Lovett Williams, PHD and one of the country’s leading wild turkey biologists.

He devotes some of the CD to fall hunting tactics and explains how dominant hens call a flock back together after having it scattered, and plays actual recordings of the calls and sounds they use to do so.

SCHS Football Jr. Varsity SCHS 32 - Colby 6 Score by quarters: SCHS 8 16 8 0 - 32 Colby 0 0 6 0 - 0 SC Col First Downs 14 3 Rushing Att. 32 26 Rushing Yds. 309 62 Avg. Per Att. 9.7 2.4 Passing 5-8-1 4-14-2 Passing Yds. 78 19 Total Plays 38 52 Total Yards 387 81 Fumbles/Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties 7-57 0-0 Individual Rushing Att. Yds. Kevin Lozano 5 117 Jarrett Jurgens 3 67 Jack Thomas 10 59 Wyatt Hayes 7 40 Marshall Faurot 5 27 Reid Brunswig 2 -1 Individual Receiving Rec. Yds. Marshall Faurot 3 58 Adrian Ruelas 1 14 Zach Carson 1 6 How they scored: First quarter: SC: Kevin Lozano, 64 yds. (Wyatt Hayes run). 2:19 Second quarter: SC: Reid Brunswig to Marshall Faurot, 47 yds.

(Hayes run). 6:34 SC: Lozano, 60 yds.

(Hayes run). 3:07 Third quarter: Colby: 1 yd. run. (run fail).

1:49 SC: Jarrett Jurgens, 49 yds. (Reid to Lozano). 29.2

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for prize drawings. In addition, only derby participants will be eligible to purchase drawing tickets for a Traeger grills to be given away.

Special lose another.

K-State completes their nonconference schedule this Saturday (Sept. 12) with a home game against Louisiana Tech. It won’t be easy. LA Tech lost on the road to Western Kentucky (41-38) on Sept. 11 after opening their season with a 62-15 thrashing of Southern.

LA Tech has two offensive weapons that any coach would welcome: QB Jeff Driskel (6-4, 234, SR) and RB Ken Dixon (5-10, 212, SR). Driskel transferred from Florida, where he had injury problems. Dixon is the career rushing leader for the Bulldogs and he’ll be playing in the NFL next season. He’s a gifted runner and an excellent pass receiver coming out of the backfield.

LA Tech is potent on offense, but mediocre on defense. This game is significant to K-State for several reasons: the Wildcats will have a bye week following the LA Tech game and they want to go into Big 12 play with an unblemished (3-0) record.

K-State will defeat LA Tech and team morale will

Kids Klassic at Kinsley October 3 PRATT - The 23rd Kinsley Kids Klassic, an annual trapshooting event, will be held Saturday, October 3. The event is open to youth shooters through high school age, including 2015 graduates.

Participants will first shoot 50 16-yard targets at the Dodge City Gun Club, then 50 handicap targets at the Kinsley Gun Club.

Every shooter will get a door prize, including a chance to win one of four guns, which will be awarded by drawing.

Cabela’s gift cards and trophies will be awarded to the top individuals in each age group and to the top three teams. Special awards will also be presented to 4-H members and young ladies.

The cost to attend is $25 per youth and includes 100 targets, lunch, event t-shirt and door prize. Registrations must be received by Sept.

28 at noon.

For more information on this unique event, or to register, contact Frank O’Brien, toll free at (888) 324-5445, or by e-mail at franko@gbta.net.

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be sky high as they pre- ready for dynamic oppopare for the league opener nents. at Oklahoma State on Oct. The Jayhawks’ offense 3. had some positive moments. RB Ke`aun Kinner KU Needs Linemen (5-9, 180, Jr) is a special Kansas’ football team talent. If he stays healthy, has numerous weakness- Kinner will be instrumenes, but the most severe tal in any improvement shortcoming is the lack of KU makes next season. quality linemen on both He’s one of the select few offense and defense. That who will be playing in the isn’t the fault of the new NFL in two years. coaching staff—it’s the QB Montell Cozart has consequence of horrible played well at times conrecruiting by the previous sidering that he’s behind two KU coaches. a very mediocre offensive Coach David Beaty is line. Cozart’s main limitagoing to get very tired of tion is inaccuracy with his meeting with the media passing; he may or may before the season is over. not improve in this crucial After the Memphis rout, area. he said, “If you look at the Kansas has a muchstat line, it tells the story: needed bye week before Memphis was sevencompleting their nonconof-seven in the red zone ference schedule with a and we’ve gotta stop ‘em game at Rutgers on Sept. down there. A lot of things 26. added up to that [55-23] It’s going to be a long, being the result.” long football season at KU’s defense had no nevertheless, pass rush to slow down Kansas; KU’s coaching staff has Memphis QB Paxton Lynch (22 of 25 pass com- done an excellent job with pletions for 354 yards and what they have to work two TDs); he had all day with. From here it looks to pick out his receivers. like AD Sheahon Zenger Compounding that prob- made a propitious headlem are inexperienced coaching hire on his seccornerbacks who aren’t ond try.

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Fishing Report Scott State Lake Updated September 12 Channel cats: good; up to 6.5 lbs. Stillfishing prepared bait, worms, liver, shrimp, or cut sunfish off the bottom in the morning and evening. Most of the fish caught range in length from 10 to 15 inches, but anglers have reported catching fair numbers of nicer fish up to 4 lbs.

Walleye/saugeye: slow; saugeye up to 3.6 lbs.; walleye up to 6.1 lbs. No reports.

Largemouth bass: fair; up to 5.5 lbs. Casting soft plastic baits, suspending jerkbaits, and swimbaits around fish attractors, rocky shorelines, or laydown trees has produced fish. Most of the fish anglers have recently reported range in length from 12 to 14 inches.

Sunfish: good; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms under a bobber around the fish attractors, laydown trees, riprapped shorelines, and edges of aquatic vegetation.

Anglers report catching fish of all sizes, but fish up to 8 inches are not uncommon.

Crappie: fair; most up to 9 inches. Minnows, mealworms, worms or small tube jigs fished around the fish attractors, off the handicap dock, and along deeper riprapped shorelines has been good.

General comments: Release all walleye/saugeye 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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saw that in the locker room at halftime,” says head coach Glenn O’Neil. “We talked about playing a second half that matched the first half, but the intensity definitely wasn’t there.”

After the two teams combined for just one first down on each of their first two possessions, Scott City finally broke the stalemate when quarterback Bo Hess dropped in a perfect pass to McRae who was streaking down the left sideline. The 49 yard gain gave SCHS a first down at the Eagles 20.

Hess finished off the drive three plays later with a seven yard keeper off the right side for a 7-0 lead.

“Drake made a real nice catch in stride and that helped to get us going,” says the junior quarterback.

Just over 1-1/2 minutes later, McRae put Scott City on the scoreboard again with a 46 yard interception return that put the Beavers on top, 14-0.

“Last year, I had a tendency to back off in the secondary because I didn’t want to risk giving up a big play, but now I’m feeling more confident in my ability to challenge a receiver and jump a route,” McRae says. “I saw that pass coming the whole time. I was reading the quarterback’s eyes and I knew where he was wanting to throw it.”

Defensive Stand The Scott City defense, which limited Colby to nine three-andouts on the night, prevented the Eagles from getting any first half momentum when they were looking at fourth-and-less than a foot from the Colby 39. The defense stopped Colby inches shy of a first down.

“We were pretty aggressive and were making good reads defensively,” says senior linebacker Cooper Griffith. “And except for a series late in the (first) half, our defensive tackles did a pretty good job of staying low and giving us a

chance to make plays behind them. That’s why we were able to get a lot of three-and-outs.”

SCHS took advantage of the great field position, covering 39 yards in just six plays, capped by a 13 yard bullet from Hess to McRae who was alone in the back of the end zone.

Another three-and-out by the Eagles led to outstanding field position for the Beavers at the Colby 34 following a punt. A 22 yard run by fullback Griffith was a big play on the drive which ended on a two yard run by senior runningback Wyatt Kropp less than 1-1/2 minutes after it began.

Colby followed with their longest drive of the game - 31 yards - before Scott City took over at their own 31 following a punt. With just 3:09 remaining in the half, the Beavers covered 69 yards in just 2-1/2 minutes. Hess was 6-of-8 passing, including a 20 yard reception by junior wideout Justin Faurot and a 29 yard gain by McRae in which he caught a pass in the flats, spun away from a defender at the line of scrimmage, and raced along the sideline before getting pushed out of bounds at the three yard line.

On the following play, Hess hit a wide open Faurot for the three yard touchdown pass that put SCHS on top, 35-0, Hess had a real strong start to the night, hitting 10-of-15 passes in the first half for 143 yards.

“We expected to pass that much, especially when you look at the big boys they had up front and the size of their corners,” notes O’Neil. “Neither of their corners were very big, so we liked the matchup.”

As a team, Scott City finished with 336 total yards - 180 rushing and 156 passing.

Momentum Disappears It appeared the Beavers would continue to build on that early momentum when they took the opening kickoff of the second half and had a first down at the one yard line following a

Scott City defenders Draven McRae (83), Jaime De La Rocha and Wyatt Kropp (30) drop a Colby ball carrier behind the line of scrimmage during Friday’s league action.

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40 yard run up the middle by Griffith. The fullback had 105 yards on 12 carries for his second consecutive 100-yard game to open the season.

A touchdown on the next play was erased by a penalty for an illegal formation. On the following play, Griffith never seemed to have control of the ball after the handoff and Colby recovered the fumble at their own six yard line.

Scott City followed with three more turnovers, several bobbled exchanges between the center and quarterback and managed to cross midfield just one more time in the second half.

“Colby put more players into the box because they knew we weren’t trying to hit the home run,” says O’Neil. “And credit their big noseguard for dominating the middle and getting penetration. Plus we weren’t

doing a good job of handling their defensive end one-onone.”

Colby didn’t get on the scoreboard until a Scott City fumble with just over a minute remaining gave the ball back to the Eagles at the SCHS 16.

Three plays later they scored on a nine yard run.

“I’m more happy than disappointed,” said O’Neil as he reflects on the difference between the first and second half. “Overall, we played pretty well and some of the things we didn’t do well in the second half are correctable.”

Strong Defensive Game The late Scott City turnover prevented a shutout, but O’Neil was pleased with the overall play of the defense which limited Colby to 142 total yards, an average of just 2.2 yards per carry and caused four turnovers.

“Cooper’s reads were super.

He didn’t even play three full quarters and he had 13 tackles (nine solo). Five of those were for losses,” says O’Neil.

He also recognized the play of senior defensive end Abe Wiebe (14 tackles, five solo) and sophomore free safety Nick Nowak who had 14 tackles (nine assists).

“Against a team like Colby who isn’t going to throw very much, Nick was able to come up and play the run more aggressively. Fourteen tackles is a lot for a free safety,” says the head coach. “You can bet that teams will be scouting that in the future.”

In addition, inside linebacker Eddie Tilton had the best game of his career with seven tackles.

“He plays better in confined space than he does in open space. This game was suited for him,” O’Neil said.

Punt return sparks FNB/SSB in 18-7 season opening win When Jace Thomas let a punt nearly roll dead inside the five yard line, the opposing defenders seemed to let up for a moment.

That was the opportunity that the young player was hoping for as he picked up the loose ball and raced down the right sideline 45 yards for a touchdown that proved to be huge in First National Bank/Security State Bank’s 18-7 win over RT Sporting Goods (Holcomb) on the opening Sunday of YMCA football action in Garden City.

Competing in the fifth grade division, Thomas had earlier scored on a 30 yard run following a fumble by RT, giving Scott City a 6-0 first quarter lead. But the punt return may have been the back-breaker, giving FNB/SSB a 12-0 lead in the second period.

RT closed the gap to 12-7 just before halftime.

Scott City rebuilt their lead to 18-7 following a 21 yard scoring run by Thomas in the third period.

Vulgamore Gets Shutout Scott City rolled to a 22-0 win over Pizza Hut in the third grade division.

The Vulgamore Family Farms/Edwards Spraying team jumped out to a 6-0 lead on a 45 yard run by Camden Vulgamore.

Scott City extended that lead to 14-0 on a 35 yard run by Eloyd Ruelas before half time.

They added a six yard scoring run by Brody Strine in the second half.

Romp to 34-8 Win In the sixth grade division, Scott City dominated in a 34-8 win over El Zarape.

The Weathers Land/Zoetis team opened up a 6-0 lead on an 18 yard run by Leightyn Heim and extended that margin to 14-0 late in the second period on a one yard run.

Garden City cut the lead to 14-8 before Scott City closed out the game with three unanswered touchdowns.

Cale Wheeler scored on an eight yard run, Heim added a two yard touchdown and quar-

Collin McDaniel turns the corner for a big gain during fourth grade YMCA football action on Sunday.

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terback Carson Faurot connected with Austin Thon on an eight yard scoring pass early in the fourth quarter.

City Eye Center finished in a 6-6 tie with the Appliance and Furniture Mart in the fourth grade division.

Scott City’s only score came Finish in Deadlock in the first quarter when Avry In a defensive battle, Scott Noll grabbed a pass at the line

of scrimmage and raced 28 yards for a touchdown.

AFM tied the game early in the fourth quarter when they fumbled the ball at the one yard line but were able to recover it in the end zone.

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celebrating a 25-year milestone Longtime owners of Revcom/Radio Shack in Scott City are Rod and Evelyn Hogg.

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Revcom finds way to survive in an ever-changing industry In a career that has seen him go from a radio engineer to a retail business owner, Rod Hogg has shown the ability to adapt to change.

That’s a valuable characteristic when you are involved in the rapidly changing world of electronics and communication.

“Right now there are a lot of challenges to stay in business.

It’s difficult for the small brick and mortar stores in towns like this to stay in business when you’re competing against the big box stores,” says Hogg who, along with his wife, Evelyn, are celebrating their 25th anniversary as owners of Revcom/Radio Shack in Scott City.

The Hoggs don’t have to look beyond their front door to see how much things have changed over the last couple of decades.

At one time, the store had five employees. It’s now down to Rod and Evelyn.

“We were originally a Quasar premier dealer and we had 35 different models of TVs on the floor,” recalls Hogg.

However, television manufacturing has moved overseas and the once familiar brand names such as Quasar and Zenith can no longer be found.

Cell Phone Business Revcom was at the forefront of the cell phone business as a distributor for Kansas Cellular, “but the market soon became too saturated and highly competitive,” says Hogg. “It got to the point where the carriers had to start cannibalizing each other.

That’s why the advertising you

see today is trying to get customers to switch carriers. There aren’t enough new customers, so they are stealing customers from other providers.”

And if those challenges weren’t enough, the Hoggs have had to take a wait-and-see approach regarding the future of Radio Shack after the national company declared bankruptcy earlier this year.

“Since Radio Shack’s bankruptcy in February, they haven’t had anything to sell us. The new owners are gradually putting new merchandise into the pipeline. All the warehouses and inventory have been sold off, so they are starting from square one,” Hogg notes.

munications business part-time since 1971 in Garden City, purchased the two-way radio dealership from the Marcys in 1985.

One evening he got a call from Jim Rodenbeek, a family friend, who informed Hogg that Mary Marcy was ready to sell the business. The Hoggs took ownership of the business in 1990 on Rod’s birthday - September 19.

“I already had some background with Radio Shack,” Hogg says. “When I worked with KDOT a friend and I had bought out the Radio Shack franchise in Garden City, but we didn’t do anything with it for awhile. I later sold out my share.”

An Electronics Background Originally from Minneapolis, the Hoggs moved to Garden City in 1968 when Rod was hired as a radio engineer for the Kansas Highway Patrol. Hogg also repaired communications equipment out of his home and, for a time, was a chief engineer at KIUL radio.

He later began working for Sunflower Electric as a radio engineer and electronics supervisor.

At that same time, Marcy Electronics had been owned and operated by Kenneth and Mary Marcy. They had been a Radio Shack retailer since 1972.

When he passed away in 1983, the business continued to be operated by Mary and her son, Gary.

Hogg, who had been operating an electronics and com-

Ma and Pa Operation With all the changes in the field of electronics, and at the corporate level in Radio Shack, what’s enabled the Hoggs to reach their 25-year milestone?

“We are a ma and pa operation. That’s how we keep the doors open,” Hogg says. “We sell lots of accessories - the parts, pieces and accessories, which we refer to as PPA. Things like HDMI cables, connectors, coaxial cables and memory chips - things that we add to existing components. If you buy a new flat screen TV you’re going to need a new cable to hook it up.”

He likes to tell the story of another retailer who had an electronics cable priced at $14.

A customer complained that he could buy the same cable online for $4.

“I’ll sell it to you for $4,”

the business owner said. After taking the man’s $4 she put the cable on the counter behind her and said, “You can pick it up in three days. That’s how long you’d have to wait for the other one to be delivered.”

The man paid $14 for the cable.

“People don’t realize the small markup we have on PPA,” says Hogg. “You have to sell a lot to make a living and to keep the doors open.”

At one time, a local electronics repair store was a familiar site in most every town. Today, they are a rarity. Most electronics are tossed into the trash bin because it’s too much expense and hassle to send them to a regional repair center.

“The repair business is still a big part of what we do,” Hogg says.

He repairs two-way radios and still sells a few commercial radios, though he points out that sales have been hit hard by cell phones.

“Some people feel that a cell phone can replace a two-way radio, but it doesn’t,” he says.

“If you want to communicate with several people at one time, which is important on the farm or with school vehicles, twoway radios are still the way to go. Digital communication requires infrastructure. If you don’t have a cell tower nearby, then your cell phone is worthless.”

As he looks at industry trends, Hogg realizes that businesses like his are fading from the landscape.

There are less than 1,800 Radio Shack retailers left in the U.S. The only remaining independent businesses in Western Kansas can be found in Scott City, Atwood and Colby.

“DVDs are dead in the water.

So are camcorders and digital TV boxes,” says Hogg. “When you buy a TV now it already has digital capability. There’s nothing new out there.”

In the meantime, the Radio Shack corporation has been purchased and is being restructured. Plans are to begin selling franchises again on Jan. 1, 2016.

“They will re-establish supply lines which should make it easier to get small component parts,” notes Hogg.

What that will mean for the Hoggs remains to be seen. Just like any business, it still comes down to retail traffic and whether there’s enough to support the brick and mortar presence.

“You’re going to see more businesses like ours disappear from small towns,” predicts Hogg. “If the traffic isn’t there, and people don’t support their local businesses . . . if people choose to buy on-line that makes it pretty hard to stay open.

“The important thing is to establish your niche market and provide something that people can’t get somewhere else,” he adds.

“Our plans are to stay here and continue doing what we have been. We’ll see what the new structure at Radio Shack looks like after the first of the year.”

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ag briefs

Beef stocker day Sept. 24 in Manhattan Beef stocker cattle health, business management and infrastructure topics are among those on tap for the 2015 Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field Day on Thurs., Sept.

24, in Manhattan.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., there will be a complimentary lunch and a closing social time.

The program will share research and other recent information related to stocker cattle operations through several presentations. These include: •Charting the Course in Choppy Waters - Glynn Tonsor, K-State Extension agricultural economist.

•Kansas Producer Panel: Breaking into the Stocker Business - Rodney Derstein, Kismet; Justin Keith, Allen; Sam Sterling, Pratt; and Mike Utech, Emporia.

Moderator is Wes Ishmael, contributing editor, BEEF Magazine.

•Innate Immunity and Bovine Reproductive Disease in Stocker Calves - Jim Sears, senior technical services veterinarian, Bayer.

•Veterinarian Panel: Health Issues: What We Think - Veterinarians Stan Perry, Phil Benz and James Allen. Moderator is Dale Blasi, Extension beef cattle specialist.

Breakout sessions: •Dealing with Old World Bluestem - Walt Fick, Extension range management specialist.

•Lungs: When Things Aren’t Right - Gregg Hanzlicek K-State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. •New Pen Construction - Considerations, Requirements and Costs - Bill Hollenbeck, K-State beef stocker unit, Pat Murphy and Joe Harner, Extension livestock systems engineers.

More information is available by contacting Lois Schreiner in the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at 785-532-1267 or lschrein@ ksu.edu.

Cattle tap seasonal low

Fed-cattle prices slipped to a new seasonal low last week.

Cash prices in Plains fell to near $143/cwt., about $2 below the previous low from late July, while October futures fell to $140/cwt., a new 15-month low for a nearby contract.

Live cattle futures bounced back as equities and other outside markets stabilized.

The outside markets may pose the biggest downside risk for the cattle market over the near term, should the stock market continue to weaken and/or the dollar strengthen, says Marty Foreman, Doane senior economist.

Carcass weights are up sharply from a year ago, reaching 905 pounds, 25 pounds above a year ago and only one pound below last fall’s all-time high.

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Early wheat planting carries some risk With fall not far off, producers know that they will soon be putting wheat in the ground. Down I on the thought Farm I would Chris Long Walnut Creek s h a r e Extension s o m e Agent information in regards to the risks of planting wheat too early, after all, there are bound to be some drills running within a week or two.

For those who wonder when’s the best time to plant

wheat, the general target date for optimum yields in Kansas is within a week of the best pest management planting date (BPMP), formerly known as the “Hessian fly-free” date.

If forage production is the primary goal, wheat should be planted in early to mid-September. However, if grain yields are the primary goal, then waiting until the fly-free date to start planting is the best approach.

This doesn’t always work according to plan, of course.

Some years, the earlier-planted

wheat does best and some years the later-planted wheat does best, depending on weather conditions and disease pressure during the growing season.

If fields become too wet to plant by mid-October and stay that way through the remainder of the fall, then producers end up planting much later than they’d like, and this is an incentive to start planting earlier than the fly-free date if soil conditions are good.

Keep in mind, it’s a good idea not to go overboard and

start planting too much earlier than the BPMP date.

What’s wrong with planting a few weeks earlier than the BPMP date? There are several problems that can arise from planting too early.

First off, there is an increased risk of wheat streak mosaic and related diseases.

Wheat curl mites survive over the summer on living plant tissue of volunteer wheat and certain other grasses. As soon as those host plants die off, (See RISK on page 31)

U.S. farm data shows loss of crop diversity in past 34 years U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms fare as changes to the climate evolve, according to a large-scale study by Kansas State University, North Dakota State University and the USDA. Less crop diversity may also be impacting the general ecosystem.

“At the national level, crop diversity declined over the period we analyzed,” said Jonathan Aguilar, K-State water resources engineer and lead researcher on the study.

The scientists used data from the USDA’s U.S. Census of Agriculture, which is published every five years from information provided by U.S. farmers.

The team studied data from 1978 through 2012 across the country’s contiguous states.

Croplands comprise about 408 million acres or 22 percent

of the total land base in the lower 48 states. Because croplands are typically replanted annually, theoretically crop species diversity can change fairly rapidly. There is the potential for swift positive change, unlike in natural ecosystems.

Aguilar began the study while working as a researcher with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. He joined K-State Research and Extension in 2012. The study was conducted in collaboration with a diverse team, including rangelands expert John Hendrickson, USDA-ARS; weeds experts Greta Gramig, NDSU, and Frank Forcella, USDA-ARS; agricultural economics expert David Archer, USDA-ARS; and soils expert Mark Liebig, USDA-ARS. “At the very simplistic level,” Aguilar said, “crop diversity is a measure of how many crops in an area could possibly work

Resource Regions developed by the USDA’s Economic Research Service. Although the study showed that crop diversity declined nationally, it wasn’t uniform.

“There seem to be more dynamics going on in some regions or states,” Aguilar said, noting that not all of the factors affecting those regional trends are clear.

For instance, the Heartland Resource Region, which is home to 22 percent of U.S. farms and represents the highest value - 23 percent, of U.S. production - had the lowest crop diversity. This region comprises Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and parts of Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kentucky.

In contrast to all of the other Farm Resource Regions In addition to the national regions, the Mississippi Portal trend, the researchers studied Region, which includes parts regional trends by examining of Louisiana, Mississippi, (See DIVERSITY on page 32) county-level data from Farm together to resist, address and adjust to potential widespread crop failures, including natural problems such as pests and diseases, weed pressures, droughts and flood events. This could also be viewed as a way to spread potential risks to a producer.

“Just like in the natural landscape, areas with high diversity tend to be more resilient to external pressures than are areas with low diversity. In other words, diversity provides stability in an area to assure food sustainability.”

The study is the first to quantify crop species diversity in the U.S. using an extensive database over a relatively long period of analysis, Aguilar said.

Herd expansion underway but supplies remain tight

U.S. cattle producers are responding to recent record-high prices by expanding their herds, but Americans’ appetite for beef will play a crucial role in how the larger supply will play out for the producer’s bottom line, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist.

Demand for beef has been strong the past two years, even in the face of those record-high prices, said Glynn Tonsor, agricultural economist with K-State Extension.

“The consumer has been willing to pay more for beef and pork than we thought they would,” he said, noting that consumers are spending a smaller percent of their disposable income on red meat than they used

to. “Going forward, hopefully they will continue to pay those prices.”

“The importance of demand will be clear over the next two to five years,” said Tonsor, speaking at the recent K-State Risk and Profit Conference. “Cattle futures are indicating that prices will move lower, but that doesn’t mean that the sky is falling. Prices are still good, just not as good as the record highs of last year.”

Producers are retaining heifers to rebuild their herds at “astronomical” rates, Tonsor said, adding that the 6.5 percent rate of heifer retention as beef cow replacements so far in 2015 is the third highest rate since 1974.

(See HERD on page 40)

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Foreign farm support drives down U.S. revenue Report puts annual loss at about $1 billion WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) unveiled the results of an econometric study showing that excessive farm support in several advanced developing countries could cost U.S. wheat farmers nearly $1 billion in revenue every year.

USW recently showed that the governments of China, India, Turkey and

Brazil have dramatically increased subsidies for domestic wheat production over the past ten years to levels that far exceed their World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements.

This study confirms that these policies have a detrimental effect on U.S. and world wheat farmers and global wheat trade.

“I believe we have shown through these studies that the old perceptions about farm support and trade are clearly wrong,” said USW President Alan Tracy.

“Today, it is the farm subsidies in a few advanced developing coun-

tries, not developed country policies, which disrupt normal trade flows and distort world wheat prices. These rapidly growing subsidies cause direct, serious and now measurable impacts on the prices that U.S. farmers receive for their grain.”

U.S. Farmers Penalized The cost to U.S. wheat farmers is a reflection of how the U.S. is penalized by the World Trade Organization and Doha trade agreement, says Ron Suppes, a Dighton farmer and board member of U.S. Wheat Associates.

“This is another ex-

Kansas corn crop forcast is down 2%

A government forecast on the size of this year’s Kansas corn crop is estimating that growers will bring in 555 million bushels.

Last week, the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that the anticipated 2015 crop in the state will be two per-

Risk the wheat curl mites leave and start searching for a new source of living plant tissue.

Wheat that is planted early is likely to become infested, and thus become infected with wheat streak mosaic, high plains virus, and Triticum mosaic virus. There is also an increased risk of barley yellow dwarf. The vectors of barley yellow dwarf are greenbugs and bird cherry-oat aphids.

The second thought is an increased risk of Hessian fly. Over the summer, Hessian fly pupae live in the old crowns of wheat residue. After the first good soaking rain in late summer or early fall, these pupae will hatch out as adult Hessian flies

cent below last year’s production.

That is due partly to fewer harvested acres and smaller average yields per acre.

Kansas is harvesting 3.75 million acres of corn this season, down one percent from a year ago. The average yield forecast of 148 bushels per acre is

down one bushel from a year ago.

The agency is also forecasting the state will bring in 238 million bushels of sorghum, up 19 percent from last year.

Kansas soybean production is anticipated to be 133 million bushels, down seven percent from last year.

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and start looking for live wheat plants to lay eggs on.

After the BPMP date, many of the adult Hessian fly in a given area will have laid their eggs, so there is generally less risk of Hessian fly infestation for wheat planted after that date.

As what happened this past year, there’s an increased risk of excessive fall growth and excessive fall tillering. For optimum grain yields and winter survival, the goal is for wheat plants to head into winter with established crown roots and 2-4 tillers.

Wheat that is planted early can grow much more than this, especially if moisture and nitrogen

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levels are good. If wheat gets too big in the fall, it can use up too much soil moisture in unproductive vegetative growth and become more susceptible to drought stress in the spring if conditions are dry.

Another thought is that grassy weed infestations become more expensive to control. If cheatgrass, downy brome, Japanese brome, or annual rye come up before the wheat is planted, they can be controlled with glyphosate or tillage.

If wheat is planted early and these grassy weeds come up after the wheat has emerged, producers will have to use an appropriate grass herbicide to control them.

ample of the unfair trade actions and subsidies that the WTO is supposed to be policing,” says Suppes. “This is about trade agreements and the ability to trust people. We follow

the rules and we’re the ones who keep getting penalized.”

Suppes says the level of farm support payments in other nations is costing U.S. farmers about 30

cents per bushel.

Impact of Supports Noted agricultural economist Dr. Dermot Hayes and two of his (See FOREIGN on page 35)

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Kansas not flooded with interest in water conservation program State government officials with regulatory authority of underground water resources in Kansas haven’t registered an individual or group willing to enter a voluntary conservation program established in April, officials said Tuesday.

The promise of legislation signed five months ago by Gov. Sam Brownback was that a network of Water Conservation Areas could be formed to restrain consumption, maintain agricultural production and help extend life of the Ogallala Aquifer.

WCAs are distinct from existing water conservation mechanisms because the new option affords holders of water rights flexibility to negotiate the reduction target with the Kansas Department of Agriculture.

For example, discussions with potential WCA organizers generally make a 20 percent cut to the preferred target but indi-

vidual approaches could differ.

Brownback hailed formation of the program as a central element of the administration’s commitment to more efficient industrial use of water.

“Agriculture is the largest industry in Kansas,” said Jackie McClaskey, secretary of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. “In order for agriculture to continue being the economic driver in our state, we have to better conserve water resources.

“It’s important for water users to understand how WCAs can be a part of their water management plans and how this tool is different from other water conservation tools.”

McClaskey said convincing water right holders to engage in WCAs, in conjunction with the more rigid Intensive Groundwater Use Control Areas and Local Enhanced Management Areas, would be necessary

Diversity Kentucky and Arkansas, had significantly higher crop diversity in 2012 than in 1978.

While overall, the national trend was toward less crop diversity, the region called the Fruitful Rim (parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina) and the Northern Crescent (states along the northeast border from part of Minnesota east through Wisconsin, Michigan through to Maine and south to New Jersey and Pennsylvania) had the most crop diversity.

The data used was specific enough that the researchers were able to quantify crop diversity and trends even down to the county level.

“A significant trend of more counties shifting to lower rather than higher crop diversity was detected,” the team wrote in the study results. “This could have far-reaching consequences for provision of ecosystem services associated with agricultural

to advance Brownback’s lenging part of negotia50-year plan for manag- tions, which the agriculing the resource. ture department expects to result in formation of Seek Voluntary Approach WCAs by the end of 2015.

“We’re really counting Incentive to commit more deeply to water on neighbors to influence conservation - especially neighbors,” McClaskey in the western portion of said. “We feel voluntary Kansas - was illustrated has potential. Flexibility by prolonged drought and means a lot to people.”

Water right owners or growing evidence of aquia group of owners with fer depletion.

A pivotal question in land qualifying for conpolicy discussions about servation may form a water resources is wheth- WCA. The area must er Kansas’ government have declining groundcan find enough traction water levels, evidence of with voluntary programs preventable water waste or must turn to mandatory or experience unreasonable deterioration of water cuts.

Under the WCA model quality.

In 2012, Brownback promoted by the agriculture department, partici- signed a package of legpants would be able to islation aimed at extendcreate multi-year appro- ing the useful life of the priations of water for irri- Ogallala Aquifer. That gation, transfer allocations law enabled groundwater among enrolled water management districts to rights and shift water con- create conservation areas sumption to alternative within their borders and repealed the state’s “use it purposes.

Settling on where to or lose it” policy in terms draw the conservation line of maintaining water in each WCA is a chal- rights.

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systems as well as food production. Economic system sustainability. “ and social factors helped drive the adoption of lessImplications for Ag diverse cropping systems.

“Biodiversity is impor“Diverse cropping tant to the ecosystem systems tend to increase function,” the research- farmers’ chances of ers wrote. “Biodiversity encountering favorable in agricultural systems conditions while decreasis linked to critical eco- ing the probability of logical processes such widespread crop failures,” as nutrient and water the team wrote. cycling, pest and disease “The factors that affect regulation, and degrada- crop diversity in North tion of toxic compounds Dakota do not necessarily such as pesticides. apply to what is happenDiverse agroecosys- ing here in Kansas. This tems are more resilient to study also has relevance variable weather resulting to other agronomic and from climate change and environmental issues,” often hold the greatest Aguilar said, adding that potential for such benefits the research has already as natural pest control.” generated inquiries from A classic example scientists who are studywhere high crop diversity ing weed resistance to could have been crucial herbicides, honeybee was during the corn leaf “friendliness” of the landblight epidemic in the scape and agricultural 1970s, Aguilar said. community resilience to During the 20th cen- pressures such as climate tury, increases in the value change. of human labor, changes in agricultural policies The results of the study were and the development of published Aug. 26, 2015, in the scientific journal PLOS agricultural technolo- One http://journals.plos.org/ gies led to increased spe- plosone/article?id=10.1371/ cialization and scale of journal.pone.0136580

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Taking animal cruelty objections to next level

I apologize for re-running what can only be described as a totally predictable news event, but there’s a point to be made here.

Here’s the story: After an undercover video of alleged animal cruelty surfaced - this one involving a Tyson and McDonald’s poultry supplier - both of those companies cut ties with the supplier faster than a drive-thru delivery with the franchise owner standing at the window.

The Tyson-McDonald’s disconnect came after Mercy for Animals released an undercover video shot at a T&S Farm facility that showed chickens being stabbed and clubbed to death.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the animal rights group said it had documented abusive and inhumane conditions at the firm’s Tennessee facility, which supplies birds to a Tyson plant that produces McNuggets and other chicken products for the fast-food chain.

Not to go all Captain

Meat of the Matter Dan Murphy contributing columnist Drovers CattleNetwork

Obvious on you, but this story isn’t some groundbreaking development.

First of all, anyone who’s been taking in oxygen the last couple years should know that this Mercy for Animals video wasn’t the first, and it certainly won’t be the last, video purporting to show inhumane treatment of food animals at processing plants, growout facilities or feedlots.

Such “revelations” need to be kept in perspective.

Although tremendous progress has been made in advancing the well-being of food animals over the past several decades, with thousands of participants in the industry - like any other business sector there are still some bad actors out there, and many more dedicated activists eager to expose their bad behavior.

Cloud seeding season at an end

Period of September 5-15 The end of the 2015 cloud seeding season has arrived. This season was indeed an interesting one as we had finally broken out of a nearly five-year drought.

WKWMP Most of the drought Update busting rains came in Walt Geiger May with nearly all meteorologist locations reporting well above average rainfall across west-central and southwest Kansas.

Although the rains continued into June, the month finished as one of the least active as far as severe weather frequency over the past decade. In general, “high-end” severe storm frequency this season was lower than expected, except in May. Precipitation accumulation was much higher than expected during May- mid-July and lower than anticipated during the August-early September period.

It seems to be relatively dry currently but my optimism is high that fall and winter precipitation will be above average given the long-term predictions as influenced by the strong El Nino conditions.

Operations: There were two seeding days this period, hail suppression occurred each day.

Sept. 9, Operations Day No. 22: Two planes were launched at 6:23 p.m. to Gove County to intercept a severe storm traveling south-southeast towards Lane. Seeding for hail suppression began at 6:51 over central Gove Co. Sept. 10: Two planes were launched around 5:00 p.m. with one plane heading to a small line of storms over western Kearny while the other headed to southern Wichita County. Radar indicated these two areas of storm growth may eventually develop into cells capable of small hail.

Seeding for hail suppression began near the Lakin Airport at 5:15. Seeding over eastern Kearny was terminated at 5:20.

Second, let’s also keep in perspective the response of the customers of whatever “bad” operation is currently starring in some undercover video production. It’s pretty much a no-brainer for McDonald’s or Tyson or any other company with their size and clout to drop a supplier in a hot second when there’s the potential for being tainted as somehow condoning cruelty against livestock.

What do they care?

Either company could drop a dozen suppliers tomorrow morning and only suffer a few logistical complications that wouldn’t disrupt operations for more than five minutes.

If that.

Reaction With Spine What I’m more interested in is the response, as the late Paul Harvey might say, from the rest of the industry.

We know the PR impact of video footage surreptitiously filmed and cleverly edited to maximize

the shock value of seeing bloody carcasses and line workers kicking, shoving and otherwise manhandling animals in ways we tell ourselves we’d never do.

We know the issues surrounding worker recruiting, retention and training, and we also know that society’s perceptions of what constitutes animal welfare continue to evolve, and always in the direction of greater scrutiny, stricter standards and heightened sensitivity to any sort of abuse.

We also know that these video exposés almost universally draw a swift and practiced response from the targeted companies, which draws little other than yawns from media members, who supposedly are interested in both sides of the story.

That’s unlikely to change.

But what about companies not in the cross-hairs, the ones whose logos and B-roll footage are not running on the six o’clock news? It’s tempting, I real-

Corn maze open at Buffalo Bill center

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The maze is open to the public daily from dawn until dusk. There are eight numbered Corn Fun Fact panels to help participants to find their way.

Those who find all the Fun Facts in order will have successfully completed the nearly half mile maze and exit near the entrance.

There is also a shorter route for younger participants.

The corn maze is free of charge and open the public seven days a week.

Enter under the golden arch north of the sculpture.

If you have enjoyed your visit, you are welcome to show your support by leaving a contribution in our “corny” donation box at the maze entrance.

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ize, to run the other way and wait out the storm when media salivate over these undercover videos.

However, there’s no glory in that tactic and no longterm benefit to the industry, either.

Notwithstanding the editing job these clips undergo, it’s tough to deny the evidence right there in front of everyone who views them. As long as the only response to news coverage of animal cruelty is a rehearsed public relations statement that Company X is cutting ties with its former supplier, consumers will not only swallow the allegations that groups like Mercy for Animals attach to their videos, they’re primed to respond similarly to the next video, and to the next one after that.

ment of animals shown in whichever video clip is currently cued up for local and national broadcasters?

What if their executives were to make the point as strongly as possible that such behavior - whether it’s due to insufficient worker training, a few rogue employees or just a really bad day at the office for an otherwise reputable work force - is absolutely unacceptable and won’t be tolerated by others in the industry?

Such a statement would have far more credibility among both the media and the public than the predictable apology/calculated cut-off of a bad-boy supplier that’s the typical response of companies doing business with the culprit.

There’s one caveat An alternative? though: The company However, what if the making such an assertion brand-name marketers not actually has to believe in involved in these scandals what they’re saying. stepped up and made it known that their organiza- Dan Murphy is a food-industions condemn anything try journalist and commeneven resembling the treat- tator

Average quality in Kansas wheat crop

Yields in Kansas might have increased during the 2015 harvest, but test weights and protein content were down statewide.

According to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS), data was collected from 7,233 carlot samples from 47 counties which showed an average test weight of 59.9 pounds per bushel.

In comparison, the 2013 and 2014 harvest averages were 60.7 and 60.5 pounds per bushel, respectively.

Protein content and yield have an inverse relationship. When yields go up, protein content generally falls, and that rule of thumb held true in 2015.

While the current year’s harvest was up about 35 percent from last year, protein content for the state decreased from 13.4 percent to 12.7 percent.

While it is lower than last year, 12.7 percent is actually still above the 10-year average of 12.4 percent.

The Southwest and North-Central Districts tied for the highest protein content at 13.1 percent.

Wheat Scoop Jordan Hildebrand Kansas Wheat Commission

size of the Kansas crop by millions of bushels, they also played heavily into the decreased test weights statewide.

While rain during the wheat’s growing season helps the plant grow, rains at harvest time can decrease test weights seemingly overnight by 2-3 points. As wheat is harvested, the dry, smooth kernels can be packed tightly together into a bushel.

When moisture is introduced to a kernel after the first dry-down, the kernel will swell, much like a puffed wheat cereal.

Even when the kernel dries, it can’t shrink down to its original volume.

Instead, it maintains the same weight, but the kernel takes up more space.

So harvest time rains don’t mean less grain to haul in, it reduces the number of kernels per bushel which results in a test weight decrease.

According to the Kansas Weather Data Rains Cut Test Weight Library, Kansas received While this year’s last 188 percent more moisminute rains increased the ture than normal in May,

averaging 7.73 inches statewide.

Mary Knapp, climatologist with Kansas State University, attributed the rains in part to moisture opening up from the Gulf of Mexico mixing with cold fronts moving across the state that “opened a fire hose pointed north.”

While these rains helped bump yields, it also created the right climatic conditions for thunderstorms to build and stay over small geographic areas. The remnants of these storms caused issues like lower test weights and disease.

The 2015 crop’s moisture content averaged 11.2 percent, down 11.9 percent, but equal to the 10-year statewide average. With the test weight and protein content lowered, wheat’s graded quality also decreased.

Samples graded No. 1 accounted for 53 percent, down from 73 percent last year. No. 2 samples accounted for 38 percent, compared to 26 percent in 2014, while 9 percent graded No. 3 or below.

Test weight, protein content, grade and defect determinations are made by Kansas Grain Inspection Service.

Unmanned aerial systems summit in Wichita Oct. 15 The first unmanned aerial systems (UAS) summit in Kansas is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the National Center for Aviation Training at 4004 N. Webb Rd. in Wichita.

In the past few months there has been a series of discussions about the use of UAS, or drones, across the state, by law enforcement, agriculture, emergency management, small business and research officials.

“As we’ve toured the state for UAS workshops, we’ve learned that Kansas stands to gain $2.9 billion dollars over the next 10 years through UAS appli-

cations in agriculture, search and rescue, surveying and much more,” KDOT Director of Aviation Tiffany Brown said.

The summit will highlight how Kansas is already among the top 10 states for UAS benefits and there will be a discussion about the use of UAS as a hobby or a business. There will also be a UAS flight demonstration and a business development session.

The public is invited to attend, and registration can be found at: www.kansasuassummit.com. Schedule information can be found at summit sessions on the website.

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Foreign colleagues at Iowa State University conducted the study. The goal was to determine what would happen to U.S. and global wheat production, trade and prices if domestic support in China, India, Turkey and Brazil were removed.

To accomplish this, Dr. Hayes and his colleagues applied the price support and input subsidy data identified in a November 2014 study by DTB Associates to the respected CARD-FAPRI econometric model. Results showed that if all support were removed from all four countries, annual U.S. wheat production would increase by more than 53 million bushels, farm gate prices would increase by nearly 30 cents per bushel and U.S. wheat farmers would receive $947 million more in annual revenue.

“The results confirm that if domestic support were removed wheat prices in the countries modeled would go down and farmers would plant less wheat, but domestic consumption would go up,” Hayes said. “The lower supply would lead to higher global wheat prices, which tend to benefit wheat exporting countries including the United States.”

The study also indicated that with such changes, wheat trade flows would shift and the four countries would increase net imports by nearly 10 million metric tons (MMT).

Hayes said the model estimated the United States would capture more than

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20 percent of such an increase to export an additional 2.2 MMT compared to the model’s baseline if there were no changes in domestic support in those countries.

Hayes’ team also used the model to predict the net effect that eliminating support in individual countries would have.

Those results indicated that domestic support for Chinese wheat production alone has the largest individual effect.

If support there ended, Chinese imports would grow from nearly two MMT per year to more than 7.5 MMT per year.

This would still be less than the nine MMT annual tariff rate quota that China agreed to in its WTO accession commitments.

Hayes said the model showed that even with the predicted changes, China, India, and Turkey would continue to be at least 90 percent self-sufficient in wheat production.

Eliminating domestic support would have the least effect in Brazil where support levels are lower than the other countries.

Shifting the Narrative Hayes also noted that this study compares future scenarios to data from a market situation in which wheat cash prices were significantly higher than they are now. For example, in addition to Chinese government input subsidies coupled to wheat production, the DTB Associates study in 2014 showed Chinese farmers have

government minimum support prices of more than $10 per bushel.

“Wheat prices have plummeted more than 30 percent since last year, a significant portion of which is due to these countries’ market distorting policies, which send the wrong signals to their farmers. This hurts American family farms like mine even more,” said Brett Blankenship, who grows soft white wheat near Washtucna, Wash., and is the current President of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG).

Referring to current negotiations in the Doha round, Blankenship added, “It is totally unacceptable to tolerate demands from countries who are in violation of their WTO commitments, who continue with these huge levels of support while demanding concessions from the United States.

The American wheat farmer will not give away any more.”

WTO records show that the United States has consistently met its commitments, never exceeding its Aggregate Measure of Support (AMS) limit of $19.1 billion. But other country’s proposals made as part of the Doha round would require the United States to drastically cut its limit, while members with growing programs would not be expected to make meaningful contributions.

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Michael Punke has called this a “mind-boggling

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imbalance” that firmly underpins the U.S. position that it is critical to put facts on the table for a frank discussion about the real dynamic of world agricultural production and trade.

The new study indicated that wheat farmers outside of the four countries analyzed would benefit by reducing domestic supports. Hayes said the model showed global wheat cash prices would increase by more than four percent and world net trade would increase by five percent if domestic support is removed in all four countries.

The study suggested that there would be benefits even from partial changes in price supports and input subsidies, although Hayes said the magnitude of the cash price and trade increase would depend on the size of the removal in each country.

“Since these subsidies are the acts of sovereign governments, our farmers cannot battle them alone. We are working with USTR and USDA to determine our next steps, including a possible WTO challenge,” Tracy concluded.

USW and NAWG have posted the entire report online at www.uswheat.org/policy and http://www.wheatworld.org/ issues/trade/. Results of the two DTB Associates studies measuring domestic support in advanced developing countries, visit www.dtbassociates.com/docs/DomesticSupportStudy11-2014. pdf and www.dtbassociates. com/docs/domesticsupportstudy.pdf

Renewable fuels infrastructure gets boost U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced a major investment in renewable fuel infrastructure. Through Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) grants, USDA will aid states in delivering higher blends of renewable fuel.

The effort will result in an estimated 4,880 new pumps at approximately 1,400 stations across the U.S. The $100 million contributed by USDA to jumpstart BIP will be matched one-to-one by state and private industry funds, including a contribution of $250,000 by the sorghum industry.

“This is monumental news for the renewable fuels industry and the thousands of sorghum farmers that rely on the markets it provides,” said Sorghum Checkoff CEO Tim Lust. “The sorghum industry has pulled together in a way that will benefit both local and national interests, and we look forward to helping fill the demand that will result from this investment.”

With a combined contribution of $250,000, the Sorghum Checkoff along with the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission and the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board affirmed the sorghum industry’s steadfast alliance with renewable fuels and belief in the industry’s future.

“Sorghum farmers sent a strong signal in support of renewable fuels,” said Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission Chairman Stephen Bigge. “Market access for renewable fuels is critical to the future of American agriculture.”

Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board Chairman Chuck McDonald also praised and further emphasized the significance of this large investment.

“For far too long renewable fuels have faced seemingly insurmountable infrastructure challenges,” said McDonald. “BIP will help us end that.”

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Walker Plumbing, Inc.

Agriculture

Preconditioning and Growing

Backhoe & Trenching services • Irrigation & gas leak repairs • Full-line irrigation parts T-L center pivot dealer Floor heat systems Pump & install septic systems Boring equipment

• 45 Years Experience • Managed and owned by full-time DVM • 2,000 Head capacity Office - 872-5150 • Scott City Stuart Doornbos Home - 872-2775 Cell - 874-0951

423 S. Mesquite Rd. • Scott City • 872-2130

Construction/Home Repair

Sager’s Pump Service • Irrigation • Domestic • Windmills • Submersibles

Cell: 874-4486 • Office 872-2101

ELLIS AG SERVICES • Custom Manure Conditioning • Hauling and Spreading • Custom Swathing and Baling • Rounds-Net or Twine • Gyp and Sand Sales • Custom Harvesting Call Brittan Ellis • 620-874-5160

Automotive

Custom Steel Buildings, LLC All steel and metal building system 26 GA R-Panel and 4" R 14 insulation standard

We can build your building to meet whatever specs you may have. Call today for your free quote.

Brandon Dirks • 620-874-5083 Justin Koehn • 620-214-3550

RT Plumbing Rex Turley, Master Plumber

Residental and Commercial Plumbing Water Systems, water lines, sewer cleaning faucets and fixtures, garbage diposals and more

Marienthal, Ks.

620-909-5014 (H) • 620-874-4128 (C)

SPENCER PEST CONTROL

CHAMBLESS ROOFING Residential

All Types of Roofing

Commercial

Cedar Shake and Shingle Specialists Return to Craftsmanship

Attention to Detail and Quality Guaranteed

RESIDENTIAL – COMMERCIAL Termite Baiting Systems • Rodents Weed Control • Structural Insects Termite Control Box 258, Scott City • (620) 872-2870

620-872-2679 • 1-800-401-2683

Dirks Earthmoving Co. Precision Land Forming of terraces and waterways; feed lot pens and ponds; building site preparation; lazer equipped

Richard Dirks • Scott City, Ks. (Home) 872-3057 • 877-872-3057 (Cell) 872-1793

Medical

Landscaping • Lawn/Trees

Charles Purma II D.D.S. P.A.

Berning Tree Service

General Dentistry, Cosmetics, and Insurance Accepted

David Berning • Marienthal

620-379-4430

We welcome new patients.

Tree Trimming and Removal Hedge and Evergreen Trimming Stump Removal

Fully Insured

Contact:

SCOT AYTES • 874-1646 t Paint i

Red

324 N. Main • Scott City • 872-2389 Residence 872-5933

Specializing in all coatings

or any other color Paint inside and out residential, commercial, and industrial.

Free estimates and 16 plus years of experience.

PC Painting, Inc. Paul Cramer 620-290-2410 620-872-8910 www.pcpaintinginc.com

Pro Ex II

Over 20 Years Experience

Professional Extermination Commercial & Residential

• Termites • Rodents • Soil Sterilization • Pre Treats • Lawn Care • Fly Parasites

John Kropp, Owner • Scott City 874-2023 (cell) • 872-3400 (office) • prox2@live.com

Horizon Health For your home medical supply and equipment needs!

We service and repair all that we sell.

1602 S. Main • Scott City • 872-2232 Toll Free : 1-866-672-2232

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Pro Health Chiropractic Wellness Center

Services

(Scott City Chiropractic) “TLC”...

Technology Lead Chiropractic

Dr. James Yager 110 W. 4th St. • Scott City • 872-2310 Toll Free: 800-203-9606

Berning Auction “Don’t Trust Your Auction to Just Anyone”

For all your auction needs call:

(620) 375-4130

Dr. Jeffrey A. Heyd

Russell Berning Box Q • Leoti

Optometrist 20/20 Optometry

Treatment of Ocular Disease • Glaucoma Detection Children’s Vision • Glasses • Contact Lenses

Complete family eye center!

Kansas Classifieds Ad Network

The classified ads below are appearing in 147 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 500,000 the classified display ads appear in 142 Kansas newspapers with a total circulation of 457,000. KCAN line ad is $300 for up to 25 words and $12 each additional word. A 2x2 display ad is $800 per insertion and a 2x4 display ad is $1,650 per insertion. To find out more, contact The Scott County Record at 872-2090.

For Sale

Truck Driving

S T O R A G E CONTAINERS. 20 ft., 40 ft., 45 ft., 48 ft. and 53 ft. centralcontainer.net or 785-655-9430.

––––––––––––––––––––– ALL NEW. Happy Jack DuraSpot. Kills and repels fleas, ticks and larvae.

Repels mites, lice and mosquitoes.

Contains Nylar IGR. Orschlen Farm & Home. www.happyjackinc.com.

SEEKING QUALIFIED OTR Class A CDL flatbed driver. Pay weekly, bonuses, vacation pay, earn up to 45 cents per mile.

Caudy Trucking 402-7686134.

––––––––––––––––––––– GREAT PLAINS Trucking of Salina is looking for experienced OTR tractor-trailer flatbed drivers or recent driving school graduates. Our drivers travel 48 U.S. states as well as the lower Canadian provinces. We offer excellent compensation, benefits, home time and equipment. Please contact Brett or Randy at 785-823-2261 or brettw@ gptrucking.com, randyl@ gptrucking.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– BUTLER TRANSPORT. Your partner in excellence. Drivers needed.

Great hometime. $650 sign-on bonus. All miles paid. 1-800-528-7825. www.butlertransport.com.

––––––––––––––––––––– CONVOY SYSTEMS is hiring Class A drivers to run from Kansas City to the west coast. Home weekly. Great benefits. www.convoysystems.com.

Call Lori at 1-800-9266869, ext. 303.

Education CAN YOU DIG IT? Heavy equipment operator career. We offer training and certifications running bulldozers, backhoes and excavators. Lifetime job placement. VA benefits available. 1-866-3626497.

Sporting Goods

106 W. 4th • Scott City • 872-2020 • Emergencies: 214-1462

GUN SHOW. Sept.

19-20. Saturday, 9:005:00; Sunday 9:00-3:00.

Century II Expo Hall (225 W. Douglas), Wichita.

Buy-Sell-Trade. For info: (563) 927-8176.

Help Wanted Scott City Myofascial Release Sandy Cauthon RN

Bolen Enterprises Prairie Dog Control

1101 S. Main, Scott City 620-874-1813

Call me to schedule your Myofascial Release

•34 years experience •Bonded/Licensed

Bob Bolen 785-821-0042 • Fax 785-852-4275

ES N JOLUB S B C Driving M LA

for the PURPLE!

Retail

Jeremy • 620-397-1638 Stefanie • 620-397-8075

WE NEED TECHNICIANS. Lubbers Chevrolet Ford is looking for service technicians.

GM or Ford experience not necessary. Sign-on bonus, moving expense allowance. Big dealer, small town near Wichita.

Call (316) 542-7306 or submit info to hr@lubberscars.com.

Have questions about the Scott Commnity Foundation?

Call 872-3790

TRITICALE

Whether you’re looking for a hay, silage or graze-out variety, we have an award-winning solution to your forage need. At 21.7 tons/acre, ThunderTall topped the 2015 NMSU irrigated dairy variety trials.

For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production.

Ehmke Seed, Healy Ks. 620-397-2350 52tfc

Gene’s Appliance Over 200 appliances in stock!

COMPARE OUR PRICES!

We have Reverse Osmosis units in stock.

Remember us for parts in stock for all brands of all appliances.

Sales and Service Days • Mon. - Sat. Deliveries • Mon.-Sat.

Largest Frigidaire appliance dealer in Western Ks. 508 Madison • Scott City • 872-3686

Networktronic, Inc.

Computer Sales, Service and Repair Custom computers!

Networking solutions!

Mon. - Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

402 S. Main, Scott City • 872-1300

Brent Rogers

Sales Consultant b.rogers@officesolutionsinc.biz

Office (620) 276-3131 Toll Free 1-800-794-9052 Cell (620) 874-0014 Fax (620) 276-8876 1007 N. 8th, Garden City, KS 67846 www.officesolutionsinc.biz

Northend Disposal A garbologist company.

Scott City • 872-1223 • 1-800-303-3371

All Under One Roof

Revcom Electronics

Your RadioShack Dealer Two-way Radio Sales & Service Locally owned and operated since 1990

1104 Main • Scott City • 872-2625

Dining Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

www.reganjewelers.com

412 N. Main • Garden City • 620-275-5142 Support your hometown merchants who back your school and community activities throughout the year!

Classifieds

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Buy, sell, trade, one call does it all 872-2090 ot fax 872-0009

Classified Ad Deadline: Monday at 5:00 p.m.

Classified Ad Rate: 20¢ per word. Minimum charge, $5.

Blind ad: $2.50 per week extra. Card of thanks: 10¢ per word. Minimum charge, $3. Classified Display Ad rate: $6.00 per column inch.

Classified advertising must be paid in advance unless business account is established.

If not paid in advance, there will be a $1 billing charge.

Tear sheet for classified ad will be $1 extra.

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Card of Thanks

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you dear and wonderful friends and family for your cards, gifts, well wishes and food items that made my 80th birthday so special! God Bless you mightly!

Bob Miller

GARAGE SALES Fri.-Sat., Sept. 18-19 Garage Sale 602 Elizabeth St., Scott City Fri., Sept. 18 • 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 19 • 9:00 a.m.-noon Clothes, dishes and much more.

Garage Sale 1006 Cedar Dr., Scott City Sat., Sept. 19 • 9:00 a.m.-noon.

Real Estate

Services

Agriculture

Help Wanted

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS for sale.

40x60 ft. metal shop building and a 133x45 ft. (approx.) round top building. Serious inquiries only.

Seller is a real estate agent selling own property. 8745109 or 874-2124.

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WANTED: Yards to mow and clean up, etc. Trim smaller trees and bushes too. Call Dean Riedl, (620) 872-5112 or 8744135.

34tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– METAL ROOFING, SIDING and TRIMS at direct-to-the-public prices. Call Metal King Mfg., 620-872-5464. Our prices will not be beat!

37tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– FURNITURE REPAIR and refinishing. Lawn mower tune-up and blade sharpening. Call Vern Soodsma, 872-2277 or 874-1412.

4015tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– MOWER REPAIR, tuneup and blade sharpening.

Call Rob Vsetecka at 620214-1730.

4515tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– HOUSECLEANING, yard work or other odd jobs wanted. Call 620872-4484.

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WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– WANT TO BUY. Wheat straw delivered. Call for contracting information.

Lane County Feeders.

397-5341.

44tfc ––––––––––––––––––––– TRITICALE whether you’re looking for a hay, silage or graze-out variety, we have an awardwinning solution to your forage need. At 21.7 tons/ acre, ThunderTall topped the 2015 NMSU irrigated dairy variety trials. For grazing, reputation cattlemen say ThunderGraze Extra doubled their production. Ehmke Seed, Healy, Ks. 620-397-2350.

––––––––––––––––––––– CUSTOM HARVESTING, wanting corn, milo and soybeans, etc. Quality work since 1960. Call Dave 402-641-0503. 02t5p ––––––––––––––––––––– CUSTOM HARVESTING SERVICES: John Deere S670 combines and all late-model support equipment. Auto steer and mapping. All enquiries welcome. Contact Ryan with High Plains Harvesting 785-673-6161 or on the web at www. facebook.com/HighPlain04t3p sHarvesting.

USD 466 NEEDS s u b stitute route bus drivers.

For applications and additional information contact Lance Carter at 620-87202tfc 7655.

––––––––––––––––––––– SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL INC. - Medical Laboratory Technologists in Scott City. Perform all tests offered by Scott County Hospital; maintaining quality control standards with each test, with responsibility of recording Quality Control Data; and recognizing common technical problems and methods to correct them. May work weekends or evenings depending on staffing needs. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Medical Technology or related clinical degree. Must hold or be eligible for registration (ASCP, AMT, MLT or equivalent) as a medical technologist, with demonstrated ability in laboratory procedures and instrumentation. Pre-employment physical, drug, physical assessment, immunization titer and TB skin test are required. Applications are available on our website www.scotthospital.net or call 620872-7768 for more infor06t2c mation.

––––––––––––––––––––– SCOTT COUNTY FITNESS CENTER is looking for part or full-time Assistant Manager position. Must have basic computer skills and be familiar with gym operations and equipment through past experiences either by work or having been a member of one.

Please apply in person at the fitness center or contact Chris Stamey or Debbie Weaver at 620-8723807.

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County Plat Maps

Rentals

Pine Village Apartments 300 E. Nonnamaker

Apartments available for qualifying tenants 62+ or disabled with rental assistance available.

Hours: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. by appointment Call Steve 872-2535 or (620) 255-4824.

NO EARLY visitors!

Lots of giveaway items including TV, entertainment center, and much more!

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Pheasant Cove Apartments • Apartments available.

• Rental assistance available.

Open to general public, singles and couples.

Housing project is now taking applications for apartments.

Equal opportunity housing project.

1411 1/2 Myrtle Scott City Call 872-5458

For Sale ESTABLISHED FIVE STATION on trend hair salon. Excellent location, appealing atmosphere, walk-in and take over cliental. Priced to sell. Call 620-260-0429.

03t4p ––––––––––––––––––––– TWO CEMETERY PLOTS for sale in Scott County Cemetery. $150 each. Call Mattie 817925-8492.

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FAMILY NEEDED

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NEW LISTINGS Brick, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, full basement,

3 bedrooms, 1 bath, full

basement, SA garage, DD garage, fenced yard,

3+1 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, full basement, family room down, enclosed back porch, storage shed, wood fenced in yard on a large lot.

south location. $89,000.

Daylight Donut Shop with refurbished building inside and out. All equipment, very clean established

business on Main Street.

family room with bar,

corner lot, SA garage,

nice area. Only $95,000.

Lawrence and Associates

Deb Lawrence, GRI Broker Shorty Lawrence, Sales Assoc.

513 Main • Scott City 872-5267 ofc. 872-7184 hm. lawrenceandassocrealty.com Sheila Ellis, Broker Assoc.

872-2056 Kerry Gough, Sales Assoc.

872-7337 Russell Berning, 874-4405 www.berningauction.com

Thomas Real Estate

914 W. 12th Scott City, Ks. 67871 (620)-872-7396 Cell: (620)-874-1753 or Cell: (620)-874-5002

Al-Anon at same time and location.

Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 30t52

brick with 2 + 1 bedroom, 4 bath, 2-car garage.

Underground sprinklers.

Family business, building and equipment.

Let us build you a new home!

www.thomasreal-estate.com

––––––––––––––––––––– CERTIFIED SEED WHEAT Mint • Denali •TAM 112 • TAM 304 • Brawl CL • Oakley CL • KanMark • T158 • Byrd • Antero white wheat • Turkey Red. We also have a fall line of Thunder Brand™ triticale, rye and blends for hay, silage, grass-out. Ehmke Seed, Healy, Ks. 620-397-2350 www.ehmkeseed.com 01t12c

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Scott Ness Gove Lane Logan Finney Wichita Wallace Greeley Kearney

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 8:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door).

412 College, Scott City.

Very Nice East location

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406 Main • Scott City 620 872-2090

HIDE AND SEEK STORAGE SYSTEMS. Various sizes available.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 41tfc 620-874-2120.

––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 62005tfc 872-5777.

––––––––––––––––––––– PLAINJAN’S WILL HAVE three - 30x40 shop buildings with 2 overhead doors and a walk in door, two 30x30 with one over head and walk-in door. All shops have concrete floor.

Will have electricity. Will need to be put in tenant’s name. Reserve yours today. Ready in November.

Stop by the office for more information or call 62005tfc 872-5777.

––––––––––––––––––––– 1-BEDROOM, 1-BATH apartment. $300 a month plus utilities. No pets. Call 620-521-0039.

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District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City

Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. • 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Sat., Birthday Night, 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings, 874-8207 • 874-8118

Dighton

Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. All open meetings, 397-2647

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Employment Opportunities SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-PROFESSIONAL

PARK LANE NURSING HOME

Do you enjoy working with kids in an educational setting? Would you like the working hours of a school day?

Unified School District No. 466 is seeking HPEC Special Education Para-Professionals in the elementary, middle and high school. Scott Community High School is also in need of an ESL ParaProfessional. All positions work with students.

The positions are available for the beginning of the 2015-16 school year.

For more information and applications please contact: Susan Carter Board of Education Building 704 College, Scott City, KS 67871

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Has openings for the following positions: Part-time/RN/LPN Full-time/part-time/CNA/CMA Part-time Housekeeping Aide Shift differential pay offered for evening and night shifts!

Please apply in person at:

Park Lane Nursing Home

210 E. Parklane Scott City, KS 67871 Or visit us at our website: www.parklanenursinghome.org “Quality Care Because We Care”

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Executive Director Position Scott City Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking an Executive Director.

Position offers flexible hours. New director will report to a 12 person Board of Directors.

Requirements include: excellent customer service and communication skills, must be a self-starter with good work ethic. Proficiency in QuickBooks is a plus.

Email or mail resume and cover letter to Shawn Powelson at: directorposition@wbsnet.org, 416 S. Main, Scott City, KS 67871.

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FULL/PART-TIME CMA Diamond View Estates, Dighton, is now taking applications for one fulltime CMA and one part-time CMA. Applications can be picked up at: Diamond View Estates, 775 E. Diamond View Dr., Dighton, Ks., or call 620-397-5111 and ask for Deb or Melanie.

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Now with a Beaver Discount Card you can purchase a one year subscription to The Scott County Record and receive a free online subscription! (must show card to receive)

Local • $40.88; In-State • $54.50 Out-of-State • $50; Student • $30.52 (tax included)

406 Main • Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871 620-872-2090

SERVICE TECHNICIAN American Implement, Inc., a progressive John Deere agricultural dealership in Southwest Kansas, is experiencing significant growth and is currently seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Service Technician in the Leoti location.

Responsibilities are to analyze, troubleshoot and perform electrical and mechanical repairs on agricultural equipment. Experience in maintenance and repair of automotive, diesel or heavy equipment required.

Qualified applicants must own a set of tools to perform the functions of the job.

American Implement offers competitive wages and an excellent benefits package, which includes life, health and supplemental insurance, 401(k) plan and a quarterly incentive bonus program.

Interested applicants may send a cover letter and resume to: Brad Schields Location Manager 232 E. Hwy. 96, Leoti, Ks. 67861. or Call: (620) 375-2621.

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SCOTT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS OPENINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS PATIENT CARE Acute Care RNs Physical Therapist Respiratory Therapist C.N.A.s - FT and PT Float RN Emergency Department RN Outreach/Specialty Clinic RN Lab Tech - Night Housekeeping Aide - FT Applicants for these positions are required to be able to read, speak and understand English.

Pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screening, immunization titer, physical assessment and TB skin test required. We are a tobacco free campus.

We offer competitive pay and great benefits.

Applications are available on our website at www.scotthospital.net or call 620-872-7772 for more information.

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Kansas has third largest hike in cattle inventory

Texas had the largest increase in cattle inventory in 2015 in the United States followed by Oklahoma and Kansas.

Twenty two states had increases in their cattle inventories in 2015.

The cattle inventory in Texas in 2015 increased by a whopping 700,000 head. Texas had a larger increase than Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri combined.

Nine states had their cattle inventory increase by 50,000 or more head in 2015.

United States

88,526,000

89,800,000 1,274,000

2014 11,100,000 4,300,000 5,800,000 3,850,000 3,800,000 3,400,000 2,240,000 2,550,000 6,250,000 1,110,000 1,670,000 2,300,000 1,310,000 1,270,000 1,280,000 1,130,000 860,000

2015 Difference 11,800,000 700,000 4,600,000 300,000 6,000,000 200,000 4,000,000 150,000 3,900,000 100,000 3,500,000 100,000 2,300,000 60,000 2,600,000 50,000 6,300,000 50,000 1,150,000 40,000 1,700,000 30,000 2,330,000 30,000 1,340,000 30,000 1,300,000 30,000 1,300,000 20,000 1,140,000 10,000 870,000 10,000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

State Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Iowa Wisconsin Idaho Colorado Nebraska Washington Florida Minnesota New Mexico Wyoming Oregon Illinois Indiana

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

Michigan 1,130,000 Maryland 182,000 Hawaii 133,000 Delaware 16,000 New Jersey 27,000 Alaska 10,000 Connecticut 47,000 Georgia 1,040,000 Louisiana 790,000 Maine 85,000 New York 1,450,000 Ohio 1,250,000 Rhode Island 5,000 South Carolina 335,000 South Dakota 3,700,000 Vermont 260,000 Massachusetts 39,000 New Hampshire 32,000 Arkansas 1,650,000 North Carolina 810,000 West Virginia 385,000 Mississippi 930,000 Nevada 460,000 Tennessee 1,760,000 Utah 810,000

43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Arizona Virginia Alabama Kentucky Montana Pennsylvania California North Dakota

920,000 1,510,000 1,270,000 2,110,000 2,550,000 1,610,000 5,250,000 1,750,000

1,140,000 185,000 135,000 17,000 28,000 10,000 47,000 1,040,000 790,000 85,000 1,450,000 1,250,000 5,000 335,000 3,700,000 260,000 38,000 30,000 1,640,000 800,000 370,000 910,000 435,000 1,730,000

10,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1,000 -2,000 -10,000 -10,000 -15,000 -20,000 -25,000 -30,000

780,000 880,000 1,470,000 1,220,000 2,060,000 2,500,000 1,530,000 5,150,000 1,650,000

-30,000 -40,000 -40,000 -50,000 -50,000 -50,000 -80,000 -100,000 -100,000

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Herd (continued from page 30)

“Cattle prices are lower in 2015 compared with the high prices of 2014, but I’m not as bearish as I sound,” he said.

The average price for steers coming out of feedlots in the five key U.S. cattle feeding areas in 2014 was $154.56, up almost 23 percent from a year earlier, according to data Tonsor shared that was compiled by the Livestock Marketing Information Center.

The five areas are Te x a s - O k l a h o m a New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Iowa-Minnesota.

The LMIC projected the average price of steers in the five-market area in the third quarter of 2015 at $149 to $151 per hundredweight (cwt), down 5.4 percent from the previous quarter at $158.11.

The fourth quarter price is projected at $153 to $156.

Even with herd expansion underway, the average price for 2015 is projected by LMIC at $156 to $157 per cwt, up 1.3 percent from 2014. The average price for 2016 is forecast at $153 to $155, down 1.6 percent from the 2015 projected average.

Unlike the still positive outlook for cattle and beef prices, Tonsor said the outlook for cattle feedlots is rough. The industry has excess capacity, and even with the cattle herd expansion underway, the trend toward negative returns for feedlots is unlikely to change much in the near future.

Taking into account the costs associated with cattle feeding, including feeder cattle prices, feed and other expenses, Tonsor said feedlots were losing about $210 per steer as of June 2015.

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