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Hineman elected Majority Leader State Representative Don Hineman (R-Dighton) has been elected House Majority Leader during elections held on Monday prior to the upcoming legislative session.

Hineman, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2009, represents the moderate wing of the Republican party which gained a large number of seats during the general election.

Hineman was elected by a 44-41 margin over Rep. John Barker (Abilene).

Hineman has been critical of the 2012 tax cut bill that was supported by legislative leaders and signed into law by Gov. Brownback. The bill exempted more than

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Sports Lady Beavers bring down Indians from long range Page 17 State Coalition offers tax hike plan to address state’s fiscal woes Page 2

For an added measure of good luck, six-year-old Camden Speer crosses his fingers (almost) before telling Santa what he wants for Christmas. Camden was among more than 170 youngsters who visited with Santa during his stop in Scott City last Saturday afternoon.

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(See HINEMAN on page two)

Community Over 170 youngsters give wish lists to Santa in Scott City Page 25

Index Opinions...................4-7 Calendar...................... 7 Christmas.................... 9 LEC report................. 10 Public notices.......10-11 Deaths..................12-13 Church services....12-13 Health care...........14-15 Sports...................17-24 Farm.....................26-27 Classified ads.......29-31

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Hill reflects on 3 decades of change in mental health Kent Hill takes a lot of pride in knowing how far the public has come in acknowledging mental health issues.

He shares an equal frustration with the lack of progress by lawmakers in providing adequate funding to match the public’s growing awareness and need for services.

His three decades with the Area Mental Health Center - now known as Compass Behavioral Health - have provided Hill with extreme satisfaction in seeing the lives which have been impacted by the agency and its staff.

Hill’s long association with Compass will come to a conclusion on December

16. His career will resume on January 3 when he will become manager of the mental health services division in the Benton County (Oregon) Health Department.

It’s an opportunity to be part of an integrated health care system which Hill has long envisioned for Scott County. Benton County includes Corvallis (home of Oregon State University) and it provides a full range of health care - primary care, mental health, substance abuse, dental care, pharmacy and psychiatric care under one roof.

“I’ve been a big advocate of integrated care,” says Hill. “You catch things

so much earlier. It definitely improves health outcomes and improves patient satisfaction.”

While excited about the opportunity, Hill, 54, admits that the decision wasn’t easy.

“This has been the most difficult decision of my life. Before that, it was the decision to come out here to Western Kansas,” he says.

Making a Career Choice Oddly enough, those decisions were harder than making a career choice that would impact the rest of his life.

(See HILL on page eight)

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Coalition offers tax hikes to solve fiscal woes A coalition of Kansas advocacy groups and unions is proposing reinstating a top income tax bracket for people making more than $40,000 a year, eliminating business tax exemptions and increasing the gas tax as a way to confront the state’s fiscal challenges.

The plan would end Gov. Brownback’s “March to Zero” income tax commitment and lowers the food sales tax rate.

The proposal, coming from five associations with a regular presence at the Statehouse, represents the first major plan unveiled publicly. Brownback himself is developing a budget proposal, but he has divulged few details.

Lawmakers and the governor must find a way to eliminate a $350 million shortfall in the

Hineman 300,000 business owners from state income tax and lowered the individual income tax rates.

In the four years since, the state has experienced significant budget shortfalls and has had to implement a series of budget cuts.

Hineman has been particularly concerned with how the loss of state funding is impacting public education.

Rep. Russ Jennings (R-Lakin) was defeated in his bid to become Speaker of the House.

Rolling back the tax cuts will likely be one

current fiscal year, which runs through June. And state leaders need to account for a projected decrease in revenue of more than $580 million in the next fiscal year.

The plan - offered by the Kansas Center for Economic Growth, Kansas Action for Children, Kansas Contractors Association, Kansas Organization of State Employees and Kansas National Education Association - is a starting point.

Politically, it may spare legislators from having to be the first to propose tax increases.

Uniting under the banner of “Rise Up Kansas,” the groups have been working since summer to develop a plan and have analyzed more than 70 variations. The aim of the proposal, they say, is to affect the

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of the legislative priorities when lawmakers return to session in January. The state is currently facing an estimated $350 million funding shortfall in the budget year that ends June 30.

With the current income tax exemptions, that deficit is expected to continue growing in the next budget year.

The legislature is also awaiting a ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court on school funding that could call for the state to pump several hundred million dollars into public education.

Sugar Plum sale is Sunday

Scott County Historical Society will host its annual Holiday Sugar Plum Sale on Sun., Dec. 11, 1:30-3:30 p.m., at the El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection, West K96 Highway, Scott City.

Cookies and punch will be served while shoppers select from a wide variety of homemade treats being sold by the pound.

There will be a drawing for prizes at 3:30 p.m.

fewest Kansans while isolating the costs to those who can best afford them. According to the group’s analysis, more than 90 percent of the plan’s adjustments will affect the top 20 percent of earners.

At the heart of the plan, Kansans making $40,000 a year or more would see their income tax rate rise to 6.45 percent. Currently, they are taxed at 4.6 percent. Before the 2012 tax cuts, those making $30,000 or more were taxed at 6.45 percent.

Tax rates for the lower two brackets would remain the same. Individuals earning up to $15,000 would be taxed at 2.7 percent; those between $15,000 and $40,000 would have a rate of 4.6 percent.

Heidi Holliday, director of the Kansas Center for Econom-

ic Growth, said three brackets are needed to fund the state’s core priorities.

“Too many at the top aren’t paying their fair share. If you want to fix this problem, we’ve got to turn our tax code right side up,” Holliday said.

The coalition estimates the rate increase, along with reinstating taxes on pass-through business income, would net the state about $721 million.

The pass-through exemption is sometimes also called the “LLC loophole.”

Under the plan, Kansas would temporarily divert 4/10 of a cent of sales tax currently dedicated to the highway fund to the general fund for three years, providing $200 million.

But, the plan calls for increasing the gas tax by an equivalent

amount to hold the highway fund harmless.

In effect, the increase would hike the cost of gas by 11 cents a gallon.

The state sales tax on food, among the highest in the nation when combined with local rates, would fall from 6.25 percent to 1.5 percent. The coalition estimates this would cost about $100 million.

In total, the coalition says the plan generates about $820 million for the state in fiscal year 2018. In theory, that would be enough to cover the projected revenue decline of $580 million while leaving a positive ending balance.

The plan doesn’t cover the cost of the shortfall facing the state in the current fiscal year, however.

Community Living

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Simple baking tips mean more time with family Here are some great ideas for holiday cookie baking.

Remember, however, there are some rules to be followed.

Always start by knowing what you are doing (it helps!). Read each recipe and Carol Ann gather your Crouch ingredients and Family and utensils and Consumer Sciences baking pans before you start. Agent for Scott County Make sure

you always measure dry ingredients in a dry ingredient measuring cup or spoon and liquid in a liquid measuring cup at eye level. Preheat your oven and use good oven mitts that cover your entire hand and wrist when removing pans from the oven.

When a recipe calls for margarine or butter, do not substitute with a low-fat variety.

Butter has an 80 percent fat content and lighter or low- and reduced-fat butters or margarines do not produce the same

results when baking.

Using a low- or reducedfat margarine will make your cookies flatten out to a thin sheet.

Clean your work area before, during and after baking. This will prevent cross contamination and is a matter of food safety.

As you start to make the dough, pre-measure the flour and other ingredients. Use the best and freshest ones you can find. Carefully follow each mixing step in the recipe.

Do not over- or under-mix.

Each step has a purpose. Use a kitchen timer to help you keep track of how long to mix, etc. Don’t crowd the oven and avoid opening the oven door during baking.

With certain recipes, rotate pans halfway through baking.

Pay special attention to baking times. Let your eyes, nose, as well as other indicators be your guide. Cool baked goods thoroughly before serving or storing.

Raw dough or batter is not

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Lakin Dreiling and Marissa Petty

Petty-Dreiling to wed March 4 Billy and Jan Petty, Okarche, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa Lauren, to Lakin Dreiling, son of Doug and Denise Dreiling, Scott City.

Marissa is a 2008 graduate of Okarche High School and graduated in 2012 from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in design, housing and merchandising. She is employed by Farm Credit of Southwest Kansas.

She is the granddaughter of Frank and Betty

Borelli and Virginia Petty and the late Max Petty, all of Okarche.

The prospective groom is a 2007 graduate of Scott Community High School and in 2012 earned a BA degree in chemistry from the University of Kansas.

He is employed by the Garden City Co-op.

He is the grandson of Dr. Dennis and Shirley Huck, Coldwater, and the late Ralph and Anna Dreiling, Larned.

The wedding will be March 4 at 81 Ranch in Enid, Okla.

The High Plains Study Club met Dec. 1 in the parlor of the United Methodist Church.

Eighteen members answered roll call to “A gift I gave or received that touched my heart.”

The program was a reading of Matthew’s account of the Christmas story by UMC Pastor Jon Lewis.

In addition, 38 fouryear-olds from the Golden Rule Preschool entertained with Christmas songs.

Hostesses were Dorothy Spitzer and Barbara Dickhut. The Lucky Dip was won by Sydney Janzen and Betty LaToush will bring it to the next meeting.

In January, a luncheon will be held at Kami Rosin’s.

to be eaten because of the raw eggs in the recipe. Dough or batter should be covered and refrigerated if not baked right away.

Store baked goods properly in air tight containers.

Cleaning Up There are several items that are handy to help eliminate clean up time. You can begin by lining your baking pans with aluminum foil or parchment paper.

(See BAKING on page 16)

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Editorial/Opinion

Page 4 - Thursday, December 8, 2016

editorially speaking

A new direction:

Moderates need to sieze opportunity to fix our mess

Rep. Don Hineman’s recent election to a leadership position in the Kansas Legislature is a big deal for Western Kansas. With a continuing shift of population and legislative power to eastern Kansas, it’s important that this part of the state have a strong voice to represent our interests in Topeka.

Hineman, who will be House Majority Leader during the upcoming session, offers that needed voice for Western Kansas. That will be particularly valuable when the legislature deals with major issues such as taxes and the funding of public education.

Hineman, who is considered a moderate, narrowly defeated an ultraconservative (44-41) for the position.

However, as if to prove that the ultraconservative faction isn’t going anywhere soon, Rep. Ron Ryckman, Jr., defeated moderate Republican Russ Jennings (Lakin) for Speaker of the House.

In accepting the leadership position, Rep. Hineman was very gracious in offering an olive branch to conservatives within a House that’s clearly divided.

Likewise, Jennings said, “The time has come to turn the page and to be one caucus.”

We don’t have to be as magnanimous as Hineman and Jennings and we don’t intend to be.

Ultraconservative lawmakers and Gov. Brownback are responsible for a fiscal disaster that has undermined public education, our state’s infrastructure and social programs that impact young and old in our state. Neither Brownback nor his ultraconservative lackeys have shown any remorse for their actions.

In fact, their position over the last four years as revenue has declined and our state’s credit rating has been downgraded has not been to change course, but to keep slashing budgets.

Senate President Susan Wagle, also an ultraconservative, has offered a somewhat more conciliatory tone which is borne, not from a conversion in her thinking, but from a desperate attempt to cling to power amid a sea of change. Likewise, the same is true of other ultraconservatives within the legislature, such as Rep. Ryckman, who now declares it is “time for a more open, collaborative environment in the House.”

Really. Now that ultraconservatives no longer have the votes to do as they wish anytime they wish, Ryckman is willing to collaborate. The time to collaborate was long before now as the state began suffering from fiscal policies adopted by ultraconservatives.

While Kansas has felt the pain of that failed policy, neither Ryckman, Wagle nor their fellow ideologues showed any interest in changing direction. If it takes four years to be forced into accepting that you are wrong, you are either a diehard ideologue or you are an idiot.

Neither serves the best interests of Kansas and its people.

Cooperation within the legislature is fine, but Kansas voters sent a strong message in November.

They aren’t happy with the direction this state is going and they want change.

It will be up to moderate Republicans and Democrats in the legislature to lead the way.

Second thoughts:

Many Republicans backing away from repeal of ACA

As the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.

And so it appears with Obamacare.

For years, Congressional Republicans have held vote after vote calling for full repeal knowing it would never be approved by President Obama. As recently as October, a poll found that repealing Obamacare was supported by 69 percent of Republican voters.

In the weeks since Donald Trump was elected, however, Republican support for full repeal has dropped to 52 percent.

So what changed? Reality.

Trump promised throughout the campaign that he would repeal Obamacare and he has majorities in both houses of Congress who can make sure he delivers on that promise. The problem for many people is that, while they claim to hate Obamacare (or more accurately, President Obama), they really like what Obamacare has meant for them, such as keeping young people on a family’s health insurance plan through age 26 and not being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions.

And subsidies have made coverage possible for millions of people who otherwise couldn’t afford health insurance.

A recent study found that three million people living in “red” states that voted for Trump receive subsidies to help pay for their health insurance. Add in voters in swing states who voted for Trump and you have another three million.

It’s one thing to rant about less government and repealing Obamacare, but when rhetoric threatens to become reality people take notice. The possibility of actually losing affordable health insurance coverage has millions of people - even Republicans - thinking that maybe Obamacare isn’t so terrible after all.

Santa, Donald twitter war heats up There’s been considerable controversy this week over the latest Donald Trump tweets after he apparently watched a Christmas special on TV. The president-elect sent several scathing attacks to Santa which prompted members of the Trump team to begin damage control.

“I think this shows that Donald Trump isn’t afraid to take on anyone, whether it’s Santa or Justin Bieber,” said vice-president elect Mike Pence.

“Donald realizes that Santa has been getting a free pass from the liberal media for far too long and he’s putting a stop to it,” added campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. “I’ve never been more proud of him.”

The first tweet was sent at 2:34 a.m. on Monday: * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Saw your Xmas special. Very unfunny. What does ho-ho-ho mean?

Some joke that I’m missing? Maybe a jihadist secret code?

Santa@NorthPole Donnie. Sorry u didn’t like show. It’s meant for younger audience.

Shouldn’t u be attending intelligence briefing or something? * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump R u saying I’m not smart enough to understand your show? Just like u intellectual elites.

Santa@NorthPole Donnie, you’re right.

They have no nationality.

They’re elves. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Elves. ISIS. Muslims.

Is there really a difference? My big, beautiful wall will keep them from getting into this country.

Santa@NorthPole Doing this for several hundred years. I must be doing something right. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Several hundred?

You’re a fake.

Santa@NorthPole Not if you believe. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Can’t fool me. I saw elves celebrate towers fall on 9/11. Ted Cruz’s dad planned JFK assassination. I know the truth. My gut says you aren’t that old.

Santa@NorthPole Not a problem. They never leave North Pole.

They live here all year and make toys. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Why aren’t you creSanta@NorthPole ating jobs in the U.S.?

Little Don. Not saying Cheap foreign labor. No Santa@NorthPole you aren’t smart enough tariffs. Not under my Donnie. Believe what to understand Christmas watch. you want. special. I’ll bet most of * * * it didn’t have to be ex- Santa@NorthPole Donald J. Trump@realplained.

Donnie. Why a tariff? DonaldTrump * * * Everything we make for I’ll tell what I believe.

Donald J. Trump@real- girls and boys is free.

North Pole is shrinking.

DonaldTrump * * * You won’t have a home.

Forget apology. I see Donald J. Trump@real- Come to Indiana. I guaryou have lots and lots of DonaldTrump antee u at least $7M. workers. Undocumented I With business plan like bet. They sure didn’t look that u will go bankrupt. Santa@NorthPole or dress like Americans. Only a lousy businessman Global warming can’t Explain. goes bankrupt.

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Who voted for Wall Street?

During the campaign, Donald Trump said he wanted to fix our rigged economic system. And we can’t do that, he said, by counting on the people who rigged it in the first place.

He talked a big game about Wall Street and the big banks. He repeatedly called out Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street behemoth, by name in ads and speeches, characterizing the firm as controlling his rivals Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz.

So it should come with some shock, at least to Trump voters, that now President-elect Trump has chosen a consummate Wall Street insider, Steve Mnuchin, for treasury secretary.

Mnuchin spent 17 years as an executive at Goldman Sachs before continuing his lucrative career as a banker and

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investor. Is this not the swampiest of characters that Trump vowed to drain away?

Trump’s anti-Wall Street messaging resonated with millions of voters.

A poll taken just before the election showed that nearly 70 percent of undecided voters in key swing states wanted to break up the big banks and cap their size to avoid another financial crisis.

The same proportion wanted to close the “carried-interest loophole,” an insidious provision that enables hedge fund managers to pay lower taxes than nurses.

It’s unclear whether Trump’s anti-Wall Street messaging made the difference for these voters.

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But, it’s abundantly clear that he didn’t mean a word of it.

In Washington, personnel is policy. And Mnuchin’s appointment casts serious doubt that Trump will follow through with any of his bluster on Wall Street.

Mnuchin isn’t just any Goldman Sachs alumnus: He oversaw one of the largest foreclosure operations in the country.

Mnuchin bought mortgage lender IndyMac in 2009, renamed it OneWest, and continued on as its chair through 2015 - a period in which OneWest foreclosed on more than 36,000 families.

What exactly does Mnuchin want to do while in power?

In his first announcement, Mnuchin exclaimed his “number one priority is tax reform,” promising to work with Congress to

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pass the “biggest tax cut since Reagan.” He claims the benefits of this tax cut will go to middle class families, rather than the upper class.

Fortunately, tax plans, unlike campaign promises, can be easily and quickly fact checked.

Unfortunately, Mnuchin’s statement comes back pants-on-fire false.

Over half of the cuts in Trump’s proposed tax plan would exclusively benefit the top 1 percent, according to the non-partisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The plan would increase their after-tax income by 14 percent, 10 times more than for middle-income earners.

Mnuchin won’t be the only Wall Streeter in the Trump administration.

Steve Bannon, the chief strategist for the president(See VOTED on page seven)

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Tragedy will eventually result from fake news

by Eugene Robinson

Fake news leads eventually to real tragedy. It almost got there Sunday when an idiot reportedly brought a loaded assault rifle into a Washington pizzeria, firing at least one shot, in an attempt to “self-investigate” a preposterous made-up conspiracy theory.

No one was hurt - this time.

But, the same kind of thing will happen again, thanks to the poison being dispensed by alt-right and white-supremacist propagandists. They concocted “news” stories out of whole

cloth during the campaign in an attempt to destroy Hillary Clinton and those closest to her.

Is anyone surprised that some people take these paranoid fantasies as gospel truth? I’m not.

President-elect Donald Trump makes matters worse by trumpeting “facts” that are nonfactual. To the extent that he shapes the “post-truth” media landscape, he shares responsibility for the consequences.

The made-up story that inspired Sunday’s incident grew out of the hack of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails. There were a number of

exchanges between Podesta and the owner of Comet Ping Pong, a pizza parlor. Suspicious? Not in the least. Comet is located in the affluent neighborhood that is home to much of the political establishment. And anyone involved in politics knows that campaigns basically run on pizza.

Also, quite a few of Podesta’s hacked emails had to do with food. Apparently, he likes to eat well. How sinister.

In any event, cynics writing on sites such as Facebook, Reddit, Infowars and the Inquisitr spun these innocent

facts into a dark, hydra-headed conspiracy involving the alleged trafficking and sexual exploitation of young children.

Hidden rooms and secret tunnels were supposedly involved, and no, I am not making this up. Other people made it up, and some gullible readers swallowed it.

Among the believers, apparently, was Edgar Maddison Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., who allegedly walked into Comet Ping Pong waving around a loaded AR-15style assault rifle. Fortunately, employees and customers were

able to flee. Welch allegedly fired at least one shot before surrendering to police, who said he had a second firearm with him in the restaurant and a third in his car. He is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Police said Welch told them he came to the nation’s capital to look into the ridiculous childtrafficking story. He reportedly barged into the pizzeria’s kitchen to search for the entrance to the nonexistent secret tunnels.

Yes, this is all as crazy as it sounds. But, the lives of (See FAKE on page six)

Demogogic illogic shows ignorance of Constitution

Ethics panel will have final say on divesture

by Kathleen Parker

Davis Merritt

On the first stop of his “thank you” tour in Ohio on Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump hit replay on several of his campaign tropes.

Among the crowd pleasers, he heckled the “crooked media,” prompting boos from the audience, and reiterated his pledge to criminalize flag burning.

And he’s not even president yet. More than a month and a half away from Inauguration Day, Trump’s only discipline seems to be making good on bad faith. His attacks both on the media and on those who, rather rarely, burn an American flag, are fundamentally assaults on the Constitution and the First Amendment.

Do Trump followers really not care about these founding documents and their bearing on all the freedoms we take for granted? Or, could they really not know any better?

Most disturbing is the absence of objections from the right. Where are the Republicans when the leader of their party speaks so dismissively toward our principles of freedom and the journalists, many of whom they know personally, who practice in good faith the spirit of the law?

How long before Trump’s words persuade some off-balanced Second Amendment “patriot” to take out a “crooked” media person, fully expecting to be applauded by the presidentelect?

We the people believe in free speech and a free press not so that we can burn flags but so that we can expose government corruption, protest oppression and express opinions that others may find disagreeable without fear of repercussion.

As offensive as flag burning is to patriotic Americans, it also can be an act of patriotism, a proposition I offer as argument, not endorsement. If you love your country and fear that it’s being led toward tyranny, you might well burn a flag to demonstrate such concerns. To the extent that the flag is a symbol of freedom, burning it is also a symbolic act.

I would argue that many, if not most, veterans, including those in my family, fought, suffered and died for the right of all Americans to speak freely.

Indeed, it is the objectionable expression that is the true test of the strength of our freedoms.

We don’t need a First Amendment to protect get-well cards or love letters. We don’t need it to protect Christmas carols.

But, should someone challenge the latter, given its religious content, wouldn’t many of those Ohioans cheering Trump’s

It became clear last week that the congressional Republicans who shamelessly averted their eyes while Donald Trump was nominated and elected will have to decide soon if they want a part-time, ethically compromised chief executive.

Again using Twitter inappropriately, Trump announced that he would “leave his great business in total” so that he can “make America great again” without being subjected to conflicts of interest and pressures posed by his multibillion dollar web of foreign and domestic enterprises.

Within hours, the usually buttoned-down Office of Government Ethics unleashed an unprecedented Twitter burst, seeming to praise Trump for a move that would “be good for you, very good for America!”

The nine Tweets in two minutes - authorized at the highest level of the OGE - were a signal, a bit of digital jiu-jitsu using Trump’s favorite form of communication to warn him (and the public and Congress) that if he does not fully divest himself of his businesses, the OGE will declare that his position is ethically unsound and invites a compromised administration.

Though the tone of all the Tweets felt positive, expressing delight that Trump was talking about doing the right thing, the OGE brass knew that real divestiture was not at all what Trump meant. Thus it was no accident that of the nine OGE Tweets, eight used the word “divest” or “divestiture” as the anticipated action.

Those were words Trump avoided. He merely announced that he would announce on Dec. 15 what arrangement involving his children taking over his businesses he would use. That is a million miles from genuine divestiture and in no way represents the “blind trust” that Trump promised to create during his campaign.

Unlike Trump, the OGE established by Congress in 1978 after the Watergate scandal to oversee ethical matters for the executive branch - knows and cares about ethical behavior.

Since 1978, every president has protected himself and the public by walling off personal financial affairs and businesses from even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

They each did this aware that the OGE’s rules specifically exempt them, but do apply to cabinet members and all other executive branch employes. To all of them, it was the right thing to do.

But, even if the rules did apply to presidents, the OGE has no

(See ILLOGIC on page six)

Fakery is reality for Trump

by Jim Hightower

All hail Augusts Trumpus - the American Putin, whom none can criticize! All hail the All Knowing One, who reveals “realities” that aren’t there and finds “facts” that mere mortals can’t detect.

Once again, the Amazing Donald has demonstrated his phantasmagoric power of perception, having found a new outcome in November’s election that others haven’t seen.

Trump has been greatly perturbed by the official results, which showed that while he won the Electoral College majority, he wasn’t the people’s choice.

Instead, according to the latest tally, Hillary Clinton won the popular balloting by a margin of

more than 2.5 million votes and counting.

Growing increasingly furious at this affront to his supernatural sense of self, the master of factual flexibility went on Twitter with an amazing revelation: “I won the popular vote,” decreed our incoming tweeterin-chief.

How did he turn a 2.5 million vote loss into a glorious victory? “I won,” he tweeted, “if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.”

Wow again! Millions?

You’d think that such a massive conspiracy, with millions of illegal voters in line at thousands of precincts, would’ve been noticed by election officials, GOP poll watchers, and the media. How did Trump find this truly incredible “fact”?

It seems he channeled it from the mysterious Twittersphere and specifically from a Texas conspiracy hound who had earlier posted a tweet declaring: “We have verified more than 3 million votes cast by non-citizens.”

But this guy turns out to be part of a right-wing fringe group chasing non-existent voter frauds. Exactly none of those three million “illegal” votes have been verified. Stunned that Trump would cite his tweet as proof, he asked sheepishly: “Isn’t everything on Twitter fake?”

Get used to it. Fakery is reality for America’s next president, Augustus Trumpus.

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

5 responsible things GOP leaders should say, but won’t Nobody should be surprised that President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to throw up tariff barriers, refusing to promise divestment of his business holdings, showing virtually no foreign-policy acumen, putting billionaire cronies in his Cabinet and lashing out against “Saturday Night Live.”

Only those who imagined that a 70-year-old megalomaniac would change his stripes after winning the presidency could be stunned to see that the New Trump is the same as the Old Trump.

What is more disconcerting is the utter lack of spine and principled resistance from the vast number of elected Republicans.

For the final weeks of the campaign - when they thought Hillary Clinton would win - Republicans pledged to be a check on whomever was elected president. Now they are cowering in the corner, refusing to

behind the headlines

by Jennifer Rubin

defend the principles they said they embraced.

They show no sign of opposing blatantly unqualified nominees - Ben Carson for Housing and Urban Development secretary - or denouncing staff appointments such as Stephen K. Bannon and retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn (who defamed an entire religion, shilled for Russia, failed to disclose foreign clients before attending an intelligence briefing and even “shared stories about (an) anti-Clinton conspiracy theory involving pedophilia” in connection with the pizza place conspiracy-mongering that led to yesterday’s shooting incident).

In addition to opposing

unqualified nominees, what should responsible Republicans be saying privately and in public?

End the reality TV interview process for secretary of state: Trump looks indecisive and fickle. Some of the names on the list - ExxonMobil Chief Executive Rex. W. Tillerson has zero experience in government (his claim to fame is striking a big energy deal with Vladimir Putin, not an encouraging sign of his ability to stand up to the Russian kleptocrat). He should not be confirmed.

Rudy Giuliani has ethical and temperamental problems and a similar lack of national security experience.

The Senate, we expect, would resist confirmation. Nominating a third general, especially one convicted of a crime Trump accused his opponent of committing and who remains on (See LEADERS on page six)

Trump’s reflexive lying (e.g. millions voted illegally) should not be defended. When confronted with an outrageous Trump lie, Republicans have an obligation to rebuke him. When Ryan, for example, won’t acknowledge that Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally is a lie, he makes himself look weak and weaselly.

(See ETHICS on page seven)

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Kobach can’t get a 20-vote election right

by David Yee

For over a year, the Independent Voter Network (IVN) has reported on Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s crusade against fraudulent voters - including the twists, turns, court rejections, and outright lack of evidence his investigations have produced.

From illegally purging 18,000 legitimate voters from the rolls to falsely promising the state legislature 200 cases of

voter fraud for immediate prosecution - Kobach has spent more time in court defending his baseless claims than actually doing his job.

But, he stays in the headlines, after all, it’s popular to claim millions of instances of voter fraud with little to no evidence - and it’s given him more than a little bit of political mileage.

But, when a legitimate, provable instance of balloting trouble comes

across his desk, what happens? Nothing.

At the center of this controversy is the tiny town of Fredrick, Ks., one of the smallest incorporated towns in Kansas, with nine registered voters within the city limits.

After years of decline - at nearly ghost town status today - a very simple issue was placed on the ballot: ‘Shall the city of Frederick be dissolved?’

An easy enough question, and with only six of the nine registered voters

Twitter Fake

casting ballots, we’d naturally assume this would be a cut-and-dry issue to resolve.

But, nothing is ever easy, especially when it comes to election mistakes.

While it isn’t as glamorous as non-citizens casting votes or ballot box stuffing, the township made a mistake in the election process and gave ballots with the city question on it to too many people - 14 to be precise.

And so what should

have been an overwhelming vote to dissolve the city became an issue where those outside the city limits voted to leave the town’s incorporation intact.

Now comes into play mistake No. 2: The county canvassing board didn’t catch the mistake in the ballot, completely missing the fact that over twice the number of registered voters cast ballots.

Elections are a system of checks and balances.

The local election board

records their results, forwarding to the county for federally required canvassing, and the final check is the Sec. of State’s office, where the elections are certified as valid.

Mistake No. 3: Kobach’s office rubber stamped the county’s canvassing results.

The worst mistake is the final one: when alerted to the problem, what was the Sec. of State office’s response? Nothing can be done.

widespread “voter fraud” - which simply did not take place, according to officials in the states he cited.

Trump has not, to my knowledge, spoken or tweeted about the pizza “scandal,” although his chosen national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, did send a tweet about purported “Sex Crimes w Children.” But, the president-elect seems not to realize that it is now in his self-interest to renounce fake news and its creators.

Soon, after all, he will

be the source of “the official story” about basically everything.

In a post-truth world, how will we know he’s not cooking the economic books? Or that every foreign policy move isn’t designed to further his business interests? Or that his Cabinet doesn’t practice witchcraft?

Real news and “true truth” still matter. As Trump will discover.

(See KOBACH on page 7)

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end North Pole and Santa.

It’s in our hearts. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Listen to yourself.

Know how crazy you sound? Believe me. I know crazy. I know Ben Carson.

Santa@NorthPole Donnie. You’re still upset I didn’t bring you 30-floor hotel for your 10th birthday. Get over it. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump I’m angry that you said I should pay for it myself.

U never get rich risking your own money. U know nothing of business.

those who happened to drop by Comet Ping Pong or any of the neighboring businesses on a chilly Sunday afternoon were put in real danger by the purveyors of fake news.

Morally, those propagandists should be in the dock along with Welch.

Legally, of course, those who make up such stories are protected by the First Amendment. The only way we can shield ourselves from toxic conspiracy theories is to denounce them and disown those individuals and

Bible doesn’t mention housing, urban development

Santa@NorthPole My job is to make kids happy. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Peace on earth. Better to give than receive. Baloney. That’s not why I’ll be greatest president ever.

I’m tough businessman. I win. You lose.

by Andy Borowitz

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In his first public statement since Donald Trump chose him to be the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson said on Monday that the Bible “makes absolutely no mention of housing or urban development.”

Carson said that, when Trump initially asked him to accept the post, “the first thing I did was check the Bible to see if there was anything about housing or urban development in there, and much to my dismay there was not.”

“As you can well imagine, I did not want to be in charge of something that the Bible does not condone,” he said. “But, then I realized that perhaps the Lord wants me to take this job so that I can banish housing and urban development from the earth.”

Carson offered no details about how he would eliminate housing, but said that he was seeking advice from Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. “She’s basically trying to do the same thing with education,” he said.

The retired neurosurgeon said that he was looking forward to taking the reins at HUD, but that he had “a lot of loose ends to tie up” before then.

“Right now, I need to find my shoes,” he said.

Santa@NorthPole Not just your hands are small. You think small.

My elves and I feel sorry for u. I must go. Lots of work to do for good girls and boys. * * * Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump Just had showdown with Santa. I’m greatest negotiator ever. He promises to bring 10,000 jobs to U.S. Great paying elf jobs. Another Trump success.

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and author

Rod Haxton can be reached at editor@screcord.com

Leaders probation is preposterous.

So stop. Pick someone who has a coherent worldview, who can start on Day One with little or no learning curve, who has the bureaucratic chops to control the civil service and who can translate Trump’s impulses into reasonable, concrete policies. Stop considering absurd characters.

There is only one way to drain the swamp: Last month Common Cause announced more than a dozen good-government organizations and government ethics were undertaking a joint effort to demand Trump divest his

media outlets who spread them.

In other words, we can use shame as a disinfectant. Yet, next month we will inaugurate as president a man who - in this regard, at least - is without shame.

Trump is the Old Faithful of fake news. He started his late-blooming career in politics by claiming, falsely, that President Obama was not born in the United States. He said that “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in New Jersey cheered the 9/11 attacks, which was

not true.

He charged, absurdly, that Obama and Clinton were “co-founders” of the Islamic State. He touted a ridiculous National Enquirer story alleging that Sen. Ted Cruz’s father had something to do with the JFK assassination. He repeatedly said, falsely and without evidence, that there was something seriously wrong with Clinton’s health.

Apparently stung at having lost the popular vote to Clinton, he claimed that he would have won it if not for

Illogic

Eugene Robinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and former assistant managing editor for The Washington Post

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demagogic illogic be grateful that free speech protects their right to stroll the streets singing songs of praise?

Understanding the crucial importance of free speech and a free press to all other freedoms compelled the Supreme Court to rule that even flag burning is protected. And this is why Trump, a man who professes to love freedom and has presented himself as the best person to lead the free world, should be roundly condemned for suggesting that anyone who burns a flag should be punished by imprisonment or even loss of citizenship.

Or why his persistent attacks on the media, threatening to restrict press freedom, are so misplaced, potentially dangerous and, not least, impossible for him to do constitutionally.

Either Trump knows this, which makes his crowd-baiting not only offensive, but also irresponsible, or he’s unfamiliar with the Constitution, the defense of which is one of the primary functions of the presidency.

As to the crooked media, Trump’s gibes are patently ludicrous. Was he over-covered? Perhaps, but he was early on the Republican frontrunner and subsequently the nominee. The media could hardly ignore him, much as many of us would have liked to.

Yes, some members of the media are biased, but not most, and they’re usually drummed out through peer review.

It should be obvious that without the so-called mainstream media, especially newspapers such as the New York Times and The Post, no one would

forward to identify themselves should be protected. Americans are not going to support turning the tables on young people who came forward in good faith.

Stop the Twitter nonsense: Trump raises doubts about his mental and intellectual stability.

Each time he goes on a tweet storm, he erodes the credibility of the office.

In the same vein, Trump’s reflexive lying (e.g. millions voted illegally) should not be defended. When confronted with an outrageous Trump lie, Republicans have an obligation to rebuke him.

When Ryan, for example,

won’t acknowledge that Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally is a lie, he makes himself look weak and weaselly.

Don’t defend economic extortion: Vice Presidentelect Mike Pence now decries free-market capitalism. (“The free market has been sorting it out and America’s been losing.”)

Trump tweets threats to slap big tariffs/taxes on countries that move jobs overseas. Is Congress going along with this?

Conservatives used to defend the rule of law, which means that rules are predictable and apply equally to all. They used to defend businesses

know anything that has any basis in objective fact - and yes there is such a thing. We will rue the day we forgot that newsgathering is a profession with demanding standards regarding performance and ethics.

Notwithstanding the billion-member global newsroom, it’s nice to have smart, well-educated, experienced reporters and editors to pluck the pearls from the muck.

Therefore, the highest service the president of the United States could perform would be to actively engage the media in the national interest of nurturing an informed populace, without which a democratic Republic cannot long survive.

To do otherwise is the first act of the dictator.

Kathleen Parker is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist who writes on politics and culture

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holdings in his business assets.

On Trump’s foreign holdings specifically, Larry Tribe is right that Trump is an “emoluments magnet” who can only resolve his conflicts by liquidating his assets, putting them into a conventional portfolio and letting a truly independent third party manage them.

Anything else is unconstitutional.

Congress has to act like a coequal branch of government and a defender of the Constitution, not party loyalists. As for Cabinet officials, Trump has a right to select people he trusts, but

hiring gobs of billionaires who gave him money during the campaign and who have no government experience sure smells bad.

Dump the anti-immigration extremism: On “60 Minutes,” House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said that there will be no deportation force, just an effort to find criminals and secure the border. He also suggested that a wall wouldn’t necessarily be built (“whatever kind of device or barrier or policy to secure the boarder” would be needed.)

Now they need to break the other news: The “dreamers” who stepped

making business decisions based on the needs of workers, shareholders and customers. They used to object to thugs such as Putin, whose whims and personal financial interests determine who will prosper and who will fail.

Now they seem far worse than the Obama crowd. If this is what the GOP has become, a new center-right party respectful of markets, dedicated to honest and clean government and welcoming to immigrants is badly needed.

Jennifer Rubin is a conservative columnist for The Washington Post

Attend the Sugar Plum sale at the El Quartelejo Museum • Sun., Dec. 11 • 1:30-3:30 p.m.

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Kobach Ethics

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This 14 vote mistake is a prime example of the hypocrisy among the ‘champions of the ballot box.’ When confronted with a real, easily provable issue - they balk and do nothing.

This obvious mistake by the sec. of state’s office has consequences. Like how to pay for the town’s expenses for another year until the next election especially when residents were already expecting to turn over local control to the county?

It’s easy to claim that unprovable millions of ‘boogie men’ lurk in the shadows of America’s ballot boxes - but facing real issues takes courage, sincerity, and simply doing one’s job right.

enforcement power beyond sending recommendations to the Justice Department headed by a presidential appointee.

One possible scenario: Trump announces an insufficient plan; the OGE

cites a 1983 agreement between Justice and OGE that, as a matter of policy, presidents should act as if the rules apply to them.

That made presidential divestiture a matter of moral suasion, not legal-

Voted

ity, and Trump has shown little respect for moral suasion; to wit, refusing to release his tax returns.

So don’t expect much.

That leaves only one lever: impeachment. The new Congress is highly

unlikely to do that, of course, but Republican members could make up a bit for their 2016 cowardice and cynicism by at least using the possibility of impeachment to lean hard on Trump about

actually divesting his businesses and devoting all his energy and attention to his day job.

Davis Merritt is a Wichita journalist and author. He can be reached at dmerritt9@ cox.net

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elect and former head of the white supremacist news outlet Breitbart, is a fellow former Goldman Sachs employee.

The Wall Street swampiness of both Mnuchin and Bannon, however, pales in comparison to that of Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor select-

ed by Trump to lead the Commerce Department.

The 79-year-old investor built a career on greed, exploitation, and apparent tone deafness. Ross infamously whined in 2014, “The one percent is being picked on for political reasons.”

These former Wall

Streeters will have serious power overseeing major parts of the government and the overall economy.

It’s been just eight years since Wall Street bankers had to come to Washington, hat in hand and utterly humbled, to ask for a taxpayer funded bailout.

The reforms put in place to prevent a repeat of the 2008 crisis are tenuous at best - and now they’re under serious threat from the same people they were designed to rein in.

Josh Hoxie is the director of the Project on Opportunity and Taxation at the Institute for Policy Studies

David Yee is a doctoral student in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a graduate of Fort Hays State University

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BOE Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

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Thursday

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Hill

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Born and raised in Paris, Ky., Hill attended Morehead State University in his home state. While enrolling, he was asked to declare a major.

“I didn’t have an answer,” recalls Hill. “I’m sure I had a stupid look on my face.”

The enrollment staff member said she just needed something to put on the form, so asked Hill his favorite class in high school.

“I had half a semester of psychology and really liked my teacher, so that’s what she put on the form.

Once I started taking classes, I was hooked.”

Hill’s original plan was to teach high school history and psychology, but with only his teaching block remaining before he would get his bachelor’s degree, his psychology teacher advised him against entering education.

“You won’t be happy.

You’re going to want something more,” she told Hill.

With that advice, Hill decided to pursue his master’s degree in clinical psychology.

Even though he’d never been west of Louisville, Hill’s decision to locate in Kansas was driven by two factors.

“At the time, Kentucky ranked 49th in the country in education and in mental health services. They didn’t hold either very valuable,” Hill says.

A former girlfriend, who was working for Area Mental Health Center in Garden City said there were job openings and thought Hill should consider applying.

“I was really, really impressed with AMHC. I felt like it was a good fit and a great place to get experience,” says Hill upon joining the Scott City location in 1986. “They made it very clear that you can’t specialize because this is a rural area. You have to handle any kind of client, any age and any issue.

“That’s the experience I wanted and the experience I got.”

In 1997, he became the regional director for Scott, Lane, Wichita and Greeley counties.

Mental Health Reform During his early years in Kansas, Hill says the philosophical approach to mental health care was the same as it had been for decades. People with serious mental illnesses were institutionalized.

“People from this area would go to Larned State (Hospital) and stay for a

The state wants us to be the safety net and safely maintain people in the community, but they won’t offer funding for those who need counseling and can benefit from our services before something serious happens - before they need to go somewhere like Larned State.

Kent Hill, regional director Compass Behavioral Health long time,” he notes.

The treatment of mental health began to evolve in the early 1990s.

“There was a consensus that we wanted to get people out of state hospitals where they were warehoused and arrange for them to remain safely in their communities,” Hill says. “That not only led to a significant improvement in their lives, but it was a significant savings to the state.”

Recognizing the potential savings to taxpayers, the state legislature provided funding for community-based services which led to mental health centers hiring case managers to assist and supervise clients living at home. Case managers are responsible for making sure medications are being taken as required, assist with financial management, manage the symptoms of their illness and more.

Case management services for youth and adults have been the area of largest expansion for mental health centers across the state.

State Cuts Funding While he was encouraged by the state’s commitment to communitybased services in the early years, Hill has been discouraged by cuts in funding which have threatened care to existing clients while limiting the ability of mental health centers to expand treatment to more individuals.

“The state wants us to be the safety net and safely maintain people in the community, but they won’t offer funding for those who need counseling and can benefit from our services before something serious happens - before they need to go somewhere like Larned State,” Hill says. “That’s one reason I’m a big believer in Medicaid expansion. We could do so much more

Kent Hill discusses the importance of integrated care outside the Scott Community Health Center.

(Record Photo)

for so many people if the funding was available.”

That has contributed to Hill’s frustration with the direction of mental health care in Kansas.

“A significant part of my decision is based on what’s happened over the last six years with this (Brownback) administration and their failed fiscal policies,” Hill remarks.

“Mental health reform dollars across the state have been decreased by two-thirds. But, the state’s expectations for keeping people out of the state hospitals hasn’t changed.”

One of the final straws for Hill was the loss of funding for what he called Compass Health Connection. The program was patterned after the success of patient-centered health homes in Missouri.

The idea was to promote healthier living for individuals with severe mental illnesses.

“Studies have shown that those with severe mental illnesses have lifespans 25 years shorter than the general population,” Hill points out.

“By increasing the outreach to those people and working on health promotion and care coordination, we can significantly increase the quantity and quality of their lives,” he says. “That’s not just theory. The positive impact on lives is evident.”

The state made the initial financial commitment.

The need was immediately evident with more than 450 people signing up for home health services across the 13-county area served by Compass.

“As we got into the program, we could see the reasons why these people were experiencing shorter lifespans. It’s because these individuals aren’t seeking out primary (medical) care when they need it, or they’re in health compromising situations,

such as heavy smokers,” Hill says.

“We’d get people into the program and find out they hadn’t seen a doctor in 25 years. We’d find people who weren’t just pre-diabetic, but were full-blown diabetics and they hadn’t been diagnosed.”

Less than 18 months into the program, the state eliminated funding.

“There was no way the community health centers, on their own, could afford to continue this program,” Hill says. “Unfortunately, these aren’t services that you can bill through Medicaid. Despite the long-term benefit and the long-term savings, you can’t bill for services that promote better health.

“Because of a decision at the state level to hang onto a failed fiscal policy, we were unable to continue a program that was having a positive impact on the lives of people in our area.”

Medicaid Expansion The legislature’s steadfast refusal to consider Medicaid expansion has also been disappointing to Hill. He says the lost revenue to mental health centers is significant in addition to the added cost to the state.

“We will continue to see people, regardless of

their ability to pay, but the added revenue we’d see and our ability to expand services would increase significantly with Medicaid expansion,” Hill explains.

He points out that not expanding Medicaid creates a financial hardship on individuals. He says one individual had become so ill she was sent to Larned State Hospital because she couldn’t afford her medications.

Given the political shift in Kansas during the last election, Hill has some hope that Medicaid expansion will be considered.

“I would like to see it happen because that’s what’s best for Kansas,” he says. “But, even if that were to occur, how long will it take for Kansas to recover from the fiscal problems that have been created over the past six years?”

Integrated Care At the same time, Hill is passionate about the benefits of integrated care and has wanted to work in a total health care system where that is happening “We’re doing that on a limited basis. We have therapists who work at primary care clinics in Tribune and Leoti and it’s been great,” he notes.

He also appreciates the commitment from Scott

County Commissioners to move in that same direction with the opening earlier this year of the Scott Community Health Center. Located in the former medical clinic, it includes Compass Behavioral Health, Russell Child Development Center, the Scott County Health Department and the county emergency preparedness director.

“It’s a start, and we’ve already seen some benefits, but I wanted an opportunity to work where they are fully committed to this,” he said.

Hill had begun looking elsewhere, and had interviewed in Colorado, when his wife, Christie Reed, told him that Oregon has a “very progressive health care system with integrated care.” He began looking and the Benton County Health Department turned out to be his first and only interview.

That also means leaving behind “an exceptional organization and staff.”

“I feel privileged that people have trusted me enough to allow me into their lives. We’re asking people to put their faith and confidence in us and that’s not an easy thing to do,” he says. “This is a profession that’s all about the relationships we build and it’s tough to see those come to an end.”

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Christmas Wasingers once again light up the holiday season The Wasinger family light display has become a Christmas tradition and this year will be no exception.

The annual light show, which is synchronized to music, is again being offered by Chad and Danea Wasinger, along with their children, Audie and Tinley, at 1204 Hillside Drive in Scott City.

The display features more than 14,000 lights.

Donations are accepted and all proceeds will be given to the Community Breadbasket.

The light show is choreographed to music which can be heard at 88.1 FM. Light Show Schedule Sunday thru Thursday: 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday: 6:00-11:00 p.m.

Sun., Dec. 25, will be the final day for the display.

Show Specifications •80 Channels of Light-O-Rama Controllers •10,000 watts (with all lights on) •14,000 lights •3,500 feet of extension cord •Music is transmitting at 88.1 FM

Record will print Santa letters

The Scott County Record has made special arrangements again this year to print letters to Santa from area youngsters. They will appear in the issue of Thurs., Dec. 22.

Letters should be sent no later than Fri., Dec. 16, to: The Scott County Record Box 377 Scott City, Ks. 67871 or drop off at 406 South Main Street Santa also has a mailbox in front of The Record office during December.

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Shopping at home makes a difference throughout the year Shoppers will hear throughout the year the importance of shopping at home.

Perhaps at no time is that message stronger than during the holiday shopping season when it’s easy for families to pile into the car and head to the nearest shopping center or big box store.

That reminder to shop local has even gone national with Small Business Saturday.

Scott City Chamber of Commerce Director Lindsay Singley hopes shoppers will spend extra time doing their gift shopping at home before they look elsewhere.

“People need to remember that when they shop at home they’re also helping themselves,” says Singley.

For example, one-half percent of the sales tax collected locally is redistributed in the form of grants to local non-profits.

For example, one-half percent of the sales tax collected locally is redistributed in the form of grants to local non-profits. That distribution amounts to nearly $300,000 annually.

That distribution amounts to nearly $300,000 annually.

A portion of the local sales tax is also being used to retire the $24 million in bonds issued for the new Scott County Hospital.

Of course, there’s the more obvious benefit to what additional businesses do to expand the property tax base.

“The more businesses and the more people they employ the more people there are to share in paying taxes that support our schools and our community,” she says.

Singley points out that big box stores have spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns to convince shoppers “they’re cheaper on everything all the time.”

That’s true some of the

time, but not all of the time.

“And there are times that prices at the local stores are closer than people might imagine if they just take the time to check first,” she points out.

But the strongest selling point is the personal service. Local merchants know their customers and they want to see them return time and again.

“They’re willing to go the extra mile,” says Singley. “They may not have exactly what you’re looking for when you walk in, but most of them can order what you want and have it in just a few days.

“And if something should go wrong, they’re right here to stand behind it and make sure you’re a satisfied customer.”

Ultimately, it’s a partnership.

“The merchants have to show people they’re willing to be competitive on prices and that they can provide better service,” Singley says. “All they ask is that shoppers give them a chance - not just during Christmas but throughout the year.”

Singley feels shoppers see a difference and are responding.

“I honestly believe there isn’t near as much traffic going south on 83 Highway as there was just a few years ago.”

According to economic studies by Kansas State University, Scott City is drawing more customers than it is losing to surrounding counties.

“Shoppers also need to remember that businesses that belong to the Chamber are the ones who sponsor local events, baseball teams and are 4-H livestock buyers - not the big box stores,” Singley adds.

Holiday Events Dec. 11

Sugar Plum Sale at El Quartelejo Museum

Dec. 15

SCHS Christmas Concert, 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 15

Deadline for Angel Tree donations

Dec. 16

Deadline for Santa letters to The Record

Dec. 16

SCES Kindergarten ‘Spirit of Christmas’

Dec. 19

Christmas food baskets distributed

Dec. 21

SCES Christmas Sing-a-Long, 10:00 a.m.

Dec. 22

SCHS Christmas Prom

Deadline to deliver Angel Tree gifts to Compass Behavioral Health or Shopko in Scott City is Thurs., Dec. 15

506 S. Main Street • Scott City (620) 872-7224

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The Scott County Record

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When might a joint bank account make sense?

by Nathaniel Sillin

Did you recently get married, move in with a new roommate, see a child off to college or start managing a relative’s finances?

The change in relationship dynamics could prompt you to consider tying part of your financial lives together by opening

a joint bank account.

You might enjoy the conveniences a joint account offers, or you could see it as a symbolic step in your relationship. But, before you open a bank account with someone else, consider the potential benefits and drawbacks of the arrangement.

First, here’s a quick

USD 466 Board of Education Agenda Mon., November 14 • 5:30 p.m.

Administration Building • 704 College •Comments from public •Presentations 1) GMCN Architects master planning •Comments from the public •Recognition of persons/delegations present 1) Board representative reports 2) Administrative reports •Financials 1) Bills payable 2) Transfers, if needed •Consent agenda 1) Approve previous minutes •Consider items pulled from consent agenda New business 1) KASB board policy updates 2) ABBB audit report •Executive session 1) Non-elected personnel •Additions, if any •Adjournment

Scott Co. LEC Report Scott City Police Department Nov. 26: Francisco Sanchez-Cortez, 38, was arrested for possession of opiate or stimulant, possession of drug paraphernalia and DUI. He was transported to the LEC. Nov. 28: Erik Benson, 22, was arrested for possession of opiate or stimulant, possession of drug paraphernalia and exceeding the speed limit. He was transported to the LEC. Nov. 30: Eric Thomas was making a right hand turn onto the 500 block of South Main and he collided with Terri Hudson who was making a left turn.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 In the Matter of the Estate of MARY ALBERTA ISEMINGER, Deceased Case No. 16-PR-10 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified a Petition has been filed in this Court by Marcia Iseminger, duly appointed, qualified and acting Administrator of the Estate of Mary Alberta Iseminger, deceased, requesting that Administrator’s acts be approved; account be settled and allowed; the heirs be determined; the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled to it pursuant to the laws of instate succesion;

fees and expenses be allowed; costs be determined and ordered paid; the administration of the Estate be closed; the Administrator be discharged and Petitioner and the surety on administrator’s bond be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defense to the Petition on or before December 23, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in the District Court, Scott City, Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard, Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Marcia Iseminger Administrator Dean K. Ryan 10923 117 Grant Ave. Garden City, KS 67846 (620) 275-9614 Attorney for Petitioners

introduction to joint accounts.

Individual and joint accounts are similar in many ways. You can open a joint account at an online-only bank or local bank branch. However, with a joint account both co-owners can deposit or withdraw money as if it was an individual account.

The account holders

can also write checks, make online payments or transfers and use the account’s debit cards (if it offers them) to make purchases or withdrawals.

Let’s start with a few situations where you might want to use a joint bank account, followed by examples of why the arrangement might not make sense for you.

You might want a joint account if you share financial responsibilities with someone else.

Sharing a joint account could be a good option if you’re married or living with a significant other.

Some couples keep their individual accounts and also create a joint account where they deposit a portion of their paychecks

and use the money to pay for household expenses or a shared savings goal.

With two people contributing to and watching a shared account, it could be easier to meet minimum balance requirements and identify savings opportunities. Some accounts also offer higher interest rates the more money you have (See ACCOUNT on page 11)

State lowers revenue mark, barely hits Nov. projection

TOPEKA - Tax revenue to the state of Kansas narrowly surpassed expectations in the month of November despite weakness in retail sales tax and corporate income tax receipts that pull to the foreground politically challenging options for balancing the budget, state officials said Thursday.

Nick Jordan, secretary of the Kansas Department of Revenue, said the state deposited $1.36 million more in taxes than anticipated during a month that included the post-election decision to deflate projections for the current fiscal year and expose a $345 million shortfall.

Jordan said the state took in $970,000 extra in individual income taxes and $52,000 more in corporate income taxes during November than predicted, but the revenue secretary retained a cautionary outlook.

Kansas is $32 million ahead of last fiscal year’s pace on individual income taxes, but in November the state slipped $9 million below November 2015 revenue in that category.

The state also stands $23 million behind in retail sales tax revenue

and $35 million down in corporate income tax receipts compared to this juncture last fiscal year.

“Retail sales and corporate taxes continue to show negative growth due to agricultural and energy sector weakness,” Jordan said. “The individual income tax collections for November showed negative growth compared to last year due to the timing of withholding payments.”

require state employee layoffs, deep spending cuts or new tax increases.

He will be working with a Legislature populated with 59 new members, including an influx of moderate Republicans and Democrats hostile to the governor’s decision to exempt 330,000 business owners from state income tax. State tax collections have fallen short of projections in a majority of months since Brownback and the GOPBudget Hole Growing led Legislature adopted The November report the large tax-cut law in indicated a significant 2012. budget challenge still awaited the Legislature Sell Tobacco Revenue? and Gov. Sam Brownback.

Senate Minority The latest revenue projec- Leader Anthony Hensley tions for the fiscal year (D-Topeka) predicted the that started in July 2016 governor would endorse and ends in June 2017 the sale of future tobacco suggest the budget hole in industry payments to the the subsequent fiscal year state for a one-time infusion of cash. It’s not clear would be deeper.

Brownback has author- whether any of the tobacity to make unilateral cuts co money still would be to deal with the brewing earmarked for early childgap between state reve- hood education programs, nue and expenditures. He Hensley said.

“Brownback will run appears willing to wait until January to disclose a out the clock and then strategy for addressing the securitize the tobaccosettlement fund,” Hensley projected deficit.

The governor’s staff said. “That just mortgages suggested Brownback’s away our future funding solution to the finan- for early childhood procial problems wouldn’t grams.”

Other lawmakers have recommended the state respond by slashing government spending, repealing the income tax exemption for business owners, restoring a third tax bracket for highincome residents and seeking reduction of sales tax exemptions.

The monthly report from October, which preceded adjustment of the annual revenue target, showed the state government in Kansas surrendered financial ground by missing the projection by $12 million. A majority of that shortfall was in retail sales and corporate taxes.

The good news from October was Kansas’ treasury deposited more individual income tax than planned.

Jordan said at that time, state officials remained “concerned by the larger national downward trend of corporate and sales tax receipts.”

Collections in September crashed $45 million below the estimate formed in April by the group of Brownback administration employees, legislative staff and university economists responsible for official projections in Kansas.

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in the account.

A shared account could also help you care for a family member. A joint bank account could help you care for relatives, whether they live nearby or in another state. With co-owner access, it’ll be easy to deposit or transfer funds online and at a bank branch, pay the person’s bills from the account and keep an eye on the account’s activity and balance.

But beware, joint accounts give everyone full ownership of the money. No matter who makes the deposit, once money is in a joint account, each member “owns” it and can legally spend it however he or she wants.

In other words, you might not have any recourse if your new roommate raids a joint account and spends the rent money on a weekend getaway.

A joint account holder’s debt could also spell trouble for everyone on the account. Because every joint account holder has equal rights to the money, creditors can go after the money in a joint account if they sue one of the account holders.

Meaning all the money is at risk if one person gets sued, falls behind on bills or doesn’t pay taxes.

If you’re considering using a joint account to help manage an older relative’s finances, a convenience account or getting power of attorney may be a potentially safer alternatives.

Communication and trust are vital to managing a joint account. Lack of communication between joint account holders could lead to overdrawn accounts or low balances, and the corresponding fees. It can also lead to disputes if the owners have different ideas of how the money should be spent.

Some co-owners make an informal agreement before opening an account together. Although it won’t have legal backing, you could create a rule that you have to ask the other person before spending $150 or more.

Using a mobile app to check a joint account’s balance before making a purchase could also help you avoid mistakes.

Bottom line: While joint bank accounts let two or more people share access to an account, the convenience of the arrangement can sometimes be outweighed by the risks it poses to the co-owners.

Even if you trust the other co-owner, having a clear understanding of the intention behind the account and how the money will be used are important to avoiding arguments and mismanagement of your joint funds.

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT A. McDANIEL, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-15 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Thomas K. McDaniel, duly appointed, qualified and acting executor of the Estate of Robert A. McDaniel, deceased, praying that his acts be approved; that the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that fees and expenses be allowed; that the costs

be determined and ordered paid; that the administration of the Estate be closed; that the Executor be discharged and that he be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 15th day of December, 2016, at 2:00 o’clock p.m., of said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Thomas K. McDaniel WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P. O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

Public Notice (Published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016)3t ORDINANCE NO. 1178 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE ONE, CHAPTER SIX, SECTION ONE OF THE CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS RELATING TO MAYOR APPOINTMENTS AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTIONS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SCOTT CITY, KANSAS: SECTION I: Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 1 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1-6-1.

APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION; TERM: At the first meeting in February of each year, the mayor appoints, by and with the consent and confirmation of the City Council, the following officers: a Municipal Judge, a City Clerk, a Chief of Police, a Fire Chief, a City Attorney, a Superintendent of Public Works, a Superintendent of Parks, a Building

Inspector and any other officers deemed necessary. The City Council shall by ordinance specify the duties and compensation of the office holders, and by ordinance may abolish any office created by the City Council whenever deemed expedient. The officers shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the City Council.

SECTION II. The existing Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 1 of the Codification of Ordinances of Scott City, Kansas is repealed.

SECTION III. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the official city newspaper.

Passed by the Governing Body of the City of Scott City, Kansas this 5th day of December, 2016.

City of Scott City, Kansas Dan Goodman, Mayor ATTEST: Brenda K. Davis, MMC City Clerk

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record, Thurs., Nov. 24, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 8, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RONALD D. STUDLEY, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-27 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on November 17, 2016, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this court by Deborah K. Studley, an heir, devisee, legatee, and

Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of Ronald D. Studley, deceased.

All creditors of the above named decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Deborah K. Studley WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P. O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

Public Notice (First published in The Scott County Record Thurs., Dec. 1, 2016; last published Thurs., Dec. 15, 2016)3t IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of JOAN MACDONNELL, deceased Case No. 2016-PR-09 NOTICE OF HEARING THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Connie MacDonnell, duly appointed, qualified and acting executor of the Estate of Joan MacDonnell, deceased, praying that her acts be approved; that the Will be construed and the Estate be assigned to the persons entitled thereto; that fees and expenses be allowed; that the costs be determined and ordered paid; that the administration of the Estate be closed; that the Executor be discharged and that she be released from further liability.

You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 23rd day of December, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., of said day, in said Court, in the City of Scott City, in Scott County, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

Connie MacDonnell WALLACE, BRANTLEY & SHIRLEY 325 Main - P. O. Box 605 Scott City, Kansas 67871 (620) 872-2161 Attorneys for Petitioner

Pastime at Park Lane We offer our sympathy to the family of Jeanie Rowton who passed away on Nov. 30.

The Prairie View Church of the Brethren led Sunday afternoon services.

Residents played pitch and dominoes on Monday afternoon. Game helpers were Joy Barnett, Madeline Murphy, Wanda Kirk, Bert Lucas and Gary Goodman.

Residents played Wii bowling on Monday evening.

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

Russel and Mary Webster led Bible study on Tuesday evening.

Rev. Warren Prochnow

Christmas party is Dec. 10

Park Lane will host its Christmas party for residents and their friends and families on Sat., Dec. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

2nd graders bring door decor

Second graders from Scott City Elementary School brought Christmas door decorations on Tuesday morning that they had made for each resident. led Lutheran Bible study on Wednesday morning.

Residents played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. Game helpers were Madeline Murphy, Barbara Dickhut and Mary Lou Oeser.

Residents played cards on Wednesday evening.

Ladies received manicures on Thursday morning.

Margie Stevens, Arlene

Deaths Crystal Kirk, and husband, William, Camp Verde, Ariz., April Geist, and husband, L. Jay, El Dorado, and Heather Strand, Garden City; two sons, Tyler Archer, Hutchinson, and Thomas (TJ) Archer, Deerfield; one daughter, Ashley Archer, Garden City; two step-daughters, Chelsie White, and husband, Chris, and Cassie Nagel; a step-son, Cody Nagel, and wife, Danielle; two nieces, two nephews and two step-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and best friend, Marco Huynh.

A memorial service was held Dec. 8 at the First Christian Church, Scott City.

Memorials are suggested to the Ashley Archer Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Ronald E. Berland Ronald E. Berland, 61, died Dec. 3, 2016, at his home in Scott County.

He was born March 10, 1955, in Minot, N.D., the son of Donald J. and L. Jean (Berg) Berland.

A resident of Scott City since 1971, he was a welder, oiler and operator at the helium plant for KN Energy and a locator for Tallgrass Energy gas company.

He was a member of the First United Methodist

Thanks to the family of Dottie Fouquet for the flowers brought to Park Lane in her memory.

Corrine Dean was visited by Carol Ellis, Dianna Howard, Ron Hess and Nancy Holt.

Yvonne Spangler was visited by Jessica Wright, and Les and Mary Ann Spangler.

Cecile Billings was visited by Delinda Dunagan, Jed Billings, Ann Beaton and Justin Singley.

Louise Crist was visited by Tegan Cain, Tara and Jacy Rose, Neil and Jenny Rose, Jean Burgess, Rev and Mrs. Rodney Stroblan, Keith Burgess, Don and Tara Williams, Sue Rose and Nancy Holt.

Doris Riner was visited

by Ron and Sue Riner and Trudy Eikenberry.

Sr. Citizen Lunch Menu

Tammy Lynn Nagel Tammy Lynn Nagel, 43, died Dec. 1, 2016, at St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, Colo.

S h e was born Aug. 16, 1973, in Cottonwood, Ariz., the daughter Tammy Nagel of Steven and Lindy (Blanton) Strand.

She attended schools in Cottonwood, Ariz., graduating in 1993.

She worked as a certified nurse assistant at Park Lane Nursing Home, Scott City, and as a cattle processor in Kearny County.

In 1995, she married Thomas Archer.

In 2005, she married Lyle Nagel.

Survivors include: mother and step-father, Lindy and Dave Johnson, Garden City; three sisters,

Cauthon and Melody Stevens performed on Thursday afternoon. They played a variety of traditional Christmas songs.

Residents played trivia games on Thursday evening.

Fr. Bernard Felix led Catholic Mass on Friday morning. Rev. Warren Prochnow led Lutheran services on Friday afternoon.

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Church, Scott City.

Survivors include his life partner, Valarie Katich, Denver, Colo.; mother, Jean Berland, Velva, N.D.; two brothers, Dick Berland, Jamestown, N.D., and Larry Berland, Hazen, N.D.; and one sister, Linda Klein, Velva, N.D. He was preceded in death by his father.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Lowell Rudolph was visited by Tom and Kathy Moore and Rev. Don Martin.

Lorena Turley was visited by Neta Wheeler, Jeanette Miller, Mike and Tracy Hess; Jed Billings, Dallas, Tex., and Rex Turley.

Boots Haxton was visited by Nancy Holt and Rod and Kathy Haxton.

Vivian Kreiser was visited by Larry and Sharon Lock.

Clifford Dearden was visited by Kirk and Janet Ottaway from Hays.

Lucille Dirks was visited by Floyd and Vivian Dirks.

Dona Dee Carpenter was visited by Paul and Shirley Strickert, Larry LaPlant and Gloria O’Bleness.

Arlene Beaton was visited by William Beaton and Nancy Holt.

Elsie Coleman was visited by Van and Viola Koelliker and Janice Lockman.

Loretta Gorman was visited by Jay Gorman, Charlene Becht and Velda Riddiough.

Nella Funk was visited

by Nancy Holt.

Kathy Roberts was visited by Kent Phillip from Denver, Colo., Ross Lane and Nancy Holt.

James Still and Mike Leach were visited by Rev. Don Martin.

LaVera King was visited by Gloria Gough, Shellie Carter, Velda Riddiough and Carol Latham.

Darlene Richman was visited by Carol Ellis.

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Deaths Maurice E. Dirks Maurice E. Dirks, 80, died Dec. 4, 2016, at the Scott County Hospital.

H e was born Dec. 22, 1935, in Hillsboro, the son of Albert and Maurice Dirks Marie (Unruh) Dirks.

A resident of Scott City since 1942, moving from Hillsboro, he was a farmer.

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

On Nov. 29, 1959, he married JoAnn Ferguson in Dighton. She survives.

Other survivors include: one son, Greg Dirks, and wife, Debbie, Scott City; one daughter, Roxie Mulville, and hus-

band, Tom, Dighton; one brother, Floyd Dirks, and wife, Vivian, Scott City; one sister, Willetta Payne, Scott City; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.

Funeral service will be Fri., Dec. 9, 10:30 a.m., at the First Christian Church, Scott City, with Pastor Scott Wagner and Pastor Steve Payne officiating.

Interment will be at the Scott County Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church or City on a Hill, all in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, 401 S. Washington, Scott City, Ks. 67871.

Merlin Dale Wright Merlin Dale Wright, 89, Home, Ks., died Dec. 4, 2016, at Stormont Vail Hospital, Topeka.

H e was born on Nov. 4, 1927, in Beattie, Ks., the son of Glen Merlin Wright and Leona (Seat) Wright.

Following graduation from high school he operated the Wright Service Station for 17 years, and later Betty’s Food and Fuel. He worked 30 years for Lewis Seed and Feed.

He was the water supervisor for Home, delivered newspapers and worked on Home City improvements. Merlin was also as a 4-H leader.

He married Betty Kupfersmith.

Survivors include his wife, Betty; son, Larry Wright, and wife, Gloria, Modoc; daughter, Joyce Wright, Fayetteville, Ark.; and brother, Donald Wright, Brownsville, Nebr.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dale; a brother, Robert; and sister, Glenis Bergmann.

Funeral service was Dec. 8 at the United Methodist Church, Beattie, with Rev. Jose Eston Cruz officiating.

Burial was in the Home City Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established and will be designated later. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary, 1006 Marysville, Ks., 66508.

Elmer Lee Gerstberger Elmer Lee Gerstberger, 94, died Dec. 7, 2016, at the Wichita County Health Center, Leoti.

Elmer was born Oct. 27, 1 9 2 2 , in rural Wi c h i t a C o u n t y, the son of Joseph Elmer Gerstberger F. and Hattie (Schwindt) Gerstberger, Sr. He graduated from Wichita County in 1942 and continued his career as a lifelong farmer and rancher in Wichita County.

Elmer was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Leoti.

On Feb. 3, 1948, he married Isabel Katherine Herman in Garden City.

She died April 21, 2001.

Survivors include: one son, Kenneth Gerstberger, and wife, Mary, Leoti; three daughters, Juanita Jameson, and husband, Ron, Garden City, Jacqulyn Krueger, and husband, Randy, Hays, and Donna

Fletcher, and husband, Mike, Lakewood, Colo.; one sister, Virginia Lee, Garden City; one brother, J.F. (Junior) Gerstberger, and wife, Phyllis, Gainesville, Tex.; 12 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and a brother, William Gerstberger.

Vigil service will be Fri., Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m., at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Leoti.

Funeral Mass will be Dec. 10, 10:30 a.m., at the church with Fr. Benjamin Martin officiating.

Burial will be in the Leoti Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the St. Anthony Catholic Church Building Fund or Wichita County Health Center, both in care of Price and Sons Funeral Home, Box 161, Leoti, Ks. 67861.

Condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website www.priceandsons.com.

Attend the Church of Your Choice

Mary’s Song And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me - holy is His name.” * * * Mary was probably still reeling from a visit by an angel telling her she was going to have a baby when she visited her cousin, Elizabeth, who was with child already (John the Baptist).

I imagine she was even wondering if it had all been a dream. Elizabeth confirmed it was real when she shared how the baby leapt in her womb when she was greeted by Mary. Elizabeth went on to tell her, “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the child you

will bear.”

Mary had believed the angel in her mind and now she knew it in her heart! Her only response could be, “My soul glorifies the Lord!” Even Mary’s initial response to the angel’s words were, “May it be to me as you have said.” Mary was blessed because of what God was about to do in and through her, because she was obedient. Mary is remembered not for what she did, but by what God did.

The same is true for all of us. Our blessings don’t come from our own success or accomplishments.

Real blessedness comes from hearing the word of God and obeying it!

The question for all of us is, “What am I hearing from the Lord and how am I responding to it?” May our response be as Mary’s, “Amen, and give God the Glory.”

Pastor Jon Tuttle Prairie View Church of the Brethren, Friend

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. will be held at the church 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 Brian Thompson, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

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

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

First Baptist Church

Immanuel Southern Baptist Church

803 College - Scott City - 872-2339

1398 S. US83 - Scott City - 872-2264

Kyle Evans, Senior Pastor Bob Artz, Associate Pastor

Robert Nuckolls, pastor - 872-5041

Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.

Gospel Fellowship Church

1st United Methodist Church

Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

5th Street and College - Scott City - 872-2401 John Lewis, pastor 1st Sunday: Communion and Fellowship Sunday Services, 9:00 a.m. • Fellowship, 10:15 a.m. • Sun. School, 11:00 a.m.

All Other Sundays • Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. • MYF (youth groups) on Wednesdays Jr. High: 6:30 p.m. • Sr. High: 7:00 p.m.

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

First Christian Church

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

701 Main - Scott City - 872-2937 Scotty Wagner, pastor Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday is Family Night Meal: 5:45 p.m. • Study: 6:15 p.m.

Website: www.fccscottcity.org

Elizabeth/Epperson Drives • Scott City • 872-3666

Scott Mennonite Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

12021 N. Eagle Rd. • Scott City

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GOP targets Medicare, Medicaid overhaul Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Rep. Tom Price to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services signals that the new administration is all-in on efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and restructure Medicare and Medicaid.

Price, a Georgia Republican who currently chairs the House Budget Committee, was among the first to suggest that not just the ACA but also Medicare are on the nearterm agenda for newly

empowered Republicans.

Privatizing the Medicare program for seniors and disabled people and turning the Medicaid program for the poor back to the states are longtime goals for Republicans in Congress and the White House. They say the moves could help put the brakes on health spending.

Opponents argue, however, that both changes are aimed instead at shifting the financial burden of health care from the federal budget to states and individuals.

That question - should the federal government

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We’re hitting some of the heaviest travel seasons of the year with trips to visit family members for Christmas.

And while once upon a time it may have been a pleasant “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go,” today it’s more likely to be bad traffic jams, long airport security lines and flight delays over which you will have While there’s no way to eliminate these transportation headaches, there are things you can do to control and minimize the stress they can bring.

First is simply accepting what you can and cannot control. No matter how angry or stressed you get that traffic jam isn’t going to disappear, the TSA line won’t suddenly shrink, and that big storm delaying your flight won’t magically vanish.

Instead, look for things you can control in order to lower your stress level. If it’s a traffic jam, start playing a word game or singing silly songs with the family. If driving alone, turn on the radio, count to 10, and realize that soon you’ll be rolling again.

The idea in any such stressful situation is to refocus your anger and frustration. Instead of being mad in that TSA line, silently scan those around you and try to guess where they’re going, what their job is, or why they dressed like that to go in public.

Airport delays are common, but sometimes planning can help minimize problems. Try booking an early flight, when airports are often less crowded. This also leaves some extra time to handle a delayed, cancelled or over-booked flight.

And if your flight does get cancelled, experts advise using your cell phone to call the airline, or use the airline’s app, rather than getting angry as you wait in that long line to the harassed ticket agent.

If you’ll be traveling with kids, whether by plane or car, a little pre-planning can help avoid hungry, complaining, unhappy children adding to the stress. Bring along snacks, reading materials, maybe a game or two to keep them fed and occupied.

And learn the rules. In today’s world of extra security check what can go in carry-on luggage and what can’t. Know that wrapped presents may have to be opened at security.

Holiday travel doesn’t have to be high stress, even if that holiday dinner with Uncle Ed probably will be anyway.

Proposals to replace the open-ended Medicaid program, in which the federal government matches whatever states spend, with a block grant that would limit the federal government’s financial responsibility first surfaced in the early 1980s, during the Reagan administration. When Republicans took over Congress in 1994, the idea re-emerged, was passed and sent to President Bill Clinton, who vetoed it.

continue to provide openended health benefits?

- could prove to be a key battle line.

Democrats and consumer advocates say the changes would break a promise to guarantee health services made when Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965.

“That is the explicit intent of these proposals,

to cap liability and shift costs,” said Edwin Park of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a leftleaning think tank.

Len Nichols of George Mason University agreed: “It’s about fixing the growth rate so they can be certain of a lower federal commitment to health care.”

Republicans, however,

say in the face of rising federal deficits, it would be irresponsible not to rein in the programs’ spending.

“We have a moral obligation to the country to do this,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan when he first proposed the plans as chairman of the House Budget Committee in 2011.

the biggest items in the federal budget, together costing an estimated $1 trillion in 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

And, more importantly, both programs are expected to keep growing, consuming even more of the budget. According to the CBO, over the next 30 years, the percentage of federal spending claimed by the major federal health programs (primarily Medicare and Medicaid) is expected to rise from just over six percent to more than 10 percent.

Trillion-Dollar Cost Medicare, which covers roughly 57 million elderly and disabled Americans, and Medicaid, which covers more than 77 million people with low incomes, are among (See OVERHAUL on page 15)

Election clouds Medicaid expansion plans in Kansas Advocates fear a missed opportunity Jim McLean Kansas Health Institute

Medicaid expansion advocates in Kansas say they’ll move forward with legislation despite national election results that signal a repeal of Obamacare.

But, they are a lot less optimistic about their chances than they were before Nov. 8.

“There is still significant support in Kansas

for expanding KanCare both in the public and among legislators,” said David Jordan, director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, a nonprofit advocacy group formed to push for the expansion of KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicaid program.

Jordan is technically correct. Primary and general election victories by dozens of moderate Republicans and Democrats appear to have given expansion advocates majorities in both the Kansas House and Senate.

But, that may not matter given the results of the presidential election and those that preserved Republican majorities in Congress. They all but ensure that substantial changes will be made in the federal health reform law that gives states financial incentives to expand their Medicaid programs.

“Clearly, this changes the landscape,” said Tom Bell, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association, which maintains that expansion is critical to stabilizing the finances of several struggling hospitals across the

state.

“I think anybody who says that it doesn’t change the dynamics of this issue isn’t being honest with themselves,” Bell said.

That change is evident when talking with newly elected Kansas lawmakers.

In her bid to unseat a conservative Republican incumbent in the August primary, moderate Republican Patty Markley not only supported Medicaid expansion, she said it was “morally reprehensible that we have not done it.”

(See ELECTION on page 16)

DCF denies backlog at child abuse reporting center Meg Wingerter Kansas Health Institute

A spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Children and Families confirmed last week that a call center for child abuse reports had trouble keeping up with the volume of calls it received in September but denied the center had a “backlog.”

Foster care contractors learned of the issue in a Sept. 22 email sent by a DCF employee that said the call center was “experiencing a backlog in processing new reports of abuse or neglect, due to a severe staffing issue.”

The email asked family preservation workers with KVC Kansas, one of two foster care contractors,

to use an online form for reporting child abuse and neglect instead of calling the Kansas Protection Reporting Center. The email has since been shared on social media and with KHI News Service.

Theresa Freed, spokeswoman for DCF, confirmed that the email did come from a DCF

employee, but said the call center wasn’t experiencing a “backlog.” She said she defined a backlog as employees being unable to answer or respond to calls.

However, Freed said employees were “struggling to keep up with the volume of calls” in September, because school was back in session (See BACKLOG on page 15)

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Overhaul “By reforming these programs in the future, we can preserve them for the present,” said Ryan in another 2011 interview.

Both GOP proposals for the major medical entitlement programs date back decades.

Proposals to replace the open-ended Medicaid program, in which the federal government matches whatever states spend, with a block grant that would limit the federal government’s financial responsibility first surfaced in the early 1980s, during the Reagan administration. When Republicans took over Congress in 1994, the idea re-emerged, was passed and sent to President Bill Clinton, who vetoed it.

President George W.

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Bush revived the idea again in 2003, but he could not get Congress to act on it.

The latest version of the proposal offered by House Republicans would give states the option of modifying the plan so that the federal payments to states would be based on a per capita funding formula.

A number of Republican governors have supported the idea, because the program would generally relieve states from rules governing who and what to cover in Medicaid in exchange for accepting limited funding.

But, advocates for the poor say it would lead to fewer people getting fewer services. Because the federal contribution proposed

Backlog and teachers are required to report signs of abuse or neglect.

At that time the call center had employees assigned to follow up immediately on “priority” calls, such as when a child had suspicious bruises, and family preservation workers were asked to use the online system to keep phone lines open for members of the public, she said.

Freed didn’t respond to questions about staffing levels at the call center in September. According to the Topeka CapitalJournal, DCF said last week that the agency had

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by Ryan is specifically set to increase more slowly than predicted inflation in health care, “states could either contribute much more to their Medicaid programs, or, more likely, use that flexibility to make deep cuts to the program,” Park said.

A 2012 estimate from the Urban Institute said that year’s proposal could result in 17 million people losing coverage, and payments to health care providers could be cut by nearly a third.

Thomas Miller of the conservative American Enterprise Institute said more recent proposals have gotten less draconian. “It’s gotten a little better because as opposed to a big block grant, it’s gone to the per capita al-

lotments” that would be based on the number of people enrolled in the program.

Park of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said that would be better than simply giving states a single pot of money. With a per-capita cap, the federal contribution would rise as more people are added to the program.

But, the cuts would still be deep, he said, because “you’re achieving similar savings by slashing spending per beneficiary.”

Stiff Headwinds Likely In Medicare, the concept of “premium support,” which would give enrollees a set amount of money to spend on the health plan of their choice, emerged in the mid-1990s.

ums, deductibles and copays and beneficiaries get government funding to cover guaranteed benefits in return, Park said. “Under premium support there would no longer be that guarantee and there would no longer be a defined set of benefits.”

Miller of the American Enterprise Institute said any effort to push these GOP plans for Medicare and Medicaid will run into stiff headwinds - even in a Republican-controlled Congress - because it’s difficult to take something away from people.

Congress can’t simply cut the programs, he said.

“You have to tell people why you’re doing this.

You have to say this is actually going to improve the health care system.”

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463 staff positions open.

Sarah Coats, who said she recently was fired from her job as a family preservation therapist for KVC Kansas and shared the DCF email on social media, said at times the call center staff didn’t call her back about a report for several days or never called back.

Several recent child abuse cases have drawn attention to how DCF handles child abuse reports.

A Legislative Post Audit report released in July found DCF hadn’t always responded to calls in a timely manner from July 2013 to January 2016.

The original proposal was geared to using competition to slow the growth of Medicare spending.

But later iterations of the Medicare proposal would increase contributions intended to pay for insurance more slowly than the expected rate of health inflation. That means that instead of covering the government’s share of a set package of benefits, what is currently referred to as Medicare’s defined benefit, the program would instead pay a specific amount, often referred to as a defined contribution, that might not be able to pay for those benefits.

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Auditors took a sample of 40 cases that involved calls from more than one person and appeared to be high risk, based on the severity of the allegations.

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the other five cases.

The call center handled about 170,000 reports during that time period.

“Even though we found only five investigations where follow-up was not timely, that number is still concerning,” the audit report said. “That is because the report center is a primary method used to help ensure that child abuse and neglect reports are addressed.”

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Election Expansion would provide coverage to more than 100,000 Kansas adults, many of whom are uninsured and don’t qualify for federal subsidies to help them purchase insurance in the Obamacare marketplace.

Following her general election victory, Markley - who will represent Johnson County’s 8th House District - said she still supports expansion, it may no longer be feasible given the changes in Washington, D.C. “We’ll just have to wait and see how that plays out,” she said.

Repeal and replace?

At the moment, it’s clear that President-elect Donald Trump and GOP congressional leaders want to make good on their collective campaign promise to “repeal” the Affordable Care Act. What isn’t clear is what they intend to put in its place.

Baking Let’s talk about these two products. Many people ask “which side is up?” when using aluminum foil, referring to the shiny or the dull side. There is a difference between the two, but it is negligible.

Two different sides are the result of the manufacturing process only, so use whichever side you want.

Use parchment paper, also called baking paper, for almost every recipe because it is clean and avoids the need for adding fat to a recipe (spraying the pan). It’s also a terrific baking pan liner because it can withstand high temperatures, is nonstick and is also super-strong, even when wet.

It is available in rolls and sheets. Rolls are available at the supermarket, but sheets have to be purchased from a cake decorating store.

Parchment paper is made by running sheets of paper through a sulfuric acid bath, a process that makes the paper strong even when it gets wet or hot. The surface

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Trump has said he wants to retain certain popular features of the health reform law, including those that prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and allow children to remain on their parents’ policies until they turn 26.

But, Jordan and others who are anxiously reading the tea leaves hope that Trump can be convinced to preserve other parts of the law as well.

“There aren’t many details out there, but there is recognition that you just can’t take health insurance and health security away from 20 million people without having a conversation about what it looks like and how it plays out,” Jordan said, referring to the number of Americans who over the last three years have purchased coverage in the Obamacare marketplace or obtained it through

Medicaid expansion.

A worst-case scenario, Bell said, would be locking in a system that benefits the 31 states and District of Columbia that have expanded their Medicaid programs.

“The election has changed some things, but what hasn’t changed is the fact that we - as a state - are at a disadvantage when we compare ourselves to other states that haven taken advantage of expansion,” Bell said.

“We need to have a discussion about what we can do in our state to protect ourselves as this discussion goes forward, and that may still involve expansion.”

To date, the hospital association estimates the decision by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP legislative leaders to reject expansion has cost the state more than $1.5 billion in additional federal funds.

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of parchment, also called sulfurized paper, is hard, smooth and impermeable so it won’t soak up grease or moisture.

Many manufacturers also apply a silicone coating to make it entirely nonstick, which is why this kind of parchment is sometimes called silicone paper.

Waxed paper is essentially tissue paper that’s been coated with paraffin on both sides, making it supposedly greaseproof and moisture proof.

It eventually lets liquids soak through, tears easily, and the wax eventually starts to melt, unless it’s completely covered and protected from the heat.

For example, waxed paper isn’t good for baking cookies because the exposed portions would smoke and char, but it’s fine at the bottom of a batter-filled cake or brownie pan.

If you use a rolling pin, follow these guidelines to keep your rolling pin forever. Never wash in a dishwasher. (NOTE: Don’t apply mineral oil

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once a year unless it is handmade.) Towel dry after washing by hand.

Remember to never leave your prized wood kitchen tools in a sink full of water. It is unwise to waterlog the wood.

Simply wash and remove from the sink as soon as possible.

Resist the urge to scrub the pin with lots of soapy water. You can wipe it down with a wet, soapy cloth and then rinse quickly. Make sure you gently scrape off any bits of stuck-on dough from the wooden pin before you wash it. You can use a dough scraper or the straight side of a table knife.

When scraping, take care not to nick or gouge the wood. A smooth surface is key in a good rolling pin.

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SC defense overwhelms Leoti, 58-16

Scott City senior Bo Hess and Wichita County’s Juan Alvarado get tangled up while chasing down a loose ball during Friday’s season opener at Leoti.

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Head coach Brian Gentry and the Scott City boys promised aggressive, in-your-face defense.

They delivered in a 58-16 season opening romp against Wichita County on Friday.

Scott City’s pressure defense held Wichita County scoreless in the first quarter and allowed just one first half field goal while building a 25-4 cushion.

“From a defensive standpoint, the boys played well. We were pressuring the ball and really getting after it,” says Gentry. “In the first quarter we had six guys hitting the floor and that’s how we want to play.”

That was a good thing considering the ways SCHS started the game offensively, missing several early shots under basket.

“We got the looks we needed, but we didn’t execute. When you’re two feet from the basket you have to go up strong and we didn’t,” says Gentry.

The high energy that both teams brought to the floor at the renewal of an old rivalry was evident in the first few minutes as both teams created a lot of defensive havoc, but couldn’t translate that into offense. SCHS senior Bo Hess didn’t score the season’s first points until the 3:22 mark of the period.

“I was real pleased with our defensive intensity in the first quarter,” says WCHS head coach Haydon Parks. “If we can play like that for all four quarters we’re going to compete well with a lot of teams.”

A pair of treys from senior guard Drew Duff in the opening period, along with a three-pointer by junior guard Jordan Horn to open the second quarter, extended Scott City’s lead to 15-0.

Wichita County ended their scoring drought when freshman Sonnie Altman hit the team’s only field goal of the half with 7:22 remaining.

WCHS added only a pair of free throws the rest of the half while Scott City gradually began find(See DEFENSE on page 24)

Beaver grapplers win 3 golds, Hoxie title Scott City took a young squad to the Hoxie Invitational and came away with their first team title of the season on Friday.

Veterans Jarret Jurgens (152) and Wyatt Hayes (160) captured

individual golds along with freshman Kaden Wren (126).

The other six SCHS medalists each finished third.

“We saw some good things, but we also saw a lot of things we can do better. That’s what

you kind of expect in your first tournament,” says head coach Jon Lippelmann.

As a team, the Beavers (129.5) edged Oakley (118) and Cimarron (99) in the 10 team field.

“The competition was definitely better than last year.

There were more kids and most weight classes had at least two pretty good kids,” Lippelmann says.

Jurgens, who is ranked No. 2

in Class 4A, was hardly tested during the day. His first two matches ended with first period falls and in the finals he pinned Dylan Newton (Cimarron), who is ranked No. 5 in Class 3-2-1A, (See HOXIE on page 24)

Roberts drills 7 treys in opening romp over Indians When Bailey Latta’s first shot of the season hit the bottom of the net for a three-pointer that was just the kind of start the Scott City girls needed to their season.

When Kaitlyn Roberts delivered seven more treys during the next 16 minutes it pro- Scott City 53 Wichita Co. 32 vided the Lady Beavers more than enough momentum while cruising to a 53-32 season opening win at Leoti on Friday.

The hot shooting from Roberts was no surprise to head coach Sarah McCormick.

“Kaitlyn’s always been a great shooter. The challenge has been making those shots over the length of a game. She’s really been working on her stamina and that paid off tonight,” says McCormick.

Scott City expected to dominate the non-league game and they did just that, jumping out to a 13-2 lead during a stretch that

included two treys from Roberts and was capped by a basket from senior forward Kiana Yager.

Wichita County was unable to get closer than 13 points the remainder of the night, which was the kind of consistency that McCormick was hoping to see.

“I was pleased that we kept the offensive attack going all of the time. When you relax, that’s when teams catch up and we didn’t allow that to happen,” said the head coach.

The Lady Indians cut the margin to 13 points one final time, 25-12, before Roberts closed out the half with back-to-back treys and opened the third period with another trey to make it a 34-12 margin.

Roberts finished 8-of-15 from the field for a game high 23 points.

The Lady Indians were led by Mareli Salazar with 14 points (6-of-11 FG) and eight rebounds while Nicole Biermann added six points and nine boards.

(See ROBERTS on page 19)

SCHS senior Kiana Yager puts up a shot attempt between Wichita County defenders Nicole Biermann (45) and Mareli Salazar (10) during Friday’s action.

(Record Photo)

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A national championship in Sanchez’s future Calling all Ducks, Calling all Ducks Domingo Sanchez’s dad has always been an avid pheasant, quail and dove hunter, and Domingo remembers going with him for the first time when he was 10- or 11-years-old.

He also remembers harvesting his first dove on one of their hunts. At that point he was hooked on upland bird hunting.

When Domingo was 14 or 15, he became aware that some of his friends

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were into duck hunting, so he began watching duck hunting videos with them and began tagging along on duck hunts.

“Until then, I wasn’t even aware people hunted ducks,” he says.

Sanchez told me what intrigued him most was duck calling.

“I grew up hunting

pheasants, and whether by yourself or with a dog, you go find the pheasants.

When duck hunting, you actually interact with the ducks, and by the calls you make, get them to come to you,” he notes.

In 2012, as a way to help hunters and youth experience waterfowl hunting who otherwise didn’t have the financial resources, Domingo and his brother, Michael, started a waterfowl guide service called Fowl Mouth Outdoors.

In 2014, they came to the realization that the guide service was not allowing them time to hunt with their buddies and that they missed that camaraderie more than they enjoyed running the guide service. So Fowl Mouth Outdoors ceased operation.

Sanchez has always had a competitive nature, so whether calling ducks and geese or whether at his job, he always strives to become the very best at everything he tries.

Many duck hunting videos also include an educational section meant to teach hunters proper waterfowl calling techniques, and so intrigued was he with the importance of proper duck calling that he began entering competitions. In 2008, as a 19-year-old Sanchez entered his first competition, and since has competed in about 26 different contests, often finishing in the top four.

To qualify for the World National Duck Calling

Indians are still searching for offense Defensively, the Wichita County High School boys are playing well enough to win.

It’s the lack of offensive production that Wichita Co. 33 has seen Logan 41 them start the season 0-2, including Monday’s 41-33 loss to Logan in the first round of the Sagebrush Shootout at

Brewster.

“It’s not that we don’t have scoring opportunities. We aren’t taking advantage of them,” says head coach Haydon Parks.

The Indians were burned by 14 missed layups against the Trojans.

“Most of those were contested, but we still need to be converting at least half of them,” Parks says.

WCHS didn’t help

their cause by hitting just 5-of-16 opportunities at the free throw line.

“If we make half of our layups and shoot just 60 percent at the line it’s a different game,” Parks notes. “Those are areas where we can improve and where we have to improve.”

Despite their lack of offense, the Indians only trailed 12-10 at halftime against the No. 3 ranked

team in Class 1A-Division II. In addition to their defensive effort, Wichita County was able to limit Logan to just four offensive rebounds.

The Trojans took advantage of 13 offensive boards in the second half.

However, they held only a 28-24 lead entering the final period.

“We were still in good shape after three quarters, except that we had four

boys with three or four fouls,” Parks notes.

Senior Juan Alvarado was the only Indian in double figures with 15 points. As a team, the Indians struggled from the field, hitting only 12-of49 (24 percent).

“Jorge (Gallegos) has got to get his touch back,” Parks says of his senior guard who was 1-of-11.

“Once he starts scoring it will change things.”

Lady Beavers fall to Palmer Ridge in OT A loss in the opening round of the Southwest Classic is one that may be difficult for the Scott Community High School girls to forget.

Despite an 8-1/2 minute scoring drought in the second half and 5-of-23 shooting from the charity stripe, Scott City (1-1) had their chances to defeat Palmer Ridge in regulation and overtime.

Instead, the Lady Bears converted an inbounds steal into a layup with :17 left in the first overtime and that was the difference in a 42-41 win for Palmer Ridge on Thursday night.

What made the game even more heartbreaking for SCHS was that twice they were able to erase nine point deficits and take the lead.

An early shooting performance by Scott City that matched the temperature outdoors - 2-of-14 from the field - put the Lady Beavers into an 11-2 hole.

Scott City responded with an 11-2 scoring blitz

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that began and ended with three-point baskets by junior guard Bailey Latta.

Latta’s trey tied the game at 13-13 with 6:56 left in the first half. She added another threepointer 30 seconds later that gave SCHS its first lead, 16-15. Scott City’s biggest lead was 22-17 following a basket by Kaitlyn Roberts.

After taking a 24-22 halftime lead, Scott City didn’t add to that total again until 7:25 left in the game when a basket

by Kiana Yager made it a 33-26 game.

Roberts hit a clutch three-pointer with 3:04 left in regulation followed by a steal and layup by Nancy Wiebe that tied the game, 39-39, with 2:14 to

Championship, one must win a sanctioned regional contest and that win had eluded Sanchez.

Qualifies for National Finally, this past summer, he won the Show Me Regional in Independence, Mo., qualifying him for the World Championships in Stuttgart, Ark. At wildlife calling competitions of any kind, a panel of several judges is positioned so they can hear each contestant, but (See NATIONAL on page 21)

JV girls whip WCHS, 57-12 With nine players reaching the scoring column, the Scott Community High School junior varsity girls had no trouble winning their season opener, 57-12, over Wichita County.

Scott City’s defense limited WCHS to a single first half free throw while building a 36-1 advantage.

Freshman Lyndi Rumford scored 10 of her 16 points in the opening period. Emily Weather, another freshman, shared scoring honors with 16 points.

Vicky Ruiz and Shelby Patton each scored six points.

Shapland wins Pigskin

Scott City’s Emily Smith puts up a short jumper over a Palmer Ridge defender during second half action on Thursday night.

(Record Photo)

play. That’s how regulation ended.

Yager gave SCHS a 41-39 lead in overtime and Palmer Ridge cut the deficit to a point with :34 to play. Scott City had possession and following a timeout set up an

inbounds play near their bench.

The pass was stolen and a layup put the Lady Bears back on top.

Scott City had one final opportunity to retake the lead, but the ball was mishandled in the paint which

resulted in a jump ball.

SCHS had possession and an inbounds play with 9/10 of a second on the clock, but a desperation shot at the buzzer glanced off the backboard.

Yager led the Lady Beavers with nine points.

Thanks to 13 correct picks in the final week of the season, Clint Shapland was able to break a tie with Tim McGonagle and win the $300 grand prize in the annual Pigskin Payoff.

Shapland, who finished with 152 points, is a two-time winner in the contest.

Rick Wright also had 13 correct picks in the final week of the contest to pull even with McGonagle at 150 points. Each received $75 in prize money.

Finishing just out of the money was Barry Switzer (148 points).

The final Pigskin Payoff of the season will appear in next week’s Record. It will feature college bowl games.

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Hornets rely on defense in tourney opener Overcome foul trouble for easy win over Lady Buffs Despite having two players capable of putting up big offensive numbers on any given night, there’s no doubt what will determine the success of the Dighton High School girls this season.

“We have to rely on our defense. We can’t have a bad game,” emphasizes head coach Amy Felker.

The Lady Hornets (2-0) certainly didn’t have a bad game defensively in the opening round of the Castle Rock Classic at Quinter on Tuesday.

Allowing just one first half field goal, Dighton rolled to an easy 46-17 win over Atwood.

Dighton completely outmanned the Lady Buffaloes with tough defensive play on the perimeter that resulted in steals and fastbreak opportunities. In addition, they were able to take the ball inside where they would draw a foul when not getting the basket.

Senior guard Sara Cramer set the stage early with a pair of easy baskets, including a steal and layup for a 4-0 lead.

Jordan Speer, a senior center, chipped in a pair of three-point plays and freshman forward Ella Roberts added three first quarter points while DHS built a 13-0 lead.

Cramer, who finished with a game high 18 points, collected 10 of those in the first three minutes of the second period. A three-point basket from the top of the key opened a huge 23-2 lead with 5:05 remaining in the first half. The senior guard was a big contributor at both ends of the floor with nine steals, six assists and five rebounds.

While the outcome was never in doubt, Dighton’s momentum

was interrupted when Cramer, Speer and Roberts ran into first half foul trouble which carried into the third quarter when Speer picked up her fourth foul at the 4:35 mark.

Dighton was still holding a 20 point lead, 37-17, when they closed out the game with a 9-0 scoring run.

“I told the girls while they were on the bench that this is the only game they can allow this to happen,” Felker said.

“We can’t make a habit of getting into foul trouble.”

The Lady Hornets are a different team when Cramer, Speer and Roberts aren’t on the floor.

“If we don’t have one of our big girls on the court we are very short and when Sara isn’t in the game it really affects the flow of our offense,” Felker says.

Speer finished with 13 points (5-of-9 FG) and Roberts added 11.

Outside of the three leading scorers, the remainder of the lineup added just four points only one field goal.

What DHS may lack in a balanced offensive attack - at least early in the season - they will have to make up for with defensive effort from everyone on the floor.

“Our girls on the perimeter have to put a lot of pressure on the guards so they can’t make the easy pass inside. That also affects their shooting because they are so focused on our defensive pressure they can’t relax and set up for the good shot,” says the head coach.

That strategy played out against Atwood which connected on just 1-of-15 from beyond the three-point line and were

Roberts

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Offensive Balance While Roberts had a career night, McCormick was pleased with the overall offensive balance that saw eight players making the scoring column.

“We have a mix of girls who can score from the perimeter and from the inside. That prevents teams from focusing on stopping just one shooter,” notes McCormick.

In addition to Yager’s 10 point performance, Latta added seven and Nancy Wiebe had five points. While she was limited to a lone basket, junior post Emily Smith pulled down a team high 11 rebounds.

McCormick carries just nine girls on the varsity roster and all were rotated onto the floor early and often.

“It’s a matter of knowing your role,” emphasizes McCormick. “If you’re not a scorer, just take care of the ball, get

a rebound, know the offense we’re running.

“I can’t just throw you out there if you don’t know what we’re running. I thought everyone played smart basketball with some skill added.”

The opportunity to play a game prior to the Clarion Inn tournament this week was valuable in showing areas where improvement is needed.

“We need to work on our backside rebound. We’re out of position at times,” McCormick says. “I know it’s easy to relax when you get a lead, but we can’t do that.”

She also noted that the interior defense needs to do a better job of denying passes into the paint.

“We don’t need to gamble,” she said. “If you’re in the right position you don’t need to take risks, you don’t need to reach.

We picked up fouls because we were out of position.”

Dighton sophomore Kenadee O’Brien wrestles the ball away from an Atwood player during Tuesday’s action in the Castle Rock Classic.

(Record Photo)

only 6-of-33 (18 percent) overall.

Offensively, Felker says the emphasis is on patience.

“We have a lot of young and inexperienced girls and

they need to take advantage of games like we had tonight,” says Felker. “When we have a big lead, that’s the time to attack and work on your game and try to get better. If we can

get one or two girls to give us four or six points on any given night that helps the whole team.

“The biggest thing is for these girls to gain experience and confidence.”

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Castle Rock Classic

Sagebrush Shootout

Boy’s Division • Dec, 5, 6, 9, 10 • at Quinter

Pool A Wheatland-Grinnell

Hoxie

Mon., Dec. 5 • 7:30 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Mon., Dec. 5 • 7:30 p.m.

JV Gym

Quinter

Atwood

Dighton

Ellis

Tues., Dec. 6 • 7:30 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Tues., Dec. 6 • 7:30 p.m.

JV Gym

Quinter

Atwood

Dighton

Ellis

Fri., Dec. 9 • 7:30 p.m.

JV Gym

Wheatland-Grinnell

Girl’s Division • Dec. 5, 9 and 10 • at Brewster

Pool B

Fri., Dec. 9 • 7:30 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Hoxie

1) Golden Plains

5th Place Sat., Dec. 10 1:15 p.m.

Varsity Gym

HCA Friday, Dec. 9 4:30 p.m.

South Gym

3rd Place Sat., Dec. 10 4:45 p.m.

Varsity Gym

1st Place Sat., Dec. 10 8:15 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Cheylin

5th Place

Pool A Quinter Mon., Dec. 5 • 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Weskan

Pool B Mon., Dec. 5 • 6:00 p.m.

JV Gym

Ellis

Dighton

Hoxie

Tues., Dec. 6 • 6:00 p.m.

JV Gym

Tues., Dec. 6 • 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Atwood

Ellis

Dighton

Hoxie

Fri., Dec. 9 • 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Quinter

5th Place Sat., Dec. 10 11:45 a.m.

Varsity Gym

3rd Place Sat., Dec. 10 3:00 p.m.

Varsity Gym

tree and found a mountain lion staring back at them.

They had the presence of mind to take some video and snap a few photos for evidence, and even called a few friends and family out to see the lion for themselves.

Biologists later visited the site and were able to recover a few hairs from the tree limbs. It is uncertain at this time whether sufficient material was present for DNA extraction, but if so, it can help biologists determine the animal’s sex, where it came from, where it has been and where it may end up.

It is uncertain whether these recent confirmations are the result of a single or multiple cats. Young male mountain lions can wander great distances in search of a home range, and the proximity and timing of these latest sightings indicate a single

Mon., Dec. 5 • 3:00 p.m.

North Gym

Sainty Sat., Dec. 10 5:30 p.m.

South Gym

Mon., Dec. 5 • 6:00 p.m.

Champion

Logan

North Gym

7) Wichita County

Friday, Dec. 9 6:00 p.m.

North Gym

3) Weskan Mon., Dec. 5 • 3:00 p.m.

South Gym

T-B

Sat., Dec. 10 • 3:30 North Gym

lion is a possibility, but this is not a certainty.

An additional sighting is still being investigated, and if confirmed, Kansas may have a record year for mountain lion sightings.

Since 2007, when the first mountain lion was confirmed in Kansas, 18 more have been added to the total. Most are presumed to be transient young male lions displaced from states north or west of Kansas.

Consistent with this theory, the presence of arm barring on several of these recent confirmations is an indicator of a young (less than three-year-old) lion.

A resident population, as indicated by the presence of kittens, adult females, or repeated documentations in the same vicinity, has not been observed nor confirmed.

Sat., Dec. 10 • 5:30 p.m.

North Gym

3rd Place

Sagebrush Shootout Boy’s Division • Dec. 5, 9 and 10 • at Brewster 1) St. Francis

1st Place Sat., Dec. 10 6:30 p.m.

Varsity Gym

Mountain lion sightings on the rise in Kansas Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism biologists have been busy investigating a flurry of mountain lion reports lately. Three more mountain lion reports were confirmed in Kansas recently, bringing the total number of confirmed sightings for the year to four.

A hunter recently checked his trail camera on Fort Riley to find a photo of a mountain lion taken on Nov. 9. On Nov. 20, about 55 miles away, another hunter’s trail camera in Shawnee County snapped several photos of a mountain lion passing by at around 1:00 a.m.

Four days later and about 20 miles away, a couple of young raccoon hunters in Wabaunsee County were hunting with a single hound when it bayed “treed.” They were quite surprised when they shined their lights into the

7th Place

HCA

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JV Gym

Wheatland-Grinnell

4) St. Francis

Friday, Dec. 9 6:00 p.m.

South Gym

6) Triplains-Brewster

Wheatland-Grinnell

Atwood

8) Heartland Christian

2) Logan

Friday, Dec. 9 4:30 p.m.

North Gym

Castle Rock Classic

GP

5) Cheylin

Sat., Dec. 10 3:30 p.m.

South Gym

WC

Girl’s Division • Dec, 5, 6, 9, 10 • at Quinter

Mon., Dec. 5 • 6:00 p.m.

South Gym

Friday, Dec. 9 3:00 p.m.

South Gym

GP

5th Place

Mon., Dec. 5 • 7:30 p.m.

South Gym

8) Heartland Christian

Sainty

4) Golden Plains

Friday, Dec. 9 7:30 p.m.

South Gym

Mon., Dec. 5 • 4:30 p.m.

North Gym

Cheylin

5) Cheylin

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South Gym

Sat., Dec. 10 7:30 p.m.

South Gym

2) Logan WC

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North Gym

Weskan

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North Gym

7) Wichita County 3) Triplains-Brewster Mon., Dec. 5 • 4:30 p.m.

South Gym

Champion

Logan Friday, Dec. 9 7:30 p.m.

North Gym

T-B

6) Weskan

7th Place

Sat., Dec. 10 • 2:00 North Gym

Sat., Dec. 10 • 7:30 p.m.

North Gym

3rd Place

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Wildcats could be a national contender Kansas State (8-4, 6-3) has a formidable football team that finished the regular season all alone in fourth place in the Big 12. The Wildcats are set for another bowl game. And next year K-State has the potential to be a great ball club.

“I would by suggest we Mac were prob- Stevenson ably one of the two best teams in the conference, in regards to how we finished . . . and maybe one of the top teams in the country,” summed up Coach Bill Snyder in his usual succinct way.

Snyder returns most of his key players on both offense and defense, but the offense could be stellar indeed. K-State will have one of the best offensive lines in the Big 12 and maybe the nation. Starting tackles Dalton Risner and Scott Franz will be back along with center Reid Najvar, guard Tyler Mitchell and tight end Dayton Valentine.

Runningback Alex Barnes - with fullback Winston Dimel blocking for him - can become a big-time player on the national level.

Wide receiver Byron Pringle will lead an outstanding receiving corps.

In addition, quarterback Jesse Ertz returns to spark the talent-laden offense.

Ertz has proved himself a dangerous runner. His only possible weakness is passing.

If Ertz can improve in that area, which isn’t bad, he will be a superb quarterback.

The aforementioned players form just a partial list. Quality depth will be available and all of the talented players who helped during this superb season haven’t been acknowledged.

K-State’s defense is exceptional and most of those key players will also be back. This summer will be filled with anticipation for the Wildcats.

If Bill Snyder decides to coach for another year - and there’s nothing to indicate that he won’t - he’ll have a chance to exit after another in a long line of great seasons.

Will the Wildcats be contenders for the national (See WILDCATS on page 23)

JV boys find offense in 2nd half After a very listless first half, the Scott Community High School junior varsity boys found some offense in the second half for an easy 47-23 win over Wichita County.

The Beavers grabbed an early 7-0 lead, but couldn’t find any consistency on offense and during one stretch were outscored 9-1 by the host Indians who took a 9-8 lead with 3:04 Scott City 47 Wichita Co. 23 left in the first half.

A basket and free throw by junior center Zach Carson, sandwiched around a threepoint basket from Miles Haire, gave the Beavers a 14-9 lead at the half.

“Toward the end of the first half we went into a half-court trap and created a couple of turnovers which allowed us to get out and run,” says coach Alex Hutchins. “It finally created some scoring opportunities.”

While he wasn’t pleased with his team’s inability to attack Wichita County’s zone early in the game, Hutchins wasn’t surprised to see his team struggle early.

“When you factor in the first game jitters, playing on a smaller court and how they packed in the zone, I knew that if we didn’t hit shots from the outside we might have trouble scoring,” noted Hutchins.

“With them packing in the zone it put us on our heels at first.”

And when the Beavers did get the ball inside they missed a number of scoring opportunities, combined with a miserable night at the free throw line (5-of-25).

“We didn’t change what we

Scott City freshman Parker Gooden steals the ball from a Wichita County player during Friday’s junior varsity season opener.

(Record Photo)

were doing (at halftime). We told them to run the offense and be aggressive within the offense,” says Hutchins.

Three-point baskets by freshman guard Parker Gooden and Haire early in the second half were a boost to the SCHS offense. A steal and layup

National

(continued from page 18)

never see them. There are several different calls used for ducks and geese. Hail calls get the birds attention as they fly over, greeting calls try to assure them that it’s okay to join what looks to them like birds resting on the water (that are actually decoys) and feeding calls attempt to put them at ease as they set their wings and begin to glide onto the water.

On the stage at the national championship, each caller had 90 seconds to go from hail

calls, to greeting calls, then to feeding calls, and then as if the flock of birds being called got spooked and began to leave, they are required to go through the entire repertoire again as if to call them back.

The calling session was to end with a few “lonesome hen” calls, simulating a lonesome hen duck looking for some company.

Going over the 90-second time limit disqualifies a contestant and no timing devices

by Gooden came at the back end of a 7-0 scoring run that opened up a 24-11 lead with 4:14 remaining in the third period.

In the final period, Hutchins went deeper into his bench and put a number of freshmen on the floor. The freshmen ac-

counted for a 14-4 scoring run to close out the game, including four points each from Evyan Smith and Brandon Winderlin.

The Beavers were led by Carson with eight points while Gooden and Haire each added seven.

were allowed. On the stage at Stuttgart two weeks ago, Sanchez took second place out of 59 contestants.

Sanchez told me he plans to enter more competitions this year and he’ll keep hunting ducks to hone his skills.

He bought his nine-year-old daughter, Riley, her first duck call this year and is looking forward to her becoming a more frequent partner in the duck blind.

Domingo has a laid-back, care free personality, but behind that demeanor lurks a fierce competitor. Someone has said, “If at first you don’t succeed, lower your expectations.” That attitude doesn’t work for Sanchez.

I foresee a duck calling championship in his not-toodistant future.

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Foos takes bite out of Dogs with 18 points

DHS junior Isaac Torson puts up a jumper against defensive pressure from Quinter’s Eli Glick during the Castle Rock Classic. (Record Photo)

The advice to Dylan Foos prior to the Castle Rock Classic was pretty simple.

“We’d been telling Dylan since last Friday that he has to be more aggressive,” says Dighton High School head coach Ben Wilkens.

Foos took that advice to heart with a game high 18 points in Tuesday night’s 46-28 win over Quinter in the opening round of tournament action.

The senior guard wasted no time taking control of the game, hitting two quick treys and scoring 12 of his team’s first 14 points while they jumped out to an early 14-3 lead.

His contributions weren’t limited to the scoring column. Foos, who was 8-of-11 from the field, also pulled down six rebounds, handed out three assists and added three steals.

“We couldn’t have asked for more from him,” says Wilkens. “He contributed at both ends of the floor.”

Even with their quick start, the Hornets were unable to get little more than biting distance from the Bulldogs. Their lead was reduced to just four

Castle Rock Classic Monday’s Games Wheatland-Grinnell 57 - Quinter 55 Hoxie 50 - Atwood 47 Tuesday’s Games Dighton 46 - Quinter 28 Ellis 67 - Atwood 50 Friday’s Games Dighton vs Wheatland-Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.

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points, 29-25, early in the fourth quarter and they were on top by nine points, 35-26, with just over five minutes remaining.

Junior forward Isaac Torson hit his first basket that pushed the lead back to 11 points which jump-started an 11-2 scoring blitz to close out the game.

Gage Burton hit the first of two free throw opportunities at the 4:03 mark and a rebound and putback by Tyler Lingg on the missed free throw signaled that the Hornets were ready to finally put the game on ice.

Lingg scored his team’s final eight points to finish with 17 points and seven rebounds.

As a team, the Hornets were 19-of-43 from the field, including 2-of-14 from three-point range.

“We know what to

expect from Tyler most every night, but we need to find scoring from elsewhere,” says Wilkens. “It was great to see Dylan step up and fill that role.

It’s something we’re going to need to see on a night to night basis.”

Until the Hornets can get all their players healthy, and while waiting for younger players to gain experience, Wilkens feels that a lot of the offensive load will continue to fall on Lingg and Foos.

That will also put more burden on the defense.

“We played defense for 32 minutes (against Quinter). If we can play a full 32 minutes of defense we’ll be in position to win on any night,” says the head coach. “We’re not a team that’s going to put up 70 points. That’s not our style and we don’t have the depth.”

Eagles shock DHS boys, 41-36, in season opener

With two lettermen sidelined by injury and only WaKeeney 41 a handDighton 36 ful of practices since their football state title game, the Dighton High School boys anticipated a rough start to their season.

That proved to be the

case on Friday when the state-ranked Hornets were stunned by WaKeeney, 41-36.

The lack of offensive balance was a big problem that the Hornets will have to correct quickly until they can get their full complement of players back on the court.

As expected, 6-foot-5 senior Tyler Lingg was an offensive force with 27

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points (12-of-19 FG) and nine rebounds, but only two other players contributed from the field.

“Offensively, we had good looks. It’s a matter of putting the ball in the basket,” says head coach Ben Wilkens. “We were disciplined. We only committed six turnovers.”

However, the Hornets will need to get more contributions from their

guards who were only 1-of-14 from beyond the three-point line.

Despite their offensive struggles, Dighton was able to keep the game close, trailing 31-30 entering the final period. The third quarter was their most productive with 16 points - 11 from Lingg.

“We did a better job of getting the ball into the post in the third quarter,”

says Wilkens.

It was still a one point margin with just over three minutes remaining when the Golden Eagles hit a three-pointer to gain some breathing room.

They protected the lead by hitting 4-of-4 at the charity stripe.

Senior guard Dylan Foos chipped in six points and eight assists while guard David Cramer

added the lone trey.

From the field, Dighton was just 14-of-30.

“Early in the season, we’ll have to hang our hat on our defense until we get everyone healthy,” says Wilkens. “Between now and Christmas it will be a matter of trying to grind each game out. We need to be disciplined on offense and try to win on the defensive end.”

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Third Place 113: Theron Tucker (Scott City) tech. fall over Zach Sherman (Hoxie) 15-0; pinned by Bryan Valeta (Lakin) 0:51; dec. Colton Ketterl (Oberlin) 7-0; maj. dec. Zach Sherman (Hoxie) 9-1. Third Place 120: Justus McDaniel (Scott City) dec. by Kel Grafel (Oberlin) 6-2; pinned Dalton Sander (Plainville) 0:16; pinned Tanner Randles (Sublette) 0:15. Third Place 126: Kaden Wren (Scott City) pinned Aidan Stephenson (Oakley) 0:43; pinned Drew Juenemann (Oberlin) 0:53; pinned Kaden Christiansen (Lakin) 0:55. First Place 132: Alex Depperschmidt (Scott City) pinned Juan Banuelos (Lakin) 1:13; pinned by Isiah Mason (Oberlin) 1:39; dec. Ellis Slack (Oakley) 6-1; pinned Noah Horinek (Sublette) 2:35. Third Place 145: Justin Hundertmark (Scott City) pinned by Nate Normandin (Plainville) 5:15; pinned by Wylie Weems (Hoxie) 1:43.

152: Jarrett Jurgens (Scott City) pinned Coy Christian (Lakin) 1:03; pinned David Waterman (Oberlin) 0:39; pinned Dylan Newton (Cimarron) 3:07. First Place 160: Wyatt Hayes (Scott City) pinned Cole Hermreck (Central Heights) 0:47; pinned Reese Garetson (Sublette) 0:31; tech. fall in 3:38 over Noah Hansen (Plainville) 16-0. First Place 170: Cale Goodman (Scott City) pinned Hunter Fanning (Sublette) 5:46; dec.

by Kyler Henry (Cimarron) 3-2; dec. Kobe Spiess (Plainville) 6-4; pinned by Cory Mead (Oakley) 3:42. Third Place 195: Kyle Sherwood (Scott City) pinned Cameron Blankenship (Sublette) 1:32; pinned Chris Ostrom (Plainville) 1:21; pinned by Derek Bogner (Cimarron) 1:03; dec.

Reegon Witt (Oberlin) 8-4.

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FIshing Report Scott State Lake Updated December 5 Channel cats: fair; most in the 13 to 18 inch range.

Fishing prepared baits or cut bait over shallow flats and backs of coves has been best.

Crappie: fair to good; up to 13 inches. Minnows and small tube jigs fished around the fish attractors or drifting jigs in deeper, open water from a boat.

Largemouth bass: fair to good; up to 5.5 lbs. Fishing soft plastics, swimbaits, and crankbaits around shoreline structure or brushpiles is usually best.

Sunfish: fair to good; up to 8 inches. Fishing worms or small jigs under a bobber along the edges of cattails, along rip-rapped shorelines, and brushpiles has been best.

Saugeye/walleye: fair to good; up to 7 lbs. Casting crankbaits or swimbaits around points and shelves can be productive.

Rainbow trout: excellent; 1/2 lb. average. We stocked approximately 1,046 trout in Barrel Springs Pond. The season opened November 1 and a valid trout permit must be possessed by anglers 16 years and older to fish for and harvest trout.

Anglers are catching limits using powerbait and corn.

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playoff? It appears that of perimeter players is they have that potential. equal to, or better than, most of the above-mentioned teams. Guards Hawks Weak in Pivot Before they defeated Frank Mason, Devontʹe Stanford (89-74) last Sat- Graham, Josh Jackson, urday, Kansas was ranked Lagerald Vick, and Svi fourth in the nation in Mykhailiuk have all been stellar performers so far. most national polls.

Whether or not the Jackson - at this stage Jayhawks deserve such a of his career - is the best lofty rating is open to con- player Coach Self has recruited at KU. jecture.

Kansas doesn’t match It could be argued that North Carolina, Duke, Vil- up with the other nationlanova, Kentucky, UCLA ally ranked teams in the and Indiana all have more pivot. Landen Lucas and talent than KU and that Carlton Bragg have been may be so. However, that ineffective. Both showed could change before the progress in effort and efficiency during the Stanford NCAA Tournament.

The Jayhawks’ lineup game.

it looks like a competitive race is shaping up.

The league isn’t the best in the nation, but there are a lot of young teams that should make steady improvement.

Through the December 3 games, Baylor and TCU were unbeaten. Baylor has played a representative schedule and TCU has beaten a bunch of patsies.

Kansas, Texas Tech, and Kansas State had 7-1 records; West Virginia was 6-1; Oklahoma State stood at 6-2, Iowa State and Oklahoma were 5-2, A Competitive Race It’s premature to assess and Texas was last with a the Big 12 because of the 4-3 record.

Texas Tech and OU are disparity in schedules, but If these two inside players play up to their capabilities, the Jayhawks will be able to compete with any rated teams. Their perimeter players are that talented.

It should be noted that Bragg hasn’t played much at a big-time level after spending most of last season on the bench. Bragg is the one player who could become a consistent offensive force in the pivot and that’s what the Jayhawks need.

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the two worst teams in the Big 12 and Baylor and KU are the two best - but the gap isn’t that great. The conference race will be close and exciting and it will be challenging to win on the road.

Texas is a sleeper. The Longhorns are playing a lot of talented freshmen and they will improve by the time conference play begins.

Kansas is going after a record-tying 13th consecutive conference championship. If Bragg and the other inside players become productive in the pivot, the Jayhawks could run away with the title.

Defense

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ing some rhythm on offense. Horn, who finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and senior guard Jess Drohman each hit a pair of threes down the stretch as the Beavers began pulling away.

Hess, who finished the night hitting 7-of-12 from the field for 15 points, collected seven of those to open the third period, including a threepoint play that pushed the lead to 32-4 with 6:56 on the clock.

The Beavers regained a 28 point lead when Duff, who was 3-of-7 from beyond the arc, added another trey late in the period for a 42-14 score.

While SCHS was finding more offense in the third period, the Indians also had some success, including a pair of three-point baskets from senior Juan Alvarado who finished with a team high nine points.

It was a tough shooting night for senior guard Jorge Gallegos who was 1-of-10 from the field.

“Jorge is getting good looks and good penetration. He either has to score or get dump-off passes to other guys so they can get an easy bucket,” Parks says.

“A lot of our shooting problems are a lack of confidence. We have some guys who are reluctant to shoot because they’re thinking too much,” he adds.

3-Point Opportunities The emphasis coming into the season was for the SCHS guards to establish their ability to penetrate. Justin Faurot and Duff tried to dribblepenetrate, with some success.

“I wasn’t real pleased with our ability to split defenders, but with the defense they threw at us it was going to be difficult to penetrate gaps because they were sagging in so far,” says Gentry. “If I wasn’t so intent on attacking the defense, we could have shot 30 or 40 threes because they weren’t guarding it.”

The Beavers were 9-of-22 from beyond the three-point line, including 3-of-5 from Horn.

“We have guys who can shoot the three and they were shooting them well. They were stepping into shots and they were in good rhythm,” says the head coach.

WCHS senior Jorge Gallegos drives to the basket while Scott City’s Joe Evans tries to block the shot attempt during second half action on Friday.

(Record Photo)

DHS has easy time caging Golden Eagles With so many new bodies on the court, Dighton head coach Amy Felker wasn’t WaKeeney 25 sure what to Dighton 61 expect during Friday’s season opener against WaKeeney.

Hoxie

Even Felker admitted to being surprised at the easy 61-25 win.

“It exceeded my expectations for the first game,” says the DHS coach.

The Lady Hornets pounced on the Golden Eagles for a 26-5 first quarter lead and coasted to a 44-10 halftime cushion.

“I was really impressed with our defense and rebounding,” says Felker. “Defensively, we closed out really well and we didn’t let them dribble drive into the lane. And we didn’t let them get easy shots at the basket.”

Offensively, the Lady Hornets were very efficient, hit-

ting 27-of-40 from the field (68 percent), including 2-of-2 from beyond the three-point arc.

Senior center Jordan Speer led Dighton with a doubledouble that included 19 points (8-of-12 FG) and 12 rebounds.

She was joined in double figures by senior guard Sara Cramer with 17 points (7-of-9

FG), seven steals and six assists while freshman Ella Roberts added 15 points (7-of-8 FG).

“We found gaps in their defense, we made great passes and our perimeter shooting was good,” says Felker. “Sara was attacking and the girls on the wing were making great passes to Jordan and Ella inside.”

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in 3:07.

Hayes was equally dominating by pinning his first two opponents in just 47 and 31 seconds. His championship matched ended with a 16-0 technical fall over Noah Hansen (Plainville) in 3:38.

Despite being a freshman, Wren enters the season with some pretty high expectations and he didn’t do anything to diminish those on Saturday. All three of his matches were won by falls in less than a minute, including the finals when he pinned Kaden Christiansen (Lakin) in 55 seconds.

“Kaden showed some good things in his first high school tournament,” says Lippelmann.

“None of our gold medalists were a surprise.”

Bronze medalists were Theron Tucker (113), Justus McDaniel (120), Alex Depperschmidt (132), Cale Goodman (170) and Kyle Sherwood (195).

It was the first time for Sherwood, a sophomore, to compete at the varsity level and Lippelmann was pleased with

the result.

“He’s coachable. You tell him to do something and he’ll try to do it,” says Lippelmann.

“He got a couple of pins, so he showed that he has the power to compete at this division.”

This was an opportunity for the SCHS coaches to see their freshman in varsity competition and also determine where they might want to consider changing weight classes.

“We don’t have anyone cutting real hard, so some of these boys have room to make some changes if they want to,” Lippelmann says.

After losing his first round match by a decision, freshman Justus McDaniel pinned his next two opponents in 16 seconds and 15 seconds. However, he may be making the move to 113-pounds where Lippelmann feels he will have more power.

At the current time, that would force McDaniel to Scott City 170-pounder Cale Goodman turns Hunter Fanning (Sublette) to his shoulders challenge sophomore Theron for a third period fall at the Hoxie Invitational on Saturday.

(Record Photo) Tucker, a state medalist from last season who is currently for all of our kids is to get of the practice room and com- expand your skills when you’re mat time. We need to see what peting against someone else,” seeing the same kids on the mat ranked No. 5 in Class 4A. “Right now, the main thing they can do once they’re out adds Lippelmann. “It’s hard to every day.”

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Santa visits Scott City One-year-old Liam O’Dea isn’t sure what to think when he first meets Santa last Saturday afternoon.

Santa with five-year-old Andrea Payan

Santa liked four-year-old Jessa Franco’s hat.

Three-year-old Ella Stevens is happy just resting against Santa’s beard.

Kansas City Chiefs X-Factor (Ty Rowton) takes a selfie with his daughter, Jenna, and Santa.

Santa has a lapful with Maya Vance, 5 months, and fouryear-old Grady Vance.

One-year-old Zariya Nickel wanted nothing to do with Santa.

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Market volatility not over for cattle, other commodities Cattle producers have seen price rallies in the last month after a two-year downward trend where values fell more than 40 percent. But, the rally may not remain much longer.

Last month, feeder steers weighing 750-800 lb. sold at Oklahoma City averaged $125.19/cwt.

Prices climbed to $134.38/cwt. last week, but the cattle markets probably won’t stay on a rally, says CattleFax CEO Randy Blach.

“I wish I could say what we’ve seen the last several weeks was going to continue for a while, but I’m not sure it will with the market situations,” Blach says.

He outlined what producers can expect heading into 2017 and what has been the cause of the downturn at the Kansas Livestock Association Convention in Wichita.

During the past few months economists have been questioned on how their projections could miss the severe drop in markets.

“This has not been about cattle, it has been part of global slowdown,” Blach says.

The bull market for commodities started in 2009 during the end of the global financial crisis.

Record highs for grain prices ensued, signaling farmers across the world to grow more wheat, corn and soybeans. Production has been up for all three major grains.

(See MARKET on page 27)

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Consider all aspects with cover crops as weed control

Cover crops may be able to suppress weeds in some cases, but that’s just one consideration producers should take into account when selecting cover crops for their farm fields, according to Kansas State University agronomists DeAnn Presley and Anita Dille.

Presley, a soil management specialist and Dille, a weed scientist, both with K-State Research and Extension, provided

guidelines to use when considering cover crops for your field, with weed management as a primary goal.

“To plan for the greatest weed management benefit with cover crops, you should start by knowing when your key weed species of concern germinate and emerge,” Dille said. “Your goal should be to establish the cover crop prior to that key point in the lifecycle of the weed

for most impact.”

Weeds that emerge between September and November, or winter annuals, are marestail, mustard species, cheat, and downy brome. An early spring weed is kochia, which emerges in April.

Common sunflower, giant ragweed, and common lambsquarters are midspring weeds that emerge in early May. Weeds that emerge between May and June, or summer annu-

als, are Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, velvetleaf, foxtails, large crabgrass, barnyardgrass, and shattercane, Dille said.

Cover crops provide weed management benefits in a number of ways, she said.

“Living cover crops or a layer of cover crop residues will reduce sunlight reaching the soil surface.

This will serve to smother and out-compete weeds (See CONTROL on page 27)

Spring pea/oats reduce Palmer amaranth A cover crop trial in spring 2015 showed how effective a good stand of cover crops can be in reducing weed problems, said Anita Dille, Kansas State University weed scientist.

In the trial, the cover crop was a mixture of spring peas and oats.

At the time the cover

crop mixture was terminated in mid-May, Dille said, it was evident that the Palmer amaranth, a problem weed in Kansas and other states, was much larger in the field without a cover crop than in the field with the cover crop mixture.

The Palmer amaranth present in both fields still

needed to be controlled before soybeans were planted, but it was easier to control them in the cover crop field where the Palmer amaranth plants are smaller. Many of these Palmer amaranth were glyphosate-resistant, so some would have survived a glyphosate-only termination method in either

field. There was a better chance of control with a glyphosate-plus-residual treatment.

Also, the cover crop residue remaining on the surface and the subsequent soybean crop that was no-till planted into that residue provided further weed suppression.

(See PALMER on page 27)

Genetic research taking aim at wheat streak mosaic Hannah Schlapp Kansas Wheat Comm.

If farmers could plant wheat without the constant worry of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) spreading when the temperatures rise, we’d probably have fewer stressed farmers. Yields would be higher, and there would be

less money going toward fungicides.

That’s what Mohammed Asif, Heartland Plant Innovations (HPI), and Guorong Zhang, Kansas State University wheat breeder, are trying to accomplish with the research they are conducting.

“This project will give

Extend FSA county committee election deadline

The deadline to submit ballots for the county committee elections has been extended until Tues., Dec. 13, when ballots must be returned to county FSA offices.

Producers who have not received their ballot should pick one up at their local FSA office.

“This is your opportunity to have a say in how federal programs are delivered in your county,” says Kansas Farm Service Agency Executive Director, Adrian Polansky Newly elected committee members will take office Jan. 1.

Nearly 7,700 FSA County Committee members serve FSA offices nationwide.

Sorghum export commitments ahead of target

Exports commitments slowed this week after record purchases the last few weeks.

Commitments are still ahead of the seasonal pace needed to meet the USDA’s export target for sorghum with 42 percent of the target for the year already committed.

Shipments were very strong with China, Mexico and Nigeria taking delivery of 9.2 million bushels.

These shipments helped increase prices on the Gulf, where sorghum for December and January delivery is priced at 105 percent of corn and 103 percent of corn, respectively.

rise to wheat varieties that will minimize the yield losses due to Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and Triticum Mosaic Virus,” Asif said.

WSMV affects many Kansas wheat farmers.

The virus can cause up to a 15 percent yield loss in a single field and has an average statewide impact

of two percent yield loss. The impact on yield depends on two things; the weather, and if the wheat variety is resistant to WSMV. There are three genes in wheat being researched to solve the issue. The first is WSM1, a gene which provides resistance in cooler weather, rang-

$200k Hansen grant to expand KWIC research The Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Logan, has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation to assist with a greenhouse expansion project at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center (KWIC) in Manhattan, Kan. The grant will assist in the construction of a four-bay greenhouse to be used for publicprivate collaborative research and commercialization in wheat biotechnology. Molecular and genetic research done in the Kansas Wheat Innovation

Center laboratories will be conducted in the greenhouses.

A more controlled environment will both enhance and accelerate results.

The 12,750 square-foot expansion will be constructed adjacent to existing greenhouses, offices and laboratories at the KWIC. Additional funding for the expansion will come from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Kansas Wheat Commission.

Groundbreaking for the project is expected to begin later this month.

ing from 64-69 degrees.

WSM1 is also resistant to Triticum Mosaic Virus, another virus that affects wheat.

Then there is WSM2, which also prefers cooler weather at the same range as WSM1, but is only resistant to the WSMV. And lastly, there is WSM3, a gene which

thrives in warmer weather, providing resistance to WSMV at 75 degrees, while also being resistant to Triticum Mosaic Virus at around 64 degrees.

The mission of the research is to transfer the WSM3 gene into other varieties so they will be able to have resistance to

Market Report

Weather

Closing prices on December 6, 2016 Bartlett Grain Red Wheat............ $ 2.58 White Wheat ....... $ 2.58 Milo .................... $ 2.45 Corn ................... $ 3.00 Soybeans (new crop) $ 9.43 Scott City Cooperative Wheat.................. $ 2.57 White Wheat ....... $ 2.57 Milo (bu.)............. $ 2.46 Corn.................... $ 3.02 Soybeans ........... $ 9.43 Sunflowers.......... $ ADM Grain Wheat..................

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Control for light, water, and nutrients,” Dille said.

In addition, cover crops have the effect of altering the moisture and temperature environment in the soil surface layer during weed seed germination and emergence. Some cover crop species also release chemicals from roots or decaying residue, which can inhibit weed seed germination.

If weeds or volunteer wheat do get established in cover crops, however, they become difficult if not impossible to control as long as the cover crops are alive, Dille said.

There are other factors to consider, including benefits and potential drawbacks, when deciding whether to plant cover crops, the specialists said.

Cover crops provide a range of possible benefits besides weed management, Presley said.

They can often build soil organic matter which help reduce soil compaction

Mosaic both viruses at lower and higher temperatures. Asif says once this research is complete it will lower yield losses, a major benefit for the Kansas farmer.

The research taking place has two main objectives. The first is pairing genes together in a variety or a line, and seeing a combination of the genes mixed together. This means pairing WSM1 with WSM2, WSM2 with WSM3 and WSM3 with WSM1.

Once they evaluate these lines, HPI will give them to Zhang where he will plant them in the

Market The livestock industry followed that pattern after down production years caused by drought and disease outbreaks in the U.S. All commodity prices have dropped in the past few years after reaching record high levels, ringing in current bear market trends. From August 201216 corn markets dropped 60% and soybeans saw a drop of 47% from August 2012 to February 2016.

Fed cattle prices followed those trends dropping 43 percent since November 2014.

Cattle producers dealt with huge prices swings from their peaks in 2014 to lows of 2016. Steer calves weighing 550 lb. averaged $911 in losses from the cycle high, with 750 lb. feeder steers falling $941.

“Commodity cycles are a good reminder of how quickly things can change,” Blach says.

The cattle markets were some of the last commodities to top the market and have been the last to spiral downward. Unfortunately,

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and can prevent soil erosion. Plus, some cover crops can save fertilizer costs by scavenging nutrients or adding nitrogen to the soil through fixation.

They also conserve moisture by reducing evapotranspiration while using up excess moisture when soils are very wet, she said. Cover crops protect water quality by reducing phosphorus runoff and they add diversity to the soil biosphere, she added.

There can be drawbacks, however, starting with costs.

“There are costs involved in the seed and equipment use for planting cover crops,” Presley said. “Planting and terminating cover crops may require one or more additional passes through the field, and those costs have to be considered.”

Cover crops can lead to unwanted use of soil moisture when soils are dry, which can cause

problems for the following cash crop, Presley said.

When it comes to terminating the cover crop, the timing can be inconvenient and the ability to terminate can be a challenge in some cases, she added.

It’s important to consider ahead of time how to terminate the cover crop along with how any weed species present will be controlled, the specialists said.

“A residual herbicide may need to be included with the burndown application in some cases when terminating the cover crop

field to study the plant’s response to WSMV. The second objective is to transfer WSM3 into 10 different wheat varieties.

HPI will then produce double haploid lines, a breeding technique that accelerates the traditional wheat breeding process.

By transferring WSM3 into these lines, Asif aims to develop varieties with expanded temperature hardiness and resistance to WSMV and the Triticum Mosaic Virus.

The research, funded by the Kansas Wheat Commission, will benefit

farmers immensely when completed. Developing these traits now will help boost Kansas wheat farmers’ yields in the future.

HPI’s expertise in advanced breeding technologies, such as doubled haploids, makes the company a great partner for researchers nationwide.

It takes breeders 12-13 years to conventionally breed a new wheat variety, but with the techniques employed by HPI, that time can be shaved by 5-7 years, getting cutting edge genetics into the hands of Kansas farmers faster.

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Blach believes the declining market trends could continue heading into 2017 and 2018.

“I do not think that this volatility and craziness is done,” Blach adds.

CattleFax analysts have projected the following price averages for 2017 commodities: Fed cattle: $110/cwt.

750 lb. feeder steer: $130/cwt.

550 lb. steer calf: $150/ cwt.

Beef cutout: $185/cwt.

Bred cows: $1,300/ head Corn: $3.45/bushel Crude oil: $48/barrel

So, in the field with the cover crop, there were chemically,” Dille said. fewer Palmer amaranth plants and the plants were The standard recomsmaller, easier to control, and smothered by the cover mendation is to spray/ terminate the cover crop after terminating. crops at least two weeks before planting corn or Have questions about the Scott soybean crops in eastern Kansas. Check with Community Foundation? crop insurance providcall 872-3790 or e-mail: julie@scottcf.org ers, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Farm Service Agency, or Natural Resources Conservation Service offices for local rules on termination timing, particularly in the western half of Kansas, Presley added.

Some cover crops will die out naturally from freezing and not require active termination.

When deciding which cover crop to plant, Presley and Dille suggest certain resources: Midwest Cover Crops Councils’ Cover Crop Decision Tool; (http://www.mccc.msu.edu/selectorintro.html) data available for Kansas Managing Cover Crops Profitably, (http://www.sare.org/ Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Cover-Crops-Profitably3rd-Edition) 3rd Edition, SARE publication Integrating Cover Crops in Soybean Rotations, Challenges and Recommendations for the North Central Region (http:// mccc.msu.edu/documents/2015Integrating_CoverCrops_ Soybeans.pdf) Published by Midwest Cover Crops Council.

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Retail gasoline: $2.49/ gallon Retail diesel: $2.60/ gallon Oil prices are something cattle producers should keep in mind for the future. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) recently announced plans to reduce oil production, which could drive up oil prices. CattleFax’s energy outlooks do not account for these developments from OPEC. A rise in oil prices may cause cost of production to increase for agriculture producers.

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For Sale

FRIGIDAIRE STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATOR for sale. Tradition top freezer, bottom fridge. Purchansed Fall of 2013. Has been in storage for two years. Works perfectly. $500. Call 316259-4150.

1716tfc ____________________ LG TROMM BLANK FRONT LOAD WASHER AND ELECTRIC DRYER for sale. Comes with pedestals and stacking kit. Purchased in 2006. Main water pump in washer replaced this year. Sold as set for $600.

Call 316-259-4150. 1716tfc

Agriculture

WANT TO BUY. Stored corn. Call for basis and contract information.

1-800-579-3645.

Lane County Feeders, Inc. 32tfc ____________________ WANT TO BUY. Wheat Rentals straw delivered. Call for HIDE AND SEEK contracting information.

STORAGE SYSTEMS. Lane County Feeders, 44tfc Various sizes available. 397-5341.

Virgil and LeAnn Kuntz, 620-874-2120.

41tfc Help Wanted

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PLAINJAN’S RENTAL houses and duplexes. Stop by the office or call 620872-5777.

05tfc

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ALL UTILITIES PAID! Grow Healy has a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house for rent with central heat and air, off street parking and storm shelter access.

Section 8 applicants welcome. $550/month, $550 deposit, pet deposit required. Call Terra Sunley at 620-398-2231.

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Livestock

REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS. Crooked Creek Angus, St. Francis, Ks. Call 785-332-6206. www. crookedcreekangus.com.

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FULL-TIME DISPATCHER WANTED at JM Transport. Must have some knowledge in the trucking industry. Also looking for full time truck drivers. We offer competitive wages. For more info please call 620-872-1118 or email jmtransportks@ gmail.com.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, that’s ours.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

Tuesday nights at 8:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church basement (use west door).

412 College, Scott City.

Al-Anon at same time and location.

Contact: 874-0472 or 872-3137. 25tfc

District 11 AA Meetings

Scott City

Unity and Hope Mon., Wed. and Fri. 8:00 p.m.

807 Kingsley Last Saturday of the month Birthday Night • 6:30 p.m.

All open meetings 214-4188 • 214-2877

Dighton Thursday • 8:30 p.m.

535 Wichita St. All open meetings 620-397-2647

We have room for you!

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Employment Opportunities

Holiday open house tour at the home of Darren and Jennifer York 601 E. 11th in Scott City

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