Honeybees in focus at Farmers Market

With three Allen County Farmers Markets to choose from, you have ample opportunity to get the goods you need for your busy work week.

On Thursday, Kathy McEwan with the Southwind Extension Agency will host a food demonstration during the Farmers Market session on the courthouse square in Iola, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Karen Works, master gardener, also will be on hand to present a honeybee program Thursday.

Red Beard BBQ and Around the Corner Coffee Shop will have booths set up as well.

Saturday’s Farmers Market is in downtown Humboldt and runs from 8 to 11 a.m..

The market shifts to the 700 block of North State Street in Iola on Tuesday, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Vendors accept EBT payments and debit cards, and participate in the Double Up Food Bucks Program.

Topeka PD apologizes for tweet

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police have apologized for a Father’s Day tweet that encouraged people to turn in dads who have outstanding warrants.

The Kansas City Star reports that the tweet sent Sunday says, in part: “Want to give him a Father’s Day he’ll never forget? Call TPD and we’ll help your family make a memory that will last a lifetime.”

In a statement Monday, the department says the tweet was sent by someone on its social media team and that it was meant to be lighthearted and humorous but ended up being hurtful.

The department says it quickly deleted the tweet.

Calling the incident a “learning experience,” the department offered thanks to all who reached out to say how the tweet made them feel.

Facebook plans new currency

(AP) — Facebook is unveiling plans to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services and boost ads on its platforms.

The digital currency, called Libra, is scheduled to launch sometime in the next six to 12 months. Facebook is taking the lead on building Libra and its underlying technology; its more than two dozen partners — including PayPal, Uber, Spotify, Visa and Mastercard — will help fund, build and govern the system. Facebook hopes to raise as much as $1 billion from existing and future partners to support the effort.

Creating its own globe-spanning currency — one that could conceivably threaten banks, national currencies and the privacy of users — isn’t likely to dampen regulators’ interest in the social media giant. Facebook is currently under federal investigation over its privacy practices, and along with other technology giants also faces a new antitrust probe in Congress.

David Marcus, who is heading Facebook’s cryptocurrency operation, tweeted on Tuesday that Libra is in part aimed at “the 1.7 billion people who are still unbanked 30 years after the invention of the web.”

Big Train takes third in Kansas City

Kansas City — The Big Train, a local 14u AA traveling baseball team, competed two weekends ago in the Kansas City Cowtown Showdown.   The Big Train took third place in the 16-team event with teams from Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.   

 They started off with Manhattan, a team that came into the tournament with a 10-0 record, and were able to hand them their first loss of the season by beating them 10-6. Eli Adams got the start on the mound and Trey Sommer and Ethan Godderz came in to close out the game. Next up was Topeka, and the Big Train won 5-4 with Jarrett Herrmann, Carter Hutton, Ethan Godderz and Gavin Page combining for the win on the mound.

With a 2-0 pool play record, the Big Train was the two seed in bracket play and beat Topeka 12-3 to move to the semi-finals.    They lost to Blue Springs, Mo., 11-6 in the semi-final contest. Next action will be the Summer Smash in Lawrence and then  the state tournament at the end of June.

Pilot unhurt after plane hits windmill

LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pilot escaped injury when a crop duster plane’s wing hit a windmill tower and crashed in southwest Kansas.

Emergency crews were called to the scene about 6 miles east of Liberal Monday morning.

Troopers said in a report that the fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft was flying north when its right wing struck a windmill tower. The aircraft then hit the ground and slid to a stop.

The patrol says the pilot, 61-year-old Craig Stratton, of Meade, had no apparent injuries.

The Wichita Eagle reports Federal Aviation Administration records show the 1997 Air Tractor turboprop is owned by Stratton’s company, Crop-Serv Inc., which is also known as Bringham Flying Service.

Iola Recreation box score

Monday’s Results

Jr. Bitty Ball

Emprise Bank 12,

Iola Masonic Lodge 3

Hits for Emprise: Kingston Spears, 3-1b; Ron Ballard, 2-1b, 1-2b; Landon Demarteau, 1-1b, 2-2b; Deagon Rodriguez, 2-1b; Treyvion Trestor, 2-1b, 1-2b; Mathew Holding, 2-1b; Derek Hall, 2-1b; Isaac Jones, 2-1b; Kason Karr, 1-1b; Levi Roth, 3-1b. Hits for Masonic Lodge: Kamdon Barnett, 1-2b, HR; Easton Brooks, 1-1b; Maxwell Ebberts, 1-1b; Jonas Mueller, 2-1b; Cieson Kidwell, 1-1b; Daxton Schmidt, 1-1b; Carter Warden, 1-1b; Josh Demmers, 1-1b. 

AC Regional Hospital 4,

Sonic Equipment Co.   4

Hits for AC: Ruger Hall, 1-1b; Marcus Whitcomb, 1-1b; Remington Hall, 1-1b, 1-2b; James Newland, 1-1b; Braydon Holey, 1-1b; Hunter Robb, 1-2b; Carter Ashworth, 1-1b; Brentley Thyer, 1-1b. Hits for Sonic. Easton Cookus, 1-1b; Easton Higginbothan, 1-1b; Kendrick Rush, 1-1b; Greyson Skahan, 2-1b; Zaden Mellen, 1-1b; Austin Cooper, 2-1b; Laken Kern, 1-1b. 

Pee Wee

Iola Register 5,

Iola Pharmacy 1 

Hits for Register: Brodey Maley, 1-1b; Keegan Hill, 1-1b, 1-2b; Evan LaCrone, 1-1b. Hits for Pharmacy: Cadin Peres, 1-1b; Jase Herrmann, 1-1b; Austin Crooks, 1-1b, 1-2b. 

Nelson Quarries 2,

A&W Restaurant 4

Hits for Nelson: Reed Clift, 2-1b; Baron Folk, 1-2b; Truman Grzbowski, 1-1b, 1-3b; Hunter Doolittle, 1-1b. Hits for A&W: TJ Cash, 2-1b; Ty Shaughnessy, 1-2b; Kale Pratt, HR; Kolten Hanson, 1-2b; Broc Ivy, 1-3b. 

Jr. Ponytail

Nelson Quarries 7,

Iola Pharmacy 8

Hits for Nelson: Annemariee McCollough, 1-1b; Shae McCain, 1-1b; Zoie Hesse, 3-1b; Halle Klotz, 1-1b; Katelyn Erbert, 2-1b; Jackie Fager, 1-1b. Hits for Pharmacy: Carly Kramer, 2-1b; Jenna Morrison, 1-1b, 1-2b; Kaylee Allen, 1-2b; Aubrey Allen, 1-1b; Leeann Maloney, 3-1b; 

A&B Cleaning 7,

AC Regional Hospital 2

Hits for A&B: Baylie Crooks, 1-1b; Natalee Lower, 2-1b; Savannah Flynn, 1-2b; Zoie Hesse, 1-1b. Hits for AC: Bri Barnett, 1-1b; Addie Fudge, 2-1b; Faith Warden, 1-1b.

Ponytail

Uniontown 7,

Kiwanis Club of Iola 0

Hits for Kiwanis: Natalie Fees, 1-1b; Kari Bruner, 1-3b; Skyler Walden, 1-1b; McKenna Jones, 1-1b; Saylor Murray, 1-1b. 

Vehicle hits home, 1 dead

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say one person has died after a driver crashed into a suburban Kansas City home.

Johnson County Med Act says the crash happened around 4:20 p.m. Monday in Shawnee. The cause is unclear, and it wasn’t immediately clear whether the person who died was the driver or was inside the home.

Royals escape past Mariners in Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — It might be because he’s never received enough of a chance, but until this year, Jorge Soler has never been lumped in with the game’s top power hitters.

Maybe it’s time to add him to the list.

Soler hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning off Anthony Bass, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 6-4 win over Seattle on Monday night, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Mariners.

Soler’s homer was his 19th of the season, tying him with Mike Moustakas and Jermaine Dye for the most home runs in the first 72 games of a season in Royals’ history. He’s one of three hitters in the AL with 19 homers, two behind Edwin Encarnación and his AL-best 21 long balls.

“He’s been swinging the bat well for us all year. The power numbers are really good,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said.

After the Royals were shut down for most of the night by Tommy Milone, the combo of Alex Gordon and Soler put Kansas City in front. Bass (1-2) easily retired the first two batters of the inning before Gordon singled up the middle. Soler followed by driving a 1-1 pitch on the outside corner out to deep right-center field.

“(I’ve) been seeing a lot of offspeed pitches lately and was trying not to fly open and go the other way and did,” Soler said through an interpreter.

Martin Maldonado added a solo home run in the ninth.

Brian Flynn (1-0) got the victory by working two innings of relief after Danny Duffy and striking out four. Jake Diekman got the final two outs of the eighth with the tying run at second base, but Ian Kennedy faced trouble in the ninth. He allowed the first two batters to reach before striking out J.P. Crawford and Domingo Santana, then got a pop out by Tim Beckham to finish his eighth save.

Flynn pitched for the first time since June 6.

“In that role, that’s kind of how it goes,” Flynn said. “When our starters get on a roll like they are, it’s good for the team. You’re not going to be the guy down there complaining about lack of innings when you’re the long guy because that usually means the starters are cruising.”

Seattle took a 4-2 lead in the fifth on a three-run homer from Tom Murphy, but Kansas City was able to add a key run in the seventh inning. Jorge Bonifacio doubled leading off to end Milone’s streak of 11 straight retired and scored when Maldonado’s sinking liner was caught on a dive by Mac Williamson in left field. Williamson had no play at the plate.

Duffy was rolling until the fifth, when he walked two to bring up Murphy with two outs. Murphy was moved up to fifth in Seattle’s batting order for the first time this season, and the decision paid off with his eighth home run in his 28th game.

“He’s like a totally different hitter right now than when we first acquired him and that’s a credit to him for being open to making adjustments,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said.

Duffy allowed seven hits and struck out four.

OPENING ACT

For the third straight start Seattle used an opener before letting Milone take over and the results continued to be mixed. The Mariners’ openers have struggled — this time Tayler Scott, who allowed two runs and recorded two outs — but Milone has thrived. Milone threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing one run and three hits. He struck out six and walked none.

In his three appearances where Seattle has used an opener, Milone has pitched 17 2/3 innings and allowed five earned runs.

“It’s nice to get on a little roll like this, the confidence goes up and being able to throw quality strikes is the biggest thing,” Milone said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: 3B Hunter Dozier began a rehab assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday. Dozier leads the Royals with a .314 batting average but has been out since injuring his right oblique May 30. Dozier went 1 for 4 and drove in two.

Mariners: Servais had a long list of injury updates. Most notable, OF Mitch Haniger (ruptured testicle) is expected to resume light activity this week, even if he’s still a few weeks from being ready. RHP Hunter Strickland (lat strain) was expected to resume playing catch in the next couple of days after having a setback in his rehab. RHP Chasen Bradford (forearm) is also expected to start throwing in the next few days.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Homer Bailey (5-6) snapped a five-start winless skid throwing six scoreless innings against Detroit in his last start. Allowed season-high seven earned runs to Seattle in April.

Mariners: LHP Yusei Kikuchi (3-4) looks to pitch beyond the fifth inning for the first time in his past four starts. Kikuchi hasn’t pitched into the sixth since May 19, also his last win.

Today in history — June 18

Today is Tuesday, June 18. There are 196 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On June 18, 1979, President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.

In 1940, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, “This was their finest hour.” Charles de Gaulle delivered a speech on the BBC in which he rallied his countrymen after the fall of France to Nazi Germany.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda spoke to each other by telephone as they inaugurated the first trans-Pacific cable completed by AT&T between Japan and Hawaii.

One year ago: President Donald Trump announced that he was directing the Pentagon to create the “Space Force” as an independent service branch.

Melting glaciers backdrop for climate talks

BERLIN (AP) — Diplomats and climate experts gathered Monday in Germany for U.N.-hosted talks on climate change amid growing public pressure for governments to act faster against global warming.

Officials meeting in Bonn for the June 17-27 talks are focusing on resolving issues that couldn’t be agreed upon at last December’s climate summit in Poland. This includes the rules governing the international trade in carbon certificates, which allow countries or companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions by paying for projects in poor nations.

The talks are taking place against a backdrop of mounting concerns about global warming that have been heightened by extreme weather events and other signs that man-made climate change may already be leaving its mark on the planet.

Over the weekend, a picture taken by Danish climate researchers showing sled dogs on the ice in northwest Greenland with their paws in melted ice water was widely shared on social media. Greenland’s ice melting season normally runs from June to August but the Danish Meteorological Institute said this year’s melting started on April 30, the second-earliest time on record going back to 1980.

Students in Europe and beyond have staged regular street protests demanding leaders do more to meet the 2015 Paris accord’s goal of keeping average temperature increases below 3.6 Fahrenheit — ideally 2.7 degrees F — by the end of the century, compared to pre-industrial times.

While experts discuss technical issues in Bonn, European Union leaders will be debating the 28-nation’s long-term strategy on climate change Thursday in Brussels.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that she backs proposals to stop adding further greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere by 2050 — a move that will require ending almost all fossil fuel use by then. Britain, Germany and France are expected to pass national legislation this year enshrining this “net zero” target in law.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited world leaders to outline their countries’ efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in September.