A grief share session on Surviving the holidays, is planned for 4:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Iolas First Baptist Church, 801 N. Cottonwood St.
The event is geared for those experiencing anxiety or dread about facing the upcoming holiday season after losing a loved one. There is no charge to attend.
For more information, contact David and Laura Tidd at (620) 380-1259 or Cornerstonefardl@gmail.com.
CHANUTE A mobile pantry set up in Chanute Nov. 16 will distribute food on a first-come, first-serve basis to anyone who shows up.
Recipients are asked to sign in with their address and number of members in their household.
Allen Countians are eligible for help as well.
The pantry, developed in partnership with the FireEscape Coffeehouse and Kansas Food Bank will run from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Chanute Recreation Commission Gymnasium, 400 S. Highland St.
For more information, contact Debi Kreutzman (316) 265-FOOD or www.kansasfoodbank.org.
Former Humboldt Police Chief Brian Dillow has reached a diversion agreement with prosecutors on domestic battery, battery and criminal damage to property charges he faced following his arrest in June.
Through a diversion, charges against a defendant are dismissed providing the accused meets the terms of the agreement. Dillow must pay court costs totaling $933 and avoid any further legal troubles for the next year.
Dillow was placed on an administrative leave of absence following his arrest.
He subsequently was fired by the Humboldt City Council in August. The Council later rescinded the motion for his termination and subsequently accepted his letter of resignation earlier this month.
A new police chief is being sought. Scott Aikins, a lieutenant with the Humboldt Police Department, has overseen the department since Dillow?s departure.
An Iola man is facing 95 charges of possessing child pornography.
Keith Levesque, Iola, was charged in Allen County District Court Wednesday with 95 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The charge alleges Levesque possessed visual depictions of a child under age 18 who is shown or heard engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
He remains in the Allen County Jail; bond is set at $30,000. A court appearance is set for Nov. 28.
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Daniel Creitz
Civil cases filed:
Caleb D. Hart M., name change
JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., vs. Tammy J. Clark, et al., mortgage foreclosure
Marriage licenses issued:
Blaine M. Klubek and Felicitas I. Aguirre
MAGISTRATE COURT
Judge Tod Davis
Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30:
Cheyenne N. Hunsperger, Yates Center
Keylee N. McCanles, Adrian, Mo.
Kody M. Mullins, Iola
Convicted of speeding:
Jason M. Luckett, Lexington, Ky., 65/45, $213
Regan D. Collins, Garnett, 62/45, $195
Jaxson J. Wiltse, Chanute, 74/55, $207
Jake C. Winterbottom, Yale, Okla., 75/65, $153
Lee V. Lor, Kansas City, Kan., 75/65, $153
Tristan E. Fraker, Iola, 75/65, $153
Christopher W. Brady, Garnett, 75/65, $153
Joey D. Wilson, Dewey, Okla., 75/65, $153
Convicted as follows:
Brandon L. Vaughn, Bronson, operating a vehicle without a license, $309
Matthew A. Crowell, Overland Park, no registration, $390
Phillip L. Ernzen, Wichita, passing in no-passing zone, $183
Justin W. Houk, Humboldt, over weight limit on wheels and axles, $233
Mark J. McFadden, Iola, operate over registered gross weight, $228
Charles E. Rinehart, Gas, over weight limit on wheels and axles, $238
Cases deferred with fines assessed:
Aaron M. Hollenbeck, Chanute, endangering a child, $633
Barbara S. Adams, Caney, DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $1,573
Corbin J. Poston, Olathe, DUI, possession of alcohol by a minor, failure to provide information or aid at accident scene, $1,413
Cassandra L. Campbell, Iola, possession of drug paraphernalia, $528
Brian Dillow, Humboldt, domestic battery, battery, two counts criminal damage to property, $723
Criminal cases filed:
Robert L. Earlywine, Humboldt, burglary, theft
Melinda Tindel, Iola, making a false report
Julie L. Hoyt, Mildred, possession of marijuana
Keith Levesque, Iola, 95 counts of sexual exploitation of a child
Ronald E. McFadden, Mildred, possession of marijuana
Henry L. McFadden, Mildred, distribution of marijuana
Contract cases filed:
Unifund CCR, LLC, vs. Angela Eheart
Small Claims filed:
Utleys Iola Auto Body vs. Judy Cuppy
IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT
Judge Patti Boyd
Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30:
Gary G. Janssen, Erie
Convicted of speeding:
Shannon M. Davis, Norman, Okla., 45/35, $155
Convicted as follows with fines assessed:
Samuel L. Holding, Iola, driving in violation of restrictions, no seat belt age 14-17, $255
Samuel L. Holding, Iola, driving in violation of restrictions, $195
Legin J. Johnston, Iola, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass, assault, $725
Juan C. Martinez, Conroe, Texas, operate a motor vehicle without a license, $575
Dustin K. Meek, Iola, disorderly conduct, pedestrian under the influence, $335
Kayla R. Reeder, Iola, disorderly conduct, pedestrian under the influence, $335
Monette M. Zartman, Iola, failure to yield, $195
Aileen Wilson gave a lesson Monday on healthy cooking styles when she hosted the Happy Hearts FCE meeting.
Wilson suggested ways to avoid getting in a cooking rut and preparing food in the same way. Sauteeing with water or serving boiled salad are examples.
The food you eat should be delicious and satisfying, she said. Use fresh, high-quality ingredients and choose a cooking style that enhances the foods flavor and appearance.
Cooking is an art form, Wilson said.
Consider the color, texture and energy a food contributes to a dish. Plan a variety to your menus to ensure you consume a broad range of nutrients, achieve a balanced diet and enhance your enjoyment of your meal.
She suggested alternative cooking methods, such as steaming, sauteeing, pressure cooking and slow stewing, boiling or blanching. Every meal should include cooked whole grains and vegetables.
The way foods are cooked may dramatically alter their taste, nutritional value and your enjoyment.
Terri Kretzmeier will host the Nov. 19 meeting at Iolas Riverside Park. Shell also provide the lesson.
Dear editor,
I would like to encourage area residents to participate in Monday nights discussion regarding a potential bond issue for USD 257 schools. The forum is at 6 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary.
The purpose is for steering committee members to engage local patrons to get a feel for their plan so far.
About two dozen of your fellow citizens have been meeting for close to 12 months to discuss data and efficiencies and develop a vision for education in our district. This committee is made up of citizens who voted both yes and no on the 2014 bond issue that so divided our community. Some on the committee originally were not sure anything was needed to be done to our school buildings, but now there is a super majority that feels they are close to making a recommendation to the board of trustees.
Before they do so, they need your input!
Regards,
Dan Willis
Iola, Kan.
Dear editor,
As a conservative white male Christian, I am concerned about the political discourse in America. I expect to have different views than others on some issues. What I dont like is being painted in a box because of identity politics. I dont support abortion, therefore I am a sexist. I support our police, so I am a racist. I think the U.S. should have secure borders and be able to regulate the number of immigrants coming into our country, so I am against brown people. I didnt rush out and condemn Justice Kavanaugh for lying before knowing the truth, so I am a sexist. I am not convinced global warming is man-made and believe in cycles, so I am crazy and uneducated.
I could go on and on, but the politics of the liberal party is not right.
Nobody wants to be labeled these things. The liberal party knows this and I believe successfully uses this to suppress the conservative voice. I believe this is why the polls were wrong in predicting a Hillary Clinton win in 2016.
I think there are more people like me, a deplorable, as Hillary called me in 2016. Hillary recently said the time to be civil to people like me is over.
I dont like everything President Trump has done and said, but he is also a victim of identity politics. The left has done everything to paint him as evil.
I have a Kris Kobach and Steve Watkins sign in my yard. Steve Watkins was not my choice in the primaries, but this race is very important because electing Watkins could keep the U.S. House from going to the Democrats. I also invite others to let your voice be heard by a letter to the editor.
Therefore, I encourage all of you who share my views to educate yourself, dont listen to the same news sources, use common sense, question everything as to motive, and pray about it.
VOTE!
James Daugharthy,
Iola, Kan.
Dear editor,
I feel compelled to respond to the letter to the editor written by Linda Warren about John McCain. Ms. Warrens uninformed and slanderous letter was hopefully met with great disdain by the Iola Register readers.
Ms. Warren challenged anyone who read her letter to do research and I did so. I have never been strongly for or against John McCain but after my research on him, I believe he is the truest form of an American hero.
I will briefly address all three of Ms. Warrens claims and explain the truth on each one.
1. First, Ms. Warren claimed Sen. McCain was not a war hero and even said he was a traitor to his country.
a. Through all my research I was unable to even find where Ms. Warren came up with this claim. Here are the real and inspiring facts:
Sen. McCain requested to go into combat when he did not need to because of his fathers notoriety. His father was a 4-star Navy admiral and his grandfather retired with a 4-star rank as well, so military service to our country was in his blood. Sen. McCain graduated from the Naval Academy and was an accomplished pilot (albeit sometimes a reckless maverick). He chose, yes, chose to defend our country in Vietnam, risking his life. After volunteering for combat, he flew attack planes which was a very dangerous duty. While he was conducting a bombing run, his plane was shot down and he landed in a lake after breaking both arms and one leg. He nearly drowned before the Northern Vietnamese, who you say are his friends, seized him. They smashed his shoulder with a rifle and stabbed his foot with a bayonet. He was taken to the Hoa Lo Prison, which literally translates to hell hole. That doesnt sound like friends to me.
b. John McCain was told he could leave prison:
Once his captors found out that he was the son of a notable 4-star admiral they offered to let him go. He refused! He said he would only accept freedom if the other prisoners with him were released as well. He knew that if he were the only one released it would have hurt the morale of the other POWs and give the enemy powerful propaganda that they were merciful. That is an American hero!
c. Daily torture
I will not go into all the gruesome detail but you should know some of the torture John McCain endured during his 5½ years being a POW. The following facts came from other prisoners who were in the hell hole with him so there isnt a source Ms. Warren could have that would trump these truths. He was regularly beaten so badly that his arm was rebroken along with several ribs. The beatings were intended to convince inmates to give military secrets or write anti-American statements by breaking their bodies and spirits. This did not work in the 5½ years he was a prisoner. He was kept in solitary confinement (a terrible form of torture) and subjected to disease where he couldnt eat or drink much and lost so much weight he was only 105 pounds. He still did not accept freedom unless all the other POWs were released! He was suspended from a meat hook by ropes tied to his wrists and ankles, which were tightened until he was bent completely backwards. This left the him barely able to breath, and caused his limbs to go numb and swell to grotesque sizes. He still did not accept freedom unless all the other POWs were released!
Ms. Warren, lets look at your statement and see if it is true. You said He was not a hero in Vietnam as he sold his soul to the Viet Cong to save his own skin. I hope you dont actually believe that statement after reading this brief account of his time in Vietnam. If not, keep reading because Im not done yet.
d. A true hero: Everyones definition of hero is different but Meriam Webster defines it as one who shows great courage. Our military has had many heroes that allow us to live free and write opinion articles like yours and mine. Sen. John McCain was one of those heroes.
2. Second, Ms. Warren claimed Sen. McCain was a traitor to his country and was personally arming ISIS.
The only source that you could have come up with to support this claim is a picture of Sen. McCain with some individuals, one of whom was misidentified as an ISIS militant by a blogpost. The newsource that originally made the claim retracted it. As to the claim that he actually armed ISIS, good grief, that barely deserves a response. Here is the real news: John McCain was one of the first advocates of American military action against ISIS.
3. Lastly, Ms. Warren claimed Sen. McCain committed suicide because he was going to prison for his crimes.
John McCains brave fight with cancer:
Ms. Warren, your next job should be writing for the National Inquirer. John McCain had an aggressive form of brain cancer and your claim that he committed suicide not only dishonors him, but also dishonors anyone who has suffered from cancer either personally or through loved ones. While fighting cancer he continued to serve his country while the cancer destroyed his body and he underwent chemotherapy. Just five days after his diagnosis and treatment, he returned to the Senate floor to vote on important legislation. Before his death he was still doing his job instead of just taking care of himself (just as he had done in the Vietnam prison). When asked why he was continuing to do his job when he was enduring so much pain he said:
I dont think Im free to disregard my constituents wishes, far from it. I dont feel excused from keeping pledges I made . . . But I do feel a pressing responsibility to give Americans my best judgment.
He again endured the pain and suffering more than he needed to in order to serve his country.
I have never agreed or disagreed with all of Sen. McCains politics. But, that is far less important than the example set by this true American hero.
Sincerely,
Daniel Schowengerdt
Iola, Kan.
NEW YORK (AP) James Karen, a prolific and beloved character actor whose hundreds of credits included memorable appearances in Poltergeist and The Return of the Living Dead, has died. He was 94.
Karens friend Bruce Goldstein told The Associated Press that he died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He had been battling respiratory ailments.
Few actors had so long and diverse a career. He appeared in Elia Kazans 1940s stage production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which starred Marlon Brando. He befriended Buster Keaton in the 1950s and had a brief role in one of the silent stars most unusual projects, Film, an experimental short written by Samuel Beckett.
He met Marilyn Monroe at the Actors Studio in New York and filmed a commercial with the Three Stooges. He was directed by Oliver Stone in Wall Street and David Lynch in Mulholland Drive. His TV credits ranged from Dallas and The Waltons to Seinfeld and The Larry Sanders Show.
Millions knew him as the friendly man with the glasses in TV ads for Pathmark. Others remembered him as the foreman in Return of the Living Dead, the boss in The China Syndrome or the notorious Mr. Teague, the real estate developer who moves the headstones but not the bodies in Poltergeist.
Karen was born Jacob Karnovsky in Wilkes-Barres, Pennsylvania. He was interested in theater from an early age and, according to his friend Leonard Maltin, the movie critic, turned down a contract with MGM because he wanted to work on the stage.
His years in the theater led to a close bond with Keaton. In 1957, he and Keaton appeared together in a revival of the play Merton of the Movies and they remained friends until Keatons death in 1966. Karen later hosted a Keaton documentary made by Kevin Brownlow and was among those sharing memories in The Great Buster: A Celebration, a documentary by Peter Bogdanovich that was just released.
Jim and Alba had a beautiful apartment in Los Angeles and he had a corner devoted to Buster memorabilia, including one of his hats, Goldstein told The Associated Press. He would let me invite friends over and have them try on the hat.
The veteran actor played a key role in Iolas Keaton Celebration. The Register reached out to his friend, Clyde Toland, for his memories of the man.
Jim Karen was a class act. He was witty, gracious, charismatic, thoughtful, charming, kind, generous, highly intelligent, and an incredibly gifted actor. Being friends with him has been one of the greatest pleasures of my life.
We first spoke in 1994, 24 years ago, when he called, out of the blue, to chat several weeks before that years second annual Buster Keaton Celebration. I later figured out that his call had a dual purpose not only to have a feel for the upcoming celebration through visiting with me, but simply because he liked people and enjoyed visiting with them. In his years of attending Keaton Celebrations, he made many friends here.
Jim and I hit it off as friends at that 1994 celebration, and kept up the friendship by phone, correspondence, visits here during the several celebrations that he and his dear wife, Alba Francesca, attended, and in Los Angeles. Our friendship included Alba; my wife, Nancy; and our three children, who grew up with the fun of Jimmy as one of their friends. Part of my family had dinner just last August with Jim and Alba in L.A.
Our first Keaton Celebration in 1993 was a modest, but promising, affair. Jim had persuaded his close friend, Eleanor Keaton, Buster Keatons widow, to attend with him the second celebration in 1994, and their attendance raised the national stature of our fledgling celebration.
The following year, the centennial of Buster Keatons birth, Jim and Eleanors attendance solidified what a quality affair the celebration was. This put the celebration on the road to an extraordinary run of 21 more celebrations, which provided annually an outstanding and fun cultural event for our local citizens, for people from throughout the nation, and for even a few persons from abroad.
Both Jim and Eleanor Keaton, until her death in 1998, were highly supportive of our celebration, helping us in any fashion they could. I shall always be deeply grateful to Jim for his essential role in making the Keaton Celebration such a success, and for our friendship. Rest in peace, my friend.
Clyde Toland, founder of Iolas Buster Keaton Celebration
LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James had 28 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds while leading the Los Angeles Lakers late rally for his first home victory at Staples Center, 128-111 over the previously unbeaten Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points and JaVale McGee added 21 to complement James 74th career triple-double, his first with his new team.
With Kobe Bryant watching from a courtside seat for the first time since LeBrons arrival in LA, the Lakers trailed by eight points with six minutes left in the fourth quarter before Lance Stephenson started a 15-2 rally with back-to-back 3-pointers. Stephenson finished with 12 points.
James got Staples Center rocking on a go-ahead dunk with 3:31 to play before Lonzo Ball made an artful step-back 3-pointer. Kuzma added two huge dunks down the stretch of Los Angeles second win in two days after an 0-3 start.
Nikola Jokic scored 24 points for the Nuggets, who were off to their best start since the 2009-10 season. Jamal Murray scored 22 points and Monte Morris had 20, but Denver couldnt answer the Lakers rally led by James, who posted his third career triple-double in Staples Center for his third different team.
CELTICS 101,
THUNDER 95
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, and Boston rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat winless Oklahoma City.
Marcus Morris added 21 points, Al Horford had 19 and Kyrie Irving 15.
Paul George scored 22 points for Oklahoma City, but shot just 7 of 22. Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, but he shot 5 for 20. The Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers are the only winless teams in the NBA.
Morris hit a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to give the Celtics a 98-95 lead, and they held on.
Oklahoma City led 50-34 at halftime. Boston shot just 32 percent in the first half and missed all 11 of its 3-point attempts.
WASHINGTON (AP) A Florida man with a long criminal history was charged Friday in the nationwide mail-bomb scare targeting prominent Democrats who have traded criticism with President Donald Trump. It was a first break in a case that has seized the national conversation and spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the U.S.
Justice Department officials revealed that a latent fingerprint found on one package helped them identify their suspect as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida. The criminal complaint charges Sayoc with illegally mailing explosives, illegally transporting explosives across state lines, making threats against former presidents, assaulting federal officers and threatening interstate commerce.
Court records show Sayoc, an amateur body builder with social media accounts that denigrate Democrats and praise Trump, has a history of arrests for theft, illegal steroids possession and a 2002 charge of making a bomb threat.
The development came amid a nationwide manhunt for the person responsible for at least 13 explosive devices addressed to prominent Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The case continued widening Friday even as Sayoc was detained, as investigators in California scrutinized a similar package sent to Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, her office said.
In Washington, Attorney General Jeff Sessions cautioned that Sayoc had only been charged, not convicted. But he said, “Let this be a lesson to anyone regardless of their political beliefs that we will bring the full force of law against anyone who attempts to use threats, intimidation and outright violence to further an agenda. We will find you, we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.”
In Florida, law enforcement officers were seen on television examining a white van, its windows covered with an assortment of stickers, outside the Plantation auto parts store. Authorities covered the vehicle with a blue tarp and took it away on the back of a flatbed truck.
The stickers included images of Trump, American flags and what appeared to be logos of the Republican National Committee and CNN, though the writing surrounding those images was unclear.
Trump, after Sayoc was apprehended, declared that “we must never allow political violence take root in America” and Americans “must unify.” As in comments earlier in the week, he did not mention that the package recipients were all Democrats or officials in Obama’s administration, in addition to CNN, a news network he criticizes almost daily.
Earlier Friday, he complained that “this ‘bomb’ stuff” was taking attention away from the upcoming election and said critics were wrongly blaming him and his heated rhetoric.
The Justice Department scheduled a Friday afternoon news conference in Washington that was to include New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill, whose department investigated the mailings with the FBI.
Law enforcement officials said they had intercepted a dozen packages in states across the country. None had exploded, and it wasn’t immediately clear if they were intended to cause physical harm or simply sow fear and anxiety.
Earlier Friday, authorities said suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper both similar to those containing pipe bombs sent to other prominent critics of Trump had been intercepted.
Investigators believe the mailings were staggered. The U.S. Postal Service searched their facilities 48 hours ago and the most recent packages didn’t turn up. Officials don’t think they were sitting in the system without being spotted. They were working to determine for sure. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
Online court records show that Sayoc in 2002 was arrested and served a year of probation for a felony charge of threatening to throw or place a bomb. No further details were available about the case.
Sayoc was convicted in 2014 for grand theft and misdemeanor theft of less than $300, and in 2013 for battery. In 2004, he faced several felony charges for possession of a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid. He also had several arrests for theft in the 1990s.
He filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2012, informing the court he had $4,175 in personal property and more than $21,000 in debts. His name is also listed on business records tied to dry cleaning and catering businesses. Records show he was born in New York and according to an online resume he attended college in North Carolina.
“Debtor lives with mother, owns no furniture,” Sayoc’s lawyer indicated in a property list.
Investigators were analyzing the innards of the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear just before Election Day.
Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged to explode upon opening. But they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm.
Most of those targeted were past or present U.S. officials, but one was sent to actor Robert De Niro and billionaire George Soros. The bombs have been sent across the country – from New York, Delaware and Washington, D.C., to Florida and California, where Rep. Maxine Waters was targeted. They bore the return address of Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
The common thread among the bomb targets was obvious: their critical words for Trump and his frequent, harsher criticism in return.
The package to Clapper was addressed to him at CNN’s Midtown Manhattan address. Clapper, a frequent Trump critic, told CNN that he was not surprised he was targeted and that he considered the actions “definitely domestic terrorism.”
The devices were packaged in manila envelopes and carried U.S. postage stamps. They were being examined by technicians at the FBI’s forensic lab in Quantico, Virginia.
The packages stoked nationwide tensions ahead of the Nov. 6 election to determine control of Congress a campaign both major political parties have described in near-apocalyptic terms. Politicians from both parties used the threats to decry a toxic political climate and lay blame.
The bombs are about 6 inches long and packed with powder and broken glass, according to a law enforcement official who viewed X-ray images. The official said the devices were made from PVC pipe and covered with black tape.
The first bomb discovered was delivered Monday to the suburban New York compound of Soros, a major contributor to Democratic causes. Soros has called Trump’s presidency “dangerous.”