Police report

Arrests reported

Iola police officers arrested Misty Beatty, 43, Iola, for suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery and felony criminal damage to property following a disturbance Monday in the 600 block of North Walnut Street. Also arrested was Katrina Beatty, 42, Iola, for suspicion of battery and interfering with law enforcement.

 

Hit and run reported

Andrew C. Jaimez, 32, was northbound in an alley just west of 318 North St. Nov. 13 when he struck a parked pickup owned by Richard K. Kasper. Iola police officers said Jaimez left the scene without reporting the accident.

 

Vehicles collide

Drew Noble, 27, was turning onto Cottonwood Street from East Garfield Street Nov. 15, when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Watonna D. Parker, who was turning from Cottonwood onto Garfield.

Neither was injured.

 

Parked vehicle hit

Steven R. Jameson, 54, was backing from a parking stall in the 300 block of North Jefferson Ave. Nov. 15 when he struck a parked car owned by Michael R. McCullough.

 

Sign struck

Michael W. Craig, 23, was traveling through the Iola Walmart parking lot Nov. 16 when he struck a handicap parking sign, officers said.

 

Vehicle damaged

Kloma Buckle, Colony, told officers Wednesday somebody damaged her vehicle while it was parked at Iola Walmart.

 

Slumping Red Raiders host Wildcats

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — For Texas Tech, a visit from Kansas State is about keeping bowl hopes alive in the first season under coach Matt Wells.

For the Wildcats, the meeting on Saturday is about postseason positioning now that any chance to reach the Big 12 championship game is gone in the debut year for coach Chris Klieman.

Kansas State’s long-shot hopes to play for the conference title ended with a loss to West Virginia last week, the second consecutive defeat following a three-game winning streak that included No. 8 Oklahoma’s only loss.

“That’s ebbs and flows of your first year,” Klieman said. “We’re going to go through some really positive things, and we’re going to have some hard times. That’s the challenge of being able to right the ship and being able to stay positive.”

The Wildcats (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) are bowl eligible but can boost the profile of their postseason appearance with closing victories against the Red Raiders (4-6, 2-5) and Iowa State. Texas Tech has to win both of its remaining games, with a visit to Texas coming next week.

“We win out, we get that bowl game, and we’re pretty much looking at that as our championship game this year, especially for the seniors,” said defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr., one of the 16 seniors playing his final home game. “We’re only guaranteed two more games, and after that we’re not really sure what’s going to happen.”

The Red Raiders are coming off a 33-31 loss to TCU when they fell behind 24-3 before taking one-point leads in the third and fourth quarters. Jett Duffey, now settled in as the starting quarterback with Alan Bowman deciding to redshirt coming off a shoulder injury, had his fourth 300-yard game of the season.

Kansas State’s Skylar Thompson, a dual threat in a mold similar to Duffey, is on the verge of becoming the school’s fourth quarterback with at least 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing for his career.

“We’re not an explosive offensive group,” Klieman said. “Now, we can be. We’ve shown that in games. But once again, the consistency factor has to come through for us. We need to find more explosive plays. That’s the challenge this week.”

 

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Texas Tech linebacker Jordyn Brooks, among the national leaders in tackles, will be a game-time decision after leaving the TCU game with an injury. Defensive back Douglas Coleman III leads the country with eight interceptions and is tied for second on Texas Tech’s career single-season list.

 

K-STATE RUNNING BACKS

Joe Ervin was suspended last week for a violation of team rules, and the Wildcats have to decide to play him or possibly use a redshirt year since he has played four games. James Gilbert, who is 10th among active players with 3,424 career yards rushing and eighth with 36 touchdowns, missed practice early in the week with an injury.

 

WILDCATS IN CONTROL

Kansas State leads the series 10-9 thanks to seven wins in the past eight meetings. That included a 42-35 win in Lubbock two years ago when the Wildcats erased an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Thompson, then a freshman, ran for a touchdown before a tying 2-point conversion and threw what ended up being the winning TD pass in overtime.

“That was probably one of my favorite memories at K-State, even though it was one of my first ones,” Thompson said.

 

BRIEFLY

It’s the first Big 12 night game for Texas Tech under Wells. … The Wildcats have allowed the fewest third-down conversions in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 29. They were the last team in the country to give up a fourth-down conversion, two weeks ago against Texas. … The Red Raiders finished the 2015 regular season with victories over Kansas State and Texas. … Klieman needs one victory to tie for the most by a first-year coach at Kansas State.

Anniversary: Gary and Froncie Wood

A family dinner is planned in honor of Gary and Froncie Wood of Moran, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 30.

Gary Wood, son of Paul and Ruth (Mattson) Wood and Froncie Miller, daughter of Ivan and Bernice (Neth) Miller, were married Nov. 30, 1969, in Yates Center. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Richard Johnson.

They live on a farm in rural Moran, where Gary continues to farm. Froncie is a retired deputy vehicle clerk at the Allen County Treasurer’s Office.

The couple has two children, Lori Paddock and her husband, Brent, Mound City, and Angie Wood, Moran. The Paddocks have two children, Tyler, 18, a Kansas State University student, and Megan, 16, a sophomore at Jayhawk-Linn High School.

A card shower has been requested. Correspondence may be sent to the Woods at 855 3400 St., Moran, KS 66755.

Cyclones seek fifth straight win over Kansas

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The last-second win over Texas was cathartic for an Iowa State team that had suffered a series of heartbreaking defeats.

The Cyclones (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) will look to capitalize on that momentum — and clinch a third consecutive winning season — when they host Kansas (3-7, 1-6) on Saturday.

Iowa State, which lost to No. 19 Iowa, No. 13 Baylor and No. 8 Oklahoma by four combined points, defeated the Longhorns 23-21 last weekend on Connor Assalley’s 36-yard field goal as time expired. The win not only helped the Cyclones’ bowl prospects, it gave the program a badly-needed boost after its Big 12 title game hopes were dashed.

The Cyclones have won four straight games over the Jayhawks and are 24 ½-point favorites. But Kansas has shown improvement in 2019, and Iowa State coach Matt Campbell credits that to new coach Les Miles.

“They’ve got talent, they’ve got playmakers. But I think the big difference that you’ve seen right now is the belief that he’s been able to instill in them to go on the road,” Campbell said. “I think their kids believe, their kids play with a really high spirit.”

SPUTTERING JAYHAWKS

Kansas’s offense, which scored 48 points in a two-point loss at Texas and 37 in a win over Texas Tech in October, has hit a wall in November. The Jayhawks scored just 23 points against Kansas State and Oklahoma State in losses that came by an average of 23 points. The running game has sputtered this month for Kansas, which totaled just 100 yards on the ground against the Wildcats and Cowboys.

“I can tell you that our kids are still fighting. I looked at that film (of the Oklahoma State game) and I wanted to be very critical and I was not,” Miles said. “We made mistakes. Mistakes can be corrected.”

 

PURDY’S MAGIC

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy is one of four players nationally with at least 22 passing touchdowns and seven rushing TDs, joining Ohio State’s Justin Fields, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma. Purdy, a sophomore, is also fourth in the country with eight 300-yard games of total offense. Purdy’s 22 touchdown passes this season is a new school record.

 

BACK TO BACK

Despite the Jayhawks’ recent struggles on the ground, Pooka Williams remains one of the best running backs in the Big 12.

Only Chuba Hubbard and Hurts have more yards on the ground than Williams, who has 791 at 4.9 yards per carry. Iowa State freshman Breece Hall, who grew up in Wichita, ranks sixth in the league with 686 yards rushing, even though he came off the bench in the Cyclones’ first five games.

 

EXTRA POINTS

Iowa State has outscored Kansas 72-3 in their last two meetings. … The Jayhawks rank 126th out of 130 FBS teams in rushing defense. They’re allowing 236 yards a game on the ground. … The Cyclones are outgaining their opponents by 121.4 yards a game. … Iowa State beat Kansas 45-0 in 2017, the last time this matchup was in Ames. That was the largest margin of victory in 98 meetings between the teams.

 

HE SAID IT

“I didn’t expect this to be a one-season stop. I figured that we would be doing long-term work here, and frankly, I think the work that we have done speaks for itself.” — Miles.

Bye week gives Mahomes time to finally get healthy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes grew up in baseball clubhouses as the son of a big league pitcher, then gravitated toward football and began making his mark on high school football fields all across Texas.

He continued to make his mark in college and now the NFL.

But strangely enough, the comparisons that people are making to the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback these days have nothing to do with baseball or football. They have to do with basketball.

Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt recalled the heady days of Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls — his family still retains an ownership stake in the franchise — and how His Airness turned the NBA team into a global brand. Hunt sees similar characteristics in his brilliant young quarterback.

“When you have a successful team, that helps. And obviously when you have a star player, that also helps,” Hunt said. “Michael did a lot to grow their brand not only nationally but on an international basis. To some degree, Patrick gives us that same opportunity.”

On the field, Mahomes’ cool demeanor, improvisational skills and ability to do things with a ball that others only dream of have prompted comparisons to Golden Star Warriors star Steph Curry.

“It’s obviously really cool and amazing to be compared to someone like that,” said Mahomes, who has guided the Chiefs into their bye week at 7-4 and in control of the AFC West.

“For me,” Mahomes continued,” I have so much longer to go getting anywhere near that level. Those guys have been consistent and great every single year and for their entire career, and for me, I’m just getting started and I understand that. I obviously love to hear it and love to see it, but I know I have so much to prove to even get anywhere near that.”

He’s certainly been providing plenty of proof.

Mahomes shattered just about every franchise passing record in his first season as the starter, leading the Chiefs to the AFC title game and taking home the league’s MVP award.

And while his follow-up season may not have the same eye-popping numbers, an argument could be made that the precocious son of longtime big leaguer Pat Mahomes has been even better this season.

In parts of nine games, Mahomes has thrown for at least three touchdowns five times. He’s leading the league in yards per attempt, third in yards per game and the same in quarterback rating. And he’s only thrown two interceptions, tied with Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers for best in the NFL.

That’s some pretty good company.

He’s still making the did-you-see-that no-look throws. Jump passes are still in his arsenal. He can still deliver the ball with incredible velocity and accuracy with just about any arm angle, whether he’s in the pocket or on the run, under pressure or with plenty of time to survey the field.

“Everything you read about him is true,” Ravens defensive coordinator Don Martindale said. “You defend the first play, then the second play during that first play is when he extends the play. That’s where he makes some of his unbelievable plays.”

Those things are all easy to see, though. Less obvious are his improved decision-making and leadership — the latter in part a natural byproduct of having a successful season under his belt.

To a man, the Chiefs acknowledge they would follow Mahomes just about anywhere.

“We see it all week during practice,” Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins said. “This is the time where people be like, ‘Oh, wow!’ But all week he goes through practice, he tries these hard throws and he’s literally on point. We just looking like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s just Pat being Pat.’”

Making his performances this season more remarkable? Mahomes hasn’t been healthy since Week 1.

He sprained his ankle in the Chiefs’ season-opening win in Jacksonville, then aggravated it a couple of more times but never missed a game. Then in Denver, on a seemingly innocuous quarterback sneak, Mahomes dislocated his kneecap and wound up missing the next two games.

He returned to throw for 446 yards and three touchdowns in a shootout loss at Tennessee.

Mahomes was solid again last week in Mexico City, leading the Chiefs to an important win over the division-rival Chargers. He only threw for 181 yards with a touchdown and an interception — modest and unspectacular by his standards — but he ran for a big first down and made the plays that mattered.

Now, he gets to enjoy a long-awaited bye and get a bit healthier for the stretch run.

That bodes well for the Chiefs. Not so much for the teams on their remaining schedule.

“Yeah, listen, I think he’s been feeling better — physically feeling better,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “He’s been kind of battling through the injury and I think starting kind of mid-week (last week), I mean, he was going, ‘Man, I’m feeling better here,’ and I think that sure paid off.”

Small quakes rattle Oklahoma

FAIRMONT, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports two earthquakes, including one of magnitude 3.6, were recorded in northern Oklahoma and felt across Kansas and as far away as north Texas.

The larger quake at 11:44 p.m. Thursday was followed by a magnitude 2.5 quake about 30 minutes later. Both were near Fairmont, about 63 miles   north of Oklahoma City.

The larger quake was reported felt in Newton, Kansas, 168 miles to the north, and in Mineral Wells, Texas, 247 miles to the south.

Court report

DISTRICT COURT

Judge Daniel Creitz

Civil cases filed:

State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Rachelle L. Robertson, other domestic

State of Kansas ex rel DCF vs. Anthony M. Larios, other domestic

Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Aaron and Erin Jones, mortgage foreclosure

Marriage licenses issued:

Justin W. Hunsley and Heather L. Hunsley

Ethan Jirak and Maggie Wilson

 

MAGISTRATE COURT

Judge Tod Davis

Convicted of no seat belt and fined $30:

Eric D. Smith, LaHarpe

Ronald R. Poffenbarger, Iola

Levi A. Howard, Iola

Maxmillian H. Myers III, Webb City, Mo.

Courtney S. Adams, Iola

Larry D. South II, Walnut

Convicted of speeding:

John T. Wood, Overland Park, 92/65, $276

John J. Leonard, Coffeyville, 75/65, $153

Samuel P. Anderson, Olathe, 75/65, $153

Ian S. Anderson, Kansas City, Kan., 75/65, $153

Kimberly R. Hartley, Roseville, Minn., 75/65, $153

Kathy E. Melvin, Moore, Okla., 75/65, $153

Darlene D. Conyers, Blue Ridge, Texas, 75/65, $153

Leah D. Duncan, Coffeyville, 85/65, $213

Roy D. Snyder Jr., Kingwood, Texas, 82/65, $195

Christy L. Hurst, Chanute, 85/65, $213

Lian S. Piang, Mission, 80/65, $183

Charles E. Jacobs, Owasso, Okla., 87/65, $231

Baird L. Townsend, Olathe, 92/65, $469

Danisha B. Amann, Chanute, 83/65, $201

Patricia A. Noonan, Chanute, 75/65, $153

Joseph W. Sommer, Collinsville, Okla., 75/65, $153

Jaelynn M. Freese, Kansas City, Kan., 78/65, $171

Katherine E. Wurzer, Parkville, Mo., 78/65, $196

Jamie D. Ritchie, Sand Springs, Okla., 75/65, $153

Chase E. Dudley, Moran, 75/65, $153

Kimberley K. Matney, Osawatomie, 75/65, $153

Katherine M. Hill, Owasso, Okla., 80/65, $183

Jessica S. Sauer, Coralville, Iowa, 75/65, $153

John K. Deer, Tulsa, Okla., 75/65, $153

Rachel C. Farris, Kingman, Ariz., 75/65, $153

Joseph T. Lacroix, St. Charles, Mo., 73/55, $201

Stacy R. Rath, Peculiar, Mo., 90/65, $258

Molly M. Brizuela, Kansas City, Mo., 81/65, $213

Caleb C. Spencer, Iola, 78/65, $171

Irving R. Ramirez-Lopez, Island Lake, Ill., 84/65, $207

Ting Chen, Olathe, 85/65, $213

Haylee A. Kush, Mission, 95/65, $285

Margaret K. Doss, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 82/65, $195

Asif A. Ali, Frisco, Texas, 79/65, $177

Kyle G.C. Cuppy, Iola, 80/65, $183

Convicted as follows:

Joshua R. Swearengin, Savonburg, driving while suspended, $658

Marco A. Iazzetta, Broken Arrow, Okla., no driver’s license, 75/65, $273

Jacob C. Wester, Overland Park, no registration, 75/65, $153

Luis A. Avellaneda Huerta, Dallas, Texas, no driver’s license, 84/65, $327

Virginia Rangel Calzonzintl, Iola, no driver’s license, $228

Candy M. Dilley, Humboldt, failure to yield, $303

Alicia J. Hodo, Chanute, DUI, $1,633

Laura A. Grover, Independence, driving on left in no-passing zone, $183

Laina L. Kanuho, Kincaid, no insurance, no driver’s license, $408

Larry J. Kress, Humboldt, transporting an open container, $208

Timothy D. Yokum, Humboldt, transporting an open container, $718

Rosa L. Williams Anael, Shawnee, no driver’s license, $228

Paul Nunnery, LaHarpe, domestic battery, $868

Matthew A. Burton, Independence, driving while a habitual violator

Michael D. Johnson, Moran, driving while suspended, $1,018

Chevy C. Crook, Waverly, pedestrian under the influence, $563

Tamara L. Obermiller, failure to wear seatbelt, no child safety restraint, $442

Russell J. Erwin, Nevada, Mo., failure to yield to emergency vehicle, $183

Chester J. Richards, Coyville, no seatbelt, $152

Belinda F. Hardin, Pleasant Hill, Mo., no driver’s license, $228

Cases deferred with fines assessed:

Clayton D. Abbott, Iola, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $933

Austin D. Kimbrell, Independence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $933

Virgil J. Parman, Grant City, Mo., possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $933

Kristy L. Little, Humboldt, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, $183

James R. Jones, Moran, DUI, refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test, $1,433

Abigail Oliver, Iola, possession of drug paraphernalia, $533

Criminal cases filed:

Warren Odom, LaHarpe, violation of Kansas offender registration act

Joe A. Stevens III, Iola, violation of a stalking order

Joshua L. Rowe, Iola, violation of a protection order

Byron L. Sanchez, Chetopa, aggravated domestic battery

Jessica L. Koopman, Iola, possession of methamphetamine, aggravated endangering a child, possession of drug paraphernalia

Patrick J. Thomas, Iola, possession of methamphetamine, aggravated endangering a child, possession of drug paraphernalia

Joshua D. Martin, possession of methamphetamine, aggravated endangering a child, possession of drug paraphernalia

Katrina A. Beatty, Iola, distribution of methamphetamine, aggravated endangering a child

Jason W. Axon, Iola, distribution of marijuana

Alexis L. Goldner, Humboldt, possession of marijuana

Conor D. House, Iola, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Kaitlyn D. Rogers, Iola, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Donald J. Boudreaux, Iola, domestic battery

Hayden T. White, Iola, theft by deception

Amber N. Finney, Wichita, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Cindy L. Reynolds, Humboldt, possession of marijuana

Robert A. Peterson Jr., Iola, obstruction apprehension of a felon

Kristy L. Little, Humboldt, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Alyssa B. Stewart, Elsmore, criminal deprivation of property

Contract cases filed:

Midland Funding LLC vs. Amanda Zimmerman

University of Kansas Health System vs. Matthew C. and Chi Wiggin

 

IOLA MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge Patti Boyd

Convicted as follows with fines assessed:

Johnny M. Brown, Gas, parking zone violation, $30

Ryan K. Goodsell, Wichita, possession of marijuana, criminal damage, $685

Alex D. Morrison, Iola, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to yield, $275

Nickolas L. Trester, Iola, no insurance, no registration, $435

Chester William Cook

Chester William Cook, age 86, of Savonburg, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born on Oct. 9, 1933 on the farm outside of Elsmore, the son of George and Mabel (Hibbs) Cook.

Chester was raised in Elsmore and graduated from Elsmore High School. On Nov. 25, 1953, he married Betty Mariucci in Chanute; she survives him of the home.

Chester was proud to be a farmer and he enjoyed watching his cattle. He also worked in the oil field for Consolidated Oil in Chanute.

Chester served in U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.

He enjoyed working with his team of pulling ponies, fishing and going dancing with Betty on Saturday nights. Chester and Betty also enjoyed taking the family in the 5th-wheel and visiting many state fairs in the surrounding states. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him.

Chester is survived by his wife, Betty Cook of the home; children Bonnie Brynds and husband Ted, Jr. of Greenfield, Mo., Rick Cook of Fredonia, Cathy Bogart and husband Bo of Texas City, Texas, Debbie Brillhart and husband Norman of Fort Scott, Gerri Carrell and husband Ron of Clearwater, Richard Cook and wife Tracey of Chanute; sister, Edna Dix of Humboldt; 24 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Chester was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Louise Starliper and Alma Lacey; grandson, Brent Cook and nephew, John Starliper.

The family will greet friends and family from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Elsmore United Methodist Church in Elsmore. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Elsmore Cemetery. The Chanute Honor Guard will be in charge of military honors. Online condolences may be left at:  www.countrysidefh.com. The family suggests memorials to be made to ACARF or Children’s Mercy Hospital and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home, 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.