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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Farm-City Days committee reborn By RICHARD LUKEN The Iola Register
The Iola Police Department, in conjunction with Allen County Regional Hospital, conducted a mock disaster Monday afternoon to impress high school students of the dangers of drinking and driving. The event — a two-car collision — was staged at the corner of Elm and Monroe streets. Iola firefighters and police officers responded to the event, while hospital employees helped set up the “injured.” Above, Kyra Moore, in red, lies motionless on a car hood as the accident’s lone fatality, while Taelyn Sutterby, a passenger in her car, grieves over her friend. At bottom left, Moore’s mother, Lori, is restrained by Iola police officers Tim Francis, foreground, and Brandon Andres. Below, right, Shane Walden is carried from the accident by firefighters/ambulance personnel, from left, Corey Isbell, Terry Staggs and Matthew Sanchez. The mangled vehicles were provided courtesy of T.J.’s Towing in Gas. Iola High School’s junior-senior prom is April 18. REGISTER/RICK DANLEY
Several local residents have stepped forward to preserve the annual Farm-City Days celebration. Iolan Mike Jewell, a longtime Farm-City Days Committee member, told the Register in an email Monday a new committee has taken shape. Next up, the group will begin seeking community involvement for volunteers to run the various attractions. The new committee’s mission: “Re-energize FarmCity Days with new activities and innovative ideas, while keeping the charm that so many of us remember,” Jewell said. Since word spread about the celebration’s potential demise — many of the old committee members resigned from their posts — the committee was inundated with phone calls and interest in the celebration, Jewell said. Some of the past committee members have agreed to stay on as support staff and volunteers, “but they won’t be the initial point of contact anymore,” Jewell said. Christina Ramirez, a sevSee FCD | Page A6
Moran Council considers ATVs By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
MORAN — Moran residents may have a new form of transportation soon. Patrons voiced their requests for the use of ATV and UTV on city roads during the April Moran City Council meeting. Both are utility terrain vehicles typically used for rec-
reational purposes. Community members said Colony allows such vehicles on its city streets. Currently Moran allows golf carts on city roads as long as they are registered with the city. Chief of Police Shane Smith presented the council with limitations and rules for ATV and UTV use within the city limits. Smith said the vehicle
must have insurance and undergo an annual inspection. Councilman Jim Mueller noted Moran is different from Colony because Highway 59 runs through town. Smith said the utility vehicles would not be allowed along U.S. 54 or U.S. 59 but the crossing of U.S. 59 would be allowed. See MORAN | Page A6
Polls open until 7 Iolan Kay Bolt awaits her ballot this morning at the Bass Community Hall, site of the voting for the Iola city and USD 257 elections. Polling places throughout Allen County remain open tonight until 7 o’clock. REGISTER/RICHARD LUKEN
Religious objection laws nothing new for Kansas By JOHN HANNA The Associated Press
Going down Crews began dismantling the old Northrup-Warren house east of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center Monday. The house, owned by the Friends of the Bowlus, a non-profit organization, is being removed to make way for a new loading area for stage equipment, a driveway that leads to a handicap-accessible elevator and an outdoor classroom plaza. REGISTER/SPENCER MICHELSON
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Religious objections measures in Arkansas and Indiana that prompted national criticism are similar to a law Kansas quietly enacted two years ago with the state’s leading gayrights group officially neutral.
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Since then, there has been a major shift in the political context surrounding the debate over legal protections for individuals, groups and businesses objecting to samesex marriage on religious grounds. When Kansas enacted the See KANSAS | Page A6
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