BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accidental shooting in Barton County.

Just after 2:30p.m. October 30,&nbsp; sheriff’s deputies responded to 30 SE. 10th Rd., Red Barn Pet Products after a subject at that location had been struck by gunfire, according to sheriff Brian Bellendir.

Upon arrival officers contacted Eria Pando who stated she was standing near the guard shack when she heard the report from a gunshot to the south. At the same time, she heard a bullet ricochet off a metal surface and felt a sharp pain in her leg. The bullet then fell to the ground and was later recovered by Sheriff’s deputies.

Pando received a slight laceration to the calf from the round. She received first aid from personnel at the facility and declined further medical treatment.

Deputies immediately searched the area for someone shooting to the south of the facility but were unable to locate anyone. The round was jacketed and appears to have come from a larger caliber rifle.

The Sheriff’s Office urges anyone engaged in shooting activities to practice standard safety precautions and know where your bullet is going to stop. Causing injury or death to another person may result in criminal or civil litigation

BARTON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accidental shooting in Barton County.Just after 2:30p.m. October 30,&nbsp; sheriff’s deputies responded to 30 SE. 10th Rd., Red Barn Pet Products after a subject at that location had been struck by gunfire, according to sheriff Brian Bellendir.Upon arrival officers contacted Eria Pando who stated she was standing near the guard shack when she heard the report from a gunshot to the south. At the same time, she heard a bullet ricochet off a metal surface and felt a sharp pain in her leg. The bullet then fell to the ground and was later recovered by Sheriff’s deputies.Pando received a slight laceration to the calf from the round. She received first aid from personnel at the facility and declined further medical treatment.Deputies immediately searched the area for someone shooting to the south of the facility but were unable to locate anyone. The round was jacketed and appears to have come from a larger caliber rifle.The Sheriff’s Office urges anyone engaged in shooting activities to practice standard safety precautions and know where your bullet is going to stop. Causing injury or death to another person may result in criminal or civil litigation

Sheriff: Kan. woman wounded by stray bullet

Wesley John Turner of Quinter departed this world to be with his Lord &amp; Savior on October 16, 2020, at the age of 83, due to complications of Covid-19 after a short stay at the Gove County LTC.

Wes was born July 30, 1937 on a farm in rural Quinter, KS to Lee Marlin and Della Kathryn (Long) Turner. He attended Bloomfield Country School through 8th grade, graduated from Quinter High School in 1955, and went on to attend Fort Hays State University for two years before moving back to Quinter with his wife and children to raise his family.

He married his high school sweetheart Loretta Phlieger, also of Quinter, on September 24, 1955 at St. Michael’s Church in Collyer, KS. They celebrated 65 wonderful years of marriage in September.&nbsp; Wes and Loretta owned and operated Turner’s Locker at 4th and Main for over 20 years, from the early 1960's to the late 1980’s. Wes was also a volunteer fireman and one of the eight original founders of the Quinter Ambulance Service in 1973.

Wes and Loretta joined Amway in 1977. They travelled extensively around the country as they built their new business and made many new friends along the way. In May 2001 they travelled to Odessa, Ukraine to visit the Black Sea villages of Loretta’s German ancestors, as well as touring through parts of Germany, France, Austria, and Italy.

Wes loved flying and earned his pilot’s license in the 1960’s. He enjoyed taking his children on short trips and flew occasionally to Arizona to visit friends and family. His outgoing, gregarious nature made him a popular visitor as he traveled throughout Western Kansas as an independent operator of the “Sausage Man” business.

Wes loved his family selflessly. He never met a stranger. He loved gardening, tinkering in his shop, and most of all music. As a child he grew up in a musical family in a time before television when church, hard work, visiting neighbors and music were the core of family life. He played numerous instruments, notably banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and guitar. All of his children were in the QHS band.

He is survived by his wife Loretta and seven children: Terry of Parker, CO, Kristy Gerhardt and husband Randy of Salina, KS, Karla Murray and husband Rick of Goodland, KS, Wayne of Tampa, FL, Tom of Aurora, CO, Steve and Rinnie of San Francisco, CA,&nbsp; Levi and wife Debra from Iola, TX; 5 grandchildren: Cassie Murray, Hailey Murray, Meghan Turner, Michael Turner, and Brogan Turner; and six great-grandchildren: Jayden, Brinley, Presley, Emberley, Ryker, and Brylee Jo. He is also survived by brother Max and wife Gladys of Burlington, KS; sister Louise Hisey of Colorado Springs, CO; as well as many nieces and nephews who dearly loved him. He was preceded in death by parents Lee and Della, sister Twila Yowell, and brother Roland.

His nephew Ray had this to say: “Wes’ laugh was infectious. His enthusiasm for music was endearing. His humility was his strength. His love for his family was evident. Wes was a good man.”

At this time, a private family service will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Collyer, KS. with Fr. Charlie Steier as Celebrant. Graveside services are open to all and will be held at St. Michael’s Cemetery at 11:30 am, Saturday, November 7, 2020.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the QHS Music Department in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 S. Main, Quinter, KS 67752.

Condolences may be left online at www.schmittfuneral.com.

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 </figure>Wesley John Turner of Quinter departed this world to be with his Lord &amp; Savior on October 16, 2020, at the age of 83, due to complications of Covid-19 after a short stay at the Gove County LTC.Wes was born July 30, 1937 on a farm in rural Quinter, KS to Lee Marlin and Della Kathryn (Long) Turner. He attended Bloomfield Country School through 8th grade, graduated from Quinter High School in 1955, and went on to attend Fort Hays State University for two years before moving back to Quinter with his wife and children to raise his family.He married his high school sweetheart Loretta Phlieger, also of Quinter, on September 24, 1955 at St. Michael’s Church in Collyer, KS. They celebrated 65 wonderful years of marriage in September.&nbsp; Wes and Loretta owned and operated Turner’s Locker at 4th and Main for over 20 years, from the early 1960's to the late 1980’s. Wes was also a volunteer fireman and one of the eight original founders of the Quinter Ambulance Service in 1973.Wes and Loretta joined Amway in 1977. They travelled extensively around the country as they built their new business and made many new friends along the way. In May 2001 they travelled to Odessa, Ukraine to visit the Black Sea villages of Loretta’s German ancestors, as well as touring through parts of Germany, France, Austria, and Italy.Wes loved flying and earned his pilot’s license in the 1960’s. He enjoyed taking his children on short trips and flew occasionally to Arizona to visit friends and family. His outgoing, gregarious nature made him a popular visitor as he traveled throughout Western Kansas as an independent operator of the “Sausage Man” business.Wes loved his family selflessly. He never met a stranger. He loved gardening, tinkering in his shop, and most of all music. As a child he grew up in a musical family in a time before television when church, hard work, visiting neighbors and music were the core of family life. He played numerous instruments, notably banjo, mandolin, ukulele, and guitar. All of his children were in the QHS band.He is survived by his wife Loretta and seven children: Terry of Parker, CO, Kristy Gerhardt and husband Randy of Salina, KS, Karla Murray and husband Rick of Goodland, KS, Wayne of Tampa, FL, Tom of Aurora, CO, Steve and Rinnie of San Francisco, CA,&nbsp; Levi and wife Debra from Iola, TX; 5 grandchildren: Cassie Murray, Hailey Murray, Meghan Turner, Michael Turner, and Brogan Turner; and six great-grandchildren: Jayden, Brinley, Presley, Emberley, Ryker, and Brylee Jo. He is also survived by brother Max and wife Gladys of Burlington, KS; sister Louise Hisey of Colorado Springs, CO; as well as many nieces and nephews who dearly loved him. He was preceded in death by parents Lee and Della, sister Twila Yowell, and brother Roland.His nephew Ray had this to say: “Wes’ laugh was infectious. His enthusiasm for music was endearing. His humility was his strength. His love for his family was evident. Wes was a good man.”At this time, a private family service will be held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Collyer, KS. with Fr. Charlie Steier as Celebrant. Graveside services are open to all and will be held at St. Michael’s Cemetery at 11:30 am, Saturday, November 7, 2020.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the QHS Music Department in care of Schmitt Funeral Home, 901 S. Main, Quinter, KS 67752.Condolences may be left online at www.schmittfuneral.com.

Wesley John Turner

TOPEKA&nbsp;– The State of Kansas continues to see revenue growth over the same month of the last fiscal year. October's total tax receipts were $596.6 million, an 11.7% or $62.6 million increase over the estimate. That is 7.9%, or $43.6 million, more than October of Fiscal Year 2020, according to a media release from the Kansas Dept. of Revenue.

"As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Kansans and threaten our state's economic uncertainty, Congress must pass an economic relief bill,"&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly said.&nbsp;"While the positive revenue trends are encouraging, the future of this revenue growth will be tied to the support we get from Washington and to every Kansas community using the tools we know work to slow the spread of COVID-19."

Individual income tax collections were $283.6 million, a 9.1%, or $23.6 million, increase from the estimate. That is 9.1%, or $23.6 million, more than collected in October of FY 2020. Corporate income tax collections were 74.0%, or $11.1 million, more than estimated with $26.1 million collected. That is a 0.5%, or $138,011, decrease from last October.

Retail sales tax collections were up $13.0 million from the estimate with $211.0 million collected. Those collections are 5.1%, or $10.2 million, more than the same month last fiscal year. Compensating use tax collections were $50.7 million. That is a double-digit growth of 30.0%, or $11.7 million, more than the estimate. Those collections were also 21.6% more than the previous October.

"This revenue growth, while unmistakably positive, has to continuously be assessed against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty it causes for the economy going into the winter months,"&nbsp;Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart said.

The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group meets Friday, November 6, to discuss the economic outlook of the state and the State General Fund. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group is made up of representatives of the Division of the Budget, Department of Revenue, Legislative Research Department, and one consulting economist each from the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and Wichita State University.

TOPEKA&nbsp;– The State of Kansas continues to see revenue growth over the same month of the last fiscal year. October's total tax receipts were $596.6 million, an 11.7% or $62.6 million increase over the estimate. That is 7.9%, or $43.6 million, more than October of Fiscal Year 2020, according to a media release from the Kansas Dept. of Revenue."As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Kansans and threaten our state's economic uncertainty, Congress must pass an economic relief bill,"&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly said.&nbsp;"While the positive revenue trends are encouraging, the future of this revenue growth will be tied to the support we get from Washington and to every Kansas community using the tools we know work to slow the spread of COVID-19."Individual income tax collections were $283.6 million, a 9.1%, or $23.6 million, increase from the estimate. That is 9.1%, or $23.6 million, more than collected in October of FY 2020. Corporate income tax collections were 74.0%, or $11.1 million, more than estimated with $26.1 million collected. That is a 0.5%, or $138,011, decrease from last October.Retail sales tax collections were up $13.0 million from the estimate with $211.0 million collected. Those collections are 5.1%, or $10.2 million, more than the same month last fiscal year. Compensating use tax collections were $50.7 million. That is a double-digit growth of 30.0%, or $11.7 million, more than the estimate. Those collections were also 21.6% more than the previous October."This revenue growth, while unmistakably positive, has to continuously be assessed against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty it causes for the economy going into the winter months,"&nbsp;Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Mark Burghart said.The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group meets Friday, November 6, to discuss the economic outlook of the state and the State General Fund. The Consensus Revenue Estimating Group is made up of representatives of the Division of the Budget, Department of Revenue, Legislative Research Department, and one consulting economist each from the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, and Wichita State University.

Kan. October total tax revenues 11.9% over estimates

Carl L. Barnett, 68, of Colby, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Via 
Christi St. Francis, in Wichita, KS. He was born February 4, 1952, in 
Colby, to Floyd and Mildred (Hawkins) Barnett. 

Carl graduated from 
Golden Plains High School in 1970. On August 22, 1971 he married Betty 
Ann Dible, in Rexford, KS. Carl joined the National Guard in 1972 and 
served for 6 years. He was a farmer, had cattle and calves. Carl enjoyed
 having a school bus route and driving the activity bus for Golden 
Plains. He drove the bus for 39 years. He was a member of the Rexford 
American Legion. Carl enjoyed fishing, golfing, cards and his morning 
coffee group. He was an avid Wisconsin Badgers basketball fan. Carl 
loved bus trips and traveling, especially to his grandchildren’s 
activities, which he never missed. 
Carl was preceded in death by his parents. 
He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Colby; children, Jay (Kimberly) 
Barnett, of Colby and Jill (Scott) Ptacek, of Garden City, KS and 
grandchildren, Taylor and Brianna Barnett and Brooke and Chloe Ptacek. 
Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Baalmann 
Mortuary, Colby, KS. Funeral Service is 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 4,
 2020 at the Rexford Community Church, Rexford, KS, with burial in the 
Rexford Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church and can be sent 
in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For 
information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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 </figure>Carl L. Barnett, 68, of Colby, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Via 
Christi St. Francis, in Wichita, KS. He was born February 4, 1952, in 
Colby, to Floyd and Mildred (Hawkins) Barnett. Carl graduated from 
Golden Plains High School in 1970. On August 22, 1971 he married Betty 
Ann Dible, in Rexford, KS. Carl joined the National Guard in 1972 and 
served for 6 years. He was a farmer, had cattle and calves. Carl enjoyed
 having a school bus route and driving the activity bus for Golden 
Plains. He drove the bus for 39 years. He was a member of the Rexford 
American Legion. Carl enjoyed fishing, golfing, cards and his morning 
coffee group. He was an avid Wisconsin Badgers basketball fan. Carl 
loved bus trips and traveling, especially to his grandchildren’s 
activities, which he never missed. 
Carl was preceded in death by his parents. 
He is survived by his wife, Betty, of Colby; children, Jay (Kimberly) 
Barnett, of Colby and Jill (Scott) Ptacek, of Garden City, KS and 
grandchildren, Taylor and Brianna Barnett and Brooke and Chloe Ptacek. 
Visitation is 5-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Baalmann 
Mortuary, Colby, KS. Funeral Service is 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 4,
 2020 at the Rexford Community Church, Rexford, KS, with burial in the 
Rexford Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the church and can be sent 
in care of Baalmann Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For 
information or condolences visit www.baalmannmortuary.com&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Carl L. Barnett

Peggy Joan Culver, 84, died on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Lane County 
Hospital in Dighton. She was born on July 3, 1936, at Shields the 
daughter of Melvin A. Reed &amp; Estella (Toots) Torson. She married 
Jerry Culver on October 15, 1955, at Dighton. 
Peggy graduated from Dighton High School in 1954 and then Cosmetology 
School in Wichita. She started working for Blanche McKelvey before 
moving to Liberal for a short time, then opened Nu-Charm Beauty Salon in
 Dighton in 1960. In 1969, she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska,for 47 years 
where she had two beauty salons and also operated a beauty school. She 
had served on the State Boards of Cosmetology in both Kansas and Alaska.
 She had volunteered in Alaska by flying to the Nome and Bristol Bay 
areas, taking a dog sled to villages and doing hair for the native 
women, at times getting paid with fish. She enjoyed bowling, ceramics, 
playing cards, her family activities and cooking Elephant Ears for 
family and guests. She moved back to Kansas in 2016 and lived in 
Cimarron for a short time before returning to Dighton. She was a member
 of the First Christian Church in Dighton. 
Peggy touched a lot of heads and hearts, she will forever be remembered and missed. 
She is survived by her Husband- Jerry Culver of Dighton, 2 Sons- Donald 
“Buster” Culver of Fairbanks, Alaska and Kirk and Diana Culver of 
Dighton, 2 Sisters- Patsy Redburn of Dighton and Nancy Martin of Monet, 
Missouri, 5 Grandchildren- Shyla, Caleb, Vanessa, Cameron &amp; Rick and
 7 Great-Grandchildren- Ezra, Aidyn, Oryan, Harper, Charley, Jerry &amp;
 Vivian. She was preceded in death by her Parents and Step-Father- Art 
Fuller. 
Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 7, at the First 
Christian Church in Dighton. There will be Memorial Service in 
Fairbanks, Alaska in the summer of 2021.

Memorials are suggested to St 
Jude Children’s Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home.  Condolences
 may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

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 </figure>Peggy Joan Culver, 84, died on Monday, October 12, 2020, at Lane County 
Hospital in Dighton. She was born on July 3, 1936, at Shields the 
daughter of Melvin A. Reed &amp; Estella (Toots) Torson. She married 
Jerry Culver on October 15, 1955, at Dighton. 
Peggy graduated from Dighton High School in 1954 and then Cosmetology 
School in Wichita. She started working for Blanche McKelvey before 
moving to Liberal for a short time, then opened Nu-Charm Beauty Salon in
 Dighton in 1960. In 1969, she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska,for 47 years 
where she had two beauty salons and also operated a beauty school. She 
had served on the State Boards of Cosmetology in both Kansas and Alaska.
 She had volunteered in Alaska by flying to the Nome and Bristol Bay 
areas, taking a dog sled to villages and doing hair for the native 
women, at times getting paid with fish. She enjoyed bowling, ceramics, 
playing cards, her family activities and cooking Elephant Ears for 
family and guests. She moved back to Kansas in 2016 and lived in 
Cimarron for a short time before returning to Dighton. She was a member
 of the First Christian Church in Dighton. 
Peggy touched a lot of heads and hearts, she will forever be remembered and missed. 
She is survived by her Husband- Jerry Culver of Dighton, 2 Sons- Donald 
“Buster” Culver of Fairbanks, Alaska and Kirk and Diana Culver of 
Dighton, 2 Sisters- Patsy Redburn of Dighton and Nancy Martin of Monet, 
Missouri, 5 Grandchildren- Shyla, Caleb, Vanessa, Cameron &amp; Rick and
 7 Great-Grandchildren- Ezra, Aidyn, Oryan, Harper, Charley, Jerry &amp;
 Vivian. She was preceded in death by her Parents and Step-Father- Art 
Fuller. 
Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, November 7, at the First 
Christian Church in Dighton. There will be Memorial Service in 
Fairbanks, Alaska in the summer of 2021. Memorials are suggested to St 
Jude Children’s Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences
 may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

Peggy Joan Culver

Orville Leon Pruter, 84, died on Friday, October 30, 2020, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas.

Orville was born on November 17, 1935, at Natoma, Ks to Alvin and Yvonne (Goad) Pruter. He grew up on the family farm north of Natoma.  He graduated in the class of 1953, from Natoma High School.  On June 5, 1955,  he was united in marriage to Betty Zweifel at the Amherst EUB Church.  They had 5 sons and one daughter.  Orville worked in the oil fields, 14 years at Western Power and Light in Plainville, Kansas and he drove the activity bus for local school district. He was an avid farmer and worked for the County of Osborne Highway Department.  Orville and Betty were nominated to the Osborne County Hall of Fame in 2016.

He loved singing in the church choir, working with the county tourism and being with family and friends.

He was a member of the Osborne County tourism, Kansas Sampler Foundation, Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging and a member of the Natoma Heritage Seekers.

He leaves behind wife Betty, of the home; children Gale (Teresa), Daryl (Lisa), Douglas (Dina), and Kevin (France’).  He has 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and very good friends.

Orville was preceded in death by father Alvin, Mother Yvonne, 2 brothers and daughter and one son.  He will be greatly missed.

A graveside service to celebrate Orville’s life will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, November 05, 2020, at the Natoma City Cemetery in Natoma, Kansas.  Viewing will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, November 04, 2020, at the mortuary in Russell, Kansas.  Memorials may be given to the Natoma Public Library or Pohlman Heritage Museum and sent in care of the mortuary at 610 N. Maple St.  Russell, Kansas 67665.  Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell and Natoma, Kansas, are in charge of the graveside services.

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 </figure>Orville Leon Pruter, 84, died on Friday, October 30, 2020, at the Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas.Orville was born on November 17, 1935, at Natoma, Ks to Alvin and Yvonne (Goad) Pruter. He grew up on the family farm north of Natoma. He graduated in the class of 1953, from Natoma High School. On June 5, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Zweifel at the Amherst EUB Church. They had 5 sons and one daughter. Orville worked in the oil fields, 14 years at Western Power and Light in Plainville, Kansas and he drove the activity bus for local school district. He was an avid farmer and worked for the County of Osborne Highway Department. Orville and Betty were nominated to the Osborne County Hall of Fame in 2016.He loved singing in the church choir, working with the county tourism and being with family and friends.He was a member of the Osborne County tourism, Kansas Sampler Foundation, Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging and a member of the Natoma Heritage Seekers.He leaves behind wife Betty, of the home; children Gale (Teresa), Daryl (Lisa), Douglas (Dina), and Kevin (France’). He has 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and very good friends.Orville was preceded in death by father Alvin, Mother Yvonne, 2 brothers and daughter and one son. He will be greatly missed.A graveside service to celebrate Orville’s life will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, November 05, 2020, at the Natoma City Cemetery in Natoma, Kansas. Viewing will be from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, November 04, 2020, at the mortuary in Russell, Kansas. Memorials may be given to the Natoma Public Library or Pohlman Heritage Museum and sent in care of the mortuary at 610 N. Maple St. Russell, Kansas 67665. Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary of Russell and Natoma, Kansas, are in charge of the graveside services.

Orville Leon Pruter

Wanda Jean (Stull) Braun, 92, of Hays, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at the Via Christi Village in Hays.

Wanda was born June 30, 1928 in Palco, Kansas. She was the daughter of Azel and Thelma (Glasgow) Stull. She grew up in Palco and graduated from Palco High School in the Class of 1946. She then attended and graduated from the Crum’s Beauty School after high school.

Wanda was united in marriage to Edwin J. “Eddie” Braun on June 27, 1950, in Victoria. This union was blessed with seven children: Cindy, Kurt, Steven, Kathleen, James, Karen and Susan. They made their home in Plainville, Kansas until 1968 when they moved to Russell. Eddie preceded her in death on March 22, 2017.  Wanda was a Beautician, working out of her home in Plainville and then working with Gloria at Charme Beauty Shop in Russell. She also worked as the Secretary for St. Mary’s Catholic Church for many years.

She was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Church Guild and the Salina Council of Catholic Women. She was a proud member of the “Church Building Committee” for St. Mary Queen of Angels Church She also belonged to the Russell V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and St. Mary’s Quilters. She was a proud member of the Russell Ladies Golf Association and shot a Hole-In-One in 2006. She was an active person that enjoyed KU basketball, Chiefs football, and Royals baseball, she loved quilting, bike rides, weekends at the lake, and attending aqua classes in Hays. She and Eddie traveled around the world with friends, and many miles to spend time with their children and grandchildren.

Wanda’s surviving family include her four daughters, Cindy Munsch (Harvey) of Hays, Kansas, Kathleen Hoss of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Karen Gutierrez (Mario) of Hays, Kansas and Susan Dreiling (Todd) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; three sons, Kurt Braun (Cindy) of Aurora, Colorado, Steven Braun (Sue) of Aurora, Colorado and James Braun of Surprise, Arizona (Jim lost his wife Sharon after her battle with cancer on May 25, 2020); 19 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband Eddie; brothers, Wendell Stull and Rex Stull; two grandsons, Travis Braun and Jeremiah Braun.

Due to COVID-19, to protect our most vulnerable, a private family Mass will be held with burial following at the St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. No visitation is being held. To all who have known and loved her, Thank You! We will miss your presence! To all her grandchildren that will not be travelling in, “We love you”, a “Celebration of Life” will be held at a later date. Remember and Honor those in Nursing Care Facilities, they are lonely and need Connection. 

A Memorial has been established with the Via Christi Village of Hays, (for employees and safe visitation for her friends). Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, Russell, who is in charge of these arrangements.

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 </figure>Wanda Jean (Stull) Braun, 92, of Hays, Kansas, and formerly of Russell, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, at the Via Christi Village in Hays.Wanda was born June 30, 1928 in Palco, Kansas. She was the daughter of Azel and Thelma (Glasgow) Stull. She grew up in Palco and graduated from Palco High School in the Class of 1946. She then attended and graduated from the Crum’s Beauty School after high school.Wanda was united in marriage to Edwin J. “Eddie” Braun on June 27, 1950, in Victoria. This union was blessed with seven children: Cindy, Kurt, Steven, Kathleen, James, Karen and Susan. They made their home in Plainville, Kansas until 1968 when they moved to Russell. Eddie preceded her in death on March 22, 2017. Wanda was a Beautician, working out of her home in Plainville and then working with Gloria at Charme Beauty Shop in Russell. She also worked as the Secretary for St. Mary’s Catholic Church for many years.She was an active member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Church Guild and the Salina Council of Catholic Women. She was a proud member of the “Church Building Committee” for St. Mary Queen of Angels Church She also belonged to the Russell V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and St. Mary’s Quilters. She was a proud member of the Russell Ladies Golf Association and shot a Hole-In-One in 2006. She was an active person that enjoyed KU basketball, Chiefs football, and Royals baseball, she loved quilting, bike rides, weekends at the lake, and attending aqua classes in Hays. She and Eddie traveled around the world with friends, and many miles to spend time with their children and grandchildren.Wanda’s surviving family include her four daughters, Cindy Munsch (Harvey) of Hays, Kansas, Kathleen Hoss of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Karen Gutierrez (Mario) of Hays, Kansas and Susan Dreiling (Todd) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; three sons, Kurt Braun (Cindy) of Aurora, Colorado, Steven Braun (Sue) of Aurora, Colorado and James Braun of Surprise, Arizona (Jim lost his wife Sharon after her battle with cancer on May 25, 2020); 19 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband Eddie; brothers, Wendell Stull and Rex Stull; two grandsons, Travis Braun and Jeremiah Braun.Due to COVID-19, to protect our most vulnerable, a private family Mass will be held with burial following at the St. Fidelis Cemetery in Victoria. No visitation is being held. To all who have known and loved her, Thank You! We will miss your presence! To all her grandchildren that will not be travelling in, “We love you”, a “Celebration of Life” will be held at a later date. Remember and Honor those in Nursing Care Facilities, they are lonely and need Connection. A Memorial has been established with the Via Christi Village of Hays, (for employees and safe visitation for her friends). Contributions and condolences may be sent to Pohlman-Varner-Peeler Mortuary, Russell, who is in charge of these arrangements.

Wanda Jean (Stull) Braun

By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

Jan Burkholder is still putting children first after 41 years of teaching in the Hays USD 489 school district.

Burkholder, a second-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School, has been selected as the October Hays Post Teacher of the Month.

Burkholder was nominated by her son, Joshua Burkholder. Joshua's son is in Jan's class this school year.&nbsp;

"She continues to put the children in her class first, sacrificing her time to make sure they are getting the best learning experience possible in this time," he said.&nbsp;

"She continues to come back year after year in order to make sure the students who would be in her classes have the best learning experience possible.

"She has seen generations of students come and go and continues to teach in a way that makes the kids feel loved and valued as a person."

Although Jan, 65, has not made it official, she said she will likely retire at the end of this school year — another reason Joshua said he nominated his mom for the award.

"I guess I don't really think about what I do each day," she said. "It is my job. I come to school each day, do things to the best of my ability and just shower those kids with love. ...

"It is just my job to help every child every day."

Burkholder grew up in Natoma, where she said her first-grade teacher, Mrs. Tucker, was an early inspiration for her to become a teacher.

"She was that model I would like to be," Burkholder said. "She gave us lots and lots of love. She made learning fun. I just wanted to be with her all day long."

She said she always loved being with kids. She babysat and helped with Sunday school when she was a teenager.&nbsp;

She graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in elementary education and later returned to earn a master's degree in elementary counseling.

However, she said she much prefers her work in the classroom and chose to apply the skills she learned in grad school in the classroom setting.

Burkholder did her student teaching at Roosevelt and was lucky to land a job right out of college at the same school teaching first grade.

Burkholder eventually moved to second grade. She spent one year doing looping with a second grade class into third grade. She said she has fond memories of spending two years with those students.&nbsp;

She said she has always enjoyed teaching younger students.

"Especially with the primary students, they look up to the teacher. They still respect the teacher," she said. "They are so anxious to learn, and they come to school every day ready to learn something new. 

"They are kind of like my little sponges. Everything that I give to them they just absorb. It is just fun to watch them grow. They gain so much ground as a primary student."

Second graders are more independent than the kindergarteners, so Burkholder said she has the best of both worlds, children who are more independent, but still love to learn.

She said she loves that each day is different.

"I can never depend on every day being exactly the same or maybe even being what I planned on it to be," she said. "Each day is different for me with new experiences, new pleasures, new challenges, and I enjoy that."

When Burkholder considers her teaching philosophy, she likes to go back to the district goal — providing the best quality education for each one of the students every day that they are in school.&nbsp;

When schools shut down in the spring because of COVID-19, Burkholder said she faced the toughest challenge she has as a teacher.

Teaching through Zoom was not the same as being on site, she said.

"The kids are so excited about being back in the classroom, and teachers love being back in the classroom too. We did the best we could," she said.

The district's decision to move to one-to-one technology for students saved the district last spring when students had to learn remotely, she said.

However, Burkholder said she thought students really need the social contact they get in the classroom. She said her classes were set up for 30-minute Zoom session in the spring, but they often went more than an hour because the kids needed the opportunity to interact with each other.&nbsp;

Burkholder said she has many good memories of her students, but also of the staff with whom she has worked.

She chuckled as she remembered the time the Roosevelt principal got his tie stuck in the laminator and he had to cut it off.

"I am humbled to have this recognition, but it is not an individual accomplishment," she said. "The Roosevelt staff is so loving, so caring, so kind, plus we just like to have to have fun with each other. ...

"We have always been a school that is bonded as family as well as lovin' on those kids."

After four decades as a teacher, Burkholder said she has seen everything. She said teaching methods tend to cycle over the years.

When she first started teaching, the emphasis was on individual instruction. Then the shift went to whole language, with a greater emphasis on the group.&nbsp; In some ways the shift has been back to a whole group experience also with some guided reading.

"I think it takes a little bit of all different methods to make it work," she said.&nbsp;

Technology has changed, families may have changed, but Burkholder said kids are still kids and they are still learners.

Burkholder said she has always loved teaching reading. She shared one of her favorite books with the children this week, "The Ghost Eye Tree" by Bill Martin. She also enjoys reading "Little House on the Prairie" by&nbsp;Laura Ingalls Wilder to the children, annually in January.

She also loves offering hands-on science lessons to her students like the Can You Make Your Boat Float Challenge. The students create small boats and then compete against each other to see which boat can hold the most pennies.

Burkholder has been a mentor for many student teachers. As her student teacher from the spring started her first year of teaching kindergarten this year, Burkholder encouraged her to make her classroom her own.

"The best thing I told her going out was use the model you have from me. Use the strategies that you saw me teaching," she said, "but still make it your classroom. Make it fit you and your personality and the students and make it the best teaching experience for them each day."&nbsp;

Burkholder said she hopes to do some traveling with her husband in her retirement.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603989887733.jpeg" alt="Hays Post Teacher of the Month Jan Burkholder and her second-grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School. Submitted photos" />
 <figcaption>Hays Post Teacher of the Month Jan Burkholder and her second-grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School. Submitted photos</figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostJan Burkholder is still putting children first after 41 years of teaching in the Hays USD 489 school district.Burkholder, a second-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School, has been selected as the October Hays Post Teacher of the Month.Burkholder was nominated by her son, Joshua Burkholder. Joshua's son is in Jan's class this school year.&nbsp;"She continues to put the children in her class first, sacrificing her time to make sure they are getting the best learning experience possible in this time," he said.&nbsp;"She continues to come back year after year in order to make sure the students who would be in her classes have the best learning experience possible."She has seen generations of students come and go and continues to teach in a way that makes the kids feel loved and valued as a person."Although Jan, 65, has not made it official, she said she will likely retire at the end of this school year — another reason Joshua said he nominated his mom for the award."I guess I don't really think about what I do each day," she said. "It is my job. I come to school each day, do things to the best of my ability and just shower those kids with love. ..."It is just my job to help every child every day."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603990042465.jpeg" alt="Jan Burkholder outside Roosevelt Elementary School where she has taught for 41 years." />
 <figcaption>Jan Burkholder outside Roosevelt Elementary School where she has taught for 41 years.</figcaption>
 </figure>Burkholder grew up in Natoma, where she said her first-grade teacher, Mrs. Tucker, was an early inspiration for her to become a teacher."She was that model I would like to be," Burkholder said. "She gave us lots and lots of love. She made learning fun. I just wanted to be with her all day long."She said she always loved being with kids. She babysat and helped with Sunday school when she was a teenager.&nbsp;She graduated from Fort Hays State University with a degree in elementary education and later returned to earn a master's degree in elementary counseling.However, she said she much prefers her work in the classroom and chose to apply the skills she learned in grad school in the classroom setting.Burkholder did her student teaching at Roosevelt and was lucky to land a job right out of college at the same school teaching first grade.Burkholder eventually moved to second grade. She spent one year doing looping with a second grade class into third grade. She said she has fond memories of spending two years with those students.&nbsp;She said she has always enjoyed teaching younger students."Especially with the primary students, they look up to the teacher. They still respect the teacher," she said. "They are so anxious to learn, and they come to school every day ready to learn something new. "They are kind of like my little sponges. Everything that I give to them they just absorb. It is just fun to watch them grow. They gain so much ground as a primary student."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603990134365.jpeg" alt="Jan Burkholder, Roosevelt second-grade teacher, said she has not made it official but plans to retire at the end of the school year after teaching 41 years in the district." />
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 </figure>Second graders are more independent than the kindergarteners, so Burkholder said she has the best of both worlds, children who are more independent, but still love to learn.She said she loves that each day is different."I can never depend on every day being exactly the same or maybe even being what I planned on it to be," she said. "Each day is different for me with new experiences, new pleasures, new challenges, and I enjoy that."When Burkholder considers her teaching philosophy, she likes to go back to the district goal — providing the best quality education for each one of the students every day that they are in school.&nbsp;When schools shut down in the spring because of COVID-19, Burkholder said she faced the toughest challenge she has as a teacher.Teaching through Zoom was not the same as being on site, she said."The kids are so excited about being back in the classroom, and teachers love being back in the classroom too. We did the best we could," she said.The district's decision to move to one-to-one technology for students saved the district last spring when students had to learn remotely, she said.However, Burkholder said she thought students really need the social contact they get in the classroom. She said her classes were set up for 30-minute Zoom session in the spring, but they often went more than an hour because the kids needed the opportunity to interact with each other.&nbsp;Burkholder said she has many good memories of her students, but also of the staff with whom she has worked.She chuckled as she remembered the time the Roosevelt principal got his tie stuck in the laminator and he had to cut it off."I am humbled to have this recognition, but it is not an individual accomplishment," she said. "The Roosevelt staff is so loving, so caring, so kind, plus we just like to have to have fun with each other. ..."We have always been a school that is bonded as family as well as lovin' on those kids."After four decades as a teacher, Burkholder said she has seen everything. She said teaching methods tend to cycle over the years.When she first started teaching, the emphasis was on individual instruction. Then the shift went to whole language, with a greater emphasis on the group.&nbsp; In some ways the shift has been back to a whole group experience also with some guided reading."I think it takes a little bit of all different methods to make it work," she said.&nbsp;Technology has changed, families may have changed, but Burkholder said kids are still kids and they are still learners.Burkholder said she has always loved teaching reading. She shared one of her favorite books with the children this week, "The Ghost Eye Tree" by Bill Martin. She also enjoys reading "Little House on the Prairie" by&nbsp;Laura Ingalls Wilder to the children, annually in January.She also loves offering hands-on science lessons to her students like the Can You Make Your Boat Float Challenge. The students create small boats and then compete against each other to see which boat can hold the most pennies.Burkholder has been a mentor for many student teachers. As her student teacher from the spring started her first year of teaching kindergarten this year, Burkholder encouraged her to make her classroom her own."The best thing I told her going out was use the model you have from me. Use the strategies that you saw me teaching," she said, "but still make it your classroom. Make it fit you and your personality and the students and make it the best teaching experience for them each day."&nbsp;Burkholder said she hopes to do some traveling with her husband in her retirement.<figure>
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Teacher of the Month: 41-year veteran teacher still loving kids every day

SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of business burglaries and have a suspect in custody.

On&nbsp;&nbsp;October 30, Federal Marshals, with assistance of Topeka Police took Samuel Zweig, 27, into custody after a standoff, according to&nbsp;LT Shane Hilton.

Officers brought Zweig to the Law Enforcement Center to be questioned for several crimes he was suspected of committing.

After questioning, Zweig was booked into jail on requested charges in connection with four separate downtown business burglaries including: Hero Wireless, 103 SE 10th Street; Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage to Property

Clayton Financial, 720 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, Theft

Clayton Financial, 716 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage to Property and Evergy Plaza, 630 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, Theft, Felony Criminal Damage

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604315610554.png" alt="Zweig-photo Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>Zweig-photo Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a series of business burglaries and have a suspect in custody.On&nbsp;&nbsp;October 30, Federal Marshals, with assistance of Topeka Police took Samuel Zweig, 27, into custody after a standoff, according to&nbsp;LT Shane Hilton.Officers brought Zweig to the Law Enforcement Center to be questioned for several crimes he was suspected of committing.After questioning, Zweig was booked into jail on requested charges in connection with four separate downtown business burglaries including: Hero Wireless, 103 SE 10th Street; Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage to PropertyClayton Financial, 720 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, TheftClayton Financial, 716 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, Theft, Criminal Damage to Property and Evergy Plaza, 630 S. Kansas Avenue; Burglary, Theft, Felony Criminal Damage

Federal marshals catch suspect in 4 Kan. business burglaries

By LAURA OLSON &amp; ARIANA FIGUEROA <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/30/where-kansas-fits-in-the-struggle-for-control-of-the-u-s-senate/">Kansas Reflector</a>

WASHINGTON
 — Democrats have a shot at winning the White House, capturing the 
Senate majority and keeping their hold on the House — an election result
 that could dramatically shift the policy agenda away from the gridlock 
that’s gripped the nation’s capital for years.

In
 the Senate, the clearest route to that outcome is through flipping 
GOP-held seats in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and either Iowa or North 
Carolina, according to experts who track Senate races. But even 
Republican-held seats in ruby-red states like Georgia, South Carolina 
and Montana have grown surprisingly competitive in the final weeks 
before the election, and close results could mean a delayed final 
verdict on the Senate majority.

In Kansas, where Democrats haven’t won a U.S. Senate seat since 1932, the <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/12/u-s-senate-candidate-barbara-bollier-raises-kansas-record-13-5-million-in-third-quarter/">most expensive Senate race</a>
 in the state’s history is unfolding over the open seat created by the 
retirement of Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Polls have shown GOP U.S. 
Rep. Roger Marshall either tied with or narrowly leading state Sen. 
Barbara Bollier, a moderate former Republican who switched parties in 
2018.

Democratic
 presidential nominee Joe Biden is maintaining leads in the national 
popular vote as well as in battleground states, polls show. If Biden 
wins, the former vice president is all but guaranteed to be working with
 a Democratic House. And if Democrats flip the Senate as well, they 
would have the votes in Congress to push through to the Oval Office 
their most pressing priority — broad economic relief for Americans, 
businesses and state and local governments struggling amid the pandemic.

The
 key for the party is the Senate, where Republicans control 53 seats to 
Democrats’ 45, along with two independents who caucus with Democrats.

Democrats
 need four more seats, or just three if Biden claims the White House, 
since the vice president would break any ties on the Senate floor. A 
change in the majority now appears possible — though by no means certain
 — after a year of multiple crises: the coronavirus pandemic, widespread
 protests over racial injustice and an economic collapse.

“There
 was a path (for Democrats) at the beginning of the year, but it was a 
very narrow one,” said Jessica Taylor, who analyzes Senate races for the
 nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “Democrats were able to expand the 
map.”

While
 Democrats are expected to lose a seat in Alabama, the party is 
defending far fewer competitive seats than the GOP is. And President 
Donald Trump’s struggles in public polls as he defends his record 
fighting the virus have not helped down-ballot Republicans.

Democrats
 also have benefited from a tsunami of campaign cash, outraising 
Republican incumbents in nearly every competitive race, with outside 
groups on pace to break election-spending records.

Republicans
 have used the prospect of a Democratic-controlled Washington to raise 
money in the party’s final push to hold on to the Senate, warning that 
Democrats will unleash a flurry of expensive policies embraced by their 
most progressive members.

Democrats
 say the most pressing item on their agenda would be to approve a new 
COVID-19 relief deal after fruitless negotiations that stretched on for 
months between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury secretary Steve 
Mnuchin. But the party’s moderate and liberal wings also would have to 
come to agreement on a range of issues, from campaign finance reform to 
health care to climate change, to produce legislation that is signed 
into law.

For
 Democrats, the weakest spot on the Senate map is Alabama, where Sen. 
Doug Jones is expected to lose to Republican Tommy Tuberville, former 
head football coach at Auburn University.&nbsp;

Jones
 won a special election in 2017 in the state where Republicans have 
dominated statewide office for years, but he has trailed in the 
re-election race against Tuberville, who is making his first run for 
public office.

The
 only other incumbent Democratic senator facing a serious challenge is 
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who leads Republican challenger John James — a
 businessman and Iraq War veteran — by an average of nearly 7 percentage
 points in polls tracked by Real Clear Politics. National projections 
rate the race as leaning toward Peters, who is in his first Senate 
term.&nbsp;

In
 Minnesota, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith’s re-election race against 
Republican former congressman Jason Lewis has been rated as likely or 
solidly Democratic by national analysts. Some recent polls have 
suggested a tighter contest there for Smith, who was appointed to the 
Senate in 2018 to replace Sen. Al Franken, though the race has not 
attracted the significant outside spending seen elsewhere.

Another
 reelection race where Democrats are predicted to hold a seat is in 
Virginia. Sen. Mark Warner is expected to be elected to his third term 
against Republican Daniel Gade.

Analysts
 say Democrats head into Nov. 3 all but assured of gaining two GOP 
seats: one in Arizona, held by Sen. Martha McSally, and the Colorado 
seat represented by Sen. Cory Gardner.

Gardner
 won his first term narrowly in 2014, and has faced a tough re-election 
in a state that has trended away from Republicans in recent years. His 
Democratic challenger is John Hickenlooper, the moderate former governor
 who also sought the presidential nomination this year, and who has led 
by high single digits in recent polls.

McSally,
 a former military pilot, was appointed to fill the open Senate seat 
after losing a bid for Arizona’s other Senate seat in 2018. She now 
trails former astronaut Mark Kelly in a historically red state where 
Biden also leads Trump in the polls.

The
 next most endangered Republican senator is Susan Collins, of Maine, who
 is the only remaining GOP member of Congress from New England. Collins,
 a four-term moderate senator, has drawn the ire of Democrats after 
voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh two years ago. 
She’s being challenged by Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the 
Maine state House.

Wins
 in those three states and a loss in Alabama would mean Democrats would 
need to flip at least one more state, and two if the party doesn’t win 
the White House.&nbsp;

“In
 all likelihood, Senate control may come down to Iowa and North 
Carolina,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the University of Virginia 
Center for Politics.&nbsp;

In
 North Carolina, the Senate race already has become the most expensive 
in U.S. history. In the final weeks, the election has been rocked by an 
infidelity scandal, with Democrat Cal Cunningham admitting he exchanged 
sexually suggestive texts with a woman who is not his wife. Cunningham, 
an Army reservist, has kept a low public profile since those text 
messages and allegations of a second extramarital affair surfaced 
earlier this month.&nbsp;

Polls have tightened since those revelations, with Cunningham and first-term Sen. Thom Tillis statistically tied in <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/north-carolina-u-s-senate-race-a-dead-heat-democrat-leads-in-michigan-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27C2XI">the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll</a>.
 Tillis has embraced Trump in the race, and voted to confirm Supreme 
Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Tillis was among those who tested 
positive for COVID-19 after attending Barrett’s announcement ceremony at
 the White House.

And in Iowa, it’s a close race between Republican incumbent Joni Ernst and Democrat Theresa
 Greenfield. It’s also the most expensive race Iowa has ever seen and 
the second-most expensive Senate race in the country, with more than 
$200 million spent by the candidates and outside groups, according to 
Advertising Analytics, which tracks political spending.

Ernst,
 the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress, has struggled to keep 
ahead in the polls and outraise her challenger. Greenfield raised more 
than $47.5 million, nearly double that of Ernst, who raised $24 
million.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Even with record campaign spending, neither candidate has a clear lead: Mid-October polls from <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/iowa-2020-trump-holds-narrow-lead-over-biden">Emerson College</a> and the New York Times/Siena College <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/ia101820-crosstabs/1eff04c308f3dcb1/full.pdf">found</a> the two candidates separated by one percentage point.

In
 an increasingly competitive Georgia, an unusual scenario is playing 
out, with both Senate seats being filled at the same time — and the 
outcome of both races is unlikely to be clear for weeks, potentially 
leaving the Senate majority in limbo.&nbsp;

One
 of Georgia’s Senate races is a special election among Republican Sen. 
Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed after Sen. Johnny Isakson stepped down
 last year; Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins; and Democrat Raphael 
Warnock.&nbsp;

The
 other is a reelection race for Republican Sen. David Perdue, who is 
being challenged by Jon Ossoff, a former investigative journalist who 
ran unsuccessfully for a suburban Atlanta congressional seat in 2017.&nbsp;

In
 either race, if no candidate wins 50% of the vote, a runoff election 
will be held on Jan. 5 between the top two candidates. In a Monmouth 
University <a href="https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_ga_102820/">poll</a>
 released this week on Georgia’s special election, Warnock was leading 
with 41% of registered voters, and the two Republicans were in a close 
battle for what’s likely to be the second spot in a runoff: Loeffler at 
21% and Collins at 18%.

In
 the Perdue-Ossoff race, that Monmouth poll gave the Democrat a slight 
edge of between 1 and 3 percentage points, depending on the voter 
turnout.

A
 Senate race that Republicans never expected to be a problem is the 
contest in South Carolina, where Sen. Lindsey Graham is fighting to keep
 his seat from Democratic candidate Jamie Harrison, who has shattered 
fundraising records, bringing in $57 million in the final quarter of the
 race.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Graham’s
 close relationship with the president and his vocal support to confirm 
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — he also presided over the 
Barrett confirmation as Judiciary Committee chairman — have made him a 
target for Democrats. Harrison has campaigned on ushering a “new South” 
away from the Jim Crow era.&nbsp;

The latest <a href="https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-south-carolina-graham-with-a-narrow-lead-over-harrison-among-likely-voters-trump-ahead-of-biden-as-election-day-nears">poll</a> from East Carolina University gave Graham a slim edge over Harrison, 49% to 47%.

If Harrison wins, South Carolina would be the first state with two Black senators — one Democrat and one Republican.&nbsp;

Another
 surprise has been Montana, a state Trump won by 20 points in 2016 and 
where incumbent GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is narrowly leading 
Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. Recent polls have Daines ahead by an 
average of 3 percentage points.&nbsp;

While
 Texas is now rated as a toss-up state for the presidential election, 
the Senate race is still a tougher lift for Democrats. Republican 
incumbent John Cornyn is leading his Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar, by
 an average of 8 percentage points, according to Real Clear Politics.

However, there are several red states where Republicans expect to keep their Senate seats. 

In
 Louisiana, incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy is predicted to win more than 
50% of the vote, which a candidate is required to have to avoid a runoff
 election, against his Democratic opponents Adrian Perkins and Antoine 
Pierce. And in Tennessee, Bill Hagerty, a former economic adviser to 
President George H.W. Bush, is favored to beat Senate Democratic 
candidate Marquita Bradshaw in the contest for the open seat that has 
been held by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, according to an <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/tennessee/">analysis</a> by FiveThirtyEight.

If
 Democrats are successful in picking up the Senate, their first agenda 
item would be passing a coronavirus relief bill. Attempts to pass 
another big stimulus package in response to the pandemic have been 
blocked by the Republican majority, which has sought a much smaller aid 
bill than what House Democrats have been negotiating with the White 
House.&nbsp;

Biden
 also has pointed to pandemic response efforts — such as more money for 
testing and vaccine distribution — as a top priority.

But
 other policy issues are sure to follow, said Lisa Gilbert, executive 
vice president for Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy group and 
think tank. Those are likely to include tackling climate change and 
passing sweeping campaign finance reform and anti-corruption 
legislation, which Democrats have said will be a top legislative package
 if they control the Senate, House and win the presidency.

“I
 think across the board, the volume of agenda items is large and I think
 we’re gonna be hoping that lawmakers are up to the task of taking 
(legislation) up quickly,” Gilbert said.

During the final presidential debate, <a href="https://www.azmirror.com/2020/10/22/biden-in-final-debate-vows-an-immigration-overhaul-in-his-first-100-days-as-president/">Biden pledged </a>that he would send Congress an immigration bill on day one, and work with lawmakers on creating a pathway to citizenship.&nbsp;

There’s
 also an urgency around health care, with a legal challenge to the 2010 
Affordable Care Act set to be argued at the Supreme Court, just days 
after the election. Congress could pass a quick-fix bill resolving the 
immediate legal question before the court, ending the threat of millions
 of Americans losing coverage if the justices overturn the law entirely.

But
 how else to use the political capital of full Democratic control? The 
last time a Democratic president came into office was when the 
Affordable Care Act was wrestled into law.&nbsp;

Amid
 a pandemic and a pent-up energy in Congress to make headway, the 
approach may be to maximize effort across a number of intertwined issues
 rather than to focus on one signature policy initiative, said Mara 
Rudman, executive vice president for policy at the Center for American 
Progress, a liberal think tank.

“More
 is better in the time that we are in,” Rudman said. “There are a number
 of different pressing needs and a reason to go big, for the country, on
 those needs.”

Even
 with a Democratic majority in the Senate, sweeping action may be 
challenging as the party grapples with how to reach agreement among its 
moderate and liberal lawmakers on big proposals, a replay of the fight 
in the presidential primaries that ended with Biden the victor.

“A
 lot of these Democrats that are poised to win are not going to be 
progressives. They’re running as pragmatists,” Taylor said.&nbsp;

Laura covers the nation's capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.&nbsp;Ariana Figueroa covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom, a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604086469655.png" alt="U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall, a Republican seeking to replace retiring U.S. Pat Roberts, hasn't reported third-quarter fundraising results but generated $2.6 million in the first and second quarters of 2020. Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier reported $19.5 million in donations in the first, second and third quarters. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall, a Republican seeking to replace retiring U.S. Pat Roberts, hasn't reported third-quarter fundraising results but generated $2.6 million in the first and second quarters of 2020. Democratic nominee Barbara Bollier reported $19.5 million in donations in the first, second and third quarters. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>By LAURA OLSON &amp; ARIANA FIGUEROA <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/30/where-kansas-fits-in-the-struggle-for-control-of-the-u-s-senate/">Kansas Reflector</a>WASHINGTON
 — Democrats have a shot at winning the White House, capturing the 
Senate majority and keeping their hold on the House — an election result
 that could dramatically shift the policy agenda away from the gridlock 
that’s gripped the nation’s capital for years.In
 the Senate, the clearest route to that outcome is through flipping 
GOP-held seats in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and either Iowa or North 
Carolina, according to experts who track Senate races. But even 
Republican-held seats in ruby-red states like Georgia, South Carolina 
and Montana have grown surprisingly competitive in the final weeks 
before the election, and close results could mean a delayed final 
verdict on the Senate majority.In Kansas, where Democrats haven’t won a U.S. Senate seat since 1932, the <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/10/12/u-s-senate-candidate-barbara-bollier-raises-kansas-record-13-5-million-in-third-quarter/">most expensive Senate race</a>
 in the state’s history is unfolding over the open seat created by the 
retirement of Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Polls have shown GOP U.S. 
Rep. Roger Marshall either tied with or narrowly leading state Sen. 
Barbara Bollier, a moderate former Republican who switched parties in 
2018.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604086532586.png" alt="Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier reported raising $13.5 million in the third quarter for the largest single-quarter fundraising total of any candidate in Kansas history. She is running for the open seat in Kansas against GOP nominee Roger Marshall. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier reported raising $13.5 million in the third quarter for the largest single-quarter fundraising total of any candidate in Kansas history. She is running for the open seat in Kansas against GOP nominee Roger Marshall. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>Democratic
 presidential nominee Joe Biden is maintaining leads in the national 
popular vote as well as in battleground states, polls show. If Biden 
wins, the former vice president is all but guaranteed to be working with
 a Democratic House. And if Democrats flip the Senate as well, they 
would have the votes in Congress to push through to the Oval Office 
their most pressing priority — broad economic relief for Americans, 
businesses and state and local governments struggling amid the pandemic.The
 key for the party is the Senate, where Republicans control 53 seats to 
Democrats’ 45, along with two independents who caucus with Democrats.Democrats
 need four more seats, or just three if Biden claims the White House, 
since the vice president would break any ties on the Senate floor. A 
change in the majority now appears possible — though by no means certain
 — after a year of multiple crises: the coronavirus pandemic, widespread
 protests over racial injustice and an economic collapse.“There
 was a path (for Democrats) at the beginning of the year, but it was a 
very narrow one,” said Jessica Taylor, who analyzes Senate races for the
 nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “Democrats were able to expand the 
map.”While
 Democrats are expected to lose a seat in Alabama, the party is 
defending far fewer competitive seats than the GOP is. And President 
Donald Trump’s struggles in public polls as he defends his record 
fighting the virus have not helped down-ballot Republicans.Democrats
 also have benefited from a tsunami of campaign cash, outraising 
Republican incumbents in nearly every competitive race, with outside 
groups on pace to break election-spending records.Republicans
 have used the prospect of a Democratic-controlled Washington to raise 
money in the party’s final push to hold on to the Senate, warning that 
Democrats will unleash a flurry of expensive policies embraced by their 
most progressive members.Democrats
 say the most pressing item on their agenda would be to approve a new 
COVID-19 relief deal after fruitless negotiations that stretched on for 
months between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury secretary Steve 
Mnuchin. But the party’s moderate and liberal wings also would have to 
come to agreement on a range of issues, from campaign finance reform to 
health care to climate change, to produce legislation that is signed 
into law.<h2>Few states where Dems are on defense</h2>For
 Democrats, the weakest spot on the Senate map is Alabama, where Sen. 
Doug Jones is expected to lose to Republican Tommy Tuberville, former 
head football coach at Auburn University.&nbsp;Jones
 won a special election in 2017 in the state where Republicans have 
dominated statewide office for years, but he has trailed in the 
re-election race against Tuberville, who is making his first run for 
public office.The
 only other incumbent Democratic senator facing a serious challenge is 
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who leads Republican challenger John James — a
 businessman and Iraq War veteran — by an average of nearly 7 percentage
 points in polls tracked by Real Clear Politics. National projections 
rate the race as leaning toward Peters, who is in his first Senate 
term.&nbsp;In
 Minnesota, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith’s re-election race against 
Republican former congressman Jason Lewis has been rated as likely or 
solidly Democratic by national analysts. Some recent polls have 
suggested a tighter contest there for Smith, who was appointed to the 
Senate in 2018 to replace Sen. Al Franken, though the race has not 
attracted the significant outside spending seen elsewhere.Another
 reelection race where Democrats are predicted to hold a seat is in 
Virginia. Sen. Mark Warner is expected to be elected to his third term 
against Republican Daniel Gade.<h2>Likely and potential Dem pickups</h2>Analysts
 say Democrats head into Nov. 3 all but assured of gaining two GOP 
seats: one in Arizona, held by Sen. Martha McSally, and the Colorado 
seat represented by Sen. Cory Gardner.Gardner
 won his first term narrowly in 2014, and has faced a tough re-election 
in a state that has trended away from Republicans in recent years. His 
Democratic challenger is John Hickenlooper, the moderate former governor
 who also sought the presidential nomination this year, and who has led 
by high single digits in recent polls.McSally,
 a former military pilot, was appointed to fill the open Senate seat 
after losing a bid for Arizona’s other Senate seat in 2018. She now 
trails former astronaut Mark Kelly in a historically red state where 
Biden also leads Trump in the polls.The
 next most endangered Republican senator is Susan Collins, of Maine, who
 is the only remaining GOP member of Congress from New England. Collins,
 a four-term moderate senator, has drawn the ire of Democrats after 
voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh two years ago. 
She’s being challenged by Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the 
Maine state House.Wins
 in those three states and a loss in Alabama would mean Democrats would 
need to flip at least one more state, and two if the party doesn’t win 
the White House.&nbsp;“In
 all likelihood, Senate control may come down to Iowa and North 
Carolina,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the University of Virginia 
Center for Politics.&nbsp;In
 North Carolina, the Senate race already has become the most expensive 
in U.S. history. In the final weeks, the election has been rocked by an 
infidelity scandal, with Democrat Cal Cunningham admitting he exchanged 
sexually suggestive texts with a woman who is not his wife. Cunningham, 
an Army reservist, has kept a low public profile since those text 
messages and allegations of a second extramarital affair surfaced 
earlier this month.&nbsp;Polls have tightened since those revelations, with Cunningham and first-term Sen. Thom Tillis statistically tied in <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-poll/north-carolina-u-s-senate-race-a-dead-heat-democrat-leads-in-michigan-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN27C2XI">the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll</a>.
 Tillis has embraced Trump in the race, and voted to confirm Supreme 
Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Tillis was among those who tested 
positive for COVID-19 after attending Barrett’s announcement ceremony at
 the White House.And in Iowa, it’s a close race between Republican incumbent Joni Ernst and Democrat Theresa
 Greenfield. It’s also the most expensive race Iowa has ever seen and 
the second-most expensive Senate race in the country, with more than 
$200 million spent by the candidates and outside groups, according to 
Advertising Analytics, which tracks political spending.Ernst,
 the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress, has struggled to keep 
ahead in the polls and outraise her challenger. Greenfield raised more 
than $47.5 million, nearly double that of Ernst, who raised $24 
million.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even with record campaign spending, neither candidate has a clear lead: Mid-October polls from <a href="https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/iowa-2020-trump-holds-narrow-lead-over-biden">Emerson College</a> and the New York Times/Siena College <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/ia101820-crosstabs/1eff04c308f3dcb1/full.pdf">found</a> the two candidates separated by one percentage point.<h2>On the watch list: GOP strongholds&nbsp;</h2>In
 an increasingly competitive Georgia, an unusual scenario is playing 
out, with both Senate seats being filled at the same time — and the 
outcome of both races is unlikely to be clear for weeks, potentially 
leaving the Senate majority in limbo.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604086565135.png" alt="Long lines during Georgia’s June 9 primary were in part attributed to experienced older poll workers backing out due to coronavirus worries. But the state has also closed 214 polling places since 2012. (John McCosh/Georgia Recorder)" />
 <figcaption>Long lines during Georgia’s June 9 primary were in part attributed to experienced older poll workers backing out due to coronavirus worries. But the state has also closed 214 polling places since 2012. (John McCosh/Georgia Recorder)</figcaption>
 </figure>One
 of Georgia’s Senate races is a special election among Republican Sen. 
Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed after Sen. Johnny Isakson stepped down
 last year; Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins; and Democrat Raphael 
Warnock.&nbsp;The
 other is a reelection race for Republican Sen. David Perdue, who is 
being challenged by Jon Ossoff, a former investigative journalist who 
ran unsuccessfully for a suburban Atlanta congressional seat in 2017.&nbsp;In
 either race, if no candidate wins 50% of the vote, a runoff election 
will be held on Jan. 5 between the top two candidates. In a Monmouth 
University <a href="https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_ga_102820/">poll</a>
 released this week on Georgia’s special election, Warnock was leading 
with 41% of registered voters, and the two Republicans were in a close 
battle for what’s likely to be the second spot in a runoff: Loeffler at 
21% and Collins at 18%.In
 the Perdue-Ossoff race, that Monmouth poll gave the Democrat a slight 
edge of between 1 and 3 percentage points, depending on the voter 
turnout.A
 Senate race that Republicans never expected to be a problem is the 
contest in South Carolina, where Sen. Lindsey Graham is fighting to keep
 his seat from Democratic candidate Jamie Harrison, who has shattered 
fundraising records, bringing in $57 million in the final quarter of the
 race.&nbsp;&nbsp;Graham’s
 close relationship with the president and his vocal support to confirm 
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — he also presided over the 
Barrett confirmation as Judiciary Committee chairman — have made him a 
target for Democrats. Harrison has campaigned on ushering a “new South” 
away from the Jim Crow era.&nbsp;The latest <a href="https://surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com/pr/ecu-poll-of-south-carolina-graham-with-a-narrow-lead-over-harrison-among-likely-voters-trump-ahead-of-biden-as-election-day-nears">poll</a> from East Carolina University gave Graham a slim edge over Harrison, 49% to 47%.If Harrison wins, South Carolina would be the first state with two Black senators — one Democrat and one Republican.&nbsp;Another
 surprise has been Montana, a state Trump won by 20 points in 2016 and 
where incumbent GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana is narrowly leading 
Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. Recent polls have Daines ahead by an 
average of 3 percentage points.&nbsp;While
 Texas is now rated as a toss-up state for the presidential election, 
the Senate race is still a tougher lift for Democrats. Republican 
incumbent John Cornyn is leading his Democratic challenger, MJ Hegar, by
 an average of 8 percentage points, according to Real Clear Politics.However, there are several red states where Republicans expect to keep their Senate seats. In
 Louisiana, incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy is predicted to win more than 
50% of the vote, which a candidate is required to have to avoid a runoff
 election, against his Democratic opponents Adrian Perkins and Antoine 
Pierce. And in Tennessee, Bill Hagerty, a former economic adviser to 
President George H.W. Bush, is favored to beat Senate Democratic 
candidate Marquita Bradshaw in the contest for the open seat that has 
been held by Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, according to an <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/tennessee/">analysis</a> by FiveThirtyEight.<h2>What’s next if the Senate flips?</h2>If
 Democrats are successful in picking up the Senate, their first agenda 
item would be passing a coronavirus relief bill. Attempts to pass 
another big stimulus package in response to the pandemic have been 
blocked by the Republican majority, which has sought a much smaller aid 
bill than what House Democrats have been negotiating with the White 
House.&nbsp;Biden
 also has pointed to pandemic response efforts — such as more money for 
testing and vaccine distribution — as a top priority.But
 other policy issues are sure to follow, said Lisa Gilbert, executive 
vice president for Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy group and 
think tank. Those are likely to include tackling climate change and 
passing sweeping campaign finance reform and anti-corruption 
legislation, which Democrats have said will be a top legislative package
 if they control the Senate, House and win the presidency.“I
 think across the board, the volume of agenda items is large and I think
 we’re gonna be hoping that lawmakers are up to the task of taking 
(legislation) up quickly,” Gilbert said.During the final presidential debate, <a href="https://www.azmirror.com/2020/10/22/biden-in-final-debate-vows-an-immigration-overhaul-in-his-first-100-days-as-president/">Biden pledged </a>that he would send Congress an immigration bill on day one, and work with lawmakers on creating a pathway to citizenship.&nbsp;There’s
 also an urgency around health care, with a legal challenge to the 2010 
Affordable Care Act set to be argued at the Supreme Court, just days 
after the election. Congress could pass a quick-fix bill resolving the 
immediate legal question before the court, ending the threat of millions
 of Americans losing coverage if the justices overturn the law entirely.But
 how else to use the political capital of full Democratic control? The 
last time a Democratic president came into office was when the 
Affordable Care Act was wrestled into law.&nbsp;Amid
 a pandemic and a pent-up energy in Congress to make headway, the 
approach may be to maximize effort across a number of intertwined issues
 rather than to focus on one signature policy initiative, said Mara 
Rudman, executive vice president for policy at the Center for American 
Progress, a liberal think tank.“More
 is better in the time that we are in,” Rudman said. “There are a number
 of different pressing needs and a reason to go big, for the country, on
 those needs.”Even
 with a Democratic majority in the Senate, sweeping action may be 
challenging as the party grapples with how to reach agreement among its 
moderate and liberal lawmakers on big proposals, a replay of the fight 
in the presidential primaries that ended with Biden the victor.“A
 lot of these Democrats that are poised to win are not going to be 
progressives. They’re running as pragmatists,” Taylor said.&nbsp;Laura covers the nation's capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom, a network of nonprofit outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.&nbsp;Ariana Figueroa covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom, a network of state-based nonprofit news outlets that includes Kansas Reflector.

Where Kansas fits in the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate

Rosalie Wallace, 101, died on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Lane County 
Hospital in Dighton. She was born on June 20, 1919 in Scott County the 
daughter of John Wesley &amp; Gladys Emaline (Conner) Shull. She 
married W.F. (Bill) Wallace on April 27, 1941 at Sterling. He died on 
March 28, 1996. 
Rosalie began her early school at Grigsby (as it was known then) and 
continued her grade school years at Prairie Home school south of Amy. 
She then attended Lane County Community High School and Cosmetology 
school in Lincoln, Nebraska. After her marriage they made their home on
 the farm in Sutton Township in the Southwest corner of Lane County. 
She was a real farm women. She did the usual life work of a farmers 
wife including house keeping, helping with the livestock and the 
farming. She was a very knowledgeable women, never forgetting an 
incident that happened or a persons birthday. She knew and always 
remembered every birthday or date of every event she had been told and 
this kept her mind going. In July 2013 she had an accident and broke 
her leg and this confined her to the Lane County Long Term Care. 
She is survived by 2 Sister-In-Laws- Joyce Shull and Dora Mae Bowman, 
Brother-In-Law- Charley Montgomery, Special Friend- David Knoll and 
Nieces &amp; Nephews- Tammy (Steve) Rice, Dan (Rita) Shull, Mike Shull, 
C.D. Shull, Miles Shull, Diana (Randy) Loveall, Doug Wallace, Darlene 
Friesen, Darcy (Mark) Boor, Denise (Randy) Frye, Roberta (Jerry) 
Barnett, Stephanie (Ferris) Parker, Chandler (Tonya) Shull, Margaret 
(Lynn) Honeyman, Kendell Shull and Kent (Michelle) Shull. 
She is preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, 7 Brothers- Jack 
Shull, Harry Shull, Joe Shull, Don Shull, Carrol Shull, Wendell Shull 
&amp; James Shull, 2 Sisters- Virginia Shull and Genevieve Montgomery, 2
 Nieces- Connie Shull and Lou Ann Hickey and 2 Nephews- Jon Shull and 
Tim Shull. 
Graveside Service will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday at Dighton Memorial 
Cemetery with Rev Berniece Ludlum officiating. Memorials are suggested 
to Lane County Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Friends may 
call from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday and 9:00 AM to Noon Wednesday at 
Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at 
www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604254959856.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Rosalie Wallace, 101, died on Friday, October 30, 2020 at Lane County 
Hospital in Dighton. She was born on June 20, 1919 in Scott County the 
daughter of John Wesley &amp; Gladys Emaline (Conner) Shull. She 
married W.F. (Bill) Wallace on April 27, 1941 at Sterling. He died on 
March 28, 1996. 
Rosalie began her early school at Grigsby (as it was known then) and 
continued her grade school years at Prairie Home school south of Amy. 
She then attended Lane County Community High School and Cosmetology 
school in Lincoln, Nebraska. After her marriage they made their home on
 the farm in Sutton Township in the Southwest corner of Lane County. 
She was a real farm women. She did the usual life work of a farmers 
wife including house keeping, helping with the livestock and the 
farming. She was a very knowledgeable women, never forgetting an 
incident that happened or a persons birthday. She knew and always 
remembered every birthday or date of every event she had been told and 
this kept her mind going. In July 2013 she had an accident and broke 
her leg and this confined her to the Lane County Long Term Care. 
She is survived by 2 Sister-In-Laws- Joyce Shull and Dora Mae Bowman, 
Brother-In-Law- Charley Montgomery, Special Friend- David Knoll and 
Nieces &amp; Nephews- Tammy (Steve) Rice, Dan (Rita) Shull, Mike Shull, 
C.D. Shull, Miles Shull, Diana (Randy) Loveall, Doug Wallace, Darlene 
Friesen, Darcy (Mark) Boor, Denise (Randy) Frye, Roberta (Jerry) 
Barnett, Stephanie (Ferris) Parker, Chandler (Tonya) Shull, Margaret 
(Lynn) Honeyman, Kendell Shull and Kent (Michelle) Shull. 
She is preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, 7 Brothers- Jack 
Shull, Harry Shull, Joe Shull, Don Shull, Carrol Shull, Wendell Shull 
&amp; James Shull, 2 Sisters- Virginia Shull and Genevieve Montgomery, 2
 Nieces- Connie Shull and Lou Ann Hickey and 2 Nephews- Jon Shull and 
Tim Shull. 
Graveside Service will be at 1:30 PM Wednesday at Dighton Memorial 
Cemetery with Rev Berniece Ludlum officiating. Memorials are suggested 
to Lane County Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Friends may 
call from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday and 9:00 AM to Noon Wednesday at 
Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at 
www.garnandfuneralhomes.com

Rosalie Wallace

December 2, 1932
 -
 October 31, 2020

An obituary is pending with Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home.

December 2, 1932
 -
 October 31, 2020An obituary is pending with Mickey-Leopold Funeral Home.Services will be held at a later date.

Virginia L. (Schoenfeld) Pratt

Verline M. Sander, age 66, of Boonville, Missouri, a former Victoria, Kansas, resident&nbsp;died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Lakeview Care Center in Boonville,&nbsp;Missouri.&nbsp; She was born on May 11, 1954, in Hays, Kansas to Saturin Anton “Tony” and Pauline (Herman) Sander.&nbsp;

She attended the Anderson School of Hope in Victoria, Kansas, for many years until it closed.&nbsp; Verline spent her pastime playing with her doll collection.&nbsp; She and her mother moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 2005 to be close to Joe and Mona, and their families.

Survivors include one brother, Joe Sander and wife, Mona, Boonville, MO;&nbsp; and four nieces and nephews.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by her parents.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at10:00 A.M. Monday, November 2, 2020, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; Burial will be in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at the church.&nbsp;

The family suggests memorials to the Lakeview Care Center, Boonville, Missouri, or St. Fidelis Cemetery Fund, Victoria, Kansas in care of the mortuary.

Due to the coronavirus. if you have a cough, fever or are not feeling well, please use our e-mail or on line guestbook.&nbsp; Social distancing and wearing masks will be required at the visitation and funeral services.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street Victoria, Kansas 67671.&nbsp; Condolences can be sent via e-mail to <a href="mailto:clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net">clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net</a> or can be left at guest book at <a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604170911658.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Verline M. Sander, age 66, of Boonville, Missouri, a former Victoria, Kansas, resident&nbsp;died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at Lakeview Care Center in Boonville,&nbsp;Missouri.&nbsp; She was born on May 11, 1954, in Hays, Kansas to Saturin Anton “Tony” and Pauline (Herman) Sander.&nbsp;She attended the Anderson School of Hope in Victoria, Kansas, for many years until it closed.&nbsp; Verline spent her pastime playing with her doll collection.&nbsp; She and her mother moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 2005 to be close to Joe and Mona, and their families.Survivors include one brother, Joe Sander and wife, Mona, Boonville, MO;&nbsp; and four nieces and nephews.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by her parents.A Mass of Christian Burial will be at10:00 A.M. Monday, November 2, 2020, at The Basilica of St. Fidelis, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; Burial will be in St. Fidelis Cemetery, Victoria, Kansas.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Monday, at the church.&nbsp;The family suggests memorials to the Lakeview Care Center, Boonville, Missouri, or St. Fidelis Cemetery Fund, Victoria, Kansas in care of the mortuary.Due to the coronavirus. if you have a cough, fever or are not feeling well, please use our e-mail or on line guestbook.&nbsp; Social distancing and wearing masks will be required at the visitation and funeral services.&nbsp; &nbsp;Services are entrusted to Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary, 412 Main Street Victoria, Kansas 67671.&nbsp; Condolences can be sent via e-mail to <a href="mailto:clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net">clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net</a> or can be left at guest book at <a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a> &nbsp; &nbsp;

Verline M. Sander

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Philipe Nathan Walton was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by armed kidnappers who demanded a ransom from the man’s father.

The Defense Department confirmed the operation Saturday, saying it took place in northern Nigeria.

“This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State. No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation,” the department said in a statement.

Niger has faced a growing number of attacks by extremists linked to both the Islamic State group and to al-Qaida. The kidnapping comes two months after IS-linked militants killed six French aid workers and their Niger guide while they were visiting a wildlife park east of the capital.

The U.S. official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the rescue and spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were no solid indications that Walton’s kidnapping was terrorism-related and that it was instead “trending toward a kidnapping for ransom.”

But the official said the U.S. government said it was concerned that the hostage could be passed to another terrorist group, or that the kidnapping could become a prolonged hostage-taking.

Walton is now back in Niger, according to the official, who said no ransom was paid.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted his administration’s focus on securing the release of American hostages held by militant groups abroad as well as others being detained. Earlier this month, two Americans held captive by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen were released, along with a third person, in exchange for the return of about 250 of the Houthi rebels from Oman.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger this past week has been rescued in a U.S. military operation in neighboring Nigeria, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday.Philipe Nathan Walton was taken from his farm in Massalata in southern Niger early Tuesday morning by armed kidnappers who demanded a ransom from the man’s father.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Last night, our Country’s brave warriors rescued an American hostage in Nigeria. Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers behind the daring nighttime rescue operation and celebrates the safe return of yet another American citizen!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1322568272483475457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Defense Department confirmed the operation Saturday, saying it took place in northern Nigeria.“This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S. Department of State. No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation,” the department said in a statement.Niger has faced a growing number of attacks by extremists linked to both the Islamic State group and to al-Qaida. The kidnapping comes two months after IS-linked militants killed six French aid workers and their Niger guide while they were visiting a wildlife park east of the capital.The U.S. official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the rescue and spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were no solid indications that Walton’s kidnapping was terrorism-related and that it was instead “trending toward a kidnapping for ransom.”But the official said the U.S. government said it was concerned that the hostage could be passed to another terrorist group, or that the kidnapping could become a prolonged hostage-taking.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Outstanding work by the U.S. military today in freeing a U.S. citizen taken hostage in Niger and reuniting him with his family.&mdash; Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1322537249062461440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Walton is now back in Niger, according to the official, who said no ransom was paid.President Donald Trump has repeatedly promoted his administration’s focus on securing the release of American hostages held by militant groups abroad as well as others being detained. Earlier this month, two Americans held captive by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen were released, along with a third person, in exchange for the return of about 250 of the Houthi rebels from Oman.

American hostage in Africa rescued by U.S. Navy Seals

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an equally successful, Oscar-winning career playing a variety of leading and character roles, has died. He was 90.

Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated” by the news.

“He was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words — ‘The name’s Bond... James Bond,’” they said in a statement Saturday.

The producers said Connery’s “gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent” was largely responsible for the success of the series.

Connery’s son Jason said his father died peacefully in his sleep overnight in the Bahamas where he lived, having been “unwell for some time.”

“A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor,” Jason Connery told the BBC.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was “heartbroken” at the news.

“Our nation today mourns one of her best loved sons,” she said.

A commanding screen presence for some 40 years, Connery was in his early 30s and little known when he starred in the first Bond thriller, 1962’s “Dr. No,” based on the Ian Fleming novel.

Condemned as immoral by the Vatican and the Kremlin, but screened at the White House for Bond fan John F. Kennedy, “Dr. No” was a box office hit and helped Bond become a franchise that long outlasted its Cold War origins.

LONDON (AP) — Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an equally successful, Oscar-winning career playing a variety of leading and character roles, has died. He was 90.Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated” by the news.“He was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words — ‘The name’s Bond... James Bond,’” they said in a statement Saturday.The producers said Connery’s “gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent” was largely responsible for the success of the series.Connery’s son Jason said his father died peacefully in his sleep overnight in the Bahamas where he lived, having been “unwell for some time.”“A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor,” Jason Connery told the BBC.Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was “heartbroken” at the news.“Our nation today mourns one of her best loved sons,” she said.A commanding screen presence for some 40 years, Connery was in his early 30s and little known when he starred in the first Bond thriller, 1962’s “Dr. No,” based on the Ian Fleming novel.Condemned as immoral by the Vatican and the Kremlin, but screened at the White House for Bond fan John F. Kennedy, “Dr. No” was a box office hit and helped Bond become a franchise that long outlasted its Cold War origins.For decades, with actors from Connery to Daniel Craig in the leading role, filmgoers have loved the outrageous stunts, vicious villains and likable, roguish hero who enjoyed a life of carousing, fast cars, gadgety weapons, elegant clothes and vodka martinis (always shaken, not stirred).For many, Connery was the definitive James Bonds, his character’s introduction among the most famous in movie history. He is seated at the blackjack table of an upscale casino, seen first from the side and the back. After he wins a couple of hands against a glamorous young woman, she asks for more money to gamble. “I admire your courage, Miss, uh ...” we hear him tell her as the camera shows his hands removing a cigarette from a slender case. She introduces herself as “Trench, Sylvia Trench,” tells him she admires his luck and asks his name. His reply remains a catchphrase decades later. “Bond,” he says, his face finally revealed as he lights a cigarette. “James Bond.”United Artists couldn’t wait to make more Bond movies, with ever more elaborate stunts and gadgets, along with more exotic locales and more prominent co-stars, among them Lotte Lenya and Jill St. John.Connery continued as Bond in “From Russia With Love,” “Goldfinger,” “Thunderball,” “You Only Live Twice” and “Diamonds Are Forever,” often performing his own stunts.“Diamonds Are Forever” came out in 1971 and by then Connery had grown weary of playing 007 and feared he wasn’t being taken seriously despite his dramatic performances in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Marnie” and Sidney Lumet’s “The Hill.”“I’d been an actor since I was 25, but the image the press put out was that I just fell into this tuxedo and started mixing vodka martinis,” he once complained.When he walked away at age 41, Hollywood insiders predicted Connery would soon be washed up. Who would hire a balding, middle-aged actor with a funny accent?Connery fooled them all, playing a wide range of characters and proving equally adept at comedy, adventure or drama. And age only heightened the appeal of his dark stare and rugged brogue; he set a celebrity record of sorts when at age 59 he was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.”He won the affection of fans of the “Indiana Jones” franchise when he played Indy’s father opposite Harrison Ford in the third picture, 1989′s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” He turned in a poignant portrayal of an aging Robin Hood opposite Audrey Hepburn in “Robin and Marian” in 1976 and, 15 years later, was King Richard to Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood in “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.”He was the lovable English con man who joined Michael Caine in swindling tribal people everywhere in “The Man Who Would Be King” and the bold Russian submarine commander in “The Hunt for Red October.”He delivered a charming performance as a reclusive writer who mentors a teenage prodigy in 2000′s “Finding Forrester.”He won his Oscar for supporting actor in 1987 for his portrayal of a tough Chicago cop who joins Elliot Ness’ crime-fighters in “The Untouchables.By then he was at peace with James Bond, and when he arrived onstage at the Oscar ceremony he declared, “The name’s Connery. Sean Connery.”He kept his promise not to play Bond again until 1983, when he was lured back by an offbeat script about a middle-aged 007. Based on the only Fleming story that hadn’t been nailed down by the film empire Broccoli and Saltzman created, Connery took the role and helped produce the film. The result was “Never Say Never Again,” a title suggested by his wife, Micheline Roquebrune.Even as the 007 films made him a millionaire, Connery tried often to separate his own personality from that of Bond. “I’m obviously not Bond,” he once said. “And Bond is obviously not a human being. Fleming invented him after the war, when people were hungry for luxury, gourmet touches, exotic settings. Those were the things the English loved to read about following the privations of the war.”The “real” Sean Connery had a troubled first marriage and a history of comments justifying domestic violence. In 1962, he married Diane Cilento, an actress best known for her role as Molly in “Tom Jones.” They had a son, Jason, who also became an actor, but the union proved tempestuous and ended in 1974.Its impact lasted long after. Cilento would allege that he had physically abused her and Connery defended his behavior in interviews. In 1965, he told Playboy magazine that he did not find “anything particularly wrong about hitting a woman — although I don’t recommend doing it in the same way that you’d hit a man. An openhanded slap is justified — if all other alternatives fail and there has been plenty of warning.”When Barbara Walter brought up those remarks in a 1987 interview, he said his opinion hadn’t changed because “sometimes women just won’t leave things alone.”Connery was widely criticized, but still received numerous honors, including being chosen as commander (the same rank as Bond) of France’s Order of Arts and Literature and a Kennedy Center honoree in 1999. The following year Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed him a British knight.In 2005 he was chosen for a lifetime achievement award by the American Film Institute. Thomas Sean Connery was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the first of two sons of a long-distance truck driver and a domestic worker.He left school at age 13 during World War II to help support his family.“I was a milkman, laborer, steel bender, cement mixer— virtually anything,” he once said.Weary of day labor, he joined the British navy and was medically discharged after three years. The ailment: stomach ulcers.Back in Edinburgh, he lifted weights to build his body and compete in the Mr. Universe contest. He came in third, and briefly considered becoming a professional soccer player, but chose acting because he reasoned his career would last longer.He got his first big break singing and dancing to “There is Nothing Like a Dame” in “South Pacific” on the London stage and in a road production before going on to act in repertory, television and B movies. He went to Hollywood for two early films, Disney’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” and “Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure.”When he decided to become an actor, he was told that Thomas Sean Connery wouldn’t fit on a theater marquee so he dropped his first name.Then came the audition that changed his life. American producers Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had bought the film rights to a string of post-World War II spy adventure novels by Fleming. Connery was not their first choice for “Dr. No.”The producers had looked to Cary Grant, but decided they wanted an actor would commit to a series. The producers also realized they couldn’t afford a big-name star because United Artists had limited their film budget to $1 million a picture, so they started interviewing more obscure British performers.Among them was the 6-foot-2 Connery. Without a screen test, Broccoli and Saltzman chose the actor, citing his “dark, cruel good looks,” a perfect match for the way Fleming described Bond. When Connery started earning big money, he established his base at a villa in Marbella on the Spanish coast.He described it as “my sanitarium, where I recover from the madness of the film world.” It also helped him avoid the overwhelming income tax he would have paid had he remained a resident of Britain.As his acting roles diminished when he reached his 70s, Connery spent much of his time at his tax-free home at Lynford Cay in the Bahamas. He played golf almost every morning, often with his wife. He announced in 2007 that he had retired when he turned down the chance to appear in another “Indiana Jones” movie.“I thought long and hard about it, and if anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an `Indiana Jones’ film,” he said.“But in the end, retirement is just too damned much fun.”___