Thursday, October 27th, 1921-Monday, November 2nd, 2020

An obituary and services are pending with Baalmann Mortuary.

Thursday, October 27th, 1921-Monday, November 2nd, 2020An obituary and services are pending with Baalmann Mortuary.

Max George Crum

TOPEKA — An Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday, Nov. 2, had tested positive for COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

This is second resident death from ECF, and the ninth resident death related to COVID-19 for the department.

The resident was moved October 28 to the Lansing Correctional Facility COVID-19 Management Unit after testing positive for the virus. He was transported from LCF to the hospital on Oct. 29.

The resident was a 76-year-old while male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.&nbsp;

He was serving a 176 months sentence for two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated endangerment of a child.

TOPEKA — An Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday, Nov. 2, had tested positive for COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.This is second resident death from ECF, and the ninth resident death related to COVID-19 for the department.The resident was moved October 28 to the Lansing Correctional Facility COVID-19 Management Unit after testing positive for the virus. He was transported from LCF to the hospital on Oct. 29.The resident was a 76-year-old while male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.&nbsp;He was serving a 176 months sentence for two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child and aggravated endangerment of a child.

Ninth Kansas inmate dies after positive COVID -19 test

Leland Sylvester McAlister, 86, passed away October 24, 2020, in Larned.

He was born September 30, 1934, in Wayne, Oklahoma, the son of Grover Wilburn McAlister and Veta May Gregory Burris.

A longtime area resident, he was a welder. He served in the United States Air force at McConnell Air Force Base in the 3520th Flight Line Maintenance Squadron. He was of the Christian faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, gardening, and dancing.

He married Lauralee Cessna; she preceded him in death.

Survivors include: mother, Veta Burris, Great Bend; five children, 
Lori (Bob) Wilson, Lyons, Curtis (Deb) McAlister, Larned, Kevin (Cindy) 
McAlister, Overland Park, Deanna (Chris) Harrison, Port Orange, Florida,
 Donnie (Cheryl) Stejskal, Tualatin, Oregon; three sisters, Laveta 
Furthmyer, Gorham, Fredia Burris, Great Bend, Wanda Dodson, Hays; a 
brother, Glenn Burris, Ellinwood; eighteen grandchildren, twenty-four 
great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father; his wife; a sister, Gloria Barrientez, a brother, Rennie Burris, and a great &nbsp;grandson.

Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 
Saint Marks Episcopal Church, 520 East Avenue S, Lyons, Kansas, with 
Pastor Byron Barrientez presiding. Inurnment with military graveside 
rites will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Lakin Comanche 
Cemetery, Ellinwood, Kansas.

Memorials may be given to St Marks Episcopal Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, KS 67550

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604436250834.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Leland Sylvester McAlister, 86, passed away October 24, 2020, in Larned.He was born September 30, 1934, in Wayne, Oklahoma, the son of Grover Wilburn McAlister and Veta May Gregory Burris.A longtime area resident, he was a welder. He served in the United States Air force at McConnell Air Force Base in the 3520th Flight Line Maintenance Squadron. He was of the Christian faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, gardening, and dancing.He married Lauralee Cessna; she preceded him in death.Survivors include: mother, Veta Burris, Great Bend; five children, 
Lori (Bob) Wilson, Lyons, Curtis (Deb) McAlister, Larned, Kevin (Cindy) 
McAlister, Overland Park, Deanna (Chris) Harrison, Port Orange, Florida,
 Donnie (Cheryl) Stejskal, Tualatin, Oregon; three sisters, Laveta 
Furthmyer, Gorham, Fredia Burris, Great Bend, Wanda Dodson, Hays; a 
brother, Glenn Burris, Ellinwood; eighteen grandchildren, twenty-four 
great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his father; his wife; a sister, Gloria Barrientez, a brother, Rennie Burris, and a great &nbsp;grandson.Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 
Saint Marks Episcopal Church, 520 East Avenue S, Lyons, Kansas, with 
Pastor Byron Barrientez presiding. Inurnment with military graveside 
rites will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Lakin Comanche 
Cemetery, Ellinwood, Kansas.Memorials may be given to St Marks Episcopal Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, KS 67550

Leland Sylvester McAlister

Loren Henry Dyke, 87, passed away November 2, 2020, at Hutchinson 
Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS. He was born October 30, 1933, 
in Malvern, Iowa, to Dale D. &amp; Maxine (Boyer) Dyke. He married 
Marilyn Patricia Mueller May 27, 1956 at First United Methodist Church 
in Griswold, Iowa. She survives.

Loren was an active child and loved exploring the woods, fields, and 
streams that were all around the small farming community where he grew 
up. He suffered several life-threatening injuries and sicknesses in his 
youth, including a long siege with rheumatic fever, and possibly polio. 
At age six, he tripped right by the Methodist church and jammed the 
point of a wooden sword into his throat. Unbeknown to his parents, the 
tip had broken off inside the throat. Two weeks later, doctors in a 
Council Bluffs hospital removed that bloody piece of wood.

Along with his family, Loren was active in that same Methodist church
 during his early years. He enjoyed all sports and engaged vigorously in
 all of them. In conjunction with the WWII jobs program, his dad moved 
the family to Los Angeles in 1943 to work in the Howard Hughes shipyard 
and was assigned to work on the famous Spruce Goose. The family’s 
temporary housing was in a trailer park right across the street from MGM
 studios where Loren became acquainted and often played with members of 
the Our Gang, sometimes called The Little Rascals, including Froggie and
 Alfalfa. With Froggie and other boys, he climbed a high fence to sneak 
into those studios to watch the making of films.

The family returned to Iowa after the war and in 1947, Loren 
accompanied a Baptist preacher and his sons to Minneapolis to attend a 
Youth for Christ meeting in which a young evangelist named Billy Graham 
was the featured speaker. On one evening during that conference, Loren 
walked a long-tabernacle aisle to the front and committed his life to 
Jesus Christ.

Loren graduated from Chariton, Iowa High School in 1951 and enrolled 
in Peru State Teachers’ College in1952, and in l953, while the Korean 
War was on, was inducted into the Army. The war ended, and Loren spent 
most of his service time in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. While there, he had a
 life-changing encounter with Jesus while serving as a Chaplain’s 
Assistant at the base chapel.

Following discharge, back in Iowa, he accepted a role as counselor at
 a Methodist youth camp at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. It was 
there he met Marilyn Mueller of Griswold, Iowa. They both loved music, 
worked together in the camp’s music program, and became best friends. 
They were married on May 27, 1956, and became the parents of three 
children, Lorene, Daniel, and Jerry.

Loren taught school in southwest Iowa for five years, and during that
 time, the most spiritually transforming event of his and Marilyn’s 
lives occurred when the two of them attended a Christian Ashram in 
Salina, Kansas, a retreat movement founded by Dr. E. Stanley Jones. For 
Loren, a new intimacy with Jesus began. In 1962 he accepted a position 
as youth director at a Methodist church in Great Bend, Kansas, and in 
1963, he became director of the Kansas Ashram.

In 1964, Loren began a full-time faithbased, evangelistic ministry, 
largely connected with the Ashram movement, and for eight years, on 
several occasions had opportunity to work closely with Stanley Jones. 
Loren spoke at many retreats and meetings across the US, mostly around 
the eastern part of the country and during that time, established an 
organization named The King’s Team focused on revival in America and 
have been praying for revival in the US since June 1,1970.

Just before 1980, Loren and Marilyn became active in the Republican 
Party and in 1980, Loren became Barton county chairman for Ronald Reagan
 and was elected as an alternate delegate to the Republican National 
Convention in Detroit. As Loren and Marilyn became more involved with 
politics, the Lord gave them many opportunities to witness for Him and 
engage with numerous persons involved in governmental leadership at the 
state and national levels. At one point, they were able to meet Ronald 
Reagan and Loren was able to hold hands with Nancy Reagan and have a 
brief prayer with her.

Loren and Marilyn were scheduled to sing at the Kansas Day Banquet in
 Topeka in January of 1989, but on the way there, Loren had a heart 
attack which prevented their doing that. But in 1994, the couple had 
another opportunity to sing America the Beautiful at that same banquet 
of one-thousand persons, including governors, U.S. senators and 
legislators, all to the honor and glory of their dear Lord and Savior 
Jesus, and received a standing ovation. Later, while speaking with 
Senator Nancy Kassebaum in her Washington office, she told them that she
 was the first one on her feet following that song.

More than all of the things that Loren has been able to do throughout
 his life, the most important thing to him in all the world is his 
personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a desire to tell everyone he
 meets about Jesus. In the end, his desire is that everyone who reads 
this obituary or hears about his life over the coming years is that they
 know Jesus (John 3:16).

Survivors include, his wife, Marilyn Dyke of the home; two sons, 
Daniel “Danny” L. Dyke of Boston, MA, and Jerry S. Dyke and wife Kathy 
of Pflugerville, TX; a daughter, Lorene “Lore” Meltzer and husband Paul 
of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Gayle Dyke; a brother-in-law, 
Elden Bickley; three grandchildren, Daniel Meyer and wife Rachel, 
Stephanie Meyer, and Jeffrey Dyke and wife Alyssa; and four great 
grandchildren, Isaiah Meyer, Luke Meyer, Selah Dyke, and Asher Dyke. He 
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, David Dyke; and a 
sister, Theresa Bickley.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, 
November 5, 2020, at Bryant Funeral Home, with family to receive friends
 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., 
Friday, November 6, 2020, at Bryant Funeral Home. Interment will be in 
Golden Belt Memorial Park. Memorials have been designated to the King’s 
Team, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604434584225.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Loren Henry Dyke, 87, passed away November 2, 2020, at Hutchinson 
Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, KS. He was born October 30, 1933, 
in Malvern, Iowa, to Dale D. &amp; Maxine (Boyer) Dyke. He married 
Marilyn Patricia Mueller May 27, 1956 at First United Methodist Church 
in Griswold, Iowa. She survives.Loren was an active child and loved exploring the woods, fields, and 
streams that were all around the small farming community where he grew 
up. He suffered several life-threatening injuries and sicknesses in his 
youth, including a long siege with rheumatic fever, and possibly polio. 
At age six, he tripped right by the Methodist church and jammed the 
point of a wooden sword into his throat. Unbeknown to his parents, the 
tip had broken off inside the throat. Two weeks later, doctors in a 
Council Bluffs hospital removed that bloody piece of wood.Along with his family, Loren was active in that same Methodist church
 during his early years. He enjoyed all sports and engaged vigorously in
 all of them. In conjunction with the WWII jobs program, his dad moved 
the family to Los Angeles in 1943 to work in the Howard Hughes shipyard 
and was assigned to work on the famous Spruce Goose. The family’s 
temporary housing was in a trailer park right across the street from MGM
 studios where Loren became acquainted and often played with members of 
the Our Gang, sometimes called The Little Rascals, including Froggie and
 Alfalfa. With Froggie and other boys, he climbed a high fence to sneak 
into those studios to watch the making of films.The family returned to Iowa after the war and in 1947, Loren 
accompanied a Baptist preacher and his sons to Minneapolis to attend a 
Youth for Christ meeting in which a young evangelist named Billy Graham 
was the featured speaker. On one evening during that conference, Loren 
walked a long-tabernacle aisle to the front and committed his life to 
Jesus Christ.Loren graduated from Chariton, Iowa High School in 1951 and enrolled 
in Peru State Teachers’ College in1952, and in l953, while the Korean 
War was on, was inducted into the Army. The war ended, and Loren spent 
most of his service time in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. While there, he had a
 life-changing encounter with Jesus while serving as a Chaplain’s 
Assistant at the base chapel.Following discharge, back in Iowa, he accepted a role as counselor at
 a Methodist youth camp at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. It was 
there he met Marilyn Mueller of Griswold, Iowa. They both loved music, 
worked together in the camp’s music program, and became best friends. 
They were married on May 27, 1956, and became the parents of three 
children, Lorene, Daniel, and Jerry.Loren taught school in southwest Iowa for five years, and during that
 time, the most spiritually transforming event of his and Marilyn’s 
lives occurred when the two of them attended a Christian Ashram in 
Salina, Kansas, a retreat movement founded by Dr. E. Stanley Jones. For 
Loren, a new intimacy with Jesus began. In 1962 he accepted a position 
as youth director at a Methodist church in Great Bend, Kansas, and in 
1963, he became director of the Kansas Ashram.In 1964, Loren began a full-time faithbased, evangelistic ministry, 
largely connected with the Ashram movement, and for eight years, on 
several occasions had opportunity to work closely with Stanley Jones. 
Loren spoke at many retreats and meetings across the US, mostly around 
the eastern part of the country and during that time, established an 
organization named The King’s Team focused on revival in America and 
have been praying for revival in the US since June 1,1970.Just before 1980, Loren and Marilyn became active in the Republican 
Party and in 1980, Loren became Barton county chairman for Ronald Reagan
 and was elected as an alternate delegate to the Republican National 
Convention in Detroit. As Loren and Marilyn became more involved with 
politics, the Lord gave them many opportunities to witness for Him and 
engage with numerous persons involved in governmental leadership at the 
state and national levels. At one point, they were able to meet Ronald 
Reagan and Loren was able to hold hands with Nancy Reagan and have a 
brief prayer with her.Loren and Marilyn were scheduled to sing at the Kansas Day Banquet in
 Topeka in January of 1989, but on the way there, Loren had a heart 
attack which prevented their doing that. But in 1994, the couple had 
another opportunity to sing America the Beautiful at that same banquet 
of one-thousand persons, including governors, U.S. senators and 
legislators, all to the honor and glory of their dear Lord and Savior 
Jesus, and received a standing ovation. Later, while speaking with 
Senator Nancy Kassebaum in her Washington office, she told them that she
 was the first one on her feet following that song.More than all of the things that Loren has been able to do throughout
 his life, the most important thing to him in all the world is his 
personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a desire to tell everyone he
 meets about Jesus. In the end, his desire is that everyone who reads 
this obituary or hears about his life over the coming years is that they
 know Jesus (John 3:16).Survivors include, his wife, Marilyn Dyke of the home; two sons, 
Daniel “Danny” L. Dyke of Boston, MA, and Jerry S. Dyke and wife Kathy 
of Pflugerville, TX; a daughter, Lorene “Lore” Meltzer and husband Paul 
of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister-in-law, Gayle Dyke; a brother-in-law, 
Elden Bickley; three grandchildren, Daniel Meyer and wife Rachel, 
Stephanie Meyer, and Jeffrey Dyke and wife Alyssa; and four great 
grandchildren, Isaiah Meyer, Luke Meyer, Selah Dyke, and Asher Dyke. He 
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, David Dyke; and a 
sister, Theresa Bickley.Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, 
November 5, 2020, at Bryant Funeral Home, with family to receive friends
 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., 
Friday, November 6, 2020, at Bryant Funeral Home. Interment will be in 
Golden Belt Memorial Park. Memorials have been designated to the King’s 
Team, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.

Loren Henry Dyke

Lucille I. Stevenson, age 92, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2020, at Wedgewood South Assisted Living in Lubbock, Texas.  She was born on March 30, 1928, in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Paul Frederick and Esther Gladys Bjork Moser.  

Lucille graduated from Greeley County High School in 1946 and was a resident of Tribune, Kansas, until 1950 when she married Bobbie Ray Stevenson in Raton, New Mexico in 1950.  Soon after their marriage, they moved to Texas.  They resided and raised their family in Seagraves, Texas.  

Lucille worked for the Farm Service Agency for over 40 years starting at a young age in Kansas.  She worked the majority of her career serving the Farmers and Ranchers in Gaines County then became the office manager in Andrews County the last ten years of her service. During her employment she was and active member of Texas Association of County Office employees (TASCOE), the National Association of County Office Employees (NASCOE) and served as a director off and on for years. Following her retirement, they moved to San Angelo, Texas.   

Survivors include two daughters, Bobbi R Bowling of Midland Texas, Belinda R Davis of Lubbock Texas, one brother Marvin Moser of Tribune, Kansas, one sister Catherine Hamaker of Gage, Oklahoma, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob Stevenson, son Brake R Stevenson, one sister Vera Woods and one brother Robert Moser.  

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas with Jeri Farmer-Smith presiding.

Memorials in Lieu of Flowers may be written to the First Presbyterian Church or Greeley County EMT’s both of Tribune, Kansas in care of Price &amp; Sons Funeral Homes.

Burial will be in the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas.

Visitation will be on Friday from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm at Price &amp; Sons Funeral Home in Tribune, Kansas.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604431299845.png" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Lucille I. Stevenson, age 92, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2020, at Wedgewood South Assisted Living in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on March 30, 1928, in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Paul Frederick and Esther Gladys Bjork Moser. Lucille graduated from Greeley County High School in 1946 and was a resident of Tribune, Kansas, until 1950 when she married Bobbie Ray Stevenson in Raton, New Mexico in 1950. Soon after their marriage, they moved to Texas. They resided and raised their family in Seagraves, Texas. Lucille worked for the Farm Service Agency for over 40 years starting at a young age in Kansas. She worked the majority of her career serving the Farmers and Ranchers in Gaines County then became the office manager in Andrews County the last ten years of her service. During her employment she was and active member of Texas Association of County Office employees (TASCOE), the National Association of County Office Employees (NASCOE) and served as a director off and on for years. Following her retirement, they moved to San Angelo, Texas. Survivors include two daughters, Bobbi R Bowling of Midland Texas, Belinda R Davis of Lubbock Texas, one brother Marvin Moser of Tribune, Kansas, one sister Catherine Hamaker of Gage, Oklahoma, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob Stevenson, son Brake R Stevenson, one sister Vera Woods and one brother Robert Moser. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas with Jeri Farmer-Smith presiding.Memorials in Lieu of Flowers may be written to the First Presbyterian Church or Greeley County EMT’s both of Tribune, Kansas in care of Price &amp; Sons Funeral Homes.Burial will be in the Greeley County Cemetery in Tribune, Kansas.Visitation will be on Friday from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm at Price &amp; Sons Funeral Home in Tribune, Kansas.

Lucille I. Stevenson

Out-of-state donations fuel record Kansas campaign with GOP control of Senate at stake

By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/11/03/u-s-senate-the-marshall-and-bollier-showdown-in-kansas/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — Barbara Bollier 
and Roger Marshall both graduated from University of Kansas’ medical 
school, built careers as physicians in Kansas and ended up on the same 
red-state U.S. Senate ballot in a campaign colored by coronavirus.

They unexpectedly became 
featured players in the most expensive political contest in Kansas 
history. Campaign finance reports say they combined to raise at least 
$30.5 million. That would form a strip of $100 dollar bills laid 
end-to-end from Salina to Abilene, with several million dollars to 
spare. And the total excludes all the dark money pouring into the Kansas
 showdown, which became a second-tier thriller in the larger national 
struggle for operational control of the U.S. Senate.

All that cash bought the 
Kansas Republican and Democratic nominees a tidal waive of advertising 
and mailers. Some of the messaging was self-congratulatory, but the bulk
 was designed to attack and conquer. Bollier was effectively labeled an 
“abortion fanatic.” The idea was planted in voters’ minds Marshall was 
“deceptive” and “got caught lying.” Bollier was “extreme” on gun 
control, while Marshall engaged in “shady” hospital investments. Bollier
 would be a puppet of socialists in Washington, D.C., and Marshall a 
hack for interests willing to harm Kansans by repealing the Affordable 
Care Act signed by President Barack Obama.

The solid work and 
advocacy of the Mission Hills Democrat in the Kansas Legislature and of 
the Great Bend Republican in the U.S. House was lost amid all that 
shouting.

The toxic cloud got so 
thick folks rarely noticed a third person in the race, Libertarian Party
 nominee Jason Buckley. He’s a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in Overland 
Park and works as an IT contractor in the banking industry. He’ll get a 
slice of the vote, perhaps several percentage points.

“I am running for Senate 
because I believe no other U.S. senator or Senate candidate has ever 
understood that the government belongs to people. And, we are not 
government property,” Buckley said. “The purpose of government is to 
protect our rights. All people should be able to live their life however
 they choose as long as those choices don’t hurt others and don’t steal 
their property.”

Casting of votes in the 
Senate contest began in mid-October and comes to a close at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday. There will be an unofficial tally on election night, but final 
results won’t be affirmed for days. Polling indicated a close race for 
the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts. The Bollier 
and Marshall campaigns have weighed contingency plans if the margin was 
narrow. A Kansas recount is a possibility, especially if the balance of 
power in the U.S. Senate was still in play.

Such a competitive race 
for U.S. Senate in Kansas was inconceivable in 2016 after President 
Donald Trump dismantled Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 20 
percentage points. In the past 25 years, no Democratic Senate candidate 
in Kansas has surpassed 44% in the general election.

Bollier, 62, anchored her 
campaign with a pledge to fight for better access to affordable health 
care and to continue her commitment to quality public education. She 
promised to be an independent voice in the U.S. Senate and work on a 
bipartisan basis with her colleagues. A Republican for four decades, 
Bollier changed her party affiliation to Democrat in 2018.

During the campaign, 
Bollier accused Marshall of running a private, for-profit hospital in 
Great Bend that contributed to closure of the community’s nonprofit 
hospital. She accused Marshall of pushing legislation beneficial to his 
family’s investment interests in health care rather than seeking 
bipartisan reforms to support rural hospitals. She said he sided with 
business and political interests keen to discriminate against the 
400,000 Kansans with a pre-existing medical condition.

“Kansas hasn’t elected a 
Democart to the Senate in 88 years,” said Bollier, who sought to be the 
first woman doctor elected to the U.S. Senate. “This election, we’re not
 just making history. We’re fighting for affordable health care, working
 toward unity and bringing along integrity.”

She didn’t complain relentlessly about Marshall’s affinity for Trump, given the GOP president’s standing in Kansas.

Former Republican U.S. 
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and former Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius 
endorsed Bollier’s campaign for the Senate.

“Barbara has the 
character, know how and compassion to represent all communities in our 
state,” Kassebaum said. “Above all, Barbara shares my belief in working 
with members of both parties to solve problems and get things done. I 
believe achieving bipartisanship and cooperation in the U.S. Senate is 
still possible.”

Sebelius, who served as 
secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the
 Obama administration, said the U.S. Senate required people who 
understood and respected the science of public health.

“Not just to get through 
this pandemic, but to deal with climate change,” Sebelius said. “There 
has never been a better time to have a candidate like Barbara Bollier.”

Bollier, who was elected 
to the Kansas House in 2010 and the Kansas Senate in 2016, had token 
opposition in the August primary. She raised an astonishing $13.5 
million in the third quarter of 2020, and $24.4 million during her 
campaign for the Senate. In contrast, Marshall’s finance reports show he
 attracted $5.9 million in contributions for his Senate bid.

Marshall, 60, said Kansans
 would be mistaken to swallow the fiction of Bollier as a political 
moderate. He said the Democratic nominee would oppose conservative 
appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court, gave every indication she 
supported late-term abortions, would side with Democrats intent on 
raising taxes and would fall in line behind Democratic Sen. Chuck 
Schumer of New York.

Marshall, who has 
represented the largely rural 1st District in Congress since 2017, said 
Bollier was out of touch with common-sense Kansans. He pointed to her 
praise of strict Australian laws that forced owners of 700,000 guns to 
sell them to the government in the 1990s. He said she wasn’t capable of 
understanding needs of the dominant industry of agriculture.

“Barbara Bollier pretends 
to be a moderate, an independent,” Marshall said. “She calls 
confiscating weapons an ‘amazing thing.’ She believes and supports 
late-term abortion. She wants to give Supreme Court justices a religious
 test. She’s too extreme for Kansas.”

Marshall is intrinsically 
tied to Trump in terms of COVID-19 — mirroring the president’s views on 
wearing a mask during the pandemic, taking hydroxychloroquine to ward 
off the virus and urging businesses to stay open despite risk of a virus
 that has killed more than 1,000 Kansans. The president’s popularity has
 waned since 2016, but his coattails remain long. There’s little doubt 
Kansas will support Trump’s re-election.

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and
 Roberts, both Repubicans, and former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole endorsed 
Marshall’s candidacy. Marshall survived a crowded GOP primary in August,
 with assistance from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 
which openly sought to derail the campaign for Kansas Secretary of State
 Kris Kobach. Marshall earned 40% of the primary vote while losing only 
one county west of Emporia and racking up a double-digit advantage in 
populous Sedgwick County.

“It is more important than
 ever that Republicans maintain the majority in the U.S. Senate,” said 
Moran, a reflection of apprehension Democratic presidential candidate 
Joe Biden could beat Trump. “A Republican Senate stands as a firewall to
 stop damaging liberal and socialist policies from becoming law.”

Dole, the 97-year-old 
native of Russell, began representing Kansans in Washington 60 years ago
 and was the GOP’s presidential nominee in 1996.

“I know Dr. Roger 
Marshall,” Dole said. “And I trust him. He will continue our state’s 
proud tradition of common sense leadership and results. This race 
presents as clear a contrast as any I’ve seen.”

Roberts, who declined to seek re-election in 2020, offered this closing advice: “Take it from Bob, and vote for Roger.”

Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604086469655.png" alt="Roger Marshall. Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector" />
 <figcaption>Roger Marshall. Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Out-of-state donations fuel record Kansas campaign with GOP control of Senate at stake</h2>By TIM CARPENTER <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2020/11/03/u-s-senate-the-marshall-and-bollier-showdown-in-kansas/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — Barbara Bollier 
and Roger Marshall both graduated from University of Kansas’ medical 
school, built careers as physicians in Kansas and ended up on the same 
red-state U.S. Senate ballot in a campaign colored by coronavirus.They unexpectedly became 
featured players in the most expensive political contest in Kansas 
history. Campaign finance reports say they combined to raise at least 
$30.5 million. That would form a strip of $100 dollar bills laid 
end-to-end from Salina to Abilene, with several million dollars to 
spare. And the total excludes all the dark money pouring into the Kansas
 showdown, which became a second-tier thriller in the larger national 
struggle for operational control of the U.S. Senate.All that cash bought the 
Kansas Republican and Democratic nominees a tidal waive of advertising 
and mailers. Some of the messaging was self-congratulatory, but the bulk
 was designed to attack and conquer. Bollier was effectively labeled an 
“abortion fanatic.” The idea was planted in voters’ minds Marshall was 
“deceptive” and “got caught lying.” Bollier was “extreme” on gun 
control, while Marshall engaged in “shady” hospital investments. Bollier
 would be a puppet of socialists in Washington, D.C., and Marshall a 
hack for interests willing to harm Kansans by repealing the Affordable 
Care Act signed by President Barack Obama.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1604086532586.png" alt="Barbara Bollier. Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector" />
 <figcaption>Barbara Bollier. Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector</figcaption>
 </figure>The solid work and 
advocacy of the Mission Hills Democrat in the Kansas Legislature and of 
the Great Bend Republican in the U.S. House was lost amid all that 
shouting.The toxic cloud got so 
thick folks rarely noticed a third person in the race, Libertarian Party
 nominee Jason Buckley. He’s a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in Overland 
Park and works as an IT contractor in the banking industry. He’ll get a 
slice of the vote, perhaps several percentage points.“I am running for Senate 
because I believe no other U.S. senator or Senate candidate has ever 
understood that the government belongs to people. And, we are not 
government property,” Buckley said. “The purpose of government is to 
protect our rights. All people should be able to live their life however
 they choose as long as those choices don’t hurt others and don’t steal 
their property.”Casting of votes in the 
Senate contest began in mid-October and comes to a close at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday. There will be an unofficial tally on election night, but final 
results won’t be affirmed for days. Polling indicated a close race for 
the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts. The Bollier 
and Marshall campaigns have weighed contingency plans if the margin was 
narrow. A Kansas recount is a possibility, especially if the balance of 
power in the U.S. Senate was still in play.Such a competitive race 
for U.S. Senate in Kansas was inconceivable in 2016 after President 
Donald Trump dismantled Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 20 
percentage points. In the past 25 years, no Democratic Senate candidate 
in Kansas has surpassed 44% in the general election.<h2>Bollier’s closing</h2>Bollier, 62, anchored her 
campaign with a pledge to fight for better access to affordable health 
care and to continue her commitment to quality public education. She 
promised to be an independent voice in the U.S. Senate and work on a 
bipartisan basis with her colleagues. A Republican for four decades, 
Bollier changed her party affiliation to Democrat in 2018.During the campaign, 
Bollier accused Marshall of running a private, for-profit hospital in 
Great Bend that contributed to closure of the community’s nonprofit 
hospital. She accused Marshall of pushing legislation beneficial to his 
family’s investment interests in health care rather than seeking 
bipartisan reforms to support rural hospitals. She said he sided with 
business and political interests keen to discriminate against the 
400,000 Kansans with a pre-existing medical condition.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604422556227.jpeg" alt="U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier, a state senator from Mission Hills, says she will be an independent voice for Kansas in Washington, D.C. and a keen advocate for greater access to affordable health care. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Bollier, a state senator from Mission Hills, says she will be an independent voice for Kansas in Washington, D.C. and a keen advocate for greater access to affordable health care. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>“Kansas hasn’t elected a 
Democart to the Senate in 88 years,” said Bollier, who sought to be the 
first woman doctor elected to the U.S. Senate. “This election, we’re not
 just making history. We’re fighting for affordable health care, working
 toward unity and bringing along integrity.”She didn’t complain relentlessly about Marshall’s affinity for Trump, given the GOP president’s standing in Kansas.Former Republican U.S. 
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and former Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius 
endorsed Bollier’s campaign for the Senate.“Barbara has the 
character, know how and compassion to represent all communities in our 
state,” Kassebaum said. “Above all, Barbara shares my belief in working 
with members of both parties to solve problems and get things done. I 
believe achieving bipartisanship and cooperation in the U.S. Senate is 
still possible.”Sebelius, who served as 
secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during the
 Obama administration, said the U.S. Senate required people who 
understood and respected the science of public health.“Not just to get through 
this pandemic, but to deal with climate change,” Sebelius said. “There 
has never been a better time to have a candidate like Barbara Bollier.”Bollier, who was elected 
to the Kansas House in 2010 and the Kansas Senate in 2016, had token 
opposition in the August primary. She raised an astonishing $13.5 
million in the third quarter of 2020, and $24.4 million during her 
campaign for the Senate. In contrast, Marshall’s finance reports show he
 attracted $5.9 million in contributions for his Senate bid.<h2>Marshall’s pitch</h2>Marshall, 60, said Kansans
 would be mistaken to swallow the fiction of Bollier as a political 
moderate. He said the Democratic nominee would oppose conservative 
appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court, gave every indication she 
supported late-term abortions, would side with Democrats intent on 
raising taxes and would fall in line behind Democratic Sen. Chuck 
Schumer of New York.Marshall, who has 
represented the largely rural 1st District in Congress since 2017, said 
Bollier was out of touch with common-sense Kansans. He pointed to her 
praise of strict Australian laws that forced owners of 700,000 guns to 
sell them to the government in the 1990s. He said she wasn’t capable of 
understanding needs of the dominant industry of agriculture.“Barbara Bollier pretends 
to be a moderate, an independent,” Marshall said. “She calls 
confiscating weapons an ‘amazing thing.’ She believes and supports 
late-term abortion. She wants to give Supreme Court justices a religious
 test. She’s too extreme for Kansas.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/11/1604422587930.jpeg" alt="U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, Kansas Republicans, joined with former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole to endorse GOP U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall for Roberts’ seat in the U.S. Senate. (Submitted/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption>U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, Kansas Republicans, joined with former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole to endorse GOP U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall for Roberts’ seat in the U.S. Senate. (Submitted/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure>Marshall is intrinsically 
tied to Trump in terms of COVID-19 — mirroring the president’s views on 
wearing a mask during the pandemic, taking hydroxychloroquine to ward 
off the virus and urging businesses to stay open despite risk of a virus
 that has killed more than 1,000 Kansans. The president’s popularity has
 waned since 2016, but his coattails remain long. There’s little doubt 
Kansas will support Trump’s re-election.U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and
 Roberts, both Repubicans, and former U.S. Sen. Robert Dole endorsed 
Marshall’s candidacy. Marshall survived a crowded GOP primary in August,
 with assistance from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, 
which openly sought to derail the campaign for Kansas Secretary of State
 Kris Kobach. Marshall earned 40% of the primary vote while losing only 
one county west of Emporia and racking up a double-digit advantage in 
populous Sedgwick County.“It is more important than
 ever that Republicans maintain the majority in the U.S. Senate,” said 
Moran, a reflection of apprehension Democratic presidential candidate 
Joe Biden could beat Trump. “A Republican Senate stands as a firewall to
 stop damaging liberal and socialist policies from becoming law.”Dole, the 97-year-old 
native of Russell, began representing Kansans in Washington 60 years ago
 and was the GOP’s presidential nominee in 1996.“I know Dr. Roger 
Marshall,” Dole said. “And I trust him. He will continue our state’s 
proud tradition of common sense leadership and results. This race 
presents as clear a contrast as any I’ve seen.”Roberts, who declined to seek re-election in 2020, offered this closing advice: “Take it from Bob, and vote for Roger.”Tim Carpenter has reported on Kansas for 35 years. He covered the Capitol for 16 years at the Topeka Capital-Journal and previously worked for the Lawrence Journal-World and United Press International.

Marshall, Bollier close out Kansas barn burner for U.S. Senate

Elmer Joseph Younger, age 96, of Hays, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, October 31, 2020, in Hays. He was born March 11, 1924, in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Alois and Matilda (Hertel) Younger. On February 6, 1951, he married Lucille (Augustine). She preceded him in death on March 16, 1983. Elmer was a lifelong Farmer. He also was a furniture builder and did scroll saw work. He enjoyed family time with his daughter and grandchildren. He also enjoyed music and had played guitar in Angie’s Polka Band. He is survived by his daughter, Donna McDaniel and husband Richard of Memphis, Missouri; his grandson, Jeremy McDaniel and wife Cynthia of Memphis, Missouri as well as three great grandchildren, Nicholas, Jacob and Aaron. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Donald Younger; a brother, Marvin Younger and three sisters, Mildred Windholz, Albina Stecklein and Martina Kreutzer. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hays. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cancer Council of Ellis County. Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com/">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>

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 </figure>Elmer Joseph Younger, age 96, of Hays, Kansas, passed away, Saturday, October 31, 2020, in Hays. He was born March 11, 1924, in rural Ellis County, Kansas to Alois and Matilda (Hertel) Younger. On February 6, 1951, he married Lucille (Augustine). She preceded him in death on March 16, 1983. Elmer was a lifelong Farmer. He also was a furniture builder and did scroll saw work. He enjoyed family time with his daughter and grandchildren. He also enjoyed music and had played guitar in Angie’s Polka Band. He is survived by his daughter, Donna McDaniel and husband Richard of Memphis, Missouri; his grandson, Jeremy McDaniel and wife Cynthia of Memphis, Missouri as well as three great grandchildren, Nicholas, Jacob and Aaron. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Donald Younger; a brother, Marvin Younger and three sisters, Mildred Windholz, Albina Stecklein and Martina Kreutzer. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory 2509 Vine Hays, KS 67601. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Hays. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Cancer Council of Ellis County. Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com/">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>

Elmer Joseph Younger

Charles Edwin “Bud” Mumm, 89, of Atwood, died Sunday, November 1, 2020, 
at his home. He was born October 21, 1931, at the family farm near 
Selden, KS, to Gottfried and Sarah (McDonald) Mumm. 

Bud served in the 
United States Army, stationed in Heilbronn, Germany from 1954-55 and was
 a longtime member of the Herndon VFW. On October 20, 1979 he married 
Victoria “Vicky” Marintzer and they enjoyed 41 years together. He farmed
 and ranched with his four brothers on the homeplace near Selden and on a
 creek farm near Achilles, where he lived for 62 years. In his 
spare time, Bud enjoyed reading and visiting with family and friends. He
 was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Herndon and a member of 
the Knights of Columbus. 
Bud was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Joseph Michael 
Mumm; brothers, Gottfried Bernard, Paul, Frederick “Fritz” and Hubert 
Mumm; sisters, Juliann Mumm, Anogene Rogers, Josephine Douglass, Eleanor
 Rogers, Alberta Ritter and Clara (Dick) Newton; nieces Alicia Hull and 
Mary Jane Smith. 
He is survived by his wife Vicky Mumm, of Atwood; children, Greg Mumm, 
of Ludell, Anita Mumm, of Salida, CO; siblings, Margaret “Marge” Roy, 
Dolores Raile, Clement (Patricia) Mumm, Joan “Judy” (Gordon) Smith and 
Kenneth Mumm and many nieces and nephews. 
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Mary’s 
Assumption Catholic Church, in Herndon, KS, with visitation taking place
 from 9-10:00 a.m. and rosary at 10:00. Burial will take place in the 
church cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Hospice Services of NWKS or 
St. Mary’s Assumption Church and can be sent in care of Baalmann 
Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences 
visit www.baalmannmortuary.com.

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 </figure>Charles Edwin “Bud” Mumm, 89, of Atwood, died Sunday, November 1, 2020, 
at his home. He was born October 21, 1931, at the family farm near 
Selden, KS, to Gottfried and Sarah (McDonald) Mumm. Bud served in the 
United States Army, stationed in Heilbronn, Germany from 1954-55 and was
 a longtime member of the Herndon VFW. On October 20, 1979 he married 
Victoria “Vicky” Marintzer and they enjoyed 41 years together. He farmed
 and ranched with his four brothers on the homeplace near Selden and on a
 creek farm near Achilles, where he lived for 62 years. In his 
spare time, Bud enjoyed reading and visiting with family and friends. He
 was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Herndon and a member of 
the Knights of Columbus. 
Bud was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Joseph Michael 
Mumm; brothers, Gottfried Bernard, Paul, Frederick “Fritz” and Hubert 
Mumm; sisters, Juliann Mumm, Anogene Rogers, Josephine Douglass, Eleanor
 Rogers, Alberta Ritter and Clara (Dick) Newton; nieces Alicia Hull and 
Mary Jane Smith. 
He is survived by his wife Vicky Mumm, of Atwood; children, Greg Mumm, 
of Ludell, Anita Mumm, of Salida, CO; siblings, Margaret “Marge” Roy, 
Dolores Raile, Clement (Patricia) Mumm, Joan “Judy” (Gordon) Smith and 
Kenneth Mumm and many nieces and nephews. 
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 5, 2020, at St. Mary’s 
Assumption Catholic Church, in Herndon, KS, with visitation taking place
 from 9-10:00 a.m. and rosary at 10:00. Burial will take place in the 
church cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Hospice Services of NWKS or 
St. Mary’s Assumption Church and can be sent in care of Baalmann 
Mortuary, PO Box 391, Colby, KS 67701. For information or condolences 
visit www.baalmannmortuary.com.

Charles Edwin 'Bud' Mumm

Darla Rene Scheer, 59, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Kearny 
County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. She was born October 2, 1961 in Dodge
 City, Kansas the daughter of Richard &amp; Jane (Tieben) Green. 
 Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Darla moved with her family to Garden 
City when she was in the 3rd grade. She attended Garden City schools 
and graduated from Garden City High School in 1980. Darla worked for 
many years as a bookkeeper at Mid-America Millwright Services. She 
enjoyed spending her time with her family and playing games and cards. 
 On November 30, 1985 she married Robert R. Scheer in Garden City, 
Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include two children Lyndsay 
&amp; husband Josh Plankenhorn of Garden City and Derek &amp; wife 
Kinlee Scheer of Lakin, Kansas; her mother Jane Nelson of Garden City, 
Kansas; her father Richard Green of Garden City, Kansas; three brothers 
Richard Green of Parker, Colorado, Larry Green of Garden City, Kansas, 
and Ken Green of Garden City, Kansas; two sisters Glenda Haack of 
Wilson, Kansas and Pam Bribiesca of Holcomb, Kansas; and five 
grandchildren Brayson Plankenhorn, Culden Plankenhorn, Ryder 
Plankenhorn, Mason Scheer, &amp; Maddon Scheer. Darla is preceded in 
death by her step-father Bill Nelson. 
 A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November
 7, 2020 at Bible Christian Church in Garden City with Pastor Brian 
Wilson and Pastor Chad Ulrich officiating. The service may also be 
viewed on Facebook Live on the Garnand Funeral Home Facebook page. A 
private family interment will take place at a later date. There will be
 no calling hours.

 The family suggests memorials given to the Darla 
Scheer Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home of Garden City.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

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 </figure>Darla Rene Scheer, 59, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at the Kearny 
County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas. She was born October 2, 1961 in Dodge
 City, Kansas the daughter of Richard &amp; Jane (Tieben) Green. 
 Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Darla moved with her family to Garden 
City when she was in the 3rd grade. She attended Garden City schools 
and graduated from Garden City High School in 1980. Darla worked for 
many years as a bookkeeper at Mid-America Millwright Services. She 
enjoyed spending her time with her family and playing games and cards. 
 On November 30, 1985 she married Robert R. Scheer in Garden City, 
Kansas. He survives. Other survivors include two children Lyndsay 
&amp; husband Josh Plankenhorn of Garden City and Derek &amp; wife 
Kinlee Scheer of Lakin, Kansas; her mother Jane Nelson of Garden City, 
Kansas; her father Richard Green of Garden City, Kansas; three brothers 
Richard Green of Parker, Colorado, Larry Green of Garden City, Kansas, 
and Ken Green of Garden City, Kansas; two sisters Glenda Haack of 
Wilson, Kansas and Pam Bribiesca of Holcomb, Kansas; and five 
grandchildren Brayson Plankenhorn, Culden Plankenhorn, Ryder 
Plankenhorn, Mason Scheer, &amp; Maddon Scheer. Darla is preceded in 
death by her step-father Bill Nelson. 
 A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November
 7, 2020 at Bible Christian Church in Garden City with Pastor Brian 
Wilson and Pastor Chad Ulrich officiating. The service may also be 
viewed on Facebook Live on the Garnand Funeral Home Facebook page. A 
private family interment will take place at a later date. There will be
 no calling hours. The family suggests memorials given to the Darla 
Scheer Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home of Garden City.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Darla Rene Scheer

Kansas Common crude at CHS in McPherson dropped another half dollar on Friday and to end the month at $26 a barrel. That's four dollars less than a week ago, and twenty dollars less than a year ago. The average price for the month of October was $29.69 a barrel, compared to $29.84 in September and over $47 in October of 2019. Volatility on the futures markets sent prices for West Texas Intermediate crude up and down Monday following a ten-percent weekly drop last week, the biggest since April. Prices on Friday fell to their lowest levels in five months. By midday, Monday the near-month Nymex contract was up 39 cents to $36.18 per barrel. London Brent gained 41 cents at $38.35. U.S. crude production rebounded last week to reach its highest level since the end of July. Weekly production dropped below 10 million barrels two weeks ago, but last week topped 11 million, an increase of more than 1.2 million barrels per day. The Energy Information Administration reports U.S. crude-oil inventories increased more than four million barrels last week. Stockpiles are now about nine percent above the five-year seasonal average. The government reports weekly crude imports to the United States were up half a million barrels last week to 5.7 million barrels per day. The four-week average is 13% below the same period last year. The Kansas Corporation Commission reported a slight increase in the number of intent-to-drill notices filed across the state. October's tally of 75 intents is the highest since December. That's 468 so far this year, a little over one-fourth of the total through October of last year. There are five new intent-notices in Barton County, one in Ellis County and two in Stafford County. Independent Oil &amp; Gas Service reports seven active drilling rigs in eastern Kansas, which is up two for the week, and nine west of Wichita, which is down one. Drillers reached total depth on a well in Ellis County last week, and will soon spud a new well in Stafford County. Baker Hughes reported a total national rig count of 296, noting an increase of ten oil rigs, eight of them in Texas and two in New Mexico. A dry hole in Stafford County was among ten newly-completed wells in Kansas last week, four in eastern Kansas and six west of Wichita. Independent Oil &amp; Gas Service says there are 704 new completions so far this year compared to more than 1,000 up to this point last year. Kansas regulators approved permits for drilling at 28 new locations last week, 19 east of Wichita, nine of them in the western half of the state, including one in Ellis County. So far this year there are 386 new drilling permits across the state, down from nearly 15-hundred a year ago. The government says gasoline demand has dropped to its lowest level since mid-June, and Triple-A says that's good news for motorists. The national average pump price drops to $2.14 [["two fourteen"]] a gallon. Kansas prices are down a cent and a half from a week ago, four cents from a month ago and forty cents from a year ago.&nbsp; We spotted $1.89 at several outlets in Hays, while prices remained at $1.99 across Great Bend. You'll says more than five dollars on your 15-gallon fill-up compared to a year ago. Oil-by-rail traffic in the U.S. is down nearly 22% from a year ago. The Association of American Railroads reports 10,169 tanker cars hauling petroleum for the week ending October 24, down nearly 10,000 cars from the week before. Canada's oil-by-rail traffic is down more than 28% year over year. Exxon Mobil Corp. will slash its global workforce by 15% over the next two years. Bloomberg reports the cuts will include 1,900 U.S. jobs, mostly in Houston, as well as an undisclosed number of positions around the world, up to a total of about 14,000 people. The world's four largest oil companies have announced plans to cut nearly 40,000 jobs between them in response to the demand slump brought on by the pandemic. Canada's Suncor Energy is hoping to sell several of its oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Bloomberg says the company could reap half a billion dollars in the planned sales. After a slow start to the year as the coronavirus crisis disrupted plans across the industry, asset-sale activity in the North Sea has picked up in the second half.&nbsp; Reuters reports that struggling oil and gas companies in the Canadian province of Alberta will get a three-year break on municipal property taxes for land where they are drilling wells or building pipelines. The provincial government last week said it would also lower property tax assessments on less-productive wells and eliminate a provincial tax on drills.

<figure>
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 </figure>By JOHN P. TRETBARKansas Common crude at CHS in McPherson dropped another half dollar on Friday and to end the month at $26 a barrel. That's four dollars less than a week ago, and twenty dollars less than a year ago. The average price for the month of October was $29.69 a barrel, compared to $29.84 in September and over $47 in October of 2019. Volatility on the futures markets sent prices for West Texas Intermediate crude up and down Monday following a ten-percent weekly drop last week, the biggest since April. Prices on Friday fell to their lowest levels in five months. By midday, Monday the near-month Nymex contract was up 39 cents to $36.18 per barrel. London Brent gained 41 cents at $38.35. U.S. crude production rebounded last week to reach its highest level since the end of July. Weekly production dropped below 10 million barrels two weeks ago, but last week topped 11 million, an increase of more than 1.2 million barrels per day. The Energy Information Administration reports U.S. crude-oil inventories increased more than four million barrels last week. Stockpiles are now about nine percent above the five-year seasonal average. The government reports weekly crude imports to the United States were up half a million barrels last week to 5.7 million barrels per day. The four-week average is 13% below the same period last year. The Kansas Corporation Commission reported a slight increase in the number of intent-to-drill notices filed across the state. October's tally of 75 intents is the highest since December. That's 468 so far this year, a little over one-fourth of the total through October of last year. There are five new intent-notices in Barton County, one in Ellis County and two in Stafford County. Independent Oil &amp; Gas Service reports seven active drilling rigs in eastern Kansas, which is up two for the week, and nine west of Wichita, which is down one. Drillers reached total depth on a well in Ellis County last week, and will soon spud a new well in Stafford County. Baker Hughes reported a total national rig count of 296, noting an increase of ten oil rigs, eight of them in Texas and two in New Mexico. A dry hole in Stafford County was among ten newly-completed wells in Kansas last week, four in eastern Kansas and six west of Wichita. Independent Oil &amp; Gas Service says there are 704 new completions so far this year compared to more than 1,000 up to this point last year. Kansas regulators approved permits for drilling at 28 new locations last week, 19 east of Wichita, nine of them in the western half of the state, including one in Ellis County. So far this year there are 386 new drilling permits across the state, down from nearly 15-hundred a year ago. The government says gasoline demand has dropped to its lowest level since mid-June, and Triple-A says that's good news for motorists. The national average pump price drops to $2.14 [["two fourteen"]] a gallon. Kansas prices are down a cent and a half from a week ago, four cents from a month ago and forty cents from a year ago.&nbsp; We spotted $1.89 at several outlets in Hays, while prices remained at $1.99 across Great Bend. You'll says more than five dollars on your 15-gallon fill-up compared to a year ago. Oil-by-rail traffic in the U.S. is down nearly 22% from a year ago. The Association of American Railroads reports 10,169 tanker cars hauling petroleum for the week ending October 24, down nearly 10,000 cars from the week before. Canada's oil-by-rail traffic is down more than 28% year over year. Exxon Mobil Corp. will slash its global workforce by 15% over the next two years. Bloomberg reports the cuts will include 1,900 U.S. jobs, mostly in Houston, as well as an undisclosed number of positions around the world, up to a total of about 14,000 people. The world's four largest oil companies have announced plans to cut nearly 40,000 jobs between them in response to the demand slump brought on by the pandemic. Canada's Suncor Energy is hoping to sell several of its oil and gas fields in the North Sea. Bloomberg says the company could reap half a billion dollars in the planned sales. After a slow start to the year as the coronavirus crisis disrupted plans across the industry, asset-sale activity in the North Sea has picked up in the second half.&nbsp; Reuters reports that struggling oil and gas companies in the Canadian province of Alberta will get a three-year break on municipal property taxes for land where they are drilling wells or building pipelines. The provincial government last week said it would also lower property tax assessments on less-productive wells and eliminate a provincial tax on drills.

News From the Oil Patch: U.S. production way up, prices way down

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" />
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 </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>
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 </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

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 </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