WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/school-suspension-special-education-adhd-3cda5e7b0e3080b0416bf879e190e849">excluding kids from class because of behaviors related to a disability</a>&nbsp;— a practice known as informal removal.

Since the pandemic began, parents of kids with disabilities say the practice is on the rise, denying their kids the legal right to an education. Disability rights advocates and legal experts say the removals likely circumvent protections for these children, who are not supposed to be disciplined because of their disability.

In a report Tuesday, The Associated Press and The Hechinger Report documented the impact of these informal removals on children and families. In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/school-suspension-special-education-adhd-3cda5e7b0e3080b0416bf879e190e849">interviews with 20 families in 10 states</a>, parents said they were called repeatedly, sometimes less than an hour into the school day, to pick up their children. Some said they left work so frequently they lost their jobs.

The Education Department in May said it intended to strengthen protections for students with disabilities. It's considering regulatory amendments to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects people from being discriminated against based on their disability.

The department also issued guidance to schools in July advising against discriminatory practices in discipline for students with disabilities. That guidance defined informal removals as an action taken by school staff in response to a child’s behavior that removes the child for part or all of the school day, or even indefinitely.

In a letter to the Education Department, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both from Illinois, urged that practice be formally defined in regulation and included as a form of prohibited, discriminatory action.

“Informal removals not only restrict children’s personal growth and decrease their likelihood of graduating, but they also are discriminatory,” the letter said. “Federal and state laws and regulations, including Section 504, were intended to eliminate the segregation of students with disabilities.”

Students are protected by federal law from being repeatedly taken out of the classroom for disability-related behaviors. After 10 suspensions, families of disabled children are entitled to a review of whether the behaviors are a result of the child's disability. If so, schools are supposed to make adjustments, such as providing additional accommodations or considering a change in placement.

But when the removals are not recorded, those protections are not always triggered, and families may not know they have recourse. The department's July guidance made clear students who are informally removed have the same rights as those who are officially suspended, including to the review process.

The senators noted formal removals, such as documented suspensions and expulsions, lead to a loss of 11 million instructional hours per year. Many schools have promised to cut down on suspensions, since kids can’t learn as well when they aren’t in class.

But because informal removals are not recorded, the full scope of their impact on children remains unclear.

“In some cases, informal removals may result in students with disabilities missing months and even years of classroom instruction,” the senators wrote. “Missing school also deprives children of other important services, such as access to free lunch, referrals to outside services, medical care, evaluation services, access to a library and playground, extracurricular activities, and a sense of community and belonging.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators urged the Education Department on Wednesday to strengthen regulations against quietly&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/school-suspension-special-education-adhd-3cda5e7b0e3080b0416bf879e190e849">excluding kids from class because of behaviors related to a disability</a>&nbsp;— a practice known as informal removal.Since the pandemic began, parents of kids with disabilities say the practice is on the rise, denying their kids the legal right to an education. Disability rights advocates and legal experts say the removals likely circumvent protections for these children, who are not supposed to be disciplined because of their disability.In a report Tuesday, The Associated Press and The Hechinger Report documented the impact of these informal removals on children and families. In&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/school-suspension-special-education-adhd-3cda5e7b0e3080b0416bf879e190e849">interviews with 20 families in 10 states</a>, parents said they were called repeatedly, sometimes less than an hour into the school day, to pick up their children. Some said they left work so frequently they lost their jobs.The Education Department in May said it intended to strengthen protections for students with disabilities. It's considering regulatory amendments to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects people from being discriminated against based on their disability.The department also issued guidance to schools in July advising against discriminatory practices in discipline for students with disabilities. That guidance defined informal removals as an action taken by school staff in response to a child’s behavior that removes the child for part or all of the school day, or even indefinitely.In a letter to the Education Department, U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both from Illinois, urged that practice be formally defined in regulation and included as a form of prohibited, discriminatory action.“Informal removals not only restrict children’s personal growth and decrease their likelihood of graduating, but they also are discriminatory,” the letter said. “Federal and state laws and regulations, including Section 504, were intended to eliminate the segregation of students with disabilities.”Students are protected by federal law from being repeatedly taken out of the classroom for disability-related behaviors. After 10 suspensions, families of disabled children are entitled to a review of whether the behaviors are a result of the child's disability. If so, schools are supposed to make adjustments, such as providing additional accommodations or considering a change in placement.But when the removals are not recorded, those protections are not always triggered, and families may not know they have recourse. The department's July guidance made clear students who are informally removed have the same rights as those who are officially suspended, including to the review process.The senators noted formal removals, such as documented suspensions and expulsions, lead to a loss of 11 million instructional hours per year. Many schools have promised to cut down on suspensions, since kids can’t learn as well when they aren’t in class.But because informal removals are not recorded, the full scope of their impact on children remains unclear.“In some cases, informal removals may result in students with disabilities missing months and even years of classroom instruction,” the senators wrote. “Missing school also deprives children of other important services, such as access to free lunch, referrals to outside services, medical care, evaluation services, access to a library and playground, extracurricular activities, and a sense of community and belonging.”

Senators call for stronger rules on off-the-books school suspension

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges&nbsp;

Just before 3a.m. Oct. 4, police served a narcotics search warrant on a vehicle during a traffic stop in the 700 Block SW Fairlawn in Topeka, according to Police Captain Jerry Monasmith.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Officers located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, forgery documents and a firearm.

As a result 40-year-old Corey Scales and 35-year-old Candace Scales both of Topeka were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.

Corey Scales was booked on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine with the intent of distribution, Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon,&nbsp;Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless Situation and Possession of marijuana.

Candace Scales is being held on Possession of methamphetamine with the intent of distribution, Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless Situation, Possession of drug paraphernalia with intent of distribution and Forgery.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges&nbsp;Just before 3a.m. Oct. 4, police served a narcotics search warrant on a vehicle during a traffic stop in the 700 Block SW Fairlawn in Topeka, according to Police Captain Jerry Monasmith.&nbsp;&nbsp;Officers located methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, forgery documents and a firearm.As a result 40-year-old Corey Scales and 35-year-old Candace Scales both of Topeka were transported to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections.<figure>
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 </figure>Corey Scales was booked on requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine with the intent of distribution, Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon,&nbsp;Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless Situation and Possession of marijuana.Candace Scales is being held on Possession of methamphetamine with the intent of distribution, Criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, Aggravated endangering a child; Reckless Situation, Possession of drug paraphernalia with intent of distribution and Forgery.

Police: Kan. couple had forgery documents, drugs and a gun

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor is trying to reassert control over the education debate in a tough reelection race, bidding to regain her preferred focus on public school spending hikes during her term after Republican attacks over transgender athletes and what's taught in the classrooms,

Gov. Laura Kelly sought Wednesday to portray Republican challenger Derek Schmidt, the state's three-term attorney general, as a threat to adequate funding for public schools in their second and final debate. Kelly has branded herself as “the education governor” over her support for greater education spending.

But Schmidt has emphasized what he calls parents' rights, or making it easier for parents to challenge classroom materials and seek to remove books they find objectionable from libraries, a key issue. Schmidt's approach recalls a strategy that helped Republican Glenn Youngkin win over suburban parents and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-education-parental-rights-school-curricula-604edece27a483155c409187f258a058">triumph in the 2021 governor's race</a>&nbsp;in normally blue Virginia. He's also pounding on the incumbent, saying Kelly allowed students to be “locked out of schools” for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kelly, a target for the national GOP, takes credit for Kansas increasing its spending on K-12 schools&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/16d63062f0a645f6a9231e22b623e9fb">enough to satisfy multiple state Supreme Court rulings</a>&nbsp;in a lawsuit filed against the state in 2010. Schmidt has said that as governor he would ensure the state keeps spending enough money, but as attorney general, he defended past Republican school funding laws that the court declared insufficient under the Kansas Constitution.

“You know, I have a hard time being lectured by you on public schools,” Kelly told Schmidt during their debate in the Kansas City suburbs, sponsored by the local association for attorneys.

Kelly has tried to tie Schmidt to former GOP Gov. Sam Brownback, who launched a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/f5741d8d0d8c40979857c9d2d6afae9f">nationally notorious experiment</a>&nbsp;in cutting state income taxes in 2012-13 that was followed by large, persistent budget deficits. Most of the experiment was repealed in 2017, and the state's finances have improved dramatically since.

Schmidt mocked Kelly's attempt to portray him as a clone of Brownback, saying, “The governor has an unhealthy obsession with her predecessor.”

In a wide-ranging debate, Schmidt also softened his previous opposition to legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, saying broad public support for it would lead him to back a narrow legalization law. Kelly supports medical marijuana.

Schmidt, who supported a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution that voters decisively rejected in August, challenged Kelly to name a restriction she would support. She didn't, saying only, “Women should have bodily autonomy equal with men.”

But education and school funding are potent issues, especially in vote-rich Kansas City suburbs that have used strong public schools to fuel economic and population growth.

The Republican Governors Association has tried to undercut Kelly's appeal to the middle with TV ads attacking her for vetoing two proposals&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-education-legislature-gay-rights-kansas-e32307ef93c0c64056e34f2d8a51efe2">to ban transgender athletes</a>&nbsp;from girls' and women's school and college sports teams. Kelly later broadcast an ad in which she said she doesn't support men playing girls' sorts, leading Republicans to charge that she was lying about her record. She repeated that statement Wednesday, saying sports bodies can handle such cases.

Schmidt also criticized Kelly's for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/8e5672095558ab92d7505f2a06f9a9b9">closing school buildings</a>&nbsp;for the last two months of the 2019-20 school year to check the spread of COVID-19. He also attacked her veto of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/topeka-kansas-legislature-libraries-9ffb07cf3b25faf848dda6d78bff8856">a proposed “parents' bill of rights”</a>&nbsp;that would have made it easier for parents to challenge classroom materials and seek to remove books they find objectionable from libraries, such as LGBTQ-themed novels.

Schmidt has promised to sign such a measure and restrictions on transgender athletes within 100 days of taking office. “We can have a state that strongly supports public education — and puts parents and students first,” Schmidt said in his closing remarks.

Teachers, education groups and Democrats argue that parents already can object to classroom materials and library books. And Kelly allies had a news conference last week in Topeka to shift the conversation by questioning Schmidt's record on school funding.

When Brownback was governor, the state's basic aid per student to local schools remained almost flat for five years, starting in 2012-13, even as its total spending rose modestly to cover other expenses, including teacher pensions. Under Kelly, spending has grown almost twice as fast as under her Republican predecessors.

Increases in spending before Kelly took office in January 2019 were forced by Kansas Supreme Court rulings — as the court repeatedly rejected arguments from Schmidt's office that lawmakers were doing enough to meet their duty under the state constitution to finance a suitable education for every child.

“Everybody remembers what the state looked like four years ago," Kelly said.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1665005046023.jpeg" alt="Image courtesy Kansas City PBS" />
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 </figure>OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor is trying to reassert control over the education debate in a tough reelection race, bidding to regain her preferred focus on public school spending hikes during her term after Republican attacks over transgender athletes and what's taught in the classrooms,Gov. Laura Kelly sought Wednesday to portray Republican challenger Derek Schmidt, the state's three-term attorney general, as a threat to adequate funding for public schools in their second and final debate. Kelly has branded herself as “the education governor” over her support for greater education spending.But Schmidt has emphasized what he calls parents' rights, or making it easier for parents to challenge classroom materials and seek to remove books they find objectionable from libraries, a key issue. Schmidt's approach recalls a strategy that helped Republican Glenn Youngkin win over suburban parents and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-education-parental-rights-school-curricula-604edece27a483155c409187f258a058">triumph in the 2021 governor's race</a>&nbsp;in normally blue Virginia. He's also pounding on the incumbent, saying Kelly allowed students to be “locked out of schools” for months during the coronavirus pandemic.Kelly, a target for the national GOP, takes credit for Kansas increasing its spending on K-12 schools&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/16d63062f0a645f6a9231e22b623e9fb">enough to satisfy multiple state Supreme Court rulings</a>&nbsp;in a lawsuit filed against the state in 2010. Schmidt has said that as governor he would ensure the state keeps spending enough money, but as attorney general, he defended past Republican school funding laws that the court declared insufficient under the Kansas Constitution.“You know, I have a hard time being lectured by you on public schools,” Kelly told Schmidt during their debate in the Kansas City suburbs, sponsored by the local association for attorneys.Kelly has tried to tie Schmidt to former GOP Gov. Sam Brownback, who launched a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/f5741d8d0d8c40979857c9d2d6afae9f">nationally notorious experiment</a>&nbsp;in cutting state income taxes in 2012-13 that was followed by large, persistent budget deficits. Most of the experiment was repealed in 2017, and the state's finances have improved dramatically since.Schmidt mocked Kelly's attempt to portray him as a clone of Brownback, saying, “The governor has an unhealthy obsession with her predecessor.”In a wide-ranging debate, Schmidt also softened his previous opposition to legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, saying broad public support for it would lead him to back a narrow legalization law. Kelly supports medical marijuana.Schmidt, who supported a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution that voters decisively rejected in August, challenged Kelly to name a restriction she would support. She didn't, saying only, “Women should have bodily autonomy equal with men.”But education and school funding are potent issues, especially in vote-rich Kansas City suburbs that have used strong public schools to fuel economic and population growth.The Republican Governors Association has tried to undercut Kelly's appeal to the middle with TV ads attacking her for vetoing two proposals&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-education-legislature-gay-rights-kansas-e32307ef93c0c64056e34f2d8a51efe2">to ban transgender athletes</a>&nbsp;from girls' and women's school and college sports teams. Kelly later broadcast an ad in which she said she doesn't support men playing girls' sorts, leading Republicans to charge that she was lying about her record. She repeated that statement Wednesday, saying sports bodies can handle such cases.Schmidt also criticized Kelly's for&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/8e5672095558ab92d7505f2a06f9a9b9">closing school buildings</a>&nbsp;for the last two months of the 2019-20 school year to check the spread of COVID-19. He also attacked her veto of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/topeka-kansas-legislature-libraries-9ffb07cf3b25faf848dda6d78bff8856">a proposed “parents' bill of rights”</a>&nbsp;that would have made it easier for parents to challenge classroom materials and seek to remove books they find objectionable from libraries, such as LGBTQ-themed novels.Schmidt has promised to sign such a measure and restrictions on transgender athletes within 100 days of taking office. “We can have a state that strongly supports public education — and puts parents and students first,” Schmidt said in his closing remarks.Teachers, education groups and Democrats argue that parents already can object to classroom materials and library books. And Kelly allies had a news conference last week in Topeka to shift the conversation by questioning Schmidt's record on school funding.When Brownback was governor, the state's basic aid per student to local schools remained almost flat for five years, starting in 2012-13, even as its total spending rose modestly to cover other expenses, including teacher pensions. Under Kelly, spending has grown almost twice as fast as under her Republican predecessors.Increases in spending before Kelly took office in January 2019 were forced by Kansas Supreme Court rulings — as the court repeatedly rejected arguments from Schmidt's office that lawmakers were doing enough to meet their duty under the state constitution to finance a suitable education for every child.“Everybody remembers what the state looked like four years ago," Kelly said.

Kansas governor seeks to regain control of education debate

Today is Thursday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2022. There are 86 days left in the year.

On Oct. 6, 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. (Israel, initially caught off guard, managed to push back the Arab forces before a cease-fire finally took hold in the nearly three-week conflict.)

In 1536, English theologian and scholar William Tyndale, who was the first to translate the Bible into Early Modern English, was executed for heresy.

In 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, a feature containing both silent and sound-synchronized sequences.

In 1928, Chiang Kai-shek became president of China.

In 1939, in a speech to the Reichstag, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler spoke of his plans to reorder the ethnic layout of Europe — a plan that would entail settling the "Jewish problem."

In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford, in his second presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, asserted that there was "no Soviet domination of eastern Europe." (Ford later conceded such was not the case.)

In 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a week-long U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter.

In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade.

In 2003, American Paul Lauterbur and Briton Peter Mansfield won the Nobel Prize for medicine for discoveries that led to magnetic resonance imaging.

In 2010, social networking app Instagram was launched by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

In 2014, the Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United States as it rejected appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, effectively making such marriages legal in 30 states.

In 2018, in the narrowest Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court justice in nearly a century and a half, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed by a 50-48 vote; he was sworn in hours later.

In 2020, President Donald Trump, recovering from COVID-19, tweeted his eagerness to return to the campaign trail and said he still planned to attend an upcoming debate with Democrat Joe Biden in Miami; Biden said there should be no debate as long as Trump remained COVID positive. (The debate would be canceled.)

Ten years ago: Five terror suspects, including Egyptian-born preacher Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, widely known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, arrived in the United States from England and appeared in court in New York and Connecticut. (Mustafa was convicted in 2014 of supporting terrorist organizations.)

Five years ago: The board of directors of The Weinstein Co. said movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was on indefinite leave from the company he founded amid an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a grassroots effort aimed at pressuring the world's nuclear powers to give up those weapons, won the Nobel Peace Prize.

One year ago: A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend a new law that had banned most abortions in the state since September. (An appeals court would reinstate the law two days later.) The Los Angeles City Council voted to enact one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates; it required the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms and even a Lakers game. The World Health Organization endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it would spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease; the vaccine was developed by GlaxoSmithKline in 1987.

Today's Birthdays: Broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg is 83. Actor Britt Ekland is 80. The former leader of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, is 74. Singer-musician Thomas McClary is 73. Musician Sid McGinnis is 73. Rock singer Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) is 71. Rock singer-musician David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) is 68. Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy is 67. Actor Elisabeth Shue is 59. Singer Matthew Sweet is 58. Actor Jacqueline Obradors is 56. Country singer Tim Rushlow is 56. Rock musician Tommy Stinson is 56. Actor Amy Jo Johnson is 52. Actor Emily Mortimer is 51. Actor Lamman Rucker is 51. Actor Ioan Gruffudd is 49. Actor Jeremy Sisto is 48. Actor Brett Gelman is 46. R&amp;B singer Melinda Doolittle is 45. Actor Wes Ramsey is 45. Actor Karimah Westbrook is 44. Singer-musician Will Butler is 40. Actor Stefanie Martini is 32.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Thursday, Oct. 6, the 279th day of 2022. There are 86 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 6, 1973, war erupted in the Middle East as Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during the Yom Kippur holiday. (Israel, initially caught off guard, managed to push back the Arab forces before a cease-fire finally took hold in the nearly three-week conflict.)On this date:In 1536, English theologian and scholar William Tyndale, who was the first to translate the Bible into Early Modern English, was executed for heresy.In 1927, the era of talking pictures arrived with the opening of "The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, a feature containing both silent and sound-synchronized sequences.In 1928, Chiang Kai-shek became president of China.In 1939, in a speech to the Reichstag, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler spoke of his plans to reorder the ethnic layout of Europe — a plan that would entail settling the "Jewish problem."In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford, in his second presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, asserted that there was "no Soviet domination of eastern Europe." (Ford later conceded such was not the case.)In 1979, Pope John Paul II, on a week-long U.S. tour, became the first pontiff to visit the White House, where he was received by President Jimmy Carter.In 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was shot to death by extremists while reviewing a military parade.In 2003, American Paul Lauterbur and Briton Peter Mansfield won the Nobel Prize for medicine for discoveries that led to magnetic resonance imaging.In 2010, social networking app Instagram was launched by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.In 2014, the Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United States as it rejected appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, effectively making such marriages legal in 30 states.In 2018, in the narrowest Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court justice in nearly a century and a half, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed by a 50-48 vote; he was sworn in hours later.In 2020, President Donald Trump, recovering from COVID-19, tweeted his eagerness to return to the campaign trail and said he still planned to attend an upcoming debate with Democrat Joe Biden in Miami; Biden said there should be no debate as long as Trump remained COVID positive. (The debate would be canceled.)Ten years ago: Five terror suspects, including Egyptian-born preacher Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, widely known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, arrived in the United States from England and appeared in court in New York and Connecticut. (Mustafa was convicted in 2014 of supporting terrorist organizations.)Five years ago: The board of directors of The Weinstein Co. said movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was on indefinite leave from the company he founded amid an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a grassroots effort aimed at pressuring the world's nuclear powers to give up those weapons, won the Nobel Peace Prize.One year ago: A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend a new law that had banned most abortions in the state since September. (An appeals court would reinstate the law two days later.) The Los Angeles City Council voted to enact one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates; it required the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms and even a Lakers game. The World Health Organization endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it would spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease; the vaccine was developed by GlaxoSmithKline in 1987.Today's Birthdays: Broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg is 83. Actor Britt Ekland is 80. The former leader of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, is 74. Singer-musician Thomas McClary is 73. Musician Sid McGinnis is 73. Rock singer Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon) is 71. Rock singer-musician David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) is 68. Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy is 67. Actor Elisabeth Shue is 59. Singer Matthew Sweet is 58. Actor Jacqueline Obradors is 56. Country singer Tim Rushlow is 56. Rock musician Tommy Stinson is 56. Actor Amy Jo Johnson is 52. Actor Emily Mortimer is 51. Actor Lamman Rucker is 51. Actor Ioan Gruffudd is 49. Actor Jeremy Sisto is 48. Actor Brett Gelman is 46. R&amp;B singer Melinda Doolittle is 45. Actor Wes Ramsey is 45. Actor Karimah Westbrook is 44. Singer-musician Will Butler is 40. Actor Stefanie Martini is 32.

Today in History - October 6

<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek">Obituary for Cole Darran Rodenbeek | Ryan Mortuary</a>

<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek"></a>December 25, 1982 ~ October 1, 2022 (age 39)

With deepest sorrow, we announce that&nbsp;Cole Darran Rodenbeek, age 39, our beloved father, son, brother, fiance, family member and friend passed away on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 in a car accident.&nbsp; 

Cole made his grand entrance into the world on December 25th, 1982.&nbsp; He was known to say that he wanted to make sure everyone remembered his birthday.

Cole grew up in Salina, but spent time living in Reno, NV and Denver, CO amassing friends from across the country.&nbsp; 

In 2010, he married Kyrsten (Beckmann) and they had two beautiful children, Payge and Marley, who were and are the lights of their lives. &nbsp;

You can't explain Cole, you have to experience Cole." This quote, by one of his friends, perfectly sums up the man. He lived and loved large. 

In 2020, he and fiance Meredith Frazier moved to Lawrence and bought a home in the country.&nbsp; They quickly turned that home into a farm fully stocked with goats, chickens, dogs, cats, children, and lots of love and laughter.&nbsp; There was always a friend or two, or twenty, stopping by, and Cole welcomed them all. His most enduring gift was his ability to spin a yarn.&nbsp; He could stretch an ordinary tale into a two hour narrative full of truths, but mostly half truths. Cole loved to wow people and make them laugh. What Cole loved most of all was to be surrounded by his children. His proudest moments involved Payge and Marley.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

Cole is predeceased by grandparents William and Evelyn Cole of Salina; Betty Rodenbeek of Salina;&nbsp; great-grandparents Nathan and Dorothy Butcher of Salina; and Edward and Ruby Rodenbeek of Scott City.

Cole will be missed everyday by his fiancée, Meredith Frazier and her two children, Jack and Kincaid of the home; his son, Payge Rodenbeek, of Bennington; his daughter, Marley Rodenbeek, of Bennington;  his mother, Barbara Nitz and stepfather, Rod, of Lawrence; fathers, Michael Rodenbeek, of Salina, Paul Lowe and wife Terry, of Reno, NV; grandfather, Jim Rodenbeek, of Scott City; brothers, Noah Rodenbeek and wife Renee, of Lawrence, Benton Bates and wife Amanda, of Denver; sister, Alexandria Keith and husband Troy, of Lawrence; sister, Caitlin Sidener, of Mission, KS; brother, Max Lowe, of Reno, NV; sister, Marina Lowe, of Seattle, WA; sister, Chloe Vaugirard and husband Loic, of Miami, FL; sister, Lilly Bristow of Brookville; step brothers, Karl Nitz and wife Stacy, of Frisco, TX, and Ryan Nitz and wife Alicia, of Falmouth, Maine.

Cole loved and was loved by his many nieces and nephews.

It would be remiss not to include all of Cole’s friends, whom he loved most fiercely.

Cole’s mother is putting together a book for his children to include memories of him from his family and friends.&nbsp; If you would like to contribute, please email your memories to barb.nitz@gmail.com or mail them to her at 4611 Hearthside Dr., Lawrence, KS&nbsp; 66049.

A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 15th at the Bennington Bible Church, 824 N. Nelson St., Bennington, KS.&nbsp; Also, that Saturday evening, there will be a celebration of Cole’s life.&nbsp;

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established for the Payge and Marley Rodenbeek Educational Fund; please send donations to Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. 8th, Salina, KS.

To&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/sympathy">send flowers</a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/1074854/memorial-tree">plant a tree</a>&nbsp;in memory of Cole Darran Rodenbeek, please&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/sympathy">visit our floral store.</a>

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 </figure><a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek">Obituary for Cole Darran Rodenbeek | Ryan Mortuary</a><a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek"></a>December 25, 1982 ~ October 1, 2022 (age 39)With deepest sorrow, we announce that&nbsp;Cole Darran Rodenbeek, age 39, our beloved father, son, brother, fiance, family member and friend passed away on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 in a car accident.&nbsp; Cole made his grand entrance into the world on December 25th, 1982.&nbsp; He was known to say that he wanted to make sure everyone remembered his birthday.Cole grew up in Salina, but spent time living in Reno, NV and Denver, CO amassing friends from across the country.&nbsp; In 2010, he married Kyrsten (Beckmann) and they had two beautiful children, Payge and Marley, who were and are the lights of their lives. &nbsp;You can't explain Cole, you have to experience Cole." This quote, by one of his friends, perfectly sums up the man. He lived and loved large. In 2020, he and fiance Meredith Frazier moved to Lawrence and bought a home in the country.&nbsp; They quickly turned that home into a farm fully stocked with goats, chickens, dogs, cats, children, and lots of love and laughter.&nbsp; There was always a friend or two, or twenty, stopping by, and Cole welcomed them all. His most enduring gift was his ability to spin a yarn.&nbsp; He could stretch an ordinary tale into a two hour narrative full of truths, but mostly half truths. Cole loved to wow people and make them laugh. What Cole loved most of all was to be surrounded by his children. His proudest moments involved Payge and Marley.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Cole is predeceased by grandparents William and Evelyn Cole of Salina; Betty Rodenbeek of Salina;&nbsp; great-grandparents Nathan and Dorothy Butcher of Salina; and Edward and Ruby Rodenbeek of Scott City.Cole will be missed everyday by his fiancée, Meredith Frazier and her two children, Jack and Kincaid of the home; his son, Payge Rodenbeek, of Bennington; his daughter, Marley Rodenbeek, of Bennington; his mother, Barbara Nitz and stepfather, Rod, of Lawrence; fathers, Michael Rodenbeek, of Salina, Paul Lowe and wife Terry, of Reno, NV; grandfather, Jim Rodenbeek, of Scott City; brothers, Noah Rodenbeek and wife Renee, of Lawrence, Benton Bates and wife Amanda, of Denver; sister, Alexandria Keith and husband Troy, of Lawrence; sister, Caitlin Sidener, of Mission, KS; brother, Max Lowe, of Reno, NV; sister, Marina Lowe, of Seattle, WA; sister, Chloe Vaugirard and husband Loic, of Miami, FL; sister, Lilly Bristow of Brookville; step brothers, Karl Nitz and wife Stacy, of Frisco, TX, and Ryan Nitz and wife Alicia, of Falmouth, Maine.Cole loved and was loved by his many nieces and nephews.It would be remiss not to include all of Cole’s friends, whom he loved most fiercely.Cole’s mother is putting together a book for his children to include memories of him from his family and friends.&nbsp; If you would like to contribute, please email your memories to barb.nitz@gmail.com or mail them to her at 4611 Hearthside Dr., Lawrence, KS&nbsp; 66049.A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 15th at the Bennington Bible Church, 824 N. Nelson St., Bennington, KS.&nbsp; Also, that Saturday evening, there will be a celebration of Cole’s life.&nbsp;In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established for the Payge and Marley Rodenbeek Educational Fund; please send donations to Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. 8th, Salina, KS.To&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/sympathy">send flowers</a>&nbsp;to the family or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/1074854/memorial-tree">plant a tree</a>&nbsp;in memory of Cole Darran Rodenbeek, please&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ryanmortuary.com/obituary/Cole-Rodenbeek/sympathy">visit our floral store.</a>

Cole Darran Rodenbeek

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2022. There are 87 days left in the year.

On Oct. 5, 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.

In 1892, the Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was practically wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis.

In 1958, racially-desegregated Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, was mostly leveled by an early morning bombing.

In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1989, a jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted former P-T-L evangelist Jim Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers. (Although initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4 1/2 years.)

In 1994, 48 people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide carried out simultaneously in two Swiss villages by members of a secret religious doomsday cult known as the Order of the Solar Temple; five other bodies were found the same week in a building owned by the sect near Montreal, Canada.

In 2001, tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens died from inhaled anthrax, the first of a series of anthrax cases in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington.

In 2005, defying the White House, senators voted 90-9 to approve an amendment sponsored by Republican Sen. John McCain that would prohibit the use of "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" against anyone in U.S. government custody. (A reluctant President George W. Bush later signed off on the amendment.)

In 2011, Steve Jobs, 56, the Apple founder and former chief executive who'd invented and master-marketed ever sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died in Palo Alto, California.

In 2015, the United States, Japan and 10 other nations in Asia and the Americas reached agreement on the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

In 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald. (Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in state prison.)

In 2020, President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19; Trump immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness, the nation should not fear the virus.

Ten years ago: A month before the presidential election, the Labor Department reported that unemployment fell in Sept. 2012 to its lowest level, 7.8 percent, since President Barack Obama took office; some Republicans questioned whether the numbers had been manipulated.

Five years ago: Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein announced that he was taking a leave of absence from his company after a New York Times article detailed decades of alleged sexual harassment against women including actor Ashley Judd. The National Rifle Association and the White House expressed support for controls on "bump stock" devices like those that apparently aided the gunman behind the Las Vegas attack; the NRA later said it was opposed to an outright ban on the devices. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation extending protections for immigrants living in the United States illegally; police in California would be barred from asking people about their immigration status or taking part in federal immigration enforcement activities.

One year ago: A former Facebook employee, data scientist Frances Haugen, told a Senate panel that the company knew that its platform spread misinformation and content that harmed children, but that it refused to make changes that could hurt its profits. Work at all of the Kellogg Company's U.S. cereal plants came to a halt as roughly 1,400 workers went on strike. (The strike would end in December after workers voted to ratify a new contract.) A Russian actor and a film director rocketed into space on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to make the world's first movie in orbit during a 12-day stay on the International Space Station.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Glynis Johns is 99. College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer is 85. R&amp;B singer Arlene Smith (The Chantels) is 81. Singer-musician Steve Miller is 79. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., is 79. Rock singer Brian Johnson (AC/DC) is 75. Blues musician Rick Estrin is 73. Actor Karen Allen is 71. Writer-producer-director Clive Barker is 70. Rock musician David Bryson (Counting Crows) is 68. Astrophysicist-author Neil deGrasse Tyson is 64. Memorial designer Maya Lin is 63. Actor Daniel Baldwin is 62. Rock singer-musician Dave Dederer is 58. Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is 57. Actor Guy Pearce is 55. Actor Josie Bissett is 52. Singer-actor Heather Headley is 48. Pop-rock singer Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) is 48. Actor Parminder Nagra is 47. Actor Scott Weinger is 47. Actor Kate Winslet is 47. Rock musician James Valentine (Maroon 5) is 44. Rock musician Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte) is 42. Actor Jesse Eisenberg is 39. TV personality Nicky Hilton is 39. Actor Azure Parsons is 38. R&amp;B singer Brooke Valentine is 37. Actor Kevin Bigley is 36. Actor Joshua Logan Moore is 28. Actor Jacob Tremblay is 16.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2022. There are 87 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 5, 1953, Earl Warren was sworn in as the 14th chief justice of the United States, succeeding Fred M. Vinson.On this date:In 1892, the Dalton Gang, notorious for its train robberies, was practically wiped out while attempting to rob a pair of banks in Coffeyville, Kansas.In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address as he spoke on the world food crisis.In 1958, racially-desegregated Clinton High School in Clinton, Tennessee, was mostly leveled by an early morning bombing.In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.In 1989, a jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicted former P-T-L evangelist Jim Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers. (Although initially sentenced to 45 years in prison, Bakker was freed in December 1994 after serving 4 1/2 years.)In 1994, 48 people were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide carried out simultaneously in two Swiss villages by members of a secret religious doomsday cult known as the Order of the Solar Temple; five other bodies were found the same week in a building owned by the sect near Montreal, Canada.In 2001, tabloid photo editor Robert Stevens died from inhaled anthrax, the first of a series of anthrax cases in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Washington.In 2005, defying the White House, senators voted 90-9 to approve an amendment sponsored by Republican Sen. John McCain that would prohibit the use of "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" against anyone in U.S. government custody. (A reluctant President George W. Bush later signed off on the amendment.)In 2011, Steve Jobs, 56, the Apple founder and former chief executive who'd invented and master-marketed ever sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died in Palo Alto, California.In 2015, the United States, Japan and 10 other nations in Asia and the Americas reached agreement on the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.In 2018, a jury in Chicago convicted white police officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald. (Van Dyke was sentenced to 81 months in state prison.)In 2020, President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19; Trump immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness, the nation should not fear the virus.Ten years ago: A month before the presidential election, the Labor Department reported that unemployment fell in Sept. 2012 to its lowest level, 7.8 percent, since President Barack Obama took office; some Republicans questioned whether the numbers had been manipulated.Five years ago: Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein announced that he was taking a leave of absence from his company after a New York Times article detailed decades of alleged sexual harassment against women including actor Ashley Judd. The National Rifle Association and the White House expressed support for controls on "bump stock" devices like those that apparently aided the gunman behind the Las Vegas attack; the NRA later said it was opposed to an outright ban on the devices. California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation extending protections for immigrants living in the United States illegally; police in California would be barred from asking people about their immigration status or taking part in federal immigration enforcement activities.One year ago: A former Facebook employee, data scientist Frances Haugen, told a Senate panel that the company knew that its platform spread misinformation and content that harmed children, but that it refused to make changes that could hurt its profits. Work at all of the Kellogg Company's U.S. cereal plants came to a halt as roughly 1,400 workers went on strike. (The strike would end in December after workers voted to ratify a new contract.) A Russian actor and a film director rocketed into space on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to make the world's first movie in orbit during a 12-day stay on the International Space Station.Today's Birthdays: Actor Glynis Johns is 99. College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer is 85. R&amp;B singer Arlene Smith (The Chantels) is 81. Singer-musician Steve Miller is 79. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., is 79. Rock singer Brian Johnson (AC/DC) is 75. Blues musician Rick Estrin is 73. Actor Karen Allen is 71. Writer-producer-director Clive Barker is 70. Rock musician David Bryson (Counting Crows) is 68. Astrophysicist-author Neil deGrasse Tyson is 64. Memorial designer Maya Lin is 63. Actor Daniel Baldwin is 62. Rock singer-musician Dave Dederer is 58. Hockey Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is 57. Actor Guy Pearce is 55. Actor Josie Bissett is 52. Singer-actor Heather Headley is 48. Pop-rock singer Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) is 48. Actor Parminder Nagra is 47. Actor Scott Weinger is 47. Actor Kate Winslet is 47. Rock musician James Valentine (Maroon 5) is 44. Rock musician Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte) is 42. Actor Jesse Eisenberg is 39. TV personality Nicky Hilton is 39. Actor Azure Parsons is 38. R&amp;B singer Brooke Valentine is 37. Actor Kevin Bigley is 36. Actor Joshua Logan Moore is 28. Actor Jacob Tremblay is 16.

Today in History - October 5

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug allegations after a traffic stop.

Just before 8:30p.m. Sept. 30, a K9 deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Taurus, with an expired temporary license plate, on Interstate 470 at SW 21st Street in Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

 The K9 partner assisted and illegal narcotics were located.

Deputies arrested the driver, Brantin A. Beeton, 28, and the passenger, Chelsea A. Peavler, 30, both of Topeka. 

They were booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Beeton on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended, no vehicle liability insurance and operating a motor vehicle with an expired tag. Peavler was held on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on drug allegations after a traffic stop.Just before 8:30p.m. Sept. 30, a K9 deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Taurus, with an expired temporary license plate, on Interstate 470 at SW 21st Street in Topeka, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. The K9 partner assisted and illegal narcotics were located.<figure>
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 </figure>Deputies arrested the driver, Brantin A. Beeton, 28, and the passenger, Chelsea A. Peavler, 30, both of Topeka. They were booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Beeton on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license suspended, no vehicle liability insurance and operating a motor vehicle with an expired tag. Peavler was held on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia

Kansas sheriff's K9 finds meth during interstate traffic stop

<a href="https://www.wigginsfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Margaret-Sheets-3/#!/TributeWall">Margaret Ann Sheets Obituary - Visitation &amp; Funeral Information (wigginsfuneralhomes.com)</a>

Margaret Ann Darrah Sheets, of McPherson, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Cedars House, McPherson, Kansas. Margaret, daughter of Andrew J. and Lydia (Prosser) Darrah, was born on July 27, 1929, in the McPherson Hospital and lived her entire life in McPherson, Kansas.

 She attended the McPherson public schools and McPherson College, where she obtained an Associate’s xegree in slementary sducation. She enjoyed her two years of teaching at the Groveland School and one year at Mitchell School.

She was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church.

Margaret met her husband, William J. “Bill” Sheets, in 7th grade, when they both played clarinet in the school band. From then on they were inseparable and married on August 12, 1950, in the Congregational Church, McPherson, Kansas. There were two children born of this marriage, John “Brent,” born January 31, 1952, and Mary Margaret, born March 4, 1954. 

She became a stay-at-home mom, but was also active in PTA, Congregational Sunday School, 20th Century, Progressive Literature, Domestic Art, Chapter EU of PEO, and was a life member of Hospital Auxiliary. Margaret spent several years volunteering at her children’s school as room mother, as well as Den Mother for the Scouts.

A friend asked if she and Bill would open her home for a student of the Experiment in International Living. They agreed and this experience led to an interesting lifelong friendship with a student from Thailand. Wipapan quickly became a much loved member of the family and is still keeping contact with her “American family.” They also hosted another group from Mexico.

Margaret was able to give her mother much attention while Lydia lived at the Friends Inn in downtown McPherson and later when she entered the Cedars Care Home on East Kansas. She went daily to the Cedars to give her mother help and saw the need for such a facility. This led her to become an active member on the Cedars Board where she served for a number of years.

After that, she and Bill enjoyed many traveling experiences and spending time with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She loved her flowers and gardening, her dogs, and spending time with her friends and family. After she lost her eye sight, she loved listening to her audio books and music.

She was able to cope with several health issues, including diabetes and loss of eye sight, which later required she and Bill moving to the Cedars Assisted Living. After Bill's passing she transferred to the Cedars Health Care and she established many friendships with fellow residents while living there.

Margaret passed peacefully under the care of Kindred Hospice at Cedars Health Care, 805 N. Maxwell, McPherson, Kansas.

She is survived by her son Brent and daughter-in-law Debbie Sheets of McPherson, Kansas; her daughter Mary and son-in-law Brad Spilman of Shawnee, Kansas. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Kim Veer (Matt) Melville, SK Canada; Timothy “T.J.” Dearing (Lindsay) McPherson, KS; Tommy Dearing (Amie) Maryville, TN; Chad Spilman (Alisa) Littleton, CO; Andy Spilman (Sophia) Blanchard, OK; Allison Wade (Vince) Overland Park, KS; and fourteen great-grandchildren, Garrett and Kendall (Veer), Trace and Teague (Dearing), Jacqueline and Olivia (Dearing), Jake, Braeden, Caleb and Olivia (Spilman), Sam, Addie and Ellla (Spilman), and Lydia (Wade).

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bill Sheets, and her sister Mary Jane Ashen-Brenner.

A religious service will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022 at First Christian Church (DOC) in McPherson, Kansas, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Lynn Scott officiating. The family asks that you please join them following the service for a meal at the church.

The family requests donations to First Christian Church (DOC), McPherson or McPherson Humane Society and they can be sent to Glidden-Ediger-Wiggins Funeral Home, 222 W. Euclid St., McPherson, Kansas 67460.

A private family burial will take place at McPherson Cemetery.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Margaret Ann Sheets, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wigginsfuneralhomes.com/store/Category.aspx?CategoryId=319&amp;icn=desktop_memorial_obituary_link#chooser">Sympathy Store</a>.

<h2>Margaret Ann Darrah Sheets, McPherson</h2><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1664920373059.jpeg" alt="Margaret Ann Sheets" />
 <figcaption>Margaret Ann Sheets</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://www.wigginsfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Margaret-Sheets-3/#!/TributeWall">Margaret Ann Sheets Obituary - Visitation &amp; Funeral Information (wigginsfuneralhomes.com)</a>July 27, 1929 - October 1, 2022Margaret Ann Darrah Sheets, of McPherson, Kansas passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Cedars House, McPherson, Kansas. Margaret, daughter of Andrew J. and Lydia (Prosser) Darrah, was born on July 27, 1929, in the McPherson Hospital and lived her entire life in McPherson, Kansas. She attended the McPherson public schools and McPherson College, where she obtained an Associate’s xegree in slementary sducation. She enjoyed her two years of teaching at the Groveland School and one year at Mitchell School.She was a lifetime member of the Congregational Church.Margaret met her husband, William J. “Bill” Sheets, in 7th grade, when they both played clarinet in the school band. From then on they were inseparable and married on August 12, 1950, in the Congregational Church, McPherson, Kansas. There were two children born of this marriage, John “Brent,” born January 31, 1952, and Mary Margaret, born March 4, 1954. She became a stay-at-home mom, but was also active in PTA, Congregational Sunday School, 20th Century, Progressive Literature, Domestic Art, Chapter EU of PEO, and was a life member of Hospital Auxiliary. Margaret spent several years volunteering at her children’s school as room mother, as well as Den Mother for the Scouts. A friend asked if she and Bill would open her home for a student of the Experiment in International Living. They agreed and this experience led to an interesting lifelong friendship with a student from Thailand. Wipapan quickly became a much loved member of the family and is still keeping contact with her “American family.” They also hosted another group from Mexico. Margaret was able to give her mother much attention while Lydia lived at the Friends Inn in downtown McPherson and later when she entered the Cedars Care Home on East Kansas. She went daily to the Cedars to give her mother help and saw the need for such a facility. This led her to become an active member on the Cedars Board where she served for a number of years.After that, she and Bill enjoyed many traveling experiences and spending time with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.She loved her flowers and gardening, her dogs, and spending time with her friends and family. After she lost her eye sight, she loved listening to her audio books and music.She was able to cope with several health issues, including diabetes and loss of eye sight, which later required she and Bill moving to the Cedars Assisted Living. After Bill's passing she transferred to the Cedars Health Care and she established many friendships with fellow residents while living there.Margaret passed peacefully under the care of Kindred Hospice at Cedars Health Care, 805 N. Maxwell, McPherson, Kansas. She is survived by her son Brent and daughter-in-law Debbie Sheets of McPherson, Kansas; her daughter Mary and son-in-law Brad Spilman of Shawnee, Kansas. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Kim Veer (Matt) Melville, SK Canada; Timothy “T.J.” Dearing (Lindsay) McPherson, KS; Tommy Dearing (Amie) Maryville, TN; Chad Spilman (Alisa) Littleton, CO; Andy Spilman (Sophia) Blanchard, OK; Allison Wade (Vince) Overland Park, KS; and fourteen great-grandchildren, Garrett and Kendall (Veer), Trace and Teague (Dearing), Jacqueline and Olivia (Dearing), Jake, Braeden, Caleb and Olivia (Spilman), Sam, Addie and Ellla (Spilman), and Lydia (Wade). Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bill Sheets, and her sister Mary Jane Ashen-Brenner. A religious service will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022 at First Christian Church (DOC) in McPherson, Kansas, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Lynn Scott officiating. The family asks that you please join them following the service for a meal at the church.The family requests donations to First Christian Church (DOC), McPherson or McPherson Humane Society and they can be sent to Glidden-Ediger-Wiggins Funeral Home, 222 W. Euclid St., McPherson, Kansas 67460.A private family burial will take place at McPherson Cemetery. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Margaret Ann Sheets, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wigginsfuneralhomes.com/store/Category.aspx?CategoryId=319&amp;icn=desktop_memorial_obituary_link#chooser">Sympathy Store</a>.

Margaret Ann Darrah Sheets

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing have a suspect in custody.

Just before 2a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the 1000 block of East First Street in Wichita on report of a stabbing, according to&nbsp;Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Upon arrival, officers located 25-year-old Trebeon Golston of Wichita unconscious with multiple stab wounds to his upper body. Officers began life-saving measures. EMS transported Golston to an area hospital with critical injuries. He was later pronounced deceased.

During the investigation, officers learned about a fight in front of a local establishment between Golston and a 38-year-old suspect identified as Jason Todd, according Sedgwick County booking records. During the fight Golston was stabbed multiple times.

This was not a random incident. Todd is being held on <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=73376">one count of first-degree murder</a>, according to online jail records.

 The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office.

<figure>
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 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing have a suspect in custody.Just before 2a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the 1000 block of East First Street in Wichita on report of a stabbing, according to&nbsp;Officer Juan Rebolledo.Upon arrival, officers located 25-year-old Trebeon Golston of Wichita unconscious with multiple stab wounds to his upper body. Officers began life-saving measures. EMS transported Golston to an area hospital with critical injuries. He was later pronounced deceased.During the investigation, officers learned about a fight in front of a local establishment between Golston and a 38-year-old suspect identified as Jason Todd, according Sedgwick County booking records. During the fight Golston was stabbed multiple times.This was not a random incident. Todd is being held on <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=73376">one count of first-degree murder</a>, according to online jail records. The case will be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office.

Kansas man accused of murder after victim stabbed multiple times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.

In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Lynn already had four children before launching her career in the early 1960s, and her songs reflected her pride in her rural Kentucky background.

As a songwriter, she crafted a persona of a defiantly tough woman, a contrast to the stereotypical image of most female country singers. The Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about sex and love, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control and sometimes got in trouble with radio programmers for material from which even rock performers once shied away.

Her biggest hits came in the 1960s and ’70s, including “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “The Pill,” “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “Rated X” and “You’re Looking at Country.” She was known for appearing in floor-length, wide gowns with elaborate embroidery or rhinestones, many created by her longtime personal assistant and designer Tim Cobb.

Her honesty and unique place in country music was rewarded. She was the first woman ever named entertainer of the year at the genre’s two major awards shows, first by the Country Music Association in 1972 and then by the Academy of Country Music three years later.

“It was what I wanted to hear and what I knew other women wanted to hear, too,”&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/5c993e85d5bd40d8b01a6840c8ecdc78">Lynn told the AP</a>&nbsp;in 2016. “I didn’t write for the men; I wrote for us women. And the men loved it, too.”

In 1969, she released her autobiographical “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which helped her reach her widest audience yet.

“We were poor but we had love/That’s the one thing Daddy made sure of/He shoveled coal to make a poor man’s dollar,” she sang.

“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” also the title of her 1976 book, was made into a 1980 movie of the same name. Sissy Spacek’s portrayal of Lynn won her an Academy Award and the film was also nominated for best picture.

Long after her commercial peak, Lynn won two Grammys in 2005 for her album “Van Lear Rose,” which featured 13 songs she wrote, including “Portland, Oregon” about a drunken one-night stand. “Van Lear Rose” was a collaboration with rocker Jack White, who produced the album and played the guitar parts.

Born Loretta Webb, the second of eight children, she claimed her birthplace was Butcher Holler, near the coal mining company town of Van Lear in the mountains of east Kentucky. There really wasn’t a Butcher Holler, however. She later told a reporter that she made up the name for the purposes of the song based on the names of the families that lived there.

Her daddy played the banjo, her mama played the guitar and she grew up on the songs of the Carter Family.

“I was singing when I was born, I think,” she told the AP in 2016. “Daddy used to come out on the porch where I would be singing and rocking the babies to sleep. He’d say, ‘Loretta, shut that big mouth. People all over this holler can hear you.’ And I said, ‘Daddy, what difference does it make? They are all my cousins.’”

She wrote in her autobiography that she was 13 when she got married to Oliver “Mooney” Lynn, but the AP&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-kentucky-loretta-lynn-country-music-fb70daa811c245c3b7d7bb09fd0072fe">later discovered state records</a>&nbsp;that showed she was 15. Tommy Lee Jones played Mooney Lynn in the biopic.

Her husband, whom she called “Doo” or “Doolittle,” urged her to sing professionally and helped promote her early career. With his help, she earned a recording contract with Decca Records, later MCA, and performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Lynn wrote her first hit single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” released in 1960.

She also teamed up with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ecedec2414fa58f6cfb5c9a08bd0e00b">singer Conway Twitty</a>&nbsp;to form one of the most popular duos in country music with hits such as “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” and “After the Fire is Gone,” which earned them a Grammy Award. Their duets, and her single records, were always mainstream country and not crossover or pop-tinged.

The Academy of Country Music chose her as the artist of the decade for the 1970s, and she was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.

In “Fist City,” Lynn threatens a hair-pulling fistfight if another woman won’t stay away from her man: “I’m here to tell you, gal, to lay off of my man/If you don’t want to go to Fist City.” That strong-willed but traditional country woman reappears in other Lynn songs. In “The Pill,” a song about sex and birth control, Lynn writes about how she’s sick of being trapped at home to take care of babies: “The feelin’ good comes easy now/Since I’ve got the pill,” she sang.

She moved to Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, outside of Nashville, in the 1990s, where she set up a ranch complete with a replica of her childhood home and a museum that is a popular roadside tourist stop. The dresses she was known for wearing are there, too.

Lynn knew that her songs were trailblazing, especially for country music, but she was just writing the truth that so many rural women like her experienced.

“I could see that other women was goin’ through the same thing, ‘cause I worked the clubs. I wasn’t the only one that was livin’ that life and I’m not the only one that’s gonna be livin’ today what I’m writin’,” she told The AP in 1995.

Even into her later years, Lynn never seemed to stop writing, scoring a multi-album deal in 2014 with Legacy Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. In 2017, she&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7523793d078248e3907fbc80303bf993">suffered a stroke</a>&nbsp;that forced her to postpone her shows.

She and her husband were married nearly 50 years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/45c7bf4588e433ec8571f05a06912931">before he died in 1996</a>. They had six children: Betty, Jack, Ernest and Clara, and then twins Patsy and Peggy. She had 17 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1664893801410.png" alt="In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee." />
 <figcaption>In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.</figcaption>
 </figure>NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90.In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.Lynn already had four children before launching her career in the early 1960s, and her songs reflected her pride in her rural Kentucky background.As a songwriter, she crafted a persona of a defiantly tough woman, a contrast to the stereotypical image of most female country singers. The Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about sex and love, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control and sometimes got in trouble with radio programmers for material from which even rock performers once shied away.Her biggest hits came in the 1960s and ’70s, including “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “The Pill,” “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “Rated X” and “You’re Looking at Country.” She was known for appearing in floor-length, wide gowns with elaborate embroidery or rhinestones, many created by her longtime personal assistant and designer Tim Cobb.Her honesty and unique place in country music was rewarded. She was the first woman ever named entertainer of the year at the genre’s two major awards shows, first by the Country Music Association in 1972 and then by the Academy of Country Music three years later.“It was what I wanted to hear and what I knew other women wanted to hear, too,”&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/5c993e85d5bd40d8b01a6840c8ecdc78">Lynn told the AP</a>&nbsp;in 2016. “I didn’t write for the men; I wrote for us women. And the men loved it, too.”In 1969, she released her autobiographical “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” which helped her reach her widest audience yet.“We were poor but we had love/That’s the one thing Daddy made sure of/He shoveled coal to make a poor man’s dollar,” she sang.“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” also the title of her 1976 book, was made into a 1980 movie of the same name. Sissy Spacek’s portrayal of Lynn won her an Academy Award and the film was also nominated for best picture.Long after her commercial peak, Lynn won two Grammys in 2005 for her album “Van Lear Rose,” which featured 13 songs she wrote, including “Portland, Oregon” about a drunken one-night stand. “Van Lear Rose” was a collaboration with rocker Jack White, who produced the album and played the guitar parts.Born Loretta Webb, the second of eight children, she claimed her birthplace was Butcher Holler, near the coal mining company town of Van Lear in the mountains of east Kentucky. There really wasn’t a Butcher Holler, however. She later told a reporter that she made up the name for the purposes of the song based on the names of the families that lived there.Her daddy played the banjo, her mama played the guitar and she grew up on the songs of the Carter Family.“I was singing when I was born, I think,” she told the AP in 2016. “Daddy used to come out on the porch where I would be singing and rocking the babies to sleep. He’d say, ‘Loretta, shut that big mouth. People all over this holler can hear you.’ And I said, ‘Daddy, what difference does it make? They are all my cousins.’”She wrote in her autobiography that she was 13 when she got married to Oliver “Mooney” Lynn, but the AP&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-kentucky-loretta-lynn-country-music-fb70daa811c245c3b7d7bb09fd0072fe">later discovered state records</a>&nbsp;that showed she was 15. Tommy Lee Jones played Mooney Lynn in the biopic.Her husband, whom she called “Doo” or “Doolittle,” urged her to sing professionally and helped promote her early career. With his help, she earned a recording contract with Decca Records, later MCA, and performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Lynn wrote her first hit single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl,” released in 1960.She also teamed up with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ecedec2414fa58f6cfb5c9a08bd0e00b">singer Conway Twitty</a>&nbsp;to form one of the most popular duos in country music with hits such as “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” and “After the Fire is Gone,” which earned them a Grammy Award. Their duets, and her single records, were always mainstream country and not crossover or pop-tinged.The Academy of Country Music chose her as the artist of the decade for the 1970s, and she was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988.In “Fist City,” Lynn threatens a hair-pulling fistfight if another woman won’t stay away from her man: “I’m here to tell you, gal, to lay off of my man/If you don’t want to go to Fist City.” That strong-willed but traditional country woman reappears in other Lynn songs. In “The Pill,” a song about sex and birth control, Lynn writes about how she’s sick of being trapped at home to take care of babies: “The feelin’ good comes easy now/Since I’ve got the pill,” she sang.She moved to Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, outside of Nashville, in the 1990s, where she set up a ranch complete with a replica of her childhood home and a museum that is a popular roadside tourist stop. The dresses she was known for wearing are there, too.Lynn knew that her songs were trailblazing, especially for country music, but she was just writing the truth that so many rural women like her experienced.“I could see that other women was goin’ through the same thing, ‘cause I worked the clubs. I wasn’t the only one that was livin’ that life and I’m not the only one that’s gonna be livin’ today what I’m writin’,” she told The AP in 1995.Even into her later years, Lynn never seemed to stop writing, scoring a multi-album deal in 2014 with Legacy Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. In 2017, she&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7523793d078248e3907fbc80303bf993">suffered a stroke</a>&nbsp;that forced her to postpone her shows.She and her husband were married nearly 50 years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/45c7bf4588e433ec8571f05a06912931">before he died in 1996</a>. They had six children: Betty, Jack, Ernest and Clara, and then twins Patsy and Peggy. She had 17 grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2022. There are 88 days left in the year.

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit.

In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties.

In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.

In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps.

In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.

In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room.

In 1990, for the first time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of reunified Germany's parliament.

In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.

In 2001, a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard. Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 70th home run to tie Mark McGwire's 1998 record in a 10-2 victory over the Houston Astros.

In 2002, "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence after a sobbing plea for forgiveness before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia. (He was released from prison in May, 2019.) In a federal court in Boston, a laughing Richard Reid pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives in his shoes (the British citizen was later sentenced to life in prison).

In 2004, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists. Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper died in Ventura, California, at age 77.

In 2010, the Supreme Court began a new era with three women serving together for the first time as Elena Kagan took her place at the end of the bench.

In 2020, infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in an SUV from the hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19 to salute cheering supporters. Trump's medical team reported that his blood oxygen level had dropped suddenly twice in recent days and that they gave him a steroid typically only recommended for the very sick; doctors said he had also been given oxygen before being hospitalized.

Ten years ago: A day after his first debate with Mitt Romney, which had been widely seen as a victory for Romney, President Barack Obama suggested that his Republican rival hadn't been candid about his policy positions during the faceoff. The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 67.2 million people had watched the debate; it was the biggest TV audience for a presidential debate since 1992.

Five years ago: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the African country of Niger when a joint patrol of U.S. and Niger forces was ambushed by militants who were believed linked to the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump visited hospital bedsides and a police base in Las Vegas in the aftermath of the shooting rampage three nights earlier that left 58 people dead.

One year ago: A massive global outage knocked Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms offline for hours due to what Facebook called a "faulty configuration change"; there were no signs that malicious activity was involved. The Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by federally-funded family planning clinics. Supreme Court justices returned to the courtroom for the start of a new term after a nearly 19-month absence because of the coronavirus pandemic. China flew 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan, continuing three days of military harassment against the self-ruled island. A federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Michael Garbo, was shot and killed while questioning a passenger on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona; the passenger who opened fire was then killed in a gunfight with other officers.

Today's Birthdays: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 93. Actor Felicia Farr is 90. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 81. Actor Lori Saunders (TV: "Petticoat Junction") is 81. Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is 78. Actor Clifton Davis is 77. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is 76. Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is 76. Actor Susan Sarandon is 76. Blues musician Duke Robillard is 74. Playwright Lee Blessing is 73. Actor Armand Assante is 73. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 72. Actor Christoph Waltz is 66. Actor Bill Fagerbakke is 65. Music producer Russell Simmons is 65. Actor-singer Wendy Makkena is 64. Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 63. Country musician Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) is 62. Actor David W. Harper is 61. Singer Jon Secada is 61. TV personality John Melendez is 57. Actor-comedian Jerry Minor is 55. Actor Liev Schreiber is 55. Actor Abraham Benrubi is 53. Country singer-musician Heidi Newfield is 52. Singer-guitarist M. Ward (She &amp; Him) is 49. Actor Alicia Silverstone is 46. Actor Dana Davis is 44. Rock musician Robbie Bennett (The War on Drugs) is 44. Actor Phillip Glasser is 44. Rock singer-musician Marc Roberge (O.A.R.) is 44. Actor Brandon Barash is 43. Actor Rachael Leigh Cook is 43. Actor Tim Peper is 42. Actor Jimmy Workman is 42. Actor Michael Charles Roman is 35. Actor Melissa Benoist is 34. NBA All-Star Derrick Rose is 34. Actor Dakota Johnson is 33. Figure skater Kimmie Meisner is 33. Actor Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Little Mix) is 31. Actor Ryan Scott Lee is 26.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">Shutterstock</a>" />
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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Tuesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2022. There are 88 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit.On this date:In 1777, Gen. George Washington's troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties.In 1887, the International Herald Tribune had its beginnings as the Paris Herald, a European edition of the New York Herald.In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps.In 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the Western Hemisphere as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room.In 1990, for the first time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the first meeting of reunified Germany's parliament.In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica.In 2001, a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia was accidentally downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Black Sea, killing all 78 people aboard. Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 70th home run to tie Mark McGwire's 1998 record in a 10-2 victory over the Houston Astros.In 2002, "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh received a 20-year sentence after a sobbing plea for forgiveness before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia. (He was released from prison in May, 2019.) In a federal court in Boston, a laughing Richard Reid pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives in his shoes (the British citizen was later sentenced to life in prison).In 2004, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists. Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper died in Ventura, California, at age 77.In 2010, the Supreme Court began a new era with three women serving together for the first time as Elena Kagan took her place at the end of the bench.In 2020, infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in an SUV from the hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19 to salute cheering supporters. Trump's medical team reported that his blood oxygen level had dropped suddenly twice in recent days and that they gave him a steroid typically only recommended for the very sick; doctors said he had also been given oxygen before being hospitalized.Ten years ago: A day after his first debate with Mitt Romney, which had been widely seen as a victory for Romney, President Barack Obama suggested that his Republican rival hadn't been candid about his policy positions during the faceoff. The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 67.2 million people had watched the debate; it was the biggest TV audience for a presidential debate since 1992.Five years ago: Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the African country of Niger when a joint patrol of U.S. and Niger forces was ambushed by militants who were believed linked to the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump visited hospital bedsides and a police base in Las Vegas in the aftermath of the shooting rampage three nights earlier that left 58 people dead.One year ago: A massive global outage knocked Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms offline for hours due to what Facebook called a "faulty configuration change"; there were no signs that malicious activity was involved. The Biden administration reversed a Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by federally-funded family planning clinics. Supreme Court justices returned to the courtroom for the start of a new term after a nearly 19-month absence because of the coronavirus pandemic. China flew 56 fighter planes toward Taiwan, continuing three days of military harassment against the self-ruled island. A federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Michael Garbo, was shot and killed while questioning a passenger on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona; the passenger who opened fire was then killed in a gunfight with other officers.Today's Birthdays: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 93. Actor Felicia Farr is 90. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 81. Actor Lori Saunders (TV: "Petticoat Junction") is 81. Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is 78. Actor Clifton Davis is 77. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is 76. Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is 76. Actor Susan Sarandon is 76. Blues musician Duke Robillard is 74. Playwright Lee Blessing is 73. Actor Armand Assante is 73. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 72. Actor Christoph Waltz is 66. Actor Bill Fagerbakke is 65. Music producer Russell Simmons is 65. Actor-singer Wendy Makkena is 64. Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 63. Country musician Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) is 62. Actor David W. Harper is 61. Singer Jon Secada is 61. TV personality John Melendez is 57. Actor-comedian Jerry Minor is 55. Actor Liev Schreiber is 55. Actor Abraham Benrubi is 53. Country singer-musician Heidi Newfield is 52. Singer-guitarist M. Ward (She &amp; Him) is 49. Actor Alicia Silverstone is 46. Actor Dana Davis is 44. Rock musician Robbie Bennett (The War on Drugs) is 44. Actor Phillip Glasser is 44. Rock singer-musician Marc Roberge (O.A.R.) is 44. Actor Brandon Barash is 43. Actor Rachael Leigh Cook is 43. Actor Tim Peper is 42. Actor Jimmy Workman is 42. Actor Michael Charles Roman is 35. Actor Melissa Benoist is 34. NBA All-Star Derrick Rose is 34. Actor Dakota Johnson is 33. Figure skater Kimmie Meisner is 33. Actor Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Little Mix) is 31. Actor Ryan Scott Lee is 26.

Today in History - October 4

<a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman">Obituary | Rosemary Freeman of Carmel, Indiana | Roberts Family Funeral Service (mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com)</a>

<a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman"></a>July 22, 1933 - September 29, 2022

Rosemary Charlene Freeman, age 89, passed away peacefully at Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel, Indiana on Thursday, September 29, 2022 surrounded by family.

Rosemary was born on July 22, 1933 in Simpson, Kansas to her parents, Marjorie Pfeifer and James Collins. She was the oldest of four children and grew up in the home of her grandparents, Charles and Mattie Pfeiffer. The family first lived on a farm outside of town and later in the town of Simpson where Rosemary graduated from high school.&nbsp; 

She was preceded in death by an infant brother Eldon Wayne Carlton, and husband W. Ronald Freeman. 

She is survived by sister Wanda (Carlton) Barnes of Denver, CO and brother Wesley Carlton of Greensburg, KS.

Rosemary married her high school sweetheart W. Ronald Freeman on June 24, 1952 in Caney, Kansas. 

She accepted Christ as her personal savior as a young adult. She clung to her faith tenaciously and was diligent in “working out her salvation with fear and trembling.”

Early in their marriage Ron and Rosemary lived in several Kansas towns including Minneapolis, Concordia, and Salina, then later. Wichita where they raised their family. For two years in the early 1970s they volunteered as house parents at the Wesleyan Indian Children’s Home in Custer, South Dakota and American Indian Mission in Rapid City, South Dakota. Following their service in South Dakota, they returned to Wichita, Kansas. Later moves for Rosemary included Hillsboro, and Beloit, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Carmel, Indiana.

Rosemary was talented in many areas including singing, writing and art. She enjoyed reading and was a “lover of books.” Many of her articles were published in denominational and other Christian publications. She authored and illustrated a book,&nbsp;The Day of the Song, following a trip to visit her daughter’s family during their first term as missionaries in Guatemala.&nbsp; For many years, she wrote, published and distributed a monthly newsletter, “The Kinsfolk Courier,” for family and friends.

Rosemary is survived by her four children: Rhonda Charlene (Robert) Gilbert, Ronald W. (Marilyn) Freeman, Rob J. (Theresa) Freeman, and Randall (Linda) Freeman, fourteen (14) grandchildren, thirty-seven (37) great-grandchildren, and two (2) great-great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420. Viewing will be held at the funeral home from 12-1 p.m.

Interment will follow at the Highland Church Cemetery, 312-382 Lark Road, Glasco, KS 66948.

Memorial gifts can be directed to National Pro-Life Alliance, c/o Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 North Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420.

To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Rosemary Freeman, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman/gifts?campaign=obituaryInline-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.

<h2>Rosemary Freeman,&nbsp;Carmel, Indiana</h2><figure>
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 <figcaption>Rosemary Freeman</figcaption>
 </figure><a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman">Obituary | Rosemary Freeman of Carmel, Indiana | Roberts Family Funeral Service (mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com)</a><a href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman"></a>July 22, 1933 - September 29, 2022Rosemary Charlene Freeman, age 89, passed away peacefully at Bridgewater Healthcare Center in Carmel, Indiana on Thursday, September 29, 2022 surrounded by family.Rosemary was born on July 22, 1933 in Simpson, Kansas to her parents, Marjorie Pfeifer and James Collins. She was the oldest of four children and grew up in the home of her grandparents, Charles and Mattie Pfeiffer. The family first lived on a farm outside of town and later in the town of Simpson where Rosemary graduated from high school.&nbsp; She was preceded in death by an infant brother Eldon Wayne Carlton, and husband W. Ronald Freeman. She is survived by sister Wanda (Carlton) Barnes of Denver, CO and brother Wesley Carlton of Greensburg, KS.Rosemary married her high school sweetheart W. Ronald Freeman on June 24, 1952 in Caney, Kansas. She accepted Christ as her personal savior as a young adult. She clung to her faith tenaciously and was diligent in “working out her salvation with fear and trembling.”Early in their marriage Ron and Rosemary lived in several Kansas towns including Minneapolis, Concordia, and Salina, then later. Wichita where they raised their family. For two years in the early 1970s they volunteered as house parents at the Wesleyan Indian Children’s Home in Custer, South Dakota and American Indian Mission in Rapid City, South Dakota. Following their service in South Dakota, they returned to Wichita, Kansas. Later moves for Rosemary included Hillsboro, and Beloit, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Carmel, Indiana.Rosemary was talented in many areas including singing, writing and art. She enjoyed reading and was a “lover of books.” Many of her articles were published in denominational and other Christian publications. She authored and illustrated a book,&nbsp;The Day of the Song, following a trip to visit her daughter’s family during their first term as missionaries in Guatemala.&nbsp; For many years, she wrote, published and distributed a monthly newsletter, “The Kinsfolk Courier,” for family and friends.Rosemary is survived by her four children: Rhonda Charlene (Robert) Gilbert, Ronald W. (Marilyn) Freeman, Rob J. (Theresa) Freeman, and Randall (Linda) Freeman, fourteen (14) grandchildren, thirty-seven (37) great-grandchildren, and two (2) great-great grandchildren.A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420. Viewing will be held at the funeral home from 12-1 p.m.Interment will follow at the Highland Church Cemetery, 312-382 Lark Road, Glasco, KS 66948.Memorial gifts can be directed to National Pro-Life Alliance, c/o Roberts Family Funeral Service, 910 North Campbell, Beloit, KS 67420.To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;Rosemary Freeman, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcdonaldrobertsfuneralservice.com/obituary/rosemary-freeman/gifts?campaign=obituaryInline-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.

Rosemary Freeman

<a href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/james-jim-workman">Obituary | James "Jim" C. Workman of Concordia, Kansas | Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home (chaputbuoy.com)</a>

James “Jim” C. Workman, age 83, of Concordia, KS, left this earthly life on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home in Concordia, KS.&nbsp; He was born on September 23, 1939 in Centralia, Washington, to Pete and Lizz (Girard) Workman.

Jim attended Centralia, Washington schools while growing up.&nbsp; He married Barbara Ann Chartier on June 25, 1960 in Fairbury, NE.&nbsp; She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 2022.

He served in the United States Air Force for four years from 1956-1960 and was honorably discharged.&nbsp; Jim was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Amarillo, TX and Salina, KS, where he met his love of life Barbara in Concordia.

<h2>James 'Jim' C. Workman, Concordia</h2><figure>
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 </figure><a href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/james-jim-workman">Obituary | James "Jim" C. Workman of Concordia, Kansas | Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home (chaputbuoy.com)</a>September 23, 1939 - September 28, 2022James “Jim” C. Workman, age 83, of Concordia, KS, left this earthly life on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home in Concordia, KS.&nbsp; He was born on September 23, 1939 in Centralia, Washington, to Pete and Lizz (Girard) Workman.Jim attended Centralia, Washington schools while growing up.&nbsp; He married Barbara Ann Chartier on June 25, 1960 in Fairbury, NE.&nbsp; She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 2022.He served in the United States Air Force for four years from 1956-1960 and was honorably discharged.&nbsp; Jim was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, Amarillo, TX and Salina, KS, where he met his love of life Barbara in Concordia.He owned and operated Workman Transport, Inc. for many years until he retired in 2004.He was a member of the Concordia Moose Lodge #1428.Jim and Barbara loved to travel the country and he was an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan.&nbsp; Most of all he loved spending time with his beloved family and friends.He is survived by his daughters Mary Walker (Ronnie), Concordia, KS and Crystal Perrin, (Lance Salazar), Concordia, KS; grandchildren Stephanie Ryals (Jerrod), Christopher Walker (Jessica), Colton Halfhide, Ciara Halfhide, Riley Halfhide (Josie) and Ariana Perrin; great-grandchildren, Paxton, Gavyn, Landon and Brooklyn Ryals, Serenity and Peacelyn Walker, Khalani Jo; sister Pat Pollard, Kirkland, WA; brother and sister-in-law Tom and Betty Menor, Poyne, AR; several nieces and nephews.He was preceded by a son, James P. “Jimmy” Workman, his parents Pete and Lizz, two sisters, Dreena and Barbara, brother-in-law Rocky Pollard, sister-in-law Pat Miller.It was Jim’s wishes to be cremated and memorial services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia, Kansas, with Pastor Bob Burns officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the local American Legion Post #76, VFW Post #588, Concordia, KS and McConnell Air Force Base Honor Guard, Wichita, KS. Burial of the cremains will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia.&nbsp; Friends may sign the register book from 1-5 pm, Monday, October 3, 2022 at the funeral home and friends are welcome to stop by the house and visit with the family.&nbsp; Following the graveside, a luncheon will be served at the American Legion, Concordia. The family suggests memorials to Cloud County Home Health Care in care of the funeral home.&nbsp; For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.To plant Memorial Trees in memory of&nbsp;James "Jim" C. Workman, please&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.chaputbuoy.com/obituary/james-jim-workman/gifts?campaign=obituaryThemed-gifts-textLink-obitText">click here to visit our Sympathy Store</a>.