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Month: September 2018

Six second half goals powers 19th ranked Cougars to 7-0 victory at Northeast

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bartonsports.com – The Barton Community College men’s soccer team bounced back from a disappointing loss on Saturday to score six second half goals in a 7-0 victory Sunday at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska.

The third shutout of the season improves the 19th ranked Cougars to 4-1 with Northeast dropping to 1-4. Barton’s next action comes this Wednesday as the Cougars host Hesston College in a 4:00 p.m. kick-off at the Cougar Soccer Complex.

Salina native sophomore David Palacios had an afternoon of collegiate firsts, knocking in his first goal 26:06 into the game coming from Ruben Torres’ first of two assists in the game, before later setting up one of Barton’s second half goals.

Leading 1-0 to the break, Mario Magana scored the first of consecutive goals as 4:20 had clicked off the clock to net Sora Wakabayashi’s first collegiate assist. Magana struck again for his 3rd goal of the year shaking the nets at the 65:03 mark on Torres’ second assist pushing the lead out to three.

The Cougars’ got a break on the fourth goal with Victor Gonzalez’ credited with his first assist of the season as Barton’s leading scorer Gabriel Arraes cleaned up a ricochet with 18:10 remaing for his seventh goal of the year.

Barton piled up three more goals in the next twelve minutes with Hiroo Kimura netting his second of the season a little more than two minutes after Arraes on Colin Roemer’s third assist of the year. Leading the Cougars in scoring during the 2017 campaign, Roemer found the net for the first time in the Germany native’s sophomore stat line punching in Palacios’ first collegiate assist. Roemer put the final touches on the scoring forty-five seconds later with a penalty kick pushing Barton’s final margin to 7-0 with 5:55 remaining in the game.

Felipe Baeza made the most of his first start of the season in goal, picking up the win turning back three shots on frame as the defensive front line allowed just four shots throughout the contest.

 

Monday Sports Headlines

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes’ first Week 1 start could not have gone any better. The second-year quarterback became the third player in Chiefs’ history to throw for four touchdowns in an opener. Before Kansas City fans begin running wild with Mahomes mania, coach Andy Reid and Mahomes are quick to point out there are still plenty of things to work on after a 38-28 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Chargers.

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes’ first game as the Kansas City Chiefs’ permanent starting quarterback was impressive to everyone, including Philip Rivers. Mahomes’ veteran counterpart with the Los Angeles Chargers effusively praised the second-year pro after he led the Chiefs to a 38-28 win. Mahomes passed for 256 yards and four touchdowns in just his second NFL start, and his first after the Chiefs traded Alex Smith and went all-in on their first-round pick.

DETROIT (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning after the game at Detroit was delayed when a squirrel ran on the field. The Cardinals went on to win 5-2. The episode was sure to revive memories for St. Louis fans of the 2011 Rally Squirrel at Busch Stadium, which showed up during the playoffs during the Cardinals’ run to the World Series.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willians Astudillo hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Minnesota Twins a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Max Kepler doubled off Jason Hammel with two outs in the Twins ninth. Astudillo then hit a drive deep to left field for his third home run of the season.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma star running back Rodney Anderson is out for the season with a right knee injury. Anderson got up slowly after a 10-yard run on the final play of the first quarter Saturday against UCLA. The preseason All-Big 12 selection limped off the field on his own, and trainers tended to him before he headed to the locker room.

National Headlines

UNDATED (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school. Alabama received a season-high 54 first-place votes from the media panel in the latest Top 25, strengthening its hold on No. 1 over No. 2 Clemson.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic survived a marathon game in the second set and captured the U.S. Open men’s final with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro. Djokovic trailed 4-3 in the middle set before winning a game that took 22 points and 20 minutes. Djokovic claimed his sixth U.S. Open title and tied Pete Sampras for third on the men’s all-time list with his 14th Grand Slam crown.

UNDATED (AP) — The Colorado Rockies will try to stay atop the NL West when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in Denver. Colorado’s lead is down to a half-game after Justin Turner was 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in the Dodgers’ 9-6 win over the Rockies yesterday. The Dodgers are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NASCAR hopes to run the Brickyard 400 this afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway following yesterday’s rainout. Pole-sitter Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick made up the front row as NASCAR used the drivers’ standings to determine the starting grid after Saturday’s qualifying was rained out. It’s the final race before the Monster Energy playoffs begin.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The final round of the PGA’s BMW Championship had to be pushed back to today due to rain. Tour officials say they would wait until before determining if it can try to complete 72 holes of the third FedEx Cup playoff event. If officials deem the course unplayable Monday and decide to make it a 54-hole event, Justin Rose will get the Fedex playoff victory and climb to No. 1 in the world ranking.

Sunday Scores

INTERLEAGUE
Final St. Louis 5 Detroit 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 6 Cleveland 2
Final Tampa Bay 8 Baltimore 3
Final L-A Angels 1 Chi White Sox 0
Final Minnesota 3 Kansas City 1
Final Oakland 7 Texas 3
Final Seattle 3 N-Y Yankees 2
Final Boston 6 Houston 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final N-Y Mets 6 Philadelphia 4
Final Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 3
Final L-A Dodgers 9 Colorado 6
Final San Diego 7 Cincinnati 6
Final Atlanta 9 Arizona 5
Chi Cubs at Washington 1:35 p.m., postponed
Miami at Pittsburgh 1:35 p.m., postponed

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Cincinnati 34 Indianapolis 23
Final Tampa Bay 48 New Orleans 40
Final Miami 27 Tennessee 20
Final Minnesota 24 San Francisco 16
Final Jacksonville 20 N-Y Giants 15
Final Baltimore 47 Buffalo 3
Final New England 27 Houston 20
Final OT Pittsburgh 21 Cleveland 21
Final Kansas City 38 L.A. Chargers 28
Final Washington 24 Arizona 6
Final Denver 27 Seattle 24
Final Carolina 16 Dallas 8
Final Green Bay 24 Chicago 23

Immigration tricky issue in tight Kansas congressional race

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder and his Democratic challenger are having a hard time keeping their political footing on immigration issues, complicating their efforts to win a competitive swing House district in Kansas that President Donald Trump narrowly lost.

Kansas Congressman Kevin Yoder,
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Yoder is under pressure from the right despite an endorsement from Trump, and he backed away this week from supporting a Democratic proposal to ensure that immigrants fleeing domestic and gang violence can claim asylum.

Sharice Davids courtesy photo

Democrat Sharice Davids continues to battle GOP ads that say she supports abolishing ICE. She did say that during a liberal podcast interview in July but has disavowed that position, including in a recent television ad.

“The sweet spot is so hard to find, even in the best of times,” said Frank Sharry, the executive director of the pro-immigrant America’s Voice, a frequent Trump critic. “The Sharice Davids-Yoder race is kind of a microcosm.”

Davids and Yoder are running in a Kansas City-area district that has fast-growing, conservative suburbs; older, centrist suburbs, and diverse, heavily Democratic city neighborhoods. More than 81 percent of its residents are white; 11.7 percent are Hispanic, and 8.6 percent are black. Democrat Hillary Clinton’s margin in the 2016 presidential race was 1.2 percentage points.

Davids is generating national attention because of her unusual profile as an LGBT and Native American lawyer and mixed martial arts fighter. Yoder, seeking his fifth term, became chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on homeland security in May, boosting his visibility on immigration issues and role in funding decisions.

Yoder received Trump’s tweeted endorsement in July after House Republicans unveiled legislation including money for Trump’s wall on the Mexican border.

On the left, Yoder already was considered a solid Trump ally. Weeks before, several hundred pro-immigrant demonstrators had rallied outside a district office and local officials had pressured him to demand the end of the Trump administration’s soon-to-be dropped policy of separating parents and children when families tried to cross the Mexico border illegally.

But the homeland security funding measure that cleared committee also contains Democrat-backed provisions on immigration law that have riled Breitbart News and hard-right commentators such as Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter. Conservatives attacked the asylum proposal, and Yoder said this week it will be dropped; Davids’ campaign called it a flip-flop.

“I’m trying to find something that can pass Congress that will be consistent with our hopes and promises to have better border security while recognizing that legal immigration is an important part of our economy and our country’s future,” Yoder said during in a recent interview.

The district’s mix of voters includes Republicans like 45-year-old Andrea Baker, an optometrist who said she favors strong borders.

“And I would expect the same if I went somewhere else, to another country, that I would go through the proper processes,” said Baker, who hasn’t decided which candidate to support.

Davids has said she favors comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents. She worries that debates too often treat all immigrants as a potential national security problem, dehumanizing them.

The first-time candidate stumbled over whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should be abolished, a rallying cry on the left that has polled poorly . Her answer in the July podcast prompted a post-primary GOP super PAC ad; she responded with an ad saying she does not support abolishing the agency.

Davids also immediately pivoted to family separations at the border.

Yoder decried the policy publicly and wrote a critical letter in June to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions shortly before the practice was dropped. But Davids has criticized him for not going further, and she said he’s not been a leader on bipartisan immigration reforms.

In addressing the July podcast, Davids issued a statement: “What I also believe — and what I was addressing — is that the practice of ripping families apart at the border is inconsistent with our core values as Americans and an ineffective deterrent to illegal immigration.”

Rachel Chick, a 35-year-old Democrat and mother of two, does not support abolishing ICE but called family separations “extremely hard to watch.”

“I don’t want to disregard that people are looking for opportunities here and are trying to make things better for themselves,” she said.

Meanwhile, critics of the homeland security funding bill Yoder helped craft remain vocal on the right — and include Kris Kobach , the GOP’s conservative nominee for governor.

The funding bill contains $5 billion for physical barriers along the Mexican border.

But the legislation also would protect young immigrants from deportation and allow visas year-round for guest agricultural workers, rather than making the visa program seasonal.

Critics consider the asylum provision problematic, arguing that asylum is legally designated for refugees persecuted for their race, ethnicity, religion or political views.

They also contend the immigration provisions collectively undercut border security.

“You’re creating these problems, and then you’re trying to sort of patch those problems up by doing better border security?” said David Inserra, a policy analyst for the conservative Heritage Foundation. “You’re sort of canceling out your own efforts.”

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Manhattan firefighters save kitten trapped in car engine

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MANHATTAN —A group of Manhattan firefighters happened to take a break at the right place and at the right time on Sunday.

The firefighters stopped at a local fast-food restaurant and saved a kitten trapped in the engine compartment of a car.

 

They shared the photos on social media.

Barton Ag Instructor Dr. Vic Martin – Butterflies, Bees, and Agriculture

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First as usual, a drought update is in order and it reflects the rainfall from the previous weekend.  The rains prior to 8 a.m. September 4, significantly improved drought conditions across the state.  Essentially the western two-thirds of the state is totally out of soil moisture deficit conditions.  The area of extreme and exceptional drought has retreated to the east of Manhattan towards Kansas City.  And the additional rains should help ease conditions further.  Now, although no one wants to say it too loudly, we need a dry stretch with seasonal temperatures.  Much of the corn is ready or almost ready to cut.  Soybeans should be able to finish well and much of the milo looks great.  The only fly in the ointment would an early frost, especially for the cotton crop to the south of Barton County.  Wheat farmers will have to adjust to dealing with wet soils as they prepare ground to plant the 2019 crop.  Now for today’s topic.

If you pay any attention to what’s going on in the world of agriculture, it’s hard to miss the concern over insect pollinators, their role in pollinating many of the foods we eat, and the challenges they face on a variety of fronts.  These challenges include climate change, loss of habitat, pesticide use and for bees – colony collapse disorder.  Pollinators are responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars of fruits and vegetables every year.  This isn’t just certain insecticides but also it seems for bees, fungicides.  K-State Research and Extension has just released a new publication entitled “Pesticides and Bees.”  The publication may be downloaded for free here as am Adobe file and contains valuable information: https://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/Item.aspx?catId=236&pubId=21298.  It provides information on minimizing the possible damage to bees through proper pesticide use.

Other problems include loss of specific plants for specific pollinators, for example milkweed species and the Monarch butterfly.  Here again, information can and is helping, but not just for Monarch butterflies.  To that end, The Kansas Wetlands Education Center is hosting a butterfly festival this coming Saturday, September 15 starting at 9 am.  There isn’t space here to describe all the activities but weathering permitting it will also feature a stop on bees.  It presents an opportunity to learn, catch and tag Monarch butterflies, and be involved in a range of activities for all ages.  More information can be found at https://wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu or by calling 620-566-1456.

You may be wondering why this is featured in an ag column.  Simply put, where we produce crops and livestock is an interconnected ecosystem between the managed and natural world.  We risk much by ignoring one for the other and the unintended consequences of ignoring or eradicating something as simple as a butterfly species can have a cascade of unintended and irreversible consequences.

Astudillo hits game-ending home run, Twins beat Royals 3-1

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — He might look more like a fullback than a baseball player. His resume might read more “suspect” than “prospect.” But Willians Astudillo has become something of a folk hero in Minnesota, and on Sunday he rewarded Twins fans for their support.

Astudillo hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave Minnesota a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Max Kepler doubled off Jason Hammel (2-13) with two outs in the Twins ninth. Astudillo then hit a drive deep to left field for his third home run of the season, touching off a raucous celebration at home plate.

The 5-foot-9 Astudillo is conservatively listed at 225 pounds, but he’s a better athlete than his frame might suggest. In two stints with the Twins this year, the 26-year-old rookie has started games at catcher, second base and third base. He played left field and center field in his major league debut at Wrigley Field. And he’s even pitched an inning.

But he’s most known for his aggressive, contact-heavy approach at the plate. In 38 plate appearances with the Twins he’s yet to draw a walk, and he’s only struck out twice. It’s a pattern that he’s followed throughout his minor league career, which has already spanned four franchises.

“I just go out there with a plan to make good contact, a good pitch, specifically a good pitch,” said Astudillo, who took a pitch in the dirt before jumping on a hanging slider from Hammel.

Twins manager Paul Molitor admitted he considered using catcher Mitch Garver to pinch-hit for Astudillo.

“I’m glad I paused,” Molitor said, “because it worked out pretty good.”

“He’s probably going to put it in play, and you hope he finds a hole. And as it turns out he hits it over the fence, so that was a bonus,” he said.

Trevor Hildenberger (4-3) got two outs to pick up the win.

Adalberto Mondesi homered for the Royals, who were held to three hits on the day. The closest they came to a rally was in the third inning, when an error and two walks filled the bases. But Hunter Dozier grounded out to end the threat.

“We had the bases loaded looking for a clutch hit, and we couldn’t get it,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Just not a lot going on offensively for us out there.”

Royals starter Ian Kennedy made his first appearance after missing two months with a strained oblique. He ended up throwing 93 pitches over six innings, allowing one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

Minnesota starter Chase De Jong made his Twins debut with four scoreless innings, walking four and striking out five. He arrived from Seattle in a trade for reliever Zach Duke on July 30.

Zack Littell followed De Jong for the Twins and gave up Mondesi’s tying home run in the sixth but was otherwise sharp, allowing just two runners in 3 1/3 innings.

FORTNITE PARTY

An estimated 300 fans arrived more than three hours before the first pitch to watch Twins reliever Trevor May show off his skills against some elite competition. But May wasn’t on the mound. He was playing the video game Fortnite, with the action being streamed on the Target Field video board.

May, an avid video game player who is a brand ambassador for a professional e-sports organization, squared off against three pro gamers in a Fortnite streaming party. Garver served as the emcee, interviewing the players and answering fans’ questions during the one-hour event.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins: 3B Miguel Sano missed his fourth straight game with a lower left leg contusion.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.32 ERA) takes the mound on Monday night as the Royals open a three-game series at home against the White Sox. Lucas Giolito (10-10, 5.85) will start for Chicago.

Twins: RHP Kyle Gibson (7-12, 3.74) will start for the Twins as they host the Yankees for the opener of a three-game series on Monday. New York will counter with LHP J.A. Happ (14-6, 3.90).

Hill, Mahomes lead Chiefs to 38-28 victory over Chargers

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CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Tyreek Hill scored three touchdowns, Patrick Mahomes passed for his first four NFL scores and the Kansas City Chiefs opened the season with a 38-28 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Hill had a 91-yard punt return for a score and a 58-yard TD reception during the first quarter before adding a 1-yard reception for a score in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.

Hill also had 169 yards on seven receptions, which is the second-most yards by a Chiefs receiver in an opener, according to Pro Football Reference. Carlos Carson had 173 yards receiving against New Orleans in 1985.

Mahomes, who moved into the starting spot after Alex Smith was traded to Washington in the offseason, was 15 of 27 for 256 yards as the Chiefs extended their winning streak over the Chargers to nine.

After the Chargers got the opening kickoff but went three-and-out, Hill took Drew Kaser’s punt 91 yards for a touchdown just 1 minute, 57 seconds into the game. The third-year receiver fielded the punt near the right hash mark, but quickly found an opening up the left sideline.

It was Hill’s fourth punt return for a touchdown in 32 games and the Chiefs’ league-leading seventh since 2013.

After Caleb Sturgis’ 45-yard field goal got the Chargers on the board, Mahomes threw his first touchdown pass in the NFL, connecting with Hill for 58 yards. Hill caught the pass at the Chargers 47 and eluded a diving tackle by Jahleel Addae as he found a seam up the left sideline.

Los Angeles would get within two at 14-12 with 7:47 remaining in the second quarter on Philip Rivers’ 13-yard touchdown pass to Austin Ekeler. The Chargers were unable to tie as their 2-point attempt failed.

Kansas City would take control in the third quarter on a pair of TD passes by Mahomes passes to make it 31-12. He had a 1-yard shovel pass to De’Anthony Thomas and then had a 36-yard score to Anthony Sherman after Ron Parker intercepted a pass by Rivers at the Chiefs 14.

A 20-yard TD reception by Keenan Allen and 2-point conversion catch by Antonio Gates brought the Chargers within 11, but JJ Jones’ fumble of a punt at the Chargers 2 and subsequent Hill touchdown made the deficit too much to overcome.

Rivers had a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter, a 20-yarder to Allen and 4 yards to Tyrell Williams.

Rivers was 34 of 51 for 424 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Allen had eight receptions for 108 yards and Melvin Gordon nine for 102.

INJURIES

Chargers: RT Joe Barksdale was carted off after injuring his right knee during the first quarter and did not return. He missed five games last season due to a turf toe injury.

UP NEXT

Chiefs: Continue their road trip next Sunday at Pittsburgh. Kansas City has dropped three of its last four to the Steelers in the regular season.

Chargers: Travel to Buffalo next Sunday in the first of two straight road games. The Chargers have won three straight and five of the last six against Buffalo.

Kansas City man sentenced for printing obscene pics at library

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KANSAS CITY– A Kansas City man with a prior federal felony conviction for possessing child pornography was sentenced in federal court for printing obscene images from a computer at a local public library, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Buie -photo sex offender registry

David R. Buie, 63, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 10 years and one month in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Buie to a lifetime of supervised release following incarceration. The sentence in this case must be served consecutively to a four-month sentence imposed for violating the terms of his supervised release in an earlier, unrelated federal conviction for possessing child pornography.

On May 8, 2018, Buie was found guilty at trial of one count of possessing obscene images of the sexual abuse of children. Evidence introduced during the trial indicated that Buie printed images of child obscenity from a computer at a public library. On July 11, 2017, Buie printed about 50 pages from a computer he was using at the Mid-Continent Public Library at 9253 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Buie didn’t realize that the printer stopped because it was out of toner, so his print jobs were interrupted and only about half of his pages were printed. After Buie left the library, the toner in the printer was changed and the remaining pages of his original print job were printed. As one of the librarians was cleaning up, she removed the remaining pages and observed they were color copies depicting minors from a graphic sex comic.

Library staff contacted the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department to make a report. Buie was identified because his library card was associated with the print job. Security cameras within the library showed him using a computer at the time of the printing.

The U.S. Probation Office was also contacted, because Buie was on supervised release for a prior federal felony conviction for possessing child pornography. When probation officers searched Buie’s residence, they found the images of child obscenity that Buie had printed at the library. Buie told investigators that he visited various public libraries about once a week to view child obscenity anime. Buie said he often printed the images on the library’s printer.

According to court documents, Buie violated the terms of his supervised release on several occasions prior to his criminal offense at the library by possessing incest-like storybooks, “barely legal” pornography and failure to register as a sex offender. While on supervised release, Buie was provided numerous opportunities to avail himself of treatment related to his sexual attraction to minor females, including individual therapy, group therapy, re-directive therapy, and inpatient therapy. He made no progress in therapy and was discharged.

Shafer Art Gallery presents “Beyond Words”

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c. 1922 reproduction of 15th century original; 11 x 16 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Missouri Libraries, Special Collections.

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Comic books and graphic novels have made a resurgence thanks to the success of the Marvel Universe movies. In the Shafer Art Gallery’s next exhibit, “Beyond Words: Visual Narratives from the Block Book to the Graphic Novel”, visitors will explore the rich history of graphic novels dating back toward the end of the middle ages.

“If you grew up loving comics or recently discovered graphic novels this exhibition will put the visual narrative art form into historical and cultural perspective,” Shafer Art Gallery Director Dave Barnes said. “Far from being literature just for children, comics are a medium of artistic expression that can be used to communicate sophisticated and nuanced content.”

Modern comic strips first began to capture audience’s attention toward the end of the nineteenth century. The improvement in printing presses both encouraged artists to explore the medium and newspapers to purchase the comics for their readers.

Comic books were first developed as a way for artists to re-sell their comics to readers. The comic books many know and love did not become popular until Superman was released in the late 1930’s. Graphic novels weren’t created until the 1970s and 80s.

The works selected for this exhibition are intended to encourage visitors to consider the roles of image and narrative in our cultures, and to examine storytelling techniques in different media.

“The Shafer Gallery is very fortunate to be able to exhibit these unique works of art that are rarely available to the public in a comprehensive form,” Barnes said. “We hope to make this a fun and thought-provoking experience.”

The works in Beyond Words are from the Rare Book Collection and the Comic Art Collection in the Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books at the University of Missouri Libraries. The exhibition was curated by Kelli Hansen, Librarian, University of Missouri Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books, Columbia, Missouri, and organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance.

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free.

About ExhibitsUSA

This exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. ExhibitsUSA sends more than 25 exhibitions on tour to more than 100 small- and mid-sized communities every year. These exhibitions create access to an array of arts and humanities experiences, nurture the understanding of diverse cultures and art forms, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities. For more about ExhibitsUSA, email MoreArt@maaa.org or visit www.eusa.org.

About Mid-America Arts Alliance

Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) strengthens and supports artists, cultural organizations, and communities throughout our region and beyond. They achieve this primarily through their national traveling exhibition programs, innovative leadership development, and strategic grant making. They are especially committed to enriching the cultural life of historically underserved communities by providing high quality, meaningful, and accessible arts and culture programs and services. They believe in more art for more people. Additional information about M-AAA is available at www.maaa.org.

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Police: Missing Kansas woman found, fugitive in custody

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SEWARD COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in connection with woman reported missing from Kansas.

Shaila Schlenz -photo Liberal Police

On Saturday, authorities reported they located 24-year-old Shaila Schlenz in Amirillo, Texas, according to Liberal Police Captain Robert Rogers.

Schlenz was unharmed, according to Rogers.  She had been reported as missing since early July.

Authorities located her with Charles Abdnor, who was arrested on warrants from Seward County.

Abdnor is being held for fraud, aggragravated assault against a public servant, evading arrest, unauthorities use of vehicles and three fugitive charges, according to the Potter County Sheriff.

 

 

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