Megan Yocham and Bradley Hesse Jr., Iola, have announced their wedding engagement. Megan is the daughter of Darrell Yocham, Colony, and Teresa Ligon, Iola. Bradley is the son of Bradley and Cynthia Hesse Sr., Iola.…

MacKenzie Nicole Sager was born Aug. 6, 2013, to parents Cheyne and Eva Sager at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. MacKenzie weighed six pounds and 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her maternal grandparent…

Brian and Erin King, Melbourne, Australia, announce the birth of their son Nathan Matthew King. Nathan was born on July 23, 2013, in Melbourne.  He weighed five pounds and fourteen ounces and was 18 inches…

Marlyn and Virginia (Powell) Sutterby, Mapleton, will celebrate their 50 years of marriage this weekend. The couple was married on Aug. 25, 1963 at the Ovan Hessong House. They will celebrate their anniversary on Sunday…

Some impressions last a lifetime. Danny Miller, 70,  attended Iola High School two years, graduated in 1961 and remembers his experiences well. He recently recognized his love for Iola, IHS and his classmates by contributing…

It wasn’t a surprise that Matt Hoffman decided to go into education. Hoffman, the new vice principal at Iola High School, comes from a long family line of educators. “I grew up in a teaching…

Nathaniel Dunne’s office just off Iola’s downtown square is nondescript. No fancy signage. Not even a welcome mat. But inside, teems a world of high finance. Dunne works in a small space on the second…

Harold E. Deeds, 57, Iola, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Allen County Regional Hospital.Harold was born Jan. 17, 1956, in Eureka, the son of Adrian and Bernadine May (Lozier) Deeds, Jr. He grew…

Benjamin Charles “Ben” Middleton, 81, Iola, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Windsor Place in Iola.Ben was born Aug. 7, 1932, on the family farm west of Iola, the son of Charles Benedict and…

Our family wanted to give a big thank you to the Iola Public Library, its staff, and volunteers who did the “Great Race Iola Style” on Aug. 10. Our whole family competed as a team…