George Wyant makes his living digging small holes, with the anticipation of finding a remarkable coin or artifact. Wyant told Iola Rotarians about his role on “Diggers,” a National Geographic reality show, Thursday.Traveling the country…

Ryan and Lise Parker, Houston Texas, are celebrating the birth of their son Nathanael Christopher born March 5, 2015. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. He has a big…

Rowen Lee Morgan was born on Oct. 24, 2014, in Overland Park. He is the son of Carlton Morgan and Aleaka Apt Morgan, Shawnee. Rowen weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.…

Frederick (Fritz) Graham Apt was born on Oct. 20, 2014, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the son of Frederick (Derick) G. Apt IV and Callie T. Apt.He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and…

Lauren Toney, Iola, and Skyler Houk, Moran, are happy to announce their engagement to be married on June 6, 2015, at Rosie’s Cabin in Uniontown.Lauren is the daughter of Michelle and Larry Toney, Iola. She…

Joe Lee Sinclair, 74, Iola, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Cremation has taken place. The family will host a visitation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday…

Dorothy Dean Robinson, 96, Iola, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Windsor Place in Iola.Dorothy was born Nov. 3, 1918, in Iola, the daughter of Frederick and Blanche (Shockey) Vogel. She lived her entire life…

Dear editor,The Board of USD 257 is clearly within its right to make the decision on attendance centers because of the agreed to dates: asked for and given at the meeting of March 9. That…

A traffic stop is a humiliating event for most folks.The overwhelming majority mean to be law-abiding citizens, though it certainly isn’t unusual to fudge a little with traffic laws. I fight the temptation to pause…

Without getting too intimate, I was having trouble going to bed with my husband. As in getting a good night’s sleep.He’s not your classic snorer. No inhalations with the force to pull in Jonah or…