Grace Kathryn Snethen and Todd James Crosley were married Saturday, March 14, at The Life Mission Church in Ottawa, Kansas. Parents of the bride are Scott Alan and Beth Ann Snethen of Ottawa. Parents of…

Lorenzo and Jackie Jensen will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary at a dinner with family Friday. Lorenzo Jensen, son of Loren and Betty Jensen, and Jackie Buche, daughter of Lloyd and JoAnne Buche, were married…

Lillian Franklin turns 100 on Thursday, April 9.  Lillian was born in Gas, Kan., to William and Cleona Stanford. She has lived in the Iola area most of her life and is the second of…

Spencer and Chassis Patterson of Sanford, North Carolina, announce the birth of their daughter, Chevelle Kay Patterson, on Jan. 13, 2026. Chevelle weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz., and was 20¾ inches long. Maternal grandparents are…

Justin and Nicolle Hoepker of Iola announce the engagement of their son, Rayce Hoepker, Wichita, to Taylor Powers, Wichita. Rayce is a 2017 graduate of Humboldt High School and a 2020 graduate of Pittsburg State…

Justin Ray and Janet Nicole Paddock, of Ottawa, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Lauren Nicole Paddock to Matthew Glenn Percy, son of Lynn Loree Madl Percy, of Ottawa, and Mark Tyler…

Scott Alan and Beth Ann Snethen, of Ottawa, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Grace Kathryn Snethen to Todd James Crosley, son of Daryl and Tracy Morris Crosley, of Pomona. Grace is…

Riley Randy Sedore is proud to announce the birth of her baby brother, Blake Alan Sedore. Blake was born at noon on Oct. 27, 2025, and Riley turned 4 on Nov. 8. Blake weighed 8…

Frank Joseph Carroll, age 4, and Miles Jordan Carroll, age 2, are proud to announce the birth of their baby brother, Bennett Wayne “Benny” Carroll. Benny was born at 11:31 a.m., Nov. 17, 2025, in…

Amaya Mae VanHouden, daughter of Isaac VanHouden and Tanesha Walls of Moran, was born Dec. 18, 2025, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces, and  measured 19 1/4…