The children and grandchildren of Chris and Carol Bauer proudly announce the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents. Chris Bauer and Carol Cress were married June 10, 1972, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Humboldt.…

COLONY — The 115th Colony-Crest Alumni Banquet is Saturday, May 28 at the Crest High School in Colony. Registration begins at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $20. Tickets at…

An open house is planned for Tuesday at the Southeast Kansas Recovery House, 16 N. Buckeye St. The event begins at 8 a.m. with a coffee hour and ribbon cutting ceremony at 9, followed by…

Wallace and Delores Strickler are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary with a card shower hosted by their children. Wallace, the son of Ora and Virgie Strickler, married Delores Smith, the daughter of Lloyd and Goldie…

Ann and Brad Lea of Iola are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea McKenzie Blanche Lea, to Joshua Lee Hawley, son of Kathy and Jason Hawley.  Chelsea received a bachelor’s degree in…

The Elsmore Alumni Banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the Elsmore City Hall.  Prior to the banquet a hospitality room will be available from 3:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the…

In an effort to help the Iola elementary school and families in every way we can, Iola PTO is sponsoring a shoe drive for gym shoes. At the new elementary school, students will be required…

If your wintertime ambitions to grow seedlings outpaced your capacity, the Iola Public Library has the answer. The library is looking for donations of plants, cuttings, seedlings and bulbs for its Plant Swap and Saved…

The next meeting of the Sunflower Quilters Guild will be Monday at  Humboldt United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth St. Carolyn Zellner of Heavenly Kneads and Threads will present the program.

One of the core values of the Iola Public Library is to engage with the public.  Lucky for us, April provides us with lots of opportunities to do so. The calendar is chock full of…