Sadie Lynn Sparks was born on Sept. 3, 2013, in Lawrence, to parents Aubrey and Shawn Sparks, Lawrence.She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20½ inches long.Her maternal grandparents are Mike and Cherie Folk,…

Jaycee Elaine Griesel was born July 12, 2013, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute.She is the daughter of David and Sarah Griesel, Howard. She weighed 9 pounds and 2 ounces and was 19½ inches…

Nickolas Lee Trester Jr. was born to parents Nickolas and Chantal Trester, Iola. He was born in Allen County Regional Hospital on Aug. 1, 2013. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 18 inches…

Laney Lynn Clubine was born Aug. 15, 2013, in Houston, Texas. She was born to parents Ben and Kari Clubine, Lake Jackson, Texas. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her…

Tiffany Ann Stahl and Roy Lee Young II will unite in marriage on Nov. 9, 2013 at 6 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Iola. Tiffany is the daughter of Mike and Winona Leslie,…

  Thomas Stranghoner and Doris (Sander) Stranghoner were married 50 years ago on Sept. 7, 1963 at Grace Methodist Church in Wichita.  They met while attending Friends University and began their teaching careers in Gypsum.…

  Claude and Yvonne Percy recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Claude Orris Percy, son of Mack Joseph and Pearl Pansy Latimer Percy, and Margaret Yvonne Dreher, daughter of Stanley and Loretta Whitaker Dreher, were…

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…