Erika Harrington and J.D. Robb, Iola, announce their engagement.The bride-elect is the daughter of Roger Harrington and Julia Hecht, Topeka, and Laura and Wade Vogel, Iola. She is s full-time student.The groom-to-be is the son…

Seth and Lorrie Yokum Bell, Burlington, announce the birth of a son, Rhett Walter, born Nov. 11, 2011, at Coffey County Hospital in Burlington. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces and was 20 inches…

Larry and Sandra Zornes, Moran, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.Larry Zornes and Sandra Jefferis were married Nov. 23, 1961, in Calvary United Methodist Church in Iola.The couple have 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.He…

John and Jean Jackson, Fort Scott, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday.The couple were married on Nov. 25, 1951, in Bronson. They lived in the Iola area for 22 years before moving to…

St. John’s Catholic Church was the 2 p.m. July 23 setting for the wedding of Brittney Lynn Sprague and Seth Andrew Meiwes. The ceremony was performed by the groom’s uncle, Deacon Jim Clements, Dumas, Texas,…

April and John Russell, Parsons, announce the birth of a son, Jase Easton, born Nov. 8, 2011, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg. He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 inches long. He…

Friend and relatives are invited to join the children of Jim and Kay Lewis of Elsmore in celebrating the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Elsmore City Hall.Dewey…

Former Iola resident Becca Bacon Martin and Larry L. Brown, Fayetteville, Ark., are planning their wedding for early in 2012.The bride-elect is the mother of Amanda Kathryn Martin and is the daughter of Ruth J.…

Neighbors, friends and relatives are invited to join us in celebrating the 60th wedding anniversary of Frank and Christine Hawkinson, Savonburg, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 at Stark Friends Church.Frank P. Hawkinson…

Floyd and Bonnie Bradford Ladd will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday.They were married at the Methodist Church in Chanute on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 1951.Floyd and Bonnie are the parents of Alan…