Homer and Marilyn Payne, Iola, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 1.Homer Payne and Marilyn Marple were married July 1, 1961, in Garnett. They have made their home in Iola and have two children,…

Lil’ Toledo Lodge in Chanute was the 6 p.m. June 11 setting for the wedding of Angela Whitaker and Travis Wall. The Rev. Rusty Newman, Humboldt, performed the ceremony.Parents of the bride are Curt and…

Drew and Molly Rush, Prairie Village, announce the birth of their first child, Olivia Grace, born May 26, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Kansas City. She weighed 8 pounds, 8.5 ounces and was…

Paul and May Jackson, Mound City, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today with a renewal of their wedding vows.The celebration reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Mound City Christian Church.Paul…

JaCoby Strunk and Chelsea Cypert, Weatherford, Okla., announce the birth of a son, Landon Michael Strunk, born on June 7, 2011, at 6:04 p. m. in Weatherford Regional Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces…

Ryan and Lauren Horsman, Platte City, Mo., announce the birth of a daughter, Harper Iris, born June 13, 2011, at North Kansas City Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was…

Gary and Sheryl Kirby, Girard, and Dan and Shaila Creitz, Erie, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Kylie Nichole Kirby, Girard, and Daniel Spencer Creitz, Erie.The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of…

Daryl and Jan Heslop, Neosho Falls, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary today.The couple were married June 24, 1961, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Emmett.The couple have four children and 12 grandchildren Cabrini Plummer and…

Ellis and Alice Stansbury will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on July 4.Ellis Stansbury and Alice Daugherty Bruce were married July 4, 1971, at the Kincaid United Methodist Church parsonage.The couple have lived in Kincaid…

Chad and Jana Grisier, Pratt, announce the birth of a daughter, Maryn Kay, born June 16, 2011, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. She weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long She…