St. John’s United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Mo., was the 3:30 p.m. April 17 setting for the wedding of Fawn Rufer and Scott Strickler of Overland Park. Kyle Hern perform the ceremony.The bride is…

Kincaid-Selma United Methodist Church in Kincaid was the 3 p.m. March 27, 2010, setting for the wedding of Sarah Weide and Brian Stansbury, Iola. Pastor John Sheehan performed the double-ring ceremony.The bride is the daughter…

Bonnie Marie Griffith, 78, of Iola died Monday, May 17, 2010, at Windsor Place in Iola.She was born Jan. 29, 1932, in El Dorado. She had been disabled all her life.Cremation has taken place. No…

Who wants to close the low-water bridge over Elm Creek on State Street to fishing? We vote no.We have lived south of the area for more than 50 years and average more than twice a…

Recently I personally encountered the exorbitant cost of using the Allen County ambulance service. Although I was expecting a quite sizeable charge I was none the less surprised by the numbers. The ride from LaHarpe…

Canada hasn’t taken out full page ads in American newspapers to brag about it, so maybe few in this country know that our neighbor to the north sailed through the recession with scarcely a nick,…

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six deserves support in this crusade. He is completing a friend-of-the-court brief this week on behalf of Albert Snyder and is asking other state attorneys general to join him.Snyder is the…

OMAHA, Neb. — LaRon Henerson, grandson of Ethel Watson of Iola and son of Iola native Henry Henderson, was inducted into the University of Nebraska-Omaha Maverick Hall of Fame in March.Henderson became UNO’s all-time leading…

Jackie Rogers, former Iola High standout and  Kansas Class 4A shot put champion, claimed the gold medal for the women’s hammer throw at the 2010 KCAC Championship Outdoor Track meet.Rogers, a junior at Bethany College…

Stephen Neuenswander, former Iola High standout, is competing in today’s triple jump at the 2010 NJCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Hutchinson.Neuenswander, a sophomore at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, took…