After a high-yield wheat season for area farmers, followed by dry weather conditions, corn and soybean crops are “up in the air” according to local co-ops.Lyle Fischer, general manager at the Le Roy Co-op, said…

While Thursday night’s rainfall didn’t come in deluge proportions, it was a godsend for area farmers.“Just right,” said Nate Clark. “My corn is starting to fill and some of my soybeans are blooming.”Those are critical…

Elmer and Illa Gleue’s 65th anniversary will be celebrated with an open house Aug. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Le Roy Community Building in Le Roy’s city park. The couple was married…

Mitch and Sharon Bolling, Moran, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Cara Bolling, Moran, to Daniel Thomas, Colony.Daniel is the son of Russell Thomas and the late Jenny Garelli. Cara is the…

Gail and Carolyn Harvey, Le Roy, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, LaNesha Dawn Harvey to Tayler Kuhn, Shawnee.Tayler is the son of James and Lavona Kuhn, Powell, Wyo., formerly of Burlington.LaNesha…

Joseph R. Myer,  87, Battlefield, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, Mo., with his family by his side. He was born June 30, 1926, in Iola to Homer…

Joseph R. Myer,  87, Battlefield, Mo., passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in Missouri Veterans Home, Mt. Vernon, Mo., with his family by his side. He was born June 30, 1926, in Iola to Homer…

Edna Jean Garner, Iola, passed away July 24, 2013, at the beautiful and peaceful Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Mo.Edna was born July 12, 1952, in Bakersfield, Calif., the daughter of Bennie Lee Williams…

Friday is a special day for Ruth Richards. She’ll be 100.If she were able, there are few things Ruth would rather do than walk from her home on East Spruce Street to Ray’s Mini Mart…

It’s taken me a good 16 rows to construct two. If you were walking, that’s the equivalent of trekking across town to get next door. “I’m glad I don’t knit,” said my husband. “I’d be…