President Obama has me pegged.As a white woman, I have hugged my purse tighter when on an elevator in the presence of black youths. As a white woman, I have locked my car doors when…

Laura (Hessling) Blank, Wheatfield, Ind., and David Tidd, Iola, are happy to announce their marriage on May 27, 2013.The couple was married at South Point Baptist Church in Crown Point, Ind. Jarod Long officiated the…

Dwight and Dorothy (Carr) Howard, Iola, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.The couple was married on Aug. 23, 1953, in Coffeyville.They will celebrate their anniversary on July 28 with their family. Their children are Annette…

Ann Bowers, Raytown, Mo., and Chris Rohr, Iola, are happy to announce their engagement.Ann is the daughter of the Rev. William and Carol Bowers, Independence, Mo. Chris is the son of Neal and Ramona Rohr,…

James Allen “Jim” Hunt, 75, Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home.Jim was born Aug. 6, 1937, in Humboldt, the son of James Henry and Clara Bertha (Wilhite) Hunt. He grew up…

Everett Guder, 86, Bronson, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital, Wichita.Everett was born Aug. 6, 1926, on the family farm near Bronson, the son of Roy and Edna (Garrison) Guder. He…

Franklin Dean “Frank” Scheer, 56, Iola, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home.Frank was born July 10, 1957, in Iola, the son of Franklin Armon “Jack” and Wanda Jean (Potter) Scheer. He grew…

A rare taste of defeat suddenly makes life more interesting for Iola’s American Legion squad vying for a return to the AA state baseball tournament.The defending state champion Post 15 Indians are the hosts and…

Fore! This week the Allen County Country Club hosted young golfers ages 6 to 15 for a golf camp. On the first two days instructors taught the basics of the game.“Instructors taught them things like…

Forty years ago, give or a take a few, I got a call one summer afternoon reporting an armadillo lying dead along the hard-surfaced road south from LaHarpe. Although skeptical, I drove out to see.…