The parents of Emily Callahan and Joshua Tidd announce their engagement and upcoming marriage on May 17, 2014.Emily is the daughter of Richard and Alicia Callahan, Palmyra, Neb.  She will graduate in May from the…

Jenna Sigg, Iola, and Brandon Hesse, Iola, will be married on April 26, 2014, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Iola.Jenna is the daughter of Mitchell and the late Peggy Sigg, Iola. She is the granddaughter…

Barbara A. Bell, 76, of Kansas City, Kan., passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Richmond Healthcare and Rehab in Richmond.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service…

Rotary International is within an eyelash of completing its ambitious effort to eradicate polio in the world through funding of vaccine.“We’re down to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria,” Ellis Potter told Iola Rotarians Thursday.The fear of…

Nearly 200 people descended on the Statehouse Tuesday to voice their support for Medicaid expansion; they came away with equal amounts optimism and discouragement, according to two Iolans.Jackie Chase and Georgia Masterson were two of…

Forgive Val McLean if he heads to the pharmacy for mass quantities of antivenom in the near future.His Allen Community College Red Devils have been plenty snake-bit on the diamond this week.One day after losing…

The law can give a voice to a child in need, in danger or in a state of neglect; but oftentimes the right answer is not always the clearest one. One thing always holds true…

There’s a reason it’s called March Madness, with its rich history of euphoria and heartbreak.History books are filled with stories of the most powerful Goliaths being slain by seemingly outmatched Davids.A cold night shooting, untimely…

Marjorie Marie Riebel, 83, LaHarpe, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Diversicare of Chanute. Marjorie was born Nov. 27, 1930, in Piqua, the daughter of John and Mary (Bruggeman) Weber. She grew up on the…

Sharon Kay Weide, 66, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at Allen County Regional Hospital. Sharon was the youngest of seven to Shirden and Cassie (Shephard) Damron. She was born Sept. 15, 1947, in Toronto.…