Joe and JoAnne Betzen, Iola, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday.Joe Betzen and JoAnne Lathy were married Aug. 5, 1961, in Kansas City, Mo. Joe had various business interests including B and W…

Michael and Mary Hull announce the birth of a son, Mason Lee, born July 24, 2011, in Cabo San Lucas,  Mexico. He weighed 8 pounds and was 21 1/2 inches long. He joins a brother,…

 A surprise 50th wedding anniversary celebration is planned for Sam (Melvin) and Helen Rife, Bronson, from 2 to 6 p.m. July 30 in the annex of Bronson’s United Methodist Church, 502 Charles St.Sam (Melvin) Rife…

High School sweethearts David and Glenda Comstock will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 30. The couple were married in Colony’s United Methodist Church on July 30, 1961. They made their home in Colony…

Robert and Julie Tholen, Moran, Taylor Scharff, Fort Scott, and Karen Scharff, Moran, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Michelle Tholen and Duane Scharff, Stafford, Va.The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of…

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…