Dear Carolyn: I will be a bridesmaid in the wedding of a dear friend who lives out of state. My partner of four years is also invited. I’m torn about whether he should come. On…

Ann and Brad Lea of Iola are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea McKenzie Blanche Lea, to Joshua Lee Hawley, son of Kathy and Jason Hawley.  Chelsea received a bachelor’s degree in…

The past two years have been “a bit of a whirlwind” for Moran native Molly McEwan. She experienced the COVID-19 pandemic earlier than her friends and family in Allen County, as she was living and…

Dear Carolyn: My ex is getting married this fall and wants our 4-year-old daughter to be a flower girl. That’s very nice. He wants me to attend the wedding to help dress and groom her…

Dear Carolyn: We’re planning a small, casual wedding in our backyard. Potluck is very common where I came from, and my fiancee was uncomfortable with the idea, but I was able to convince her that…

Dear Carolyn: Help! My son and his lifelong friend have had a falling-out. My son was invited to be the best man at his friend’s wedding and started planning and securing clothing. The bride-to-be disapproved…

CARROLL – DYE WEDDING Megan “Meggie” Maureen Carroll and Colby Ryan Dye were married at half past one in the afternoon on Feb. 15, 2020, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Church in Kansas…

Dear Carolyn: I always knew my sister was my dad’s favorite. He always made time to show up at her cheerleading competitions but never to my soccer games. Not once. Then there were the daddy-daughter…

Jordan Lee Pener and Richard Joseph Carroll were married at half past four in the afternoon on Nov. 8, 2019, at Eighteen Ninety Wedding Venue in Platte City, Missouri. Parents of the bride are Gary…

Dear Carolyn: Is it ever okay to reach out to an ex for closure? We broke up this summer, very suddenly. I’m not sure if it would even help, but I’ve had a hard time…