COFFEYVILLE — Alex Hill found her groove Thursday afternoon. Iola High’s senior pitching ace pitched 12 innings, spanning two games, of scoreless softball. She was one hit away from back-to-back perfect games.The Fillies decked host…

Iolan Nancy Jean Anderson Gampper died Thursday, April 1, 2010.She is survived by her long-time companion, Ken Rowe of Iola; two daughters, Laura Mathis and her husband, Josh, and Krista Gampper of Iola; her parents,…

Cameron Shane Cole, son of Amber Cole of Iola, was born Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at Allen County Hosptial.He weighed 7 pounds, 2.2 ounces and was 17 inches long.He is the grandson of Betty Cole…

Tyler Dean Woods and Amy Nicole Walton announce their engagement and approaching marriage on May 29 at First Presbyterian Church in Abilene.Parents of the couple are Lyle Woods, Carlton, Janice Woods, Abilene, and Doug and…

Jaci Rae Hartman and Brant James Littrell were married June 27, 2009, at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton Lakes National Park, Waterton, Alberta, Canada.The bride is the daughter of Gene and Kristi Hartman…

Friends and relatives are invited to a celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. April 10 at Lecompton United Meth-odist Church in Lecompton to commemorate the 60th wedding anniversary of Donald and Margaret Fuston Donald Max…

Mel and Linda Higginbotham Guenther celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 20.Mel worked in financing in Bartlesville, Tulsa and Ponca City, Okla. He retired as a vice president at Plaza Bank in Bartlesville. Linda worked…

Harold and Joy Houk will commemorate their 50th wedding anniversary at a family gathering in their home Sunday.Joy L. Rinehart and Harold W. Houk were married April 3, 1960, at Humboldt United Methodist Church. They…

Diana Ballard, Wildwood, Mo., and Travis Colgin, O’Fallon, Mo., are engaged to be married June 12 at United Methodist Church in Manchester, Mo.The bride-elect is the daughter of Samuel and Marilyn Ballard of Wildwood. She…

Controversy in the medical community over a huge expansion in the use of a statin drug sheds interesting light on the use of statistics.AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Crestor, commissioned a study to determine if those…