John Scot Schuster, 38, of Garnett, stepbrother of Tim Hoffman and wife Jodi, Iola, passed away  Wednesday, June 27, 2012. He was born Jan. 8, 1974, in Garnett, the son of John L. Schuster and…

Rosie Koester, 87, died  Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9 a.m. today at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chanute. Burial will…

Barbara Snyder, daughter of the late Ian and Vera Pierce of Iola, died June 7, 2012, at her home in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was 74.   Barbara was born in Pittsburg and moved to…

Maxwell Oscar Ebberts was born June 6, 2012. He was seven pounds, 12 ounces and 18 3/4 long. Maxwell was born at Allen County Hospital to Hazel and Wanner Ebberts, Iola. Maxwell has an older…

Kathryn Hauser and Brian Franz, Bartlesville, Okla., were married June 2, 2012, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt. The bride is the daughter of Alan and DeAnn Hauser, Humboldt. The groom is the son…

Paige Schauf and Nicholas Olson announce their engagement and pending marriage July 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Iola. The bride-elect is the daughter of Shane and Traci Schauf, Norman, Okla., and Richard and the…

Mr. and Ms. Glenn Ladd, Kansas City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jocelyn Dene Ladd, to Josh Brady Mourning, son of Jeff and Patricia Mourning, Ottawa.  The couple attended Kansas State University, where…

Don and Ellie Walburn were married July 1, 1962 at  First Presbyterian Church, El Dorado.  They celebrated their 50th anniversary earlier with a trip to Captiva Island, Fla., along with their daughter, Laura Johnson, son-in-law,…

My, the bloom fades fast. No sooner had many Kansans celebrated the validation of the Affordable Care Act by the U.S. Supreme Court, than our governor Sam Brownback said it was all for naught.  As…

  Playing their first 19 games on the road, Iola American Legion Post 15’s AA Indians were glad to finally have a four-game homestand this past week. They made the most of it with four…