Duane McGhee and Dorothy Tippie were married June 24, 1951, at Northcott Christian Church in Northcott.Together, they raised four children on their dairy farm west of Colony, moving to Iola in 1980. They worked, sang,…

John and Patty Dick, Yates Center, and Mike and Beth O’Halloran, Hesston, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Elizabeth Dick, Yates Center, and Chris O’Halloran, Hesston.The bride-elect graduated in May 2010 from…

Hayley Mock and Joshuah Emerson, Joplin, Mo., are planning a June 18 wedding at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Ark.The bride-elect is the daughter of Chris and Rhonda Mock, Berryville, Ark. She will graduate…

Former Iola residents Robert and Pat Barkdoll, Galesburg, Ill., celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Saturday through Monday in the Chicago, Ill., area.Robert Barkdoll and Patricia Lin Thornton were married June 4, 1971, in the Wesleyan…

Kendall and Billie Call, Iola, are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary today. Kendall Call and Billie Brewington were married June 10, 1951, in Mildred. The couple have five children and 34 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Jay and Sharon Thyer were married June 11, 1961, at the home of the bride’s parents, Nelson and Wilma Whitcomb, in Kincaid. The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday.After his discharge from…

Jamie and Heather Martin, Iola, announce the birth of a daughter, Isabelle Grace,  born June 2, 2011, at Allen County Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 8.4 ounces and was 19.75 inches long. She joins a…

Laurie Hartley, Kearney, Mo., and Kevin Poteet, Liberty, Mo., announce their engagement and approaching marriage on July 4 in Willow, Alaska.The bride-elect is the daughter of Vivian Barnett, Colony, and the late Robert L. Barnett…

Cline and Delores Karmann will be honored at a 50th wedding anniversary celebration from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Woodson County Rural Fire Department conference room, 809 W. Mary, in Yates Center.Hosts for…

Max and Bernadene Snodgrass, Iola, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. June 12 at the First Christian Church, 1608 Oregon Rd., in Iola.Max Snodgrass and Bernadene Weast…