Mr. and Mrs. Rick J. Hoffman of Olathe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Anne Hoffman, to Kyle Richard Hummer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Hummer of Savannah, Missouri. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Anderson of Mission and the late Mr. and […]

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Alan Hollabaugh of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Anne Hollabaugh, to Ryan Wallace Bogert, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randal Wallace Bogert of Cambridge, Maryland. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. George C. Breidenbach of Belleville, Illinois, and the late Mr. Breidenbach […]

A pink bundle of joy named Brooke Elizabeth Edmonds arrived on December 29th. She weighed seven pounds and was 20 inches long. Brooke has blue eyes and light brown hair. Her proud parents are Ashley and John Edmonds of Fairway. Brooke’s grandparents are Sandra and Dr. Roger Jackson of Prairie Village and Carole and J. […]

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Samuel Sosland of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Sosland, to Benton Ashley Smith, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Benton Smith of Sanford, North Carolina. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Irvin Sosland of Our Town and the late […]

Alana and Jim Estes adopted Gizmo, who goes by Giz, from an animal shelter. Giz loves to eat bacon and play with his rope toy. Giz is the delight of the entire family! Also featured in the March 9th issue of The Independent

Casey Simmons and her daughter, Sawyer, enjoyed a special trip recently. The pair enjoyed hiking on the rocks in El Capitan, California, and they hiked the peak trail at Channel Islands National Park, Santa Cruz. The islands they explored are nature preserves and are only accessible by a boat trip.  Also featured in the March […]

Emily Bloch Uhlmann and Wesley Joseph Fehsenfeld were married on October 27th at the Fenwick Hall Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uhlmann, III of Mission Hills. Emily is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloch of Mission Hills and Mr. Paul  Uhlmann, Jr., of […]

Mr. and Mrs. Ken L. Hickerson of Our Town, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Sauder Hickerson, to Kevin Martin Sheehan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Sheehan of Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Carolee Sauder Leek of Our Town and the late […]

Mr. and Mrs. Randall Bruce Cordill of Prairie Village and Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Michael Helton of Leawood, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Elise Helton, to Thomas Patrick Larkin, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Grant Larkin III of Lawrence, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late […]

Ringing in 2013! Maureen and Richard Durwood, Sherrill Mulhern, Beth Ingram, Kathy Roberts, and Ed Milbank rang in the New Year aboard a yacht on the River Seine in Paris while enjoying dinner and a champagne toast. Also featured in the February 23rd issue of The Independent Photo Credit: photopointcom (Seated) Sherrill Mulhern and Kathy […]

Elizabeth Ann Keaveny and Jared Scott Bassett were married on September 15th at St. Ann Catholic Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Soden of Our Town and the late Mr. Thomas Leo Keaveny III. Elizabeth is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Huxtable of Prairie Village, Mr. and […]

                    Michelle Maria Stanford and Edward Travers Kerr were married at an intimate family wedding on August 24th at The Palmilla in Los Cabos, Mexico. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stanford of Brunswick, Georgia, and the granddaughter of the late Mr. […]

Sutton Campbell Snyder will celebrate his first birthday on February 24th at Indian Hills Country Club with family and friends. Sutton was born last year on Leap Day. His parents are Tiffany and Dr. Lance Snyder. He has three adoring older brothers and enjoys playing with his dog Lola, taking walks on the Plaza and […]

Lynda LaFaun Garney and Dickey Randolph Honea were married on September 29th. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garney of Our Town. Her groom is the son of Sue Dickey Honea of Magee, Mississippi. The evening prior to the wedding, the groom’s mother hosted the rehearsal dinner for her son and […]

The Petet family had a wonderful time vacationing in Colorado. Melinda, Dave, Lucy, and Luke, along with Grandma Mary Ann Kerns, enjoyed rafting the Arkansas River under the Royal Gorge.  

A pink bundle of joy named Sophie Uhlmann Blazar arrived on December 24th. Her proud parents are Lauren and Aaron Blazar of Our Town. Sophie weighed six pounds, four ounces and was 18 inches long. She has blue eyes and brown hair. Sophie’s grandparents are Elizabeth and Paul Uhlmann III and Mary and William Blazar. […]

From the favorite photo archives of Lou and Jim Eisenbrandt comes this tail of a girl and her dog. Little Jen, who is now a kindergarten teacher at St. Michael the Archangel School in Leawood, and her St. Bernard, Sasha, peered through the window on a rainy day in Our Town back in 1974. Long-haired […]