Mr. and Mrs. William Riker Purcell of Richmond, Virginia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Riker Purcell, to David Huddleston Powell, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kuehn Powell of Our Town. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Edgar Stevens, Jr. of Richmond and the late Dr. Stevens […]

Amy Suzanne Butts and Neilson Perry Atha were married on September 17th at the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Avon, Colorado.  The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Earl Butts III and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Earl Boone of Memphis, Tennesee and the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Earl Butts, […]

A pink bundle of joy named Olivia Kathleen Creal arrived on September 29th. She weighed seven pounds, one ounce and was 19 and a half inches long.  Olivia has blue eyes and brown hair.  The proud parents are Lesley and Tom Creal III of Prairie Village.  Grandparents Marianne Damon and Mark Damon and Cindy and […]

Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Cooling of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Catherine Gale Cooling, to Steven James Davis, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Carl George Davis of Daphne, Alabama. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gale Dietrich of Kansas City and the late […]

We are delighted to report that Our Town’s Chris Allen, the great grandson of basketball legend Phog Allen; wrote and released his first album recently. Chris moved out to Los Angeles five years ago to pursue his music career. Now, he has not only completed an album, but he co-runs a recording studio in Culver […]

Mary Catherine Donnelly and William Nicholas Jenkins were married on January 15th at Redemptorist Catholic Church in Our Town. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Patrick Donnelly of Leawood, Kansas. Her groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Michael Jenkins of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. On the evening prior to the […]

Mr. and Mrs. David Rall Bradley, Jr. of St. Joseph, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Bradley, to David Leslie Bowlin, Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Leslie Bowlin of Memphis, Tennessee. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Bocell of St. Joseph, […]

Michelle Harris Ingram and Rustin Eugene Ingram of Our Town were pleased to welcome their second baby girl, Avery Michelle Ingram,  on May 5th. She weighed seven pounds and was 19 inches long.  Her older sister, Ashtyn Elise, is mesmerized by her new blued-eyed, auburn-haired little sister.  Avery’s grandparents, Georgeanne Orr Harris of Our Town […]

Here’s to a gem of a guy!  The next time you’re at Tivol in the Hawthorne Plaza, you may see a young man who bears a strong resemblance to Cathy Tivol and her father, Harold Tivol.  Hunter Tivol McGrath is joining the company as the fourth-generation of the 100-year-old family business.  He is the great-grandson of Charles Tivol, founder.  […]

A darling baby boy named Harrison Tully Martin was born on August 14th to Rebecca Harrison Martin and Scott Alson Martin of Our Town.  The blue-eyed, blond-haired boy weighed seven pounds, three ounces — the exact weight of his dad when he was born!  There is no doubt that Harrison is going to be one […]