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 […]