Elizabeth Mansfield of Holton will celebrate her 90^th birthday on Monday, Feb. 15.

Darrel and Marge (Billman) Morgan of Denison will be honored with a celebration of their 60^th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb.

If you have the opportunity to travel to Topeka during the current Legislative Session, visit the State Capitol Building and observe our state leaders at work.

Opal Audrey Pittenger, 99, Holton, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2016.

Norbert J. Darveaux, 78, Valley Falls, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at his home.

Sammie Joe Blanton Jr., 45, Ev­erest, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016.

He was born March 31, 1970, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Sam and Mary LaLond Blanton.

Charles Scheidegger of Holton will celebrate his 100^th birthday on Feb. 7, with a reception at Vintage Park from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Jack and Lanette McKee of Netawaka are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Nicole McKee, to Jay Tyler Jensen, son of Richard and Michelle Jensen of Manhattan.