Ashley Kauffman and Brian Stehno [Click to enlarge]

Ashley Kauffman of Trenton and Brian Stehno of Stratton announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

Parents of the couple are Roz Kauffman of Trenton, Kelly Kauffman of Hastings and Frank and Pat Stehno of Stratton.

The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Lakeside Central High School and a 2006 graduate of North Platte Community College and is employed as a Medical Lab Technician at Community Hospital in McCook.

The prospective bridegroom is a 2002 graduate of Lakeside Central High School and a 2003 graduate of Northwest Kansas Technical College. He is employed as a carpenter for League Builders Supply in Stratton.

The couple is planning a Sept. 30, 2006, ceremony at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Stratton.