As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, ticket sales at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center are going back up. Bowlus Director Dan Kays gave the good news update on Monday to USD 257 board members, who also…

A Celtic harpist described as “a phenomenal harp player who can make her instrument ring with unparalleled purity” will visit Iola on Friday.  Maeve Gilchrist will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Creitz Recital…

Marmaton Valley Junior High’s Sophia Heim, 8th grade, was crowned the Allen County Spelling Bee Champion Thursday at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Placing second was Liliana Jerome, 5th grade, of Iola.

Those who attend the opening performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” will be the first to use the new Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts Center parking lot. City workmen removed the service station on…

Three-year-olds “Ring the Bells” during a Christmas program for McKinley Elementary School, Munchkinland Preschool and Ready, Set, Learn Preschool, at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center on Thursday evening. The 4-year-olds also took their turn on…

Members of the Iola Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performs “Dragonhunter” during a concert Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The concert featured middle and high school orchestra students, with a special performance from…

McKinley Elementary School students perform a spirited rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as part of their recital, “A Kindergarten Christmas” Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The show included a…

Preliminary estimates show it could cost more than $100,000 to meet the state’s fire alarm standards at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Director Dan Kays asked school board members to approve a $22,100 fee for…

Iola High School’s Jesse Taylor performs a saxophone solo during the song “Joshin’ Around” at the winter band concert for IHS and Iola Middle School concert and jazz bands on Monday at the Bowlus Fine…

Jefferson Elementary School entertained a Bowlus Fine Arts Center crowd with an assortment of festive songs as part of its winter program, “An Old-Fashioned Christmas.” The first- and second-graders were later joined on stage by…