PITTSBURG — A day filled with competition, inclusion and lots of fun greeted members of the Iola Special Olympics and unified sports teams as they took part in the Southeast Kansas Regional Track Meet. Several…

Player 1 is about to go online. Iola middle and high school students will soon enter the world of eSports. USD 257 board members approved spending $25,747.04 to purchase gaming equipment to start the new…

Cold temperatures and wind didn’t dampen Iola High School prom’s Grand March Saturday. Students arrived in style, riding on fire trucks, semi-trailers, RVs and more. The event brought several highlights, from younger girls sending cheers…

A trio of junior high-age girls shouted their compliments as couples emerged from their vehicles during Iola High School’s prom Grand March Saturday evening.  “Slay!” “Yass, queen.” “It’s giving, it’s giving…” “You’re serving.” “You ate.”…

Alana Kinzle still keeps in contact with her “exchange brothers” — high school students from Costa Rica, Norway and Paraguay who stayed with her family when she was growing up. Kinzle always knew she wanted…

Kalibre Smith, a senior at Iola High School, recently received a 1-rating for his violin solo at a regional competition in Independence. The 1-rating is the highest score a musician can receive in a solo…

Sunny skies across Allen County allowed students and others to enjoy a near-total solar eclipse, while millions of spectators across the U.S., Mexico and Canada watched as the moon passed in front of the sun…

A string of student-led conversations in Allen County culminated Thursday morning in the burial of a time capsule in downtown Iola.  “Our whole mission has been to find out what would bring the youth back…

Area high schools know where their postseason activities will take place. The state announced this week regional sites for baseball, softball, golf, tennis and track and field activities. The lists for Iola, Humboldt, Marmaton Valley,…

If only adults could remember the lessons learned in childhood, the world might be a better place. Iola High School drama students will offer a reminder with “All I Really Need to Know I Learned…