Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article referenced the Southwind Extension District instead of the Allen County 4-H Council as the partner in the digital sign project. We regret the error. Iola City Council…

“Is it running?” USD 257 Transportation Director Aaron Cole says this is a frequent question when people first see the district’s new electric buses in action. “They are very quiet,” he said, compared to the…

Tuesday afternoon Register reporters Vickie Moss and Sarah Haney and I began calling those we thought would be affected by the news that by 5 p.m. that day the federal government was going to freeze…

As a child, Mandy Moyer experienced the joy and awe of attending shows at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. “I remember coming here to watch ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ I remember…

Students in the Iola school district will soon get a chance for a free meal at the end of the school day.  OPAA!, the district’s meal service provider, proposed the plan to school board members…

Wintry weather has prompted officials to keep the Allen County Courthouse closed to the public Monday, although the Allen County Sheriff’s Office and public works departments will remain open. In addition, Iola-USD 257 schools —…

The search for a new director for the Bowlus Fine Arts Center will continue into January. A committee tasked with hiring a director plans to reach out to other applicants after the person they selected…

USD 257’s combined preschool classes sang, danced and waved jingle bells during their Christmas concert Tuesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. 

Iola High School student volunteers serve a Thanksgiving feast to USD 257 preschool students Tuesday afternoon at the IHS science and technology building. All of the district’s preschoolers gathered together for the annual tradition. That…

School board members agreed to explore options to build a new maintenance building near Iola High School. Maintenance Director Aaron Cole presented preliminary estimates to build an 80-foot by 50-foot structure, divided in half between…