Students at the Regional Rural Technical Center at LaHarpe finally got a chance to swing a hammer — make that, a sledgehammer — at a house that will serve as a remodel project for the…

Elementary school students in USD 257 enjoyed a warm, sunny day full of Field Day activities at Riverside Park on Thursday.

A program that provides free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds in USD 257 will receive full funding as it prepares for its third year. Jenna Higginbotham, curriculum director who oversees the preschool program, told…

For the last two years, breakfast and lunch has been provided free to all students attending public schools.  For USD 257 schools in Iola, that has meant an additional 123 students taking advantage of the…

A new automotive technology program got a big boost this week. The Barbara and Herschel Perry Charitable Trust donated $200,000 to purchase equipment for the auto tech program at the Rural Regional Technical Center at…

An automotive technology program is coming to the Regional Rural Technical Center at LaHarpe. USD 257 board members agreed to start the program next fall in partnership with Flint Hills Technical College, Emporia, citing high…

School board president Dan Willis bounced up and down with the excitement of a child as he showed off the gymnasium at Iola Elementary School. “This is probably the biggest elementary gymnasium in Kansas,” he…

A crew from Coonrod & Associates has removed the Jefferson Elementary School bell from the concrete base where it has sat since 1941. It will be taken to Kentucky where it will be refurbished. The…

Construction of a new elementary school may be getting most of the attention these days, but there’s still plenty of work to be done on other aspects related to the 2019 school bond issue. They…

A new Iola Elementary School may still be under construction, but it’s already time to start thinking about how to protect it. USD 257 board members approved a series of expenditures for security measures. Allison…