The Iola school district hopes to secure grant funding to build a daycare on the elementary school campus. If successful, the project would build a facility on school grounds, east of a playground at Iola…

Iola High School will offer a Career Advisory Night for business professionals and local educators on Monday and Tuesday evenings at the high school science building. The event begins at 5 p.m. with nine stations…

The Iola school district has to wait to sell less than an acre of land because it includes a dilapidated metal building. The Humboldt school district needs to seek the state’s permission before it can…

In spite of a nationwide teacher shortage, the Iola school district has a robust group of staff working toward their teaching certification. Board members on Monday agreed to a plan that would encourage those staff…

USD 257 leaders showed Rep. Fred Gardner, R-Garnett, around district facilities on Thursday morning. Superintendent Stacey Fager, school board president Jennifer Taylor and Iola Elementary School principal Andy Gottlob gave Gardner a tour of the…

School here started over a month ago. And while time flies for students and their families, the school year often passes by in warp speed for teachers and administrators.  As school districts across the country…

A member of a steering committee that led a successful school bond campaign asked board members for an update on the financial impact of the project. Ray Maloney of LaHarpe, a steering committee member known…

“We love events like these,” said principal Andy Gottlob. “Days like today help kids start the day on the right foot, and we want community members in our schools.” Breakfast with Grandparents, spread over three…

Preschoolers have big emotions. They might feel happy or sad or anything in between. Helping them learn how to identify and react to those emotions is no easy task, but it’s important for young children…

It’s almost time for students to head back to the classroom. Area districts are enrolling this week for the fall semester.  Iola schools will enroll from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and from 9…