Block scheduling is a good fit for students at Iola High School, board members were told Monday evening.In block scheduling, students take four subjects one day, and four different the next. The cycle then repeats.…

Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of USD 257 schools, resigned Monday evening effective June 30.Neuenswander, in his 12th year at the district’s helm, will become director of finance for the Kansas Department of Education and work…

Donna Dee Robison, 79, of Yates Center died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at her home.She was cremated. Service will be at a later date. Memorials to First Christian Church or Alzheimer’s Association and may be…

Allen County Community College’s women are not where their head coach wants them to be 10 games into the 2010-2011 season.“We’re still doing the same things, which puts us in a hole during the first…

Maybe head coach Anwar Perry needs to be unhappy with his players before the start of a game. Perry said he’s willing to try anything to get the Allen County Community College Red Devils to…

BURLINGTON — Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade bounced back from a disappointing first game Saturday to lead 18-15 after three quarters against Prairie View.“A couple of mistakes in the last minute hurt but the girls did…

CANEY — Twenty-two match wins and seven medalists equals third-place team trophy.Iola High’s Mustangs made school wrestling history Saturday in capturing their first team trophy. The three-year-old program took third at the 37th Annual KAN-OKLA…

President Obama’s deficit reduction panel issued a tough set of recommendations that just may change the debate over the nation’s fiscal policy. Rather than continuing to repeat their dogmas without changing so much as a…

The days are long gone when only cowboys wore cowboy boots.Here to ensure men, women, boys and girls of all ages can be fitted for a new pair of boots for Christmas is Glenn Coffield…

In its 42 years on the Iola square, McGinty-Whitworth has become known as the go-to place for unique Christmas gifts and women’s clothing — and of course, accessories, accessories, accessories.“Jewelry and handbags always sell well,”…