SAFE BASE, USD 257’s after-school program, will have its annual Blue Plate Dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola Elementary School.  This year’s theme is “racing.” Race cars from the Humboldt Speedway will…

Second and third grade students at Iola Elementary School had the chance to participate in the Caldecott Challenge of reading 20 or more award-winning picture books. Seventy-six students were rewarded with an ice cream party…

Iola High School band and orchestra students competed at the KSHSAA Regional Solo and Small Ensemble Contest on Saturday, April 1.  Students who earned a 1 Rating will compete at the State Solo and Small…

The Kiwanis Club donated copies of the book “Kindergarten, Here I Come” to 83 graduating preschoolers in USD 257. The district offers preschool classes at Iola Elementary School, Munchkinland and More, and Ready Set Learn.…

In 2022, the number of small businesses nationwide reached 31.7 million. According to the Small Business Administration, a small business is a firm with 500 or fewer employees, which covers a wide swath.  Here’s how…

PITTSBURG — Marmaton Valley High School students competed against more than 500 students from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma at the Pittsburg State Math Relays April 4. Individually, Zach Allee took third in 12th-grade trigonometry, Roslyn…

Myra and Gabe Gleason, the dynamic duo who have expanded their talents from traveling troubadours to owners of Fillmore Coffeehouse & Plant Cafe, will entertain for a spring tea and musicale Tuesday at the Iola…

CHANUTE — The Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation is having a Boardwalk BBQ fundraiser Tuesday at Chanute’s Central Park Pavilion. Proceeds from the event will help the Foundation continue its mission to support those with intellectual…

Adapted from an online discussion Dear Carolyn: I am 31 and doing well in a middle management career I enjoy. My college friend has spent the decade post-graduation struggling from job to job with complaints…

Hi, Carolyn: My 20-something son’s fiancee regularly holds whispered conversations with him when others are around: at the dinner table, in the car or while several people are watching TV or a movie. My son…