USD 257 had much to celebrate Monday night as board members heard how the district continues to perform well among Kansas schools, earning five Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Star Recognition Awards for the…

Mike Phillips generated some excitement at Monday’s Iola City Council meeting. Council members signed off on Phillips’s request to pursue a purchase agreement to buy three 2-megawatt diesel generating units from High Plains Power Systems…

Note to readers: Robin Griffin-Lohman is one of five candidates for three USD 257 Board of Education seats. You can read our profiles on the other candidates, Lisa Wicoff, Nathan Cunningham, John Masterson and John…

Note to readers: John Masterson is one of five candidates for three USD 257 Board of Education seats. You can read our profiles on the other candidates, Lisa Wicoff, Nathan Cunningham, Robin Griffin-Lohman and John…

Note to readers: John Wilson is one of five candidates for three USD 257 Board of Education seats. You can read our profiles on the other candidates, Lisa Wicoff, Nathan Cunningham, Robin Griffin-Lohman and John…

Perhaps it’s not a good idea Nich Lohman and Myra Gleason are friends. “People say they’d like to see us both win,” said Gleason. The two opponents for the Iola Council, Ward 3 contest appeared…

As the leaves turn and fall settles in, so does an important season for thousands of Kansans: Medicare open enrollment. From Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, older adults and those with disabilities must decide whether…

The book “Hidden Figures” is about breaking barriers: The speed of sound; a woman’s right to an education and professional career; and the struggles of African Americans during the 1950s and ’60s to be afforded…

Crews from NewCo Concrete working alongside Trailblazer Installation, both of Wellsville, pour the concrete base for Iola’s new splash park at Meadowbrook Park Thursday. The installation requires 30 cubic yards of concrete. The project, spearheaded…

Lori French found herself in the classroom again Wednesday. For the retired teacher, it seemed as comfortable as putting on a pair of slippers. After all, when you teach for 36 years, getting in front…