For all of Brennen Coffield’s achievements at Iola High School — and there have been a bunch — his work outside the classroom is equally extraordinary. On top of his sterling 4.0 grade-point average, even…

The third annual Iola Youth Track Meet drew more than 250 kids from across southeast Kansas. With teams from Girard, Fredonia, Thayer and Cherryvale making the trip to Iola Saturday morning, Riverside Park’s parking lot…

The Iola Mustangs aim to end the regular season above .500 after last Friday’s split with the Emporia Spartans left them with a 9-9 record heading into the final week of play. After opening Friday’s…

EMPORIA — The Iola Mustangs hope to return to form as they wrap up the regular season this week after falling in Friday’s road doubleheader at Emporia, 5-4 and 8-4. The Emporia Spartans capitalized on…

GIRARD — The Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches 3A rankings may see a dramatic shift following the Iola Mustangs’ 4-2 victory over the top-ranked Girard Trojans Thursday. The Mustangs extended their win streak to eight…

Bella Rahming believes in raising the bar. Not just for herself, but for Iola High School as a whole.  “Iola should be a 4A school,” she said of the designation that, in part, would put…

If there was any question about the legacy Iola High School’s Class of 2026 will leave behind, it was answered with authority Wednesday. The outgoing seniors were recognized for their performances in and out of…

The Iola Mustangs girls and boys track and field teams finished second and third respectively while hosting Tuesday’s Marv Smith Invitational Tuesday. Iola juniors Keegan Hill and James Hunt, as well as seniors Mahailie Genoble…

The Iola Mustangs rang in the return of the Buck Quincy Invitational to the Allen County Country Club with a second-place finish. Humboldt sophomore Connor Newman edged Iola senior Brennen Coffield by two strokes for…

(View our photo gallery here.) Iola High School’s Junior-Senior Prom featured throngs of students in their formal wear, as they partook in a night of music, dancing and plenty of fun. Following the dance, the…