A new security system will allow USD 257 staff to remotely monitor and allow access to facilities. At Iola High School, for example, it will allow secretaries in the main building to open doors for…

A number of area high schools are set to tip off their basketball seasons this week including Iola, Humboldt, Crest, Marmaton Valley, Yates Center and Southern Coffey County. The top dog team on the boys…

Iola High football players were awarded a number of team and Pioneer League honors at their annual banquet last week.  Mustang senior Jake Skahan took home the Distinguished Mustang Award. Skahan caught a touchdown and…

Eighteen Iola Middle and High school band students were selected to perform with their respective District Bands.  Nine IHS students will perform at a music clinic Saturday before auditioning for State Band on Jan. 7.…

The Iola High boys basketball team heads into the season with a solid core of returning Mustangs.  The team lost only four seniors a year ago and now returns an athletic bunch of players who…

CHENEY — The Iola High Special Olympics unified bowling team participated in the KSHSAA unified bowling regional tournament in Cheney Thursday.  Iola finished in seventh place at the tournament.  The Mustangs played one team of…

Former Iola High graduate Erin Klubek made her operatic debut Nov. 5 at the Lyric Opera in Kansas City, Mo. Klubek’s role as a “super” for the opera “La Traviata” kicks off a career she…

David and Brit Daugharthy met while coaching Iola High School track and field. Their relationship has been bonded by high school sports ever since.  While the couple also coach other sports, it’s track that brought…

Iola High senior Jarrett Herrmann signed a national letter of intent to play college baseball at Cowley College next year.  Herrmann has excelled at the plate the past three years and was a key part…

If you’re going to step outside your comfort zone, sometimes it helps to step outside your environment. Iola middle and high school band students recently returned from a trip to St. Louis, where they watched…