High-schoolers are back in action starting Monday as practices for the fall sports season begin. Football, volleyball, cross country and girls tennis are in the spotlight in USD 257, and elsewhere across the state. Most…

The opening of a new science and technology building at the Iola High School campus likely will be delayed until a few weeks into the new school year. As construction comes down to the wire,…

Keith King, principal at Howard-West Elk in deep southeast Kansas, was hired as principal of Iola High School last night by the USD 257 board. Kenneth Groves, new assistant principal, also came from Howard-West Elk,…

The Iola middle and high school bands performed Tuesday evening to wrap up the school year. They were joined by the IHS strings orchestra, above, for what was believed to be the first time in…

Iola High School’s FFA Dairy Cattle Team is a state champion for the third year in a row. The Iola contingent competed May 3 at a virtual State FFA Career Development Event. Iola competed in…

Pairings for Iola High’s baseball and softball teams for the upcoming Class 4A Regional Tournament have been announced. The Mustangs (15-4) will host their four-team regional and will play Labette County (7-13) at about 3:30…

Iola High School’s Class of 2021 attended 662 days of school, which rounds out to more than 19 million seconds, senior Sidney Shelby told her fellow classmates at Saturday’s graduation ceremony. “Our freshman year may…

The coronavirus pandemic made it a difficult year to perform theater and forensics, Iola High School teacher Regina Christiensen said during the Little Oscars theater awards presentation Friday night. And the various restrictions caused by…

The postseason has arrived, with several area baseball and softball teams eyeing state tournament berths. First things first, however, is the regional action, which begins Monday for most area schools. Iola’s Class 4A softball and…

She brought it on herself. “I think I gave myself the responsibility. … I wanted to hold myself to the standard,” said Jada Cunningham on earning a 4.0 GPA. That, and free scholarship money is…