Allen County students descended on local businesses this week to deliver a shock to the system while reminding adults not to buy alcohol for minors. The students brought “Sticker Shock” back to the county, a…

Prom will go on. All of Allen County’s schools plan to offer prom this year, after last year’s events were either canceled or smaller events were organized by parents. The proms will feature a few…

Levi Meiwes misses the rush of attending an FFA competition. “You’re scared. And it’s stressful because you’ve been working for weeks for this contest,” he recounted. “It’s also an adrenaline rush. Here’s your chance to…

Heading into IHS as a freshman, Lorie Carpenter thought she’d pursue a career in agricultural business.  It made sense.  She grew up on a farm where her dad raises cattle, and she has a small…

Josh Kaufman planned to join FFA when he entered his freshman year at IHS.  He grew up on a farm, and older friends told him how much fun they had in the group. Still, Kaufman…

Rebecca Sprague entered FFA as a freshman with a bit of an advantage over her peers. She already knew all about the organization. For her, FFA is all about family. Her father taught FFA at…

The Iola High School Special Olympics Unified Sports team celebrated its success in a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has shuttered all in-person Special Olympics events, forcing the young athletes to compete…

The bitter cold is throwing a monkey into area basketball schedules. Iola High’s games Friday at Anderson County were pushed back to this week. The Fillies will play Saturday afternoon in Garnett at 2 p.m.,…

A wind farm windfall likely will get USD 257 started on a revamped entrance to Iola High School. Board members discussed how best to use the $50,000 given to each of the three school districts…

Logan Brown, whose name is firmly etched in the Iola High School history books, is taking his football talents to the next level. The 6-1, 240-pound IHS senior signed a letter of intent Wednesday to…