Tag: Iola KS

USD 257 was expected to finalize the purchases of four properties near Iola High School this week. The project’s general construction manager will set a date for demolition; board members last week reviewed proposals for…

Iola’s Riverside Park was awash with country music Saturday evening for the annual Farm-City Days Summer Concert, featuring country music performers Darryl Worley Dillon Carmichael.    Kevin Voth, Wichita, dances with Brook Boatwright, Chanute, during…

Crusty Mustard, a Kansas City-based improv troupe featuring Iola natives Jordan Strickler and Jasmine Bannister hosted a night of entertainment to benefit the Iola Community Theatre Saturday. From left, Jeff Jordan performs in a skit…

Eight women in Eldoret, Kenya, waited patiently for more than four hours to meet with a group of Iola Rotary Club members last month. It was the rainy season, so they came dressed for cool…

Things likely won’t go according to script when Iola natives Jasmine Bannister and Jordan Strickler take the stage Saturday. They couldn’t be happier about it. Bannister and Strickler will be joined by fellow thespian for…

With a nod to country legends Merle Haggard and George Jones, Darryl Worley has made quite a name for himself on the Nashville music scene. Now, after a self-imposed exile from the music industry to…

Iola’s ordinances regulating lawn maintenance has drawn the ire of local resident Shirley Blomquist. Blomquist complained Monday to City Council members about a notice she received on a rental property she owns, including: — Being…

Iola schools have a new mission. Or, at least, a new mission statement: “We educate all students for career and college readiness.”” The USD 257 board of education added new mission and vision statements, updating…

The Iola Amateur Radio Club will host its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at Iola City Hall. Members reported the 2019 Field Day, held near G&W Foods in Iola, was a success. Generators provided…

Citing the increasing number of folks who live in downtown Iola, City Council members said those tenants soon should be able to park overnight on portions of the courthouse square. The Council endorsed Monday a…