Rachel Boyd expects her elementary art students will change a lot over the school year, physically, mentally and emotionally. By next spring, their technical skills will have improved. More importantly, they won’t view themselves the…

CHANUTE — Iola Middle School’s cross country runners showed marked improvement, despite cold and wet conditions Thursday. Leading the charge was eighth-grader Cole Moyer, who blazed through the 2-mile course in 13 minutes, 3 seconds.…

Matt Baumwart didn’t just trade middle school for high school this year, in his transition to become IHS assistant principal and athletic director. He also traded handshakes for temperature checks. Each morning, Baumwart greets students…

It’s a good thing fans were wearing face masks at Iola Middle School’s season-opening volleyball matches Thursday.  Otherwise, they likely would have spent the afternoon biting their fingernails to the nubs, with several tightly fought…

Fans arrived at the Riverside Park football stadium expecting a football game Thursday. What they saw was a veritable Mustang stampede. Iola Middle School opened the 2020 season with a 58-14 romp over visiting Osawatomie,…

An Iola Middle School student has tested positive for COVID-19, giving the district its first test of new protocols designed to limit the spread of illness. The student and any close contacts will not be…

Jason Coke, Iola Middle School’s new assistant principal and athletic director, worked at an afterschool program for Crawford County Mental Health while in college. It turned out to be a life-changing experience. It’s not only…

Iola Middle School eighth-graders Isaac Hopkins, foreground, and Kyser Nemecek take part in a passing drill this morning during the IMS summer football camp. Roughly 30 seventh- and eighth-graders have been taking part in the…

Iola Middle School announced its year-end awards this week for the 2019-20 school year. The American Legion Awards, presented to one eighth-grade girl and one eighth-grade boy, went to Abigail Meiwes and Japheth Rutoh. They…

CARBONDALE — The third time wasn’t the charm the Iola High Fillies needed Thursday night to overcome Santa Fe Trail. Despite scoring only one field goal in the first and third quarter, the Fillies were…