After being delayed two months by the COVID-19 pandemic, on Saturday Iola High School’s graduating class of 2020 finally got its day in the sun. “I’m glad the community could find a way to celebrate…

For many youngsters, the Iola Recreation Department’s summer baseball/softball season is the highlight of the season. It gives children the opportunity to compete for bragging rights with their friends, improve their skills, and most importantly…

  For the first time in many years, the city limits of Iola were extended. The city commission decided to take in about six square blocks of the Sunny Side addition. The area is between…

Banners displaying Iola High School’s Class of 2020 adorn the fencing at Riverside Park. The 82 banners were paid for by parents and donations, with USD 257 picking up the balance.  Elsewhere, fresh flowers were…

Iola City Council members will continue discussions Monday on the city’s policies regarding past-due utility bills and an upcoming evaluation of the Iola’s sanitary sewer system. Also on the agenda is a request from Humanity…

A weekend snowstorm brought youngsters out in droves to enjoy a blanket of snow Sunday.   Axtin Christensen rides an inner tube down a snowy hillside.   Lennin Herrera chases a Register photographer with a…

Registration is open for the 22nd annual Jingle Bell Jog, which takes place at 11 a.m. Dec. 21. The event, sponsored by the Iola High School track and field team, begins at the Riverside Park…

Tuesday’s Results 1st-2nd grade division   A&W Restaurant 19 Piqua State Bank 24 TDs for A&W: Ty Thomas, 1 TD; Corbyn Larios, 1 TD; Remington Hall, 1 TD. TDs for Piqua: Jaxen Mueller, 2 TDs;…

The IHS Class of 1969 still holds Iola and the academic benefits they received in this small town, 50 years ago, close to their hearts and are all about showing it.  Members of the class…

Iola Recreation Director Jason Bauer sits behind stacks of paper, typing away in his makeshift office across the street from city hall. In one week this will have been his office for a year. Two…