Eli Adams, a senior at Iola High School, felt overwhelmed as he flew into Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 15.  He worried his three years of high school Spanish classes wouldn’t be enough to prepare him…

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The mother of a Joplin High School football player is suing the school district over his death after he suffered breathing problems during a football practice. Kadin Roberts-Day, a sophomore, died…

Iola High School senior Hannah Andersen spent a lot of time in hospitals as a child. She had multiple health issues, including a tumor on her spine and knee problems that required a bone graft.…

LEXINGTON, VA — Carlie Payne, a native of Iola, was recently initiated into the Pittsburg State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The Society welcomed 342 new initiates from 11…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A state education official said Wednesday that a Kansas middle school student has died of COVID-19. The child’s death would be the first reported COVID-19 death of someone aged 10 to…

“Cones are a pretty tricky thing.” So says IHS senior/Iola Register intern Grace Garner, who just started her first paid job at the Iola Dairy Queen. Garner has been hard at it after school for…

Humboldt High School graduate Nisha Ingle was recently awarded one of only six prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from Kansas State University. The award totals $5,000, and will allow Ingle to travel to Germany…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Just days after public schools around the state reopened their doors for the first time since March, at least one student and one school staff member have tested positive for the virus.…

Humboldt can now boast of its very own student agricultural test plot, developed by graduating senior Cooper Jaro and the high school FFA. Located on the north end of the Humboldt Sports Complex, the 5.1-acre…

A debate over the district’s multiple mascots continues, despite the USD 257 Board of Education voting to consolidate all schools under the “Mustangs” mascot. The change would be phased in over the next few years,…