Substitutes in USD 257 will get a bit of a raise next year.  They’ll be paid $105 for every day they work, instead of $95. Superintendent Stacey Fager said the change will make the district…

Thanks to a gift recently left to the Bowlus Fine Arts Center, two major projects are slated for its upkeep. Daniel Kays, Bowlus director, briefed USD 257 board members, who also serve as Bowlus trustees,…

In spite of prior concerns about privacy and a hesitancy on behalf of parents, local board members voted Monday evening to move forward with a plan to ask parents to complete a household economic survey…

It seemed crazy to replace just a third of the football field at the stadium in Riverside Park, Stan Shultz, owner of Veterans Worldwide, thought. Veterans Worldwide replaced lead-contaminated soil in various parts of the…

Parents of elementary school students in USD 257 can get a bit of a break when it comes to buying school supplies for next fall. The Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) is offering bundles of school supplies…

Upcoming city and school board elections will bring several choices for area voters. Multiple candidates filed for offices, setting up contests for most Iola City Council seats, Humboldt mayor and races for both USD 257…

There’s no such thing as a free meal, USD 257 board members are learning. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA and Kansas Department of Education have provided free meals for students through…

Iolan Nich Lohman, director of clinical operations at Iola Pharmacy, is seeking a seat on the Iola City Council. Lohman, who lives in Iola’s Third Ward, filed this week, the Allen County clerk’s office reported.…

Local preschoolers wowed USD 257 board of education members Monday night with a performance illustrating their mastery of math and English concepts at the tender ages of 3 and 4. The students attend McKinley Elementary…

The sound of crying babies filled the air at Monday’s USD 257 board meeting. They weren’t actual babies, but computerized dolls used in Iola High School’s Family and Consumer Sciences Class to teach high school…