The first couple of weeks of unprecedented online and at-home teaching have gone relatively smoothly, USD 257 administrators said. With schools shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, school districts have had to develop plans for…

Students may be staying at home, but area teachers and administrators are back at work, figuring out how to educate them for the rest of the year. Meals will be available to students starting today…

Gov. Laura Kelly ordered all K-12 schools closed through the end of the semester, moving instruction online as the state responds to the coronavirus pandemic. School administrators will determine how to continue educational opportunities for…

Under the current plan, students will return to Iola schools Monday. But as the national and state responses to a deadly new coronavirus continue to evolve, school administrators are taking things day by day. USD…

Before EPA officials get their hands dirty cleaning up the site of a new elementary school, they want to talk it over with USD 257 administrators.  “They consider this a very high profile project and…

Senioritis. It’s a problem that seems to afflict high school seniors, especially during their final semester, causing them to repeatedly miss days of school and lead to frustration for parents, faculty and administrators. Iola High…

The best way to stop bullying is to teach students how to take care of each other, Iola Middle School counselor Stacey Crusinbery told USD 257 board members at their meeting Monday.  Crusinbery recapped results…

A collection of local basketball players will get some four-legged teammates to join them on the hardwood. A Dairyland Donkey Ball Doubleheader is on the schedule for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Iola High School.…

Windows with glazing that protects from the heat of the sun. Bullet-resistant glass.  Sloping roofs. Mechanical systems under a roof instead of on top of it.  Walking paths and traffic studies. Those were among the…

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,…