Tag: USD 257
Whatever the results of an April 2 school bond vote, USD 257 and its taxpayers will still grapple with facility costs. The age of existing school buildings the youngest, McKinley, was built in 1949…
Two large placards in support of a school bond issue are propped against the west wall of Shields Barber Shop, 19 N. Jefferson Ave. Theyre good for starting a conversation about the April 2 vote,…
The overwhelming commitment by school board members to stick to the designated site for a new elementary school came through loud and clear at Tuesday nights forum on the April 2 school bond election. Our…
Despite a plethora of statistics, nothing could keep down the emotion and energy Tuesday night in a wide-ranging discussion about the April 2 school bond issue. About 125 local residents battled torrential rains to attend…
Registered voters from USD 257 can begin casting their ballots in advance of the special April 2 school bond election. Early voting is in the Allen County clerks office during regular business hours, or voters…
Dear editor, My name is Craig Marshall. I am the superintendent of Burlington USD 244. I wanted to write this letter in support of the Iola USD 257 bond issue coming up on April 2.…
A half-dozen Iola High School band students defended their band teacher, Ranie Wahlmeier, before the USD 257 Board of Education Monday night. Wahlmeier is resigning, effective at the end of the school year. Wahlmeier has…
Coles first day was Jan 31. Starting Feb. 6, an ice storm led to cancelation of three days of classes. Then, a water main broke at Jefferson Elementary School. It kind of seems like I…
USD 257 elementary students and their families gathered for a school carnival Friday evening at Iola Middle School. The carnival was sponsored by the Iola Elementary Parent Teacher Organization.
I am reminded of a story about an individual who was told through a police officers bullhorn, as the officer drove through the neighborhood, that a flood was coming. The individual said to the officer…
