Tag: USD 257

USD 257 board members and the public can expect to hear a long-awaited proposal for a new elementary school in Iola at a meeting tonight. A steering committee has been studying the state of district…

The libraries at Iola’s elementary schools probably don’t sound like the libraries from generations past. You won’t find a stern librarian admonishing children with a hushed “Shhhh!” or students afraid to speak above a whisper.…

Board members expect to hear a recommendation for a new elementary school at their next meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26. Members of a steering committee studying the issue have decided what type of elementary…

Another good-sized crowd attended Monday night’s meeting to discuss new schools for local students. With terrible acoustics, a weather-beaten gymnasium and a rattling ventilation system, perhaps Lincoln Elementary was the perfect venue to illustrate the…

As voters start to cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 6 election, those in USD 257 will notice a special question at the end of the ballot: Should they start electing school board members…

A public forum about the particulars of a new elementary school for USD 257 will be at 6 o’clock Monday night at Lincoln Elementary School. On Tuesday, Allen County Farm Bureau will host candidates for…

Iola High School’s nascent student intern program is getting the attention of Washington, D.C. Rep. Lynn Jenkins visited the high school Tuesday, as well as Utley’s Auto Body and Allen County Regional Hospital to learn…

A developer studying Iola’s elementary schools said it’s likely his group would be interested in converting two of Iola’s three buildings if voters eventually decide to build a new school. Rudy Manes, a partner in…

Iola High School seniors Timothy Komma and Parker Smith were named to the first-quarter 2018 honor roll at Iola High School, for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average. Sophomore Nathan Louk was named to the…

Dear editor, Without going into the actual 17 points mentioned in the LaHarpe meeting about building a new grade school, somewhere to be determined by the Board of Education sometime but not now, I would…