One point matters. After all, just one point can make all the difference at a sporting event, USD 257 board member Dan Willis joked during Monday’s school board meeting. When it comes to enrollment, one…

CHANUTE — Storms cut short Iola High’s time on the tennis courts Thursday. The Mustang entrants had made it to their third matches of the day when organizers cleared the area because of lightning. The…

LAHARPE — Even with more opportunities for Career and Technical Education programs across the area, the Regional Rural Technology Center in LaHarpe is holding its own. Enrollment in most programs is similar to previous years,…

Work is progressing at a house being remodeled by the construction trades class at the Regional Rural Technology Center.  Because students are limited by time and skills, much of the work over the past summer…

Maybe the third time will be the charm. Iola school board members voted to extend an agreement with BNIM, a Kansas City development firm, for a third year. The company hopes to convert three former…

Next year’s budget for USD 257 will likely include a slight tax increase, school board members were told Monday. Most of the funding is based on enrollment numbers, which have been declining except for a…

The fate of three former elementary schools is once again a question mark after a state housing corporation rejected a second request for low-income tax credits to convert the buildings into apartments. BNIM, a Kansas…

With a new school year approaching, families attended enrollment events for Iola schools Wednesday and Thursday at Iola Elementary School.

Starting next week, area schools will begin enrollment for the 2024-25 school year.  New this year, state legislators passed a law during the last session that allows families to enroll in the school of their…

Iola schools and preschools hope to find new ways to join forces. USD 257 and the owners of local daycares Grow at Eden and Munchkinland and More will apply for a $175,000 grant from the…