LAHARPE — A welding competition gave students at the Regional Rural Technical Center in LaHarpe not only a chance to test their skills but also an opportunity to shine. The six-member team took first place…

Neosho County Community College hosted a welding competition at the Regional Rural Technology Center in LaHarpe on Friday, April 8.  NCCC hosted 52 participants. Three NCCC adult students and 49 high school aged students competed.…

LAHARPE — At age 11, it may be a bit too soon for Jordyn Potter to decide on a career. But if she were so inclined, Doug Northcutt has a suggestion. “Give me a week…

Interest in the Regional Rural Technical Center in LaHarpe continues to grow, with a record 87 students taking part in five areas of study, and two new teachers who are familiar faces to Iola High…

Long before graduation, Taven Tavarez had decided what his post-high school plans would entail. Tavarez, a graduating member of Iola High School’s Class of 2020, joined the Army National Guard last summer, fresh off his…

HUMBOLDT — The coyote’s ears pricked, unaware that the source of the yipping and howls he heard were not a prospective mate, but digitally manufactured. The coyote scuttled from a patch of brush to find…

This is the second in a series of articles about USD 257?s Career and Technical Education program.   Students in Blaine Crellin?s welding classes at the Regional Rural Technology Center at LaHarpe this year are…

LAHARPE — Parents and students are invited to an open house from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Regional Rural Technical Center. There, visitors will get an up-close look at the center’s three…

Iola High School senior Hunter Preston has a bright future. So bright in fact, the 18-year-old has to wear a mask to shield his face and eyes. The profession of welding is what brought his…

Blaine Crelllin, of Chanute, always wanted to become a teacher. But instead of earning a college degree, he started a family and began a career in welding that took him across the country. That career…