Lisa Wicoff of Allen Community College wants permission to use Riverside Park for a pilot CDL training program. Wicoff, Dean of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry at ACC, addressed Iola City Council members…
Driving a school bus can be a lot of fun, longtime drivers Mark Whitney and Warren Johnson agree. The kids make it fun. The drivers listen to their stories and watch them grow. But the…
With a nationwide shortage of commercially licensed drivers, the Iola school district hopes a boost in pay will entice new bus drivers and encourage existing ones to stay. The USD 257 school board voted to…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A nationwide shortage of truckers has some industry officials and national lawmakers supporting a plan to allow 18-year-olds to become long-haul drivers, while others in the industry say its a…