Rotary Club of Iola donated over $7,000 to fund the restoration of the newly restored cast-iron bell at Iola Elementary School, which dates back to 1868. The bell was moved in March from its previous…

School board president Dan Willis bounced up and down with the excitement of a child as he showed off the gymnasium at Iola Elementary School. “This is probably the biggest elementary gymnasium in Kansas,” he…

Construction of a new elementary school may be getting most of the attention these days, but there’s still plenty of work to be done on other aspects related to the 2019 school bond issue. They…

USD 257 board members welcomed the leader of a construction company that will oversee $35 million in school projects over the next three years or so.  Randy Coonrod, chairman of the board for Coonrod &…