View and purchase additional photos here. The end of their careers at Allen Community College will bring about choices, ACC graduates were told Saturday. It’s up to them to decide how their lives will unfold.…

EMPORIA —  Area students are among nearly 500 Emporia State University students who graduated during ceremonies in December 2022.  Students from this area who graduated were: Rebecca Jean Cunningham of Iola, with a master of…

Local students recently completed degrees from Kansas State University. Out of more than 3,100 graduates, 248 graduated summa cum laude, with a grade point average of 3.95 or above. From Iola: Madison Carlin, bachelor of…

MORAN — Nineteen members of Marmaton Valley High School’s Class of 2022 celebrated their high school commencement by looking back, and to the future Saturday. Kendall Scharff, class valedictorian, described graduation as the end of…

Congratulations, graduates. With a diploma in hand, you are about to discover how much you thought you knew about the real world and how little you actually know. There’s no need to feel bad. This…

SparkNotes, Slater and Quizlet. No, those aren’t the names of bands you’ve never heard of. They’re educational apps well-known to today’s high school students, and they were invaluable tools to help them navigate through the…

Braxton Curry still remembers what it was like to enter Iola High School as a freshman. She was very nervous. Older students warned her that some teachers were “really mean and scary.” Years later, as…

Ryker Curry proves you can be devoted to your passion for sports, but still keep focused on academics. Ryker — along with his twin sister, Braxton — is one of six valedictorian candidates for Iola…

Iola High School seniors paraded past throngs of elementary school students, slapping hands in congratulation as they went. The seniors were practicing for Saturday’s graduation at the stadium in Riverside Park, while the younger students…

Iola High School Principal Scott Carson arrived at school Wednesday with a hunch something would be amiss. He was right. The graduating Class of 2022 kept alive a long-standing tradition with a senior prank. While…