There’s much to be said about teaching a room full of first-graders, Emilea Peine noted. “I like seeing them get it,” she said. “I like it when you know they’ve learned something and their eyes…

Saturday’s dedication of a new hiking and biking trail south of Iola included a lesson on the value of perseverance. John McRae, former Iola mayor and on the board of Iola Industries, told a gathering…