Students at the Regional Rural Technical Center at LaHarpe finally got a chance to swing a hammer — make that, a sledgehammer — at a house that will serve as a remodel project for the…

LAHARPE — Don Settlemyer’s teaching career began in early January, when he took the helm of the construction trades class at the Regional Rural Technical Center. But in reality, Settlemyer has been a teacher all…

Opportunities present themselves. Paul Miller has learned that through his experience both as a teacher and a pastor. Last fall, he took advantage of an opportunity to teach wind energy at the Rural Regional Technical…

Students at the Rural Regional Technical Center in LaHarpe likely will spend much of their next semester renovating a house.  The USD 257 school board approved spending up to $100,000 to move a house from…

Area students may soon start building a house in Iola as part of the Rural Regional Technology Center’s building trades program. The project, which has been a priority since the tech center opened five years…

LAHARPE — A small crowd of curious onlookers were given a keen insight into the world of wind energy technology Tuesday. Dan Cyre, instructor of the new wind energy classes through the Regional Rural Technical…

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…