A long time ago, when my children were little, I found out our babysitter, a low-income woman with a child of her own, had been taking them to the local park, where they all got…

Russell Stover employees and an Arkansas woman who is an IHS alum, have paid the past-due balances for school meals for dozens of students in the Iola district. The candy factory employees raised $1,972.38, enough…

Students in all area school districts will get free meals for the next few months, thanks to the USDA.  All students, regardless of family income, will be eligible for free breakfast and free lunch each…

Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will continue to hit pocketbooks for parents in USD 257, as school leaders approved a nickel increase in lunch prices. No increase was made for breakfast. “I’m afraid to raise…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Public Schools has suspended its free meal distribution program for students after a food service worker helping with the effort tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. The…

TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — An eastern Kansas school district is suspending its grab-and-go sack lunch program for a week after a worker with the district’s drive-thu program tested positive for the coronavirus. The Tonganoxie school…