3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1352+ words) Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (170+ words) Sophomore cross country runner Mica Beery challenged her sister, Piper, to a friendly run. The Indianola Community Youth Foundation hosted their annual Back to School Bash Saturday evening on the Square. Impulse dancer Brilee Grochala adds a little tinsel to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (173+ words) Rob Sand’s article falsely states, “As it stands, the private school voucher system requires no accountability over how tax money is being spent. There are no audits to check. “ The Students First Act created Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs), i.e....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (586+ words) The First United Methodist Church will be home to Head Start in Indianola this fall. After years of coming and going from the Indianola community, Head Start is returning this fall with a new classroom designed to give local families…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (880+ words) Everybody Wins! Iowa, a metro nonprofit, oversees Power Read, a reading mentor program that has one site in Warren County, at Orchard Hills Elementary in Norwalk. The Power Read program at Orchard Hills Elementary Norwalk is looking for volunteers for…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (871+ words) One of the first things Indianola teachers, staff and associates did after kicking off a week of staff meetings on Monday was leave. More than 400 district employees, including teachers, bus drivers, food service staff and more, flooded the streets — and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (698+ words) RANDY EVANS, a Bloomfield native and former Des Moines Register reporter, assignment editor and opinion editor, is a longtime advocate for open government and freedom of information. Find more Evans writing on his Substack page. Subscriptions benefit the Iowa Freedom…...