Iola CITF/PRIDE

05/21/2026

We are excited to announce the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the splash park.

The event will take place on June 3rd, 2026, at 921 N Cottonwood. We hope you can join us to celebrate this new community space!

03/27/2026

Sending a big thank you to the parks and cemetery crew for the new sidewalk at the Splash Park!

Andy Benjamin of Iola’s parks and cemetery department levels out part of a new concrete pathway to Meadowbrook Park’s splash pad Thursday morning.

02/04/2026

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Braxton Curry graduated from Pittsburg State University in December, having earned a bachelor of science degree in graphic communications.

02/02/2026

Congratulations to the winning design of our billboard design contest!

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their creativity with us. Please follow our page for updates on when the new design will be installed.

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12/09/2025

Some Splash Park progress!

A two-man crew from Trailblazer Installation of Shawnee was busy Saturday afternoon installing parts of the new splash park at Meadowbrook Park. Trailblazer

11/24/2025

Our billboard design contest is currently underway! We encourage you to vote for the design you think should be featured on our new Highway 169 billboards.

You can vote in the following ways:

- "Like" your favorite designs
- Submit a write-in vote to PO Box 308 Iola, KS 66749
- Visit the utility office, where a ballot box and larger images are available.

Please note that voting ends on December 8th.

The three designs with the most votes will move forward to the CITF committee, which will select the final design winner.

Thank you for participating!

11/14/2025

Tomorrow, Saturday Nov 15th is the last day we will be accepting billboard submissions!
Email your design to [email protected] along with your name, address, and phone number to be included in the upcoming vote!

11/07/2025

We want to ensure your submission for the​ Billboard contest is successfully entered into the vote.

Please note that submissions must follow the instructions. To be accepted, your entry must be sent via email and include the following required pieces of information along with your design:

1. Your full name
2. Your mailing address
3. Your phone number

If any of this required information is missing, your submission will not be accepted or included in the final vote.