app03 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:10:07 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Registered - Episodes Tagged with “Chemistry” https://registered.fireside.fm/tags/chemistry Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0500 Registered explores the people and places that make Allen County, Kansas a special place to live. The views from Allen County, produced by The Iola Register. en-us episodic A podcast exploring the people and places of Allen County, Kansas. Hosted by Tim Stauffer. Produced by The Iola Register. The Iola Register Registered explores the people and places that make Allen County, Kansas a special place to live. The views from Allen County, produced by The Iola Register. no The Iola Register, Kansas, Iola, Allen County, community, journalism, newspapers The Iola Register timstauffer@iolaregister.com For Marv, it's always, always been about the kids https://registered.fireside.fm/marv-smith f8275d7a-6853-4903-ad29-9f343501c813 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:00:00 -0500 The Iola Register full The Iola Register In this week's episode, we speak with former Iola High School coach and teacher Marv Smith. Now retired, Smith taught for almost 50 years and coached Iola cross country and track teams for more than that. He's formed relationships with thousands of Iola area youth and is a local legend. Here's our conversation. 38:20 no <p>Marv Smith came to Iola in 1966. He retired from 46 years of teaching at Iola High School in 2012 but continued to coach cross country until the pandemic. If you account for his years of coaching track and field, football, cross country, and his time in the classroom, he touched the lives of thousands of students.</p> <p>Marv is a local legend and hard to introduce. Hard to write about. He means many things to many, many people. But his focus is unwavering, constant and true: the kids. It's always been about the kids for Marv. Helping them, guiding them, motivating, inspiring and imparting his love of learning. The times change, but Marv was always focused on his students.</p> <p>In this week's episode, we talk with Marv about what kept him engaged in the classrom for nearly five decades and coaching for even longer. Hope you enjoy the conversation. </p> marv smith, iola high school, cross country, track and field, chemistry, usd 257, iola, iola kansas Marv Smith came to Iola in 1966. He retired from 46 years of teaching at Iola High School in 2012 but continued to coach cross country until the pandemic. If you account for his years of coaching track and field, football, cross country, and his time in the classroom, he touched the lives of thousands of students.

Marv is a local legend and hard to introduce. Hard to write about. He means many things to many, many people. But his focus is unwavering, constant and true: the kids. It's always been about the kids for Marv. Helping them, guiding them, motivating, inspiring and imparting his love of learning. The times change, but Marv was always focused on his students.

In this week's episode, we talk with Marv about what kept him engaged in the classrom for nearly five decades and coaching for even longer. Hope you enjoy the conversation.

]]> Marv Smith came to Iola in 1966. He retired from 46 years of teaching at Iola High School in 2012 but continued to coach cross country until the pandemic. If you account for his years of coaching track and field, football, cross country, and his time in the classroom, he touched the lives of thousands of students.

Marv is a local legend and hard to introduce. Hard to write about. He means many things to many, many people. But his focus is unwavering, constant and true: the kids. It's always been about the kids for Marv. Helping them, guiding them, motivating, inspiring and imparting his love of learning. The times change, but Marv was always focused on his students.

In this week's episode, we talk with Marv about what kept him engaged in the classrom for nearly five decades and coaching for even longer. Hope you enjoy the conversation.

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