Don’t light those fuses just yet.
Shooting fireworks will remain illegal in Iola for the upcoming July 4 holiday.
Iola City Council members rejected, 6-2, a proposal to allow the shooting of fireworks in city limits for the first time since the 1920s.
And council members have vowed to find a more palatable way for the ban to be enforced.
Violating the existing ban is a misdemeanor crime. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said the misdemeanor offense has prevented officers from issuing citations because officers would just as soon not punish parents if their children…
Fireworks ban remains
