Bret Heim, a local attorney for nearly 20 years, has been hired as the chief prosecutor for Iola Municipal Court.
Iola City Council members approved Heim’s hiring during a special meeting Monday after privately interviewing him and Coffey County Attorney Chris Phelan.
Heim, who works out of Immel & Heim, P.A. in Iola, brings previous experience as a prosecutor.
He worked as an assistant in the Allen County attorney’s office from 1995 to 1999 and has been Moran’s city attorney and municipal court prosecutor since 1997.
