Raymond Hale, the county’s next undersheriff, is quite familiar with the area.
His family moved to Allen County when he was in fourth grade, when he attended Gas Elementary School. He graduated from Iola High School in 1989.
Even after that, he stayed relatively close to home.
He worked 25 years at the Chanute Police Department, retiring in July 2021 as the chief of police.
Hale tried something different after that but quickly discovered he missed law enforcement.
“I missed helping people,” he said.
