Iola Head Start celebrated the Week of the Young Child by “Going Bananas” on Thursday. Head Start students ate bananas and hung out with Iola police, firefighters and paramedics. The grown-ups talked about their jobs,…

Rhonda Fulton is ready to take it easy. The 62-year-old Iola native has retired from the Iola Police Department after 37 eventful years of service. As the announcement was made on April Fools’ Day it…

On Jan. 11, Rikae O.J. Pulley, 29, Iola, was booked into Allen County Jail by the Kansas Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence, transporting an open container, and possession of marijuana.  On…

The Willis J. Ross Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3624 in LaHarpe has gained a reputation for helping out in the community through various projects each year. This time, it was the VFW’s turn…

An Iola woman who lost $1,200 to scammers wants others to learn from her mistake and protect themselves from fraud.  It’s a timely message, as other local residents have reported being the victim of various…

Around 6 p.m. Saturday, local law officers engaged in a traffic stop near G&W Foods in Iola. After pulling into the grocery store parking lot, according to witnesses, a drug-related arrest took place. The passenger,…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies booked Erick W. Trickey, 47, rural Iola, into the Allen County Jail July 31 for a pair of warrants. Deputies arrested Jamie Quintero, 19, Wichita, for suspicion of driving…

Arrests reported Allen County sheriff’s deputies arrested Sunny T. Wagner, 35, Iola, for suspicion of driving while suspended Sunday. Edward M. Sargent, 31, Gridley, was arrested by the Kansas Highway Patrol Sunday for suspicion of…

The threat of rainy weather has washed away plans for the annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs fishing derby in Iola Saturday. The Iola Police Department-sponsored event was called off because of Saturday’s forecasts.…

Following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the justice movements and protests generated thereby, the role of police in American society has increasingly come under scrutiny, even in small-town Kansas.…