GAS — Fire crews are investigating the cause of a fire in Gas that sent one person to the hospital for evaluation Sunday evening. A neighbor saw flames through the window of a bedroom at…

Steve French remembers answering the phone when he was a child. His parents ran the ambulance service out of Moran, and he would sometimes answer the telephone when calls came. He remembers a call concerning…

Talk about hitting the ground running. Corey Isbell, a 20-year veteran of the Iola Fire Department, has been named Iola Fire Chief, effective immediately. And today, his first day as chief, Isbell is in South…

Don Tatman escaped injury Monday morning when the riding mower he was piloting caught fire. Tatman had been mowing a lot near the intersection of State and Benton streets when he stopped to retrieve a…

Above, members of the Iola Fire Department are, from left, Gary Kimball, Michael Burnett, Chris Bailey, Jordan Drybread, Eric B’Hymer, Ashley Reno, Andy Hill, Brad Vyhlidal, Ashley Robb, Kenneth Powell, Denver Mitchel, Tanner Orth, Eric…

Iola plans to go it alone. City council members gave their full-throated support Monday night to protecting the jobs of Iola firefighters by creating a stand-alone ambulance service within city limits. The decision comes in…

If Iola firefighters have their say, the city will retain its ambulance crews, even after a contract to provide countywide emergency medical services expires Dec. 31. The entire Iola Fire Department has penned a letter…

Twenty years ago, the world watched in horror as two planes hit the World Trade Center, bringing two buildings crashing to the ground and killing thousands. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon, and another was…

Iola Fire Chief Chase Waggoner has resigned. “It’s a good department with great guys,” Waggoner told the Register in a telephone interview. “It’s just sometimes a job is not a good fit for you.” Waggoner’s…

Family Safety Night returned to downtown Iola Thursday evening, courtesy of the Allen County Multi-Agency Coalition Team (ACMAT) and various organizations and businesses. The groups offered prizes, games, activities and free gifts along with information…