Iola Police Department’s annual Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs (HOFNOD) fishing derby is slated for Saturday morning at Abbott’s Pond, to the west of North Cottonwood Street. The event is free for children ages…

An Iola man faces arson charges after his home burned in Iola Monday. Loren Newkirk was arrested after firefighters were called to his home at about 3 p.m. Monday at 524 S. Kentucky St. Firefighters…

Driver crashes into car sales lot Myrna F. Moore was treated for possible injuries after she drove across U.S. 54 and crashed into a pair of parked pickups Saturday morning, Iola police officers said. Moore…

To the editor, A group of public safety professionals from the Iola Police Department, the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, the Iola Fire Department, Allen County 911, and the Humboldt Police Department recently spent a week…

Cow missing Benta Moore told Allen County sheriff’s deputies Dec. 12 that a red, black and white Jersey cow, named Brooke, was missing from her property southeast of Iola, and may have been rustled. The…

A suspect remained at large Monday after officers discovered what they described as a possible chemical reaction bomb near the intersection of Cottonwood and Buchanan Streets Sunday afternoon. Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said in…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Helen Gray for suspicion of battery and endangering a child Saturday evening in the 600 block of South Cottonwood Avenue. Officers arrested Koi Ginder Sunday afternoon at Sigg Motors…

Julia Thompson carries a passion for service. It was why she became a certified nurse’s aide fresh out of high school, and later why she decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. It’s also…

The sound of gunfire somewhere at the far edge of South Washington Avenue prompted a call to police Sunday afternoon. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said witnesses reported hearing between 15 to 20 shots, possibly…

It was a match made in heaven. The term community policing, where law enforcement organizations work in league with community groups and citizens to provide safety and security, was taking root in the early 1990s,…