Motorcyclist injured
Mitchell E. Collette was injured Aug. 21 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car driven by James H. Lueders.
Iola police officers said Lueders was westbound on U.S. 54 and was turning left into the Casey’s General Store parking lot when he crossed in front of Colette, who was eastbound on the highway, and the vehicles collided.
Collette was taken from the scene in an ambulance. Lueders was unhurt, officers said.
Pickup struck
Gerald W. Kimball was pulling away from a stop sign while westbound at the intersection of Lincoln and Cottonwood streets Aug. 22 when his pickup was struck from behind by a sport utility vehicle driven by Denise A. East, officers said.
Neither was injured.
Arrests reported
Christian Spencer, 32, Iola, was arrested Aug. 23 for suspicion of driving while suspended and no proof of insurance during a traffic stop in the 600 block of East Madison Avenue, Iola police officers reported.
Bikes stolen
Shannon Jones told police officers a pair of bikes were stolen Aug. 23 from the 400 block of North Jefferson Avenue.
Iolan faces charges
Kyla M. Wertz, 40, Iola, was cited for theft and two counts of criminal use of a financial card after Linda Berry, St. Charles, Mo., reported a pair of checks had been stolen and her card used improperly, Iola police officers said.
