Arrest reported Iola police officers arrested Melissa Spease April 22 for a warrant out of Coffey County. Anthony Cooper, 45, was arrested April 23 in the 3000 block of North Kentucky Street for suspicion of…

Pickup wrecks Donald R. Wiles was westbound in the 200 block of West Street March 19 when he lost control of his pickup, struck a pair of street sights and drove through a public parking…

Vehicle struck Ashley R. McCullough was stopped at a stoplight while eastbound on Madison Avenue at the Washington Avenue intersection March 5, when her sport utility vehicle was struck from behind by an SUV driven…

A vehicle drove onto a snowbank on South Washington Avenue near West Street Tuesday morning. Driver John Fewins of Iola drove around a parked vehicle and didn’t realize the snowbank was so close until it…

Juan Carlos Mendez-Alvarado died of natural causes while working at the new elementary school construction site, Iola Police Chief Jared Warner said. Mendez-Alvarado’s body was found the afternoon of Jan. 31 in a portable restroom…

Parked car hit Titus L. Jones was southbound on South Buckeye Street the evening of Feb. 4, when he lost control of the pickup he was driving and struck a parked car owned by Richard…

Items recovered  at Walmart Iola police officers said several lost items turned into Iola Walmart employees were handed over to the Police Department, including cell phones, checkbooks, eyeglasses, wallets, miscellaneous jewelry, books, keys, cosmetics, hats…

Iola police are waiting on a preliminary autopsy report to help them figure out how a construction worker died Monday at the site of a new elementary school. The 33-year-old Haysville resident was found deceased…

Arrests reported Richard Potts of Iola was arrested Saturday evening in the 400 block of South Buckeye Street for suspicion of trespassing. Officers made two arrests Thursday following a disturbance in the 300 block of…

Hit and run reported A motorist struck several mailboxes and trash cans along the 200 and 300 blocks of Jefferson Street in LaHarpe late Thursday evening, city officials reported, then left the scene without reporting…