Iola News

On Tuesday, the department's chief, Earl Sword, was arrested along with his mother and sister, both department employees, for allegedly embezzling funds from the volunteer agency.

The chief of the Iola Volunteer Fire Department, his mother and his sister were arrested Tuesday and charged with theft by a public servant of between $20,000 and $100,000 after an investigation revealed they had been using department money for personal gain since 2010, officials said.