First National Bank’s Archie Overby avoids prison

This week, as part of a plea agreement, Archie Overby, formerly CEO and chairman of the board of Waupaca Bancorporation Inc./First National Bank, pleaded guilty to one charge of misapplication of bank funds and was sentenced. A dozen counts of bank fraud were dismissed. U.S. Attorney Matthew Krueger stated that Overby treated the bank as […]

Village of Iola Board of Trustees June 8 meeting minutes

The monthly Village of Iola Board of Trustees meeting was held Monday, June 8, at 6 p.m. via GoToMeeting and in person at the Iola Community Center, by special accommodations. President Joel Edler called the regular monthly meeting of the Iola Village Board of Trustees to order. President Edler made the open meeting statement that […]

Alcohol use in Waupaca County: The numbers

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) recently created an online dashboard for alcohol and other drug use statistics. It shows the most up-to-date alcohol-related hospital visit data collected by the department. Data on the tables comes from 2016-18. Deaths Waupaca County ranks 18th in the state for alcohol-attributable deaths with a rate of 50.2 […]