JCRAR halts absentee ballot alteration by election workers

By MacIver Institute The legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) today put a stop to a rule promulgated by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) that would have allowed election workers to alter absentee ballot envelopes. This rule circumvented current statutes which clearly state that an absentee ballot provided with incomplete information “may […]

Waupaca County Sheriff’s Race Part 5

Community, Schools and Fiscal Responsibility By Trey Foerster Two candidates are vying for the position of Waupaca County Sheriff in the Tuesday, Aug. 9, primary election. The winner of that contest will most likely win the position in the Nov. 8 election. You can read the first part of this series on the candidate debate […]

Donovan looks back at LittleWolf Gallery’s first year

By Donovan First and foremost, I want to the thank the artists. LittleWolf resides in small-town America. Iola is a great place which represents some of the best of America. It is in the mission statement of LittleWolf to “Add to the culture of our rural community by offering a small piece of big-city sounds, […]

Village of Iola Zoning Committee July 26 meeting agenda

The Village of Iola Zoning Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 26, at 4 p.m. in the Iola Community Center Community Room. Agenda Call To Order Annexation of property between Village of Iola and Town of Scandinavia and detachment of property for Iola Old Car Show and Randolph T. Stucynski & Melissa Rass. Looking for […]

Vikings notch another win

The Scandinavia Vikings notched another win in Week 12 over Green Lake 14-6. Game Stats WP Jeremy Dunnihoo CG 4 ER LP Cody Rohde Scandy hitters: Jason Steinbach 3×6 Hr 4 RBIs , RJ Rosenthal 3×4 , Sterling Lutz 3×4 Green Lake hitters: Damion Netzler 3×4 3 RBIs , Karter Kranz 3×5, Jared Danke 2×5

Iola Historical Society to meet July 25

The Iola Historical Society will hold its business and membership meeting on Monday, July 25, in the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. followed by the membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. Business to be discussed is closing out the summer and Taste of Norway event. HIS Treasurer will share […]

Robert Edward Lee obituary

Robert Edward Lee July 18, 1928 – June 24, 2022 Dr. Robert Edward Lee, age 93, of Waverly, Iowa, died Friday, June 24, 2022, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly.“Can the Lord be wrong?” was a saying commonly heard by Wartburg College Band members during the tenure of their director Robert E Lee. His […]