Dem doc outraising Trump-endorsed Wied in race for NE Wisconsin House seat

Republican businessman Tony Wied is favored in the right-leaning district, but trails his Democratic opponent, OB-GYN physician Kristin Lyerly, in fundraising. By Maggie Zale, THE BADGER PROJECT The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN physician from De Pere, has raised nearly $2.4 million in Democrats’ uphill struggle to retake the […]

Wednesday Iola-Scandinavia news tidbits

Around Town COLLEGIATE OFFER: The Minnesota Golden Gophers became the latest program to offer 2027 Iola-Scandinavia High School tight end Korz Loken on Saturday after the Iola, Wisconsin, native made his first game day visit to Minneapolis. ROSENBERGER ART CLASS: Watercolor Artist Carolyn Rosenberger will offer a painting class on Monday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 […]

Opinion: Sand mine situation feels like bullying

By Donovan Brooke Though I don’t know all the details, I was disappointed in a decision by five people in Waupaca to overturn the decisions of Iola and Scandinavia (as well as their own first decision) to deny a sand mine effort by the Iola Car Show (ICS) and Faulks Brothers (FB). I don’t like […]