I-S School Board to address major referendum and rezoning updates at upcoming meeting

The School District of Iola-Scandinavia’s Board of Education will convene on Monday, Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. in Elementary School, Room #6, 450 Division Street, Iola, to address key agenda items including referendum updates, rezoning school property, and approval of the 2025-26 school calendar. This meeting, open for public observation, includes a designated public input […]

Village of Iola Board meeting to tackle key community and governance issues

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Village of Iola Board will convene at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Iola Village Hall, 180 S. Main St., to address several important agenda items impacting the local community. Major topics include the nomination of successors for multiple village trustee and president positions, zoning recommendations from the Village […]

Letter to Editor: Kronenwetter denies non-metallic mining permit

By Greg Ambrosius It looks like the Township of Scandinavia wasn’t the only municipality in Wisconsin that followed its guidelines in denying a non-metallic mining permit. Just this week, the Village of Kronenwetter denied Milestone Materials a non-metallic mining permit because it failed to meet at least four of the five criteria for a Conditional […]