Saturday Iola-Scandinavia news briefs

Around Town Around the County RENAMING MANAWA POST OFFICE: Congressman Tony Wied introduced legislation to rename a post office in Waupaca County after local World War II hero Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich. M/Sgt. Handrich’s sustained personal bravery, consummate courage, and gallant self-sacrifice reflect untold glory upon himself and the heroic traditions of the military […]

Helping Wisconsinites own a home

By State Rep. Brent Jacobson Wisconsin families are facing a housing crisis. Today, the median home costs $338,000, over 110 percent more than it was just ten years ago. The cost of a new home is even worse, with a median price of over $525,000!This rising unaffordability has two major causes. First, Wisconsin is not building enough homes. While estimates […]