Vos critics submit more than 10,000 signatures in support of Vos recall effort

Waupaca County Republican Party reacts to recall By Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner Right-wing critics of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos began their effort to recall the longest-serving speaker in state history in part because of his refusal to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.  On Monday, those critics walked into the offices of the WEC […]

Legislation would enable state’s signature small business aid program to bounce back

Iola-Scandinavia recipient of $110,000 under Main Street Bounceback By Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner A pandemic aid program that gave nearly 10,000 small businesses across the state a boost of $10,000 each would get a boost of its own under legislation that got a public hearing this week. The legislation, AB-963 / SB-891, would turn the Wisconsin Economic Development […]

A roundup of Iola-Scandinavia events March 11-17

March 11 The Town of Harrison Board will convene for a meeting at Northland Lutheran Church at 6:30 p.m., addressing community matters. Simultaneously, the School District of Iola-Scandinavia will hold a board meeting at the Elementary School Library starting at 7 p.m. At Scandinavia Municipal Center, the Friends of Scandinavia History group will gather at […]

Conservation, timber groups debate alleged logging violations in national forest

By Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner A conservation group and an organization representing the timber industry remain in a dispute over alleged logging violations in the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest.  Last month, the Examiner reported on a letter sent by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) to Jen Youngblood, the national forest’s supervisor. The environmental group alleged […]