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Around Town VEHICLE BREAK-IN UPDATE: According to the Iola Police Department, there has been one break-in of a vehicle in the village. Police ask residents to lock their vehicles, not leave any valuables in them, and be on the lookout for suspicious activity in their neighborhood. SHINING AND POACHING SENTENCE: An 18-year-old involved in a […]
Around Town ICE CREAM: Shivers has announced it is opening on Saturday, May 9. Hours are Monday through Friday, 3:30-8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. VEHICLE BREAKIN: A truck and SUV were reportedly broken into overnight on Ellefson Street in Iola this week. TBIRD BASEBALL GOLD OUTING: The 12th annual Baseball Golf Outing […]
Melane M. Zietlow May 25, 1927 — April 25, 2026 Melane M. Zietlow, 98, of the Town of Alban, Wisconsin, passed peacefully into Eternal Rest at St. Claire’s Hospital, Weston, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Melane was born May 25, 1927, in Rosholt, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late […]
Around Town WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FORE: Mothers play free on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, at Glacier Wood Golf Course. Call for tee times (or is it tea times?). SWEETCAKES BY ALEXUS: According to the business’s post, Alexus has put her bakery trailer up for sale and will be done by the end of […]
The Iola Lions Club gathered for its April meeting at Silver Lake Lanes on Monday, April 20. Morgan Pease, Operations Manager of the Iola Winter Sport Club, was the featured guest speaker. Pease updated attendees on the club’s ongoing capital campaign, which aims to add miles of new mountain bike trails, expand event facilities, and […]
Around Town CHANCELLOR’S LEADERSHIP AWARD: Iola’s Parker Prahl is the recipient of the UWS-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies’ Chancellor’s Leadership Award. Students are a select group of graduating seniors who, throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point, have demonstrated significant leadership, engaged in campus and/or community service, and shown a commitment to personal growth. The […]
Manawa Masonic Lodge #82 presented a Zoll AED defibrillator and a Fire Suppression Solutions fire suppression tool to the Village of Iola on Tuesday, April 21, at 10 a.m. Lodge members handed the emergency equipment to the Village of Iola President, Jennifer Schuster, and Iola Police Chief, Paul Zierler, during the ceremony in Iola. Attending […]
Dorothy Mae Madson November 11, 1936 – April 18, 2026 Dorothy Mae Madson, 89, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. She was born on Nov. 11, 1936, in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, to William and Lillian (Handschke) Nowak. Dorothy married John L. Madson on April 2, 1960, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He preceded […]
Around Town MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED: New mountain bike trails, snowmaking system upgrade, and facility expansion are all part of a major improvement campaign at the Iola Winter Sports Club. The total campaign goal is $2.5 million. Read the Waupaca County Post article here. BULLYING PETITION CIRCULATING: There is an anti-bullying petition being circulated to be […]
The Iola Winter Sports Club will bring back its popular First Mondays 5K Trail Race Series for a second year, with new sponsorship, fresh courses, and family-friendly activities planned at the club’s trails in Iola this summer. The series kicks off in June and continues on the first Monday of each month through August. Pineries […]
