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Kermit H. Peterson obituary
Kermit H. Peterson July 9, 1920 – January 26, 2023 Kermit H. Peterson, 102, of King, Wisconsin, formerly of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. He was born on July 9, 1920, in Scandinavia to Frank Peterson and Maddie Christenson. Kermit married Marjorie Rowe in May 1946 at the Scandinavia Lutheran Church. […]
$1000 presented by CWEC for Krause Legacy Park
Operation Round Up Trust Board Member Mark Forseth (left) presents a check for $1,000 to Clifford Mishler (right) to help with the costs to develop the Chester L. Krause Legacy Park in Iola. The funds came from the CWEC Operation Round Up program. Funds in the CWEC Operation Round Up program come from the generous […]
CWD confirmed in Harrison Township doe
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Waupaca County in the town of Harrison, within 10 miles of the Shawano, Marathon and Portage County borders. The deer was a hunter-harvested 2-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild CWD-positive deer detection in Waupaca […]
Letter to the Editor: Iola mine site
By Laura Scott We read with interest and chagrin your legal opinion column of yesterday regarding the proposed Iola mine site, as it relates – you opine – to a prior mine approved for Shady Dr. in the Town of Scandinavia. “In lieu of the fact [sic] that a CUP has been issued for a similar […]
Iola Historical Society to meet Jan. 20
The Iola Historical Society (IHS) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 30, in the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street, Iola. The board meeting will commence at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Business will consist of a walk through oof planning for 2023 activities. At 7 p.m. Barb Kobs […]
Wednesday Iola-Scandinavia news items
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Iola Car Show mine Conditional Use Permit to be refiled
In the aftermath of the Village of Iola denying a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a proposed sand/gravel mine, Faulks Bros. Construction of Waupaca will be refiling for a CUP for the Town of Scandinavia Iola Car Show properties. According to what was explained at the recently Town of Scandinavia public hearing on the matter, […]
