Iola-Scandinavia, Wisconsin, local news source
By Trey Foerster, Publisher Local news in rural small-town Wisconsin serves as the essential information lifeline for communities where daily life revolves around tight-knit relationships, local decision-making, and shared traditions. Its core roles include informing citizens about government activities, schools, events, and everyday issues that larger regional, state, or national outlets routinely overlook. In towns […]
In every election cycle, HeadspringIS.com does what small-town papers have done for generations: we send the same set of straightforward questions to every candidate for the village board of trustees. We ask about local issues and how they plan to keep our villages and townships affordable for the families who live here. The tradition is […]
This week marks National Sunshine Week, observed March 15-21, 2026, a nonpartisan initiative that highlights the vital role of open government and public access to information in American democracy. Timed to James Madison’s birthday on March 16 — the “father of the Constitution” who championed transparency — the observance reminds citizens that sunlight, as Justice […]
By Trey Foerster Publisher, HeadspringIS.com As we mark the 85th celebration of National Newspaper Week in 2025 on Oct. 5-11, it is both a moment of reflection and a call to action for our community. For nearly a century, National Newspaper Week has recognized the essential role newspapers play in informing citizens, fostering civic engagement, […]
OPINION On June 10, Gov. Evers signed a letter expressing support for the ICE rioters in Los Angeles. Senator Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) released the following statement regarding the Governor’s actions. What’s happening in Los Angeles isn’t a protest. It’s a riot. It’s destruction. And it’s a direct challenge to law enforcement, public safety, and the rule […]
By Trey Foerster Last night, March 4, Mark McCoy attempted to record the Village of Iola Police Committee meeting and was told by the chair of the meeting that he couldn’t, that it’s only allowed for record keeping, and only the press or clerk/secretary can do that. The chair seems to be under the impression […]
People should drink ‘Wisconsinbly’ By Trey Foerster, Publisher Did you know that Waupaca County is the 39th most ‘drunken’ county in the state with 27.2 percent binge or heavy drinking? Did you know that driving deaths involving alcohol for the county is 37.8 percent – which makes it the 556th highest of the 3,081 counties […]
Getting local support and participation in social, cultural, and government coverage By Trey Foerster, Publisher If you have read a newspaper over the past 20 years, you are aware of the state of local news coverage in Iola-Scandinavia and Waupaca. Newspaper consolidation due to dwindling advertising and subscriber revenue has forced many local news sources […]
By Donovan Brooke Though I don’t know all the details, I was disappointed in a decision by five people in Waupaca to overturn the decisions of Iola and Scandinavia (as well as their own first decision) to deny a sand mine effort by the Iola Car Show (ICS) and Faulks Brothers (FB). I don’t like […]
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