Around Town
VILLAGE ORDINANCE MEETING: The Village of Iola will hold a Working Board Meeting on Monday, April 7, at 11 a.m. to review the Ordinance Book update changes from Municode. The meeting is at the Iola Village Hall.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING: Local watercolor artist Carolyn Rosenberg will offer a painting class on Monday, April 14, at Lessons from the Art. “We will celebrate the beginning of the spring season by painting a grouping of floral shapes set against a dramatic background of various colors, using the negative painting technique.” Cost is $25. To sign up for this class email Carolyn Rosenberger: carolynrosenberger@gmail.com.
LITTLEWOLF GALLERY: Donovan’s glassblowing studio in downtown Iola is still welcoming donations to fund community accessibility. “Though this project is a for-profit business, it has community in mind. I was lucky to grow up with glass shops nearby, and the connections/friendships, and information sharing, has travelled with me for almost a lifetime. This is the spirit which drives this project,” Donovan says. Here’s the link to his GoFundMe page.
Business Hours
Dragonflies & Daisies: Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday April 12 and April 26 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Around the County
PACKERS GRANT: Amherst High School and Weyauwega-Fremont High School are two of 20 Wisconsin High Schools to receive a Green Bay Packers grant to help with the implementation of girls flag intramurals and club teams. The schools will receive a $5,000 grant and a girls flag starter kit courtesy of USA Football. – Courtesy WAOW
Around the State
BRAT RECALL: Johnsonville is recalling over 22,000 pounds of cheddar bratwurst produced on February 5 of this year. The product is a 19-oz. Sealed firm tray packages containing five pieces of “Johnsonville BRATS CHEDDAR Bratwurst,” and the package code B9FOD.
HOUSING: Allowing more home construction on smaller lots in Wisconsin would substantially drive down prices, according to a new analysis by scholars at the American Enterprise Institute. If development since 2000 had averaged 5.9 units per acre instead of 3.5 per acre, AEI estimates, an additional 209,000 single-family houses would have been built — a 66% increase on the same amount of land. Read the story here.
WISCONSIN DRIVERS: Wisconsin drivers set a record of 68.3 billion miles driven on Wisconsin roadways in 2024, according to preliminary data from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. – courtesy Badger Institute
