Around Town
ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL has been announced. Emma Printz is unanimous 1st Team, Maggie Maus is 1st Team, Charlotte Isermann is Honorable Mention, and Ruby Maus is Honorable Mention. Congratulations!
MARSHA MUELLER is the featured artist in November at LittleWolf Gallery. Marsha Mueller is a longtime arts teacher, teaching K–12 for 25+ years. She now works on her own art, primarily in fibers and mixed media. Congratulations!
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES for Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School run Thursday, Dec. 3, and Monday, Dec. 7, from 4–7:30 p.m. Registration for 4K–fourth grade opens Thursday, Nov. 5 through Skyward, with instructions shared that day. Fifth- and sixth-grade conferences are drop-in in teachers’ classrooms. Call the elementary office with questions or to schedule meetings with other staff members.
VOLUNTEERS are needed at Iola-Scandinavia Elementary School. Contact the office for further information on opportunities.
LIKE LEFSE? Get yours this week at ScandiHus. It’s available at $6.50 per package. Next week it goes up $2. Need lefse for the holidays? Stop in this week and save.
Around the County
WAUPACA COUNTY – A multi-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 10 near Holiday Road temporarily blocked traffic in both directions Sunday evening. Emergency crews responded to the Fremont area before clearing the scene around 7:44 p.m. Delays were reported, but information on injuries was not immediately released. (Source: FOX 11)
CLINTONVILLE – School district officials are reevaluating Fund 80 community service finances to address program deficits. The Clintonville School Board is exploring neutral cost structures and sharing facilities with the city. The finance committee plans to review several options and recommendations at an upcoming meeting. (Source: Waupaca County Post)
CLINTONVILLE – The Goodfellows of Clintonville and Marion opened applications for their annual holiday assistance program Monday. Eligible residents within both school districts can apply online through Sunday, Nov. 15. The program will distribute food vouchers and toys to families in December at Memory Lanes. (Source: WTCH)
WAUPACA COUNTY – The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office reported six car-deer accidents within a 24-hour period ending Monday morning. Authorities issued an alert warning motorists of increased deer activity as the annual mating season begins. Officials implemented a star system to track daily movement across the region. (Source: WSAW 7)
Around the State
Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin:
MILWAUKEE POLICE are searching for suspects following a shooting early Sunday on the city’s south side that left a 17-year-old dead and two other teenagers injured. Officers responded around 1:30 a.m. near South Sixth and West Rogers streets, where all three victims were found shot. (Source: TMJ4)
DUNN COUNTY sheriff’s deputies cited an Eau Claire woman for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence following a fiery single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday evening. Authorities received an automated iPhone crash detection alert around 6:07 p.m. on State Highway 85 in the Township of Peru. (Source: WEAU 13)
MILWAUKEE OFFICERS arrested a 17-year-old suspect Sunday morning following a shooting that left a 23-year-old man injured on the city’s north side. The incident occurred at approximately 3:11 a.m. on the 2900 block of West Villard Avenue. Investigators are still looking into additional suspects. (Source: FOX6)
Today in History
Here are notable moments from Today in History:
1783—THE U.S. Army disbanded after the Revolutionary War. Gen. George Washington delivered his “Farewell Orders to the Armies” near Princeton, New Jersey, thanking his troops for their service, endurance, and sacrifice during the eight-year conflict, effectively concluding military operations for the Continental Army.
1889—PRESIDENT BENJAMIN Harrison signed proclamations admitting North Dakota and South Dakota into the Union as the 39th and 40th states. Harrison intentionally shuffled the paperwork so no one would know which state was officially admitted first, preventing long-standing rivalry between the Dakotas.
1920—KDKA IN Pittsburgh made the nation’s first commercial radio broadcast. The station aired real-time returns of the presidential election between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox, proving radio’s viability for mass communication and launching the modern broadcasting industry.
1947—DESIGNER HOWARD Hughes flew the Spruce Goose, the largest wooden airplane ever built, on its only flight over Long Beach, California. The H-4 Hercules flying boat remained airborne for about one minute, traveling approximately one mile at an altitude of 70 feet.
1948—INCUMBENT HARRY S. Truman defeated Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey in a stunning presidential election upset. The victory famously prompted the Chicago Daily Tribune to print a premature headline, “Dewey Defeats Truman,” which the reelected president later displayed triumphantly to crowds.
1962—PRESIDENT JOHN F. Kennedy announced during a televised address that Soviet missile bases in Cuba were being dismantled and destroyed. The declaration signaled the de-escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which had brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
1983—PRESIDENT RONALD Reagan signed a bill into law at the White House creating a federal holiday honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The legislation designated the third Monday in January for the observance, which officially began nationwide in 1986.
2000—AMERICAN ASTRONAUT Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev became the first residents of the International Space Station. The Expedition 1 crew docked their Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft in orbit, initiating an uninterrupted human presence in space that continues today.
2016—THE CHICAGO Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings during Game 7 of the World Series in Cleveland. The dramatic victory ended the Cubs’ historic 108-year championship drought, the longest in Major League Baseball history.
2020—SINGER ARIANA Grande scored her fifth No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her track “Positions.” The debut extended her record as the artist with the most songs to enter at the top spot on the U.S. music charts.
