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Iola Sand Mine judge assignment gets bounced around By Greg Ambrosius Our appeal against the Faulks Bros sand mine permit took a wild turn this week. As we reported last week, the lawyers for Waupaca County and the Waupaca County Planning and Zoning Committee filed a Motion to Dismiss our appeal in Waupaca County Circuit Court. […]
Around Town EDELBURG AT NATIONAL CONVENTION: Scandinavia’s Patty Edelburg attended the National Farmers Union 122nd Anniversary Convention March 10-12 as a member of the Wisconsin Farmers Union. Around the State TURKEY BONUS HARVEST AUTHORIZATIONS: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling bonus harvest authorizations for the 2024 spring turkey season on Monday, […]
The Iola Historical Society is gearing up for an eventful meeting on Monday, March 25, focusing on community engagement and historical preservation. The gathering will commence at 5:30 p.m. with a board meeting followed by a membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. The venue is set at the Machine Shed located at 222 Depot Street in […]
March 18 Residents of Iola-Scandinavia gear up for a day packed with community events. The morning starts with the soothing hum of needles at the Quilting event hosted at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church starting at 8 a.m. Later in the day, at 1:30 p.m., the Naomi Circle gathers at the same location for their scheduled […]
By Greg Ambrosius This last week has seen a lot of interesting developments in our appeal of the Faulks Bros’ sand mine permit in the Township of Scandinavia. On Tuesday, March 12, the lawyers for Waupaca County and the Planning and Zoning Committee filed a Motion to Dismiss our appeal. The motion went to Waupaca […]
Around the State REPUBLICANS FIRE EVERS APPOINTEES: “Republicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that limited campus diversity and four judicial watchdogs who wouldn’t commit to punishing liberal state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.” – […]
Committee decides no chickens allowed in village The Village of Iola Ordinance Committee met on March 11 and discussed ordinance suggestions from Police Chief Zierler. Chairman Rick Meyers ran through a list of ordinances that Chief Paul Zierler has requested be addressed first as we begin updating the ordinance book: No Alcohol Sign for Chet […]
The Town of Harrison will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m. at Northland Lutheran Church. Agenda Call to order Verification of Public Notice and Pledge of Allegiance Approval of minutes from the 2023 Annual Town Meeting Set date for the 2025 Annual Town Meeting 2023 Annual Report Announcements and Public […]
