Town of Harrison Board acts on speed limits and illegal dump site

The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held at Northland Lutheran Church on Monday, Dec. 11. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dean Lashua at 6:30 p.m.  Present at the meeting were Brandon Schuster, Carrie Powell, Mike Schultz, Johnathon Munoz, John Phillips, Becky Schultz, and Fran Moen. The Treasurer’s report […]

Sheri Lynn Seubert obituary

Sheri Lynn Seubert August 19, 1962 – December 24, 2023 Sheri Lynn Seubert, 59, of Weyauwega, Wisconsin, formerly of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. She was born Aug. 19, 1964, in Elgin, Illinois, to Sandra (Orban) Schumacher and the late Gordon Schumacher. Sheri moved with her parents and two brothers from […]

Area Christmas religious services

The following churches have submitted information on religious services for the Christmas-New Year holidays. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church December 24, 6 p.m., with Communion, special music by Spoken December 25, 9 a.m. Redeemer Lutheran Church December 25, Festival Service, 10 a.m. December 31, New Year’s Eve Service, 10 a.m. Scandinavia Lutheran Church December 24, 10:15 […]

Friday Iola-Scandinavia news items

Around Town SKI JUMPING PROGRAM: IWSC has a new ski jumping program coordinator, Nate Matoon. We are scheduling ski practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 – 7:30 as soon as we can get more snow and get the hills jumpable. Anyone interested in trying out is invited to come to a “Ski Jump Trial” […]

Town of Iola Board to meet Dec. 18

The Town of Iola Board’s regular monthly meeting is Monday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public Comments Old Business: Roads/Bridges New Business Approval of Town Books Approval of […]

Iola’s Tim Polasek named Head football coach at North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University has named Tim Polasek as the 32nd head football coach in program history, NDSU director of athletics Matt Larsen announced on Sunday, Dec. 17. Polasek is returning to North Dakota State from Wyoming, where he was the offensive coordinator under former NDSU head coach Craig Bohl for the past three seasons. See […]

Iola-Scandinavia events Dec. 17-25

Here are the upcoming events for Iola-Scandinavia for this Christmas holiday season! December 17 In the heart of Iola-Scandinavia, the day kicks off with the Spark Christmas Program at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at 9 a.m. Later in the afternoon, head over to Odin & Freja’s Place for a festive Christmas Sing-A-Long from 2:30-5 p.m. […]

It’s a Christmas Tree

By Rep. Kevin Petersen, 40th Assembly District A beautiful 30-foot tree adorns the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda. It looks like a Christmas tree, smells like a Christmas tree, and is decorated like a Christmas tree. But wait! At the Wisconsin State Capitol, it’s simply labeled the State Capitol Holiday Tree. Excuse me, but what holiday […]