Stop the Mine signs reported pilfered

Stop the Mine signs have been disappearing, the latest on Dec.12 in the Town of Iola and Township of Helvetia. The signs were located on Highway 161 and Olson Road on private property. Anyone with information concerning this should contact the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department.

Gunnell leaves sports journalism after 27 years

Becomes Green County Deputy Clerk of Courts By Julia Hunter, Wisconsin Newspaper Association Sports editor Tom Gunnell is leaving the (Darlington) Republican Journal after 27 years to become the Deputy Clerk of Courts in Green County, he announced in a column last month. Gunnell began as a sports reporter at the Journal in August 1995, after earning his bachelor’s […]

Village of Scandinavia Board Dec. 13 meeting agenda

The Village of Scandinavia Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 5 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Agenda Approval of agenda Approval of November minutes Approval of Budget Hearing/Meeting minutes Informal public comment time Noah Swenson Village lot #28 15 41 8 Municipal Center: New flooring, New tables and […]

Town of Harrison Board Dec. 12 agenda

The Town of Harrison Board will meet on Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at Northland Lutheran Church. Agenda Call to Order Roll Call/Quorum call Verification Of Public Notice by Town Board Approval of prior Town Board minutes by Town Board. Report on correspondence from Town Clerk and other officers. Report from Town’s Officers/Town employees. […]

Iola Car Show solicits support for open pit mining by direct mail

In a direct mail piece dated Dec. 6, the Iola Car Show Board of Directors and Iola Car Show Staff solicited support from “all of our local volunteer organizations and businesses” to support the Iola-Scandinavia open pit mining operation by submitting “letters/emails in support of the positive impacts the Iola Car Show has on them […]

Arlene M. Bucholtz obituary

Arlene M. Bucholtz January 19, 1926 – December 4, 2022 Arlene passed away on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at age 96, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Arlene, was born and raised in Iola, Wisconsin. After high school she moved to Milwaukee, where she met and married a wonderful man named Gordy. There they raised their two children, […]

Athletic conference realignment proposal announced for prep football

STEVENS POINT (WLUK) — Earlier this week the Conference Realignment Task Force voted on 35 football-only requests in the first meeting of the membership’s realignment review process for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Twenty-seven plans either requested placement in a conference or requested relief from their current conference affiliation in 11-player football. Although none of […]