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PRESS RELEASE Kat Turner will serve as Waupaca County District Attorney after an appointment by Gov. Tony Evers on Dec. 16. The appointment fills a vacancy being created by District Attorney Veronica Isherwood’s resignation. Turner will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2025. “Kat Turner is an experienced attorney who […]
Around Town
Should the Menorah be labeled the Holiday Candelabra? Or the Fanous – the lantern representing Ramadan – be called the Holiday Lantern? By State Rep. Kevin Petersen What looks like a Christmas tree, smells like a Christmas tree, and is decorated like a Christmas tree but isn’t a Christmas tree? At the Wisconsin State Capitol, it’s […]
It’s time to keep an eye on Madison and see what state legislators are going to do with the $6.8 billion surplus. Some want to “invest” in government programs. Others want to return at least half of the surplus returned to state taxpayers. Read one story about it here.
Around Town Business hour changes
Due to potential hazardous weather conditions this evening, the Iola Car Show and Faulks CUP informational hearing has been postponed, and is tentatively re-scheduled for Wednesday, January 4 at 5 p.m.
Informational Planning meeting at 5 p.m. The Town of Scandinavia Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Prior to the meeting, an Informational Planning Committee meeting will be held at 5 p.m. No decisions will be made at the December Board meeting regarding the […]
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.
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 […]
