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By Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office Fentanyl is hard to detect. You can’t see it, taste it, or smell it. A tiny amount—as little as two grains of salt—is enough to kill someone. The number of fentanyl overdose deaths in Wisconsin grew by 97 percent from 2019 (651) to 2021 (1,280). How to recognize an overdose […]
Around Town Achilles Tenderloin & Old Wolves, LittleWolf Gallery, Iola, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 5-8 p.m. Don’t forget the Lions Blood Drive, Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center. This Saturday is the Taste of Norway and Lost Arts Fair on the Iola Historical Society grounds, Depot Street, […]
Shirley A. Munson July 17, 1936 – September 23, 2022 Shirley A. Munson, 86 formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, at Glencoe Regional Health Services in Glencoe, Minnesota. Shirley Arlene House was born July 17, 1936, to Lawrence and Effie (Peterson) House in Deer River, Minnesota. She graduated with the Class […]
Marcella Jean (Thulien) Anderson April 14, 1930 – September 22, 2022 Marcella Jean (Thulien) Anderson passed away on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Theda Care Waupaca hospital with family at her bedside. She has been blessed to enjoy a life of 92 years and will be dearly missed. She was born on April 14, 1930, […]
The Township of Iola Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 26, 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: Town Road speed […]
Around Town You can support Iola-Scandinavia Schools at the pump! The next time you need gasoline (unleaded or premium), head over to the Iola Cenex at 305 Main Street in Iola or the Scandi C-Store at 265 Main Street in Scandinavia. Find the brightly painted gas pump with the school’s logo and purchase your fuel […]
The Iola Reginal Recycling Commission will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at p.m. at the Iola Community Center in the Community Room. Agenda Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Minutes of the Feb. 22 meeting Public presentation Old Business New Business: Election of officers, 2022 financial report, proposed 2023 budget and assessment, […]
The Iola Historical Society will hold its monthly board meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, in the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street. The membership will meet at 6:30 p.m. There will be a finalization of plans for the Oct. 1 Taste of Norway. At 7 p.m., in lieu of the customary program format, […]
There will be a joint meeting of the boards of the Village of Scandinavia and the Town of Scandinavia on Monday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Agenda Appointment of Meeting Chairperson Approval of the Agenda Memorial Park Mowing I-S Baseball Team Using Field Baseball Lease Park Bridge Use Municipal Center: […]
