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The Iola-Scandinavia School Board will meet on Monday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Elementary School Library and via Zoom. Call meeting to order in the Elementary School Library with the reading of the official notice. Roll call. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of agenda Public input/comments – Members of the public must register by […]
By Rep. Kevin Petersen Not only has the COVID-19 virus rendered countless people around the state, country, and world ill, some suffering complications and/or death, but it has taken a toll on our society as a whole. Our young have been denied an in-person education as our elderly in assisted living and nursing homes have […]
Mobile COVID-19 testing will be held free on Friday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 15, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at ThedaCare Medical Center in Waupaca. The drive-through testing is free and is available to all community members experiencing symptoms, those who believe they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and anyone […]
The Iola Fire & Ambulance Department will pickup up discarded Christmas trees set out at curbside on Saturday, Jan. 9, beginning at 9 a.m. Village of Iola residents should have their trees curbside by 8 a.m.
The Scandinavia Town Board met on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Chairman Gary Marx called the meeting to order at 5:39 pm. Frank Bauer made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion seconded by Gary Marx. Motion carried. Frank Bauer made a motion to accept Clerk’s September minutes. Motion was seconded by […]
The Town of Scandinavia Board will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 13, following the Town Caucus, which is at 5:30 p.m., at the Scandinavia Municipal Center. The meeting will also be held via GoToMeeting. Agenda Approval of the Agenda Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Planning Commission Road Issues Old Business: Vandyke Junk/Salvage Yard, Ron Gavin Junk/Salvage Yard, […]
Mitchell Lee Taylor September 4, 1956 – January 4, 2021 Mitchell Lee Taylor, age 64, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 4, 202,1 with his family around him after a 20-year struggle with the genetic neurological disease, CADASIL. Mitchell was born on Sept. 4, 1956, in Wausau, Wisconsin, to the late Marshall and […]
A Village Caucus for the Village of Scandinavia will be held in the Scandinavia Municipal Center at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for offices of village president and two village trustees to be voted on in the ensuing spring election on April 6.
By Trey Foerster As of January 1, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 summary data, cumulative COVID-19 cases since March 15, 2020, have risen to 198 for Iola-Scandinavia, compared with 274 for Manawa-Ogdensburg, 438 for the City of Waupaca, and 1360 for the southwest quarter of Waupaca County. By municipality, cumulative counts […]
Sigfred “Sig” Malvik January 14, 1932 – December 30, 2020 Sigfred (Sig) Malvik, 88 passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2020, at his winter home in Arizona City, Arizona. His wife Elaine and family members were at his side. Sig was born on Jan. 14, 1932, in Trondheim, Norway, to parents Sverre and Svandhild (Holum) […]
