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The State of Wisconsin is providing residents with a free at-home saliva collection kit. The kits can be request at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/collection.htm. Each kit has instructions on how to collect the saliva and how to ship it back via USPS dropbox to the lab. A video call is also available through Vault Medical Services. The test […]
JoAnn M. Anderson February 25, 1933 – December 20, 2020 JoAnn Marie Anderson, age 87, of Oak Creek, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. She was born on Feb. 25, 1933 in Marinette, Wisconsin, to Arthur and Johanna (Kersten) Heisel.On Dec. 26, 1953, she married Harlan Anderson in Milwaukee. He preceded her in death […]
By State Rep. Kevin Petersen Christmas tree, Holiday tree, Capitol tree, missing tree. Wait…missing tree? Alas, the Capitol Christmas tree saga continues onto a new chapter. For over a century a Christmas tree has adorned the Wisconsin State Capitol ground floor rotunda. First erected in 1916, the beautifully decorated tree was referred to as “the […]
Dennis L. McGlin June 18, 1954 – December 16, 2020 Dennis L. McGlin, age 66, formerly of Menasha and recently Iola, WI, entered eternal life to be with his Lord, with his family by his side, on Dec. 16, 2020, after several years of battling cancer. Dennis was born June 18, 1954, in Appleton, Wisconsin, […]
The economic impact of the arts in Wisconsin has been recognized for decades by way of large studies. Overall, they say the impact is in the billions of dollars. In 2020, the awareness was ramped up to new levels in response to the damaging effect of the coronavirus on live performances. The government stepped in […]
The Town of Iola Board will meet on Monday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda 1. Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting 4. Public Comments 5. Old Business 6. New Business: Approve 2021 […]
The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held on Monday, Dec. 14, at Northland Church. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dean Lashua at 6:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were Rose Troast, John Phillips, Mike Schultz, Ann Casamassa, Jon Ann Kasson, Fran Moen and Brandon Schuster. The Clerk’s minutes […]
The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held on Monday, Nov. 9, at Northland Church. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dean Lashua at 6:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were Rose Troast, John Phillips, Mike Schultz, Ann Casamassa, Jon Ann Kasson and Fran Moen. The Clerk’s minutes from the […]
Shirley Jean Bergen MADISON – Shirley Jean Bergen, 88, died in hospice care on Dec. 9, 2020. Shirley grew up on a farm near Iola, Wisconsin. She attended a one-room schoolhouse, graduating as class valedictorian and continued her education at River Falls State Teachers College for two years, where she met her first husband, Wayne […]
The Iola-Scandinavia School District Board will meet on Monday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Elementary School Library and conducted via Zoom. Agenda 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 […]
