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The Town of Iola Board will meet on Monday, Nov. 30, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Budget Hearing Special Meeting Adopt the 2020 Town Levy Tax Regular Monthly Meeting Agenda Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public […]
The monthly meeting of the Village of Scandinavia Board was held on Oct. 13 in the community room of the Scandinavia Municipal Center. President Dave Mork called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. Members present: Dave Mork, Mike Hayes, Chris Williams, Kelton Wilhite, Treasurer Judy Watson, and Clerk Renee Smith. Member absent: Bob Fredy. […]
The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Helvetia was held at the Town Hall on Oct. 5 and was called to order by Chairman Calvin Preuss at 7 p.m. Town Board members present Calvin Preuss, Gary Chich, Jeff Oppor, Liane Gruenwald, Kathy Quinlan. Town Residents present: Gary Prill, Mike Shostak, Greg Loescher, one additional […]
Iola Living Assistance Inc. filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 6, in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The debtor listed an address of 505 West Iola Street., Iola, and is represented in court by attorney Paul G. Swanson. Iola Living Assistance Inc. listed assets up to $3,488,034 and debts up to $6,224,895. The filing’s […]
Donald H. Carlson February 1, 1931 – November 22, 2020 Donald Harold Carlson, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formerly of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Nov. 22, 2020 at the age of 89 years. He was born on Feb. 1, 1931, in the town of New Hope, Portage County, Wisconsin, to the late Clayton and Helen […]
Covid-19 numbers are from the Waupaca County link and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services are as of today, Monday, Nov. 23. Waupaca County death rate overall 0.56% to date. The 7-day positive rate has slowed a lot, now at 3% for I-S and 5% for Waupaca. The 14-day positive rate is down to 17% for […]
By Rep. Kevin Petersen Since the November 3rd election, our office received numerous emails and phone calls from constituents and people all over Wisconsin voicing concerns about whether fraud influenced the state’s vote tally. Without regarding one’s political beliefs, having faith in the legitimacy of elections is vital to our democracy. Therefore, the Assembly Committee on […]
The Village of Iola will have a voting equipment audit on Monday, Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. at the Waupaca County Courthouse, 811 Harding Street, Waupaca. The reporting unit to be audited is AVC Edge with VeriVote Printer, which utilizes the DRE voting system. The reporting unit and contests were randomly selected by the Wisconsin […]
The Silver Lake Management Committee will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Agenda 1. Online Meeting Platform Etiquette 2. Introductions and Sharing of a Positive Memory of Silver Lake 3. Assign Minute Taker 4. New Committee Member Appointments 5. Grant Update 6. Scholarship Update 7. Committee Mission and Goals 8. Next […]
The Iola Lions are pleased to announce the winners of their annual Peace Poster Contest. They are: First Place -Ahnna Check; Second Place – Sophia Munoz & Savannah Burgdorf; Third Place – Charlotte Isermann and Alex Hartman. The Lions sponsor the contest in conjunction with Iola-Scandinavia Art Teacher Jill Willems and Lions International to encourage […]
