Christmas tree pickup Jan. 9
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.
Town of Scandinavia Board Dec. 9 minutes
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 […]
Town of Scandinavia Board to meet Jan. 13
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 obituary
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 […]
Village of Scandinavia Caucus Jan. 12
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.
Where Iola-Scandinavia is at with COVID-19 numbers
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 obituary
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) […]
Free Covid-19 collection kit now available
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 obituary
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 […]
Where for Art Thou, Christmas Tree?
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 […]
