James E. Bing obituary

James E. Bing November 11, 1928 – June 23, 2020 James E. Bing, 91, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at The Willows in Iola. He was born in Iola, on Nov. 11, 1928, a son of the late Dora (Severson) and Herman Bing. James married Nancy Caldwell on May 2, 1963, in […]

Village of Scandinavia absentee ballot notice

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she […]

Woodtick Softball Tourney Aug. 15

The annual Woodtick Softball Tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Schmidt’s Corners. Action starts at 8 a.m. Looking for teams to sign up. The first seven teams that pay their registration fee of $75 are in. This tournament is coed friendly! The deadline to sign up is Aug. 10.

IHS to meet on June 29

The Iola Historical Society will have its monthly business and membership meetings on Monday, June 29, in the Machine Shed at 222 Depot Street. The board meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Having cancelled our March, April and May meetings, along with our 7th annual Memorial Day Pork […]

Blonde retires as county ag agent

After 36 years as Waupaca County Extension agricultural educator, the time has finally come for Greg Blonde of Waupaca to retire. When he announced at the beginning of the year that he would be retiring in early June, Blonde never thought he would spend his last nearly three months on the job working from home. […]

StoryWalk Project outside Iola Community Center

The Iola Village Library has installed a Storywalk on Iola Street on the north side of the library and village hall. The book is “Row, Row, Row your Boat” by Iza Trapani. Families are encouraged to take a walk downtown and stop to read the book. Leave the library a message on Facebook if you […]

Town of Helvetia Board June 1 minutes

The regular meeting of the Town of Helvetia Board was held at the Town Hall, and was called to order by Chairman, Calvin Preuss at 7 p.m. All Town board members were present. Two town residents were also in attendance. The Board cited the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read […]

Town of Harrison Board June 8 minutes

The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held on Monday, June 8, at Northland Church. Present at the meeting were Bob Kasson, Rose Troast, John Phillips, Brandon Schuster, Mike Schultz, Ann Casamassa, Robert Opperman, Jon Ann Kasson and Fran Moen. The Clerk’s minutes from the previous meeting were read. A motion was […]