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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 […]
The Village of Scandinavia Board will change its regular monthly meeting from Aug. 11 to Aug. 4 at 5 p.m. The change is being made due to the Aug. 11 election.
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. […]
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 […]
A public hearing will be held at the regular monthly meeting of the Village of Iola Board of Trustees on Monday, July 13, about abandoning Jenson Drive. The special hearing is scheduled for 5:45 p.m.
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 […]
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 […]
Eleanor June (Simonson) Eckhardt June 3, 1953 – June 11, 2020 Eleanor June (Simonson) Eckhardt, 85, went to our Lord peacefully, with family by her side in Lisbon, Maine, on June 11, 2020. She died as she had lived: Trusting Jesus. Eleanor was born on June 3, 1935, at her family farm in Scandinavia, Wisconsin. […]
Ruth G. Gilbertson Strand April 13, 1926 – June 5, 2020 Ruth G. Gilbertson Strand, age 94, passed away Friday June 5, 2020 at Dove Healthcare in Osseo Wisconsin. Ruth was born on April 13, 1926 in Iola, Wisconsin, the daughter of Osborne and Amy (Benson) Stamstad. She attended Iola public schools, graduating with the […]
At this time there will be no “in library” programming this summer at the Iola Village Library. However, summer programs will be available in “Imagination Bags” that will be available for pickup at the library. Here is a listing of the theme areas. Read, Read, Read This summer we are using Beanstack to keep track […]
