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With the November election just a little more than two months away, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) released some tips and important dates to keep in mind to make sure everyone who wants to cast a ballot can. First, you do not have to wait to register to vote or request an absentee ballot. Visit […]
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 Board was held on Monday, July 13, at Northland Church. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chairman Dean Lashua. Present at the meeting were Bonnie Lionhard, Rose Troast, John Phillips, Ann Cassamassa, Mike Schultz, Fran Moen and Jon Ann Kasson. The Clerk’s […]
By Iola Lions The Iola Lions are focusing on Community Service this year. This past Monday a group of Lions pressure washed sections of the Iola River Walk that were dirty from overhanging trees. They also trimmed brush and repaired portions of the River Walk. This was a considerable effort and we would like to […]
Stuff the Bus on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., will be located at Iola Sentry Store and is sponsored by the Iola Lions Club. Items needed: Glue sticks, colored pencils, disinfectant wipes, gel hand sanitizer, face shields, backpacks (no wheels), sandwich zip lock bags, notebooks, erasers, pencils, scissors, facial tissue, monetary […]
The monthly Village Board Meeting of the Village of Iola was held Monday July 13, at 6 p.m. via GoToMeeting and in person, by special accommodations. President Joel Edler called the regular monthly meeting of the Iola Village Board of Trustees to order. President Edler made the open meeting statement that this meeting and all […]
The Iola-Scandinavia School Board will meet on Monday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m., in the Elementary School Library. Due to the COVID-19 emergency order of social distancing, this meeting will be conducted as a virtual Zoom meeting; not all board members may be physically present at this meeting. Board members may participate in person or […]
The Village of Iola Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. There will be no in-person meeting for August, due to the recent spike in COVID-19 in the village and with the election on Tuesday. If you do not feel comfortable using your computer feel to call in. This meeting and […]
David A. Behm March 17, 1953 – August 3, 2020 David A. Behm, age 67, of Waupaca, WI, passed away on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. David was born on March 17, 1953, the son of LaVern and Lela (Hansen) in Iola, Wisconsin. David married Julie Gore on July 21, 1991. He recently retired from the […]
After graduating from Waupaca High School in 2009, Nate Tomlinson went right to professional umpires school in Florida. That is when the long grind of trying to make it to the big leagues started. Fast forward a decade and Tomlinson will make his Major League debut on Friday night, Aug 7. He is scheduled to work the […]
