Town of Iola Board to meet Jan. 27

The Town of Iola Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at the town hall. Agenda items include: Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public Comments Old Business: Snowplowing New Business Approval of Town Books Approval […]

Iola Historical Society to meet Jan. 27

Caroline Adams will present a program on Iola Riverside Cemetery at the Jan. 27 meeting of the Iola Historical Society. The program will be held during the membership meeting, which starts at 6:30 p.m. The HIS board meeting will occur at 5:30 p.m. Business to be considered during the meeting includes 2019 review accomplishments and […]

Expanding access to addiction treatment – saving lives

By Kevin Petersen State Representative, 40th Assembly District Your high school daughter – a star soccer player – awkwardly tumbles and breaks her arm. Your grandson playing college football injures his leg making a tackle. Or your neighbor had a surgical procedure. To overcome their injuries’ pain, an opioid based medication may have been prescribed. […]

Sarah J. Mohr obituary

Sarah J. Mohr December 01, 1936 – January 17, 2020 Sarah J. Mohr, 83, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Sarah was born in Iola, Wisconsin, on Dec. 1, 1936, a daughter of the late Elsie (Parks) and Edwin Weinmann. She married Roger Mohr on Sept. 5, […]

Town of Iola Board Dec. 23 minutes

Chairman Sprangers called the Town of Iola meeting to order at 6 p.m. Board members present were:  Mark Sprangers, Bruce Faldet, Josh Franchuk, Denis Walter, and Steve Madson. Others present – Chad Bestul and Dean Lashua. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to approve the agenda for the meeting. Supervisor Faldet seconded the motion and it […]

Town of Helvetia Board Jan. 6 meeting 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. One town resident was also in attendance. The Board cited the Pledge Of Allegiance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read […]

Town of Harrison Board Dec. 9 meeting minutes

The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, at Northland Church. Present at the meeting were Carrie and Brian Powell, Diane Erickson, Patricia Johnson, Rose Troast, John Phillips, Bob Kasson, Dan Dowell, Jon Ann Kasson, Mike Schultz, Ann Cassamassa, and Fran Moen. Chairman Dean Lashua called the […]

Village of Scandinavia Board Jan. 14 meeting agenda

The regular monthly meeting of the Scandinavia Village Board will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 5 p.m. in the Municipal Center. Items on the agenda include: Approval of agenda Approval of December minutes Informal public comment time Fire Department annual report, payroll Ordinance Violations:  – Junk and Junked/inoperable vehicles Municipal Center – […]

I-S School Board Dec. 9 meeting minutes

The School District of Iola-Scandinavia Board met on Dec. 9, 2019, in the I-S Elementary School Library at 7 p.m. Meeting was called to order in the Elementary School Library at 7 pm by Diana Jones with the reading of the official notice. Roll call was taken and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Board […]