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Around Town KRISTIAN WELCH: With the long-term injury to Packers special teams linebacker Nick Niemann, Iola’s Kristian Welch has been eyed as a possible replacement. Kristian is currently on the team’s practice squad. Read the Dairyland Express story here. Around the State PRISON OVERHAUL: Gov. Tony Evers has a sweeping plan to overhaul Wisconsin’s aging […]
Norman Robert Larson May 26, 1925 – October 27, 2025 Norman Robert Larson passed away on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. He was born May 26, 1925, to Clarence and Ruth (Hoy) Larson in rural Waupaca, Wisconsin. He attended Townsend and Oakland Grade Schools and graduated from Scandinavia High School in 1943.He farmed with his dad […]
Around Town VILLAGE OF IOLA ACTION: On Oct. 1, the Working Board of the Village of Iola passed the following: A mural ordinance; prohibition of bikes, scooters, and e-scooters on the Iola Lions River Walk; and Chapter 90 Bicycles and other play vehicles ordinance. On Oct. 7, the village Joint Personnel and Finance Committee recommended […]
George Charles Fischer December 29, 1938– October 24, 2025 George Charles Fischer went to his heavenly home on October 24, 2025. He was born on Dec. 29, 1938, in Renwick, Iowa, to the late George S. Fischer and Arlene (Smith) Fischer. George’s family moved to Plymouth, Wisconsin, when he was a young boy. He attended […]
By Tom Anderson The Iola-Scandinavia Girls Softball Team will be hosting an Iola-Scandinavia Community Impact Night at Pizza Ranch, 1300 Commerce Place, in Plover, Wisconsin, on Monday, Nov. 3, from 4-8 p.m. This is a fundraiser to help the softball team earn money for their spring training softball trip to Florida this spring, 2026. The […]
The Iola-Scandinavia cross-country team turned in a powerful performance at the sectional meet on Saturday, Oct. 25, with brothers Ben and Jack Beck both earning individual trips to the WIAA State Cross Country Championships. Ben Beck raced to a runner-up finish in the boys’ 5,000-meter run with a time of 16 minutes, 38.3 seconds, while […]
Around Town Around the County RENAMING MANAWA POST OFFICE: Congressman Tony Wied introduced legislation to rename a post office in Waupaca County after local World War II hero Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich. M/Sgt. Handrich’s sustained personal bravery, consummate courage, and gallant self-sacrifice reflect untold glory upon himself and the heroic traditions of the military […]
By State Rep. Brent Jacobson Wisconsin families are facing a housing crisis. Today, the median home costs $338,000, over 110 percent more than it was just ten years ago. The cost of a new home is even worse, with a median price of over $525,000!This rising unaffordability has two major causes. First, Wisconsin is not building enough homes. While estimates […]
Around Town TAYLOR FIELD IMPROVEMENTS: Taylor Field’s infield project has been completed! Part of the project was a sprinkler system, which was worked on by Greg Krogwold and Eddie Bonikowske. SWIM TEAM INTEREST: Do you have a child interested in joining the Iola-Scandinavia swim team? Go here for parents’ meeting information, season dates, and registration […]
