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Anita H. Peterson November 10, 1930 – February 23, 2025 Anita H. Peterson, 94, of Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. She was born on Nov. 10, 1930, in Iola, Wisconsin, to the late Johnnie and Cora (Thoe) Aasen. Anita married Everett Peterson on Oct. 22, 1949, at Hitterdahl Lutheran […]
Around Town ABSENTEE BALLOTS: If you wish to file an absentee ballot in the April 1 election, go online to myvote.wi.gov. SPRING TRAIL RACE: The Iola Winter Sports Club will host a Spring Trail Race of 5k and 15k on Saturday, April 19. The 5k is a winding course moving primarily over ski trail this […]
The Town of Iola’s monthly board meeting, set for 6 p.m. on Feb. 24, at the town hall, will focus on ongoing road maintenance, snow plowing concerns, and the potential purchase of a new tractor for mowing. Chairman Mark Sprangers, along with Supervisors Bruce Faldet and Josh Franchuk, Clerk Steve Madson, and Treasurer Denis Walter, […]
State Rep. Brent Jacobson and State Sen. Cory Tomczyk both responded to Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal. State Rep. Jacobson’s response is as follows: “For over a decade, Wisconsin Republicans have fought for fiscal responsibility in the State Budget,” said Rep. Jacobson. “As a result, while neighboring states face deficits and budget shortfalls, Wisconsin is […]
Proposal also includes tax hikes for wealthy, Medicaid expansion, environment investments By Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner Gov. Tony Evers unveiled a sweeping 2025-27 state budget proposal Tuesday evening that would come at the cost of $55.5 billion in state funds across the biennium — an increase of about 18%. The proposal lays out many priorities including investments […]
By Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner Wisconsin Republicans in the state Assembly passed a package of education bills Wednesday to implement new standards for standardized test scores, school funding allocations, responding to curriculum inspection requests and for keeping cell phones out of schools. Republicans argued that the state needs to ensure that schools are meeting certain […]
Around Town FIRST MONDAY TRAIL RACES: The Iola Winter Sports Club will be hosting a new event called First Monday Trail Races (5k) because they are scheduled to take place on the first Monday in June (2), July (7), and August (4). Each will start at 5:30 p.m. Each month there will be a new […]
By Greg Ambrosius Yesterday, Waupaca County Judge Vicki Clussman recused herself from our case. She cited Wis. Statue s. 757.19(2)(g), which states that the judge determined that she could not act impartially in this case. Another judge in another county will now decide the case over the Iola Car Show’s non-metallic mining permit because all three […]
Around Town KWIK TRIP ATHLETES OF WEEK: WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week nominations for the week of Feb. 10-16 include Iola-Scandinavia’s Will Cady now at UW– La Crosse in Field. Congratulations! SOUTHEAST GASSERS ASSOCIATION SEASON: Greg and Leah Stelse of Iola will be entering their car “The Joker” in the March 21-22 competition […]
