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Around Town CHURCH MERGERS: The Iola and Manawa Methodist Churches have merged with Center Emanuel to create a three-point charge for Pastor Leo. As a result, the Sunday worship service in Iola is at 8 a.m. The Iola Christmas Eve service is at 3 p.m. DEER ANTLER COLLECTION: Hunters who wish to donate the antlers […]
Addresses anticipated budget deficit The Iola-Scandinavia School District Board held its annual budget meeting on Oct. 14. At this meeting, the board reviewed the financial outlook for the 2024-25 school year and approved a tax levy to mitigate an anticipated budget shortfall. District Business Manager Sarah Thiel reported that while the district ended the 2023-24 […]
Republican businessman Tony Wied is favored in the right-leaning district, but trails his Democratic opponent, OB-GYN physician Kristin Lyerly, in fundraising. By Maggie Zale, THE BADGER PROJECT The Badger Project is a nonpartisan, citizen-supported journalism nonprofit in Wisconsin. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN physician from De Pere, has raised nearly $2.4 million in Democrats’ uphill struggle to retake the […]
Around Town COLLEGIATE OFFER: The Minnesota Golden Gophers became the latest program to offer 2027 Iola-Scandinavia High School tight end Korz Loken on Saturday after the Iola, Wisconsin, native made his first game day visit to Minneapolis. ROSENBERGER ART CLASS: Watercolor Artist Carolyn Rosenberger will offer a painting class on Monday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 […]
By Donovan Brooke Though I don’t know all the details, I was disappointed in a decision by five people in Waupaca to overturn the decisions of Iola and Scandinavia (as well as their own first decision) to deny a sand mine effort by the Iola Car Show (ICS) and Faulks Brothers (FB). I don’t like […]
Iola-Scandinavia secures 5th place at Manitowoc Meet Ben Beck delivered a standout performance on Saturday, Oct. 26, clinching the sectional title at the WIAA Boys Division 3 Cross Country Championship at Meadow Links Golf Course. Beck’s first-place finish, clocking in at 16:51.5, earned him the championship title and punched his ticket to next weekend’s state […]
Job Opportunities CRYSTAL CAFE: Looking for part-time wait staff. Apply by calling 715-4456-9227 or going to the website. LIBRARY AIDE: Iola-Scandinavia Middle/High School, part-time morning position. Apply here. DAYTIME HELP: ScandiHus, 3-4 days per week. Facebook
By Just the News, Natalia Nittelstadt, Oct. 27 The Biden administration’s Department of Justice is suing states and towns across the country in an effort to thwart election integrity measures ahead of the presidential election, resulting in pushback from election integrity advocates. The DOJ has sued Virginia, Alabama, and rural Wisconsin towns over the removal […]
