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By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia High School girls’ softball team is hoping the weather cooperates soon so they can start their 2025 softball season. The Thunderbird varsity and junior varsity teams will travel south to Westfield on Thursday, March 27, to hopefully get in a couple of games. Iola-Scandinavia won the CWC-East crown […]
The Village of Iola Board will hold a working meeting on Tuesday, March 25, at 5 p.m. at the Iola Village Hall. The meeting will address several community concerns, including ongoing complaints about outdoor music, potential regulations for food trucks, and the presentation of the 2024 Kerber Rose audit. The board may also enter a […]
A vital blood drive will occur on Wednesday, April 9, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center. It is sponsored by the Iola Lions Club and the American Red Cross. With blood shortages continuing to challenge hospitals nationwide, organizers urge residents to step forward and help save lives. Blood donations […]
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on April 1 to decide on a constitutional amendment that would solidify the state’s existing voter ID requirement. The referendum, approved by the Republican-led Legislature along party lines, asks whether Wisconsin’s Constitution should be amended to require voters to present a valid photo identification to cast a ballot […]
By Mike Richberg My name is Mike Richberg, and I am running for Iola Village Board President. I am writing this letter to try and dispel some of the misleading things that have been said about me in various publications. First, I would like to make it abundantly clear that I am in no way […]
Around Town SCHOLARSHIP OFFER: Iola-Scandinavia’s Korz Loken, a 6-foot-5 220-pound sophomore, had a scholarship offer by the Wisconsin Badgers. Loken is a tight end for the Iola-Scandinavia High School football team. – Courtesy Badgerblitz.com HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOW: The Iola-Scandinavia Chamber will be set up at the March 22-23 Home Improvement Show at the Waupaca Rec […]
The Republican Party’s District 8 Caucus concluded with a dramatic shake-up in leadership, as Ken Sikora emerged victorious in a hotly contested race for District Chair. Sikora, alongside Vice Chair Dean Neubert, Secretary Dixon Wolfe, and Treasurer Myra Chand, now leads the district’s first MAGA-aligned leadership team. Pre-caucus tensions The road to the March 15 […]
The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 24 (AB-24), a Republican-backed measure requiring county jails to verify the U.S. citizenship of individuals held on felony charges. If a suspect’s immigration status cannot be confirmed, county sheriffs must notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). State Rep. Brent Jacobson (R-Mosinee), who supported the bill, argued that […]
By Badger Institute A Dane County judge on Monday, Dec. 2, struck down dozens of sections of the 2011 labor reforms dubbed Act 10, 13 years after the law was passed by a Republican legislative majority and signed by then-Gov. Scott Walker. (NOTE: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu are vowing to appeal […]
