Village of Iola Park Committee Feb. 13 meeting highlights

The Park Committee of the Village of Iola met on Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the Iola Village Hall at 3 p.m. Members present included Rick Meyers (chair), S. Dane, Pamela Parks, and Deputy Clerk Missy Fenn. Christmas in the Park: Started talks of planning a Christmas in the Park at Taylor Field. After the annual […]

Village of Iola Board Jan. 9 meeting highlights

The Iola Village Board met on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Iola Village Hall at 5:30 p.m. Members present included Jennifer Schustek, Jim Rasmussen, Dave Harper, Rick Meyers, Mark McCoy, and Pamela Parks.  Others present were Laura J. Krogwold, Village Clerk/Treasurer; Missy Fenn, Village of Iola Deputy Clerk/Treasurer; Paul Zierler, Village of Iola Police Chief; […]

Growing Climate Smart Agriculture in Northeast Wisconsin March 25

Press Release Join Wisconsin Farmers Union for an inaugural Farm Climate Smart WI event! Farm Climate Smart WI, a new collaborative project to empower Northeast Wisconsin farmers to implement climate-smart agriculture practices, is set to host an educational event at the Oshkosh Food Co-Op on Monday, March 25, from 6-7:30 p.m. The event, Growing Climate […]

Letter: Music Fest fundraiser for anti-sand mine effort

Music to raise funds for No Iola Sand Mine legal fight By Greg Ambrosius Our neighborhood group from the Township of Scandinavia has organized a fund-raiser for our legal fight against the sand mine permit, but it’s also going to be a celebration of our beautiful rural community. On Sunday, May 5, at the Silver […]

Town of Iola posts election-related notices

Notice of Absentee Election Voting by Absentee Ballot Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in […]

Town of Iola announces Board of Review and Open Book dates

Board of Review set for April 23 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on April 23, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Town Hall, 170 Depot Street in Iola, Wisconsin. Board of Review operates like a […]

Alton Duane Forseth obituary

Alton Duane Forseth February 11, 1930 – February 28, 2024 Alton Duane Forseth, 94, of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, went to his heavenly home on February 28, 2024. He was born on Feb. 11, 1930, in Iola, Wisconsin, to the late Erling and Julia (Norby) Forseth. Alton married Mabel (Hansen) Forseth on Aug. 1, 1953, in Milwaukee, […]

Thursday Iola-Scandinavia news tidbits

Around Town BOYS REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL: The I-S High School Boys Varsity Basketball team will go to Edgar for the WIAA Regional Semi-Final game at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6. Pi DAY: March 14 is Pi Day at the Crystal Café, where you can get a piece of pie for $3.14 per slice from 10 a.m.-7 […]