Lorraine J. Clark obituary

Lorraine J. Clark April 17, 1941 – March 20, 2024 Lorraine J. Clark, 82, of Iola, Wisconsin, formerly of the Town of New Hope in Portage County, Wisconsin, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.  She resided at The Willows, in Iola. She was born on April 17, 1941, in the Town […]

Reuben Duane Jenson obituary

Reuben Duane Jenson December 29, 1937 – March 26, 2024 Reuben Duane Jenson, 86, of Waupaca, Wisconsin passed away peacefully with his family at his side on March 26, 2024. He was born on Dec. 29, 1937, in the Town of Scandinavia, Wisconsin, to Herbert and Bertha (Helgeson) Jenson. He graduated from Scandinavia Union Free […]

Town of Iola Board March 25 meeting agenda

The Town of Iola Board will meet on Monday, March 25, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public Comments Old Business: Roads/Bridges New Business: (1) Board of Review – Open Book […]

Saturday Iola-Scandinavia news shorts

Around Town 3-WAY RACE: There are three candidates for two seats on the Village of Iola Board in the April 2 election. Incumbent Mike Hayes will vie for a seat against challengers Dan Koehler and Bonnie Timm. An article about the candidates’ backgrounds is in this week’s Waupaca County Post. Job Opportunities IOLA FITNESS AND […]

Donate blood on April 4 in Iola

By Iola Lions Iola Lions and American Red Cross will co-sponsor a Blood Drive on Wednesday, April 3, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, which is about 29,000 units of red blood cells needed every day in the U.S. to […]

Thursday Iola-Scandinavia news tidbits

Around Town LIFEGUARD COURSE: The Iola-Scandinavia Fitness and Aquatic Center is offering a Red Cross Lifeguarding Course on Friday, May 17, 5-9 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, May 19, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Those interested in a waterfront certification would take that after the class on Sunday. You must attend all […]

Lifesaving awards for Scandinavia incident presented by WCSD

Responding Officers: Telecommunicator Kirk Merrill, Deputy Eric Kamholz, Deputy Mitch Butterbrodt By Sheriff Tim Wilz On June 12, 2023, at approximately 2:05 a.m., the Waupaca County Communications Center received a 911 call with no voice contact. The call was answered by Telecommunicator Kirk Merrill. Telecommunicator Merrill, established the location of the call based on the […]

Letter: Musical chairs in Waupaca County Circuit Court

Iola Sand Mine judge assignment gets bounced around By Greg Ambrosius Our appeal against the Faulks Bros sand mine permit took a wild turn this week. As we reported last week, the lawyers for Waupaca County and the Waupaca County Planning and Zoning Committee filed a Motion to Dismiss our appeal in Waupaca County Circuit Court. […]