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Around Town STORY HOUR: The Iola Village Library is hosting the Dino Days of Summer every Friday in August at 10:30 a.m. THIRSTY PERCH MUSIC: Little Disco Band will play tonight starting at 7 p.m. Around the County FUNNEL CLOUDS: On Monday, July 21, funnel clouds were spotted south of Tigerton and Highway 49 and […]
Around Town GOLF OUTING: Hitterdahl Church Annual Golf Outing and Harvest Dinner, Sunday, Sept. 13. Participants will gather after worship at Glacier Wood. It is the 15th Annual Harvest Dinner, Raffle, and Golf Outing. Shotgun start is at 11:30 a.m. Lunch follows at 2 p.m. with raffle drawings during the meal. Volunteers and donations are […]
Around Town RUSSELL RECEIVES DIPLOMA: Nicole Russell received a Human Services Assistant Technical diploma from Northcentral Technical College, Wausau. Congratulations! Business Hours CRYSTAL CAFE: New hours are Monday and Tuesday, closed; Wednesday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Friday fish fry will be served until 2:30 p.m. Around the County WAUPACA COUNTY REVIEWS […]
Around Town THIRSTY PERCH GETS LICENSE: Sherri Miller of the Thirsty Perch in Iola received a liquor license from the Village of Iola on Tuesday, July 14. Steve has been removed from the LLC but remains the property owner, according to a Facebook post from the establishment. The bar/restaurant will feature Spark Spark Bang from […]
Around Town SMOKER GRILL WINNER: The winner of the Iola Car Show & O’so Brewing Company smoker grill set from Iola Sentry is Gene Walz of Iola. The store threw in a bag of E. E. charcoal and Hickory chips. Congratulations! IOLA CAR SHOW WRAPS UP: The Iola Car Show and Swap Meet concluded its […]
Around Town IOLA CAR SHOW UNDERWAY. The 54th annual Iola Car Show & Swap Meet opened Thursday, July 9, at 350 Chrome Place in Iola with gates at 7 a.m. The event features thousands of show cars, swap spaces, special guests, live music, and family activities through Saturday. Admission $20 daily or $30 for the […]
Around Town CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT: Silver Lake Lanes is having its Cornhole Tourney on Saturday, July 11. Registration is at 10:30 a.m., and games begin at 11 a.m. Two-person team cost: $20; double elimination; 100 percent payout for prizes. NORDIC SKI TEAM CAMP: The Iola Winter Sports Club is having a Nordic Ski Team Camp from […]
Around Town JULY 4TH RAFFLE WINNERS: 2026 Fireworks Raffle winners are Grand Prize $1,000 Dan Tsemann, 2nd $500 Adam Cherek of Kaukauna, 3rd $250 Jill Groshek, 4th $100 Haveman, and 5th through 8th place $50 Chamber Bucks to Kelly Peterson of Iola, Dean Pitt, Julie Diermeier of Manawa, and Al Christianson. Congratulations! SAVE THE DATE: […]
Around Town SAVE THE DATE: Watercolor class with Carolyn Rosenberger on Tuesday, July 14, noon-2:30 p.m. Participants will paint pansies set against a soft but vivid background. Cost is $25, all materials included. To register, email carolynrosenberger@gmail.com. Around the County Around the State Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin: PARASITIC OUTBREAK: […]
Around Town IOLA PRESCHOOL OPENINGS: The Iola Community Preschool has just a few openings for the upcoming school year. With a focus on fun, we offer 3-year-olds an introduction to a classroom setting. In addition to social interaction and an introduction to classroom routines, the kiddos are taught about sharing, classroom rules, numbers, ABCs, and […]
