Around Town
BLOOD DRIVE Sept. 25: co-sponsored by the Iola Lions and American Red Cross, noon-5 p.m. at the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center. Schedule an appointment to give blood at the Iola Community Blood Drive 3 by calling 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or register online at www.redcrossblood.org.
STORYWALK BOOK: Now on the StoryWalk® in Jorgens Park Preserve is Micaela Goade’s Caldecott Honor Award-winning book “Berry Song.” Follow along as a young Tlingit girl walks with her grandmother, singing to the land and learning to hear the land sing back in a song that connects us all, reaching back across the generations. It’s a story that readers of all ages are sure to love!
HIGHWAY 49 CLOSURE: Wisconsin Highway 49 closed Monday Morning Sept. 9th. Excavating is taking place to replace storm sewer (in Village of Scandinavia) and Nichol Creek water culvert (near Larson Road). There will be a second closure of Highway 49 that is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 23 to Friday, Sept. 27, for work just north of Waupaca for a culvert replacement at Larson Road. Keep up on the project here.
Job Opportunities
BARISTAS: Iola Coffee Co. is hiring baristas for its location in downtown Iola. Send your resume to: Office@iolacoffee.com. Various shifts available 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
PIZZA MAKERS: Sliced Pizza is looking for pizza makers Thursday through Saturday year-round. Send resume to: Slicedpc@gmnail.com.
CRYSTAL CAFE: Looking for part-time wait staff. Apply by calling 715-4456-9227 or going to the website.
BART’S PIZZA PUB: Formerly Northland Ballroom, Bart’s Pizza Pub is hiring cooks and bartenders/servers. DM at the Facebook page here.
Around the State
HOME AND RENTAL PRICES: In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Wisconsin was $230,100. As of July 2024, that figure had risen to $327,000, an over 42% increase, according to Redfin. In Wisconsin, the median rent in 2020 was $788 per month, while as of Sept. 2024, the median rent is $1,299 per month—a nearly 65% increase. These figures are in line with a national trend that’s shown rising home and rent prices since the beginning of the pandemic. – Courtesy UpNorthNews, Sept. 19
