Around Town

POSTPONED: The Iola-Scandinavia High School girls and boys basketball games have been postponed for tonight, Jan. 6, because of the weather. School was cancelled for the day.

Around the County

DA REPRIMANDED: Waupaca County District Attorney Kat Roberts Turner continues to be in the spotlight as controversy swells about a reprimand she received from Circuit Court Judge Ray Huber on Aug. 12, 2025, concerning confidential jury documents in a high-profile case (Haase homicide). The allegations, posted on the Facebook page “Iola-Scandinavia happening now without censorship”, by Officer Justin, whose page is “People over Politics,” alleges Turner was going through juror notes in the jury room, that she was in the jurors’ locker room, that Judge Huber immediately, upon hearing these allegations, recovered the jurors’ documents and reprimanded the DA.

Around the State

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: The UW-River Falls football team won its first-ever D-III national football championship title. Congratulations!

CWD DEER IN CLARK COUNTY: Chronic wasting disease has been detected for the first time in a wild deer in Clark County. The deer was a hunter-harvested adult doe. The DNR said the animal was not harvested within 10 miles of any other county, meaning the detection does not trigger new baiting and feeding bans in neighboring counties. Read the Wausau Pilot & Review story here.

LUXURY JAUNT: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D-WI), his wife, several security officers, and his staff went to France and Germany earlier in 2025 on a goodwill mission that reportedly cost taxpayers $160,000, according to public records obtained by State Senator Cory Tomczyk (R-WI, Mosinee). The public records documents revealed several high-ticket items, including a trip chauffeur and limousine service for $69,000, almost $19,000 for consulting fees and printed materials related to the trip, and a $3000 welcome dinner at a Zucker restaurant in Braunschweig, Germany. Read the TrueNorth story here.