Around Town news tidbits

National Library Week is April 3-9. Be sure to visit your local library and thank them for all the services their staff provides to our communities. Thank you, Iola Village Library and Scandinavia Public Library! Free seed starter kits are available at the Scandinavia Public Library. It has everything you need to start a cherry […]

Egg My House softball fundraiser registration due April 8

The Iola-Scandinavia High School Softball Team is holding its annual Egg My House fundraiser to help the team fund its travel to Disney World in 2023. Cost is $20 for 25 eggs, $5 for an additional 10 eggs. Your children will wake up on Easter Sunday, April 17, to a yard covered in plastic eggs, […]

Donald J. Peterson obituary

Donald J. Peterson 1936 – March 31, 2022 Donald J. Peterson was born in 1936 on the family farm to Clarence and Ruth (Blehovde) Peterson. He graduated from Peterson Mill School, a one-room schoolhouse just across Peterson Creek from the farm, in 1949 and from Scandinavia High School in 1953. After his graduation, he attended […]