Manawa Freemasons bolster Iola public safety with life-saving AED donation

Manawa Masonic Lodge #82 presented a Zoll AED defibrillator and a Fire Suppression Solutions fire suppression tool to the Village of Iola on Tuesday, April 21, at 10 a.m. Lodge members handed the emergency equipment to the Village of Iola President, Jennifer Schuster, and Iola Police Chief, Paul Zierler, during the ceremony in Iola. Attending […]

I-S Softball drops second CWC-East game to Bonduel

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost to Bonduel, 12-5, in a CWC-East game on Monday, April 20, at home. The loss dropped the Thunderbirds to 1-2 in conference and 3-2 overall. The T-Birds jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Bonduel responded with three runs of […]

Hartlaben throws complete-game shutout as Bears blank Thunderbirds 5-0

Beckett Hartlaben pitched seven innings of shutout ball and went 3-for-3 at the plate, leading the Bonduel Varsity Bears to a 5-0 victory over the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds at Taylor Field on Monday, April 20. The Bears scored five runs and collected 13 hits while playing error-free defense. Hartlaben allowed five hits, struck out eight, and […]

Dorothy Mae Madson obituary

Dorothy Mae Madson November 11, 1936 – April 18, 2026 Dorothy Mae Madson, 89, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. She was born on Nov. 11, 1936, in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, to William and Lillian (Handschke) Nowak. Dorothy married John L. Madson on April 2, 1960, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He preceded […]