Gridiron lite, passion heavy: how 8-player football is saving small-town Friday nights

The lights still shine just as brightly on Friday nights, but the math under them is changing across Wisconsin high school sports. This season, Iola-Scandinavia is shifting to 8-player football. Faced with dwindling enrollments and shrinking rosters, a growing contingent of small rural schools has abandoned traditional 11-player football. Instead, they have found salvation in […]

Scandinavia Village Board to review zoning, sewer, and emergency updates

The Scandinavia Village Board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 18, to consider updates on zoning, sewer matters, emergency ambulance service, disaster response and snow removal, along with financial and legal matters. The monthly meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in the Community Room of the Scandinavia Municipal Center, 349 N. Main Street. The board will first […]

Monday Iola-Scandinavia news items

Around Town NEW PASTOR: Freddie Kirk is the new pastor at Iola United Methodist Church. She and her husband, Harry, have a dog and a cat. Welcome to Iola-Scandinavia! IOLA-SCANDINAVIA CHAMBER announced the third annual Back to Class Family Week, running Aug. 22-28 at 180 S. Main St. with localized programming, promotions, and family activities. […]