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Around Town The Scandinavia Vikings shut out Plover 8-0 to advance to the Badger Amateur Baseball Association Round 3 of 4 playoff championship, which will be hosted by Scandinavia this Sunday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. Avigail Mata is the new police officer in the Iola Police Department. Mata spent up to grade 8 in […]
Winners of the 2022 Iola Norseman Snowmobile Club raffle have been named. Grand prize winner of an UTV is Cathy Langaard of Westby, Wisconsin. Other winners are: 2nd – Jay Pethe, Iola – Browning X-Bolt 30-06 rifle 3rd – Joe Miller, Esko, Minnesota – Glock 19 9mm pistol. 4th – Jeremy Staszek, Appleton, Wisconsin – […]
Around Town On Friday, Aug. 26, there will be a Brat Fry at Sentry Foods from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p..m. by the Waupaca County Sheriff Department to raise funds for its Dive Team. Funds generated will be 100 percent matched by BankFirst. Barts and burgers are $3 each, soda/water 75 cents each. Over $200 was raised […]
Around Town The 12th Annual Schmidt’s Corners Woodtick Tournament will be played on Saturday, Aug. 20, starting at 8 a.m. Team schedules: 8 a.m. Sewer Rats vs. Team Jose; 9 a.m. Silver Lake Lanes vs. Nail It; 10 a.m. Bear Lake Campground vs. Team Better Bats; 11 a.m. Schmidts Corners. This past Monday (Aug. 15), […]
Dolores Emma Melum April 5, 1933 – August 16, 2022 Dolores Emma Melum age 89 of Iola and the Town of New Hope, Wisconsin, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital. Dolores was born April 5, 1933, at home to the late Walter and Alice (Eckert) Toellner in Nichols, Wisconsin. […]
If you are new to town or perhaps lost contact with some of the clubs or organizations you had an interest in prior to the pandemic years, you’ll want to attend a showcase of area clubs at the Iola Village Library. The event will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 2-4 p.m. This is […]
The Scandinavia Vikings baseball time secured a first-round victory in the Badger Amateur Baseball Association (BABA) playoffs on Sunday 5-4 over Green Lake. The Vikings will host Plover in the second round Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Aniwa will host Antigo/Polar. In the other bracket, Clintonville will host Marion and Little Falls will host Tigerton. Scandinavia […]
Around Town Mike Mazemke of Iola was the recipient of the 2022 Governor’s Award for Archival Innovation from the Wisconsin Register of Deeds Association. Mike’s program that got the recognition deals with archiving of real estate records and usage of technology to provide online access to the records. Congratulations! Business hour changes LittleWolf Gallery has […]
Scandinavia’s Gordy Peterson will be inducted into the Badger Amateur Baseball Association Hall of Fame on Aug. 21 and represents the South Central Division. Ceremonies will take place during the division finals on Sunday, Sept. 4. Stuff the Bus is at Sentry Foods in Iola on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring school supplies and/or […]
