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Lyle Mork (left) accepts a check for $200 on behalf of American Legion Post 14 in Iola, from Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative (CWEC) Operation Round Up Board Member Sue Halverson. The funds, made available through the Operation Round Up program at CWEC, were used to sponsor the organization’s 95th Anniversary fundraiser event. Funds in the […]
Results of the Wisconsin Primary on Tuesday, Aug. 9, have been released by the Waupaca County Clerk’s Office. Results in the chart encompass only Iola-Scandinavia area Waupaca County winner votes recorded. The Waupaca County Sheriff race included tallies for both Republican candidates. For complete elections results for Waupaca County go here.
The Iola Historical Society met on Monday, June 27, in the Machine Shed on Depot Street at 6:44 p.m. The society unveiling two historical markers in July. The first is at Riverside Cemetery and at a bridge over the South Branch of the Little Wolf River which was first installed in 1862 or 1863. The […]
Philip A. “Flip” Strand January 28, 1930 – July 28, 2022 Philip “Flip” A. Strand, age 92, of the Town of Rome, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Willow Brooke Point Memory Care in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Flip was born on Jan. 28, 1930, in Iola, Wisconsin, to J. Roy and Eva […]
The Scandinavia Vikings baseball team continued their winning way with a 14-2 win, called in the 5th inning due to rain in BABA South Central Division action. WP – Jeremy Dunnihoo LP – Trevor Wetzel Scandy hitters: Braden Hunkins 2×3 2 HR, 5 RbIs grand slam, Carter Zblewski 2×3 HR 4 RBIs, Hunter Lodzinski 2×4 […]
To join the Iola Lions contact Mark Forseth at 715-602-2951 or by remail at mhforseth@yahoo.com.
In a little over a week, the bridge over the North Branch of the Little Wolf River at County Road B and County Road G will be demolished and replaced. Work is scheduled to commence on Monday, Aug. 15. Radtke Contractors, Inc. is the prime contractor for the project. Crews will replace the bridge, reconstruct […]
From Sons of Norway – What is your favorite Norwegian cookie? Here is one of our favorites, Sandkaker. Give it a try and let us know how you like them! https://www.sofn.com/…/baked_goods_breads…/sandkaker/ The Runestick next to Odin & Freja’s Place in the Village of Scandinavia is opening Friday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The Iola-Scandinavia […]
Patsy Wittenburg June 12, 1947 – July 29, 2022 Patsy Wittenburg, age 75, of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, passed away on July 29, 2022, at the Omro Care Center in Omro, Wisconsin, where she had been a resident for a short time. Patsy was born on June 12, 1947, in Iola, Wisconsin, to the late Selmer […]
Internet radio Paradise Tunes, operated by Dan Halverson, needs your support to keep his on-air enterprise going. By Dan Halverson Paradise Tunes Station Owner After retiring as a Cyber Security Analyst at Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in March 2017, it became increasingly difficult to stay on the air but because of […]
