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2020 looking like a lost year for our community activities By Cliff Mishler, IHS President Given the ongoing coronavirus/Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing uncertainties, we continue to face the reality of meeting and event cancellations as of today, May 15, with the realities not having changed since the last advisory was sent out nearly four […]
Iola Lioness and American Red Cross will co-sponsor a Blood Drive on Wednesday, May 20, from 12-5 p.m. However, the location has changed to Scandinavia Lutheran Church due to the temporary closing of the Iola-Scandinavia Fitness & Aquatic Center because of COVID-19 guidelines. Please come in the east side door under the overhang at the […]
Parents of active military personnel may qualify for the Blue Star Banner, according to Lyle Mork of Iola-Scandinavia’s American Legion Sheveland-Taylor Post 14. The person may be serving stateside or overseas in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or National Guard. For additional information on this program, go here.
Crafting Bee is moving onto ZOOM while the Scandinavia Village Library building is closed for the COVID-19 emergency. Meetings take place from 11-11:40 a.m. Thursday mornings. To get the meeting link, please send the library a request through Facebook Messenger or email to sca@scalib.org. We’re happy to assist if you need help setting up ZOOM! […]
According to Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register, former Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch has agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens. Welch recorded 44 tackles, three sacks, and forced one fumble as a senior for the Hawkeyes. Welch will join former Iowa safety Geno Stone in Baltimore. Stone was drafted by the Ravens in the seventh round. […]
The Iola Lioness Club has donated a bench, which sits in from the Iola Community Hall. Lioness Sherry Neidert, Patty Louison, and Pat Leer share the moment.
The Iola Village Library will start curbside pickup of library materials on Friday, April 24. The library is limited to books it has in the library. Hours at the library will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and next week. Please call the library at 715-445-4330 to request materials that are available at our […]
By the Iola-Scandinavia Chamber A great big thank you to all who have made donations to the Iola Food Pantry! Iola Lions has exceeded the $1,000 member donation matching plateau pledged by Lion Howie Cook and his wife Roberta. Total Lions donations received to date, including the Lions’ $500 donation and the Cook’s $1,000, is […]
Jean Marie Peterson April 30, 1941 – April 9, 2020 Jean Marie Peterson, 78, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020, at her residence. Jean was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 30, 1941, a daughter of the late Lenora (Mohr) and Merle Cooper. Jean enjoyed reading, fishing, camping, and watching birds. […]
By Iola Fire & Ambulance Annual Burning Permits: These are suspended indefinitely due to fire danger and to reduce contacts in-regards-to Covid 19. This means no debris burning in a barrel or out in the open. Special Burn Permits: Special burn permits are also cancelled except for agricultural purposes (clearing brush to plant crops etc.) […]
