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Local Iola Historical Society members will gather Tuesday, May 26, at the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street, for their monthly board and membership meetings, where they will reflect on recent activities, plan upcoming community events, and hear an overview of Iola’s American Legion post. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m., followed by the membership […]
DAY ON THE LAKE CANCELLED: “A Day on the Lake” fundraiser for Silver Lake at Jorgens Park in Scandinavia has been canceled due to the weather forecast. It has been scheduled for Sunday, June 14. CONFERENCE CHAMPS: Iola-Scandinavia High School Track has seen four athletes win CWC Conference championships. They are Aiden Bowen in the […]
Jose Gutierrez delivered the decisive blow with a three-run double in the sixth inning, lifting the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds baseball team to a 7-6 victory over the St. Mary Catholic Varsity Zephyrs on Friday at Taylor Field. The Thunderbirds built an early lead but needed a late surge to hold off the Zephyrs, who erased deficits […]
Around Town TOWN OF IOLA MEETING: The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Iola Board will be on Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda items include updates on roads and bridges. Around the County Here are the top overnight news stories from Waupaca County and surrounding areas: FLOOD RECOVERY […]
Around Town SWIMMING LESSONS: REGISTRATION is now open for swimming lessons at the I-S Fitness and Aquatic Center. Use this link to sign up. IOLA FOOD PANTRY: The No Questions Asked Food Box Giveaway at the Iola Food Pantry at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church will be open today, May 14, from 5-7 p.m. ALL-CONFERENCE: Iola-Scandinavia […]
Around Town SAVE THE DATE: Make Fossils will be a program presented by Bill Wendlandt at the Iola Village Library on Tuesday, May 19, from 5-6:30 p.m. GOATS COMING BACK: The goats will be returning along the North Branch of the Little Wolf River in the Village of Iola. The date depends on the weather […]
By Trey Foerster, Publisher Hikers looking for welcoming stops along Wisconsin’s famed Ice Age Trail have two new destinations to add to their list. The neighboring villages of Iola and Scandinavia officially joined the trail’s growing network of designated communities on Saturday, May 9, at the Iola Winter Sports Club, north of Iola on County […]
Around Town PASTOR LEAVING: Iola United Methodist Pastor Leo Cadavos Jr. and his family have been transferred to the Janesville, Wisconsin, church beginning July 1. Neither the church nor Pastor Leo wants the transfer, but Pastor Leo is a faithful servant of God and obediently goes where he is needed. Thank you for your service […]
Around Town COUNTYWIDE THEFTS: Unlocked vehicles in the county have been entered overnight, including an incident in Iola on Ellefson Street. Guns were taken from vehicles in Symco and Manawa. Read the Waupaca County News article here. Around the County COUNTY BOARD VOTING: The technicalities and viewpoints behind the recent Waupaca County Board of Supervisors […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Shiocton, 9-4, in a CWC-East game on Thursday, May 7 at home. The Thunderbirds trailed 4-1 after three innings but scored six runs in the fourth inning and added a run each in the fifth and sixth innings for the win. The T-Birds improved their […]
