Iola Lions Club hears community updates

By Iola Lions Club The Iola Lions Club met on Feb. 20 at the Crystal Cafe. The board discussed a project at the Iola Recycling Center. The club also discussed the Iola Lions Beverage stand, Spring and Fall Community Work Nights, Chet Krause Memorial Park planning, the April Easter Party, Post Prom, and the upcoming […]

Iola Historical Society to meet Feb. 27

The Iola Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 27, in the Machine Shed on Depot Street. The board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. The membership meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The program, which starts at 7 p.m., is part two of a short history of Ogdensburg by “Lefty” Clumpner.

Chili luncheon fundraiser Feb. 26

A chili luncheon fundraiser for the Friends of Scandinavia History (FOSH) will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, at Silver Lake Lanes from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A basket raffle will also be part of the event. The organization is currently working on constructing a shed for farm equipment. FOSH meets on the second Monday of […]

Richard A. Hansen obituary

Richard A. Hansen March 14, 1952 – February 9, 2023 Richard A. Hansen, age 70, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He was born on March 14,1952, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late George and Edna (Carlson) Hansen. Richard Married Cindy Schuppe on Sept. 27,1986, in Elmwood […]