Dolores Emma Melum obituary

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.  […]

Wonder what you can do in Iola-Scandinavia?

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 […]

Vikings secure first round win in BABA playoffs

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 […]

More news tidbits from Iola-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 […]

Iola-Scandinavia news items

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 […]

CWEC Operation Roundup donates $200 to Iola VFW

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 […]

Aug. 9 Primary results for Iola-Scandinavia area

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.

Iola Historical Society June 27 meeting minutes

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 obituary

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 […]