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The Iola Village Library has some fun and interesting programs planned for March. The 3rd Food and Friendship program will be held Tuesday, March 10, at 6 p.m. The theme for this evening will be “green food or Irish food”. Bring a dish to pass and your recipe to share and join us for a […]
Robert Ole Ellingson May 18, 1928 – February 16, 2020 Robert Ole Ellingson, 91, of the Town of New Hope, Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Bob was born in Iola, Wisconsin, on May 18, 1928, a son of the late Myrtle (Roe) and Maurice J Ellingson. He married Beverly Jane Berg […]
The Scandinavia Town Board met on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Scandinavia Municipal Center following the Annual Meeting. Frank Bauer was not present. Chairman Gary Marx called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Gary Marx made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion was seconded by Bryan Fuhs. Motion carried. Gary Marx made a […]
Harold E. Olson January 26, 1934 – February 10, 2020 Harold E. Olson, age 86, of Wisconsin Rapids, WI died Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Aspirus Riverview Hospital, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Memorial visitation will take place at Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m.- noon followed by a […]
Grand Prize winner is Paul Seymour of Rosholt won $1,000. Here is the full list of winners (donor, prize, winner). Prizes may be picked up at the Iola Car Show Office in downtown Iola. Premier Community Bank, $350 – Sonia Thompson, Wautoma; Farmer’s State Bank, $250 – Dale Remington, Iola; Iola Sentry Foods, $200 shopping […]
The Town of Scandinavia Board will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Agenda items include the following: Approval of the Agenda Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Planning Commission Report Road Issues Old Business Vandyke Junk/Salvage Yard Ron Gavin Junk/Salvage Yard Wisconsin DOT Proposed Hwy 49 project has been scheduled […]
Area businesses and residents aired their concerns at a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, about proposed highway 49 improvements from downtown Scandinavia to its junction with highway 161 in the Village of Iola. The meeting was held at the Scandinavia Municipal Building. The roadway surface will be milled 1.75-inches and a new top layer […]
