Village of Scandinavia Voting by Absentee Ballot information

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she […]

Town of Iola Voting by Absentee Ballot information

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she […]

Fundraising raffle by SVFD prizes announced

Prizes for the Scandinavia Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Spring Raffle have been announced. Tickets can be purchased from any firefighter or at Silver Lake Lanes and Little Norway. Tickets are $20 each. The drawing will be on Saturday, April 22, at noon in the fire station. The prizes include: 1. Impala Plus, 12ga Shotgun (Donated […]

Town of Iola Board Jan. 30 minutes

The Town of Iola Board meet on Jan. 30 in the Iola Town Hall. Chairman Sprangers called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Board Members present were: Mark Sprangers, Bruce Faldet, Josh Franchuk, Denis Walter and Steve Madson. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to approve the agenda for the meeting. Supervisor Faldet seconded the […]

Todd S. Fleckenstein obituary

Todd S. Fleckenstein November 5, 1965 – March 4, 2023 Todd S. Fleckenstein, 57, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2023. He graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School in 1984 and later attended Tulsa Welding School. Todd lived life on his terms and was not afraid to tell you that. In his spare […]

Parents need for board of directors at I-S fitness center

By Tim Welch The Iola-Scandinavia Recreation Association is looking for parents to form a board of directors to lead the youth sports program. Currently, there is not a board of directors in place. For the future of the programs, a board of parents needs to make decisions for the ISRA which continues to be a […]

Faulks Bros. files new application for Iola Sand Mine

Faulks Bros. Construction has filed a new application  for the proposed sand/gravel mine on Iola Car Show property on parcels within the Township of Scandinavia. The application and operations and reclamation plan documents were notarized on Feb. 7. The link to the application is here. The link to the operations and reclamation plan is here. […]