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State Sen. Joan Ballweg is offering scholarships to qualifying high school seniors in her district. Up to twelve $500 scholarships will be made available. Applications are being accepted now through Friday, March 31. Scholarship eligibility is open to all graduating seniors continuing their education in a 2-year technical college program or a 4-year baccalaureate degree […]
By Scandinavia Public Library Join Librarian Meredith on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 3:40-4 p.m. for fika and a discussion of “America’s First Daughter,” a historical fiction novel written by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie. Fika is the Swedish tradition of enjoying coffee and a treat with friends. The library will have coffee, tea, hot cocoa, […]
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By Iola Lions Briggs Wogsland is the State of Wisconsin Lions 2021-2022 Peace Poster Contest winner, the Iola Lions are pleased to announce. The Iola Lions in partnership with Lions International and the Iola-Scandinavia Middle School host the contest each year. The students are given a theme to use to express their vision of peace […]
The ScandinaviaPublic Library is planning for the future! If you live in Scandinavia or the surrounding area, please consider taking our survey. It won’t take much time and if you’d like, you can be entered in a drawing for one of five $20 Cenex gas station gift cards. To get to the survey, you can scan the QR code we’ve provided or visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/ScandinaviaLibrary […]
A new website that is opposed to the Iola sand mine on the Iola Car Show grounds has been launched by Greg Ambrosius, a property owner adjacent to the proposed mining area. “This NoIolaSandMine.com website has been created for the home owners and residents of the Township of Scandinavia and the Village of Iola who […]
Shirley Marie Allred September 26, 1936 – January 11, 2023 Shirley Marie Allred, 86, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, formerly of Iola, Wisconsin, went to her heavenly home on Jan. 11, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born on Sept. 26, 1936, in the Town of Harrison, Waupaca County, daughter of the late Arthur and […]
At the recent Town of Scandinavia public hearing on the proposed sand mine on Iola Car Show property, mention was made of the 2017 Wisconsin Act 67. The act relates to “limiting the authority of local governments to regulate development on substandard lots and require the merging of lots; requiring a political subdivision to issue […]
