Wogsland Peace Poster selected best in Wisconsin

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 […]

Survey being conducted by Scandinavia Public Library

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 […]

Ambrosius creates No Iola Sand Mine website

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 obituary

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 […]

Iola sand mine: What is Wisconsin Act 67?

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 […]

Iola Lions invite prospective members to dinner Jan. 16

The Iola Lions Club invites Iola-Scandinavia residents interested in community service to its Jan. 16 dinner meeting at the Thirsty Perch in Iola. Social hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner follows at 6:30 p.m. Membership in the Iola Lions Club is open to all men and women over the age of 18 who are […]

Village of Iola Board Nov. 14 meeting minutes

The Nov. 14, 2022, Village of Iola Board meeting was called to order by President Jennifer Schustek at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room. President Schustek read the opening meeting statement and led the Pledge of Allegiance, with a moment of silence following the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was taken by village clerk, Betty […]

Village of Iola Nov. 16 Park Committee meeting minutes

The Village of Iola Park Committee met on Nov. 16, 2022, in the Iola Village Hall’s Community Room. The meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by chairman Rick Meyers, in the Iola Village Hall, Community Room. Committee Members Present: Rick Meyers, chair; Pamela Parks, Missy Fenn. Others Present: village clerk Betty Aanstad. Chairman […]