New science teacher joins I-S staff

Courtesy I-S School District Iola-Scandinavia Middle and High School will have a new science teacher this fall, Ms. Kayli Tate. “I have a strong passion for science and I love helping others learn, so what better way to combine those two, than to become a science teacher? “I was a student teacher at D.C. Everest […]

Patsy Wittenburg obituary

Patsy Wittenburg June 12, 1947 – July 29, 2022 Patsy Wittenburg, age 75, of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, passed away on July 29, 2022, at the Omro Care Center in Omro, Wisconsin, where she had been a resident for a short time. Patsy was born on June 12, 1947, in Iola, Wisconsin, to the late Selmer […]

Halverson’s Paradise Tunes needs your support

Internet radio Paradise Tunes, operated by Dan Halverson, needs your support to keep his on-air enterprise going. By Dan Halverson Paradise Tunes Station Owner After retiring as a Cyber Security Analyst at Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in March 2017, it became increasingly difficult to stay on the air but because of […]

Village of Iola trustees to have noise ordinance public hearing Aug. 8

The Village of Iola Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Monday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Iola Village Library. The meeting will consider amending the Code of the Village of Iola Ordinances: Chapter 122 Public Entertainment; Chapter 134, Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquor section 134-17 Beer Garden licenses required […]

Scandinavia Public Library book group August novel

Join book readers at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, to discuss TJ Klune’s bestselling, award winning novel, The House in the Cerulean Sea. Copies are available to check out at the library or place a hold in Infosoup: https://bit.ly/3zbJl3a Book description: “A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. “Linus Baker leads a […]

Vicki Lynn Bellows obituary

Vicki Lynn Bellows June 17, 1963 – July 7, 2022 Vicki Lynn Bellows (nee Burton) passed away unexpectantly on July 7, 2022, at her home in Iola, Wisconsin. Vicki was born on June 17, 1963, to Ernest and Arlyne Burton in Milwaukee Wisconsin, where she joined her two older siblings, Ed and Debbie. Vicki was a […]

Stuff the Bus Aug. 13

The Iola Lions Club will be holding its annual Stuff the Bus event on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Iola Sentry Grocery Store. As its name would imply, the goal of Stuff the Bus is to “stuff” the bus with school supplies. “Together, we can make a real impact […]

CWEC presents $1500 to Scandinavia Fire Department

Gary Marx (right) accepts a check for $1,500 on behalf of the Scandinavia Fire Department from CWEC Operation Round Up board member Mark Forseth. The funds, made available through the Operation Round Up program at CWEC, will be used to help purchase several Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus units. Funds in the CWEC Operation Round Up program […]

Iola-Scandinavia news items and job opportunities

As a special treat, Lucy Braden will be providing special music on Sunday, July 31, at Hitterdahl Lutheran Church. Join in person or online at 10:15 a.m. • Don Lutz, who grows soybeans and corn on his farm in Scandinavia, says he’s been bending the ears of legislators for over 15 years. He’s served as […]