Scandinavia Silver Lake Rehab District annual meeting Aug. 16

The annual meeting of the Scandinavia Silver Lake District Rehabilitation District will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavia Municipal Center. Agenda Call meeting to order Approve agenda Approve minutes of 2021 annual meeting Annual audit report Treasurer’s report Committee report Review and approval of proposed 2022-2023 budget Consideration of […]

Town of Iola Board June 27 meeting minutes

The Town of Iola Board held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 27, in the 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. Also present was Josh Kampert. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to approve […]

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 […]