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 […]

Mad Dog & Merrill in Iola Aug. 6

Mad Dog & Merrill will be grilling hot dogs and brats on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Iola. The event is to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the American Legion Sheveland-Taylor Post 14. Businesses on Main Street have historical stories pasted in their windows about Iola-Scandinavia area veterans, […]

CWEC donates $1000 for Scandinavia park improvements

A check for $1000 has been presented to the Scandinavia Booster Club for playground equipment and improvements at the park in the Village of Scandinavia. Making the presentation is Mark Forseth (right), CWEC Operation Round Up board member, to Wayne Luck of the Scandinavia Booster Club. CWEC Photo

2022-23 online I-S student registration is open

By I-S School District Online registration for returning students is now available in Skyward Family Access https://skyward.iscorp.com/…/WService…/seplog01.w Please take a few minutes to review and update your student’s information to ensure we have up-to date an accurate information to start the school year. We ask that online registration for ALL returning students be completed by […]

Town of Iola Board July 25 agenda

The Town of Iola Board will meet on Monday, July 25, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous meeting Public Comments Old Business New Business: Roads/Bridges/ARPA Funds Approval of Town Books Approval of […]

Town of Harrison Board July 11 minutes

The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held on Monday, July 11, at Northland Church. Dean Lashua called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were John Phillips, Mike Schultz, Jon Ann Kasson and Fran Moen. The minutes from the previous meeting were read. A motion was made […]

Scandinavia Corn Roast 2022 schedule

Admission to the Aug. 5-7 Scandinavia Corn Roast is as follows: $5 daily admission (age 21+), $3 daily admission 13-20 years of age, 12 and under free. Weekend pass $10 (21+), $5 (13-20). Admission covers access to all events. No carry-ins, no pets, no weapons. Friday, Aug. 5 4 p.m. – Gates open 5 p.m. […]

Pearl Patricia “Pat” Moore obituary

Pearl Patricia Moore January 10, 1926 – July 23, 2022 Pearl Patricia Moore (Pat to her friends) passed away on July 23, 2022, at the Willows in Iola, Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Morrisonville, Illinois, to Lillian and Clarence Goebel on Jan. 10, 1926. She and her five siblings grew up on the […]

IHS unveils Riverside Cemetery historic marker

Iola Historic Marker 20 at Riverside Cemetery was unveiled on Thursday, July 21, by the Iola Historical Society. The marker is part of an ongoing series that designates sites and buildings throughout Iola-Scandinavia as historically significant. Riverside Cemetery According to the marker and historical research by the Iola Historical Society, the history of the cemetery […]