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Local Iola Historical Society members will gather Tuesday, May 26, at the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street, for their monthly board and membership meetings, where they will reflect on recent activities, plan upcoming community events, and hear an overview of Iola’s American Legion post. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m., followed by the membership […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach MARATHON – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost a pair of one-run non-conference games on Saturday afternoon, May 16, at Marathon. The Thunderbirds lost to Waupaca 9-8 in the first game and to Marathon 6-5 in the second, which went eight innings. The two losses dropped the T-Birds’ overall record to […]
DAY ON THE LAKE CANCELLED: “A Day on the Lake” fundraiser for Silver Lake at Jorgens Park in Scandinavia has been canceled due to the weather forecast. It has been scheduled for Sunday, June 14. CONFERENCE CHAMPS: Iola-Scandinavia High School Track has seen four athletes win CWC Conference championships. They are Aiden Bowen in the […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Westfield, 15-4, in a non-conference game on Friday, May 15, in Iola. The Thunderbirds scored 14 runs in the first inning and cruised to an easy victory. The game stopped in the fourth inning due to the 15-run rule after three innings. The T-Birds improved […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost a tough one to Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 12-10, in nine innings on Thursday, May 14. The Thunderbirds had a 7-1 lead after six innings when the Chargers scored nine runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 10-7 lead. But the T-Birds rallied for […]
Jose Gutierrez delivered the decisive blow with a three-run double in the sixth inning, lifting the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds baseball team to a 7-6 victory over the St. Mary Catholic Varsity Zephyrs on Friday at Taylor Field. The Thunderbirds built an early lead but needed a late surge to hold off the Zephyrs, who erased deficits […]
Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Carson Meverden homered three times, and the Chargers Varsity erupted for 12 runs in the third inning, powering past the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds 16-11 on Thursday, May 14. The visitors built a commanding lead after the Thunderbirds briefly went ahead in the first, then held on through a spirited Iola-Scandinavia comeback attempt in the fourth. […]
Around Town TOWN OF IOLA MEETING: The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Iola Board will be on Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Agenda items include updates on roads and bridges. Around the County Here are the top overnight news stories from Waupaca County and surrounding areas: FLOOD RECOVERY […]
Wisconsin Senate Democrats reject a bipartisan agreement to return part of the state surplus directly to taxpayers through rebates, deliver property tax relief, and boost special education funding, leaving the surplus in state coffers. The proposal, part of the May 2026 Special Session Senate Bill 1, passes the Assembly with support from some Democrats. It […]
A bipartisan compromise to spend about $1.8 billion of Wisconsin’s projected $2.5 billion budget surplus on tax rebates, property tax relief, and increased school funding died in the state Senate on a 15-18 vote Wednesday night, May 13, leaving districts such as Iola-Scandinavia facing tighter budgets without expected state aid. The plan, negotiated between Democratic […]
