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By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team rallied from behind to beat Manawa, 9-8, in a CWC-East game on Tuesday, April 21, at home. Trailing 6-0 in the fourth inning, the T-Birds scored three runs in the fourth inning and six more runs in the fifth inning, and then held onto the 9-8 […]
Around Town CHANCELLOR’S LEADERSHIP AWARD: Iola’s Parker Prahl is the recipient of the UWS-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies’ Chancellor’s Leadership Award. Students are a select group of graduating seniors who, throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point, have demonstrated significant leadership, engaged in campus and/or community service, and shown a commitment to personal growth. The […]
Manawa Masonic Lodge #82 presented a Zoll AED defibrillator and a Fire Suppression Solutions fire suppression tool to the Village of Iola on Tuesday, April 21, at 10 a.m. Lodge members handed the emergency equipment to the Village of Iola President, Jennifer Schuster, and Iola Police Chief, Paul Zierler, during the ceremony in Iola. Attending […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost to Bonduel, 12-5, in a CWC-East game on Monday, April 20, at home. The loss dropped the Thunderbirds to 1-2 in conference and 3-2 overall. The T-Birds jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, but Bonduel responded with three runs of […]
Beckett Hartlaben pitched seven innings of shutout ball and went 3-for-3 at the plate, leading the Bonduel Varsity Bears to a 5-0 victory over the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds at Taylor Field on Monday, April 20. The Bears scored five runs and collected 13 hits while playing error-free defense. Hartlaben allowed five hits, struck out eight, and […]
Dorothy Mae Madson November 11, 1936 – April 18, 2026 Dorothy Mae Madson, 89, of Iola, Wisconsin, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2026. She was born on Nov. 11, 1936, in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, to William and Lillian (Handschke) Nowak. Dorothy married John L. Madson on April 2, 1960, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. He preceded […]
The Scandinavia Village Board approved several contracts and administrative actions during its regular monthly meeting on March 10, including a mowing agreement, sewer maintenance work, and support for a new kayak launch at Silver Lake. President David Mork called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. in the Community Room at the Municipal Center. Trustees […]
Around Town MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS ANNOUNCED: New mountain bike trails, snowmaking system upgrade, and facility expansion are all part of a major improvement campaign at the Iola Winter Sports Club. The total campaign goal is $2.5 million. Read the Waupaca County Post article here. BULLYING PETITION CIRCULATING: There is an anti-bullying petition being circulated to be […]
The Iola Winter Sports Club will bring back its popular First Mondays 5K Trail Race Series for a second year, with new sponsorship, fresh courses, and family-friendly activities planned at the club’s trails in Iola this summer. The series kicks off in June and continues on the first Monday of each month through August. Pineries […]
The Iola Historical Society will hold its April board and membership meetings on Monday, April 27, at the Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street, to review plans for upcoming summer and fall events. The board meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. A program titled “The Trapping World” will […]
