Iola blood drive May 26

A blood drive is scheduled for on Wednesday, May 26, from noon–5 p.m. at the Iola Community Fitness & Aquatic Center. It is sponsored by the Iola Lions and American Red Cross. Please make a reservation ahead of time. Due to Covid-19, walk-ins might not be accommodated. To make an appointment go to www.redcrossblood.org or […]

Investing in Wisconsin’s tourism industry

Press Release State Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) is proud to have joined her Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) colleagues in voting to invest in tourism, Wisconsin’s third largest industry. “Although the Department of Tourism is a relatively small department, the tourism industry supports over 200,000 jobs in our local communities and has an over $2 […]

Iola-Scandinavia T-Bird Spotlight: Sam Bertsch

By Iola-Scandinavia School District Sam Bertsch is married to his wife, Kristen. They have two children, Lucy and Ryan. Lucy has a bunch of fish and they will be getting a dog in July. Sam has three siblings. Sam graduated from Edgerton High School in 1994. He has a Bachelors from University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. […]

Iola Historical Society to meet May 24

The Iola Historical will have business and membership meeting son Monday, May 24, at the society’s Machine Shed, 222 Depot Street. The board meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and the membership meetings begins at 6:30 p.m. The program for the membership meeting includes Charlie Thompson and Jim Wasrud recounting “their stories” of serving in the […]

Town of Iola Board to meet May 24

The Town of Iola Board will meet on Monday, May 24, at 6 p.m., in the town hall. Agenda I. Plan Commission Meeting: Leslie & Rosemary Dobbe Conditional Use Permit II. Regular Monthly Meeting Call to order and reading of the open meeting statement Approval of the Agenda Approval of the minutes from the previous […]

Back the Blue

By Cong. Mike Gallagher This week, Americans across the country came together to celebrate National Police Week. At a time when harmful anti-cop rhetoric is on the rise, these celebrations served as an important way to honor the brave men and women of law enforcement who put their lives on the line to protect our communities. Here […]

I-S T-Bird Spotlight: Casey Danielson

By Iola-Scandinavia School District Casey and husband Eric Danielson have two children: Emmett and Clara. They also have two cats, Nala and Hermione, and a hamster named Desy (Despereaux). Casey has two siblings. Casey graduated from Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyoming. She has degrees in K-12 Vocal Music, K-12 Instrumental Music with an […]

Silver Lake Planning Project kickoff meeting May 22

The Scandinavia Silver Lake District has been awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for lake education and planning. There will be a kickoff meeting on Saturday, May 22, from 9-10 a.m. in the Memorial Park Trade Show Building in Scandinavia. A presentation will be made by Onterra Aquatic Ecologist Tim Hoyman. […]