Scandinavia Crafting Bee now online

Crafting Bee is moving onto ZOOM while the Scandinavia Village Library building is closed for the COVID-19 emergency. Meetings take place from 11-11:40 a.m. Thursday mornings. To get the meeting link, please send the library a request through Facebook Messenger or email to sca@scalib.org. We’re happy to assist if you need help setting up ZOOM! […]

Iola’s Welch signs with Baltimore Ravens

According to Chad Leistikow of the Des Moines Register, former Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch has agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens. Welch recorded 44 tackles, three sacks, and forced one fumble as a senior for the Hawkeyes. Welch will join former Iowa safety Geno Stone in Baltimore. Stone was drafted by the Ravens in the seventh round. […]

Iola Village Library offering curbside pickup

The Iola Village Library will start curbside pickup of library materials on Friday, April 24. The library is limited to books it has in the library. Hours at the library will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and next week. Please call the library at 715-445-4330 to request materials that are available at our […]

Town of Iola Board meeting April 27

The Town of Iola Board will meet for its Annual Meeting on Monday, April 27, at 6 p.m., at the town hall. The regular monthly meeting will follow. Annual Meeting Agenda Call to Order Review of 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes Review of 2019 Revenues and Expenses Designation of Town’s Bank Designation of Town Attorney Designation […]

Food Pantry donations exceed $4800

By the Iola-Scandinavia Chamber A great big thank you to all who have made donations to the Iola Food Pantry! Iola Lions has exceeded the $1,000 member donation matching plateau pledged by Lion Howie Cook and his wife Roberta. Total Lions donations received to date, including the Lions’ $500 donation and the Cook’s $1,000, is […]

What is/isn’t happening at the IHS

By Clifford Mishler, President Just as it was necessary to cancel our monthly meetings for March, in deference to the coronavirus/Covid-19 restrictions, the April meetings are being cancelled as well. We are hoping that the social distancing restrictions will be relaxed sufficiently to convene our scheduled monthly meeting for May on Tuesday, May 26. We […]

COVID-19: Frustration with the Governor’s Order

By State Rep. Kevin Petersen The businesses and constituents of the 40th Assembly District are extremely smart and have been planning and charting a course they need to safely reopen and transition back to normalcy. Unfortunately, Governor Evers doesn’t believe the same. Instead of being a leader on setting a path to reopen Wisconsin, he abdicated […]

Iola Village Board April 20 agenda

The Iola Village Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, April 20, at 6 p.m. via remote gotomeeting.com. Agenda Call to Order Open Meeting Statement Roll call and the pledge of allegiance Approval of Agenda Protection of Person and Property Committee Police Report Old Business Update on county delinquent properties: Update regarding […]