Saturday Iola-Scandinavia news shorts

Around Town BABA SEMI FINALS: Eland hosts Little Falls and Scandinavia hosts Clintonville on Sunday. Games start at 1:30 p.m. The Grand Championship will be hosted by the Scandinavia/Clintonville winner. Don’t forget to get those reservations in for the first-ever Hall of Fame Banquet Sept. 6. The class of 2024: Floyd Kristof, Pete Pleshek, Sid […]

Helvetia Town Board approves compensation for boarding stray dogs

At the recent July 2 Town of Helvetia Board meeting held at the Town Hall, Chairman Jeff Oppor called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with all board members present. In new business, several updates on town projects were discussed. A significant action taken by the board was the approval of compensation for Town […]

Thursday Iola-Scandinavia news items

Around Town SAVE THE DATE: Bible Fun Day, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Iola, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., one-day event for children and adults, 125 North Street, register by Sept. 5 by calling 920-685-0319. FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: The Iola Village Library will have Family Movie Night on Tuesday, Aug. 27, starting at 5 p.m. This is a part […]

Taste & Tunes 2024 drawing winners announced

Mary Lou Marshall of Scandinavia wins grand prize By Iola-Scandinavia Chamber Here are the drawing winners from the 2024 Tastes & Tunes of Iola-Scandinavia! Grand Prize: a basket of gift certificates and other goodies from our 18 venues: Mary Lou Marshall of Scandinavia. Central Waters Brewing Company goody bags: Sally Prideaux of Amherst and Julie […]

New teachers visit IHS

By Iola-Scandinavia Chamber On Monday the Chamber conducted its annual New Teacher Tour of the Iola-Scandinavia area. A small group on this year’s tour — only two new teachers, which shows stability for the school district. The 1 1/2-hour tour through Scandinavia, Iola, and up to the Iola Winter Sports Club, ended appropriately at the […]

Iola Historical Society explores local industrial history on Aug. 26

The Iola Historical Society will delve into the fascinating history of one of its local industrial pioneers during its upcoming community meeting on Monday, Aug. 26. The program, titled “Iola’s Grayhill: An Industrial Operation on the Cutting Edge,” will be presented by Bengt Hellgren and Jack Vater at 7 p.m. at the Machine Shed, at […]

Tuesday Iola-Scandinavia news shorts

Around Town WINE CLUB: LittleWolf Gallery in Iola has created a wine club, where each member receives three bottles of French wine monthly. Each month is a new region. For more info go here. KRISTIAN WELCH: A wonderful write-up about our Kristian Welch and his game performance against Denver as a linebacker – including an […]

Thursday Iola-Scandinavia news tidbits

Around Town BRAT FRY: The American Legion & Auxiliary will hold a brat Fry at Iola Sentry on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. TASTE SHOWCASE: During the Aug. 28 Elementary School Open House there will be a Taste Showcase from 5-6:30 p.m. JACOBSON WINNER: Brent Jacobson defeated Cory Sillars in the Republican primary […]