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Marsha L. Sparks December 23, 1947 – November 14, 2020 Marsha Lee Sparks, 72, of Iola, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. She was born on Dec. 23, 1947, to the late Marshall and Virginia (Verdenberg) Servis in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She married Michael Sparks, he preceded her in death. Marsha is survived by Mike’s […]
By Central Wisconsin Electric Coop The 2020 CWEC Toys for Tots Drive is officially underway and we are in need of your help. Due to COVID-19, we are expecting a greater need for toy donations this year. If you want to donate a toy, please see the list of donation drop-off sites below. Drop-ff locations […]
Feel good about giving back: Donate blood By the Iola Lions Club Many people want to give back to the community but may not have a lot of money or time to volunteer. In only about an hour, volunteer blood donors can help save lives and feel instant gratification. Feel good about giving back: Donate […]
Reported cases of Covid-19 in the Iola-Scandinavia census track have increased 128 percent in the past 30 days, according to numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services website. The numbers rose from 61 on Oct. 7 to 139 on Nov. 6. The 14-day increase is 46 percent, and the 7-day increase is 18 percent. […]
James “Jim” O. Gjertson December 22, 1937 – October 23, 2020 James “Jim” Orin Gjertson, age 82 of Waupaca, Wisconsin, passed away on Oct. 23, 2020, at ThedaCare Medical Center. He was born Dec. 22, 1937, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to Elsie Marleah (Cooper) and Orin Selmer Gjertson. Jim grew up on a farm in […]
By Iola Winter Carnival The 60th Annual Iola Winter Carnival (IWC), set for Feb. 5-7, 2021, has been cancelled. This includes all of the events related to it: Snow Bully Fat Bike Race, Norwegian Lutefisk Supper, Iola-Scandinavia Chamber of Commerce Craft Show, ice-sculpting contest, skijouring, snowshoe race, kid’s ice fishing contest on Lake Iola, Snow […]
Tenny R. Fogelberg April 8, 1905 – October 22, 2020 Tenny R. Fogelberg, age 95, of Iola, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. He was born in Kennedy, Minnesota, in 1925, and grew up in Marble, Minnesota, on the Iron Range. He graduated high school in 1942. Then Tenny served in the US Army […]
Florence Oligney will look back at 22 significant individuals and families in the Iola-Scandinavia area at the Oct. 26 meeting of the Iola Historical Society. The membership meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Machine Shed at 222 Depot Street. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Also on the agenda for the […]
Phyllis Mae (Harms) Pettit February 2, 1933 – October 13, 2020 Phyllis Mae (Harms) Pettit, 87, North Manchester, passed away October 13, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. On Feb.2, 1933, Phyllis was born in North Manchester, to Herman and Elvah (Bolinger) Harms. Phyllis graduated from Central High School in 1951 and then from […]
