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REGIONAL SEMIFINAL: Iola-Scandinavia High School’s softball team will play No. 4 Pacelli on Tuesday, May 25, at Pacelli. No. 9 Gillett-Suring will play No. 8 Shiocton on May 21, and that winner will play against No. 1 Bonduel on May 25. The winner of that game will take on the winner of the Iola-Scandinavia vs. Pacelli game.

SCANDINAVIA VIKINGS: The Vikings host Shawano on Sunday, May 24, in BABA action.

MEMORIAL DAY PORK DINNER: The annual Iola Historical Society’s pork roast for Veterans will be held in the Machine Shed at the IHS from noon till 2 p.m. Veterans are free. Adults are $15 and children under 12 are $8.

Business Hours

SCANDIHUS: Hours this holiday weekend are Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday closed, and Monday 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

DRAGONFLIES: Closed Friday, open Saturday.

Around the County

WAUPACA POLICE are increasing overnight patrols after multiple reports of a suspicious man with a flashlight looking into vehicles, possibly armed with a gun. Home security video captured the man; no crimes confirmed, but the public is urged to stay vigilant. (Source: WBAY)

WAUPACA COUNTY OFFICIALS revealed plans for a major solar project. Details on location, scale, and timeline are under review amid local discussions on potential impacts. (Source: WSAW 7)

Around the State

Here are the top overnight news stories from across Wisconsin:

VOTERS LIST: A federal judge on Thursday rejected the U.S. Justice Department’s demand for Wisconsin’s unredacted voter list. Read the Votebeat article here.

A FATAL CRASH involving two semi-trucks shut down northbound I-43 in Waukesha County early Thursday. One driver died at the scene after a rear-end collision near Big Bend around 6 a.m.; the other was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Lanes reopened later in the day. (Source: WISN 12)

MILWAUKEE POLICE arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with a five-alarm fire that destroyed a vacant warehouse near 32nd Street and Hampton Avenue on Wednesday evening. The building partially collapsed; no injuries reported. A raze order was issued. (Source: FOX6)

MADISON POLICE responded to multiple minor crashes and thefts in the capital city over the past day, including a vehicle striking a building on Monroe Street and a vape theft on State Street. No serious injuries were reported in those incidents. (Source: WMTV 15)

EVERS ADMINISTRATION is seeking federal disaster aid following April storms and flooding across the state. Wisconsin has requested millions in FEMA assistance for damages. (Source: Channel 3000)

A SUN PRAIRIE MAN, 71, died in a head-on motorcycle collision with an SUV in Columbia County’s Town of Dekorra last weekend, with reports continuing to circulate. (Source: WKOW)