Around Town

WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FORE: Mothers play free on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, at Glacier Wood Golf Course. Call for tee times (or is it tea times?).

SWEETCAKES BY ALEXUS: According to the business’s post, Alexus has put her bakery trailer up for sale and will be done by the end of July.

Job Opportunities

IOLA-SCANDINAVIA SCHOOL DISTRICT: The head football coach position is open. Send your info to juedsd@iola.k12.wi.us by April 28.

BART’S PIZZA PUB: Hiring server/bartender evenings and weekends. Apply in person.

THIRSTY PERCH: The downtown Iola business is seeking part-time dishwashers and a part-time cook.

Around the State

STORM DAMAGE ASSESSMENT: Communities across Wisconsin are still completing damage assessments from storms that ripped through the state last week. Greg Engle, administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management, said over 1,000 individual storm damage assessments have been made so far. Read the Wisconsin Public Radio story here.

MUSKY, WALLEYE STOCKING CUT: DNR Secretary Karen Hyun said the agency lacks the authority to spend money transferred to the fish and wildlife account. A few weeks ago, the agency requested authority to spend roughly $4 million by April 12 to maintain core work on stocking, habitat management, monitoring, and maintenance of public facilities. Read the Wisconsin Public Radio story here.

HOMELESS STUDENTS: According to DPI data, 20,195 students in Wisconsin public schools were identified as homeless during the 2023-24 school year. That marked a 9.1% increase over the previous year, even as the number of enrolled students declined by 1.1%. – Wisconsin Examiner

ONLINE PREDATORS: In an open letter released April 22, FBI Milwaukee said it has seen a concerning increase in predatory online activity in recent years, including cases linked to diffuse online networks sometimes referred to as “764.” The bureau said those actors often target children through what it describes as sadistic online exploitation, or SOE. Read the Wausau Pilot & Review story here.