Around Town
TOURNAMENT BASEBALL: The Iola-Scandinavia High School Varsity Baseball team will play Gibraltar at 4:30 p.m. today (June 5) in Gibraltar. There is a $6 admission.
HISTORICAL MARKER: The Iola Historical Society will unveil its newest historical marker on Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m. in an open area just past the first bridge of the Lions River Walk off Main Street. It will celebrate Native American populations.
REUNION: The 10th Hilltoppers/Thunderbirds Joint Class Reunion will be on Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Iola Historical Society’s Machine Shed Building. The advanced price is $30, and the door price is $35. For more information, call Dorothy (Severson) Berg at 715-305-9699.
Business Hours
SHIVERS SOFT SERVE: Summer hours are 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. every day until Labor Day.
SLICED PIZZA: Summer hours are Sunday, noon-8 p.m.; Monday, 4-8 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday; Thursday, 4-8 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Around the State
FAILURE TO COMPLY: The Trump Justice Department moved late Wednesday to punish Wisconsin for allegedly failing to comply with federal voting integrity laws, taking the first step to withhold future federal funds for administering elections. Read the story here.
WISCONSIN SUPREMES OVERRULED: The Supreme Court unanimously sided Thursday with Catholic Charities, holding Wisconsin’s denial of a religious tax exemption violates the First Amendment. The justices reversed a Wisconsin Supreme Court opinion that found the Catholic Charities Bureau, an arm of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin, did not qualify for the state’s employment tax exemption because it was not “operated primarily for religious purposes.” – Courtesy DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION
