Around Town
ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS: Basketball players at Iola-Scandinavia High School have been recognized. They are Korz Loken, 1st Team; R.J. Opperman, 2nd Team; Charlie Tappa, Honorable Mention; and Ava Printz, Honorable Mention. Congratulations!
HE’S BACK: Iola-Scandinavia native Kristian Welch has signed with the Green Bay Packers. Looking forward to his contributions to the team this coming season!
VOLUNTEER NEEDED: The Scandinavia Booster Club needs a parade lead for the Corn Roast.
Job Opportunities
LIBRARY ASSISTANT: The Iola Village Library is hiring a part-time library assistant. For further information, contact regrove@iolalibray.org 715-445-4330 or go here.
Around the County
WEYAUWEGA CLINIC CLOSURE: ThedaCare announced it’s closing its ThedaCare Physicians-Weyauwega clinic at the end of June. Read the WBAY story here.
Around the State
AMHERST’S BIADASZ NEW TEAM: It’s being reported that Amherst’s Tyler Biadasz has agreed to terms to play for the Los Angeles Chargers. Read the WSAW story here.
GROOMING LAW: Gov. Tony Evers signed a pair of bills into law Friday that make grooming a crime and require school districts to adopt policies on appropriate communications. The bills were introduced last year after a report from the CapTimes that found there were over 200 investigations into teacher licenses stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct or grooming from 2018 to 2023. Read the Wisconsin Examiner story here.
BADGERCARE: BadgerCare Plus is Wisconsin’s name for Medicaid and is available to families and individuals with household incomes up to the federal poverty guideline — $15,960 for a single person and $33,000 for a family of three. Read the Wisconsin Examiner story here.
Because
PARENTAL RIGHTS: Unlike federal abortion rights, the right to direct a child’s upbringing is “deeply rooted” in American history and tradition and “implicit in the concept of ordered liberty,” majority says, reinstating ban on California’s “gender secrecy” policies. Supreme Court orders lower courts to stop ignoring a century of parental rights precedents. Read the Just the News article here.
Interesting Facts
While browsing the internet, some interesting facts emerge that are worth sharing. These are a few recently seen.
SHORTEST US PRESIDENT: James Madison, the fourth President, stood 5 feet 4 inches in height. Abraham Lincoln is the tallest President.
