2021 Wisconsin State Fair Could Be A 'Challenge:' Governor

MADISON, WI — Is a Wisconsin State Fair in the cards for 2021? So far, yes, but that isn’t stopping Gov. Tony Evers from sharing his concerns about the event.

During a webinar this week, Evers touched on the state fair while also announcing the state would open up coronavirus vaccines to the general public by May 1.

Evers said it will be “a challenge to keep people safe” at the fair, according to a report by Fox 6.

"We still have a disease in this state,” he said. “I’m not making suggestions about the state fair or any other venue, but there will have to be some hard thinking about how those things can happen."

The state fair board issued a statement in response to Evers' comments, saying a plan was put in place in January to to keep fairgoers safe.

The Wisconsin State Fair is scheduled Aug. 5-15.

Read more by Bret Lemoine, reporting for Fox 6

Wisconsin Woman Returns Library Book — 63 Years Late

As a girl, Betty Diamond of Madison was too ashamed to return her overdue library book. She held onto the copy of “Ol’ Paul, the Mighty Logger” instead. It stayed with her as she aged and became a literature professor in Wisconsin. Still, the book was nearly 23,000 days late when it made its way back to the Queens Public Library, accompanied by a $500 donation.

Read more by Sasha von Oldershausen, reporting for The New York Times

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• New Lakefront Beer Honors Late Employee: Lakefront Brewery’s new My Turn quarterly beer is a bittersweet tribute. Its namesake, Alexander Kluth II, isn’t here to enjoy it, via Milwaukee magazine.

"I feel in my heart and in my gut that this is wrong.”

— Maria Rupena to Fox 6, on why her West Allis store is in jeopardy due to the pandemic.

SPORTS TALK: A day after the Packers re-signed Aaron Jones, former teammate Jamaal Williams said goodbye to the team and Wisconsin before heading to join NFC rival Detroit. Williams, who spent four seasons with Green Bay, was among 13 Packers players to enter the open market this week as unrestricted free agents. Read more by Ryan Wood, reporting for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

WEATHER IN A WORD: Windy

LET’S MAKE PLANS: Eagle Park Brewing will address mental health during a 7 p.m. Facebook Live event called “Things We Don’t Say.” The brewery also teamed with Malteurop Malting Co. and Hope for the Day to create an IPA collaboration intended to raise awareness around mental health.

• Thursday night trivia goes virtual with the help of Let’s Roam Scavenger Hunt Adventures. Join your friends for a night of online trivia, charades and video all from the comfort of your home. Activities start at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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