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An Eau Claire man is accused of stealing more than 14-hundred dollars worth of liquor from a local store.  According to reports, Michael White stole the booze from the Festival Foods store in the city over two days back in February.  The afternoon of February 21st, the second theft from the store on Mall Drive, White was approached by a security guard in the parking lot, but took off in his car before he could be stopped.  Police eventually caught

Democratic Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind says he supports joining other nations in imposing economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion on Ukraine.  He agrees with the White House that the United States must avoid direct US military involvement.  In the latest news from the conflict, Ukraine has rejected Russia’s demand for he surrender of the city of Mariupol in exchange for safe passage of its citizens out of the city.     

Tonight, the Eau Claire School Board will take up a pay increase for its hourly and non-affiliated employees for the next fiscal year.  The pay increase would total four-point-seven percent.  The school board is also scheduled to consider the renewal of the district’s dental and health insurance plans.  Also on the school board’s agenda are two bids for replacement of the Memorial High School’s parking lot and the Memorial concession stand. 

A sure sign of spring has arrived with the opening of Govin’s Lambing Barn in Menomonie.  Thousands of visitors stop by the barn to take part in hayrides and other events, including animal births.  It’s the 17th year for the lambing barn, which also features a corn maze and a haunted trail in the fall.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

It is officially maple syrup season in Wisconsin after the first tree tapping event this past weekend.  On Saturday, the Wisconsin Maples Syrup Producers Association hosted the event that included a declaration from Governor Tony Evers that noted 2022’s Wisconsin Maple Month.  The month-long event typically runs from March 15th to April 15th every year.  Wisconsin is the fourth-largest maple syrup-producing state in the country.   

The Wisconsin Badgers’ season is over after falling to Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament Sunday.  It was a closely contested defensive battle between the Badgers and the Cyclones, but eventually it was Iowa State prevailing, 54-49, and moving onto the Sweet 16.  The Badgers were down one of their key players after guard Chucky Hepburn left the game with an ankle injury with less than five minutes to go in the first half.  Hepburn wouldn’t return, and now the Badgers are

On Saturday March 19, 2022 at 12:05 am the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a snowmobiler that went through the ice on Prairie Lake, near the Wolf’s Den Resort. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chetek and Cameron Fire Department and Mayo and Chetek Ambulance responded to the scene. When deputies arrived, they made their way onto the ice. They located the subject in the water and attempted to rescue him. The

Senator Tammy Baldwin pays a visit to cheese makers in Plain as part of her advocacy for the state dairy sector.  Baldwin toured Cedar Grove Cheese yesterday.  She is promoting a federal program called the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative designed to support the marketing success of dairy farmers.  Details on the federal program are online with AN EASY CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

La Crosse based convenience store chain Kwik Trip is on a hiring campaign.  The company held a job fair yesterday at Valley View Mall.  The company needs to fill several hundred available positions at the retail store level around the state as well as in the corporate office.  Those interested can find out online about specific jobs and locations with AN EASY CLICK HERE.

Hello. Welcome to your weekend and thank you for making us part of it! As you likely know, sometimes the weeks can feel long and you crave a little break. So, that’s what this is. Each Saturday morning we like to lighten things up a bit and take a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back on some events that have happened on this day and landed in the pages of history before you head out and