Fond du Lac County is willing to pay people 15-thousand-dollars to move to town for a job. Sadie Parafiniuk with the county’s economic development office says they are desperate for younger workers to move to the county. People can qualify by taking one of several specific jobs in Fond du Lac County and staying there for at least one year. Parafiniuk says they are offering businesses incentives to offer an extra four-thousand-dollar moving bonus as well. You can find out
Read MoreThe man in charge of one of Wisconsin’s election investigations is asking county clerks to keep their voting data from last fall. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Michael Gableman sent a letter to county clerks on Monday, asking them to preserve any and all ‘record and evidence’ related to the November election. Gableman made a similar request last week to the state’s Elections Commission, but leaders there said the counties are the ones who keep voter data. Gableman is leading the investigation for
Read MoreWisconsin’s public health managers are reporting a large drop in the number of people getting the coronavirus shot. The state’s Department of Health Services says doctors and nurses last week gave-out just 49- thousand vaccine doses. That comes after weeks of increased doses as the week before saw over 70-thousand people get the shot in one week. DHS says nearly 56-percent of people in the state have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine so far. CLICK HERE FOR
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at approximately 2:23a.m., a Lake Hallie Police Officer on routine patrol observed a vehicle on the shoulder of the roadway with the driver slumped over to the side near the intersection of 46th Avenue and 133rd Street in the Village of Lake Hallie. Officers contacted the driver, later identified as 52 year old Bernard Robertson from Cadott, who provided false identifying information to them. While attempting to detain Robertson, he began to fight with Officers
Read MoreThe continued surge and spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant is pushing area hospitals to near capacity. ThedaCare says its system is nearing capacity caring for inpatient COVID cases. Health officials are urging communities to help change the course of the virus and get the infections under control. Over a thousand people are hospitalized in Wisconsin with COVID-19.
Read MoreAll Wisconsin state employees must have a COVID-19 vaccination or comply with new testing requirements. The new requirement will apply to anyone who hasn’t submitted proof of vaccination by October 18th. State data shows 56 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have very high rates of COVID-19 transmission. Testing requirements will help officials manage the state workforce while navigating the surge in COVID cases because of the Delta variant.
Read MoreCounty Highway T between Eau Claire and Chippewa will see improvements by 2030. The Chippewa County commissioner says there has been a big uptick in traffic meaning the highway needs more lanes. The project is estimated to cost 33-million-dollars.
Read MoreWe now have more information, but not many details on a homicide case in rural Dunn County. Below is the press release from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office: On September 12, 2021 about 2:18PM the Dunn County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a death in Town of Sheridan in northern Dunn County. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a 4 victim homicide. The victims do not appear to have any connection to the area. The victims were found
Read MoreThe plan is to cut D’s and F’s in Eau Claire schools by 20-percent this year. The city’s school board last night approved a plan to give schools some flexibility in helping students get back on track. A new report shows a lot more kids in Eau Claire failed classes last year. Director of Assessments Michelle Radtke says some of that increase can be blamed directly on remote learning. Radtke says principals and teachers will work with kids this year
Read MoreUW-Eau Claire has about a month to get two-percent more students vaccinated against the coronavirus. UW President Tommy Thompson stopped by campus yesterday as part of his 70 For 70 push. The idea is that once 70-percent of students on a campus are vaccinated, that campus becomes eligible for some scholarship money. There are 70 scholarships across the UW System. UW-Eau Claire is currently at 68-percent vaccinated.
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