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Wisconsin is inching closer to a major coronavirus vaccination milestone. The state’s Department of Health Service yesterday reported that nearly 70-percent of adults have had one dose of the vaccine. The actual number is 67-point-six-percent of people over 18 have gotten one dose. A little over 64-percent of adults have gotten both doses. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM WI DHS. What about beyond that? Some folks in Wisconsin can get their third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The state’s Department of Health Services

The Republican running for governor in Wisconsin is back to running. Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign yesterday said she is once again on the campaign trail. She canceled her in-person events last week after testing positive for the coronavirus. Kleefisch, who’s been vaccinated, said she felt fine but wanted to be extra-safe. Her first stop was in La Crosse County yesterday at a local health clinic.

The city of Green Bay is going to spend some of its coronavirus stimulus money to add free wifi to four city parks. The city council voted for the idea last night. It’s going to cost about 250-thousand-dollars to add internet at Seymour Park, Navarino Park, Eastman Park, and St. John Park. Alderman Randy Scannell says the wifi is needed at city parks at a time when more people need to be connected than ever before.

‘Twin Title Town’ is a little too close to Title Town for the Packers’ liking. The team has asked a court to block a California sports memorabilia company from using the phrase on its replica championship rings. Better Bobble Inc. has a design for rings that celebrate the Lakers’ and Dodgers’ championships that reads ‘Twin Title Town’ and has an outline of L.A.’s skyline. The Packers say fans think of Green Bay as Title Town, and they want to avoid

There’s still some counting to do, but it looks like the Eau Claire Marathon raised nearly 30-thousand-dollars for the community. Race director Emi Uelmen says they need to see what they owe for port-a-potties and police officers and the like, but she thinks the final tally will be around 30-grand. All of that money will be donated back to the community. Racers ran the marathon last weekend.

Thousands of Wisconsin tenants could face eviction by the end of this year.  The federal moratorium on evictions ends on Saturday and a survey by Quote Wizard by Lending Tree shows ten-percent of Wisconsinites are behind on their rent with 36-percent of those facing eviction.  Of those facing eviction across the country 27-percent are women and 22-percent are men.   One major problem is housing costs have risen nationwide by nearly 70-percent in the last ten years while income is up only 30-percent. 

Cardinal Raymond Burke says he is recovering slowly from COVID-19.  In a letter posted on his website this weekend, the Cardinal says he is rehabbing at home and still has difficulty breathing and is dealing with fatigue.  Burke contracted the disease in early August and was put on a ventilator around the middle of the month.  He was able to be removed from the ventilator and left the hospital on September 3rd.

Bob Dylan is opening his Rough and Rowdy Ways world tour in Milwaukee.  The iconic singer-songwriter announced today he is going on tour this year and will perform through 2024.  He is scheduled to take the stage at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee on November 2nd.  Tickets go on sale October 1st. 

No injuries were reported and a cat was rescued by Firefighters. The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a fire alarm within the Oxbow apartment complex. On arrival, crews found smoke in a hallway on the second floor; upon further investigation fire was located in apartment #235. Additional fire crews were requested to assist with fire attack, search, and ventilation assignments. Crews extinguished and confined the fire to the single apartment. One cat was rescued by Engine 2 personnel and

The official swearing in ceremony of Peter J. Rindal as Eau Claire County District Attorney will be held on Friday, October 01, 2021 at 4:00 PM in Branch II of the Eau Claire County Circuit Court. The Honorable Michael A. Schumacher will administer the oath and provide remarks along with Eau Claire CountySheriff Ron Cramer and the Honorable Emily M. Long. A small reception will follow. Rindal was appointed District Attorney of Eau Claire County by Governor Evers on August