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The race for Wisconsin state superintendent is shaping-up pretty much as expected. Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly both advanced from yesterday’s primary. Kerr is the former Brown Deer superintendent, and Underly is from Pecatonica. Underly got about 27-percent of the vote, while Kerr got about 26-percent. The two will now run against each other in the April election.

Of all of the things that President Joe Biden told the crowd in Milwaukee last night, his lack of a timeline for the coronavirus stood out the most. The President said he hopes to be closer to normal by next Christmas, and followed that up with the idea that a year from now fewer people will be wearing masks and socially distancing. The President also pitched his one-point-nine trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package which includes another round of stimulus checks. More

The race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin next year just got more interesting. Alex Lasry, the son of Milwaukee Bucks owner Marc Lasry, jumped into the race last night. Lasry is 34-years old, and has lived and worked in New York City. He says he will bring a fresh perspective to the race. Democrats in Milwaukee have already lined-up behind him. Part of the thinking is that Lasry can tap into his father’s billions and help pay for his campaign. Republican U.S.

The pandemic cut air travel demand significantly in 2020, and the latest numbers from the Transportation Department reiterate that.  Tom Roberts has the numbers.

On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a homeowner on the west side of Silver Lake reporting a truck crashed on the shoreline of his property. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Department, along with the WI DNR, were already on the lake searching the area and responded to the scene. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the body of the missing person, Ben Jacobson, deceased along with his truck that crashed into an embankment and brush.

An Algoma woman is facing multiple charges including neglecting a child resulting in death.  Cheyanne Wierichs was arrested yesterday in connection with the death of her seven-month-old baby who drowned in a bathtub after being left unattended.  Authorities say Wierichs was bathing multiple children when she left the room and when she returned her baby was face down in water.  Methamphetamine was found in the house, which adds drug charges to the neglect counts.

Two additional individuals who recently tested positive for COVID- 19 were found to have the variant strain B.1.1.7. This is the strain that was first discovered circulating widely in England during November and December 2020. Researchers believe that this new strain spreads more rapidly and easily than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2. The two individuals are unrelated to one another and to the first case of the variant strain detected in Eau Claire County on January 12, 2021. Their only

Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. (DECI) has awarded Just Local Food Cooperative with a $2,000 Downtown Enhancement Grant to assist in their planned addition of an outdoor walk-in freezer for their store at 1117 S. Farwell Street. With limited space, and a growing clientele, Just Local Food has been facing the challenge of finding enough space for their back-stock storage. The addition of the freezer will help the cooperative sell more meat, seafood, and frozen grocery items and allow expansion to