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Wisconsin’s governor is asking for nearly a half-billion-dollars more for the coronavirus and nearly a half-million more vaccine doses for the state’s healthcare workers. Governor Tony Evers asked for both yesterday in a letter to the Trump Administration. The governor says he needs the money to keep testing for the virus, and he needs the extra vaccine doses to protect people who are most at risk. Wisconsin has already gotten two-billion-dollars from Washington D.C. for virus relief. The state is supposed to

It’s not quite a tour guide, but it is a gig that embraces EC. The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce says its new concierge service is more than just showing people around town. The Chamber’s Kaylynn Stahlbusch says the idea is to help highlight the best of Eau Claire, including schools, parks, and places to eat, to help local businesses attract new employees. Stahlbusch says if people see what Eau Claire has to offer, they may be more willing to

Trips away from campus are the latest coronavirus casualty at UW-Eau Claire. The school announced yesterday that it is canceling spring break and the university’s study abroad programs for next year. Provost Patricia Kleine says it’s not wise to send thousands of students off campus this spring, then bring them back together. The spring semester at UW Eau Claire will start on-time on February 1st, but will end a week early in May.

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021, now scheduled for July 20-22, 2021, will take place at Huntsinger Farms, the largest grower and processor of Horseradish in the United States.  Originally scheduled for July 2020, the Eau Claire show moved to 2021 given safety protocols required because of COVID-19. The Executive Committee and its sub-committees have been meeting virtually since late summer 2020 and are moving forward with extensive planning for a safe and successful show in July 2021. 295 exhibitors from

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear President Trump’s election lawsuit.  By a four-to-three vote the State High Court today refused to hear Trump’s attempt to overturn the election result and the recount in Wisconsin, which Joe Biden won by nearly 21-thousand votes. 

The coronavirus death toll is up by 60 following data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.  The DHS says 172 more people were recently hospitalized with the virus. In the last 24 hours, there were over 46-hundred positive COVID tests confirmed since yesterday.  More than three-thousand-500 Wisconsin residents have been killed by the coronavirus since the outbreak began. MORE FROM WI DHS HERE

Wisconsin’s live music and entertainment venues are getting a little financial relief.  Governor Tony Evers today announced 15-million-dollars in grants awarded to 96 live venues to help balance the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.  Eligible recipients can be awarded up to 500-thousand-dollars thanks to money from the CARES Act. Locally, we recognize names like: Blue Ox Music Festival Eau Claire $170,209.23 Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild Eau Claire $34,949.97 Confluence Council, Inc. Eau Claire $362,287.61 Country Jam USA, Inc. Eau Claire

Senator Tammy Baldwin says it is time for President Trump to step up and take action to help the Wisconsin National Guard.  The Wisconsin Democrat says federal funding for the guard will expire at the end of the month unless the President acts.  She says guard members have answered the call to help the state with the COVID-19 response effort including facilitating coronavirus testing across the state.  Baldwin says Wisconsin cannot afford to have a gap between when the funding runs out at the end of

Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #96 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in honor of Cpt. Kelly Lynn Raether of the Town of Ixonia Fire & EMS. Raether passed away on Nov. 26, 2020 after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty as she responded to the emergency medical needs of a COVID-19 patient.  Executive order #96 is effective immediately and ends at sunset on Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

Visit Eau Claire, along with CORBA and the Eau Claire Sports Commission, announced that the 2021 US National Snowshoe Championships will be postponed until 2022 due to the impact of COVID-19. The event is still set to take place in Eau Claire at Lowes Creek County Park with a date yet to be announced. Earlier this year, the Eau Claire Sports Commission & Visit Eau Claire teamed up with CORBA to bid for the championships. The United States Snowshoe Association