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City of Eau Claire Engineering staff invite the public to an online Open House on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. to learn about the first phase of a project that will create a new public space between City Hall and the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. The Open House period will consist of a short presentation by Engineering staff and project architects at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Each presentation will be followed by

The Eau Claire Police Department is warning the public and updating a case. UPDATE: Regarding the catalytic converter thefts, the pictured vehicle is believed to be involved. It is a silver 2006 Volvo S40 with a sunroof and MN plates. This is in regard to a string of thefts. So far today the ECPD has received multiple reports of thefts of catalytic converters from Toyota Priuses. The thefts have occurred on the upper west side of Eau Claire. If you

If you’re missing certain foods during the pandemic, you’re not alone.  When asked by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo what he could send him for Christmas, Dr. Fauci said comfort food from his youth in Brooklyn. Cuomo laughed that Fauci didn’t want any meatballs or cannolis.  Dr. Fauci grew up in Bensonhurt where his father ran a local pharmacy. 

A new design, a local crafter, and a passion for fabric come together for a new mask in town, and all for a good cause. For a suggested donation of just $5, folks can purchase a handmade face mask this Saturday – and support Stepping Stones of Dunn County. At 11 a.m., Shari Hainstock Johnson will be displaying and selling a selection of 300 masks in adult and children’s sizes in front of Menomonie’s Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

Wisconsin Health officials confirm over 21-hundred new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.  That brings the total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to over 414-thousand.  Nineteen additional deaths reported today pushes the total number of Wisconsin residents killed by COVID-19 to three-thousand-838. CLICK FOR MORE FROM WI DHS

Health officials say when the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is available, UW-Health in Madison will be a regional hub for distribution.  UW Health and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services will distribute the vaccine to hospitals and long-term care facilities first.  Pfizer and Moderna filed applications with the FDA for emergency use of the vaccines, which are ready for distribution and just awaiting approval.  The CDC has said it could be sometime next summer before the general public could be inoculated and in

Two state representatives say not having a holiday tree in the Capitol rotunda denies Wisconsin kids of an annual tradition.  Governor Tony Evers had decided against a tree at the Capitol because the building is closed to the public due to COVID-19.  Republican Representatives Paul Tittl and Shae Sortwell decided to defy the governor’s wishes and put up an artificial tree late last week.  They said today, kids across Wisconsin can make their ornaments and send them to Madison to decorate the tree, as

The two game hockey series between the Badgers and Michigan State is postponed.  The UW athletics department today announced the team will not play in East Lansing tomorrow or Wednesday after a positive test in the Badgers program.  The teams hope to reschedule the matchup.  Wisconsin’s women’s hockey team was forced to cancel its series against Minnesota because of COVID-19 concerns.

Marshfield Clinic Health System will serve as an initial distribution site to serve northcentral Wisconsin in the state “hub-and-spoke” model for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Wisconsin Department of Health Services will provide Marshfield Clinic Health System with the vaccines, which will then be distributed to other health care systems, public health departments, other vaccinating organizations and long-term care facilities. Vaccines are anticipated to be distributed to the hubs around Dec. 15. Front line health care workers and long-term care facilities will

Senior Natasia “Tai” McDougall found her niche in college through the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire equestrian club, bringing horses back into her life and sparking a dream to start her own business one day. The Eau Claire native will graduate this month after 3 1/2 years at UW-Eau Claire, earning a bachelor’s degree in business management-entrepreneurship. In spring 2021, McDougall will continue her studies at UW-River Falls, where she will pursue a degree in animal science-equine management. Her plan is