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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

Residents of Chippewa and Eau Claire counties can influence future community health improvement efforts by participating in an online survey that begins today. A coalition of health partners in those counties will begin polling residents this week as the first step toward identifying and addressing the public’s top health concerns. The survey will ask questions about 14 different health areas – ranging from communicable disease to alcohol misuse to obesity – and inquire about county strengths and weaknesses in relation

The Pepin County Sheriff’s Office says four teens are hurt after a rollover crash Sunday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says a 16-year-old boy was driving too fast over a hill and left the road, rolling the car several times. Three other 16-year-old boys were in the car with him. Police say the driver and one passenger were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Two others were treated at the scene and released. 

A Chippewa Falls neighborhood is now on Wisconsin’s Register of Historic Places. The West Hill Residential District between Chi-Hi, River Street, and downtown is home to several mansions and other notable architectural homes

All Paws 24-7 Pet Wash is opening a booth in Eau Claire. A soft opening happened Saturday near the BP off Highway 93. The pet wash is one of 625 locations in the United States.

The Eau Claire School Board will vote tonight to amend the student dress code. Revisions were last made in October that clarified guidelines for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The school board says the revisions addressed student clothing from an equity perspective with input from secondary school principals and assistant principals. 

Today’s ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will happen without any attendance by the public, including veterans who survived the attack.  The attack by Japanese forces on December 7th, 1941 pulled the United States into World War Two. Mark Mayfield with more.

Lawyers for Altoona’s former superintendent want more time before they head to trial on child pornography charges. Dan Peggs’ lawyer last week wrote a letter to the judge saying he’s discovered another 120-thousand pages of evidence in the case. Peggs is accused of trafficking a girl to make child pornography, and of possessing child porn. Pegg’s lawyers want another 90 days to review the new evidence.

Authorities say the man responsible for at least a half dozen pipe bombs found in a Marshfield apartment complex is not in custody, but they also say there’s no threat to the public. The FBI and the Marathon County sheriff’s office were back at the Woodland Village apartments on Saturday, this time to search a storage facility belonging to the suspect. They found five more bombs. Authorities say they cannot speak as to why the man responsible for the bombs