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Nestle Announces Sweet Expansion

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

They are hiring at Nestle in Eau Claire. The company yesterday announced plans to add 70 jobs as part of a 50-million-dollar expansion. Nestle says it needs mechanics, engineers, and people in packing and processing. Nestle says it has already started hiring for some of the jobs. You can apply at the company’s website and UNWRAP MORE DETAILS WITH A CLICK HERE.

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EC Schools Plan to Return to Blended Learning Model

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

Students and families are planning to return to the hybrid school model. Below is an update from Eau Claire Schools regarding the plan to shift some students back to classrooms next week. The Eau Claire Area School District will return to a blended learning model starting Thursday, December 10. The district had implemented a short-term shift to 100 percent virtual learning for the period of November 30 to December 9, as a result of a large number of staff quarantines

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Proposal Would Pay Parents for Remote Learning

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

Parents with kids learning from home in Wisconsin could be in-line for a check from the state. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday suggested the state cut parents with kids in remote learning programs a 371-dollar check. The money, Vos says, will help cover the cost of teaching kids from home. The checks would be per-child, so some families would get more than just 371 dollars. We will show you different sides so you can decide, and on the other side. some are

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Gov. Evers Looks to DC for More CARES Act Funding

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

Wisconsin’s governor is asking for another round of coronavirus help from Washington D.C. Governor Tony Evers yesterday said Wisconsin needs a second CARES Act to continue testing and tracing the coronavirus. Evers says Wisconsin may not be able to keep-up without more federal money. The governor is not saying how much he’d like. Wisconsin is on deadline to spend the last of the two-billion-dollars it got in original CARES Act money by the end of the month.

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WI Ballot Battle Continues

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

President Donald Trump is making good on his promise to challenge Wisconsin’s vote total. The president yesterday asked a judge to toss out over 200 thousand votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties. The president’s lawyers say the Wisconsin Elections Commission denied them an opportunity to formally challenge last month’s election results and recount. The president’s beef continues to be with mail-in, absentee, and indefinitely confined votes in Milwaukee and Madison. As expected, Wisconsin’s governor has zero tolerance for President Trump’s lawsuit challenging the state’s

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App Being Used to Track Coronavirus

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

Wisconsin’s public health managers are hoping to have a way to track people who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, or who’ve come into contact with someone who has, by the end of the month. The app uses bluetooth to track phones for about two weeks. If someone tests positive for the virus, the app can then ping those phones and alert people that they may have been in contact with someone who’s tested positive. Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea

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Gov. Evers to Set Special Election

By Morgan McCarthy | December 2, 2020

There’s a big change coming for Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol. Joint Finance Committee co-chair John Nygren yesterday said he is resigning from the Assembly to take a job in the private sector. Nygren is not saying where he is going. Nygren has helped write the past four state budgets, and was set to craft a new budget next year. Governor Evers now has to set a special election so voters can pick Nygren’s replacement.

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EC Fire Department Announces Promotion

By Morgan McCarthy | December 1, 2020

The Eau Claire Fire Department recently announced a promotion. Steven Patten celebrated a recent promotion to Engineer. Engineer Patten has served the Eau Claire community for over 7 years.

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President Trump Files Lawsuit Challenging WI Election Results

By Morgan McCarthy | December 1, 2020

President Donald Trump files a lawsuit challenging the election results in Wisconsin, one day after the vote was certified.  Election Commission Chair Ann Jacobs signed off on the results of each county and the recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties yesterday.  The recount confirmed Joe Biden’s victory over the president.  The Trump campaign had five days to file a challenge, which it submitted today to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Arizona officials on Monday made President-elect Joe Biden the official winner in the state’s

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Oh, Deer!

By Morgan McCarthy | December 1, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources says Wisconsin hunters bagged about 16-percent more deer than during the nine-day gun season last year.  The initial numbers show about 26-thousand more deer were taken this season with the total number bagged over 188-thousand-700. The most deer in the state were taken in Marathon County followed by Shawano County and Waupaca County.

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