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 Green Bay Packers great Brett Favre teed off for some golf with President Trump.  The two played a round yesterday at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.   White House spokesperson John Hortsman tweeted a picture saying the two discussed the role sports can play in the reopening of the country from the coronavirus restrictions.

Hello and welcome to your weekend. As we creep towards the end of July and soak up some more summer temps in our area, here is a peek at what this day in years past looked like. Today is Saturday, July 25th, the 207th day of the year.  There are 160 days until the end of the year. On this day: In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the United States Army.  He was the first American officer

Record numbers of single-day positive COVID-19 cases are being reported around the world this week.  Reuters reports 40 countries from all the regions of the world have seen high single-day positive numbers for the disease this week compared to last week.  Although the U.S., Brazil and India lead the way, high single-day numbers are also being reported in a wide range of countries such as Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan and Israel to name a few. 

The general manager of Noah’s Ark Water Park in Wisconsin Dells is out of a job over his criticism of health officials.  Park VP Bill Lentz confirmed to WMTV yesterday that Mark Whitfield was let go.  Whitfield sent an email on Monday to Sauk County health officials which said no one should be ordered to wear a mask to go to a water park.  He said there have been no COVID-19 attributed deaths in the county since March.  He said a mask

The Eau Claire Area School District administration is recommending the Board of Education adopt a policy to require the use of masks for students and staff at all times in school buildings. Under the policy to be considered by the board on August 3, masks would be required across grades K-12, with a few exceptions. The first day of school for ECASD students is Tuesday, September 1. At this time, the district plans to start the school year with a

 There are no new COVID-19 deaths reported by Wisconsin Health officials in the state today.  There are over a thousand new cases and a positivity rate of five-point-eight-percent.  The seven day average for Wisconsin is 916 new coronavirus cases a day and that is up nearly 100 cases a day from a week ago.

The price of regular gas in Wisconsin is down four-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is $2.07 a gallon, while the national average is 2.18 today.

If you notice the flags flying lower this weekend and are wondering why, Governor Tony Evers has made the decleration to honor a veteran. The Governor of Wisconsin has ordered flags to fly at half-staff, Saturday, July 25, 2020, as a mark of respect for Army Cpl. Francis J. Rochon of the United States Army Who Lost His Life in the Korean War.

Eau Claire, Parks, Recreation, and Forestry is participating in the national celebration of July is Parks and Recreation Month. Some supervised swimming areas are not open this summer, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to dry up. Enter, #ecparks Water Safety Packs! These packs are presented to families through community donations, activity funding, and the creativity of the recreation team. Each family who participated in the 2019 Fairfax scholarship program is invited to pick up a #ecparks Water Safety

A Chippewa Falls woman who stabbed someone during a fight is getting four years of probation. Court records show Taylor Simpson was sentenced this week in Eau Claire County. She pleaded no contest to aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon for the stabbing at an Eau Claire hotel.