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A new program from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is helping young children with disabilities and their families. The program launched this month and helps the families of children from birth to three-years-old with workplace and family training and resources to identify challenges in early development. Each county had to apply for the Birth-to-Three grant and 15-were selected including Chippewa and Eau Claire, Barron, and Polk.  

The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point is offering ten free online courses for the general public. The courses are non-credit and participants will have three months to complete them. The school’s website says the courses will be available until June 30th. 

Wisconsin’s coronavirus death toll has crossed a threshold.  The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said just over 700 people have died from the virus since March.  DHS reported nine new deaths yesterday.  Here in Eau Claire County there was the addition of 1 more positive case.

A western Wisconsin custody case will go back before a judge because the first judge became Facebook friends with the mom in the case. The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Judge J.M. Bitney’s Facebook friendship with mom Angela Carroll gives the appearance of bias. The judge liked a number of Caroll’s pictures, and commented on two posts before he ruled for her in her custody case back in 2017. The high court says the case should go before another judge to make sure

Things were supposed to be getting better at Wisconsin’s unemployment office, but instead are getting worse. At least that is the message from State Senator Van Wanggaard. Wanggaard yesterday demanded answers from the head of the Department of Workforce as to why it is taking four to five weeks for people who’ve filed an unemployment claim to hear back from anyone. Wanggaard also said one in four claims in Wisconsin still have not been paid. He says all the problems exist despite DWD’s

There will be one less thing to do this summer in Menomonie. City Administrator Lowell Prange yesterday said the Wakanda Waterpark won’t reopen this summer because of the coronavirus. He says there are just too many people at the waterpark to safely socially distance. Anyone who bought a season pass or tickets will get a refund.

Milwaukee will fly the Juneteenth Day flag.  City leaders yesterday said they will fly the flag over city hall on Friday.  Alderman Chantia Lewis says this is the first time that the city will display the Juneteenth flag.  Milwaukee is home to one of America’s largest Juneteenth celebrations.

Fond du Lac County is seeing an increase in positive COVID-19 tests among young people.  County health officials say they’re starting to see more cases in the 20 to 29 year old range.  Young people are advised to keep their physical distance when hanging out with friends, don’t share drinks and wear masks as often as possible.  Officials also ask young people to consider the vulnerable people around them who they may be passing the virus to.

After being closed for three months, Chippewa Valley Museum in Eau Claire’s Carson Park will reopen June 17 with new health and safety procedures and new summer hours. Chippewa Valley Museum closed March 16 to help slow the spread of COVID-19. “This is a gradual reopening. Not all museum spaces will beavailable immediately,” noted Olaf Lind, Communications Specialist. “This allows time for staff to learn new procedures and see what works and doesn’t work in our main museum building.” Phase I in

The Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department announces that water testing results by the City County Health Department indicate that Big Falls Wading Area, Coon Fork, Lake Eau Claire, and Lake Altoona Beach water is now within acceptable health standards and are therefore now open for swimming. All public beaches on Eau Claire County land are within acceptable standards and therefore open.