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Pablo Center at the Confluence recently announced a new virtual concert series, Pablo Streams, which is offered to the public free of charge.   Pablo Streams is a free virtual concert series starting Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. Throughout the summer, lineups of two or more artists will take the stage in Jamf Theatre and will be broadcast via the Perigon webcasting service to audiences. The inception of Pablo Stream provides a local alternative for a community missing out on

The top man at Wisconsin’s unemployment office wants to see the federal unemployment sweetener extended, even as his office struggles to meet the needs of people who are out of work. Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman yesterday said he wants to see the 600 dollar-a-week coronavirus enhancer extended. He said that money makes a big difference for people who are out of work in the state. Frostman doesn’t have an answer for when all of those people will get

Most of Wisconsin’s local schools are getting more money from the state. The Department of Public Instruction yesterday released its general school aid estimate for the next school year. DPI says, overall, schools will split about five billion-dollars. That’s up three-and-a-half percent from the last school year. Not every school will see more though. DPI says 114 of the state’s 421 school districts will see less money from Madison.

Eau Claire County’s public health director says about a third of people who’ve recently tested positive for the coronavirus don’t know where they picked it up. Lieske Giese yesterday said there’s been 100 new positive tests in the past two weeks. That brings Eau Claire County’s total to 240 since March. Giese did not say if any of the new cases have landed anyone in the hospital. She did say that 176 of those 240 people have fully recovered. On

A crash turns fatal in Wilson. It was a little after 2 in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 1st when crews were dispatched to the intersection of CTH H and Henneman Rd, Township of Wilson, to investigate a motorcycle vs. SUV crash. Early investigation revealed that a motorcycle, being operated by 26-year-old Fairchild man, was traveling northbound on CTH H, just north of Forest road #1. A southbound Chevrolet Tahoe, being operated by an 18-year-old Thorp man, was slowing, and

We now know the names of those involved in a wrong way vehicle crash in Jackson County. It was just before 10 on Wednesday night when Officers responded to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 westbound near Hixton. Minutes before the crash, a motorist reported to the Jackson County Sheriffs Dispatch Center that a pick-up truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound traffic lanes. The eastbound GMC Sierra pick-up truck, driven by 24 year old Jenna Hanson from Hizton, then

There could soon be fewer people spending time in jail in the Chippewa Valley. Both Eau Claire and Chippewa counties have been selected to be a part of a pre-trial monitoring program. The idea is to quiz people who’ve been arrested, then determine if they need to stay in jail or if they can be released ahead of trial. The program will also test a variety of ways to get people back to court, including everything from text messages to

There is a new class for incoming students at UW-Eau Claire. The university yesterday announced an equity, diversity, and inclusion training program. Director Jodi Thessing-Ritter says the idea is to get students “engaged” so they can be a part of UW-EC’s inclusive campus. The class is a 50 minute online training that includes quizzes and videos. New and incoming students are required to take the class, but won’t get any credits for completing it.

Wisconsin’s economic development office says some jobs will not come back when the state fully reopens. The WEDC on Tuesday sent its report on the economic impact of the coronavirus to lawmakers. In addition to noting which businesses have been hardest hit in Wisconsin, namely tourism and the service sector, the report says many jobs are gone for good. There is no number, but WEDC says many restaurant and retail jobs are likely not to return. The report says those workers

In an effort to keep the community informed and to be transparent about decision making, Chippewa County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) announced a new local COVID-19 data dashboard. The dashboard is broken down by three groupings: disease occurrence, healthcare availability, and public health response. Within each group, measures and thresholds help to determine the progress that is or isn’t being made toward identifying and controlling the spread. Data will be continuously monitored, and the dashboard will be updated every