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Dairy Fest is back in Marshfield.  The Chamber of Commerce says today this year’s theme is Dairy Strong.  The week-long event celebrating the dairy industry will be held from July 12th through the 17th.  Organizers say public health safety guidelines will be strictly followed, but in-person events are planned.

The Barron County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the WI Department of Justice  Department of Criminal Investigation and the DNA Doe Project announce the identification of the bones located south Barron in December of 2017. The remains are identified as 63 year old Gary Herbst, of New Prague, MN. The manner of death is now being investigated as a homicide and is an active case in the Sheriff’s Department.

An accident just before 11:30 on Monday night leaves one dead. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a report of a single vehicle crash with injuries on County Highway B in the Town of Winter. Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene, assisted by the Sawyer County Ambulance EMT’s/Paramedics and the Winter Fire Department.  Initial investigation indicates that a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 30 year old Lars A. Schnell, of Hayward, was traveling east on County Highway

A meeting to discuss climate change with Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes is happening tonight. The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change is hosting a series of meetings in the next month to discuss ways the state can combat climate change. The first meeting is tonight and starts at 6pm. Registration can found HERE. CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A new report shows Wisconsin taxpayers spend more on K-12 education and public welfare programs than on police. The Wisconsin Policy Forum report shows police spending made up 20-percent of state expenditures in 2018 and ranks third behind K-12 education and public welfare programs. Education cost taxpayers 10-billion-dollars in 2017. 

A recent study found Eau Claire in the top three most-livable small cities in the country. The Smart Asset study published last week ranks 25 cities based on things like access to health care, entertainment, home affordability, and more to calculate a score out of 100. Eau Claire scored just under 97 points behind Livonia, Michigan, and Cheektowaga, New York.  FOR MORE INFORMATIONCLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

There is a good chance a lot of school kids in Wisconsin will be learning from home this fall. The state’s Department of Public Instruction yesterday released 87 pages of recommendations for reopening schools. The proposal starts with a warning that the coronavirus will be an issue for the next year to year-and–a-half, and the note that schools need to be ready for it. There are four recommendations for reopening schools: A four day week, two-days in the classroom and three days

There is no shortage of scams coming from the coronavirus outbreak. The latest warning comes from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul about contact tracing scams. The state is trying to trace people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus, but Kaul warns that scammers are trying to take advantage of that. He says the most common scam involves asking for personal information, like a social security number, or financial information like bank account numbers. Kaul says if anyone asks you for

There are not a lot of details about Eau Claire County’s first coronavirus death. The county’s health director yesterday said someone who is over 65 and had underlying health conditions is the first person to die from the virus in the county. Since March, 163 people from Eau Claire County have tested positive for the virus. Most of them have fully recovered. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Scratch one more thing off the summer to-do list in the Chippewa Valley. Organizers of OneFest, the Christian music festival at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, canceled because of the coronavirus. OneFest was supposed to run from July 24th through the 26th. The hope is to try again next year.