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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.

Broadway is coming to Eau Claire. The Pablo Center announced Waitress will take the stage March 24th, 2021. It’s the first Broadway production to be performed at The Pablo Center. Executive Director Jason Jon Anderson said the show highlights some of humanity’s best qualities, and encourages people to challenge each other to push humanity forward. 

A Panda Express and 30-new apartments are coming to Eau Claire. The city Plan Commission approved the building sites for the Chinese-fast-food restaurant and drive-through, and the new apartment complex last night. Panda Express will go up on the corner of East Clairemont Avenue and S-Hastings Way. The apartments will be built on the corner of Gateway Drive and Otteson Lane. 

The Chippewa Valley Drive-In is hosting a Garth Brooks concert at the end of the month. The drive-in concert at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds is scheduled for June 27th. Tickets go on sale June 19th, and cost 100-dollars-per-car, or every six people. 

Historians want to document the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. The Chippewa County Historical Society is asking residents to share stories from their time at the fair to put into the archives and create a history book that will be released by Christmas time. The proceeds from the book will go to the Chippewa Area History Center. The historical society is asking everyone to send materials to the Area History Center at 123 Allen Street, Chippewa Falls. 

The graph that tracks the coronavirus in Wisconsin is continuing its downward slide. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday reported 174 positive tests and six thousand negative tests. Both of those numbers are the lowest Wisconsin has seen in two weeks. Since March, nearly 23 thousand people have tested positive for the virus and over 400 thousand people have tested negative.