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County highway officials are working on road repairs after heavy rain and flooding this week. Officials in Eau Claire and Chippewa counties said they received multiple reports of damage on Tuesday and Wednesday. A couple of culverts washed out, but Eau Claire Highway Commissioner Jon Johnson said they were old and worn out and needed to be replaced. Officials say damages could take up to a week to repair. 

More people continue to test positive for the coronavirus, while a lot more people continue to test negative. The latest count from the state’s Department of Health Services shows the virus’ numbers are holding steady. DHS yesterday reported 286 positive tests, just under ten thousand negative tests, and ten new deaths. Those numbers are in-line with what Wisconsin has seen from the virus over the past two weeks. Crowds will be bigger in Eau Claire this weekend. City-County health director Lieske Giese

The new box of crayons, the smell of No.2 pencils, and the squeak of sneakers in the hall….we don’t yet know if back to school will have sounds and sights we are used to-and we won’t know for a little while yet. Eau Claire Schools out-going superintendent, Mary Ann Hardebeck, yesterday sent a letter to parents updating them on the planning for the next school year. Hardebeck says a task force will look at how to reopen Eau Claire Schools

Because Milwaukee Police used tear gas during this month’s protests-turned-riots, the city’s common council is saying ‘No’ to more tear gas for the Democratic National Convention. City leaders yesterday refused to buy tear gas for the DNC in August. Milwaukee Police requested the gas months ago, but city council members have turned on the idea after two weeks of George Floyd-related protests and the violence that followed. Alderman Nik Kovac yesterday said he doesn’t think tear gas should ever be

Eau Claire’s Fourth of July fireworks are being moved. Community Services Director Jeff Pippenger yesterday said the fireworks will now be launched from a park next to the Forest Hill Cemetery. Pippenger said the idea is to move the show away from Carson Park to give the entire city a better view of the fireworks. There is also a hope that letting people watch from home will cut down on crowd sizes.

A man was arrested in the case involving damages to a memorial that honors a fallen officer in our area. On Tuesday, June 9th The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38 year old Jason V. Desecki, of Ladysmith for allegedly setting the June 2nd, fire to the Memorial of Sawyer County Deputy Michael Villiard. The memorial is located on State Highway 27/70 near the Village of Couderay.  During an investigation into a domestic abuse incident in Rusk County, the Ladysmith

After a successful match challenge in April, Pablo Foundation issued an additional match challenge for the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund for theend of the school year. Recently, the community again came together, and raised $26,464 to meet the match. In celebration of Earth Day, the Pablo Foundation offered the same match for gifts made in April to the Eau Claire Public Schools Foundation’s Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund, which is supporting the installation of solar arrays on

A body was recovered from a local river. It was just before 10 on Tuesday morning, June 9th when the Dunn County Communications Center received a report of a body in the Chippewa River upstream of the old railroad bridge in the Town of Dunn. Dunn County Deputies responded to the scene. The body was determined to be that of a white male and the individual was deceased. The Dunn County Medical examiner responded to the scene and assisted with

Local businesses are starting to benefit from thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief grants. Yesterday, Downtown Eau Claire Inc., gave 31 applicants 15-hundred dollars to help their businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. Vice President Disa Wahlstrand said the board is considering giving another round of grants including those that help nonprofits like churches and theaters.

Micon Cinema is reopening in downtown Eau Claire this weekend. In a social media post yesterday, the theater group announced they will reopen with three-dollar tickets, social distancing and other safety measures in place. The theater will show Forrest Gump, the 1978 Superman movie, Midway, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. You are encouraged to purchase tickets online.