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The Wisconsin National Guard is posturing forces to ensure it is ready to respond to potential requests for assistance from other state agencies or communities, if its assistance is requested. Approximately 300 troops have been mobilized to state active duty to posture the Guard for further state support, if needed. Troops mobilized to state active duty last week to assist the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in transporting a group of Wisconsin citizens to their homes for self-quarantine after returning to

There can be some questions about voting, lets CHECK out the options. With social distancing and other issues, if you’re concerned about going to the polls on Election Day, there are two alternatives: 1. Vote Absentee: If you’re a registered voter, you can request a ballot to be mailed to you. Simply go to the MyVoteWI website, click “Vote Absentee,” and follow the instructions. 2. In-Person Early Voting: Weekdays between now and April 3, you can vote early at your local election office.      Click here

The Chippewa County Administrator and County Board Chair announced today that all nonessential functions at Chippewa County buildings will be closed to the general public in an effort to help reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission and to protect residents and employees of Chippewa County. Effective at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2020, all facilities will be closed to the general public. Anyone needing to do business at Chippewa County buildings should call ahead and be prepared to make

Eau Claire County has its first confirmed case of COVID-19 and officials are now working to trace contacts that the person may have had. Here’s what we know. This was an individual who traveled outside of Wisconsin and likely had exposure in another state. The City County Health Department understands that they have remained at home self-quarantined since that travel and are working with the individual to identify anyone who may have had close contact with the person and quarantining

An Eau Claire tech company is laying off over 100 employees. Hutchinson Technology Inc., says they’ve notified 112-employees that they would be laid off. The State of Wisconsin Workforce Development says the worker reduction is expected to happen May 16, 2020. Hutchinson currently has 550-employees at the Eau Claire location. Hutchinson’s HR Director Sara St. John says the layoffs are due to a discontinuation of a department within the company. 

A State order to limit the number of children at Wisconsin daycare centers goes into effect today. Governor Tony Evers yesterday restricted the number of children allowed in a day care center at one time. The governor says centers may not operate with more than ten staff present at one time or more than 50-kids. The order is in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the state. There are now over 100-confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin.

An Eau Claire food bank is holding another pop-up food drive tomorrow to help families affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Feed My People Food Bank is packing emergency food bags that provide for nearly 100-families in Eau Claire. Assistant Director Suzanne Becker says the volunteers are taking precautions to reduce the potential spread of coronavirus by limiting the number of volunteers at once. The food bank held an event Wednesday at the Brewing Projekt. The next pop-up drive is at

Construction staff on a new Chippewa Falls school in Lafayette are concerned with Governor Evers new restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19. Construction on the multi-million-dollar Stillson Elementary School project is moving forward, but Business Manager Chad Trowbridge says he’s keeping an eye on changing conditions as more people are diagnosed with coronavirus in the state. Trowbridge says students being out of school helped the project continue, though now he’s concerned about the restriction of groups of ten people