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Nationally, There are now over 104-thousand cases of coronavirus reported in the U.S.  As of Friday night, over 17-hundred people in the U.S. have died from the virus.  Over half of the coronavirus cases in the U.S. are in New York.  Other hot spots include New Jersey, California, Washington, Michigan and Massachusetts.  Half of the country is now on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.  Utah became the 25th state Friday to tell people to shelter at home.  North Carolina

Wisconsin’s spring primaries are still slated for April 7th.  Yesterday, state elections officials approved coronavirus inspired safety measures for voters including social distancing enforcement, curbside, drive thru and outdoor voting options at the polls.  The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Governor Evers yesterday said instead of his office issuing the order, it is best that state lawmakers handle ordering absentee ballot be sent to every registered voter.  So far the decision isn’t meeting with acceptance by state Republican lawmakers in particular the

As many of us follow the Safer at Home guidelines and are staying at home, what about those in our community without a home? Beginning Saturday, March 28, Catholic Charities Sojourner House is moving the shelter to the Hobbs Municipal Ice Center/O’Brien Rink located at 915 Menomonie Street, Eau Claire. For the first couple of nights, adult men and women experiencing homelessness will be asked to meet at the Sojourner House at 5:30 pm and transported to the Hobbs Municipal

We are all getting creative these dates, and how about going classic this weekend? Pizza, a cold one…and a roll! The Eagles Club is now taking orders for tomorrow’s Bar-B-Q express 16 inch pizzas and a case of domestics and a roll of toilet paper for $30! Upgrade to a premium case for an additional $5 dollars!!! There will be some mix and match deals on the beer for $20 and have some cans as well. Call ahead 715-723-0172! CLICK

There will a sex offender released to our area. The Eau Claire Police Department has been notified that 37 year old Daniel R. Ybarra will be released from prison on March 31st. Ybarra will be under supervision by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC). Ybarra’s previous convictions include: 2nd Degree Sexual Assault of a Child, 2 counts in June of 2006 in Eau Claire County Ybarra will be residing at a DOC monitored residence in the 100 block of Randall

Governor Tony Evers wants an absentee ballot sent to every Wisconsin voter.  The governor wants the state legislature to come together and pen a new law that would send an absentee ballot to registered voters and also extend the time that clerks have to count the votes.  Evers wants every voter in state to be able to cast a ballot in the upcoming spring elections as well as the November presidential election despite the restrictions of the coronavirus. 

There is a temporary order to suspend evictions and foreclosures in the state.  Governor Evers ordered the move today in light of the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus.  The order does not relieve a person of their responsibility to pay rent or mortgage.  But it does prohibit landlords from evicting tenants and postpones civil action to foreclose on real estate for 60 days.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is down 24-cents-a-gallon compared to a week ago.  Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-66 today, while the national average is two-oh-five.  Drivers are paying a-dollar-68 a gallon in Madison, one-40 in Appleton, one-58-in Oshkosh and a-dollar-47 in Janesville.  St. Croix County drivers are paying some of the highest prices in the state at a-dollar-92 a gallon for regular gas.

In uncharted and turbulent times like this, let’s face it. It’s HARD. It is a day by day kind of life right now, and a lot of us are feeling overwhelmed. So, sometimes there are no words. But there is music. And for this Friday Feel Good, we let music do the talking. A student at Berklee College of Music called in 74 of her friends to perform the Burt Bacharach song, “What the World Needs Now”.  They all recorded