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The Chippewa Falls City Council is looking for funding to help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. City officials said they’ve been watching other communities assist their small businesses with grants and loans and if the city wants to help, now would be the time.  Mayor Gregory Hoffman last night said his next mission is finding programs and funding sources that would work for the community. 

Most of the people who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus are clear to go back to work. The latest numbers from the state’s Department of Health Services show over seven-thousand people have been cleared after testing positive for the virus. Another five-thousand are still within the 30-day diagnosis window. DHS says 467 people have died from the coronavirus in the state.

A man involved in a truck accident that hit a Girl Scout Troop in 2018 is being held on a ten-thousand-dollar bond. Court records show yesterday a Chippewa County judge set the bond for 23-year-old John Stender Junior under conditions that he cannot possess or consume any illegal drugs or alcohol.  A criminal complaint from the accident shows Stender Junior told police he and Colten Treu were huffing a can of air duster when Treu lost control of the car

 The number of people being tested for the coronavirus is falling, but the number of people being cleared is growing. The latest numbers from the state’s Department of Health Services show nearly 60-percent of people who’ve tested positive for the virus have been declared recovered. That’s over seven-thousand people who’ve been cleared. Yesterday’s coronavirus count also shows a dip in testing, just under four-thousand tests were processed. That’s the lowest number in a week. Meanwhile, Wisconsin is looking to spend half

The Class of 2020 at Chippewa Falls High School will always have a story to tell about their graduation. The school yesterday announced plans for a drive-thru graduation procession. It will start at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. on June 3rd, and wind through the city, eventually ending at the high school. People who live along the route are being encouraged to decorate their homes and businesses to celebrate the graduates.

Wisconsin’s surge in unemployment is leading to an uptick in fraud. The state’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said it flagged 342 unsuccessful attempts to use fake social security numbers to collect unemployment benefits. DWD also said it found around 26-thousand-dollars in payments to 171 people that should have never been made. The department’s director says it is sad to see some people trying to take advantage of this economic downturn.

Swimming is off the schedule in Onalaska this summer. The city’s Park Board voted yesterday to close the Onalaska Aquatic Center because of the coronavirus. Park and Rec Director Dan Wick said it was a difficult decision, but it is the right decision.

It’s now officially Congressman Tom Tiffany. Tiffany took his oath of office in Washington D.C. yesterday. He said he hopes to hit the ground running and stand-up for the principles of freedom and liberty. Tiffany will not get much time to rest. He has to run for his seat again in November.

The Eau Claire City-County Health Department continues to follow the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as it develops and Eau Claire has added 4 cases of positive coronavirus since yesterday. In terms of follow up on the local cases, we know that as of 5/13/20, 40 cases had been released from isolation. People released from isolation are no longer considered infectious. 467 have died from Coronavirus in Wisconsin. FOR MORE LOCAL AND STATE TESTING NUMBERS AND INFORMATION CLICK HERE

Governor Tony Evers office says the state will use much of the one-billion-dollars in federal money it’s receiving to use for coronavirus testing.  The state plans to use about 260-million-dollars for testing and 75-million-dollars for contract tracing with the money received from the coronavirus relief act known as the CARES Act.  The state is receiving another 137-million-dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program and the Healthcare Enhancement Act.  That funding will also be used to trace contacts and analyze COVID-19 tests.