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Due to financial and logistical issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eau Claire Community Complex, Inc. has made the decision to temporarily suspend the Sonnentag Centre project. The temporary suspension means groundbreaking for the Sonnentag Centre will not take place in summer 2020 as originally planned, said Kimera Way, president of Eau Claire Community Complex, Inc. Sonnentag Centre partners, along with philanthropists and UW-Eau Claire alumni John and Carolyn Sonnentag, say they remain fully committed to the project and will

The British World War Two vet who’s been walking for charity has now raised over $20 MILLION.  CLICK HERE TO HEAR MORE Now hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition for him to be KNIGHTED by the Queen.  His goal was to walk across his back patio 100 times by his 100th birthday.  And he crossed the final finish line yesterday, two weeks early.  A group of soldiers stood by saluting him for the final leg. Proof that

The number of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin tops four-thousand.  Data released today confirmed four-thousand-45 positive tests and 205 deaths in the Badger State.  Over eleven-hundred people have been hospitalized.

A homeless-shelter operator In Illinois turns in two Wisconsin escaped inmates.  Early Friday morning, Carly Rice found Thomas Deering and James Newman still wearing their prison uniforms as they stood waiting for her to open her non profit Carly’s Place where she feeds and houses the homeless.  Deering and Newman escaped from Columbia County Correctional Institution in Portage on Thursday.  WIFR reports that Rice says she knew who the men were so she called police without their knowledge and gave

The public health department in Fond du Lac County says campgrounds will be allowed to open next week.  Governor Tony Evers outlined a modified safer at home order which will allow the campgrounds to open under certain guidelines.  Social distancing must be maintained and gatherings of people are prohibited.  Campsites must be limited to members of a single household or living unit.

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is a dime-a-gallon lower compared to a week ago. Triple-A says the average price statewide is a-dollar-25 today.  The national average is one-82.  Drivers are paying 99-cents-a-gallon in Appleton, one-oh-four in Oshkosh, a dollar-19 in Madison and one-36 in Sheboygan.

The Dunn County Dairy Promotion Committee is looking to “Keep It Cool” with local Dunn County food pantries. Many food pantries are lacking storage space for the increased demands on milk, cheese, butter and yogurt. Committee members and Blue Northern Distributing are looking to “fill the fridge” at Stepping Stones Food Pantry in Menomonie and other local pantries by supplying gallons of fresh milk and dairy products weekly. The Committee is challenging the community to rally together in efforts to

A domestic disturbance leads to an arrest. It was just before 2 in the morning on Thursday, April 16th when a 911 call came in regarding a domestic disturbance in the Township of Seymour. It was reported that the disturbance was physical and medical assistance was requested for a female victim with non-life-threatening injuries. The victim identified 30 year old Rusty Ray as the suspect. Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrived on scene and learned Ray had gone into

An Eau Claire man is appearing in court after he tried to buy thousands-of-dollars in gold and silver with a bad check. A criminal complaint yesterday says 59-year-old Charles Christensen ordered nearly 40-thousand-dollars-worth of gold and silver from a coin company in Oklahoma. The company says Christensen mailed a check, but it bounced days later. The company says they notified the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office after several attempts to collect the money. Christensen is scheduled to appear in court

Onalaska police are warning restaurant owners about waste oil thefts. Police said the thefts happened earlier this month in the morning and its possible that the suspect could attempt several more. Police say the suspect drives a white cargo truck.