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As expected, our numbers here continue to trend in one direction. Up. Ten people are sick with the coronavirus in Eau Claire County. The latest count from the state shows ten people sick in Eau Claire County, four people sick in Chippewa County, and three people sick in Dunn County. Statewide, more than eleven-hundred people are sick with the coronavirus. Seventeen people have died. More than 16 thousand have been tested and confirmed to not be sick. The number of

It’s the first taste of spring flooding in Chippewa Falls. The city closed a handful of walking trails because of high water along the Chippewa River. The Chippewa River Trail behind the UW-Eau Claire Fine Arts Building, at the boat landing behind Hobbs Ice Arena, and at the street underpasses at Madison Street and Farwell Street are closed till further notice. Forecasters say the Chippewa River should stop rising tomorrow.

There could be fewer letters when it comes to grading. More than a thousand people want to see Eau Claire schools drop letter grades for this spring semester. A new petition urges the school district to switch to pass/fail grades for this semester. The petition says students don’t know when they will come back to school, and are trying to finish their classes online. More than eleven-hundred people have already signed the petition. There is no word from the Eau

If you can walk on a trail, you should be able to walk on a golf course. That’s essentially the argument from state Rep. Jon Plumer. He wrote a letter Friday to Governor Evers asking that the governor re-open Wisconsin’s golf courses. The governor’s Safe At Home order lists golf courses as non-essential. Plumer says he understands the need for social distancing, but he says there is plenty of distance on an 18-hole golf course.

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