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The ban on mass gatherings of 50-people or more is effecting everyone. The owner of one Chippewa Falls funeral home is suspending all funeral services and others are leaving the decision to individual families and churches. Mike Horan is the owner of Horan Funeral Home in Chippewa Falls. He says funerals usually draw in 75-to-100-people. Horan says many of those in attendance are older and in the “at risk” population for COVID-19. Horan says he’s working with the National Funeral

A Minnesota man was arrested for OWI. It was  a little after 1 Tuesday morning when a WI State Trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on Interstate 94 east of Menomonie. Upon contact with the vehicle, the trooper noticed two children ages six and nine and two adult females. There was an odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver was identified as Eric Wilson and showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed

This is all new territory each day will look a little different, and we will let you know the latest, laid out in simple form. Your Covid-19 Cliff Notes are here. As we follow the latest of the world pandemic, there is a lot (A LOT!) of information to digest, we will break it down from the larger (World) scope and work our way in here to Eau Claire and our own back yard and day to day lives. Trying

There are now 46 people in Wisconsin who are sick with the coronavirus, but doctors say most of them will recover. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the coronavirus count jumped, as expected. But so did the number of people who have been tested for the virus and cleared. Over 500 people have been confirmed as not sick in the state. DHS says some of the people who are sick with the coronavirus in Wisconsin are in the hospital, but doctors say

Teachers in Eau Claire will not miss a paycheck because of the coronavirus. School board members last night agreed to pay everyone who works in the district during the state-ordered school shutdown. Teachers are expected to work from home and some school district officials are expected to report to work, as are people who work in school cafeterias, they will continue to serve meals during the shutdown.

Add the libraries in Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls to the list of places that are closed because of the coronavirus. Library managers in both cities yesterday announced plans to close. Eau Claire’s library will close today and stay closed til April 6th. The library in Chippewa Falls will close tomorrow and stay closed til at least April 1st.

No one knows if baseball, softball, and the rest of Wisconsin’s spring sports will return this season. The WIAA yesterday said Governor Evers’ order to close schools puts all spring sports in the state on-hold. The WIAA issued a directive to coaches yesterday that bans them from having practice or workouts during the school closure. Coaches can work with players online, but cannot work with their teams in person.

 Practicing social distancing to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic may sound scary or impossible to do, but there are ways to appropriately handle the process, says Jagdish Khubchandani, a health science professor at Ball State University. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has guidelines to help limit the spread of COVID-19 that include recommendations for social distancing—a term epidemiologists use to refer to a conscious effort to reduce close contact between people and hopefully stymie community transmission of the virus.

With all of the shuffling of scheduling, jobs, school closings, and general upheaval to our normal daily routines, there are food options available for people who may be interested in meal options. Feed My People is offering assistance to local families while we all try to coordinate and connect during this time and aim to stop the spread of Covid-19 in our area. CLICK HERE TO FILL UP ON THE DETAILS. If you are looking for delivery options, a Wisco

Governor Tony Evers bans gatherings of 50 people or more in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.  The governor today says it’s on all Wisconsinites to practice social distancing and take every step possible to mitigate the spread of the virus.  Evers says he doesn’t make these decisions lightly, but it’s time for everyone to take preventive measures.