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We talked about some recent changes to the Syverson Lutheran Home and that will affect The Chippewa Valley Free Clinic. They are continuing to search for a new location after being told in March that they would have to relocate from the Syverson Lutheran Home. The clinic serves uninsured and under-insured patients with the help of donations and volunteers. Local developers are looking to turn the building into nearly 50 units of upscale apartments.

You are warned about a utility scam making the rounds. Scammers are posing as a local utility company in order to demand money for supposed late payments or required upgrades.  We should be on the lookout for threatening calls about their gas or electric accounts and hang up on anyone who demands an immediate payment on behalf of the local utility provider. DATCP Consumer Protection Hotline has received more than two dozen reports in the last day about these phony

First-time unemployment claims are down.  The Labor Department reports that 210-thousand Americans filed initial claims for jobless benefits last week.  That’s two-thousand fewer than the previous week’s report.  The sharpest jumps in unemployment claims were in Georgia, Michigan, Connecticut, South Carolina, and here in Wisconsin.

You can show the ones you love some affection today because it’s National Hug Your Sweetheart Day.  It’s a newer holiday that was first celebrated in 2015.  Full-body hugs can lower stress and feelings of loneliness, and increase self-esteem.  More hugs also can also cause lower blood pressure.  Your sweetheart does not have to be the person you are dating, as it’s defined as someone who is lovable and pleasing to be around.

From pot holes to POT…A referendum question about legalizing marijuana is set to be on Eau Claire County’s November ballot. Voters will have the choices and those include: Making marijuana legal for medical and recreational purposes for those over 21, only legalizing it for medical purposes with a prescription, or keeping the drug illegal. If marijuana is legalized, board supervisors say money from taxes on the drug would be used for education, health care, and infrastructure.

Candidates are hitting the roads and TALKING roads. Democratic nominee for Governor Tony Evers was in our area yesterday to discuss his views on improving roads and bridges. Evers was in Eau Claire saying he’s disturbed that the state has downgraded its bridges, and blames Walker for the state of the infrastructure. Walker responded saying he’s put 24 billion into the transportation system.

Another anchor store in the Oakwood Mall will be out soon. Sears announced it will be closing by November, the Eau Claire mall location is one of 46 Sears or Kmart stores nationwide that will be shutting doors. The auto center is also planning to close, a little bit earlier than the store, likely late October.

Things are tight in our current political climate: An early peek in shows us that it is a virtual dead heat for the two top candidates vying for governor this November.  A new Marquette University Law School poll of likely voters finds incumbent Republican Scott Walker and Democratic Challenger Tony Evers each with 46-percent support.  Libertarian Phil Anderson has six-percent and two-percent say they lack a preference.  Among all registered voters, Walker leads Evers 46-to-44-percent with Anderson at seven-percent.  As

Authorities say they have found the body of the second pontoon boater missing since the weekend.  The search ended yesterday morning when the body of 22-year-old Antonio Robinson was located in the water near the dam.  Both men were from Minnesota and were in town on a camping trip with family.  The circumstances of the two deaths are unknown and are still under investigation.

WHEEL see if LaCrosse follows other counties in our state as they are considering implementing an annual wheel tax. Mayor Tim Kabat says it’s the only way to continue funding road repairs and has introduced legislation for the tax for city residents. He says the city has run out of its rainy day fund, can’t raise sales taxes, and doesn’t want to raise property taxes. The proposal calls for a 25-dollar wheel tax per registered vehicle every year. Early numbers