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The news about the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to develop and there is concern about how this will impact our community. WHAT IT IS: COVID-19 is a new respiratory virus that was first identified in China in December 2019 and has now spread to other countries including the U.S. The symptoms are similar to cold and influenza – fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. At this time, we have had no cases of COVID-19 in Eau Claire County and only one

Farm income in Wisconsin is expected to drop this year.  That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  The USDA says it expects net cash income to fall over ten percent and farm debt to increase by two percent.  Last year, Wisconsin also saw its largest drop in dairy farms in the last 15 years.

Some Wisconsin lawmakers are working to bring justice to missing and murdered tribal women.  Lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would create a task force to look at what contributes to higher rates of violence among tribal women.  The group would then give a report to tribal leaders and the legislature in December.

The Red Letter Grant of Eau Claire is getting 45-thousand dollars from the State of Wisconsin.  It’s part of over 430-thousand dollars awarded to nine organizations around the state by the Wisconsin Economic Development Organization.  The Red Letter Grant helps develop women entrepreneurs in the area.

It is another sign of spring in Milwaukee, the tarp is off the field at Miller Park. Crews rolled back the tarp yesterday. They say the grass is growing well, and the field should be ready for opening day. That day comes early this year. The Brewers start their season at Miller Park with exhibition games March 23rd and 24th. They start playing for real on March 26th with a game against the Cubs.

As we inch out of the winter season and into the warmer months and those sweet days of summer, the Chippewa Valley comes alive again. With calendars filling up with local events, our dishes and cones will be full of local ICE CREAM! Olson’s Ice Cream has purchased mobile ice cream retailer 9 Degrees of Eau Claire. Olson’s Ice Cream will continue the event-based ice cream scooping operations and will serve its ice cream, made in Chippewa Falls, at the

As we hear more and more about coronavirus world wide, we will take a look at what it looks like here in our state. More people are being tested for the coronavirus in Wisconsin. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said there are five new cases out for testing. That makes six pending cases. So far, all but one of the people who’ve been tested for the virus have come back as not sick. Doctors say Wisconsin’s only confirmed coronavirus patient

Police say the suspect who made a threat against Durand schools doesn’t have a tie to the community. There is one person in custody after what they call a ‘credible threat’ against Durand-Arkansaw School District yesterday. Schools were placed on lockdown yesterday afternoon after the threat, students were not allowed to leave. Police arrested the suspect about 5 p.m. No one is saying just what the threat entailed or why police believe it was a credible threat.

Two people are looking at charges after Eau Claire Police say they got high and started messing around with a rifle. Nineteen-year-old Atreyu Ortiz was wounded and 20-year-old Quentin Taylor was arrested Tuesday after police say they were trying to take a picture with an AR-15. Eau Claire Police arrested them both for drug possession and weapons charges. Ortiz’s wound is only described as not-life-threatening.

Investigators are looking for a cause after a deadly two-car crash in Trempealeau County. It happened yesterday afternoon near Albion. Police say the driver of each car died. The two cars crashed head-on. The Trempealeau County Sheriff says they are still investigating.