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Results are in from the Eau Claire City Council primary, ten candidates are advancing to the spring election in April.  John Lor received the most votes yesterday, while Echo Reardon and Chandler Lorentz were eliminated from the race.  The Barron City Council primary also took place yesterday, with Paul Solie and Isaak Mohamed advancing in the race.  Faisal Ahmed received the fewest votes and was eliminated. 

The Chippewa County Board is looking to move past a controversy with its chairman.  Jared Zwiefelhofer stepped down from the position after pleading no contest to several hunting violations.  The county board took steps to appoint a replacement at yesterday’s meeting.  Zwiefelhofer will remain on the board and says he’s interested in running for re-election as chair next term. 

The Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds is looking for an exemption from a Chippewa Falls law banning firearms.  An ordinance was first read last night at the City Council meeting that would allow the use of firearms and other weapons at the fairgrounds.  The proposal is being made to support the Wisconsin Game Fest, which includes a controlled youth shooting event. 

A public meeting will be held to discuss the confirmed detection of two wild deer with chronic wasting disease in western Eau Claire County.  DNR staff and WisconsinConservation Congress members will be hosting the meeting February 27th to discuss CWD testing and surveillance.  The meeting will take place at the Rock Creek Town Hall in Rock Falls.

Republican lawmakers in Madison say a new report on the cost of expanding Medicaid in the state shows they were right all along.  State Senator David Craig says the report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty shows that expanding BadgerCare would cost taxpayers in Wisconsin 600-million dollars.  Craig says Democratic claims that an expansion would be a good deal for the state are ‘laughable.’  Wisconsin’s new governor is promising not to end the popular voucher program that allows a lot of kids

A 29 year old Eau Claire man was busted with over 2 POUNDS of meth. It was earlier this month, on Feb. 4th when officers made contact with a Pheng Yang on Rudolph Road. He was found to be in possession of 944.01 grams of meth and was arrested, brought to the EC County Jail, and received a 75,000 cash bond.

Governor Tony Evers says Wisconsinites who depend on caregivers deserve care that allows them to live with dignity and respect.  The governor announced a task force on caregiving that will ensure caregivers have the support they need while building the Direct Care Workforce in Wisconsin.  The governor says the Direct Care Workforce is facing a shortage that negatively impacts the ability for Wisconsin families to get the care they need. 

People in La Crosse are protesting a hate crime targeting a Muslim business owner.  Three local organizations hosted a One Community One Family — Hate Has No Business Here rally on Friday.  About 100 people participated, denouncing the racist graffiti spray painted on the Bullet Cab company’s garage. 

The U.S. Department of Education awarded A $2.5 million grant to Chippewa Valley Technical College as the lead institution on an open textbook pilot project in which all 16 Wisconsin technical colleges will take part. Over the four-year grant period, faculty from the four partnering technical colleges will create and review open educational resources, including open textbooks, for WTCS nursing programs across the state. The grant will help alleviate rising textbook costs.

Multiple counties in west central Wisconsin are bracing for yet another winter storm.  Snow is expected to move through the area starting around six o’clock tomorrow morning and continue throughout the day on Wednesday.  A winter storm warning will go into effect at that time for Eau Claire, Barron, Chippewa, Polk, and Rusk Counties.  About three to seven inches of snow is expected in those areas.