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A former University of Wisconsin System official who resigned after an OWI conviction is getting a new job.  Jessica Tormey was the vice president of university relations and chief of staff to the system president before the drunk driving incident back in the fall of 2017.  She was paid over 50-thousand-dollars to resign in January and was also accused of sexual harassment following her departure.  She just recently took a new position as a fundraiser at a Madison charter school that’s approved

Kimberly-Clark is recalling Kotex tampons that may cause infections.  The Food and Drug Administration says a defect in some of the products sold could cause them to unravel or come apart.  Consumers who purchased the U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, Regular Absorbency, should stop using the product immediately and call Kimberly-Clark’s Consumer Service team during normal business hours Monday through Friday for more information.  Some women using the product have needed medical treatment for irritation, injuries and infections.  A full

Now that the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival is officially taking a year off, questions are being raised about how it will impact local tourism.  Event organizers say the festival brings in about seven-million-dollars every year and welcomes people from across the globe, but they’re promising a bigger and better festival once it returns in 2020.  The director of Visit Eau Claire says the 2020 festival will be moved downtown which will have an even bigger impact on tourism

A priest is being bound for trial on charges of abusing three young boys in the 1980s.  Thomas Ericksen appeared for his preliminary hearing yesterday in Sawyer County.  He was arrested in November in Minneapolis and extradited to Wisconsin, accused of sexually abusing at least three boys in the early 80s while he was placed at St. Peter’s Church in Winter, Wisconsin. 

Chippewa Falls Boys Hockey will be holding a fundraiser for the Girl Scouts.  Parents of hockey players will be selling green ribbons at tonight’s games to help rais efunds.  All Girl Scouts wearing their Girl Scout uniforms and their parents or guardians will get in to the event free and will be invited onto the ice for a ceremony at the end of the first period of the varsity game.  The Chippewa Falls varsity boys hockey team will be wearing

Visit Eau Claire will be using a new grant to bring more people to the city to play Kubb.  Eau Claire has become known as a hub for events involving the Swedish lawn game.  The aim of the nearly 40-thousand dollar marketing grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism is to bring visitors to Eau Claire in connection with Kubb events.  The organization hopes to attract two-thousand visitors to the city, which would generate over a hundred thousand dollars of spending in

Hope Gospel Mission is preparing for its annual Christmas Community Dinner.  The non profitorganization is inviting families to attend Saturday’s free event.  Hope Gospel says it expects to serve around 300 people at the dinner, featuring ham,potatoes, dessert, and more.  Live music and a brief program will kick off the event. 

A new shop is helping feed the hungry through the sale of donated bridal and prom dresses.  Off The Rack Bridal Consignment Shop recently opened in Eau Claire on Brackett Avenue and owner LuAnn Hale once worked at a food pantry.  Hale says she has seen first-hand how difficult food insecurity can be.  Fifty-percent of the proceeds from the sale of donated gowns goes to the food pantry at Valley Vineyard Church in Chippewa Falls. 

The Chippewa Falls Salvation Army Food Pantry is hosting its Holiday Food Drive Up.  Members of the public can drive non-perishable food items down to the pantry on North Bridge Street this afternoon and stop in front.  Chippewa Falls Women of the Moose Volunteers will unload the donations.    

The town of Barron is displaying a symbol of hope in the case of missing teen Jayme Closs. The Tree of Hope was lit last night in Jayme’s favorite color blue, and green for missing child awareness.  It is adorned with ornaments carrying messages of hope from Jayme’s classmates.  Lanterns were also released and a message from Barron native and The Voice finalist Chris Kroeze was relayed.  There have been no breaks in the case, but the investigation is continuing.