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Get those neck massagers ready! It’s almost time to get your air-show pose on…and, some area Boy Scouts are helping prepare for the Chippewa Valley Air Show. The scouts and other volunteers laid out plastic yesterday, with cinder blocks and steel rods to hold it down.  The sheet will serve as a five-thousand foot long reference line that pilots will use as a guide during the air show.  Proceeds from the air show benefit the Boy Scouts of America.

Forget that scraping and screeching of old dial up…2018, here we come! Governor Walker was in our area yesterday to award a grant to expand broadband access in Eau Claire County.  The governor presented the grant to Packerland Broadband, which will also receive grants for projects in Marinette and Forest counties.  As part of the grant program, over 35-million dollars was added to the state budget for investments in broadband.

The former Fall Creek football coach has reached a plea deal in his sexual assault case.   36-year-old Joshua Tumm appeared in court yesterday and pleaded no contest to fourth degree sexual assault. A criminal complaint was filed against Tumm in December by a 29-year-old woman who says he had nonconsensual sex with her while she had a BAC over three times the legal limit. Tumm is on unpaid suspension from the school district and was relieved of coaching duties in

Cinder City Days is in the books in Altoona and it kicked some ASH! The event had its strongest turnout yet. The festival wrapped up yesterday and included expanded events like a carnival, baseball games, and a craft fair.  Diamond Rio took stage Saturday night at the New River Prairie Park amphitheater.  The event raised money for the Lions Club, which will be put back into the community and toward organizations supported by Lions Club International.

Time to gear up for the next Pinterst FAIL~ Inspiration is here! The first weekend of the Chippewa Valley Parade of Homes is being called a success.  The tour features 15 homes and is organized by the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association.  And the price tags hang out at around 200-thousand to more than a million dollars and organizers estimate around 35-hundred tickets have been sold so far, with a few of the favorite homes receiving more than a thousand

Four people are dead after a fiery plane crash in our state. We know that two teens, along with their mother and grandmother were on board a light aircraft yesterday and died when it crashed in a wooded area in Green County. Authorities are assuming there were mechanical problems with the plane, however an investigation is underway.

IT’S THE TRIPLE CROWN!   Justify is number one at the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.  With the victory, Justify is the 13th horse to complete the Triple Crown and the first since American Pharoah in 2015.  Justify jumped out to an early lead and secured a wire-to-wire victory. Gronkowski, named after the Patriots tight end Rob, ended up in second and Hofburg took third.  Vino Rosso and Tenfold rounded out the top-five finishers.  Justify is just the second

Demo is underway for the Paint Creek Bridge in Chippewa County.  Officials say construction began yesterday. The bridge has been closed after a partial collapse in May.  The Town of Lafayette is sharing the cost of demolishing the bridge with Chippewa County.  Officials say the bridge should be removed by Fourth of July weekend, with a new bridge open by July of next year.

A man accused of threatening to kill estranged family members at a high school graduation ceremony is facing charges in Monroe County court. Benjamin Sidie was in court yesterday on charges of making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct.  He was arrested in Iowa in the end of May after making threats over text messages and talking about getting into a “suicide by cop” situation at the Sparta High School graduation. The ceremony has been rescheduled.

The Eau Claire YMCA is looking to purchase the Eau Claire Indoor Sports Center. If the sale is approved by the city council, the parties are hoping to complete the transition by September 1st.  The YMCA says it wouldn’t be taking away any programs, but would instead integrate them into their lineup-including a home for their gymnastics program.