The bridge isn’t burned, but it IS closed…and no one is saying when the bridge to the small town of Lafayette will reopen. Just a heads up if you drive this route. Leaders in the Chippewa County town last week closed the bridge at 197th and 195th Streets until further notice because of safety issueswith the bridges pillars. Lafayette’s town board say they worry that closing the bridge will impact response times for police officers and firefighters.
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From the files of “Things Green Lantern would never say”: Hey! Someone stole my suit!” Tony Stark is gonna be piiiiiiiiiised! Iron Man can defend the universe from bad guys but apparently can’ t stop thieves. Los Angeles police say they are investigating the disappearance of the original Iron Man suit worn by Robert Downey Junior from a Los Angeles-area warehouse. Investigators believe the 325 thousand dollar suit was stolen sometime between February and late April.
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We have a new name that will soon be familiar around our state. Political season is gearing up…Get ready to see and hear more from Leah Vukmir in her run for the U.S. Senate. Republican Party leaders overwhelmingly endorsed Vukmir at their convention Saturday in Milwaukee. The endorsement means she can use state party resources. Voters-you know, you and I, will decide which Republican candidate will take on Senator Tammy Baldwin in August.
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Wisconsin golfer Gabby Curtis is headed to the NCAA Championship. She finished fourth at the NCAA Regional at University Ridge yesterday. Curtis’ final round score was four under, and she finished seven under for the tournament. She is a senior and is the first Wisconsin golfer to qualify as an individual for the NCAA Championship since 2000. The Championship will be held at Karsten Creek in Oklahoma starting May 18th.
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You can begin the “Oooo’s” and “Ahhhh’s” while you are downtown ! The first piece for the 2018 Sculpture Tour Eau Claire is installed. Crews put up the sculpture at the Lismore Hotel, a new stop on the tour this year. The tour is the second-largest of its kind in the nation. Organizers say the tour will have 53 sculptures set up on pedestals around the city.
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The wheels on the bus go round and round…for a little less now. The City of Eau Claire is providing some relief for low-income transit riders as the council approved a measure last night to lower bus fares back to a dollar-fifty for low-income riders. Regular bus fare is a dollar-seventy-five. The new will go into effect July 1st. And a side note, a new study just came out that said taking the bus may be good for your health-people
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It’s National Teacher Day. As part of a larger effort to recognize all that teachers do, many places are offering teachers freebies today. Several chain restaurants, like Chipotle and Einstein Bagel’s are offering deals to educators. The National Education Association reports that on average teacher’s work over 52 hours a week, with 30 hours on spent on instruction and 22 hours devoted to lesson prep and grading. The average annual base salary for a full-time public school teacher is just over
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A familiar friendly face…that white hair, black rimmed glasses, and always the enthusiasm…of course it was The MENARDS GUY! The Wisconsin pitchman for Menards for more than two decades has died. Ray Szmanda died Sunday at his home in Antigo. He was 91-years-old.
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Trying to invest in going green means missing some green for some local people. Dozens of Wisconsin customers are trying to get refunds after they say a Minnesota-based company failed to finish solar energy projects for them. A couple in Chippewa County says Able Energy took thousands of dollars from them but hasn’t started any work on their solar project and the situation has dragged on for several years. One couple is working to build a case against Able Energy
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We could soon be seeing more yellow. Those hoofing it around our DOWNtown, may notice more while looking UP as pedestrian safety is being improved in Eau Claire. The city has been putting down yellow squares and rebuilding intersections and crosswalks to indicate when a pedestrian has the right of way. You will also notice new sidewalks, and crews are also installing a crosswalk signal system at the tricky intersection of Earl and South Farwell streets.
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