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The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says there is no way the state will expand BadgerCare to cover everyone.  Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday told a crowd in Madison that Democrat Tony Evers’ plan to expand the program to everyone in the state won’t happen.  Vos says the state can’t cover the costs of BadgerCare as is and adding more people to the system would make the program even more unaffordable. 

Downtown Eau Claire, Inc. (DECI) announced the winners of the fourteenth annual Jump-Start Downtown Business Competition during an Awards Luncheon. There were 5 applicants for the 2018 competition with 3 winners.  The grand prize award was awarded to Matt Pabich for Raggedy Man Goods & Gifts on South Barstow Street. Raggedy Man is a unique gift shop gift stop, The Honorable Mention Award was awarded to Tabatha Voss for The Broom & Crow. Located on East Grand Avenue, The Broom

Eight Wisconsin schools are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as top achievers.  The schools will be honored as National Blue Ribbon Schools at a ceremony next month in the nation’s capital.  The awards were announced yesterday by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  All eight are elementary schools, including closest to us, Bannach Elementary in Stevens Point.

An Extraordinary Session of the state legislature is being called to allow the Senate to vote on a tax credit package for Kimberly-Clark.  Assembly Bill 963 was approved by the Assembly earlier this year, but stalled in the Senate.  Legislators will return to Madison on November 12th to begin their session.  Governor Walker says it’s a major step forward to achieving the goal of keeping Kimberly-Clark operating in Wisconsin. 

The brainstorming has begun! And, new city laws are in the works to address excessive drinking and reduce noise in Eau Claire.  A public session of a task force created earlier this year was held last night to inform the public on possible new ordinances.  Some of the ideas on the white board include and ordinance that would not allow visible accumulation of cans and bottles in yards.  Another, would provide law enforcement with a way to engage people who

A couple of fires in our area are under investigation: Officials are investigating the cause of a garage fire in Eau Claire.  Crews responded last night to a fully engulfed garage fire on Hillview Road in the Town of Pleasant Valley.  There were no reports of injuries.  Fire officials are investigating after a vacant house caught fire in Chippewa Falls.  Crews responded yesterday afternoon to a home on the 700 block of High Street where there was heavy smoke and

An Eau Claire church is out 25-thousand dollars after falling victim to an online scam.  Police say they received a report over the weekend from Saving Grace Lutheran Church about the theft.  Investigators say an online scammer got access to the church’s banking information by tricking one of the church’s treasurers into believing he was getting tech support assistance.

Wisconsin students might not be getting ALL gold stars to kick off this school year. Public school tests show that less than half of students in grades three through eight are proficient or better in English and math.  The results released yesterday show that benchmarks haven’t been met in the previous two years either.  More than 455-thousand students across the state took the Forward exam between mid-March and early May.

The Chippewa Valley Technical College Auto Club ad Automotive Technician program will be offering free vehicle inspections on Saturday.  Student technicians will perform an over 40 point inspection that checks fluid levels, tires, lights, and more. The inspections are part of Fall Car Care Month, a nationwide effort to help motorists be aware of their car’s needs.    ON THAT NOTE: Give the vehicle you drive every day a name and make it part of the family today for National

Add best place in America to raise your little BUCKY-roos? Madison!  The real estate website Zumper last week named Wisconsin’s capital city as the best place to raise a family. The website says Madison has a strong local economy, little crime, and a low high school dropout rate.  Madison beat out Lincoln, Nebraska, Lexington, Kentucky, Boise, Idaho, and Tallahassee, Florida for the honor.  Zumper says Baltimore is the worst city in America for a family.