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Officials in Barron County have released the following as an effort to keep public safety a priority: Over the past 24 hours, Law Enforcement in Barron County has given Narcan to 3 different subjects who were not fully responsive in public settings in separate areas across the county. Narcan is a life-saving medication that reverses a drug overdose. This is not a common occurrence for law enforcement in Barron county, especially 3 times in 24 hours. While we continue to

 Music on Main is a new summer concert series downtown Menomonie on the second Friday of every month. Live music is hosted at multiple indoor venues, there will be street performers, and NEW in August is an outdoor stage on 2nd Street East between The Mabel Tainter and Cobblestone Inn & Suites with local food truck Vallartacos and a beer tent.  Boutiques and shops will stay open late with sidewalk sales and entertainment like author meet & greets, sidewalk art,

Tyler Quilling of Menomonie, Wisconsin is advancing to the 2024 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest as an Individual after scoring well at the 2024 Area Animal Science Days dairy judging competition in Shawano County.  The State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest will be held on August 18th in Madison. “I was never without my notepad and pencil when the Dunn County Dairy Judging team showed up to our farm for a practice.” -Tyler Quilling According to -Jill A. Jorgensen, WI Youth Development

The Community Table, Eau Claire is in urgent need of helpers to fill volunteer openings thisAugust! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP. “For many of the community members this is the only meal they may receive in a day. Thus, it becomes critical to maintain the service to help them in sustaining themselves.” -Executive Director, TJ Atkins Serving 80-100 people a day requires many hands to make a meal happen at the Community Table. In recent

Vice President Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. In an email to supporters, Harris said Walz “is a relentless advocate for working families and a battle-tested leader.” Harris reportedly told Walz the news during a video call this morning. On X, Walz said it’s an honor of a lifetime join Harris in her campaign for the White House. He added she shows us the politics of what’s possible and said he’s all in. The

Eau Claire, Wisconsin is going to the political hub in the race for president tomorrow. Both Republican vice presidential pick JD Vance, and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris will be in town. Harris is scheduled to make a stop in Eau Claire with her new VP pick. Vance is set to deliver a speech to the faithful in northwestern Wisconsin. The dual-visit is just the latest sign of how important Wisconsin is in this year’s elections. The latest polls continue

There could be another delay in the plea deal for the mom of the missing little boy from Two Rivers.  Katrina Bauer’s lawyer yesterday stepped away from the case, citing a conflict of interest. The change could mean a hiccup for tomorrow’s bail hearing, and that could lead to a delay in Bauer’s guilty plea.  She is reportedly ready to plead guilty to neglect charges connected to her son’s disappearance.  Elijah Vue has been missing since February.  Both his mom

Add Altoona Schools to the list of school districts in Wisconsin with Narcan available in their school buildings. Altoona Schools are installing overdose aid kits ahead of the return to school this fall. The kits will go in at Altoona High School, the middle and intermediate schools, and the city’s elementary school. State Senator Jesse James says the idea is to be prepared just in case someone needs overdose medication. The Overdose Response Network is helping bring the kits to

Wisconsin’s’ public health managers are confirming the state’s first cases of West Nile Virus. The state’s Department of Health Services yesterday said the virus has been found in a person in Washington County, and a dead bird in Chippewa County. DHS says the person in Washington County is a blood donor, and his West Nile case was caught in a blood scan, even though he never had any symptoms. West Nile is not uncommon in Wisconsin, and in fact, cases

One of Wisconsin’s former governors is supporting the push to give state lawmakers a say in how Wisconsin spends billions of dollars in federal money. Governor Tommy Thompson yesterday said he supports the constitutional amendments that would have the governor work with the legislature to spend any future federal dollars. Thompson said government works best when it works together. There are two amendments on this month’s ballot that would change the constitution, and stop Wisconsin’s governor’s from making all federal