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Barron County officials are notifying the public of a sex offender being released in the area. The information is as follows: Name: Shawn T Foss Age: 55\Sex: Male Height: 5’11” Weight: 222 Hair: Brown/Balding Eyes: Hazel Release date:  03/18/2024 Foss is living at: 1464 21st Ave Rice Lake WI  Conviction Information Conviction date: 03/30/01 and 09/05/03 Conviction: 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child Conviction date: 09/05/03 Conviction: Exposing Genitals to Child Conditions of Supervision, not limited to:  

Thanks to a good long-range forecast, increasing ground temperatures and street sweeping progress, Community Services Director Lane Berg, in accordance with authority granted by the City code of ordinances, has issued an order suspending Alternate Side Parking restrictions in the City of Eau Claire effective today through May 1, 2024. Parking will now be permitted on both sides of the street until November 1, 2024, except in those locations where permanent or temporary parking restrictions are posted or marked. The

All winter decorations, containers, and other adornments at Hillside Cemetery must be removed by April 1, 2024 for spring clean-up. Staff will discard any remaining items beginning April 1. Summer decorations may be placed beginning April 11, 2024. Decorations must be placed on or in-line with (to the side of) headstones and must not obstruct maintenance. It is strongly encouraged that any items or decorations of great monetary or emotional value be protected in a safe place outside ofthe public

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that eight organizations will receive grants through the Wisconsin Farm to School Program Grant Program. A total of $250,000 will be awarded. “The Farm to School program gets more locally grown food into our schools and it helps strengthen ties within local communities…” -DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski These grants were awarded through a competitive review process, with amounts ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. This one-time funding, provided by the

Elijah Vue’s mother is not getting out of jail, yet. A Manitowoc County judge yesterday found there is enough evidence to move toward a trial for Katrina Baur. She’s looking at a slew of neglect charges in connection to her son’s disappearance. Three-year-old Elijah has been missing since February 20th, and Baur has not said where the boy is. Police say he was staying with Baur’s boyfriend at the time. The boyfriend is also being held on neglect charges, he’s

School leaders in Altoona say it was a false alarm that sent them into lockdown yesterday. Superintendent Heidi Eliopoulos says their emergency communications system sent a false alarm yesterday afternoon. She sent a note home to parents yesterday saying no kids were ever in danger, and there was no threat. No one is saying just what prompted the false alarm, Eliopoulos said they’re looking into it.

A Cornell firefighter was taken to the hospital earlier this week after a grass fire turned into a house fire. Paramedics say the unnamed firefighter had a medical emergency while fighting the fire Wednesday in Athur. Fire crews were originally called out for a grass fire, but it grew into a structure fire. There are no reports of anyone getting hurt because of the fire.

Wisconsin’s newest laws cover everything from clean water programs to the size of fish filets. Governor Tony Evers signed 15 new laws yesterday. Most make small or technical changes, and many of them deal with the Department of Natural Resources. Those include changes for air gun hunting, a new year-long park pass, and a new law that allows fishermen to take home fish filets as long as they can prove that the whole fish meets the state’s fish-length requirements. CLICK

A suit against a timeshare company will result in at least 20-thousand dollars in refunds to affected Wisconsinites. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the Missouri-based Relief Solutions sent illegal mailers to thousands people in the state. The mailers advertised in-person events for timeshare services that led many people to pay upfront fees. The company’s two owners will also have to pay more than two-point-five million dollars in penalties. Anyone who paid money to Relief Solutions and hasn’t been identified

It’s no secret that the agriculture industry is full of a lot of hard work. Our state’s producers, farm workers, and processors work hard year-round, day after day, to supply the food, fuel, and fiber that make up Wisconsin’s $104.8 billion agriculture industry. But there’s another category of small-but-mighty workers that also help keep our agriculture industry thriving: the honey bee. In 2022, Wisconsin ranked 11th in the nation for the production of honey. With approximately 53,000 honey producing hives