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In response to recent shifts in the healthcare landscape in Western Wisconsin, seven prominent Chippewa Valley business and community leaders concerned about access to and the cost of healthcare across the region have joined together to serve on the formational board of Organizers for the newly established Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. “A cooperative provides ample flexibility and ensures community involvement and benefit, as well as local board leadership so that decisions for the community are made

Dunn County is again offering free well testing following its 2023 project that tested nearly 1,000 wells in the county for nitrates and metals.  “The sampling is planned to be started in July of this year with staff collecting the samples again,” said Heather Wood, water resources specialist for Dunn County. “It is open to anyone with a well within Dunn County, and there is no cost to participants.”  Wood told the Dunn County Board of Supervisors recently that the

The plan to replace the Chippewa Valley’s to-be-closed hospitals is coming together. The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative yesterday said it is ready to help transition to new options once St. Joe’s in Chippewa Falls and Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire close. The Co-Op will partner with the OakLeaf Medical Network to take the next step forward. That could include a new community hospital. St. Joe’s is set to close March 22nd, and Sacred Heart is set to close April

It is a sad day for Tomah Police. The city’s police department says one of its K9 officers, Raiden, died earlier this week after being hit by a car. Raiden was hit late Monday night. Police say the dog had just been out for a break and ran into the road and was hit. Tomah Police rushed Raiden to a nearby vet, but he did not survive. There’s no word about a public memorial for Raiden yet.

We’re getting more information about that ‘car of interest’ in three-year-old Elijah Vue’s disappearance. Elijah Vue, 3, is still missing.(Two Rivers Police Department) Police in Two Rivers yesterday said the car they are looking for, a 1997 four-door Nissan Altima, is not Vue’s mother’s car, or the car her boyfriend drives. They are not saying who the car belongs to, or just why they are asking people to check their security camera videos for that car. Police say they want

Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to tweak the law and help more veterans qualify for free tuition at UW schools. State Senators will hear a plan today that will cut the time needed to qualify for the veterans’ remission program from five years to three. Currently, vets in Wisconsin have to have lived in the state for five years to qualify for tuition reimbursement. Lawmakers say by trimming that down to three, it will help more veterans qualify for the program,

Wisconsin lawmakers want to make sure high school students know what they are getting into before they go to college. A Senate committee today will hold a hearing on a plan that would require the University of Wisconsin to post information about not only the cost of tuition, but the return on that tuition. The plan would require UW schools to tell high schoolers the average salary for graduates, the average debt for students, and the campus graduation rate ranked

The head of Wisconsin’s technical colleges is stepping down. Technical College System President Morna Foy yesterday said she will retire later this year. Foy has spent the last 26 years with the state’s technical college system, which she says has seen a boom in growth over the past few years. Foy led the charge to add more dual-credit classes in Wisconsin high schools, and to find ways to work with companies and bosses across the state to prepare technical college

Miska the dog has a new home. The Eau Claire County Humane Association last month asked for donations to pay for surgery for Miska, a husky-mix, that was sick. Since then, not only did people donate for her surgery, but a new family stepped-up and adopted her and we wish her well in her Forever home! If you are looking to add to your family, CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ANIMALS WAITING TO BE PETS!

Chippewa Valley Technical College has added an advanced technical certificate in Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA), the first of its kind in Wisconsin, which will be taught in the new state-of-the-art dental simulation lab. “We’re working on mobilizing a workforce that already has experience and training. Once they’re trained through this course, assistants and hygienists can finish up after the dentist has prepped the tooth.” -Pam Entorf, CVTC dental assistant and hygienist program director and instructor Pam Entorf, CVTC dental