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 In celebration of Transit Equity Day, which takes place on Rosa Parks’ birthday, Eau Claire Transit Bus Operators are paying for bus rides for all passengers on Monday, February 5. “…everyone deserves safe, reliable, affordable, and clean transit.” “Transit Equity Day is a day for us to come together to remember the spark that ignited a movement when Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama,” said Nathan Nispel, President/Business Agent

After an uncertain college path, Tristan Holtman found his joy by combining interests in business and real estate.  The 2014 Eau Claire Memorial High School graduate decided to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College for his general courses, and then he would transfer to a university.  “It was just the perfect balance of school and life and working, and I feel like I got a great education at CVTC.”  But just before he graduated from CVTC, he had a change of

Time to plan ahead for a popular event. The RCU Foundation’s Rock the Riverfront featuring the Charity Classic has something for everyone! Run or walk one of the Chippewa Valley’s most beautiful routes. Also enjoy fun family activities in Phoenix Park, located in downtown Eau Claire. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Charity Classic, they will be donating a total of $30,000 to our nonprofit partners. Proceeds from the 2023 event will benefit three animal rescue organizations: Chippewa Humane Association,

Wisconsin’s governor is once again asking lawmakers to spend more on schools and the UW, as well as expand the state’s healthcare program. Governor Tony Evers delivered his State of the State speech last night. He once again asked to send more money to Wisconsin’s public schools, and to spend more at the University of Wisconsin. He also, once again, pitched a Medicaid expansion. The governor specifically said he wants to use BadgerCare, the state’s Medicaid program, to provide free

Lawmakers in western Wisconsin are worried about what comes next after two hospitals in the Chippewa Valley announced that they are closing. Hospital Sisters Health System and Prevea announced this week that they will close their hospitals and clinics by April. State Senator Jesse James of Altoona says that will leave a gap in care, particularly for people who need mental health or substance abuse care. James said the closing will be devastating. Eau Claire state Representative Jodi Emerson says

There is an investigation into the head of HR at Chippewa Falls Schools. The district yesterday said Tim Johnson, the district’s executive director of human resources and public relations, has been placed on leave. Chippewa Falls Schools aren’t saying much else, but a report says investigators are looking into claims that Johnson billed his former school district for thousands of dollars in continuing-education classes he never took. That report says Johnson was paid over 80 thousand-dollars by Glenwood City Schools

Eau Claire’s city council is officially on the record for the plan to resettle 75 refugees in the Chippewa Valley this year. The city council last night unanimously voted for a resolution that supports World Relief Wisconsin’s effort to bring the refugees to the area. Some people in town, and leaders in the community have voiced concerns about the resettlement efforts and disagree with the move.

Prosecutors in Juneau County are moving ahead with charges against a man and a woman in a murder case there. The D.A. yesterday filed formal charges against 47-year-old Donald Dalberg and 27-year-old Crystal Teumer. They’re accused of killing, then trying to burn a man last Thursday near the Oak Ridge Trail parking area. Investigators say Teumer confessed to the crime. She told police that Dalberg allegedly shot the victim in the head after he’d come to help her with a

The growing appetite for gummy bears means an expansion in Kenosha County. Haribo, which makes gummy bears at a plant in Pleasant Prairie, yesterday said it is upgrading its nearby warehouse. The company currently uses a 157 thousand square-foot facility in Kenosha County, but will soon move into a new 447 thousand square-foot facility. Haribo says the new facility will be used as a warehouse and distribution hub.

A pair of Wisconsin congressmen want to make sure fishermen can keep on spearing sturgeon in the state. Congressmen Mike Gallaghaer and Glenn Grothman have introduced new legislation that would protect the annual sturgeon spearing on the Lake Winnebago system. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is studying whether to add the sturgeon to the Endangered Species Act. The congressmen say that would wreck the population management benefits of fishing, and would ‘ignore the cultural importance and economic impact of