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The first lady spent the first of two days campaigning in Green Bay yesterday. First Lady Jill Biden Made a couple of stops yesterday including a stop talking about the White House’s Cancer Moonshot Project, and a stop at a Packers watch party. The first lady will spend another day in Green Bay today. Her visit is the latest sign as to just how important Wisconsin will be in next year’s presidential race.

The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one won last night’s one-and-a-half billion dollar jackpot, so the top prize for tomorrow night’s drawing will grow to one-point-seven-three billion dollars.  No one has won the big jackpot since July when someone in California hit a billion-dollar-plus jackpot.

The Green Bay Packers once again got off to a slow start, and it cost them on Monday Night Football. Green Bay lost to the Las Vegas Raiders last night 17-13. Jordan Love threw three interceptions on the night, and didn’t have a touchdown. Aaron Jones didn’t play last night, and that didn’t help the sluggish offense. The Packers are now 2-3 on the season, and have the next week off.  They don’t play again till October 22nd when they

A child is dead after a pickup truck crashed into the back of an Amish buggy. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office says two parents and four children were riding in the Amish buggy when a pickup truck ran into it from behind. They say several family members were thrown from the buggy and got serious injuries. One child died at the scene. The driver of the truck was not hurt.

Four-thousand United Auto Workers union members are striking at Mack Trucks after 73-percent of workers voted down a tentative agreement.  About 25-thousand UAW workers are striking the Big Three Automaker plants. Wisconsin UAW workers joined the strike a couple weeks ago at two parts distribution plants, one in Hudson and one in Milwaukee.

The Eau Claire County Parks & Forest Department announces that in accordance with state guidelines, the annual 0.7-foot (8.4 inches) winter draw down of Lake Altoona will begin on Wednesday morning, November 1, 2023. The purpose of the draw down is to minimize damage to property from ice shifting and to also create a larger reservoir capacity in anticipation of spring rains and runoff from melting snow. Also, per state guidelines, the draw down will be a maximum of six

There is nothing like supporting a runner as they strive for a goal and being able to lace up and run 26.2 miles with my friend is something I will never forget.” On Sunday, October 1st, Melissa Greer went to bed in tears over a cancelled marathon. This past Saturday night, she went to bed with tears of gratitude for what happened that day. “I ran the Eau Claire Marathon course with a wonderful friend. The support and love from

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Presented by Volume One and Northwestern Bank, the Chippewa Valley Vanguard Awards recognize high-level community achievers who’ve made a significant local impact in one of a broad spectrum of areas including health care, social action, the arts, entrepreneurship, government, education, philanthropy, business and more.  From dozens of nominations, 2023’s three honorees were selected by a panel of established community leaders. Those honorees are just a few of the many individuals blazing a trail in the Valley as it grows into a vibrant, innovative, and healthy place to live.   NOMINATIONS: Public nominations

“There are other local tourism sites that promote the city of Menomonie, but we wanted something that made an effort to promote the entire county,” -Jim Zons A new website is giving visitors to Dunn County information about where to stay and what to do in all parts of the county.  The website was developed by Dunn County government and recently went live.  “There are other local tourism sites that promote the city of Menomonie, but we wanted something that