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With smoke from wildfires in Canada blowing into the region, the air quality has deteriorated rapidly, leading the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to issue an air quality alert. Specifically, the air quality in Eau Claire County is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups such as the elderly, children, those who are pregnant and those with respiratory and/or heart conditions. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals say if there is enough smoke in the air for extended periods of time,

The UW-Madison Extension Offices of Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire will host a Summer Field Day atHoppertunity Gardens, LLC. on July 26 from 10:00am to noon with lunch to follow. Topics and speakers include Drip irrigation – basic to complex, Ken Schroeder, UW-Madison Extension,Portage County; Soil fertility focusing on a pH/Liming study; Dr. Chris Baxter, UW-Platteville Soils; Hopdisease management, Dr. Josh Havill, University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy; Hop marketingin Wisconsin, Matt Janzen, Wisconsin Hop Exchange; and Hop Quality Testing

The UW-Madison Extension Offices of Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire will host a Casual Agronomy FieldDay on July 19 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Chippewa County Farm Plots. Browse research plots while chatting with local crops and soil specialists Kevan Klingberg, Agronomist,and Lisa Richardson, Conservationist, Chippewa County Department of Land Conservation and ForestManagement Department; Michael Geissinger, UW Nutrient Pest Management Program; and JerryClark, Chippewa County Agriculture Educator. Research plots being showcased include Effect of wintercereal rye, triticale, and wheat

 Sunem Beaton-Garcia, president of Chippewa Valley Technical College, has been elected to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors. The Association represents more than 1,000 two-year, associate degree-granting institutions and nearly 12 million students. Beaton-Garcia’s board seat is representing the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC), which is affiliated with the Association. The AACC is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges. “It elevates CVTC on a national level. Technical colleges are able to weigh in on issues that affect

Converge Radio and Valley Media Works (also known as “Eau Claire Public Access Center”) announce the merging of their operations and board, creating a community-focused source for broadcast radio and television in the Chippewa Valley. The newly formed organization will operate under the name Converge Media, with office locations at CoLab and Banbury Place in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “We have a renewed sense of purpose as we continue to mobilize toward being what we can be for the Eau Claire

A man’s facing charges in Richland Center after police say he threw axes and machetes at officers while they tried to arrest him.  Officers were called to investigate the man last night after people reported seeing him swing an ax around.  Police say the suspect swung the weapons at them and even hit several cars before being tased and arrested.

Madison is now seeing severe drought conditions.  The amount of land in Wisconsin under severe drought has also more than doubled since this time last week.  The entire state is at least abnormally dry.

For the second-straight day the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra is delaying the start of Concerts on the Square.  The season was supposed to start Wednesday but it was pushed to today because of the air quality.  The orchestra now says the season will start July 5th with a performance from Contrastes.

The plan to change how kids in Wisconsin read is one its way to Governor Evers. The Wisconsin Senate yesterday approved the plan which will have schools go back to teaching phonics as the basis for reading, and focus on making sure that kids are reading properly by the fourth grade. Education advocates say the plan is a game changer, and should help most of the 70-percent of Wisconsin fourth graders who cannot read at grade level. The governor may veto the plan. He’s not on

Investigators say the small plane that crash-landed in Waunakee last week passed an inspection not long before takeoff.  The NTSB yesterday said a mechanic signed off on the plane just hours before it took to the skies.  The plane didn’t make it far, and the pilot was forced down on a city street in Waunakee.  Both the pilot and passenger were able to walk away from the crash.  The NTSB is not saying what caused the plane to lose power