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The City of Menomonie officially launched its new website on Monday, June 5. The website can be found WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE. “The City of Menomonie is proud to unveil our new and improved website,” said City Administrator Eric Atkinson. “It will provide a space to improve transparency in our local government process, share information with constituents, and provide resources for persons interested in investing in our community.” The new website platform is mobile-friendly and formatted for ADA compliance

Regis Catholic Schools has named Kyle Seyer ‘10 as the new Regis High School Athletic Director and Regis Catholic Schools K-12 Activities Liaison. Seyer has a long history of involvement with Regis Catholic Schools and high school athletics. He participated in football, basketball, and tennis during his time as a student at Regis High School and has served as the head boys and girls tennis coach for the Ramblers since 2012. “Regis has been a major part of my life

“Tourism is both big fun and big business…” The Wisconsin Department of Tourism released 2022 economic impact data, showing the tourism industry generated a record-breaking $23.7 billion in total economic impact. The highest-ever overnight stays helped fuel the growth, with Chippewa County contributing $174 million in total economic impact. The 2022 total economic impact surpassed the previous statewide record of $22.2 billion set in 2019.Chippewa County also surpassed the previous record of $162 million set in 2019. Additionally, last year,

Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing, announced a $2.6 billion plan to invest in Great Lakes and coastal resiliency through the Baldwin-supported Inflation Reduction Act. “Our fresh coasts are critical to our economy, our environment, and our way of life in Wisconsin, and we need to do everything we can to protect them for generations to come.”  -Senator Baldwin The funding, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

ABOVE PHOTO: The bronze Award of Hope from UW Organ and Tissue Donation was presented to HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital on May 23 during a ceremony in Wisconsin Dells. From left to right: Sami Komro, HSHS; Lindsey Ludwikowski, HSHS; Michelle Willcutt, HSHS; Anne Pretasky, HSHS; Dr. Nikole Neidlinger, UW Health; Mike Anderson, UW Organ and Tissue Donation. ”One organ donor can save up to eight lives…” HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire has received the bronze Award of Hope

 There is a suspect behind bars for the weekend killing of a one-year-old Milwaukee girl. Police yesterday said they arrested a 27-year-old man for the Saturday shooting of one-year-old Zy’Aire Nevels. She was shot outside the library at 19th and Atkinson Saturday night. She was inside a car, two men outside were fighting, and one of them opened fire. Milwaukee Police say the suspect was arrested after a traffic stop in Kenosha county on Sunday.

A Dane County judge has ordered the state to keep the records from the Gableman investigation. Judge Jacob Frost said the failed investigation into the 2020 election falls under Wisconsin’s open records laws, and the information gathered as part of the probe is public information. A number of liberal-leaning groups have sued Gableman, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, and the state legislature over the Gabelman investigation. Yesterday’s ruling is just the latest to go against Gableman. Speaker Vos shut down Gableman’s investigation

A Barron County man is in jail after his mother called police to say he stabbed her in the neck. It happened yesterday in Cameron. The 54-year-old woman called 911 just before 9 a.m. yesterday morning to say she’d been stabbed. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department and the State Patrol rushed to the house. That’s when they arrested the woman’s son, 30-year-old Michael Townsend, without incident. The woman was flown to the hospital in Eau Claire in serious condition.

 Eau Claire is one of about two dozen counties under an air quality alert. The Department of Natural Resources yesterday issued an air quality advisory that lasts til midnight tonight. More than two dozen counties are covered by the advisory. Brown County, Eau Claire County, and Taylor County are under a red air quality warning, which DNR says means the air is unhealthy for healthy people and non-sensitive groups. Most of the southeast corner of the state is also covered

A former Chippewa Valley lawmaker is leading an election integrity effort in the state. Kathy Bernier served as both a state senator and Chippewa County’s clerk, she is now leading the Keep Our Republic group in the state. The group’s goal is to keep people informed about elections, and keep people aware of election misinformation. Bernier was a critic of the investigations in Wisconsin into the 2020 election. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan are all part of the effort.