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Effective January 1, 2023, the Chippewa County Courthouse hours of operation will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday. The Courts may have additional hours on Fridays until 4:30 p.m. for scheduled court hearings only.

Wisconsin’s Election managers say the votes are counted, but nothing will be official until the week of Thanksgiving. The Elections Commission yesterday said 100 percent of Wisconsin counties have reported their unofficial vote totals to the state. The next step is the local vote canvass, where vote totals are made official. That has to be done by Tuesday. Counties then have until the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to get those results to the Elections Commission. Commissioners will then vote to make the vote

There won’t be a drawn-out vote count in Wisconsin’s race for U.S. Senate.  Democrat Mandela Barnes yesterday conceded the race to Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson.  He made the announcement shortly after news outlets called the race for Johnson.  We could have to wait a little while longer to get a winner in Wisconsin’s Secretary of State’s race.  As of yesterday, Democrat and current Secretary of State Doug La Follette, was leading Republican Amy Loudenbeck by about seven-thousand votes.  That’s three-tenths of

Eau Claire Police say they are already working to hire new officers following Tuesday’s tax increase vote. Chief Matt Rokus says they are in the middle of an open recruitment process, and will start another one next month. Voters approved a nearly million-and-a-half dollar tax increase Tuesday. The money has been earmarked to hire 15 news police officers. Rokus says it may take some time to get the new officers on-board, he says they want to hire the right police

Taxes are going up for roads in Boyd because of a single person. Leaders say their tax referendum passed Tuesday 114-113. The one vote difference is enough to ask for a recount. But because fewer than four thousand people voted, someone in Boyd is going to have to petition for that recount. Chippewa County’s clerk says it’s not automatic.

Police in Green Bay are doubling the reward for information about catalytic converter thefts.  Investigators say there have been 77 catalytic converters stolen in the city so far this year.  Green Bay Police say they are using a 15-hundred-dollar grant to pay for the extra incentives.  The reward amount will be determined by the quality of the tip and the level of offense.  Anyone with information about catalytic converter thefts is encouraged to reach out to Crimestoppers.

 Republican Ron Johnson is projected to retain his U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin.  Johnson held off Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes to win reelection with about 50-and-a-half percent of the vote.  This will be Johnson’s third full term in office. In other election updates that connect to the national stage, Republicans are flipping one U.S. House seat in Wisconsin.  Republican Derrick Van Orden beat out Democratic State Senator Brad Pfaff in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District.  Van Orden takes over for long-time Congressman Rob Kind,

Green Bay is named the best midsized sports city in America.  That’s according to WalletHub, which puts Green Bay ahead of other pro football cities like Buffalo, New York and Glendale, Arizona.  WalletHub says the top sports city overall is Los Angeles, California.

Chippewa County Department of Public Health confirmed today the first death of a Chippewa County resident under 18 years of age after testing positive for COVID-19. “We are heartbroken over the death of a child in our community. Any death is tragic, but the death of a child is especially devastating,” said Angela Weideman, Health Officer/Director. “Our hearts go out to all the loved ones affected by this death.” There are many different ways people cope with grief. The health

A Republican senator in a closely-watched race will keep his seat.  NBC News projects Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes.  The race was key for Republicans in their quest to retake the Senate majority.