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It wasn’t a UFO or a spy balloon, the lights in last night’s sky were planets. Lots of folks took to Twitter last night to wonder about the two bright lights in the western sky. CNN reported last night that they were simply Venus and Jupiter. They were bright because both planets were orbiting the sun on similar paths. That catches more sunlight, and makes the planets more visible.

The White House is applauding Eli Lilly for capping insulin costs.  Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it’s important progress toward lowering healthcare costs for all Americans.  The drugmaker announced it will cap out-of-pocket costs for its most popular insulin products at 35-dollars per month.  The price cut is something President Biden has been pushing pharmaceutical companies to do.   The Inflation Reduction Act caps insulin costs at 35-dollars for seniors on Medicare.

 The Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line is offering more free services to help people quit smoking.  The quit line is adding text and chat services as well as free nicotine patch and gum shipping.  That’s in addition to their phone number.  More information is available online WITH AN EASY CLICK HERE.

  Wisconsin-based Kohl’s is reporting a drop in earnings.  Today’s fourth quarter 2022 financial report shows a net sales decrease of seven-point-two percent year-over-year and a diluted loss per share of nearly two dollars and 50 cents.  Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury says the company has taken meaningful and proactive measures to better position itself and is confident those efforts will drive better sales earnings in the future.

ABOVE PHOTO: Girl Scouts Celebrates National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend March 3–5, Encouraging Consumers to Support Local Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes invites consumers throughout their communities to celebrate the annual National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend from March 3–5. The season’s first cookie booths will pop up starting Friday, March 3, or consumers can order cookies for shipment directly to their door using the Girl Scout Cookie Finder. As always, 100% of the net proceeds stay

Price County Sheriff Brian S. Schmidt reports his office is investigating an incident involving counterfeit money. Two suspects were taken into custody and a search warrant was conducted in the Township of Worcester. The suspects are being investigated in Price County, as well as throughout the state of Wisconsin regarding passing counterfeit US currency. The suspects are known to pass $20 and $50 bills. The serial number on the counterfeit US $20 bill is JE 28112820 G. The serial number

The L.E. Phillips Senior Center will offer a fish boil to the public from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 24.  The meal, prepared by Marlin Mueller, costs $10 and includes fish, onions, carrots and potatoes, coleslaw and dessert.  The public is invited as well as senior center members. Those interested need to make a reservation and pay by Monday, March 20, at the senior center, 1616 Bellinger Street. Call (715) 839-4909 with questions. 

The City of Eau Claire Cemeteries staff will be performing their semi- annual clean-up of Eau Claire’s two cemeteries on Thursday, March 16, 2023 and wanted to remind everyone that personal items and winter decorations that they wish to keep should be removed from grave sites on or before March 15, items remaining after that date will be removed by staff. Metal flower pot stands may remain in place but should to be emptied prior to March 15. Both City

A 16-year-old girl is headed to trial for a stabbing in Warner Park back in January. Police say the fight came after a day of arguments with other students at LaFollette High School. Witnesses say the girl said she wanted to stab someone. Police say the 14-year-old boy she stabbed was trying to break-up the fight. Doctors say the girl stabbed him in the chest, and narrowly missed his heart. The 16-year-old continues to be held on seven thousand-dollars bond.

Half of Governor Evers’ building projects would be at UW campuses. The governor yesterday unveiled a nearly four billion-dollar construction package for the state. Just under two billion-dollars of that would go for new buildings on UW campuses across the state. The governor also wants to spend more on fiberoptic upgrades at the State Capitol, and build a new Wisconsin History Museum. Governor Evers would pay for the building boom by tapping into Wisconsin’s record budget surplus. Republican lawmakers, however, are eyeing that