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The Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity is searching for families in need of safe and affordable housing for new twin homes being built in the city of Menomonie. This will be a twin home with two units, allowing us to help two families build their place to call home. Habitat offers a hand up, not a handout: Families who partner with Habitat are able to take out an affordable mortgage with no down payment with the help of our program.

Reports of erratic driving lead to an OWI arrest. Jason V Desecki, 41 years of age, from Hayward has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol DeForest Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 4th offense. On Saturday afternoon, February 18th, the Wisconsin State Patrol received multiple complaints of a vehicle that was unable to maintain its lane. Troopers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Upon making contact with the driver, Troopers observed multiple signs of

Hello. We are glad you are here and we welcome you to your weekend. Sometimes the week can feel stressful, long, or exhausting. For that reason we like to slow things down a bit on Saturday mornings with our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at the events that have happened on this day in history before we head out into a new day. So grab your favorite sippin’ drink, and let’s scroll! On this day: In

The Department of Natural Resources has awarded more than six-point-five million dollars to benefit nonprofits, lake associations, and local governments across Wisconsin.  The DNR said on Friday the money will go toward a variety of projects and that many local and regional partnerships are working to improve water quality, habitat restoration, runoff and pollution reduction, and aquatic invasive species control.  The DNR’s Surface Water Grant program received close to 450 applications for grants.

Above photo: Senator Baldwin assembles donation boxes with staff and volunteers at St. Croix Valley Food Bank in Hudson U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Hudson and Eau Claire to highlight federal funds she delivered for the St. Croix Valley Food Bank to help provide nutritious food to the communities they serve and the City of Eau Claire to remediate PFAS in their drinking water. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin secured the funding as part of

It’s almost time to get those ice shanties off Wisconsin lakes, rivers, and streams.  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the first deadline is February 20th when ice shanties that are on Iowa boundary waters must be removed.  A full list of deadlines is available on the Department of Natural Resources’ website.  The DNR says portable ice shanties are still allowed but they must be removed when not in use.

Wisconsin gas prices have been holding steady over the past week but prices could slowly start to climb.  The statewide average for regular unleaded is three dollars and 17 cents a gallon, same as last Friday.  Triple-A says gasoline stocks have been going up but demand remains low, which is keeping prices from going up quickly.  In Madison gas costs three dollars and eleven cents, which is down three cents from last Friday.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice today announced that Wood County Judge Nicholas J. Brazeau, Jr. sentenced John A. Sarver, 59, of Port Edwards, Wis., to life in prison, on February 17, 2023, in connection to the November 26, 1984, murder of Eleanore Roberts, 73, of Saratoga, Wis. “The conviction and sentence in this case were possible because of the efforts of many people who didn’t give up on holding the person who committed this terrible crime accountable,” said Attorney General

The teams that face off in the Super Bowl have what they hope is a winning game plan heading into the big game, but for this week’s Friday Feel good we take a page from a playbook of tow Veterans who are keeping a tradition and game streak alive. Two military veterans continued their tradition of going to every single Super Bowl together making the trip for the 57th time yesterday.   Harvey Rothenberg talks about how he and Sylvan Schefler created this

 The RCU Foundation Rock the Riverfront Youth Coloring Contest starts on February 20, 2023.  This contest is for youth 12 years old and under and encourages creativity while building awareness for the annual run/walk and the workforce development organizations that it supports in 2023.   Ten winners will be selected the week of March 6, prizes will include a Royal Credit Union (Royal) swag basket valued at $25. To participate, community members can pick-up coloring sheets at any Royal office or print a copy