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With inflation, rising cost of goods, and the aftermath of COVID cited as the primary reasons, the locally owned and operated party supply store, 50-50 Factory Outlet, is going out of business and selling all merchandise and fixtures to the bare walls. The store offers a wide variety of party supplies for all events and occasions, general merchandise for the house and home, office and school supplies, wearables, toys and novelties. “Putting smiles on my customers’ faces knowing they are

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is touting the success of its new school safety program.  The Speak Up, Speak Out Resource Center started in 2020 and gives students, parents, and teachers the opportunity to submit tips if they see or hear anything suspicious.  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the program recently received it’s four-thousandth tip.  Kaul says he’ll be asking for more funding for the program in his next budget request.

ABOVE PHOTO: Logan Severson, 22, of Menomonie, graduated from CVTC in 2020 and landed a coveted cybersecurity analyst job with Menards in Eau Claire. Sometimes the words Logan Severson uses to describe his day-to-day duties as a cybersecurity analyst are foreign to many. But thankfully, Severson knows exactly what he’s talking about. The 22-year-old from Menomonie is keeping Menards, his employer, safe one digital interaction at a time. It’s a big job, but somebody’s got to do it. Severson, who

President Biden’s plan to cancel some student loans for some people has a nearly seven billion-dollar price tag in Wisconsin.  The Department of Education yesterday said there are just over 685 thousand people in Wisconsin who would qualify for his loan cancellation.  At 10 thousand-dollars a piece, the price tag comes to six-point-eight billion-dollars.  The costs will likely be much higher, though.  The Department of Ed says there are over 400 thousand people who qualify for the 20 thousand-dollars in Pell Grant loan

The storm system that brought rain across the Chippewa Valley dropped some huge hail in some parts of western Wisconsin. A number of people took to social media to show the hail, which ranged from golf ball sized to baseball sized, from last night’s storms. Folks in River Falls, Wisconsin saw the worst of it. Forecasters say the storms also brought brilliant flashes of lightning. There are no reports of major damage or any serious injuries. Meanwhile, Mother Nature was busy in another

Mourners said a final goodbye to Eau Claire County’s sheriff yesterday. Yesterday was the funeral for Sheriff Ron Cramer, he died unexpectedly last week. Several local leaders and other sheriffs spoke at his funeral yesterday, all of them saying how much Cramer meant to Eau Claire and the entire Chippewa Valley.

Eau Claire Academy is closing its residential treatment center.  The Academy’s Chuck Anger said in a post yesterday that the center will be closing because they cannot find enough people to work at the home.  The Academy is a residential treatment facility for kids with behavioral issues.  The Eau Claire Academy School, which is nearby, will remain open. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE ACADEMY.

Two new polls in Wisconsin show slightly different numbers in the state’s marquee races. Both  Emerson College, and Spectrum News and Siena College released polls yesterday. The Spectrum poll gives Governor Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes slight leads. The Emerson poll has Republican Ron Johnson leading Barnes in the race for U.S. Senate. It has Evers leading Republican Tim Michels, but that lead is within the poll’s margin of error. Both polls also show the economy and inflation are the top issues

The latest piece of Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money is going to EMS services across the state. Governor Evers yesterday announced 32 million-dollars in grants for over 440 local emergency service providers. The money can be used to buy new equipment or simply stock-up local first responders’ needs.

Police in Madison will continue to be able to use tear gas for crowd control, but they will have to write the city council a report each time they do. Madison’s council last night backed away from an ordinance that would have limited the use of tear gas, pepper spray, and other less-than-lethal options to times when police officers’ were under direct threat. Instead, the council okayed a requirement that will have the police department submit a report each time