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The Chippewa Falls YMCA, in association with the Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP), will be hosting a Farmers Market at the Chippewa Falls YMCA. “It is our goal to expand this YMCA Farmers Market to a full season in 2023 to allow FoodShare recipients to use their benefit cards there.” “We are excited to partner with the YMCA in offering this new Monday Farmers Market in Chippewa Falls,” said Sandy Tarter, CHIP-Chronic Disease Prevention Action Team Chair. “This will provide

A familiar name to our community passed away suddenly. Below is the information as released by the Eau Claire Sheriff’s Department on the sudden death of Sheriff Ron Cramer. It is with great sadness that the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office announces the unexpected death ofSheriff Ron Cramer. Sheriff Cramer was elected the 47th Sheriff of Eau Claire County in 1996. He startedwith the Sheriff’s Office in 1975 and served the people of Eau Claire County proudly as a Reserve

UW-Eau Claire says its Narcan boxes are ready for use. The university yesterday said 19 boxes have been installed across campus and are stocked. Narcan is used to bring people back from an opioid overdose. The university’s Christy Prust says all UW campuses are installing Narcan boxes after two students at UW-Milwaukee died from an opioid overdose last year. UW-Eau Claire’s boxes are in dorms and other high traffic areas on campus.

The Mayo Clinic Health System and Kwik Trip are the best places to work in Wisconsin. Forbes and Statista came out with their rankings yesterday. Both companies get high marks from workers for pay and benefits. Mayo’s Paul Mueller says the ranking shows what many Mayo workers already know that they are joining a great employer for great opportunities.

We’re going to get the latest snapshot of Wisconsin’s race for governor today. The new Marquette Law School Poll is due out about noon. The poll will look at both the race between Governor Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels, and the race for U.S. Senate between Republican Senator Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes. Evers had a small lead in the last poll, while Barnes had a seven point lead over Johnson.

The first report on Wisconsin’s official climate change efforts is thin. The state’s Department of Natural Resources released its highlight report on climate change in environmental equity. There are three highlights. DNR says it launched a greenhouse gas emission inventory, studied landfills across the state, and partnered with a number of groups to plant nine million tree seedlings. The report says climate change and environmental equity are top priorities of the DNR.

Republican leaders at the Wisconsin Capitol say Milwaukee’s planned get out the vote push could be illegal. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and a number of other top Republicans yesterday said Milwaukee’s partnership with a progressive non-profit group to move people to the polls this November is suspicious. Milwaukee’s mayor says the city ‘has a role to play’ in encouraging people to vote, and he is partnering with a liberal group to do just that. Vos and Republicans say the group is very

Teachers in Manitowoc schools can let their students talk about politics, but they can’t inject their personal opinions. The city’s school board last night adopted a new policy that tells teachers not to ‘indoctrinate or persuade students,’ and only allows for discussion on controversial issues as long as it encourages open-mindedness and doesn’t distract from the lesson. Manitowoc schools are not saying which controversial topics are off limits, but the policy does make reference to issues ‘pertaining to human growth

County clerks across Wisconsin will not be allowed to fill in incorrect address information on ballots.  Today a Waukesha County judge decide not to pause his ruling that forces the Wisconsin Elections Commission to stop its guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes.  Commissioners with the elections commission are meeting today to discuss the ruling.

It’s over three decades in prison for a Madison man convicted of a drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl.  Yesterday Andre Brown was sentenced to 35 years in prison in the death of Anisa Scott two years ago.  One of Brown’s co-defendants will be sentenced next Monday and another will go to trial in November.