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Fairest candidates introduced at opening of 147th Barron County Fair
At the the opening ceremony of the 147th Barron County Fair on Wednesday afternoon, reigning Barron County Fairest of the Fair Elora Repman introduced those vying to be the 2024 Fairest and Junior Fairest. The two candidates for Fairest are Isabella Lyste, a former member of the Poskin Jets 4-H Club and currently serving a second year as a 4-H summer intern, and Alexis Olson, a former member of the Yellow River Hawks and Golden Bear, neither clubs of which still exist. ...
Despite a recent rebound, Minnesota bee farmers are facing a year of hardship
According to new state data, the number of bee colonies in Minnesota grew nearly 32% in the last five years. But Ames Bee Farm owner Brian Fredrickson says that’s mostly due to a new homesteading trend.
Ashland County Sheriff’s report
7/1 Caller requests to speak to law enforcement because she believes her sister is in her basement on North Third Street in Butternut. Caller at a gas station on Highway 2 in Odanah reports a gas drive off worth about $35. Caller reports there’s an injured fawn at the bottom of Hidgbridge Hill. ...
Some Feeding Our Future defendants had ties to autism centers
MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota Reformer) – Five of the 70 defendants in the massive federal Feeding Our Future fraud case had ties to Medicaid-funded autism centers, at least two of which continue to operate today, state records show. The FBI is investigating possible Medicaid fraud in Minnesota’s autism program, the Reformer...
Chippewa Valley Officials Share Project 2025 Warning
Chippewa Valley officials gathered at the Democratic Resource Center in Eau Claire on Wednesday to share their warnings on Project 2025. State Representative Jodi Emerson, Nick Brenner of Roofers and Waterproofers Union Local 96, Chippewa Falls Alderman Heather Martell, and Eau Claire City Council Member Dr. Emily Anderson spoke at the Democratic Resource Center press conference.
ECASD students spend summer training for football at youth camp
EAU CLAIRE — In the midst of summer, Sebastian Westerberg said they like to show area students how they do Old Abe football at Memorial High School. Throughout the week, students up to eighth grade have been taking part in a summer camp, called Old Abe Football Youth Camp, that is teaching them all things football. Westerberg said they are running through all of the different aspects over a three day period, tackling offense, defense, special teams and a dance party at the end for...
Former officer sentenced in death of Eau Claire man
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A former Superior police was sentenced today following a drunk driving incident that killed an Eau Claire man and his baby in 2022. Court documents show that on July 17, 44-year-old Gregory Swanson was sentenced to five years in prison and five years extended supervision for each of two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. These sentences are to be served concurrently.
Salyers talents on diamond prove he's got game
So many baseball players across the country go straight from the “Rites of Spring” to becoming one of the “Boys of Summer” and Drew Salyers is certainly no exception to that rule. Fresh off his junior season as a vital contributor to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team, Salyers dusted off his glove and bat to be one of the key cogs on the Eau Claire Bears Chippewa River Baseball League (CRBL) squad. ...
Jury Convicts Eau Claire Man Of Wire Fraud
An Eau Claire, Wisconsin, man has been convicted of wire fraud and attempting to commit wire fraud. Robert Carter, 45, was convicted following a two-day trial in federal court in Madison. The jury reached a verdict today after just over an hour of deliberation. The guilty verdict is announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Interview: What's Happening at the Pablo Center?
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - There are a number of events happening in the next few weeks at the Pablo Center at the Confluence. The Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival features the third and final mainstage play, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) {revised} {again}”. That opens on July 19.
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