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ECPD, CFPD warn of fake $100 bills
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls Police Departments both warned of fake $100 bills in Facebook posts today. The ECPD posted on Facebook today that it took a report of a fake $100 bill used to purchase a low-cost item at a garage sale. The...
CF woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for selling drugs from her home
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A rural Chippewa Falls woman has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for selling a variety of drugs out of her home. Trish M. Lloyd, 44, 12462 102nd Ave., pleaded guilty in November in Chippewa County Court to two counts of the manufacture and delivery of amphetamines. Other charges including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of prescription drugs and marijuana with the intent to deliver, and possessing drug paraphernalia, were read-in and dismissed. ...
RESCO Announces Opening of New Warehouse in Stanley, WI
Middleton, WI – Rural Electric Supply Cooperative (RESCO), a member-owned, not-for-profit electrical wholesaler and one of the Midwest’s largest full-line distributors of high-voltage electric utility products, is pleased to announce the official opening of its new warehouse at 1509 Pine St., Stanley, WI 54768. RESCO celebrated the opening...
Sentencing delayed in drug, stalking case
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been delayed for a Chippewa Falls man convicted in February of possessing amphetamines, stalking, child neglect and theft. Mark A. Schlageter, 43, 420 Introwitz Drive, appeared in Chippewa County Court on Thursday for a sentencing. Schlageter is already incarcerated in the Chippewa County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. However, Defense Attorney Scott Schlough requested a delay in the sentencing to obtain an alternate pre-sentence...
Makenzie Estes- Fifth Grader Teacher at Stanley-Boyd
What I enjoy most about teaching is seeing those “light-bulb” moments within my students. Where things just start to click for them and become easier. I love seeing their growth and success, and I love even more when they get to see that as well and feel proud of themselves for all of their hard work!”
Chippewa Valley prepares for Mental Health Awareness month
CHIPPEWA VALLEY, Wis. (WEAU) - This Mental Health Awareness month, the Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls School Districts are looking to help those who need it. “You can promote positive mental health by encouraging going outside, drinking water, getting enough sleep, having positive interactions with friends, going out and being in nature, and having a positive role model in a students life. So anytime you can encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors, that would greatly impact the students mental health as well,” Director of Mental Health and Resiliency, Jamie Ganski.
High-speed chase in Chippewa County ends with arrest
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A high-speed chase through Chippewa County ends in a crash and arrest. 44-year-old Andre Simmons of Eau Claire was arrested after the chase yesterday afternoon (4/28/24). It ended in a crash on Highway 29 near Stanley. According to the State Patrol, a trooper spotted...
Employee handbook revised by school board
Employee handbook changes are coming to Stanley-Boyd Schools next school year. Approved by the school board at the regular April board meeting, the changes include new opportunities to carry over personal days, a change in the definition of “medical leave”, and wage/pay schedule changes. Starting with personal days,...
Hill House under new ownership
There will be drink specials from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, along with select $4 appetizers during that time. Bingo will also be on tap every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. beginning May 6. You can check out the new Facebook page, Conley’s Hill House for information...
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