PHILLIPS — The office of the Price County District Attorney has hired an assistant district attorney in partnership with the Taylor County District Attorney, according to reports at the county Law Enforcement Committee meeting on Oct. 16. The new attorney will be based in Taylor County and work two days a week in Price County, according to Price County Administrator Nicholas Trimner at the meeting. The new attorney will help keep up with the volume of cases that are being reassigned due to the new...

MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAW) - Following the death of Martevious Watts, the Medford community is rallying to support his family. In response to the family’s needs, Amanda Newberry initiated a meal train, allowing community members to prepare and deliver home-cooked meals. “Having to go through something like this, and having...

STANLEY, Wis. (WFRV) – A stolen vehicle was found abandoned after it had reportedly been driven on a pedestrian trail near a western Wisconsin lake, damaging multiple signs and posts along the trail. According to the Stanley Police Department, officers found the stolen vehicle on East Tenth Avenue near North Franklin Street in Stanley. Officers […]

By Ginna Young School has been back in session for a couple months now, at Cadott, and administration and staff are still working through challenges, and setting goals, while learning how to achieve a positive outcome. Those efforts were reported on at the board of education meeting, Oct. 14. One...

CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Stanley man who was convicted of stabbing a Chippewa County deputy in August 2018 is headed back to a mental health institution after a judge determined he violated terms of his release. Travis A. Abbiehl, 41, was convicted in Chippewa County Court in December 2019 of first-degree reckless injury-use of a dangerous weapon and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Abbiehl pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. He stabbed Chippewa County Deputy Andrew Clark in the left shoulder on...

A deer virus already found in three Wisconsin counties this year may be spreading north because of milder winters, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. A deer found dead in Shawano County was recently tested for epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), a virus spread by biting midges in the Culicoides genus, better known as no-see-ums, said Nancy Businga, a DNR wildlife diseases specialist in Madison. The test was negative.

By Ginna Young The building season is almost over, but work continues as long as weather allows at the Holcombe Area Veterans Memorial. “Basically, we are done with Phase 1,” said Jim Mataczynski, chair of the Planning Committee. In fact, some work has already been done for Phase 2,...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Just one pill can kill. The Chippewa Health Improvement Partnership Coalition is working to make sure that message sticks. The Coalition hosted the “One Pill can Kill” event at the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls to teach people about the dangers of counterfeit pills and substance use.

Once before, this year, I missed out on a massive geomagnetic force that caused brilliant Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as northern lights. Last spring, I didn’t know there was supposed to be such an amazing display, so I went to bed and come the morning, saw tons of photos on my Facebook feed.

By Ginna Young It was with high hopes, that the Cornell Public Library applied for a Flexible Facilities Program grant this summer, with the goal of updating the building, as well as adding an addition to be used as a community center. Word was received Oct. 17, at the Cornell City Council meeting, that the grant was not awarded to the library.

After a lengthy meeting last Wednesday morning, the Clark County finance committee settled on new reimbursement rates for Clark County libraries that will prevent several county libraries from experiencing as dramatic a reduction in their budget from 2024 to 2025. Libraries receive aid based on the cost per circulation, which...

Chippewa Falls High School reclaimed a lost crown at the 2024 Chippewa County FFA Dairy Evaluation Clinic. The school fell short at home last year, but rebounded for a close win this time. A total of 153 students, representing four schools, participated at Dayleen Holsteins in Chippewa County. At the end of the competition just four points separated the teams from Bloomer, Cadott, Chippewa Falls and Stanley-Boyd. The top four...

Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Stanley – Stanley Correctional Institution prisoners work with nonprofit to build beds for local kids. Help sometimes comes from unlikely places, charities, neighbors or even… prisons. The Stanley Correctional Institution to be exact. Through a partnership with the national nonprofit “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” the institution has selected prisoners to build beds for children.

Hera is the Pet of the Week from the Clark County Humane Society made possible by Creekside Kennels and Shop south of Black River Falls. (https://www.creeksidekennelsshop.com/) Name: Hera. Age: 1-Year-Old Breed: Black Lab. Meet Hera, the CCHS Pet of the Week! Hera came in as a stray from the Granton...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Tuesday, nonprofits from across the Chippewa Valley highlighted some of the things they’ve done with grant money. That money came from the Community Foundation of Chippewa County in the past year. Those funds have reached more than 140 charities and nonprofits across Chippewa County.

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