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DATCP plans first farm financial workshops in Hmong language to increase access to farm grants, loans

January 19, 2022 - 6:30am

bright red tomatoes line a table as a customer in a face mask leans across to grab a bag from a woman

The presentations will be given in Hmong and focus on financial record keeping and funding opportunities for farmers.

Hudson Common Council member faces ethics complaint after trying to stop ex-GOP chair from working local polls

January 18, 2022 - 5:00am

A gateway stands at the entrance of a river walkway in downtown Hudson.

A Hudson Common Council member will have to offer a public apology or face a potential censure after she objected to making a former county Republican Party chair who told conservatives to "prepare for war" a city poll worker.

Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against former Eau Claire County district attorney

January 10, 2022 - 5:50am

A federal lawsuit has been filed against former Eau Claire County District Attorney Gary King by a woman in the county's Victim Witness Office. The suit alleges King made numerous sexual comments toward the woman and touched her against her will between August 2019 and November 2020.

Federal funding, demand for independent meat processors to expand continues in Wisconsin

January 6, 2022 - 6:00am

Blue and white packaged sausage is stored in a wire basket.

A Wisconsin Farmers Union report calls out consolidation among the nation's top meatpackers as the biggest problem facing local processors and farmers.

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Jan. 21, Personal Finance In Today's Market

Friday, January 28, 2022, 11:05am

Shereen Siewert welcomes financial advisor Kevin McKinley for a discussion on best practices for personal finance, from investing in the stock market to planning for retirement and more.

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Spectrum West with Al Ross

Spectrum West, January 20, 2022

Thursday, January 20, 2022, 10:00am

Poet, Pablo Center, Special Ed Fundraising Auction, New Book– On “Spectrum West” this week, host Al Ross visits with Todd Boss, a poet 0and native of rural Fall Creek. The show also features interviews with the executive director of the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire, a special education teacher in the Eau Claire school district and an Altoona-based metal sculptor.

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Spectrum West with Al Ross

Spectrum West, January 13, 2022

Musician John Smith sitting in a chair holding an acoustic guitar

Thursday, January 13, 2022, 10:00am

Eau Claire, Wis.– “Spectrum West” host Al Ross visits with John Smith, the Trempealeau singer/songwriter, who has a new album: “Backroads.” The show also includes interviews with an Altoona choir director, the Executive Director of The Mabel Tainter in Menomonie and a closer look at the 2022 Art Shanty Projects festival at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, Minn.

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The West Side

Route 51, January 7, 2021

Friday, January 7, 2022, 10:00am

The lure of fly fishing - Fishing is a time-honored tradition in north-central Wisconsin, which is home to thousands of lakes, streams and rivers filled with a variety of species.

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phone: 715-471-6482
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DATCP plans first farm financial workshops in Hmong language to increase access to farm grants, loans

Hudson Common Council member faces ethics complaint after trying to stop ex-GOP chair from working local polls

Sexual harassment lawsuit filed against former Eau Claire County district attorney

Federal funding, demand for independent meat processors to expand continues in Wisconsin

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