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1 week ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Despite having completed more than 30 marathons and spending hours running in place on a treadmill, Jordan Bergeman says he isn't a runner at heart. "I don't enjoy distance running," he said. "I enjoy running with Jeffrey. It's his pure joy and excitement. He's the athlete, he's the runner; I'm just blessed to be his motor."kAmy@C52? q6C86>2? 25565i QxV> 92AAJ E@ 5@ :E[ 2D =@?8 2D 96 H2?ED[ 2?5 >J 3@5J 9@=5D FA]Qk^AmkAm%@86E96C[ E96 72E96C\2?5\D@?
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1 week ago | 
apg-wi.com | Chris Vetter
A bill that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act is moving forward in Congress after it passed through a key committee in the U.S. House. kAm%96 3:==[ DA@?D@C65 3J &]$] #6A] %@> %:772?J[ #\|:?@DBF2[ 82:?65 2AAC@G2= :?
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1 week ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
EAU CLAIRE — Eau Claire Council President Emily Berge has announced she is running for Congress. “People are just feeling left behind and frustrated, and they feel their current representative isn’t listening to them,” Berge told the Leader-Telegram on Monday. “I think it’s time for a change. People want something different. I feel I can be the calm in the chaos, and the steadiness we don’t have.”kAmq6C86[ cd[ H:== CF?
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1 week ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
CHIPPEWA FALLS — After 24 years of serving the Chippewa Falls community in elected office, Mayor Greg Hoffman’s term has come to a close. “It’s been a lot of fun,” Hoffman said Sunday as he discussed his decades in office. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with the citizens, the councils over the years, and the city staff. I really appreciate the way the city has treated me.
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1 week ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
LADYSMITH — The city of Ladysmith has received a $250,000 state grant that is aimed at helping small businesses. The city "will use the funds to expand its Business Renovation Program, which provides grants to new and existing businesses for permanent property improvements," a press release from Gov. Tony Evers' office states. "It will also create the Down Payment/Rent Assistance Program to assist startup businesses with down payments or the first three months of rent."kAmtG6CD 2?5 E96 (:D4@?D:?
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2 weeks ago | 
chippewa.com | Chris Vetter
A bill that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act is moving forward in Congress after it passed through a key committee in the U.S. House. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minosqua, gained approval in the House Natural Resources Committee. Tiffany introduced a similar measure last year, but Tiffany previously told the Leader-Telegram he’s more confident it will pass this time around, now that Republicans control the House, Senate and presidency.
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2 weeks ago | 
chippewa.com | Chris Vetter
A Chippewa Falls man accused of repeatedly stabbing his friend in the neck with a broken beer bottle in May 2023 returned to court Thursday, where a judge reviewed a motion to throw out his interview with police. Abraham Sanchez-Galicia, 29, 219 W. Grand Ave., is charged in Chippewa County Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, mayhem, and first-degree reckless injury. Judge Steve Gibbs previously set a five-day trial to begin on Oct. 6.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man accused of repeatedly stabbing his friend in the neck with a broken beer bottle in May 2023 returned to court Thursday, where a judge reviewed a motion to throw out his interview with police. Abraham Sanchez-Galicia, 29, 219 W. Grand Ave., is charged in Chippewa County Court with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, mayhem, and first-degree reckless injury. Judge Steve Gibbs previously set a five-day trial to begin on Oct. 6.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Chris Vetter |Eau Claire
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A bill that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act is moving forward in Congress after it passed through a key committee in the U.S. House. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minosqua, gained approval in the House Natural Resources Committee. Tiffany introduced a similar measure last year, but Tiffany previously told the Leader-Telegram he’s more confident it will pass this time around, now that Republicans control the House, Senate and presidency.
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2 weeks ago | 
leadertelegram.com | Chris Vetter
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A bill that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act is moving forward in Congress after it passed through a key committee in the U.S. House. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minosqua, gained approval in the House Natural Resources Committee. Tiffany introduced a similar measure last year, but Tiffany previously told the Leader-Telegram he’s more confident it will pass this time around, now that Republicans control the House, Senate and presidency.
