Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in this case, in which Mr. Fabick is suing the Governor's emergency orders for the COVID-19 emergency, claiming that the Governor may not extend emergency orders beyond 60 days without permission from the state legislature. This is the video of the proceedings thanks to Wisconsin Eye.
MADISON, Wis. – With deer season underway, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging hunters to keep COVID-19 safety measures in mind and use the
In a press release today the L. E. Phillips Memorial Library in Eau Claire announced that they will be closing temporarily due to COVID-19 concerns. This includes all in-person library activities including holds, pickup, and browsing. The library expects the closure to last at least until Nov. 30, at which time the library leadership will re-examine the status of the community and the public health data to decide if it is safe to open the library again.
There are many news stories about the pandemic to cover, and although much of it is better than the recent reports, the general picture in the Chippewa Valley is still not rosy.
Friday night the Eau Claire School District announced that they are moving to a full virtual learning model beginning Monday, Nov. 30. In a statement issued yesterday, Superintendent Michael Johnson wrote:
Today's COVID-19 numbers reach a new record for new reported cases per day, at 7073 new cases in today's numbers. The new current 7-day rolling average of cases is 5825, also a new record. This is particularly surprising as Monday reported cases are generally low since they reflect activity over the weekend. 35% of today's reported tests were positive.
Governor Evers addressed the state on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic this evening at 6:05 PM. The address was carried live on this page and in other media.
The text of the Governor's speech is below, and the new Executive Order 94 is also attached below.
Good evening, Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers here. Thank you for tuning in tonight.
I know I don’t have to tell you that this year has been one of major challenges.
The COVID-19 situation in the Chippewa Valley is quickly growing out of control. The graph above is the number of daily COVID-19 cases since the state started tracking the pandemic. We added the orange graph over the weekend, which is the number of cases averaged over the past 7 days, which is a cleaner indication of growth because it smooths over the daily spurts.
