Got Some Time on Your Hands? Fill Out Your Census Form

April 1 was Census Day, but you likely won’t see census workers at your door until the end of May

Fri. Apr. 3rd, 2020  |  Tom Giffey

Unlike the Olympics, the Final Four, and the NBA, it takes more than an unprecedented global pandemic to shut down the census ...

Pulling Together While Staying Apart - Read the Issue Online

Can't get your hands on a printed copy? Read the issue online.

Fri. Apr. 3rd, 2020

Read our April 2020 issue Pulling Together While Staying Apart online. Click the links below to view the magazine in a flip-book reader.

BREAKING: Wisconsin Voters Can Still Request Absentee Ballots Friday. Here’s What You Need to Know

... and now you’ve got more time to return your ballot, too

Fri. Apr. 3rd, 2020  |  Tom Giffey

If you’re a Wisconsin voter who wants to cast an absentee ballot in next Tuesday’s election but hasn’t requested one, you can still do so – but you’ve got to act fast. As in TODAY fast: Friday, April 3.

Country Fest Postpones June Festival, Reschedules for August

34th annual festival moves dates because of coronavirus concerns

Fri. Apr. 3rd, 2020  |  V1 Staff, photos by Branden Nall

In the first such move by one of the Chippewa Valley’s big summer music festivals, the organizers of County Fest announced Friday that they would be moving their annual three-day event from June 25-27 to Aug. 13-15 as a result of the coronavirus ...

Hang in there, Chippewa Valley.

Like so many organizations right now, our staff is doing everything we can to help where it makes sense, with the tools we have available to us.

Wed. Apr. 1st, 2020  |  by Nick Meyer

Letters from Home in the Time of COVID

these will be amazing memories ... eventually ... one day ... maybe?

Wed. Apr. 1st, 2020  |  Mike Paulus

How’s it going, Chippewa Valley? I’m fine. Like many of you smart, attractive, industrious people reading this, I’ve been working from home for the past few weeks.

The Culture of Staying Apart: A COVID-19 Diary

Chippewa Valley writer Patti See documents two weeks of coronavirus-era lifestyle changes

Wed. Apr. 1st, 2020  |  Patti See

March 16: We cancel our weekend trip to our daughter’s in Madison. Restaurants and bars are shutting down. “That will never happen here,” I tell Bruce ...

Businesses Gear Up to Help in Fight Against COVID-19

from distillers to mustard makers, Valley businesses join the effort

Wed. Apr. 1st, 2020

Just like major manufacturers such as U.S. Rubber and National Presto Industries retooled during World War II, Chippewa Valley businesses are now adapting to tackle a potentially deadly virus ...

UW-Stout Art Students’ Protective Masks Go to First Responders

Dunn County Emergency Management gets nearly 2,000 N95 masks

Mon. Mar. 30th, 2020  |  Pam Powers | UW-Stout

With nearly 2,000 protective N95 masks available, UW-Stout’s School of Art and Design faculty and staff knew they needed to get the potentially life-saving gear against COVID-19 ...

Performers Get Creative with Internet-Powered Artistry

live-streaming is key for artists still trying to reach their audiences

Mon. Mar. 30th, 2020  |  Eric Christenson

Large gatherings are prohibited. Venues are closed. And now, artists and performers find themselves without an in-person audience to connect with ...

Staying Safer (and Healthier) at Home

Eau Claire doctor offers tips on maintaining your family’s physical and mental health during isolating times

Mon. Mar. 30th, 2020  |  V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Volume One talked to Dr. Mollie Meagher, a Family Medicine Resident Physician with Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, about how we can keep ourselves and our families healthy and happy during ...