Volume One Staff

May. 14, 2020

With State Mandate Overturned, EauClaire County Steps in With Anti-COVID Order

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Less than 24 hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide “Safer at Home” order, the Eau Claire City-County Health Department has issued its own order aimed at slowing the spread of ...

May. 13, 2020

COVID-19: The Wedding Crasher They Never Expected

couples get creative in the midst of pandemic

Natalie Rosenkranz, photos by Andrea Paulseth

With our wedding three months out, we’re at a standstill. The “Safer at Home” order prohibits groups of over 10, and the pandemic has no end date. So now what?

May. 12, 2020

Downtown Farmers Market Focuses on Health, Safety as Season Nears

first farmers market of 2020 planned for Saturday

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Preparing for the first farmers market of the season in downtown Eau Claire’s Phoenix Park has been particularly challenging this year. In addition to arranging all the usual details for the dozens of vendors who will arrive shortly after dawn on Saturday, Deidra Barrickman has had to contend with the uncertainty ...

May. 7, 2020

Toddler Who Wandered from Home Rescued by Eau Claire Bus Driver

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

The bus driver, Mike Steinke, was working on Eau Claire Transit Route #5 on Tuesday when he spotted the toddler. The quick-thinking Steinke stopped his bus in the lane of traffic ...

May. 5, 2020

Quick Response Fund Has Given Nearly $300K to Nonprofits, And Now They’re Planning a New Phase

V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth

As of May 1, a total of $274,491 had been given to 42 local nonprofits, ranging from the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin to the UWEC Children’s Nature Academy ...

May. 1, 2020

Reader Alert: L.E. Phillips Library to Start Pickup Service May 11

V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Are you stuck reading the same books you were before the pandemic hit? If you’re a patron of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, now you’re in luck: The library announced Friday that it will begin a library pickup service ...

Apr. 29, 2020

MEET YOUR MEAT: The Valley’s Favorite Places to Buy Meat

here’s what readers said in our 2020 ‘Best Of’ poll

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

When we published the results of our 2020 Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll earlier this year, it was no surprise that Rump’s (1411 Lynn Ave., Altoona) rose to the top as the Best Place to Buy Meat ...

Apr. 28, 2020

Chippewa Valley Restaurants Step Up to Help Residents in Need

Loopy's delivers free meals to elderly, sick in the community

Caitlin Boyle, photos by Andrea Paulseth

As Chippewa Valley eateries try to survive during Wisconsin’s now-extended stay-at-home order, a number of them have decided to help the community despite being shut down for several weeks ...

Apr. 23, 2020

DON'T Roll Out the Barrel: Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest Delayed Until 2021

celebration of German culture is latest event to vanish for 2020

V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Now pandemic-driven uncertainty is leading even fall events to be suspended: The latest in the Chippewa Valley is Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest, which has been postponed until September 2021 ...

Apr. 13, 2020

[UPDATE] Xiong Wins Race for Vacant Seat on Eau Claire City Council

Wisconsin's spring election was six days ago, but clerks were finally allowed to count the ballots

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

You can call tonight Election Night 2.0. Under normal circumstances, Election Night – when candidates and their supporters either revel in victory or commiserate in defeat – usually directly follows Election Day ...

Apr. 6, 2020

BREAKING: Wisconsin Election is Still on for Tuesday After Gov. Evers Tries to Postpone It

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Just before 1pm today, Gov. Tony Evers announced an executive order “suspending in-person voting for the April 7 spring election, (and) moving in-person voting to June 9.”

Apr. 6, 2020

FAST WORK: Quick Response Community Fund Gives Out $75K to Nonprofits, and More Is on the Way

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Well, that was fast! Less than two weeks after being created, the COVID-19 Quick Response Community Fund has already given out $75,000 in grants to nine local nonprofits ...

Apr. 1, 2020

Eating Good Local Meat on a Budget

it’s not always easy, but it is always a good call

photos by Andrea Paulseth, by Nik Novak

Good meat abounds in the Chippewa Valley. But sometimes you have to look for it. There are the farmers markets, of course. And some of you have friends and relatives just outside of Eau Claire ...

Mar. 30, 2020

Staying Safer (and Healthier) at Home

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

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 ...

Mar. 25, 2020

Downtown Photo Contest Looking for Your Favorites by March 27

now's the time to look for your best shots of downtown Eau Claire

V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Between now and Friday, March 27, Downtown Eau Claire Inc. invites you to share your favorite now or old photo of downtown ...

Mar. 20, 2020

How the Valley’s Small Businesses Can Weather ‘Unforeseen Challenges’ of COVID-19 [UPDATED]

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Small businesses – and their customers – should act fast to help blunt the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local economic development expert says ...