Patterson’s arm, Hollie’s bat power UTA to shutout win over ULM
Trae Patterson struck out a career-high nine batters over 7 1/3 shutout innings, and Christian Hollie went 4-for-4 to lead UTA baseball to a 5-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe in a Sun Belt Conference baseball game Friday night at Clay Gould Ballpark. UTA (13-11, 6-2 Sun Belt) clinched its second … Read …
Around Town Briefs 3/31/18
INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR: The Global Programming Society at UW-River Falls is hosting an International Bazaar from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Falcon's Nest in the Unversity Center. The event is free and open to the public. International games and learning begin at 7 p.m., followed by a performance … Read …
Telegram raises $1.7B in largest ICO in history
Popular messaging app Telegram has raised $1.7 billion in the largest initial coin offering to date. That staggering capital raise comes even as excitement in the crypto-asset space, which includes ICOs and bitcoin, has waned amid increased regulatory pressure. In addition, a growing number of social … Read More
Man charged with 5th OWI
MENOMONIE — An Eau Claire man was charged with his fifth drinking and driving offense after crashing his vehicle in Elk Mound. James J. Schwartz, 56, 2883 Sky Hawk Drive, Eau Claire, is being charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated fifth offense. According to the criminal complaint, Dunn … Read …
Sheriff seeks one more jailer position
Eau Claire County's rising jail population is prompting the sheriff to ask for another position to staff the facility. The sheriff's office is requesting to add a full-time correctional officer position at the cost of $78,037 this year, which would come out of the department's existing budget. Read More
‘Spot on’ and other letters
The confluence of app-based purchasing, GPS technology, remote unlocking, unmanaged inventory, inexpensive manufacturing, free real estate (public sidewalks!) and significant capital venture funding has created a mess in Dallas and other cities. The fundamentals of supply and demand have been … Read More
Shrewsbury school superintendent discusses safety measures
SHREWSBURY — Superintendent of Schools Joseph Sawyer gave an overview of Shrewsbury schools' safety practices to the Board of Selectmen during their meeting Tuesday evening. Since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a month ago, Shrewsbury schools have emphasized safety and … Read More
Fossil Ridge and Trinity boys earn rare soccer playoff wins, Castleberry girls advance
Keller Fossil Ridge forward Mason Wallak scored on a rebound of his penalty kick, in the 69th minute, and the 1-0 result held in a boys Class 6A bi-district match against Arlington Lamar. The Panthers (16-4-2) advance to the second round for the first time in 10 years. They meet …
Future of Shrewsbury’s Beal School explored
SHREWSBURY — Residents expressed a variety of opinions on social media about what to do with the Beal School building, but only two people made it to the Reuse Committee's meeting to share their ideas. The Beal Building Reuse Committee, which is charged with identifying possible reuses of the … Read …
Telegram Raises $1.7 Billion for Biggest ICO in History
It was reported Friday that encrypted messaging app Telegram shattered initial coin offering records by raising a total of $1.7 billion in two rounds of funding. The company's ICO kicked off on February 16 when it raised $850 million during its first round, and it managed to match that same …