You have permission to edit this article.CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW)- After being canceled in 2020, plans are full speed ahead for the 2021 Northern Wisconsin State Fair, and officials are moving forward with hiring staff for the event.Applications recently opened for paid staff and volunteers for a number of positions at the fair. Officials are also looking to hire nonprofits to work jobs and earn money for their organizations.The fair's director said they plan to hire more staff than usual this year to take care of extra pandemic-related tasks like sanitization and monitoring social...…You have permission to edit this article.CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW)- After being canceled in 2020, plans are full speed ahead for the 2021 Northern Wisconsin State Fair, and officials are moving forward with hiring staff for the event.Applications recently opened for paid staff and volunteers for a number of positions at the fair. Officials are also looking to hire nonprofits to work jobs and earn money for their organizations.The fair's director said they plan to hire more staff than usual this year to take care of extra pandemic-related tasks like sanitization and monitoring social...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.EAU CLAIRE (WQOW)- If you're looking to make the best of our wintry conditions and go sledding, but don't have a sled of your own, a family from the Eastside Hill neighborhood has you covered.Chad and Owen Rowekamp recently built what they call a 'Little Free Sled Library' at Seven Bumps Hill next to Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire. The two built a stand that holds several sleds for locals to borrow and return before they leave.The two got the idea from a similar stand they saw in the Twin Cities, and decided to do the same as a father-son project...…You have permission to edit this article.EAU CLAIRE (WQOW)- If you're looking to make the best of our wintry conditions and go sledding, but don't have a sled of your own, a family from the Eastside Hill neighborhood has you covered.Chad and Owen Rowekamp recently built what they call a 'Little Free Sled Library' at Seven Bumps Hill next to Forest Hill Cemetery in Eau Claire. The two built a stand that holds several sleds for locals to borrow and return before they leave.The two got the idea from a similar stand they saw in the Twin Cities, and decided to do the same as a father-son project...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW)- A Chippewa Valley prison is giving inmates an opportunity to prepare for a career once they reenter the community.A new job center is set to open up at the Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility in Chippewa Falls, the fifth to open at a Wisconsin prison.The prison partnered with the Department of Workforce Development to install 12 secured computers and phones for inmates to search for jobs, build resumes and set up interviews before they're released.Organizers say the program at other state facilities has been...…You have permission to edit this article.CHIPPEWA FALLS (WQOW)- A Chippewa Valley prison is giving inmates an opportunity to prepare for a career once they reenter the community.A new job center is set to open up at the Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility in Chippewa Falls, the fifth to open at a Wisconsin prison.The prison partnered with the Department of Workforce Development to install 12 secured computers and phones for inmates to search for jobs, build resumes and set up interviews before they're released.Organizers say the program at other state facilities has been...WW…