🌱 Music and art fill the Heyde Center’s week
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Chippewa Falls! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Music and art fill the Heyde Center’s week
- The seniors behind Chippewa County’s memorable state volleyball runs
- Trial ordered for second defendant in fatal Lake Wissota crash
Also on today's calendar: No jury trial scheduled. No reporting required. and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler; a stray a.m. shower, with a high of 53 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 29.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. That's Entertainment: Week of 11/09/26 (leadertelegram.com) — A John Denver tribute opens a busy stretch at Chippewa Falls’ Heyde Center, with Layne Yost performing Thursday at noon. Saturday brings Danville’s “My Name is America” at noon and a beginning oil painting class at 9 a.m., while the center’s fiber arts exhibit continues through Nov. 18. 
2. Seniors left legacy on Chippewa County state volleyball teams (leadertelegram.com) — Senior leadership helped carry McDonell to a state volleyball championship and Chippewa Falls to the Division 1 quarterfinals. Coaches and teammates credited the graduating players with building confidence and keeping young rosters together, while Stanley-Boyd’s two seniors helped their team finish as Division 3 runner-up.
3. Second trial ordered in Lake Wissota jet ski death case (gazettextra.com) — Sean J. Irvine of Chippewa Falls will face trial on a second-degree reckless homicide charge after plea negotiations failed in the fatal Lake Wissota jet ski crash. No trial date has been announced for Irvine, one of two men accused in the May 2025 death of Elle Jo Kramschuster.
4. Bloomer teen who fired gun in Chippewa Falls sentenced to nine months in jail (gazettextra.com) — A Bloomer teen who fired a gun on Chippewa Falls’ West Hill, striking homes in November 2025, was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in jail. Leonardo Campbell, 19, entered no contest pleas to recklessly endangering safety and other charges. The case against co-defendant Carter Murphy remains unresolved.
5. November 9 recap: Chippewa Falls news you may have missed today (chippewa.com) — A Republican defeated by Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District has already filed to run again in 2028, according to the Chippewa Herald’s recap. The digest also reports that three duck hunters were rescued safely from the Mississippi River late Saturday morning.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Karaoke with Dj Todd @ Heartbreakers →
Heartbreakers Bar & Grill, Chippewa Falls
9:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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Other local events
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No jury trial scheduled. No reporting required. →
711 N Bridge Street, Chippewa Falls
8:15 am -
Recovery Court →
711 N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls
8:30 am -
County Traffic Safety Commission →
711 N. Bridge St, Chippewa Falls
9:00 am -
Preschool Storytime →
Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W Central St, Chippewa Falls
9:30 am -
Smartphone Photos-Tech Class →
Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W Central St, Chippewa Falls
10:00 am -
Mindful Movement for PD - Chippewa Falls →
Trinity United Methodist Church, 201 W Central St, Chippewa Falls
11:00 am -
Dementia Support Group →
Central Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls
1:00 pm -
Aging & Disability Resource Center Board - Regular Meeting →
711 N. Bridge St, Chippewa Falls
3:00 pm -
Public Health Immunization Clinic →
Chippewa County Department of Public Health, 711 N. Bridge Street, Room 121, Chippewa Falls
3:00 pm -
Planning & Zoning Committee - Special Meeting →
711 N. Bridge St., Chippewa Falls
5:00 pm -
Family Storytime →
Chippewa Falls Public Library, 105 W Central St, Chippewa Falls
9:30 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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