During Thursday’s annual Veterans Salute, Chippewa Manor unveiled a display of the more than 130 local veterans stories it has helped tell in the last 15 years.
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Raleigh Nayes, 99, died Thursday in Chippewa Falls, Wis., just one day after the Army veteran had received the Congressional Gold Medal for his role in fighting with the famed Merrill’s Marauders in Burma during World War II.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of normal life for the majority of citizens this year. Whether it be businesses being forced to shut down, sporting events and live performances being put on hold or education being reformed, life has been unprecedented.
However, despite all of those occurrences there have been inspiring events as well. Here are some of the top stories from the Chippewa Valley in 2020.
Public health emergencyCOVID-19 has swept the nation, including over 5,000 cases showing up in Chippewa County and taking 65 lives to date in the area. Weekly health updates have been issued by the county, eventually evolving into daily updates on coronavirus numbers.