47

The number of years Ron Cramer served as a member of the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Department, the last 26 of them as sheriff. Cramer, age 68, died unexpectedly on Sept. 13.

2024

The year that downtown Eau Claire’s new Transit Transfer Center may open because of a delay in securing an agreement with a developer to build workforce housing atop the public portion of the facility.

$1.1 million

Amount of welfare funds received by former Green Bay Packer Brett Favre from the state of Mississippi via a nonprofit whose director pleaded guilty to criminal charges. Favre returned the funds, but denies wrongdoing.