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Eau Claire City Council committee works to make the area more welcoming
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Creating a more welcoming Eau Claire...that’s the goal of one City Council committee. The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color committee has been meeting directly with Eau Claire residents to hear their hopes and ideas of making Eau Claire more welcoming to everyone. The...
21st annual Past Passed Here event takes place in Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - During Mother’s Day weekend, each step taken at Marshall Park in Chippewa Falls was a step further back through time, bringing people all the way back to the late 1700s and early 1800s. “We started it to be educational. In fact, the first people...
Pack It Up and Pass It On event starts Thursday
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The City of Eau Claire and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are hosting a disposal and donation event for students this Thursday and Friday. According to a Facebook post from the City of Eau Claire - Government, on May 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., students will be able to drop off unwanted furniture and household items for free at the Water Street parking lot.
WI voters rally outside EC City Hall in support of bringing back ballot drop boxes
EAU CLAIRE — As the Wisconsin Supreme Court revisits the ban on ballot drop boxes, some voters across Wisconsin are hoping that this method of ballot casting returns. The rally of voters took place on Monday, the same day in which oral arguments were set to begin for the case of Priorities USA v. Wisconsin Elections Commission. The case, pushed by Democrats, seeks to overturn a ruling in July 2022 which said absentee drop boxes may only be installed in election clerk offices, as unsupervised...
Henderson drives in three as North takes round one of softball crosstown series
The crosstown rivalry made its way to the softball diamond Tuesday where the Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes hosted the Eau Claire North Huskies. The game was a scoreless pitcher’s duel until the fifth inning when the Huskies grabbed a pair of runs that ultimately keyed North’s 3-0 win. All three runs came courtesy of senior Cadence Henderson. The senior drove in both runs in the fifth and tacked on an insurance run in the seventh. Meanwhile North pitchers Madisyn Parker and Ally Quaschnick were...
Britton elected to Conservation Congress' District Leadership Council
Mike Britton was elected to the District Leadership Council of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress at its ninth annual convention held in Appleton on May 9-11. Britton is one of two representatives serving Barron, Burnett, Chippewa, Polk, Rusk and St. Croix counties. Across Wisconsin there are 11 districts with two delegates representing each district. In 1934, lead UW professor Aldo Leopold, Chief Warden Harley MacKenzie, Superintendent of Game William Grimmer and...
TOPPERS – EASTRIDGE CENTER
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - I want to give a Sunshine Award to Topper’s Pizza in the Eastridge Center. On March 29th, there was a garage fire in Altoona. Employees from the nearest bar decided to call Topper’s and order pizzas for the first responders. Topper’s not only delivered incredibly fast, but also discounted the cost. Thank you, Topper’s, for helping feed a bunch of hungry first responders.
City of Eau Claire treats Half Moon Lake for curly-leaf pondweed
EAU CLAIRE — On Monday, the City of Eau Claire, with help from outside contractor Lake and Pond Solutions, treated Half Moon Lake with a herbicide called Endothall with hopes to remove and eradicate curly-leaf pondweed from the lake for good. As the herbicide treatment is not expected to harm any aquatic plants or animals, no restrictions on swimming or fishing in the lake have been placed after the application. The only restriction is a seven-day suspension on usage of the lake water for irrigation. ...
GENESIS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER STAFF
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - I would like to nominate the Genesis Child Development Center for the Sunshine Award. The staff at Genesis Childcare Center go above and beyond. We especially appreciate the holiday events and Miss Frizzle Fridays. The early years in a child’s life are the most important and we are forever grateful for the love and support of this group.
The northern lights will dazzle this weekend but could affect your devices
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - It’s time to get your camera ready for tonight because the northern lights are coming back, and this time you could be seeing even more colors — even ones you haven’t seen before. Right now, our planet is going through a geomagnetic storm....
Bubble blowing fun at Tower Park on May 23rd
Colfax Public Library is hosting “The Bubbler”, Steve Russell, at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 23rd in a free show at the park outside the library. Families are invited to come watch, pop bubbles, and enjoy a community “welcome to spring”. The Bubbler brings whimsy to...
SportScene 13 for Tuesday, May 14th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A showdown in Dunn-St. Croix baseball, as champs Elk Mound look to keep their unbeaten conference mark as they faced Boyceville. While Eau Claire Memorial looked to get over .500 in the Big Rivers as they played host to Menomonie. On the softball diamond, Eau Claire North and Memorial battled. It was conference championship time for Big Rivers boys tennis. Finally, we hit the links at Mill Run for Big Rivers boys golf.
Agreement allows students with tech college degree to begin university program with credits intact
Aiming to give higher education students more opportunities to achieve their dream of obtaining a bachelor’s degree and advance their careers, Northwood Technical College and UW-Eau Claire signed an agreement Thursday in Rice Lake that makes transferring credits easier. The agreement also demonstrates how schools have evolved beyond competing for students and instead are working hand-in-hand to focus on their achievement, which can benefit them economically as well as the community by increasing the number of qualified, educated workers. ...
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