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Eau Claire Chamber holds reception for city and business leaders
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Eau Claire city and business leaders are gathering together to plan shared goals for the community. The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a reception Wednesday evening, as a way for new members of the Eau Claire City Council and Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors to meet face to face with community stakeholders.
Silly Serrano granted returned liquor license
EAU CLAIRE — A liquor license previously granted to The Metro was granted to Silly Serrano Mexican Restaurant by the city. Assistant City Attorney Jenessa Stromberger said this license “allows a business to sell and serve alcohol for consumption on a licensed premise.” This license was the only regular Combination Class B Intoxicating Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverage License available at the time. The license was previously granted to The...
Indee softball team splits two in Alma
The Independence/Gilmanton couldn’t get on the scoreboard in one game, then crossed home plate 19 times in three innings in another as it earned a split last week. The Indees struggled all around in an 11-0 loss at Pepin/Alma last Thursday. They returned to Alma the next day, this time playing Alma Center Lincoln on a neutral field and came away with a 19-4 win in three innings.
Memorial High School explores 'Home' at Fine Arts Night
EAU CLAIRE — For Memorial High School, Wednesday’s Fine Arts Night brought back an annual tradition that the school had not celebrated since the pandemic. And with a chance to feature a variety of cross-disciplinary events and hard work over the past year, students and teachers were certainly excited to bring it back. “We finally brought it back this year and we’re ramping up the participation,” said Matt Palm, art...
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...
Norse drop three in DC play
The Whitehall softball team had a tough time keeping its opponents off the scoreboard in three losses last week. The team fell to Blair-Taylor, 15-2, in a game that began on Tuesday and ended on Wednesday (see story elsewhere in Sports) before falling to Eleva-Strum, 11-1, and Melrose-Mindoro, 13-6. The...
Raider baseball falls in four
Tough battles with two Coulee Conference teams and a pair of tournament losses filled a busy schedule for the Arcadia High School baseball team last week. Arcadia was beaten by Westby, one of the top Coulee teams, last Monday before falling to rival G-E-T at home on Friday (see story elsewhere in sports). A pair of tournament games closed the week for the Raiders (3-14, 1-9 Coulee)
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...
Interview: What's Happening at the Pablo Center?
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The executive director of the Pablo Center at the Confluence, Jason Jon Anderson, talks about what’s happening at the Pablo in the coming months. On Thursday, May 16, Big Richard, an all-female bluegrass band from Colorado will perform in the Jamf Theatre. From July...
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...
Cast of Little House on the Prairie reunite for 50th Anniversary in Pepin
PEPIN, Wis. (WEAU) - It’s been 50 years since the Ingalls family hitched their wagon and began their journey to the West in the beloved television show “Little House on the Prairie. Now the cast has reunited to celebrate in Pepin, the birthplace of Laura Ingalls Wilder who...
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.
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.
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. ...
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