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The following students from west-central Wisconsin have been named to the dean’s list:
The following students from west-central Wisconsin have earned bachelor’s degrees:
As anybody who has braved the elements or even looked out a window lately realizes, the Chippewa Valley has been buried in snow over the past two weeks.
When Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar officially announced her candidacy for U.S. president last week in Minneapolis, she vowed to immediately begin campaigning in Wisconsin and Iowa.
The field of a dozen candidates running for at-large seats on the Eau Claire City Council will be winnowed to 10 people on Tuesday.
BARRON — Growing up in the country 15 minutes outside of Birchwood, 26-year-old Samantha Suriano never locked her doors.
When she arrived at UW-Eau Claire more than 30 years ago, Rose-Marie Avin, a native of Haiti, knew her life was going to be transformed. What she may not have known is that she would spend three decades transforming the lives of others and the cultural climate of campus — all for the better.
A plan to make up school days missed due to extreme cold, snowy and icy conditions will be determined at Monday’s Eau Claire school board meeting.
Complimentary bus passes for rides to and from free meals served by The Community Table during winter could be expanded year-round.
Showing their wares
BOOK DRIVE: In an effort to encourage all children to celebrate reading on March 1 as part of National Read Across America Day, the Eau Claire YMCA will host a book drive through Feb. 28.
The following students from west-central Wisconsin have been named to the dean’s list:
Editor’s note: Astronomy Update is published on the third Saturday of the month, is provided by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society, and is compiled by Lauren Likkel of the UW-Eau Claire department of physics and astronomy.
Things didn’t start out well for the Eau Claire Memorial girls basketball team.
Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer said a new $50,000 grant for fighting drug trafficking will be invaluable.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sitting in an English class last year, Alan Fox read over examples of college application letters, and one sparked his interest.
The worst measles outbreak in Washington state in more than two decades is prompting concern among local health officials about how protected students and young children are from highly contagious, sometimes deadly diseases.
A New Auburn man will spend 30 months in prison for a 2017 fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash in Eau Claire.
A Chippewa Falls man will spend two years in prison for his role in attacking an Eau Claire man at his residence.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Chippewa County could become home to a new hemp growing pilot program.
The first time around, Mason Kajer learned just how many eyes are trained on divers on the solitary walk to the end of the diving board at the WIAA state meet.
Quick quiz question: What is the number one cause of mortality in wild birds, outside of old age?
When new wintertime parking regulations were enacted in October 2015, the rules were intended to reduce the number of parking tickets given to Eau Claire residents least able to afford those $30 fines.
Eau Claire County officials, in the near future, are going to be reaching out to state lawmakers, county supervisors and taxpayers to convey business can’t go on as usual.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Logan Keyeski climbed a ladder Thursday, got on the roof of a garage with his shovel in hand, and began tossing piles of snow to the ground below.
An Eau Claire man is accused of pointing a loaded gun at his brother and killing the family cat.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A 67-year-old Whitehall man was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl over a five-year span, when she was between 5 and 10 years old.
A Fall Creek woman employed as a home care worker is accused of stealing a purse from a client who uses a wheelchair.
Two Eau Claire women are accused of trying to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at a convenience store.
A woman was apparently run over by a vehicle early Thursday morning near an Eau Claire tavern, Eau Claire police said.
A La Crosse man was identified as the burglar of an Eau Claire business, police say, after his image was circulated on Facebook.
Tenants will need temporary housing arrangements after a fire on Thursday at a two-story duplex in Eau Claire.
MENOMONIE — Dunn County has taken its first step to move county offices from downtown Menomonie to the Community Services Building on the city’s east side.
MENOMONIE — A former Wheeler police chief sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage boys and exposing them to pornography in 2011 will not get a new trial.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar will be in Eau Claire on Saturday on the first trip of her presidential campaign.
The following students from west-central Wisconsin have been named to the dean's list:
Pet of the Week
GRADUATED: PFC Jared David Mondeau, 18, of Eau Claire has graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
FUNDRAISER: “Shake it for Duchenne” will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Menomonie Middle School gym, 920 21st St. S.E.
Where’s the road?
Cole Rabedeaux had a look he was confident in.
While Wisconsin waits to reargue a gerrymandering case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the state should look to examples of better redistricting procedures, like those found in Pennsylvania, California and Iowa, a UW-Madison political science professor argued Wednesday night to an audien…
CHIPPEWA FALLS — John Andersen, deputy chief of fire prevention, has served in the Chippewa Fire District since it was formed in 1978, and he’s seen plenty of challenging fires. Andersen says the blaze at The View tavern on Lake Wissota on Tuesday might be the most challenging in his four de…
It stands to reason that “Health + the Arts,” the new exhibition at UW-Eau Claire’s Foster Gallery, has such an expansive scope. After all, health as an issue affects everyone.
A 12-year member of the Eau Claire Fire Department was fired Wednesday by the city’s Police and Fire Commission.
Some Eau Claire motorists who were ticketed for violating the city’s odd-even parking rules during Tuesday’s snow removal process could receive an unwelcome surprise in the form of a vehicle missing from the curbside where they parked it.
A Chippewa Falls man will spend one year in prison for violating conditions of his probation stemming from a 2018 felony conviction.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth drunken driving offense in Eau Claire County Court and his seventh drunken driving offense in Chippewa County Court.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Gordy’s Market Inc. will return to court Wednesday, petitioning for a change to the receiver’s duties. Also, the grocery chain’s store in Ladysmith will likely be sold off at that hearing, ahead of an anticipated March 6 auction.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — An Eau Claire man has been charged after he reportedly fled from officers and drove in a reckless manner.
