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Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley to hold Lemonade Day on August 1st
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - It’s become a summer tradition for the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, kids and lemonade. The 15th annual #Squeezetheday Lemonade Day will be held on Thursday, August 1st in communities in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Menomonie and Black River Falls.
Chippewa Falls woman turns 100
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A Chippewa Falls woman hit a milestone birthday on Saturday, and on Sunday, her family and friends from all over the world surprised her to celebrate 100 years of Mickey Johnson. Johnson was born on July 20th, 1924, and grew up in the Chippewa...
Eau Claire celebrates 80 years of Olson’s Ice Cream
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Olson’s Ice Cream celebrated a big anniversary on Sunday at Riverfront Park in Chippewa Falls. The family-owned shop first opened in 1944, and in those 80 years, the business has become a favorite in the Chippewa Valley. The celebration had bouncy houses, caricatures...
New Asian restaurant opens doors in downtown Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS – Even though House of Eggrolls – located at 504 N. Bridge St. – is not quite two months old, it is already winning the hearts and tempting the palettes of Chippewa Falls residents. Owners Kevin (41) and MaiNhia (36) Vue said they had talked...
ONE DOOR CLOSES, A FOOD TRUCK OPENS: 4:30am Coffeehouse Enters New Era
After 22 years of operation at the corner of North Bridge and West Birch in downtown Chippewa Falls, the 4:30am Coffee House owners closed the brick-and-mortar shop, walked out its doors for the final time, and hopped into a food truck. As co-owners Brenda Sawyer and Tracy Heidtke said goodbye...
Pondview Lavender Farm: A budding business
CHIPPEWA FALLS – If you happen to find yourself driving on Highway 29 in Chippewa Falls and smell light floral and herbal notes, chances are you are not far from Pondview Lavender Farm. And, if the smell doesn’t do it, the sea of purple may catch your eye instead....
Royal Credit Union Foundation supports Market on River
CHIPPEWA FALLS – The Royal Credit Union Foundation made a $150,000 gift to the Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation in support of the development of Market on River in downtown Chippewa Falls. The renovated multifunctional space will have a food court, housing and community meeting rooms and will serve as...
CVRA invites back SkyWest Airlines
CHIPPEWA VALLEY – The Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (CVRA) has chosen to add SkyWest Airlines to its commercial air carrier lineup. The decision comes after Airport Director Charity Zich said CVRA received proposals from both Sun Country Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. Sun Country is a low-cost airline based out...
UWEC works with WPC on defense contract
EAU CLAIRE – The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC) students and faculty are collaborating with WPC Technologies on a Department of Defense contract to develop a more environmentally friendly, anti-corrosive product for use in military equipment. WPC – which develops and manufactures high-performance pigments and additives for the paint...
Eau Claire middle schooler is state’s queen Civics Bee
EAU CLAIRE – Civics has joined theater, music theory, piano and jazz camp as some of 13-year-old Rya Mousavi’s interests, and she’s become quite well-versed in it. So much so that the Eau Claire middle schooler will represent Wisconsin in the inaugural National Civics Bee® national championship in Washington, D.C., in November.
Express ready to rest and regroup as All-Star break begins
It’s time for the Eau Claire Express to rest, relax and regroup following a weekend of Northwoods Baseball League (NBL) play that didn’t go quite as well as they had hoped it would. The weekend started off nicely for the Express in a Friday romp on the road over the Rochester Honkers, 9-2. That was followed, though, by two losses to the Duluth Huskies to end their three days on the diamond. They were defeated by Duluth at Carson Park on Saturday by a 13-6...
Canadian wildfire smoke returns to Wisconsin
Canadian wildfire smoke is back in Wisconsin, although not as bad as last year. A post on X from the Green Bay National Weather Service office reported hazy skies as a result of elevated wildfire smoke from Western Canada. "Patchy dense fog will result in locally hazardous travel in parts...
Steer Clear of the Deadliest Road in Wisconsin
Summertime is the usual season where you might spend a good chunk of time out on the road. Either embarking on a family road trip or taking to the skies for an exotic vacation, summer is the season to travel. If you plan on hitting the road in the next...
Longest dry stretch in months ends this week
Sunday saw a few downpours in parts of southeast Wisconsin. While the showers and storms were few and far between, they were very efficient rain makers with those that seeing them picking up 1-2" of rain in just an hour or so. But Milwaukee did not see any of the...
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