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Chabad On-Site at the Republican National Convention
Thousands of Jewish visitors who had come to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention found a warm welcome at Lubavitch of Wisconsin. When they were unable to return home Friday, Chabad hosted them for full Shabbos accommodations. Thousands of Jewish visitors who had come to Wisconsin for the Republican National...
Illinois and Wisconsin Kids Invited to Bring Their Small Businesses to August Market
Are your kids obsessed with making friendship bracelets? Hosting lemonade stands? Turn their hobbies into cash this August in Rockton, Illinois. When I think back to being a kid and wanting to earn a few extra bucks, I land on a memory of my friends and I creating some sort of dog's baby-sitting service.
Gov. Evers announces $1.3 million in grants for Great Lakes
MADISON, Wis. -- Governor Tony Evers announced Monday nearly $1.3 million in grants to support quality of life, foster economic development, protect and improve the Great Lakes resources, and create resiliency in Wisconsin’s coastal communities.
Wisconsin home-owners facing a tenant discrimination charge
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two owners of a duplex in Appleton, Wisconsin was charged by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for discriminating against a tenant with disabilities. The owners violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to grant a tenant with a disability an accommodation to...
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...
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...
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...
BUSY BEES: Dunn Energy Cooperative’s Wildflower Field a Hub for Pollinators
Summer is a busy season for Dunn Energy Cooperative, as they camp up construction and maintenance efforts (summertime should be called “construction season” around here), and it’s also a busy season for pollinators. The cooperative has a literal front-row view of the latter thanks to the wildflower field blossoming on its lawn.
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...
Letting the sun do the work
DUNN COUNTY – Based on its past sustainability efforts and the desire to be stewards of the land today and into the future, Dunn Energy Cooperative recently had 3,400 new solar panels installed in the villages of Boyceville and Colfax. Jolene Fisher, director of member and employee engagement with...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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