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An opening date is set for a new water park in Marshfield.  The seven-million-dollar Vandehey Waters will open to the public Friday afternoon July 23rd.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in the morning.  The water park features a climbing wall, three slides, diving boards and basketball hoops.  Anyone who gets thirsty or hungry will find the park well equipped with concession stands.

The Dane County Humane Society is welcoming a hundred dogs and cats rescued from El Paso, Texas.  More than 350 animals were rescued with about a third of those being transported  to Wisconsin today.  Workers from other area shelters will be lending a hand examining the pets and making sure they are healthy and ready for adoption.  The transporting of over 300 animals is considered one of the largest efforts in pet rescue history.

The RCU Foundation’s Rock the Riverfront Classic Rock Hunt sponsored by Market & Johnson ended on the evening of Friday, June 25.  Wyatt Eiden and three friends from Chippewa Falls found the rock hiding along the Ice Age Trail near the Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area in New Auburn. The four young men enjoyed what has become their summer tradition and plan to split the $500 award evenly.  In addition to the Classic Rock Hunt a Youth Rock Hunt held

Nearly one-Million Wisconsinites are traveling this holiday weekend. Triple-A says this is the second most traveled holiday on record. More people are hitting the road this year than last year because of the pandemic. Travel experts recommend starting early, to avoid traffic.

A COVID vaccine clinic at Zorn Arena on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus is closed. The City-County Health Department says vaccines will be given at the Water Street parking lot and the health department beginning July 7th. The new location is a drive through and a walk-up clinic. CLICK HERE FOR MORE LOCAL HEALTH INFO.

County residents are being asked to take surveys to make improvements and help the board budget for next year. One survey is from the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors asking residents to select what’s most important to them for the city to make financial decisions. An Altoona survey is asking residents how they’d like to improve walking and biking conditions on the City’s trails.

 The search for a missing plane and pilot in Clark County is over. The sheriff yesterday asked farmers between Curtiss and New Richmond to help look for the plane. Deputies say they found the plane’s wreckage and the pilot yesterday afternoon not far from Curtiss. No one is saying just what caused the crash. Local and federal investigators are now looking into it.

Somebody who bought a Powerball ticket in Altoona is a million-dollars richer. The Wisconsin Lottery yesterday said someone bought the winning ticket last Saturday at the Kwik Trip on Spooner Avenue. The winning numbers, just in case that was you, are 8, 31, 39, 43, and 60. The Powerball is 17.

Lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol now have to wait and see what Governor Evers will do to the state’s new 87-and-a-half-billion-dollar state budget. The Wisconsin Senate approved the plan last night. The budget spends less and in different places than what the governor wants. Republicans also cut taxes in the new spending plan. Governor Evers can sign the budget as-is, veto it entirely, or go through and trim pieces or change the budget to suit his liking. The governor hasn’t said what he intends