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The annual winter draw down of Lake Altoona will begin on Monday morning, November 4th. The purpose of the draw down is to minimize damage to property from ice shifting and to also create a larger reservoir capacity in anticipation of spring rains and runoff from melting snow. The boat docks at Lake Altoona County Park will be removed for the season after the winter lake level is reached (the date depends upon weather conditions). Any questions regarding this news

Recent heavy rain in the upper Chippewa River watershed is causing increased levels on the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. At 6 a.m. the Chippewa River gauge at Grand Avenue read just under 764 feet, which is about 9 feet below the flood stage reading of 773 feet. For the safety of residents, the following areas will be closed effective immediately: ▪ Chippewa River Trail – behind the UW-Eau Claire Fine Arts Building ▪ Chippewa River Trail – at the

Captain healthy is flying in to help local kids with the super power of staying WELL! The first SuperHero Wellness Day will be held from 1 to 5 pm on October 27th at Sleep Inn Conference Center/29 Pines. Over 15 health practitioners will be giving chair massages, Reiki (Ray-kee) treatments, Qigong (chee gong), yoga and meditation instruction, nutrition tips and art and musictherapy. Plus, there will be raffles, vendors, costume judging, games and a bake sale. All proceeds go to

The party is coming and we now we know who is bringing the party to Eau Claire for COUNTRY JAM 2020!! The lineup for next year’s three-day Country Jam USA festival is out.  The festival announced Tuesday there will be appearances by country stars such as Luke Combs, Joe Diffie, Chris Young, Chris Jansen, John Michael Montgomery, and more.  The lineup also includes Barron native Chris Kroeze.  You can hit the JACKPOT with a LoCash party and. For all the

One person is dead and another person is hurt following a two-motorcycle crash in Pierce County.  The county sheriff’s office says Kathy Kahler was riding her motorcycle north on Highway 35 near Diamond Bluff Sunday afternoon when she lost control at a high rate of speed, hit a guardrail, and was thrown from her bike.  Ian Gardiner tried to avoid Kahler’s motorcycle but crashed and was also thrown from his bike.  Kahler was pronounced dead at the scene and Gardiner

A construction project on State Street in Eau Claire is just about complete.  The project began back in the spring with a tentative completion date of November 22nd.  Now the city says one roundabout on Hamilton Avenue could open as early as this week.  The rest of the construction could wrap up as early as November 1st if the weather cooperates.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s McIntyre Library is the winner of a national award.  The library was recently selected by the U.S. Government Publishing Office as the 2019 Federal Depository Library of the Year.  Reports say the library has been a member of the Federal Depository Library Program since 1951.

Planners for next summer’s Democratic National Convention are, once again, putting out the call for volunteers. Convention organizers yesterday said they need 15-thousand volunteers to help with next summer’s convention in Milwaukee. Volunteers are needed for everything from picking people up from the airport to working during the convention at Fiserv Forum.

City leaders in Eau Claire are looking to go on the record as saying they don’t support racism. The city council is expected to vote for a resolution tonight that condemns a note that a UW Eau Claire student says she found on her dorm room door earlier this fall. The resolution says Eau Claire is a place where everyone should feel welcome.

The first of three public forums to find a new superintendent in Eau Claire is this week. Eau Claire school board members last night agreed to start looking for Superintendent Mary Ann Hardebeck’s replacement. She is leaving at the end of the school year. The school board says three public forums will help them decide what they are looking for. The school district will then expand its search across the country to find a new superintendent before the start of