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A familiar friendly face…that white hair, black rimmed glasses, and always the enthusiasm…of course it was The MENARDS GUY! The Wisconsin pitchman for Menards for more than two decades has died.  Ray Szmanda died Sunday at his home in Antigo. He was 91-years-old.

Trying to invest in going green means missing some green for some local people. Dozens of Wisconsin customers are trying to get refunds after they say a Minnesota-based company failed to finish solar energy projects for them. A couple in Chippewa County says Able Energy took thousands of dollars from them but hasn’t started any work on their solar project and the situation has dragged on for several years. One couple is working to build a case against Able Energy

We could soon be seeing more yellow. Those hoofing it around our DOWNtown, may notice more while looking UP as pedestrian safety is being improved in Eau Claire. The city has been putting down yellow squares and rebuilding intersections and crosswalks to indicate when a pedestrian has the right of way. You will also notice new sidewalks, and crews are also installing a crosswalk signal system at the tricky intersection of Earl and South Farwell streets.

Say it with me now: “Awwwwwww!!!” From the seeds of love to the roots of a life together, couples who were married at Dixon’s Apple Orchard in Chippewa County last year are returning to the place where they said “I do.” The owners of Dixon’s Apple Orchard and Wedding Venue, Jim and Becky Mullane, have invited all of the couples who were married at the orchard to come back and plant an apple tree together. This is the third annual

Get ready to exagerate those measurements as you tell the TAIL of how “The Big One” got away… Many people hit the water for fishing opener weekend, including Governor Scott Walker. He was in our area to kick off Wisconsin’s fishing season as part of the 53rd Annual Governor’s Fishing Opener at Chetek Lake. Wisconsin has more than 15,000 inland lakes. The state fish is the muskellunge, or musky, and Wisconsin claims the most world-record musky catches. Walleye, bass and panfish

BLESS YOU! If you are offering up many of those “Bless you’s”* to sneezing friends, family members, co-workers then you aren’t imagining it, allergies ARE bad this year. Buuut, you can at least COUNT YOUR BLESS YOU’S that you aren’t in Texas right now. When it comes to the season of sneezing and watery eyes, Wisconsin has two cities ranking in the Top 100 worst for allergies this spring. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks Madison at number-57

Only YOU can prevent forest fires….and wild fires. Remember that simple Smokey message. As we wave bye-bye to winter we are now facing a red alert for fire. That means DO NOT BURN! If you smoke, no tossing butts out the window. It’s kind of a big deal now: Governor Scott Walker is declaring a State of Emergency in response to wildfire conditions. The governor said it’s a precautionary measure which will allow the DNR to have the tools to

Swing batta, batta, batta…..SA-Wiiiiiiing Batta! We are behind the ball here in Eau Claire…literally…The Eau Claire Express and crews from the City are preparing the Carson Park diamond. Right now, it is hard to say when we can plan to hear the crack of the bat. The diamond is currently covered insnow and game schedules are behind. The Express is focusing on cleaning the indoorfacilities like the office and concession stand…getchyer popcorn! Getchyer peanuts! Getchyer act together, Mother Nature…we wanna