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GIDDYUP! Fancy Hats Off to Jusitfy

By Morgan McCarthy | May 6, 2018

No need to JUSTIFY this win, another Derby is in the books…and HOOFda, what a race it was. Here are more of the details: Mike Smith showed how he got his nickname. ”Big Money Mike” came up with another impressive victory, this time aboard Justify in the Kentucky Derby. He has won in many ways, but Saturday all it took was a big move at the start that gave the horse all the room it needed on a sloppy track

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EAU MY GOSH! It’s Marathon Weekend

By Morgan McCarthy | May 6, 2018

ON YOUR MARK…GET SET…GO! Another one is in the books, and many in the RECORD books after a big weekend for the EC Marathon. There was a record-breaking number of entries, with more than 49-hundred runners at race on Sunday, May 6th. The faces of the races look like this: On the men’s side, two-time defending champion David Luy posted a new course record, but fell just short of his goal of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team trials. Women’s

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AaaChooo!

By Morgan McCarthy | May 1, 2018

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

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Make Smokey The Bear Proud

By Morgan McCarthy | May 1, 2018

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

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Baseball Delay

By Morgan McCarthy | April 24, 2018

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

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