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The 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard will be going through flight training in the Madison area this week. The training will take place Tuesday through Thursday. Most training will occur during the day, but the DMA says pilots and maintenance personnel are required to have nighttime hours. The flight paths for the training have been designed to minimize noise to area residents, but the planes may still be seen and heard during this time.

Eau Claire received a 300-thousand dollar donation from the Jane Honadel Estate for amenities at Mount Simon Park.  The money will go to new playground equipment and a pavilion.  The new playground equipment will start arriving Monday and construction will last just over a week. The pavilion will be next year.

Eau Claire has set a closing date for the Graham Riverside Parking Deck for the winter due to safety concerns.  The upper deck will close on November 1st.  The lower level will remain open until March 1st of next year.

The Wisonsin Economic Development Corporation is accepting applications for its Fabrication Laboratories Grant Program.  The grant program supports hands-on science. technology, engineering, arts and math education by assisting public school districts with equipment purchases for instructional and educational fab labs.  The deadline for applying is January 15th. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Eau Claire County Department of Human Services, in collaboration with  Community United for Families (CUFF), invites community members to a Club House Cocktail Reception  introducing the 2026 launch of Safe Families for Children – Chippewa Valley.  The event will take place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 4–7 PM at the Eau Claire Golf &  Country Club, located at 828 Club View Lane in Altoona, WI. Attendees are encouraged to  bring a friend or colleague who would like to

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in a backyard poultry flock in Racine County. Birds at the site were depopulated to prevent the spread of the disease. H5N1 HPAI viruses are highly contagious and often fatal to domestic poultry. Caused by influenza type A viruses, the disease varies in severity depending on the strain and species affected. The disease can be spread by contact with infected

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene of a blaze Sunday morning in Eau Claire and damages are estimated at roughly $200,000. Flames ignited in the attached garage of a home on Shorewood Heights Parkway.  Five people live at the home and all were able to evacuate without injury.  There has been no word on the cause of the fire.

Sentencing is pending for an Eau Claire County man convicted in connection with an armed robbery.  Twenty-seven-year-old Maxwell Luebeck robbed an Eau Claire credit union in 2023.  He was convicted on charges in the case last week.

La Crosse City Council is giving its approval to a 719-thousand dollar contract for renovations at a local fire station.  The station number three firehouse on the city’s south side will see improvements including an update to crew quarters and upgrades to the building’s electrical and plumbing systems.  Work is expected to begin next month.

A new report says Kwik Trip is one of the best at making customers happy.  The American Customer Satisfaction Index ranked the Wisconsin convenience store brand at number one in customer satisfaction.  It earned a score of 84, two points higher than Wawa and Sheetz, who tied with a score of 82.  The report says Kwik Trip’s commitment to building a positive culture and catering to a wide range of preferences brought its score up.