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The Fall season is a favorite time of year for many and locally we have a great option for “carving” out family time! Ferguson’s Orchards Eau Claire location, voted the Best Pumpkin Patch in Wisconsin, offers a selection of interactive family activities, and grows 30,000+ pumpkins over 20 acres.  Lately there has been a shift to people liking “different” pumpkins (kind of like the ugly Charlie Brown Xmas tree trend). Ferguson’s sells a lot of warty pumpkins, pastel-colored stacking Cinderella pumpkins, white

Folks across southeast Wisconsin may need the ice scraper to start the day today. The National Weather Service is leaving a Freeze Warning in effect til 9 a.m. That means a hard freeze in some places further inland, and lots of frost even for people near the lake. Forecasters say overnight temperatures could dip as low as 26 degrees. Things are expected to warm-up for the weekend, with high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday in the 70s. CLICK HERE FOR

Eau Claire’s latest campaign stop saw a couple of governors on campus. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer dropped by UW-Eau Claire yesterday to tally young voters. They talked about Kamala Harris and abortion. Eau Claire will play a role in deciding who wins Wisconsin next month. On that note, political attention continues. The Kamala Harris campaign is bringing the former president to Wisconsin. Former President Obama is set to campaign for Harris in Madison next week.

Wisconsin’s budget surplus is over four-and-a-half billion-dollars. The state’s Department of Revenue released its latest figure yesterday. The final numbers show Wisconsin has four-point-six billion-dollars more than it spent. The state also has nearly two billion-dollars in its rainy day fund. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said the extra money should be reinvested in his next budget. Republican lawmakers, however, have said in the past that they want to give the money back to the people of Wisconsin.

Most of Wisconsin’s public schools will see more money from the state this year. The Department of Public Instruction released the general state aid figures yesterday. Two-thirds of schools will get more money, while about a third will get less. In all, Wisconsin is sending just over five-and-a-half billion-dollars to local schools. Milwaukee Public Schools are among those getting less, in part because of the city’s sloppy record keeping and late financial reports.

Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, and Sam Hunt will headline Country Jam 2025. Country Jam organizers announced the line-up yesterday. Chase Rice, Dylan Scott, Jake Owen are all also on the bill this year. Country Jam will run from July 17th through the 19th in Eau Claire. Pre-sale tickets went on sale yesterday exclusively for Country Jam newsletter subscribers. FOR YOUR TICKETS AND MORE INFO CLICK HERE.

The Eau Claire County Board is holding two meetings for public comment on the proposed 2025 budget. The board of supervisors says its looking for feedback during a meeting tonight at seven P-M. Another meeting will be held on November 6th. Both hearings will be in the county board room in the Eau Claire Government Center on Oxford Avenue. Written feedback can be submitted as well AND YOU CAN CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

Two winning Mega Millions tickets worth thirty-thousand dollars each come from the same Kwik Trip location in Lake Geneva. Both of the tickets sold at the gas station on South Wells Street match four of the five winning numbers and the Mega Ball number. It’s still unknown whether one person bought both tickets or if there are two winners, since the tickets haven’t been validated at the Lottery Office. The same gas station also saw two winning scratch tickets worth

The community is invited to A Trail of Tricks & Treats at Dove Healthcare – Rutledge Home, 300 Bridgewater Ave, on Saturday, October 26 from 4-8PM. The third floor will be transformed into a trail of tricks and treats, where kids and parents/guardians can play games, make concoctions, and gather treats. The entry fee is $5/person for ages 4+ and free for children ages 3 and under. Proceeds will benefit the trishaw bike fundraiser. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 2025 National Civics Bee®, a competition aimed at encouraging middle school students to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. This event, organized in partnership with The Civic Trust® of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, invites any middle school student in grades 6-8 from public, private, charter, and home schools to participate. Middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade from public, private, charter, and