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It might be a little early to start thinking about back to school, but for this weeks Friday Feel Good we get a lesson of a different sort and meet a graduate student with a unique study strategy.  A 26-year-old grad student at the University of Missouri: Kansas City spent a year living at a senior living facility, where she would share her love of music and playing the piano with the residents . . . in exchange for free room and

 The Visit Eau Claire Board of Directors announced the appointment of Kenzi Havlicek as the Executive Director, effective immediately. Havlicek has been serving as the Interim Executive Director. Becky Squires, Chair of the Visit Eau Claire Board of Directors, expressed her enthusiasm for Havlicek’s appointment, “Kenzi’s passion for the Chippewa Valley and her extensive experience within our organization make her the ideal leader for Visit Eau Claire. We are confident that under her direction, we will continue to thrive and

Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is offering a discount to get people to buy new endangered resources license plates. The state is updating the design, going from the basic red and white license plate with a wolf on the side, to a new full-color plate that features a bald eagle going after a fish. The DNR is offering a 25-dollar rebate to anyone who buys the new plates. That could be either people who are first-time endangered resource plate customers,

A chase ends in arrest for a Hudson man. 28 year old Paul Martin Allen from Hudson has been arrested by the Wisconsin State  Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 6th offense.   On 7/25/2024 at 1:54 AM a Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for unsafe  lane deviation at milepost 45 in Dunn County near Menomonie on I-94. The vehicle failed to stop,  and a pursuit ensued reaching speeds over 100

There is reaction from city council members and the public in Eau Claire after the decision to remove the park benches and picnic tables from the local park where Eau Claire’s homeless and unhoused stay. Eau Claire sent city crews to Wilson Park this week to remove the benches and tables as a way to deal with the growing number of folks who are living in the park.  Ahousing community advocate, Susan Wolfgram, has urged the public to join a

The Wisconsin legislature is looking at what to do with the state’s sandhill cranes. A new legislative study committee will meet next week to look at ways to control the sandhill crane population. The cranes have been a problem for farmers for years because they eat just-planted corn during their spring migration. Many states have a sandhill crane hunting season, but Wisconsin does not. The legislative study committee isn’t expected to have any suggestions until at least later next year.

New ads are coming to let voters know about the constitutional amendments on the ballot. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and IRG Action are launching a new ad campaign to make sure voters know what the amendments will do. The two amendments would give Wisconsin lawmakers some say over how billions of dollars in federal money is spent going forward. Republicans lawmakers adopted the amendments after the manner in which Governor Tony Evers set out to spend over

They’re getting bat boxes in La Crosse. The Wisconsin DNR and the La Crosse Parks Department are teaming up to add bat boxes in Pettibone Park. The boxes are a natural fit for bats because it gives them a tight space to sleep, but the boxes are also necessary after recent floods pushed the bats out from their usual home under the bridge at the park. The DNR says the new boxes should have enough room for anywhere from 100

Advocates want Sunday bus service in Eau Claire. The Chippewa Valley Transit Alliance and several other groups rallied at Wilson Park yesterday, demanding more bus service in and around the city.  Organizer Lynn Buske said a lot of people depend on the bus to get to work or get to the store, and without Sunday service many people can’t go too far. The problem is money. Eau Claire Transit managers say it would cost a lot to add Sunday service.

Most roads are open for ATV and UTV use in Eau Claire County. The County Sheriff’s Office says unless a road sign specifically says no ATVs are allowed on the road, it should be open for use. The utility vehicles must stay as far to the right of the roadway as possible, and follow speed limits of 35 miles per hour, unless the marked speed limit is slower. This only applies to Eau Claire County roads and not local Township