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Kwik Trip’s latest groundbreaking is one of its largest. The company yesterday turned the first shovel of dirt on what will become a 280 thousand square-foot distribution center in DeForest. Right now, Kwik Trip supplies all of its stores from a single 600 thousand square-foot facility in La Crosse. This will be Kwik Trip’s second distribution center. Company president Scott Zietlow says the new facility will supply all of southern and southeastern Wisconsin. He says there will eventually be 400

It was a good morning for Noah Lykens and his employer, Bob & Steve’s BP Amoco Shop, located at 541 Cherry Ln. in Roberts, Wisconsin. Shortly after the store manager started his shift, he learned his store had sold a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket for the Wednesday, July 10 drawing. “It’s unbelievable,” said Lykens. “It’s hard to believe someone in our small town could win something like this.” According to the most recent United States Census report, the population in Roberts is 2,082.

Grover Road, from 150 feet west of Goldridge Road, to Stein Boulevard. Proposed Work, Milling the existing bituminous pavement and paving 2-inches of bituminous pavement. The construction on Grover Road is a maintenance project needed to repair the failing surface. This work is being funded in part by the City of Eau Claire Vehicle Registration Fee tax. Milling of the existing pavement is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 16th. Paving is scheduled for Thursday, July 18th. The milling and

Kersten Family Junk Removal LLC is hosting a mattress/box spring recycling drop off event on Saturday, August 3rd from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The drop-off location will be in the Calvary Baptist parking lot located at 3036 Epiphany Lane, across from Menards West. The cost to recycle mattresses or box springs will be $25 each, with no limit on quantity. Cash only. Advance notice at 715-514-2199 is requested on or before August 2nd for drop-offs of five or more pieces. All

Eau Claire Event District (home of Country Jam) is announcing the latest addition to its music festival portfolio-Summer Jam, taking place June 20-21, 2025. “It’s the ultimate summer playlist brought to life. The first headliner to be announced is Southern Rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd. The group’s hits include Free Bird, Give Me Three Steps and Sweet Home Alabama. “Summer Jam isn’t just another music festival,” said Kathy Wright, Festival Director for Eau Claire Event District. “It’s the ultimate summer playlist

Downtown Menomonie will host its second Music on Main event on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 4:00-8:00PM. The event will take place throughout downtown Menomonie at various venues. The new music series is hosted by Downtown Menomonie Inc. in collaboration with downtown business owners. “Music on Main is a fun new downtown event showcasing our fantastic eateries, bars, boutiques, and venues. This event is a great way to support our small, local businesses while enjoying a night out with friends

Investigators say the suspect in last week’s double murder in Abbotsford stabbed his two daughters nearly 20 times each. Law enforcement in Abbotsford say they were called to a trailer home on July 5th to find a woman with stab wounds. She said her husband, Victor Manuel Gomez Acosta, was in another trailer nearby with their two daughters. Officers say they negotiated with Acosta for about half an hour before he surrendered, but they found both daughters deceased. Acosta also

The Eau Claire County woman who shot a gun at her boyfriend because he didn’t get his taxes done is not going to jail. Prosecutors yesterday said Lily Hawkinson pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a weapon and disorderly conduct charges. More serious charges were dismissed. Police in Fall Creek say Hawkinson was drunk when she fired two shots near her boyfriend back in April. He wasn’t wounded, but ran out of the house. Hawkinson can see the charges

The heat is being blamed for a road buckle I-94 in Eau Claire County. Wis-DOT yesterday closed the right lane near Foster exit just before 7 p.m. last night. Crews say the heat baked the road, and caused a buckle. No one is saying just how long the lane will be closed, or when crews will be able to get to that stretch of the interstate.

Marshfield Clinic is once again looking at a merger. Marshfield yesterday announced plans to join South Dakota-based Sanford Health. The two hospitals say their merger talks are only just beginning, but they are both hopeful. Both Marshfield and Sanford have tried to merge with other companies. Marshfield was in talks to merge with Minnesota-based Essentia Health last year, but that fell through. Sanford has tried to merge with several other healthcare providers over the past five years, but has been