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The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Mission Workforce Alliance (MWA), a dedicated initiative aimed at integrating transitioning service members into the local workforce. Mission Workforce Alliance, operated by the Middleton Chamber of Commerce Foundation, connects businesses with highly skilled veterans, offering a rich pool of talent in fields ranging from IT and engineering to project management and finance. With over 250,000 service members transitioning annually, this partnership looks to provide

ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout environmental science Professor Keith Gilland, left, and students conduct stream research near Menomonie. University of Wisconsin-Stout is in a unique position to help strengthen Wisconsin’s rural communities. Since 2021, the university has received multiple grants from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin to help faculty and students engage with and support local communities in western Wisconsin. “This could become a one-stop shop for small communities in the area with a focus on improving both the natural environment and local economies.”

An eastern Iowa candy store and soda shop in business since 1867 is one of 20 nominated for Best Candy Store in the country by USA Today. The owner says its a legacy of service that keeps people coming back. That’s Lynn Ochiltree from the Wilton Candy Kitchen in Wilton, Iowa, between Iowa City and Davenport. You can vote daily at the USA Today website until Monday. The winner will be announced June 19th. And though they’re nominated as a

The Eau Claire school bus driver who crashed on the way to the Twin Cities is being charged for not having the proper license. Prosecutors in St. Croix County yesterday filed charges against Christopher Leubner for unauthorized operation of a school bus. He’d already been ticketed for the crash. The new charges claim he had a passenger license, but not a school bus license when he crashed into the back of a fuel truck on I-94 while taking a group

Eau Claire Schools are asking for more money this fall. The city’s school board on Monday approved an 18 million-dollar tax hike request. The money is earmarked for certain programs and safety efforts. The 18 million-dollar request comes after Eau Claire Schools got a nearly 100 million-dollar tax increase in 2022. That money went toward school improvements. The new referendum will add to people’s property tax bills.

A second juror has been let go from Minnesota’s massive COVID fraud case because of a bribe. The juror, only identified as Juror 22, told the court yesterday that they heard about the bribe offered to another juror when they called home this week. That bribe, reportedly 120 thousand-dollars in cash in a bag for an acquittal, was offered to a different juror. That juror reported the bribe, and was excused on Monday. The  Feeding Our Future case is being

Forecasters are adding another tornado to last month’s twister-count. The National Weather Service yesterday confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down east of Mount Horeb back on May 21st. The twister was part of a storm that swept across southern Wisconsin that day. No one is saying why it took so long to confirm this tornado. Forecasters say the tornado is the 24th to hit Wisconsin so far this year.

Western Wisconsin’s congressman is ready to parachute into France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Congressman Derrick Van Orden is one of 10 congressmen who will make the jump that paratroopers made on D-Day. Van Orden arrived in France yesterday, and is set to make the jump tomorrow. Tomorrow marks 80 years since allied forces invaded France in World War Two.

Blades will be buzzing and sawdust will be flying   Eau Claire will again host the chainsaws! August 2-4, 2024 you can watch ordinary logs become complex masterpieces in just three days. Competition and guest carvers from Brazil, Canada, Japan, Scotland, the United States, and Wales will be on the Chippewa Valley Museums grounds for the US Open in Carson Park. The competition pieces will be auctioned off Sunday afternoon. Daily auctions will also be held with artwork from our

A man will have to pay a fine after illegally shooting a deer with a bow and arrow from his car in Clark County. Cody Hamm from Medford was charged last year for illegal hunting and reached a plea deal on Monday. He’s also accused of intentionally hitting another deer with his car. He’s barred from hunting, fishing, and trapping for three years.