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The Eau Claire Community Foundation (ECCF) announced the successful completion of its 2024 Community Grant Cycle, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to supporting local nonprofits. This year, ECCF awarded a record-setting total of over $280,000 to more than 50 deserving organizations across the Eau Claire area. “We are immensely proud to contribute to the invaluable work of area nonprofits, which play a crucial role in enhancing the well-being of our community.” he Community Grant Cycle is a cornerstone

Hormel is recalling two varieties of Planters nuts because of a possible listeria contamination that could cause fatal infections. The products, Honey Roasted Peanuts and Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts, were sent to Publix warehouses in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina. They were also sent to Dollar Tree warehouses in South Carolina and Georgia. CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Wisconsin lawmakers are going to look into diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across the state. The state’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on a proposed DEI audit. The Republican-controlled legislature has made no secret of its dislike of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, particularly on UW campuses. The Republican Assembly speaker has called DEI the new religion of the Left. Lawmakers famously held-back 32 million-dollars from the university that was supposed to be spent on DEI

ABOVE PHOTO: A total of 1,037 students received diplomas May 4 from UW-Stout. Celebratory smiles lit up the faces of 1,037 graduates as they crossed the stage to receive a higher education degree on May 4 from Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, UW-Stout. Along with their diplomas, they departed the three commencement ceremonies at Johnson Fieldhouse with inspirational advice from three alumni speakers, who have become corporate and community leaders, and three of their peers from the Class of 2024. “Practice the

River Prairie Festival is a community event celebrating the 2024 season of programming in River Prairie Park and art in the Chippewa Valley! River Prairie Festival will take place on Mother’s Day weekend, attracting visitors to River Prairie with events the whole family can enjoy. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE.

On Wednesday, May 8, Cinnaire Solutions and the Northernstar Companies will be breaking ground on a new construction multi-family housing development in La Crosse, WI. The Collective on 4th will offer 62 mixed-income residences in partnership with the City of La Crosse, reactivating a half-block of properties with residential apartments. The four-story building, located near downtown La Crosse, is designed to help address the city’s goal of reducing homelessness by providing more accessible and affordable housing to residents. A portion of units will

The 100,000th graduate to receive a diploma at Zorn Arena will be among the 1,485 UW-Eau Claire students at commencement exercises, the last in the facility. Next fall’s commencement will be the first in the new Sonnentag Event Center. CLICK HERE FOR THE Full story.

An Eau Claire woman is looking at a deal in a burglary case where she bashed an elderly man in the head. Megan Dehate entered her guilty plea recently. She was originally facing armed burglary and abuse of an elder person charges, but she pleaded that down to burglary and physical abuse of an elder person instead. Investigators say Dehate was high on something when she broke into a elderly couple’s home. They say she smashed the husband in the

Crews responded to a morning crash. It was just before 8am on Sunday May 5th when crews were on scene after the Chippewa County Sheriff’s office received a report of a single vehicle rollover crash. Units responded and discovered that a truck was southbound on STH 40 when the truck left the roadway drove over a driveway and became airborne. The Truck then collided with an embankment and multiple trees causing heavy front- end damage. The truck subsequently rolled over

The old Girl Scout camp in Chippewa County is back open. The camp’s new owners cut the ribbon on Camp Nawakwa yesterday. The Girl Scouts owned the camp for years, but sold it off last year because of the costs. A group of former Girl Scouts in the Chippewa Valley came together to buy the camp, fix-it-up, and reopen it. The group says the idea is to keep the camp open for Girl Scouts, and other youth groups going forward.