Eau Claire News

Students' food drive a surprise for principal

Leader-Telegram - Thu Nov 20

Parochial school principal Erica Johnson isn't big on surprises. She always likes to know what's going on in the halls and classrooms at the elementary schools she leads - St.

Demand for Firewood Heats Up in the Chippewa Valley

WQOW - Thu Nov 20

More and more people are looking to wood this winter as a way to keep heating costs down.

Marshfield Clinic supporter receives Heritage Foundation award

Business North - Thu Nov 20

Mark Bugher, a longtime supporter of Marshfield Clinic and former member of Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson's Administration, is the 2008 recipient of Marshfield Clinic's Heritage Foundation Award.

DNR grants aid in controlling invasive species

Leader-Telegram - Wed Nov 19

Area lake management groups, including the city of Eau Claire and the Citizen Science Center of Beaver Creek Reserve, will be armed with more ammunition against aquatic invasive species.

Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra to play two concerts this weekend

Leader-Telegram - Wed Nov 19

Husband and wife Richard and Kristine Fletcher will perform solos with the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra during "Haydn's Vienna" concerts this weekend in Eau Claire and Barron.

Libraries Say Families are Responsible for Regulating What Kids Check Out

WEAU-TV Eau Claire - Wed Nov 19

Any parent knows it's a struggle to monitor what your kids are watching and reading, especially when they're not at home.

Appeals court revives Eau Claire police officer's lawsuit

Leader-Telegram - Tue Nov 18

An Eau Claire County judge erred in dismissing an injured police officer's negligence lawsuit against a man in an underage drinking stop, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Quality Inn arson trial rescheduled for late March

Leader-Telegram - Tue Nov 18

A demolition crew Tuesday morning tore down the lobby of the Quality Inn, 809 W. Clairemont Ave., which was damaged by a fire Aug.

Group opposing sand mine outlines lawsuit

Chippewa Herald - Tue Nov 18

Patricia Popple, left, co-president of Concerned Chippewa Citizens, outlines why her group is suing the city of Chippewa Falls as attorney Glenn Stoddard of Eau Claire, right, looks on Tuesday at Chippewa Falls ...

Not a grape decision

Leader-Telegram - Tue Nov 18

Is anyone else disgusted by the Eau Claire school district's decision to cut down the grapevines on the fence bordering North High School? When I called the buildings and grounds office to protest, I got a ...