News Finance City of Eau Claire Closes $2M Deficit In Proposed Budget 2027 draft budget balanced thanks to 'scalpel approach,' takes cautious staffing strategy and shows investment in economic development October 19, 2026
News Real EstateOctober 16, 2026 One Owner Just Listed Four High-Profile Downtown E.C. Buildings For Sale all but one of the commercial buildings is vacant, could present 'a variety of opportunities' for entrepreneurs or redevelopment
Music Stage NewsOctober 16, 2026 Blake Shelton & Luke Bryan, Welcome To Country Jam 2027 country music favorites and regional talents will perform at local festival next summer July 22-24
News Expansion TechnologyOctober 15, 2026 Hewlett Packard To Pour $75 Million Into Chippewa Falls Expansion global enterprise tech leader announces its largest local investment since purchase of Cray Inc., plans to bring another 75 jobs to Chippewa Valley
News Expansion Environment WASTE OR WETLANDS? What's Happening With The GFL Proposed Landfill Expansion long term solutions for Seven Mile Creek Landfill are undetermined, Eau Claire County administrator to draft new impact report October 15, 2026
News Community OrgsOctober 13, 2026 ECPD’s First-Ever Therapy Dog, Murphy, Has Passed From Cancer ‘Murphy had a special gift. He didn’t need words to make a difference.’
News TransportationOctober 12, 2026 Bird Rescinds Eau Claire Expansion Request Following Public Pushback those e-scooters will remain solely in the downtown Eau Claire area for now
Events News EntrepreneurshipOctober 12, 2026 Inaugural Startup Chippewa Valley Day Slated For Nov. 5 while statewide Startup Week takes a pause, local partners bring multitude of resources together – for free – geared toward entrepreneurs
Music News On CampusOctober 9, 2026 'It Takes A Village': Blugold Marching Band On Fast Track To Macy's Day Parade UW-Eau Claire students rejoice following surprise announcement
News People Community OrgsOctober 8, 2026 Menomonie Area Chamber Announces New CEO, Andrew Holt Holt will officially step into the role Oct. 22
Film News Development Downtown Micon Cinema Sets Price-Tag With 'Restricted Deed' a culmination of factors – finances, Hollywood release schedules, parking, etc. – led to sale, properties will not sell to competing movie theater business October 6, 2026
News History Real EstateOctober 2, 2026 Micon Cinemas Owners Look To Sell Downtown Eau Claire Theater announcement follows fire at adjoining business B-Framed galleries and 'ongoing challenges related to parking'
Politics NewsOctober 2, 2026 Van Orden, Cooke To Participate In First Joint Forum Oct. 20 Eau Claire forum announced one month out from second-time matchup between 3rd Congressional District incumbent and challenger
News Tourism Economy Ambitious Regional 10-Year Destination Master Plan Launches In Eau Claire first-time endeavor led by Visit Eau Claire and Corragio Group, upcoming community feedback sessions slated for October and November October 1, 2026
News History HousingSeptember 24, 2026 [PHOTOS] Eau Claire's David Drummond House Demolition, In Progress locals will be able to take some of the historic Queen Anne-style building's bricks from 2-5pm on Sept. 25, 28 and 30
News History Real Estate [UPDATE] Historic Drummond House Demolition Begins Sept. 23 EDJ Rentals will oversee teardown of one of its historic properties – a result from 2025 fire along State Street September 22, 2026
News On CampusSeptember 17, 2026 UW-Eau Claire Moves Up In Forbes’ List of America’s Top Colleges only UW-Madison tops the Eau Claire college across Wisconsin’s public schools in national ranking
Kid Stuff News TransportationSeptember 17, 2026 Eau Claire Transit Sees 77% Surge In Youth Ridership overall ridership is up from this time in 2025, free fare for youths K-12 is making the difference
News EntrepreneurshipSeptember 15, 2026 BRAVO TO BUSINESS: 25 Area Businesses Up For E.C. Chamber Awards sixth annual ‘Bravo to Business’ awards event – where winners will be announced live – slated for Nov. 5
News On Campus EconomySeptember 14, 2026 New Study Reveals UW-Stout Polytechnic’s $857M Economic Impact local college supports one out of every 47 jobs in region and thousands across the state according to new report
Best of Menomonie Volume One's guide to the gem on the Red Cedar. Presented by Westconsin Credit Union, Explore Menomonie and UW-Stout.
Best of Chippewa Falls Volume One's guide to the riverside city. Presented by Mason Companies and Northwestern Bank