Good morning, Eau Claire.

Semis will roll into Eau Claire this weekend for the Eau Claire Big Rig Truck Expo at Menards on North Clairemont, with food trucks, live music, and a memorial convoy for former Sheriff’s Department member Terry Biddle (starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday) that funds local K-9 agencies.

Sean VanderWaal, a CVTC instructor, is named as a 2026 Eau Claire Biodiversity Steward Award recipient for his efforts in teaching about native plants and ecological resilience — he will be honored at Phoenix Park Pavilion on Aug.

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Downtown businesses in Eau Claire are refunding customer parking costs after paid meters began on August 1.

The District started on August 11 (Revival Records is also covering receipts) to help counter a drop in traffic.

Historians Robert Gough and Greg Kocken are leading tours at Lakeview Cemetery to highlight Eau Claire’s past through monument symbolism and burial biographies — an upcoming tour later this month pairs with a guidebook project due in 2027.

On Tuesday, Eau Claire City Council approved a $1.3 million contract to upgrade Carson Park baseball stadium, which includes constructing a new bathroom and retail building along first base + replacing bleachers with 408 chairback seats and a revised gravel path.

The Eau Claire Express lost to the St. Cloud Rox by a score of 10 to 5 in the Great Plains Championship game on Wednesday at Carson Park, marking the team's first title game appearance in seven years.

St. Cloud led early and clinched the win with a home run in the seventh inning.

Prep football previews are set in Bulldog Country in Boyceville as the team—reloading after multiple successful seasons—prepares for the upcoming season.

Local fans will get a first look at the team’s fresh approach and renewed energy.