Good morning, Eau Claire.

Fall Creek Public Library and Village Center are now open after receiving grants and donations, offering a teen center, children's section, reading room, and makerspace plus village offices and a community room, while the village lowered the Highway 12 speed limit to 30 mph to improve safety.

The Kiwanis Club of Eau Claire will host the 68th Annual Paul Bunyan Flapjack Day fundraiser on Sept.

26 at Eau Claire Memorial High School. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 (children under 3 free) and proceeds support service projects.

Ferguson’s Orchard is launching Community Harvest Days to support local kids, families, agriculture education and the fight against hunger by donating $1 from each admission.

The event takes place on Friday, Sept. 18, Friday, Oct. 9 and Friday, Oct. 23 in Eau Claire.

A Grandparents Day picnic was held at Carson Park Sunday afternoon, offering a cake walk and nostalgic tunes for seniors, parents, and loved ones.

Assisted Living Advisors organized the celebration to ease family stress + they plan to expand future events.

Tourism delivered a $480 million boost last year, and officials say the momentum continues into fall — Visit Eau Claire is hosting public input sessions starting Oct.

6 at Pablo Center at the Confluence and at partner venues to shape a 10-year Destination Master Plan.

The new Fall Creek Public Library opened Monday in an 11,000 sqft building with meeting rooms + a maker space and outdoor green space along a pond.

Voters and state funding supported the project to meet Fall Creek’s growing needs.

A petition is underway to add two seats to the Altoona School Board as its population grows, led by School Board Treasurer Nicole Breed.

The group must collect 500 signatures by Sept. 26 so the proposed change can go to a community vote.

UW-Stout Polytechnic opened fall semester in Menomonie with enrollment rising to 7,250 students, a 3% increase from last year.

The growth follows the recent name change and highlights the school’s focus on hands-on learning.

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $17M to Wisconsin community organizations for fiscal year 2027 to help Veterans avoid homelessness and find stable housing.

The grants will support transitional housing, re-housing, and special services through SSVF and GPD programs — boosting local outreach.

The Eau Claire Area School Board met Monday to discuss a $10.5 million budget deficit driven by salary, benefit, inflation, tech & special education costs.

The district began cutting positions in spring and will finalize the budget by October, with a board member urging a higher taxpayer request.

More than 150 people gathered Monday night at Seymour Town Hall to learn about GFL’s plans to buy 120+ acres of county land for expanding the Seven Mile Creek Landfill and building energy facilities, and neighbors voiced concerns about forest access and environmental impacts (multiple reviews are needed).