Good morning, Eau Claire.

The community is invited to a free event at Micon Chippewa Falls on Saturday, Sept.

26 featuring a 9:30 p.m. screening of The Huger Games (But Better) and Grace Reiter’s Saturday Night Live debut at 10:30 p.m., with drinks available in the bar area.

Children’s Miracle Network Heroes and their families toured Empire Screen Printing in Onalaska Tuesday morning to see holiday cards printed with their artwork — a free tradition started in 1987 to support families — and the cards will be available for purchase in November at Emplify by Gundersen pharmacy stores.

The Eau Claire Area School District is asking for public input on its declining enrollment by inviting residents to complete a survey and attend an open house at Eau Claire North on Tuesday, Sept.

29 — all taxpayers can share their views regardless of school affiliation.

Dr. Tschida from UW–Eau Claire taught his media law class on Tuesday using the White House ban of three news outlets to explain First Amendment rights.

Students engaged in discussions that connected national events to local learning.

Mayo Clinic held a ceremony Tuesday at its Luther Campus to launch a new six-story, 180,000 sqft building — a project that will add operating rooms, beds, and support growing care until its planned completion in summer 2029 — with plans for a new child care center and ICU expansion.

Lieske Giese, who has led the Eau Claire City-County Health Department for 14 years, is stepping down at the end of the year after guiding the department through the COVID pandemic (her leadership built partnerships with local business and community leaders).

The health department has begun recruiting her successor.

Eau Claire voters will consider a November measure to form a Citizens’ Advisory Healthcare Action Committee — a two-year panel set to review challenges and propose solutions after 13,000 petition signatures were collected.