Champion track teams look to defend their titles

The Tri-County Area has a few prep track and field teams ready to defend the titles they won a year ago. Fall Creek High School's boys and girls teams were winners many timers over last season with...

Three candidates compete to be Mayor of Augusta

AUGUSTA - Three candidates are vying to be the next mayor of Augusta. The election is this Tuesday, April 2. The three are current incumbent Jason TePaske, who is also a businessman in the community...

Fall Creek Village Board election surveys

FALL CREEK - There are five candidates competing for three seats on the Fall Creek Village Board in the 2024 spring election which will be held next Tuesday, April 2. Polls in the village open at 7...

Fall Creek Village Board votes zoning and code amendments

FALL CREEK - The Fall Creek Village Board held its January meeting on the 8th in the Village Hall and desalt with several building/construction project measures. Amendments to the village's zoning...

FC one of three WCC teams in sectional tournament

One of these things is not like the other. Of the four teams in the WIAA Division 4 Eau Claire North Sectional Tournament, one sticks out from what they are not. A member of the Western Cloverbelt...

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Augusta City Council to consider options for city health insurance

The Augusta City Council was presented with an eight percent increase in health insurance premiums by the health care consortium it is a part of at its monthly meeting held last week Tuesday, Oct. 8...

A helping hand for humanity

Augusta students walk around the city picking up trash on the road as part of a way to give back to the community during their Hugs for Humanity event on Friday, May 4.

By Brian Sheridan All year long the school district has sporting events, fundraisers and other activities they often ask the people of Augusta for help with. But one day year, they all get together...

Students create Augusta virtual reality tour

The entire fifth grade student body stands outside the Augusta School District. Together, they worked to piece together the landmarks, history and story of the city into a Google Expedition for all the world to see. hugs front: Augusta students walk around the city picking up trash on the road as part of a way to give back to the community during their Hugs for Humanity event on Friday, May 4. (Contributed photo)

By Brian Sheridan After strapping on a virtual reality headset, the user can be taken all across the globe. They can explore the peaks of Mt. Everest, they can float around the outside of the...

County tries to move on from scandal

by Dan Groeschel, Editor County officials gathered Monday to address what the county is doing to right the wrongs done by former Eau Claire County Treasurer Larry Lokken and his associate Kay...

FCHS tech department shows off new cutter

by Dan Groeschel, Editor Fall Creek High School’s technology education department has a new instrument this year and they held an open house Monday afternoon to show it off. The school district was...

Beaver player headed to WSU

by Dan Groeschel, Editor Last Wednesday was considered a national holiday by many college football fans around the country: National Signing Day, the earliest day that high school seniors can sign...

Upcoming event to offer something for every parent

by Dan Groeschel The Augusta Elementary School’s Healthy Schools Team will be hosting an event titled Family University on Feb. 21 at the Augusta High School. The aim of the event is to help parents...

Police chase ends with rescue of young child

by Dan Groeschel At approximately 1 a.m. Thursday morning, Eau Claire County Sheriff's deputies were requested by the Neillsville Police Department to check a Fairchild address for a wanted man,...

School opens its doors for trick or treaters

by Dan Groeschel, Editor Children in costumes were able to trick or treat through the halls of Augusta High School last Friday. Augusta Middle and High School student councils worked together to...