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2 weeks ago | 
weau.com | Kim Leadholm |Jeff Ralph
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For many kids, going to the playground is one of the best parts of the day. But for some, the playground can have some extra challenges. One mom is looking to change that. “I want to go on the slide,” Millie Belisle, a student at Locus Lane Elementary School, said. When Millie and Mia Belisle are at the playground, they’re active.
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2 weeks ago | 
weau.com | Jeff Ralph
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A record breaking number of kids made their way to Carson Park for a free day of fishing. This was made possible by the Union Sportsman Alliance.
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3 weeks ago | 
weau.com | Kim Leadholm |Jeff Ralph
OSSEO, Wis. (WEAU) - The end of the school year is exciting for everyone. It means the end of classes for students. For some staff, it also means the end of a career. Some students at Osseo-Fairchild Elementary are giving those staff a special thank you. There are 18 students in the Osseo-Fairchild Elementary School crochet club, learning to create anything from little animals to blankets. Through this club, these students decided to give back to those who have given to the school for decades.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jeff Ralph
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Hundreds of community members came out to celebrate Memorial Day in downtown Chippewa Falls. “As the need was the greatest, they stepped forward and did their duty to defend the freedoms that we enjoy. Never let us forget those who paid so terrible a price to ensure that freedom would be our legacy. What can aid more to ensure this result than by cherishing tenderly the memory of our heroic dead?
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1 month ago | 
weau.com | Kim Leadholm |Jeff Ralph
BARRON, Wis. (WEAU) - In 2008, Chris Fitzgerald was sworn in as the next Barron County Sheriff. Now, he is preparing to leave the position. “I’m looking forward to meeting all the employees and hitting the ground running,” Fitzgerald said the day he was sworn in. Hit the ground running is what he did. “Our first focus was underage drinking. Our underage drinking numbers were really high, about 140-160 underage drinkers,” Fitzgerald said.
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2 months ago | 
wsaw.com | Jeff Ralph |Kim Leadholm
ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - Altoona Elementary School filled its gymnasium with lots of excitement as one of the school’s teachers was honored for her work in the classroom. Tuesday morning, there were also some special guests helping her celebrate. “I had no clue what was coming,” Third grade teacher Alayna Deignan, said. “They definitely kept a good secret.”Deignan was chosen for a Brewers Grand Slam Teacher Award.
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2 months ago | 
weau.com | Jeff Ralph |Kim Leadholm
ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - Altoona Elementary School filled its gymnasium with lots of excitement as one of the school’s teachers was honored for her work in the classroom. Tuesday morning, there were also some special guests helping her celebrate. “I had no clue what was coming,” Third grade teacher Alayna Deignan, said. “They definitely kept a good secret.”Deignan was chosen for a Brewers Grand Slam Teacher Award.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
weau.com | Jeff Ralph |Kim Leadholm
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - When heading to the movies, many expect to see neat visuals on the big screen. That’s a major draw for the whole experience. But at Micon Cinemas, you can see impressive visuals before you even reach your seat. “It makes me so happy that I’m able to do this, even in such a small community,” Cici Thomas, an employee at Micon Chippewa Falls, said. Heading into Micon Cinemas, there might be something that catches your eye. “I was very nervous.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
weau.com | Jeff Ralph |Kim Leadholm
OSSEO, Wis. (WEAU) - Between lessons during the school day, two boys at Colfax Elementary School experienced a moment they will never forget. “A few weeks ago, he was crying sitting there and he came and asked me for a hug and I said, ‘What’s the matter?’ He just said ‘I miss my dad,’” Melissa Prince, a junior kindergarten teacher at Colfax Elementary, said. The moment is one the family has been waiting for.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
weau.com | Kim Leadholm |Jeff Ralph
OSSEO, Wis. (WEAU) - The imagination of kids is vast. One paraprofessional from the Osseo-Fairchild School District is using her crochet skills to help some of their imaginations become a reality. Made with love is a saying we’ve all heard before. “When I was laid up, I started watching YouTube videos and taught myself how to crochet,” Kimi Horne, a paraprofessional with the Osseo-Fairchild School District, said.
