Katie Phernetton

1 week ago | wqow.com | Katie Phernetton

EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - The annual Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive brought in more than $723,000 worth of new hygiene and cleaning supplies. The items will now go to 137 crisis programs in 22 communities across the state. The Family Radio Network was behind the donation drive and said these donations give local crisis programs the ability to direct their limited financial resources to other necessary costs like staffing, safe housing, food, education and counseling to those they serve.

1 week ago | localnews8.com | Katie Phernetton

By Katie PhernettonClick here for updates on this story    SPRING VALLEY, Wisconsin (WQOW) — Two women in Spring Valley have found themselves living as neighbors once again decades after first meeting. Betty and Sylva, have known each other since they were 14, now live in rooms next to each other. “She moved in first—I came about a week later,” Betty said. Their friendship began when they were farm girls living next door to each other.

1 week ago | ktvz.com | Katie Phernetton

By Katie PhernettonClick here for updates on this story    SPRING VALLEY, Wisconsin (WQOW) — Two women in Spring Valley have found themselves living as neighbors once again decades after first meeting. Betty and Sylva, have known each other since they were 14, now live in rooms next to each other. “She moved in first—I came about a week later,” Betty said. Their friendship began when they were farm girls living next door to each other.

1 week ago | channel3000.com | Katie Phernetton

Click here for updates on this story    Wisconsin (WQOW) -- Blue Origin's latest rocket launch Monday marks a historic moment for space travel. Onboard was a star-studded crew, but on the ground, a familiar face to the Chippewa Valley was watching. Rob Belau, a native of Chippewa Falls, played a crucial role in the mission. "I can't believe it -- it was never on my horizon," Belau told 18 News Monday after the launch. Belau works at Blue Origin, focusing on the rocket that launched.

1 week ago | wkow.com | Katie Phernetton

(WQOW) - Blue Origin's latest rocket launch Monday marks a historic moment for space travel. Onboard was a star-studded crew, but on the ground, a familiar face to the Chippewa Valley was watching. Rob Belau, a native of Chippewa Falls, played a crucial role in the mission. "I can't believe it -- it was never on my horizon," Belau told 18 News Monday after the launch. Belau works at Blue Origin, focusing on the rocket that launched.