A pilot program to reduce or eliminate human trafficking in Chippewa Valley hotels has been launched by Fierce Freedom, Visit Eau Claire and the Eau Claire police department. Staff at Fierce Freedom and the police department have developed a training curriculum called “Be Aware” which will be used to train hospitality workers to spot prostitution […]
Historic Yellowstone Trail still runs through Eau Claire on its “Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound” route
By John and Alice Ridge For the Chippewa Valley Post Fall is coming! It will soon be time to get out and enjoy the autumn weather – or to find an historic road to follow. And there is one going right through Eau Claire. The Yellowstone Trail, a coast-to-coast 104-year-old national treasure, runs from “Plymouth Rock to […]
Schmidt, Schauf, Garland among readers at UW-EC’s April 25 celebration of Robert Frost’s poetry
The UW-Eau Claire chancellor, the Eau Claire County administrator and the former poet laureate of Wisconsin will be among more than a dozen readers at a celebration of American poetry – particularly the works of Robert Frost – on the UW-EC campus on Monday, Apr. 25. The third annual event is scheduled for 4 p.m. […]