Tom Giffey

Spin the dial forward 20 years, and WHYS is still there in more ways than one: It’s got the same studio, the same FM frequency, and the same commitment to bringing a wide variety of community voices and musical flavors to the airwaves. The station is poised to celebrate its anniversary with its

With ceremonial shovels full of dirt, leaders from University of Wisconsin-Stout, the regional business community and the state of Wisconsin celebrated the start of a three-year, $144.3 million renovation project that will transform the half-century-old Heritage Hall into a cutting-edge

Will humanity go the way of the dinosaur? That’s the anxiety that underlies Dinosaur Dreams, the latest nonfiction travelogue by Eau Claire author B.J. Hollars. Subtitled “A Father and Daughter in Search of America’s Prehistoric Past,” the book is as much about the present and the future as

In just five years, UW-Stout's esports program has grown into a championship-caliber varsity sport with a highly visible, state-of-the-art space for competitors and fans alike. Previously located in a former classroom in Heritage Hall, the esports program now practices and competes in a brand-new

Fortunately, there are ways, small and local, to fight this phenomenon. In the Chippewa Valley, one of those ways is attending the Eau Claire Global Market, which this year will be 9am to 3pm on Saturday, Nov. 9, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Eau Claire. The local,

Attorneys with Blue Devil degrees include award-winning legal writer

THE GREAT AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER. Chippewa Valley author Jerry Poling didn't just write about the Birkebeiner; he has participated in 25 Birkebeiners himself. (Photo by Ben Hamilton)

A $31.7 million renovation of University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Recreation Complex will transform the facility and provide more than 39,000 square feet of new and remodeled space for student health, fitness and wellbeing. Campus leaders, alumni, legislators and students were among those who took

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the name change at a June 4 meeting in Milwaukee. The Regents’ decision is historic not only for UW-Stout Polytechnic but also for the Universities of Wisconsin as a whole: It marks the first time since 1971, when a merger created the current