Features

Opening Up FeaturesDecember 9, 2015

The Year of the Entrepreneur

an increasing focus on startup businesses in the Chippewa Valley is paying dividends, observers say, with more people taking the risky but thrilling leap into entrepreneurship

Features RecreationOctober 29, 2015

The Value of Wilderness: A Hunter’s Perspective

Features Wider ScopeOctober 15, 2015

The Land Towards Which They Were Going

the story of James Zwerg, a Wisconsin freedom rider

FeaturesJanuary 20, 2015

Making History

over the past 30 years, retiring Chippewa Valley Museum Director Susan McLeod has done more than anyone to shape how we remember our own history

FeaturesJanuary 8, 2015

Looking Ahead: 2015

What will the next year have in store for the Chippewa Valley?

FeaturesJanuary 8, 2015

10 Sconnie wedding cliches you can either embrace or ... leave at the altar

FeaturesJanuary 8, 2015

You Can Get Married At UWEC?

if you so choose, UW-Eau Claire can facilitate your wedding

FeaturesJanuary 8, 2015

One More Song! One More Song!

a part-time wedding DJ considers - and reconsiders - hanging up the microphone

FeaturesDecember 11, 2014

Following the Current

an ambitious new museum exhibit explains how cultures have intersected over four centuries of Chippewa Valley history

Food+Drink FeaturesNovember 4, 2014

Last Call: Prohibition in the Valley

almost a century ago, wets and drys battled on cultural lines over prohibition in the Chippewa Valley

FeaturesJuly 23, 2014

The Confluence: It's still up to you.

If you want to see it happen, now is the time to give to the Confluence Project.

Recreation FeaturesJuly 22, 2014

Signature Golf

exploring the signature holes of some great local golf courses

FeaturesJune 25, 2014

Jerry Gallagher: Staying Classy

after a dozen years of telling the Chippewa Valley’s stories, Jerry Gallagher has left the News 18 anchor desk

Stage FeaturesJune 13, 2014

So A Girl Walks Into a Comedy Scene...

two women lead the way in local comedy

FeaturesApril 16, 2014

Master Class - Chippewa Valley Artist Series

FeaturesMarch 18, 2014

Let's do this!

Eau Claire's April 1 election brings two Confluence Project votes. Join me in pledging to vote! Learn more at VolumeOne.org/vote

FeaturesMarch 12, 2014

Meet the Candidates: Kincaid & Lewis

Monica Lewis is challenging Kerry Kincaid for Eau Claire City Council president. Here’s who they are and what they think.

FeaturesMarch 4, 2014

Confluence Primer Part 3 - Why Here, Why Now

The April 1st election brings two referendums, one from the city and one from the county. It’s critical you understand how to vote, and get you and your friends to the polls.

Features BooksFebruary 20, 2014

An Excerpt from Shotgun Lovesongs

a peek at Chippewa Valley author Nickolas Butler’s debut novel