Chippewa County Farmer Appreciation Dinner Celebrates 56 YearsChippewa Falls, WI (June 1, 2026) – The Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to celebrate local agriculture at the 56th Annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner, taking place Wednesday, June 24, from 4 to 8 pm at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.This long-standing community tradition brings together farmers, agribusinesses, agritourism partners, local businesses, and residents for an evening dedicated to recognizing
Day before graduation, CVTC students present first phase of robotic root beer tap system By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College College students often get the reputation of being party animals, but that moniker doesn’t usually come with a side of root beer. Students from multiple programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College are collaborating on a unique, grant-funded project affectionately named RoboTap. The project, a robotic root beer cart that will eventually serve the
Not just skin deep CVTC’s first aesthetician students prepare to graduate By Alyssa Van Duyse Chippewa Valley Technical College It might sound weird, but Miah Klawiter really likes skin. She’s not the only one. Anna Roder has a thing for skin, too, as well as literally all of their classmates in the first-ever cohort of the Aesthetician – Advanced Practice program at Chippewa Valley Technical College, set to graduate on Thursday, May 21. When that first class began two years ago, they stepped
UW-Stout game design programs named among best in Midwest, nation in new Animation Career Review rankings Parallel B.F.A., B.S. programs produce career-ready grads who create award-winning games Story Link Photos attached FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2026 Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout’s game design programs continue to climb in the rankings among their peers around the nation, rising to No. 6 in the Midwest and No. 17 among all public universities in the United States, according to