The Independence Police Department last week identified the man who died in a garage fire on New Year’s Eve.
In a press release issued Tuesday, police said the deceased was Kyle Klimek, 39, of Independence. Identification was made with assistance from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the...
The Ettrick village board took a serious step toward freeing up some tax dollars through a maneuver that would instead move a charge to utility bills.
A move to change the village’s public fire protection fees from the tax bills to the utility bills — thus freeing up around $67,000 on the tax roll...
The city of Independence’s dispute with a contractor over incomplete repairs done on the dam at Bugle Lake was finally resolved with the approval of a reduced final payment.
The issue stemmed from work done by contractor Wapasha Construction Co. under project engineer Davy Engineering. Repairs on...
With three existing loans set to mature in the coming months, the city of Independence will soon need to decide on how to proceed with them.
The city council received a rundown on all four of their outstanding loans with Independence State Bank at their meeting last Monday, three of which reached...
At Wednesday night’s meeting, the Independence school board heard a proposal from board President Joe Bragger to adopt a behavior response, review and restructuring committee. Bragger said the district focused on improving academics last year and will continue those efforts while adding a renewed...
At Thursday night’s meeting, the Galesville city council voted to authorize a letter to the Trempealeau County treasurer regarding interest owed on a late tax settlement and lottery credit payment.
According to council member Jesse Swing, the city is owed approximately $1,500 due to the delayed...
With a 20-year-old loader reaching the point where it would need significant money to keep it operational for city purposes, Arcadia is taking early steps in the process of replacing it with a new one.
The matter came before the city council at their meeting this past Wednesday, where Arcadia...
There will be seven races for positions on the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors in the April election, with at least four districts set to have new representation.
Incumbents Stacey Klein, District Two; Richard Sacia, District Three; Kellen Nelson, District 14; and Jeanne Nutter, District 16...
The Blair city council took action to begin the process of opening a bridge along Highway 95 to ATV and UTV traffic. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair city council voted last week to allow ATV/UTV traffic to cross the bridge along Highway 95, which will allow operators to access Mill Road.
It was previously thought that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation would not allow the vehicles to cross the bridge because it is part of a...
Blair-Taylor boys basketball coach Randy Storlie became the second-winningest coach in the history of Wisconsin High School boys basketball when his team swept two Dairyland Conference opponents last week.
The Wildcats scored a convincing win, 77-57, over Eleva-Strum last Monday then snuck by Alma/...
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Blair-Taylor boys basketball coach Randy Storlie became the second-winningest coach in the history of Wisconsin High School boys basketball when his team swept two Dairyland Conference opponents last...
