At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Trempealeau village board voted to appoint Jackie Knepper to fill a vacancy on the village’s plan commission. The village received four applicants for the open seat prior to Thursday’s meeting. Only applicants who reside within the village were eligible for...
A month after receiving a rundown on a trio of loans that were approaching a maturity date, the Independence city council approved new terms on each of them. The council made those approvals at their meeting last Monday, where Independence State Bank executive vice president/chief credit officer...
The Independence school board discussed the district’s Achievement Gap Reduction program, as well as policy recommendations from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards at its regular monthly meeting last Monday. Elementary and middle school Principal Rachael Gamroth addressed the board to...
While it could change its mind before hydrant fees are implemented, Ettrick village board members voted to officially begin the process of removing the cost from the village tax roll and changing it to a public fee. The transition, should it be completed, would give the village about $67,000 more...
A small parcel of land in northeast Arcadia was given the stamp of approval to be re-zoned to comply with a house being moved to it. The Arcadia city council authorized the re-zoning request at their meeting last Wednesday, formalizing a necessary step to allow the relocation of a house that was...

            While city officials passed an ordinance to open the Highway 95 bridge and allow ATVs and UTVs access to Mill Road, the council heard last week that the proposal was unlikely to get approval from the county. If the county does not approve the route, the bridge will remain closed to ATV/UTV traffic.      (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Blair city council heard at its meeting last Monday that plans to expand the ATV/UTV route are likely to be rejected by the county. The city approved allowing ATVs to travel across the Highway 95 bridge giving operators the ability to connect to Mill Road from Gilbert Street. The city ordinance...

            Blair-Taylor’s Andi Beck put up a shot inside during her team’s game against Whitehall on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

What had been a tough week ended on a high note as the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team defeated Whitehall on Friday. B-T struggled offensively in losses to Independence/Gilmanton and Cochrane-Fountain City on Monday and Tuesday of last week. The team shot just under 32% in Monday’s 61-39 loss to...
The Blair-Taylor boys basketball team struggled against two of the top teams in the Dairyland Conference last week. The Wildcats couldn’t stop the bleeding on a pair of big runs by Cochrane-Fountain City in a 67-50 loss on Monday of last week. On Thursday, Whitehall took control in the second half...
While both Augusta and Blair-Taylor stuck with Whitehall, the Norse highlighted their ability to put the ball in the basket in a pair of wins. The game against Augusta was close for the most part, but Whitehall came up with big three-pointers in crucial moments for a 67-57 win last Monday. On...
The Whitehall boys and girls wrestling teams both found themselves on top of the Dairyland Conference as conference competition concluded at Osseo-Fairchild on Thursday. The Whitehall boys were the only DC squad to field close to a full roster, but it also won some key matches last week. The Norse...

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            Blair-Taylor’s Andi Beck put up a shot inside during her team’s game against Whitehall on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

What had been a tough week ended on a high note as the Blair-Taylor girls basketball team defeated Whitehall on Friday. B-T struggled offensively in losses to Independence/Gilmanton and Cochrane-...

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