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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...
The county’s Executive-Finance Committee on Monday approved interest payments to the cities of Arcadia and Galesville after both sent letters requesting the funds because they received incorrect amounts in the August 2025 tax settlement payment.
Arcadia and Galesville became the second and third...
A Trempealeau man is being held in the Trempealeau County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond after his mother reported he repeatedly struck her, causing her to lose consciousness.
Jonathan Krump, 44, has been held since Dec. 17 when, according to the criminal complaint, his mother called police stating...
A traffic stop for running a stop sign led to a fifth-offense operating while intoxicated charge and additional drug charges for a Whitehall man who was already facing charges for possession of methamphetamine.
According to the criminal complaint, David Misch Jr., 53, was pulled over by Trempealeau...
The Whitehall school board at its meeting last week Monday heard about a new course that is designed to teach students about applied artificial intelligence (AI).
The course material is being provided by LAB Midwest and will allow the district’s 120 seventh- and eighth-grade students to take the...
