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In the latest step for the Arcadia School District on the path to a possible capital referendum, the school board received a detailed presentation on the financial implications of some referendum options.
Representatives from engineering firm ISG and energy service company Upper 90, as well as...
The Blair-Taylor School District is estimated to receive a decrease in state aid during the upcoming 2026-27 school year. The more positive news for the district, as emphasized at their school board meeting last Monday, is that the state aid estimates released earlier this month were very close to...
Annaliese Wegner recently released a children’s book designed to help readers connect with farm life. (Submitted photo)
An Ettrick woman has turned her love of storytelling — and life on the farm — into a children’s book inspired by her favorite cow.
More than 13 years ago, Annaliese Wegner began sharing stories on social media in hopes of teaching people about life on the farm. Recently, she took that a step...
Wednesday, July 8
00:55 — Strum: A raccoon was trapped in a live trap that was set on the caller’s front deck.
04:25 — Blair: A squad car hit an owl.
04:34 — Eleva: A general panic alarm in a bar was activated.
10:38 — Independence: A subject is possibly not breathing.
11:00 — Arcadia: The...
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors voted 15-1-1 to approve a resolution censuring Supervisor Andy Parrish largely for his conduct during the July 8 Law Enforcement Committee meeting, in which he told fellow Supervisor Scott Leonard to “f--- off.”
A censure is a formal statement of...
In response to controversy regarding access to Flock cameras, Trempealeau County Sheriff Erica Koxlien has disabled a feature that allows law enforcement agencies nationwide to view images from Trempealeau County’s cameras when conducting vehicle searches.
Koxlien said nationwide access is...
Two sets of property owners in Whitehall’s downtown area spoke during the public comment portion of last Tuesday’s meeting to tell the Whitehall city council of drainage issues in an alley that is impacting their buildings.
Jill and Jerry Perk said they own what was previously the City Café along...
A new wedding venue in Trempealeau County found itself in a bind: the inability to acquire a liquor license due to the town of Dodge having no more left to issue.
Their last-ditch effort of getting one before they open next spring came down to a request to obtain the village of Trempealeau’s...
Back in his days attending Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School, Cameron Cantlon served as a student representative at school board meetings. In something of a full-circle moment, Cantlon was sworn in last week as an official member of his alma mater’s school board.
Cantlon assumes the at-large...
If all goes smoothly, Green Bay Avenue in Arcadia will have a new look by the end of next year’s construction season.
The Arcadia city council approved concepts for a new-look Green Bay Avenue at their most recent meeting last Wednesday, which would see the street layout and access points change...
