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David Galewski isn’t running for city government in Tuesday’s election because he thinks the incumbents have done a poor job, he’s just looking to add some competition to the mix. Galewski, who served a couple of terms on the city council previously, filed to run for mayor against Robert Baecker...
Blair-Taylor School District Superintendent Lynn Halverson told the district’s board of education that it received a two-year grant that will greatly benefit its middle school students. Halverson said district K-12 Principal Beth Lisowski wrote the application and B-T was one of just 40 districts...

 

 

              Firefighters from the Blair-Preston, Arcadia-Glencoe, Taylor and Independence fire departments all took part in a training to help put out fires caused by propane tanks. The Wisconsin Propane Education Research Council donated the training that was instructed by Fire LLC behind the...
Numerous projects which target saving money on wasted utility costs due to aging buildings could be voted on by the Arcadia school board in the coming months. Last Monday the board received an estimated cost of projects ranging from $1.95 million to $2.3 million that would include destratification...
The Arcadia city council agreed to delay ending a special tax district for a year and to use the resulting revenue for affordable housing. One result of the action is that a possible dip in the city’s mill rate would be delayed a year until 2025.  The unanimous vote last Wednesday would set aside $...

 

 

Wednesday, March 13 06:23 — Galesville: Caller reported a disabled semi.  08:06 — Osseo: Harassment complaint.  08:17 — Osseo: A dead deer is in the middle of the road.  08:35 — Strum: Caller reported a disorderly subject.  13:28 — Blair: A black car is driving at an extreme speed.  13:58 —...
Trempealeau County supervisors raised wages for jailers and added two holidays for all county employees as inducements to attract and keep staff members. The board Monday also raised the salaries of three elected officials. The raises of three percent annually for three years and two percent in...
Decisions about funding for renovations to the courthouse that could include possible new state money will be delayed until after the April county board election. Kurt Berner of the Samuels Group, the construction consultant for the new justice center and renovation project, told the property...
A parcel of land formerly owned by the City of Galesville will soon bring more housing to the municipality after the city council voted last Thursday to sell the property to a local contractor. The council agreed to sell the land to Galesville business Reedy Concrete Const. Inc., which plans to...

Sam Ruud

Trempealeau Elementary School Principal Sam Ruud will be the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District’s next curriculum director after his job transfer was approved at last Monday’s school board meeting. Ruud, who will begin his new position in the 2024-25 school year, has led Trempealeau...

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