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Brett Semingson
Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson will retire before the end of the year.
Semingson has one year remaining in his second four-year term. Gov. Tony Evers will appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends in January 2027.
Semingson was first elected sheriff in...
Wednesday, Oct. 1
05:40 — Ettrick: A deer needs to be dispatched. It is in the southbound ditch.
05:51 — Galesville: A deer needs to be dispatched.
06:46 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
07:10 — Osseo: A female took a bunch of pills.
07:29 — Ettrick: The caller hit a deer this morning.
12:02 —...
A Blair man has been charged with a felony for allegedly hitting and killing a dog with his pickup truck.
Justin Huseboe, 43, was charged last Tuesday with mistreatment of animals/causing death after two witnesses told authorities he intentionally swerved his truck to hit and kill a dog.
According...
The Bugle Lake dredging project is complete, leaving behind heaps of sand, dirt and sediment pulled from the lake. At their most recent meeting, the Independence city council set the cost and other parameters for those looking to use that remaining material.
Council member Randy Symicek updated the...
During the review process for the city of Galesville’s 2026 budget, a trio of planned capital outlay purchases were earmarked to be funded via borrowing.
The Galesville city council reviewed and tweaked the city’s budget for next year at a committee of the whole meeting last Wednesday, where the...
The Galesville city council voted last Thursday to spare the historic tree along South 7th Street. The tree was slated to be removed as part of a street reconstruction project on the city’s west side, but was saved after the council heard a plea from 10-year-old Mary Iverson. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Galesville city council voted Thursday to change the original construction plan along South 7th Street in order to save a historic maple tree after hearing an impassioned plea from a young city resident.
The original recommendation made by Davy Engineering was to remove the tree, but 10-year-...
The Blair city council hired a new engineer to oversee repairs to the city dam after learning the previous engineer resigned from the project. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
About one year after hiring Oakridge Engineering to repair the dam that separates Lake Henry from the Trempealeau River, the Blair city council had to hire a replacement.
Late last year, the city hired the company to repair the dam, but the work was never completed. At last Monday’s regular...
Wednesday, Sept. 24
00:49 — Trempealeau: Subjects at a campsite are playing loud music.
00:51 — Osseo: A truck has flashers on at an intersection and a party is walking in the woods with a flashlight.
09:10 — Ettrick: A concrete truck blew a tire.
12:18 — Osseo: A sheet of plywood is in the road...
While an investigation into the matter is ongoing, Trempealeau County Treasurer Michelle Rose said she was responsible for the error that caused municipalities and school districts to receive incorrect tax payments.
During September’s meeting of the full county board, it was reported that the tax...
Moving forward, the village of Trempealeau will follow federal and state orders regarding flying flags at half-staff after discovering there was no existing policy for the village.
Trempealeau village administrator/finance director Isaac Pooler told the Times that he was unable to find a policy...
