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The Trempealeau County Executive Finance Committee got its first look at the proposed 2026 county budget, showing a slight increase in the mill rate.
The budget presentation by county Administrator Rebecca Glewen included a proposed mill rate of $5.22 per $1,000 in equalized property valuation, up...
At their most recent meeting, the Independence school board reaffirmed the district’s commitment to enforcing state requirements on student vaccinations in the interest of avoiding the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases.
The state statute regarding student immunizations requires that, if a...
After another busy summer, the Arcadia Youth Association (AYA) is looking to make more improvements to city parks.
Dettloff Park received much of the attention during the meeting, but AYA representatives Melissa Gamez and Josh Grzadzielewski said there was an issue with people getting hit with foul...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers watched a demonstration on how the Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council insulates homes through its weatherization program. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Governor Tony Evers said he hopes whoever replaces him at the end of his term continues to make visits like he did to Pigeon Falls last week.
Evers was in Trempealeau County last Thursday to speak to Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council (WDEOC) officials about the organization’s...
Wednesday, Sept. 17
00:55 — Trempealeau: The caller advised they swerved to miss a deer and went into the ditch.
07:35 — Arcadia: A vehicle is swerving over the fog and center lines.
09:08 — Ettrick: The caller wants to file charges against his mother for alleged assaults from years ago.
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Whitehall School District Superintendent Mike Beighley told board members that as of last Monday he was projecting about a $500,000 increase to the school tax levy, but the district was still waiting on some information.
Of that amount, $300,000 was approved by taxpayers in last spring’s operating...
Administrators in the Whitehall School District told members of the school board that students and staff members are embracing the district’s use of artificial intelligence to create personalized learning plans and it’s showing in test results.
Last week’s regular board meeting happened on a...
While a meeting originally scheduled for last Wednesday was postponed, officials from the Arcadia, Blair-Taylor, Independence and Whitehall school districts are planning to meet and decide the best course of action for the Trempealeau Valley Cooperative 2.0 (TVC).
The TVC came together seven years...
While the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in August that it had processed more claims than ever before, Trempealeau County Veterans Service Officer Joe Quackenboss said the result hasn’t necessarily been a positive for county veterans.
The VA announced in August that it...
Independence Middle School students assisted with work being done on a creek located on property owned by Derek and Philip Waldera along County VV in the town of Chimney Rock on Friday. Students were on hand to conduct a shocking survey, install weirs and learn about aquatic bugs. The educational...
