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Citing multiple incidents in which he claims to have been harassed, slandered or intimidated, Galesville city council member Tory-Kale Schulz was granted a temporary restraining order against city Mayor Vince Howe last week.
The petition for the order was applied for and granted by Trempealeau...
The Whitehall city council voted 4-2 against changing the letter of credit with Hi-Crush to a surety bond. The matter had been brought up at the March meeting, but was tabled to allow more time to examine the paperwork.
With a letter of credit, a company sets aside funds for reclamation, while a...
An Arcadia man is scheduled to be back in court in May to face felony charges that he allegedly pointed a gun at two individuals at a Blair mechanics shop.
Douglas William Stegerwald, 59, of W20581 Howley Lane, is charged with two felony counts of use of a dangerous weapon, first degree recklessly...
A park in Galesville is getting a bit of a facelift thanks to numerous community groups working together.
The city council last week unanimously approved donating up to $2,000 to the Galesville Volunteer Trout Club to help them make multiple fixes at the park, including upgrading the shelter,...
At a time when the dollar is not reaching as far as it used to for nearly any purchase due to inflation, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District will not see a cost increase to its health insurance policies next year.
The G-E-T school board last Monday unanimously approved its health insurance...
The Ettrick village board is hoping to increase community center access for village residents in the near future.
The topic was brought up by trustee Harold Olson who told fellow board members that the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District had re-keyed all of the doors in the district, including...
The City of Galesville website could become more user friendly and save the municipality money thanks to a recent switch of the company hosting the site, according to city council discussions.
The Galesville council approved the switch by a 5-0 vote last Thursday with council member Tory-Kale...
James Killian
An assistant attorney general told the state’s high court justices that it is proper to try an Independence man for charges that were not included in his first trial, while the man’s attorney said a new trial would open the gates for prosecutors to coerce defendants.
During oral arguments Monday...
Wednesday, April 5
00:35 — Independence: A party wishes to speak to an officer.
07:26 — Ettrick: Caller hit a deer last night; thinks the deer ran away.
08:45 — Ettrick: Clerk got a suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be the store owner.
10:16 — Eleva: A neighbor came on the caller’s...
Independence Mayor Robert Baecker ended the call with Rick Parsons of Parsons Energy Group with four words: “Show me the money.”
That concluded a lengthy discussion at the city council’s regular meeting last week Monday in which Parsons requested the city extend its conditional use permit (CUP) to...
