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Arcadia’s city administrator has resigned and the council, according to Mayor Kevin Mayzek, will not begin an immediate search for a replacement.
Chad Hawkins, who has been the city administrator for just over three years, has been hired as director of finances for the city of La Crosse. His last...
As the county’s expenses for language interpreters grows, some officials wonder if hiring a translator could be more affordable — an option others noted probably would not be enough.
Payments for “the county’s interpreter services are some crazy numbers,” said Supervisor David Orsch at last...
More upgrades are coming to Cance Park in Galesville, this time with the help of COVID relief funds.
The municipality’s council last Thursday voted 5-1 to add just over $48,000 in playground equipment to the park with the use of ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. Councilor Tom Thatcher opposed...
Construction of a Dollar General store in Ettrick could begin in February as Village President John Beirne told trustees that the annexation of land for the project should go quickly.
At least week Tuesday’s regular board meeting Beirne told the board that the town of Ettrick has “no objection” to...
The county’s highway commissioner resumed work Monday following completion of a third-party investigation.
No details about the concluded investigation of Commissioner Al Rinka have been made public. Rinka was placed on administrative leave Aug. 19.
“A personnel matter at the highway department,”...
The Independence city council formed a committee to organize the change from trash bags to cans.
Council members Deb Marsolek, Jason Ekern and Cleo Skroch were assigned to the committee. Residents can see examples of the trash bins at City Hall. They are available in two sizes — 35 or 64 gallons....
A Trempealeau man is facing numerous charges and being held on $100,000 cash bond after he allegedly chased a woman with a gun and threatened to kill her and children.
Mathew James Visger, 37, of 23926 Ninth St., in Trempealeau is charged with felony second-degree recklessly endangering safety,...
Trempealeau residents showed out to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new bicycle pump track next to the Village pool last Wednesday. The track is set to open next weekend. (Times photographs by Benjamin Pierce)
In small rural communities, sometimes all it takes to inspire change is a person — or multiple people — who decide it’s time to make the community better.
And for three Trempealeau dads, that change came to fruition last week with the groundbreaking of a new bicycle pump track next to the...
Jerry Blaha
Neither Gary Olson nor Jerry Blaha are Blair natives, but both moved to the city in the 1960s when they began their careers as educators and never left.
Both Olson and Blaha were employees of the school — Blair when they were hired and Blair-Taylor when they retired — for more than 30 years. In...
A big run had the Whitehall football team within striking distance, but Augusta scored three more touchdowns and the Norse didn’t have an answer.
After Augusta took a 12-0 lead, a 36-yard touchdown run and the ensuing point after made the score 12-7, but the Beavers ended the half with a touchdown...
