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The thought coming out of the Trempealeau Valley Cooperative 2.0 biannual meeting last Wednesday was that the four school districts would like to pay teachers more, limit the scope of their work while also offering “a world class education” to students and that by working together they can...
Wednesday, July 6
00:10 — Arcadia: Multiple alarms tripped at a credit union.
09:04 — Whitehall: Caller said their father-in-law is on the floor and unresponsive.
10:14 — Eleva: A white SUV doesn’t have a license plate.
11:42 — Trempealeau: Caller’s credit card number has been stolen and used...
The two county committees that oversee spending and building projects will recommend to the entire board that all the county’s federal COVID relief money be reserved for the justice center and courthouse renovations.
While some spending numbers are still unknown, current estimates suggest the cost...
Until the operators of the Latino Bar in Arcadia get better at controlling activities at the Grant Street location, city officials said they could not extend its liquor license for a two-year anniversary party.
Marissa Acosta Perez told the city council through an interpreter last Wednesday that...
A Trempealeau family will have a chance to keep all of their dogs together after spirited conversations at last Thursday’s village board meeting between neighbors ended with a vote to grant a kennel license.
Residents are allowed to have up to three dogs within the village. Those who wish to own...
The Independence school board discussed their plans to switch from valedictorian/salutatorian recognition to a cum laude system. The class of 2023 would be the first to graduate under the system, but the changes have been in process for the last four years.
Instead of having a valedictorian and...
An ordinance amendment in the Village of Trempealeau that could have seen country residents temporarily turn to a herd of goats to tackle tricky yard maintenance was tabled on Thursday.
The change–which would allow residents to temporarily house up to 15 goats on their property for as long as 30...
Following the lead of several other area municipalities, the Ettrick village board voted to increase the price it charges for garbage bags.
The price increase, from $2.75 to $3 per bag, will go in effect on Sept. 1. Clerk Jane Jensen told the board the bags cost the village $2.42, but that price...
Arcadia council members seemed inclined to reduce the number but improve the quality of volleyball and tennis courts in Memorial Park and to review an ordinance governing dogs in the park.
An excavation project to create a better viewing area south of the park’s pavilion for Ashley for the Arts...
Members of the first-ever graduating class from Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau met for their 50th class reunion on Saturday. (A Kelvin Andow Images Photograph)
The streak was almost over.
The Redmen of Gale-Ettrick had won 26 straight games, with the addition of students from Trempealeau for the 1971 season that streak grew to 31. That’s where it would’ve otherwise ended, but because the two schools merged, it was kept alive.
Onalaska had a 12-6 lead...
