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County supervisors passed a $78.23 million 2022 budget and, in a separate discussion, decided it should be up to each board member whether they should attend a meeting virtually or in person.
Because of the overall increased property value in the county, the 2022 budget actually lowers the tax rate...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases shortly after removing its mask mandate, superintendent Michele Butler shared in a presentation at the G-E-T school board’s meeting last Monday.
The district decided to stop requiring masks on Friday, Nov. 5 after...
The Whitehall planning commission approved another zoning change for a parcel of land for Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinic’s new building, one that would be home for a helipad.
“Being able to get patients straight from the hospital to the helipad will save us having to activate an ambulance...
After representatives from the Blair-Preston Fire Department were met with apprehension at the October meeting, the Blair city council approved two requests that were made then at its regular November meeting last week Monday.
The first request came with much discussion before the council...
After the month of October in which the number of new COVID-19 cases was steady from week-to-week, there has been an increase of cases again in November.
There were 381 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in October with the weekly totals ranging from 85 to 91...
Those hoping to buy the Whitehall golf course told city officials that delays in getting inventory and membership information from the Whitehall Golfers Association is slowing the purchase process.
“We’d like to close,” said Kim Sylla, owner with her husband, Jon, of Tenba Ridge Winery in Blair, “...
The Indees will be looking for players such as Amiah Ives to play bigger roles this season.
After graduating one of the most productive players in the state along with losing two other starts, the Independence girls basketball team is going to look very different this year.
The team centered around post player Ziy Conner, who had a dominant senior season with averages of 25.7 points and...
Jesse Lien
Jesse Lien is no stranger to the gymnasium at Blair-Taylor High School.
After 18 seasons as an assistant coach for the school’s boys basketball team, Lien will spend plenty of time on the court again this winter as the new Blair-Taylor girls basketball coach.
And while the 2021-22 season will be...
Wednesday, Nov. 3
07:29 — Trempealeau: A deer ran into the side of the caller’s car.
08:15 — Blair: Caller struck a deer earlier. Caller was not injured and did not see the deer around anywhere.
09:17 — Trempealeau: Department of Natural Resources is doing a 10-acre burn this afternoon.
10:24 —...
The Independence School Board appears split on the school district possibly creating a group that would allow students who are navigating their sexuality and gender to be surrounded by peers in a similar situation as well as those who want to help.
The topic led to an animated conversation at the...
