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The Independence school board will pursue a referendum question this spring seeking $700,000 annually for three years to cover operating expenses.
The non-recurring referendum question will appear on the April 6 spring election ballot after being approved unanimously at last Wednesday’s regular...
Representatives of Hi-Crush told Whitehall officials the company hopes to bring jobs back to the city while a company attorney said during a lawsuit hearing that Hi-Crush intends to close both the Whitehall and Blair mines.
As requested by the sand mine company officials, the Whitehall city council...
The Galesville city council voted to cease fluoride treatment of their groundwater at last Thursday’s meeting, at the suggestion of public works director Todd Peterson.
Peterson explained that fluoride had done significant damage to heaters, valves, light fixtures and other components within the...
The weekly number of new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County has declined for the third time in the last four weeks as health officials have begun announcing a plan for county residents to receive vaccinations.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there were 74 new COVID-19...
Trempealeau County’s government bodies will remain mostly unchanged following the 2021 spring election. After the Jan. 5 filing deadline, there were just two contests in the area municipal and school board elections.
One will be a three-way race to be the mayor of Blair. Longtime Mayor Ardell...
Wednesday, Jan. 6
02:03 — Trempealeau County: Caller struck a deer. The airbags deployed, but there are no injuries and the caller doesn’t see the deer anywhere.
07:31 — Whitehall: Caller said he was passed unsafely on the highway. Said he was passed into oncoming traffic and it nearly caused an...
As the historic events unfolded at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. last Wednesday, classrooms in Trempealeau County were far from immune to discussions taking place nationwide.
For many teachers, the immediate inquiries among students were largely procedural, opening a...
Arcadia officials are interested in the public’s opinion on whether to keep open a deer park as they make decisions about the attraction, including whether to replace two deer that recently died.
“What are the feelings of Arcadia residents about this,” asked council member Marlys Kolstad last...
The 62nd annual Independence ice fishing contest will be shorter with less congregating this year, but there will still big prizes for Old Bugler, chicken and an array of prize drawings.
“We’ve been trying to plan this for five months,” said Kevin Edison, vice president of the sponsoring Elk Rod...
City government in Blair will be undergoing some major changes in the near future.
Last week Monday, the city council heard that Mayor Ardell Knutson will not seek reelection in April. Knutson was appointed to the city council 25 years ago and eight years into his service, he was appointed as the...



