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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County dipped below 100 again last week as the Trempealeau County Health Department announced it has been cleared to begin administering a COVID-19 vaccine.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 99 new COVID-19 cases last week, making...
Citing increased costs, the Ettrick village board voted unanimously to raise sewer rates by five percent at the monthly meeting last week Tuesday.
Clerk Jane Jensen said the village had a 10 percent increase in 2018 and had planned on exploring raising rates every year since then, but had not done...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board heard reports on ongoing efforts to educate while taking COVID-19-related precautions, while passing an extension to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) protections at their regular meeting Monday.
The district returned to their in-person...
The Independence school board will be considering a three-year referendum drawing $700,000 annually to appear on the spring election ballot at their regular meeting Wednesday.
The referendum, according to district superintendent Bärry Schmitt, is “strictly for maintaining programming, maintenance...
The Village of Trempealeau Police Department was approved for a part-time police officer hire, as well as the purchase of a new squad car Thursday’s village board meeting.
Joshua Wefel’s hire to the department in a part-time capacity was among two public safety items that received board approval...
Dave Estenson of rural Coral City took these photos while attending a protest in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6. (Submitted photos)
Dave Estenson of rural Coral City was more or less already in the neighborhood when he decided to witness history last Wednesday in Washington D.C. He came away jarred and with a shift in perception.
“I remember laughing at the (broadcast) of a CNN reporter standing in front of fires and...
A county committee is recommending the county board up its borrowing for a new building to about $43 million to add money for renovations not included in the original $40 million price tag.
A quarter point rise in interest rates could also boost slightly the mill rate for county taxpayers, the...
Wednesday, Dec. 30
11:31 — Eleva: Caller reported a restraining order violation in the trailer park.
13:18 — Eleva: A friend has gone across the street at the trailer park to start trouble and get the caller in trouble on her restraining order.
17:04 — Dodge: A female sent a message to a caller...
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 18, 1996
He was a thousand miles a way, and a couple days early — but for the long-suffering Green Bay Packer fan who couldn’t’ get to Dallas, Texas, last weekend, a tailgate party in the parking lot of the county courthouse was close enough. So Trempealeau County Treasurer Vitus...
For the second year in a row, the Independence council approved extending a permit that would allow sand mining at the Guza Mine on River Valley Road.
The council Monday approved the 45-day extension of the city’s conditional use permit and developer’s agreement in response to a letter from Parsons...
