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Solutions to improve pedestrian safety in downtown Galesville have been a brewing topic of discussion for the Galesville city council and will continue to be in the months ahead. But following a spirited discussion at their most recent meeting, the council did not pass a proposal to eliminate a...
The Independence school board last week approved going to referendum this spring to ask taxpayers to allow the district to exceed its revenue limit by $900,000 annually for three years. This decision aims to keep the levy under $2 million and maintain a stable mill rate. The upcoming ask is a...
While it seemed like a small ask from the Ettrick Fire Department, village board members were again cognizant of how every penny matters. Ettrick Fire Department Chief Wade Noren along with Ettrick Town Board Chairman John Vehrenkamp addressed the village board about the purchase of a new brush...
A house on North 4th Street in Galesville was destroyed by fire overnight on Jan. 8. According to a press release issued by the Galesville Area Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the residence at about 2 a.m. that morning. They arrived on the scene to find the north side of the home...

 

 

Registered sex offenders will have a difficult time finding a place to live in Blair after the city council passed an ordinance restricting areas they could reside. The ordinance passed at last week Monday’s regular city council meeting does not allow registered sex offenders to live within 1,500...

 

 

Wednesday, Dec. 25 08:49 — Galesville: The caller found an owl with a broken wing along the road.  09:37 — Strum: 911 hang-up.  10:38 — Arcadia: The caller reported suspicious activity on his property lately.  12:32 — Whitehall: Loud music is coming from a truck.  12:33 — Arcadia: A vehicle hit a...

            The annual AcaFest, the brainchild of former Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau choir director Ryan Stuempges, is set for another year under new director Brynn Dutelle and will feature a cappella groups from all over the state.   (Submitted photo)

Though there is a new choir director this year at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School, one of their signature events of the winter will carry on for another year of highlighting some of the best a capella groups from around the region.  AcaFest is an annual showcase of a capella groups...
Two people are facing charges of child abuse after a November incident in a Galesville foster home. Among those charged with abusing a 16-year-old who has autism is homeowner Lisa Deitrick-Kreger, 57, who faces three felonies. Charged with four felonies is Clinton Triplett, 33, of Sparta.  Deitrick...
The Trempealeau County Executive Finance Committee approved a contract that will provide employees of the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department a five percent wage increase.  The contract with the Wisconsin Professional Police Association Union will require approval from the full county board but...
A woman has been charged with allowing a convicted felon with an arrest warrant to reside in her Blair residence. Alissa Coombs, 34, was set to appear Monday in Trempealeau County Circuit Court for a pretrial conference facing a Class G felony of harboring/aiding a felon. She has a status...

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