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The Arcadia city council continues to discuss the future of the community recreation center.
Part of the process has been evaluating the property thoroughly. The planning commission and city council agreed to establish standards before soliciting bids.
“How this works is the planning commission...
The Blair city council voted to formally declare its intent to repair the Lake Henry Municipal Dam. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After hearing a report that the sufficiency rating of the Lake Henry Municipal Dam had been reduced and that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ordered Lake Henry to be drawn down, the Blair city council formally voted to submit the city’s intent to repair the dam.
The city council...
Hadley Kulig of Whitehall hit the ball back over the net during Thursday’s match against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall volleyball team had nearly a flawless week, keeping pace in the Dairyland Conference with a win on Thursday before going undefeated in a tournament hosted by Osseo-Fairchild on Saturday.
Whitehall started slowly against Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, but won a close first set before...
Wednesday, Sept. 30
07:45 — Ettrick: A subject is not breathing.
08:16 — Arcadia: 911 open line.
08:24 — Ettrick: The caller said a landlord is threatening a subject.
12:08 — Galesville: 911 open line.
14:24 — Ettrick: Scrap roofing steel is all over the road.
16:07 — Whitehall: The caller...
25 YEARS AGO
October 18, 2001
A Minnesota man was in Trempealeau County Circuit Court last week, charged with the four-and-a-half-year-old murder of a rural Independence man. Michael Vernio, 26, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted armed burglary in the death of 74-year-...
The Whitehall school board reviewed the results of a program focused on student learning and development at its regular monthly meeting last week Monday.
The program, LIFToFFS, is used by Whitehall to develop personalized, project-based, and hands-on learning opportunities. The program emphasizes...
Officials from Baker Tilly told members of the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors last Monday that “a perfect storm” created several issues with the county’s financial audit this year, which identified three material weaknesses related to internal controls.
One of the material weaknesses...
Blair Chief of Police Kent Johnson worked with several volunteers to remove overgrown vegetation from a yard at the corner of West Broadway Street and Highway 95 after a rat infestation was reported on the property. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
While acknowledging that a property located on West Broadway Street in Blair was declared an “imminent threat to public health” due to a rat infestation, Chief of Police Kent Johnson urged area residents to have compassion for the homeowner.
During an emergency special Blair city council meeting on...
Wednesday, Sept. 23
05:11 — Galesville: A deer is in the lane of traffic.
05:41 — Eleva: The caller said a car is swerving all over the roadway.
08:14 — Ettrick: The caller reported a cat bite.
08:54 — Osseo: 911 open line.
10:53 — Trempealeau: The caller reported a trespassing issue.
10:54...
The only opposition to the proposed 12-month moratorium on data centers that went before the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors on Monday was to its length.
Supervisors unanimously approved the resolution that will temporarily prohibit the construction of data centers in Trempealeau County...
