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With a tight deadline and severe punishments for not meeting it, the Galesville city council unanimously awarded a bid for a water quality trading (WQT) project on property owned by Jacob Halama.
The city agreed to enter into a WQT program about seven years ago after learning of high phosphorus...
Limited middle school gymnasium space has long been a point of concern for the Independence School District. Ongoing discussion about a federal hazard mitigation grant could present the district with an opportunity to merge those two topics together.
At their June meeting, the Independence School...
Trempealeau County Board Chair Andy Todd’s message to the county’s Executive-Finance Committee was relatively simple: There’s no reason to change how the Trempealeau County Health Care Center (TCHCC) operates.
Todd read portions of a 10-page report during last Thursday’s meeting as he highlighted...
Ettrick village residents will see about a 24% increase in the cost of water, though village trustees said they have little choice because they need to free up tax levy dollars.
Part of the increase is because the village board is looking to remove $67,561 budgeted for public fire protection from...
The Blair city council unanimously approved a request to allow Taylor village officials to explore potentially connecting to the Blair wastewater line, which sends waste to a plant in Whitehall.
The agreement opened the door slightly; however, the Whitehall city council would also have to agree to...
Trempealeau County Supervisor Andy Parrish told fellow supervisor Scott Loenard to “f--- off” during last Wednesday’s Law Enforcement Committee meeting. The clip can be found on the Trempealeau County Times’ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/reel/995019219965933
A discussion about the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office’s use of Flock security cameras came to an abrupt end last Wednesday when Supervisor Andy Parrish told fellow Supervisor Scott Leonard to “f--- off” after Leonard called on the committee chair to restore order.
The comment came after...
Wednesday, June 24
00:30 — Osseo: The Department of Corrections is requesting a subject be picked up.
01:56 — Trempealeau: The caller’s husband has not woken up for 24 hours. He is breathing.
14:53 — Arcadia: Report of a stolen vehicle.
15:04 — Arcadia: The caller requested a welfare check. ...
John Kimmel
The city of Arcadia’s exploration of different funding avenues for their share of the cost of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ long-running flood mitigation project brought them down at least one dead end: a request for assistance from the office of Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Prairie du Chien)....
Four Trempealeau County school districts are projected to receive less state aid this year, which could increase local property taxes.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released estimates last Wednesday of the general school aid each district is expected to receive. In the press...
Above: During their trip to Poland, Trempealeau County teachers that participated in this year’s International March of the Living had the chance to meet Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar. Below: The remains of one of the destroyed gas chambers at the Birkenau concentration camp. (Submitted photos)
Every year, individuals from all over the globe gather in Poland for an annual program centered on Holocaust remembrance and education. Attendants at the 2026 edition of that program — the International March of the Living — included six teachers from in and around Trempealeau County.
Ryan Mendez...
