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Members of the Blair city council suspect an inadequate job done by the Trempealeau County Highway Department is responsible for issues on a city-owned parking lot and last week, it took a step to try and prove it.
The council approved a proposal from Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI),...
The Ettrick village board has agreed to offer land it owns in the town of Ettrick for lease, possibly for hunting.
The land, which includes the village landfill, had previously been leased for farming, but that agreement has expired. Trustee Harold Olson noted that the land includes significant...
A month after narrowly voting to authorize a public emergency exception to the usual construction bidding process in an effort to expedite dam repairs, the Independence city council reversed course and is now putting the project out for bids.
The original decision was made in a 4-2 vote at the July...
Following a discussion at its most recent monthly meeting, the Trempealeau village board signaled an openness to the purchase of land along County Highway K to use as a development incentive.
The land in question is along County Highway K next to the Pinewood Mobile Home Court and within the...
The city of Arcadia is beginning the process of developing a new comprehensive plan with the goal of having it be a document that is used to help the city develop over the next two decades.
During a joint meeting between the city council and city plan commission, officials heard from...
After Arcadia Street Superintendent Rollie Conrad said he didn’t think the plan to improve drainage issues near Dettloff Park would work, city officials came up with a new plan.
At the council’s July 16 meeting, Conrad was critical of the plan approved by the city council, saying it would be costly...
Wednesday, July 23
08:35 — Whitehall: Front door alarm.
09:33 — Independence: The caller would like to talk to a deputy.
09:40 — Trempealeau: A tree is blocking the entire road.
10:07 — Trempealeau: Someone backed into a trailer.
10:27 — Whitehall: 911 accidental dial.
12:47 — Galesville: The...
The Whitehall school board heard last week that district taxpayers will be looking at about a $500,000 increase in the tax levy next year. That will lead to some difficult conversations, including about the future of the Trempealeau Valley Cooperative.
The tax impact, Superintendent Mike Beighley...
For the second straight month, the Trempealeau County board committee controlling the purse strings refused to green light the county’s change from an elected coroner to a hired medical examiner.
While committee members didn’t necessarily voice opposition to the change itself, they said it couldn’t...
Setup for the 16th annual Ashley for the Arts Festival was well underway last week, with stages being installed early this week. The festival runs Thursday through Saturday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The largest summer festival of the year kicks off at Arcadia’s Memorial Park this Thursday.
Ashley for the Arts, which regularly draws crowds exceeding 50,000 people, again offers several mainstream artists, interactive art and family-focused entertainment. And it does it all for a cause. The...
