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Four Trempealeau County school districts will receive less state aid this year, while the others will see only small increases.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released the official figures last Wednesday. Arcadia, Eleva-Strum, Independence and Osseo-Fairchild will all receive less...
Any decision on a potential referendum for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school district still has a long way to go, but a major step in the process occurred when the school board was presented with the details on two main referendum options, community survey results and a community task force...
The Whitehall city council approved spending nearly $675,000 on separate projects for the water and wastewater treatment plants.
The spending will be divided out over a period of time, with much of it to be rolled into a Safe Drinking Water Loan, which will likely be stretched out over a 20-year...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school district saw its overall enrollment tick upward and its open enrollment gap decrease to its lowest level in a decade, according to an annual count compiled last month.
The third Friday in September count showed 1,423 kids in the district this year, including 1,...
Edgard Rodriguez
Two people were arrested and charged with selling cocaine after investigations by the Arcadia Police Department.
According to the criminal complaint, both investigations used surveillance and confidential informants to assist with charging Edgard Rodriguez, 24, and Karime Rodriguez-Aragon, 40, both...
Arcadia Chief of Police Nic Scholl told members of the city council that his department has been busy, both with police work and being active in the community.
Scholl said that since July 1, his department has responded to 653 calls. Of those, 138 were traffic stops and five resulted in arrests for...
The Whitehall Area Historical Foundation is working to repair and clean the headstones of Civil War veterans buried in area cemeteries. With few family members left to care for them, headstones like that of William Slyter of the 28th Wisconsin Infantry have deteriorated over the years. Before the foundation can begin repairs, however, it needs the city to amend an ordinance. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall Area Historical Foundation is hoping to repair and clean the headstones of Civil War veterans buried in nearby cemeteries, but first needs the city to change an ordinance.
WAHF representatives Linda Mossman and Barb Johnson spoke to the city council at last Tuesday’s regular meeting,...
Brett Semingson
Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson will retire before the end of the year.
Semingson has one year remaining in his second four-year term. Gov. Tony Evers will appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends in January 2027.
Semingson was first elected sheriff in...
Wednesday, Oct. 1
05:40 — Ettrick: A deer needs to be dispatched. It is in the southbound ditch.
05:51 — Galesville: A deer needs to be dispatched.
06:46 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
07:10 — Osseo: A female took a bunch of pills.
07:29 — Ettrick: The caller hit a deer this morning.
12:02 —...
A Blair man has been charged with a felony for allegedly hitting and killing a dog with his pickup truck.
Justin Huseboe, 43, was charged last Tuesday with mistreatment of animals/causing death after two witnesses told authorities he intentionally swerved his truck to hit and kill a dog.
According...
