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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s latest statewide report cards are out, and there is good news across the board for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
A breakdown of the DPI’s 2023-24 school and district accountability report cards — released last month — was shared with...
While the discussion is still very much in the preliminary stages, the Independence city council is looking into the possibility of returning to the towns of Lincoln, Burnside and Arcadia land that was annexed for a sand mine.
The 2014 annexation of what became known as the Guza Mine was...
The Ettrick village board approved a balanced 2025 budget, but with a lack of growth and rising costs, trustees warned that it may need a referendum to continue to offer services.
“You hear from different entities and municipalities that things are tight… we’re bound for a referendum for money,”...
The Independence city council approved the 2025 city budget with a nearly $2 reduction in the mill rate.
The budget approved last Thursday came with a mill rate of $6.85 per $1,000 in assessed property value, a reduction from the $8.61 for 2024. Whether or not taxpayers will see a reduction in the...
After hearing that safety concerns were raised by a state inspector about individuals going to the space designated for the Independence Historical Society in the basement of City Hall, the Independence city council voted to purchase and install fire exit signs.
Mayor Robert Baecker and Police...
The Village of Trempealeau’s roster of election workers was tasked with making the voting process as smooth as possible for the deluge of village residents who turned out to the polls last month. Going forward, they’ll have another name to add to that list of workers.
The Trempealeau village board...
The Ettrick village board voted unanimously to accept a bid from Hilltopper Refuse and Recycling of Onalaska for both garbage and recycling collection in the village.
The village’s contract for garbage collection expires at the end of this year and its recycling contract — already contracted with...
Wednesday, Nov. 27
02:13 — Strum: The caller would like a female removed from his house.
07:47 — Blair: An orange sports car is driving at a high rate of speed.
10:16 — Trempealeau: The caller reported a semi unit is swerving.
13:36 — Whitehall: Request to transport an inmate to the emergency...
When the full Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors considers a resolution to borrow $7.4 million later this month, it will also be presented with cheaper alternatives.
The consensus among members of the county’s economic development committee Monday was that the full amount proposed by county...
School districts in the Times coverage area received similar grades for the 2023-24 school years as they did for the previous term in the district accountability report cards issued recently by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The Blair-Taylor and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau districts...