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Numerous Trempealeau County officials met with Wisconsin State Senators Brad Pfaff and Jeff Smith and Representatives Christian Phelps and Steve Doyle at the Trempealeau County Justice Center on Thursday. (Submitted photo)
One of the fastest-growing counties in the state is struggling to keep up financially and, as a result, Trempealeau County officials made several requests from elected state representatives at a special meeting held in Whitehall last week.
State senators Jeff Smith (District 31, D-Brunswick) and...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Adrian Bautista, Arcadia’s Andy Monroy and Blair-Taylor’s Thomas Brandt took off at the start of the 1600 run at the Chuck Walek Invitational. The three area runners took the top three spots in the race. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
In their last meet ahead of regional competition, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau track team shined at the Chuck Walek Invitational last Thursday in Whitehall.
The Red Hawks finished atop the team standings for both the boys and girls. In the boys’ standings, G-E-T accrued 122.5 points to finish ahead...
Wednesday, May 7
00:14 — Ettrick: A back entrance alarm has sounded.
00:47 — Blair: A car hit a deer.
03:12 — Independence: A white pickup has a flat tire.
03:51 — Independence: A female is possibly involved in drug activity.
05:04 — Eleva: A subject wants to turn themselves in on a warrant. ...
The Whitehall city council tabled until at least September any action related to declaring the former GTC building a public nuisance after being presented with an agreement for the creation of a design plan.
The council had been discussing the property, located at 18529 Blair St., since last August...
The creation of three new positions within the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District for the 2025-26 academic year was given the stamp of approval at the latest school board meeting.
Two of those new positions are a response to increased enrollment at the 4K level for the district. At last...
Sherry Reck-Haines served as the Parade Marshal for the Arcadia Lions Club's Broiler-Dairy Days parade on Sunday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Bob Steenlage couldn’t help but interject as Sherry Reck-Haines was being interviewed.
“She’s an angel,” Steenlage said during an interview with Reck-Haines over her vehicle’s speakerphone.
Reck-Haines was in the process of driving Steenlage home from a medical appointment in La Crosse. Steenlage...
At a special meeting of the Independence city council held in conjunction with the Independence library board, River Architects presented an in-depth update on the progress of the new Independence Community Center.
The Independence Public Library received a $4.12 million grant from the Wisconsin...
Wednesday, April 30
01:38 — Arcadia: The caller requested a welfare check on a semi-truck driver.
08:55 — Ettrick: A male is having difficulty breathing.
09:47 — Arcadia: A panic button was pushed by a key fob user.
11:51 — Osseo: The caller requested a welfare check be done on a female who took...
A former city of Arcadia police officer told Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department deputies that a job-related incident caused him to “fold,” beginning a series of events that led to him being charged with a misdemeanor charge for resisting or obstructing an officer in Trempealeau County Circuit...
Representatives from United for a Dream, along with another interested party, approached the Arcadia city council last Wednesday with a request to utilize the basketball courts at Memorial Park for the summer months.
There are two basketball courts at Memorial Park; however, one is owned by the...
