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Wednesday, Feb. 12
04:41 — Galesville: The caller can hear a loud beeping alarm.
06:20 — Strum: A car hit a deer.
07:41 — Galesville: A vehicle broke down.
07:59 — Whitehall: The caller reported a family issue.
08:39 — Arcadia: The caller requested a welfare check.
09:07 — Whitehall: The...
Should the elimination of the United States Department of Education be a concern to area residents? Not yet, Whitehall School District Superintendent Mike Beighley told the district’s board of education last week Monday.
Board member Dave Pientok said he has received questions regarding a potential...
Like many school districts across the state, Arcadia has been forced to deal with budget constraints brought on by stagnant state funding and inflationary pressure. In response, there will be two fewer staffing positions within the Arcadia School District starting next year.
The Arcadia school...
This April, the Arcadia School District is bringing an operational referendum before residents during the spring general election. As part of their ongoing public outreach efforts, the district’s superintendent and several board members appeared at last week’s city council meeting to give their...
The Independence school board heard a presentation about ways the district could reduce costs by conserving energy at its regular monthly meeting last week Monday.
During the meeting, the board heard a presentation from Upper 90, an energy service company based in Sun Prairie. They assessed the...
The Blair-Taylor school board opted to go with a contractor whose children attend the district to build a new announcer stand at its softball field.
The district received two bids, a bid from Simmons Construction was just over $20,000 and the other — from an unnamed company — was $17,400, but the...
For the second straight meeting, the Arcadia city council met a new interim chief of police.
Former Arcadia council member Kyle Myhre was introduced as the city’s interim police chief during last Wednesday’s meeting. Myhre is a former Trempealeau County sheriff’s deputy.
On Feb. 5, the council was...
Pictured above is a rendering of the proposed new Runnestrand-Pederson Post 354 building to be built in downtown Ettrick.
If things go as planned Ettrick America Legion Runnestrand-Pederson Post 354 will construct a building that will honor veterans and serve as a center for the community.
Post 354 members recently announced plans to build a new facility on the property next to CCF Bank on Main St. in the Ettrick...
Glen D. Hollister
A sex offender is going to be released in Whitehall after serving a 30-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a child who was six years old at the time of the crime.
Whitehall police announced last week that Glen D. Hollister will be released from prison on March 9 and will be under the...
Wednesday, Feb. 5
01:26 — Arcadia: The caller complained about two large dogs.
05:32 — Whitehall: The caller claimed three men are breaking into her apartment.
12:09 — Ettrick: The caller is receiving harassing text messages.
12:22 — Whitehall: The caller requested a welfare check on farm animals...
