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A raze order was approved for a building on West Broadway St. in Blair. The property owner has 60 days to demolish the property or the city will take over the project and put the expense on the property tax bill. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair city council voted to begin the process of razing a property at 236 West Broadway Street at last week Monday’s regular monthly meeting.
Council members reviewed a report issued by an inspector who found the property to be “old, dilapidated, or out of repair, and, consequently, dangerous,...
Wednesday, Oct. 2
05:34 — Galesville: The caller’s husband passed away.
06:33 — Independence: 911 open line with silence.
06:47 — Osseo: A car hit a deer.
07:14 — Trempealeau: Report of a dog running in the roadway.
08:25 — Eleva: Dogs are running around the caller’s yard.
08:42 — Galesville:...
At least one Arcadia city council member remains adamant that speeding and other traffic violations are not being adequately policed in the city.
“We’re not being serious,” said council member Don Kreibich at last Wednesday’s council meeting. “We’re seeing accidents, speeding. This is bad.
“We’ve...
Caydan Johnston of Whitehall broke a tackle as he got outside for a long touchdown run on the team’s second play from scrimmage against Melrose-Mindoro on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Whitehall scored on its second play from scrimmage and didn’t look back in a 26-7 win over Melrose-Mindoro last week.
In its Homecoming game, the Norse got the ball to Caydan Johnston early and the Homecoming King ran for a 61-yard touchdown. He added two more touchdowns in the first half as...
Wednesday, Sept. 25
01:02 — Independence: An officer advised a vehicle struck a guardrail.
03:23 — Ettrick: A car hit a deer.
04:28 — Independence: Two-vehicle crash reported.
06:28 — Blair: A deer carcass is in the roadway.
06:41 — Trempealeau: 911 hang-up.
11:04 — Jackson County: The caller...
A jury sided with a Blair bank that when an Eau Claire bank hired away its employees, who took valuable accounts with them, it violated an agreement between the two institutions.
A Trempealeau County jury unanimously ruled that Lake Shore III Corp., contrary to a negotiated contract, hired six one-...
A Blair man faces his eighth driving under the influence charges after he drove his truck into a field near the intersection of Highway 53 and Lone Star Road.
James C. Bjorge Jr., 51, was arrested as he walked away from the crash at just after 1 p.m. Sept. 21. He was released on $15,000 cash bond....
The Whitehall School District got approval to begin repairs to the district’s athletic track and football scoreboard, though neither project can be completed before the conclusion of the upcoming seasons.
The district school board heard at last Monday’s meeting that the district’s insurance company...
A 38-year-old man has been charged with nine felony counts of failure to provide child support, each of which carries a possible prison term and a fine.
Jake Donald Viner, whose residence is listed as La Crosse and having no permanent address, was released on a $1,000 signature bond.
The nine...
The Schwertel Family is operating a corn maze for the second straight year this fall at their Trempealeau farm. The family themed its corn maze after Type 1 diabetes to help educate local people about the condition after their daughter, Kinley, a sixth-grader at G-E-T Middle School, was diagnosed in 2023. (Submitted photo)
The Schwertel family saw everyday life change last year, and now they hope to educate — and help — others.
Schwertel Family Farms, LLC is a third-generation family farm in Trempealeau operated by Ryan Schwertel, his wife Kristina and their daughters. The farm at W27348 State Road 54 35 is in the...
