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Wednesday, Jan. 7
00:27 — Arcadia: A male believes someone is breaking into his house.
02:11 — Whitehall: Another agency requested deputies locate a male for a violation of his supervision/electronic monitoring.
05:27 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
06:33 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
07:03 —...
A former Trempealeau County clerk of courts has filed a civil lawsuit against the county, alleging constructive discharge, civil conspiracy, defamation and a violation of the public purpose doctrine.
Kari Tidquist, who was elected clerk of courts in 2022 and served in that position until resigning...
The Whitehall city council opted not to begin the interview process for the chief of police position following a closed session last Tuesday.
Former chief Paul Laursen officially retired from the post in December. Laursen began working as an officer in the department in 1999 and became the chief in...
Last week, Galesville Hometown Pharmacy announced it would be closing in February.
Customers were greeted with a sign on the door saying the pharmacy would close its doors on Feb. 13.
The topic came up at Monday night’s meeting of the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors where one...
At last Monday evening’s meeting, District Administrator Michele Butler presented goals from the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District’s strategic plan. The district’s vision is to create a community where everyone grows, excels and thrives. To achieve that vision, Butler outlined four pillars...
While neither the Trempealeau County government nor its constituents were at fault, members of the county board of supervisors learned that federal law requires counties to share responsibility for a bill that could be close to $300,000.
That was the news delivered by Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf,...
After hearing that the city did not get an update from a contractor who is supposed to help repair the former GTC Motor Parts building on Blair St., Whitehall city council members agreed that if they don’t get updates in the future they may have to look at what City Administrator Drew Morelan said...
Wednesday, Dec. 31
04:22 — Independence: The caller said her friend is suicidal.
09:33 — Trempealeau: A female beat the caller up; the fight is ongoing.
11:00 — Osseo: A truck is in the ditch.
12:18 — Independence: A female has not shown up for work in about a week.
13:39 — Trempealeau:...
The Independence Police Department last week identified the man who died in a garage fire on New Year’s Eve.
In a press release issued Tuesday, police said the deceased was Kyle Klimek, 39, of Independence. Identification was made with assistance from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and the...
The Ettrick village board took a serious step toward freeing up some tax dollars through a maneuver that would instead move a charge to utility bills.
A move to change the village’s public fire protection fees from the tax bills to the utility bills — thus freeing up around $67,000 on the tax roll...
