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Citing the existence of a contract, the Blair city council opted not to approve a request for an additional $17,000 from engineering firm Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) for work done on Tappen Road.
Company representative Dave Walter said the request was made because the contractor for the...
Members of the Blair-Preston Fire Department weren’t asking for more money, but the board representing the organization thought a budget increase was warranted and the Blair city council agreed.
The city council approved a budget showing revenues of about $1.85 million for 2025 and expenses of $1....
The Arcadia city council was able to terminate the Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 4 at its regular meeting last week Wednesday.
The executive summary stated, “TID 4 was a very productive tax increment district and will make a prepayment on the remaining debt outstanding in this district and is...
Voters in Trempealeau County overwhelmingly supported President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans down the ballot in last Tuesday’s election.
Trump received 60.1 percent of the vote in Trempealeau County as six of the eight Republicans running in contested races had at least 60 percent of the vote...
The above map shows areas registered sex offenders would be prohibited from living if the ordinance presented at last week's Blair city council meeting is passed.
Over the course of the next month, Blair city council members will review an ordinance that, if passed, would make it extremely difficult for registered sex offenders to move within the city limits.
The city police and ordinance committee presented an ordinance from the village of Jackson in...
Wednesday, Oct. 30
01:08 — Independence: A vehicle is all over the road and going very slow.
01:46 — Arcadia: Commercial burglary alarm.
04:18 — Galesville: A deer in the roadway needs to be dispatched.
05:35 — Blair: A motorcycle is in the ditch; nobody is around.
06:37 — Blair: A car hit a...
Paul Syverson
Dozens of individuals have run for and sometimes fought at Trempealeau County board of supervisor meetings since 1989, but only one person has been witness to most of them.
Paul Syverson has been a fixture in county government since June of 1979, when he started as an accountant for the highway...
Members of the Trempealeau County Economic Development committee expressed concern about money allocated in the 2025 budget for economic development.
The conversation was a part of a larger discussion related to a proposal to borrow $7 million to meet capital needs. A portion of that borrowing — $...
Bylines in the Trempealeau County Times will look different going forward as two staff members have departed and two more have joined the award-winning newspaper.
Benjamin Pierce, the newspaper’s associate editor, and longtime staff writer Debbie Foss have departed and are being replaced by Zach...
Residents of the Blair-Taylor School District will see a slight increase in the school portion of their property taxes, but it won’t be as much as it could be or as high as district officials previously projected.
At last week Monday’s annual budget meeting, a budget showing a surplus of about $378...
