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The Blair city council voted last week Monday to begin the process of razing a property that was deemed unsafe.
Police chief Kent Johnson told the council that he met with the property owner and people who were running a business at 236 W. Broadway St. in 2022 and it was agreed that the building...
The City of Galesville will not pursue purchasing the Industrial Toolcrafters building on 15th Street as a possible new home for city hall after last week’s city council discussion. The property, which is for sale, has other suitors, multiple councilors said on Thursday.
City of Galesville officials will not continue examining the Industrial ToolCrafters building at 16771 S. 15th St. as a possible new site for city hall.
Mayor Tom Thatcher spoke on the idea at last Thursday’s council meeting, a conversation that ended with a consensus that more information on the...
The G-E-T High School football team ran 100-yard sprints as a conditioning drill at practice last Tuesday on its home field. The Red Hawks will feature a high number of experienced seniors this fall and open the season at home on Aug. 23 against Mondovi. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School football team has established one of the most efficient rushing attacks in the Coulee Conference across the past two seasons, and the Red Hawks will again rely on its ground game in 2024.
The Red Hawks, which open the season Aug. 23 at home against Mondovi,...
Wednesday, July 31
01:22 — Ettrick: A male is having a diabetic issue.
02:27 — Arcadia: 911 hang-up.
07:49 — Trempealeau: The caller reported issues with a dog running into the roadway.
10:13 — Blair: The caller struck a deer.
13:24 — Ettrick: The caller would like to speak with a deputy about...
Todd Gieck
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 26 for a man accused of killing an Ettrick farmer and father.
During an initial hearing Monday before Buffalo County Judge Thomas Clark, Todd Eric Gieck, 61, of Melrose, agreed to waive his right to a hearing within 10 days and agreed to the Aug....
Trempealeau County’s administrator proposed eliminating the county’s public access television station and two positions in the cooperative extension service.
Administrator Rebecca Glewen told the executive finance and personnel committees Monday that rather than operate the television station WTCO...
Trempealeau County did not receive money from a U.S. senator’s office that would have allowed the county to set up a childcare center as it renovates the old courthouse.
County Administrator Rebecca Glewen told committee members Monday that the county did not get a $5 million allocation it had...
The city of Arcadia was awarded a $1 million federal grant that will help finance new storm, sewer and water mains in the downtown area.
The Community Development Block Grant will help fund replacing the utility infrastructure by the late fall of 2025 and before the Wisconsin Department of...
The Village of Trempealeau will not assume ownership of the local boat landing currently leased by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and will instead work with them to consider possible solutions for heavy sand.
The land and boat landing, located on Lock and Dam Road, are owned by the...
Independence city officials extended by a year permission for a developer to continue to rent homes in Markham Estates after the owners said they’ve tried “everything” to sell the houses.
Among the restrictions on the homes in the city-directed residential development is that houses may be rented...
