Community
As the spring thaw begins those living near the Mississippi River should be especially concerned with flooding, while the rest of the county also has reason to worry.
According to a report by the National Weather Service in La Crosse, the risk for flooding along the main-stem of the Mississippi...
Reluctant to walk away from the city’s $1 million investment in a federal flood-relief study, the Arcadia council approved spending an additional $92,000 to perhaps conclude the research.
The council last Wednesday opted to take the money from funds set aside for rebuilding Gavney Road, a project...
The condition of Trempealeau County roads was the focus of a recent New York Times’ article that cites big vehicles and underfunding as jeopardizing rural economies.
The Feb. 18 article quotes county highway commissioner Al Rinka as saying the county’s roads need between $60 million and $80 million...
Tim Zeglin
After accusations that Tim Zeglin abused his power as county chair and his defense that he was doing the work of a county administrator, the county board voted 11-to-four to keep him as chair until at least April.
Monday’s vote came after six weeks of closed meetings, investigations and citizen...
The Whitehall council has approved an agreement that calls for Whitehall-Lincoln and Blair-Preston fire departments to be automatically dispatched for structure fires in any of the departments’ districts.
Under terms of the pact approved by the council last Tuesday, Trempealeau County dispatchers...
To advance what he says is the speedy internet connections that are “essential” to improve rural opportunity, the state senator representing the district that covers Trempealeau County has introduced several bills to push broadband.
“You can’t have rural prosperity without broadband,” said 31st...
The pace of development in Independence’s new residential development should allow the city’s sewer treatment plant to keep up, the chairman of the utility committee concluded after concerns that the project could swamp the plant.
“I’m in support of the development,” said utility chairman Ben Sylla...
Two proposals from Galesville council member Tom Thatcher died without a motion to second: a motion to take away the mayor’s power limiting public comment and a bid to make illegal the keeping of chickens within city limits.
Thatcher suggested a change in December to the order of business for...
Three citizen complaints about the behavior of the chair of the county board do not “justify” removing an elected official from office, nor were chair Tim Zeglin’s action illegal, a letter from an attorney representing the county says.
The decision to send the letters, as well as set meetings about...
After coming up with a short term plan for the Blair Police Department, the city’s police ordinance committee discussed long-term staffing plans.
The city council announced the retirement of police chief Tim Wheeler (see story elsewhere in this week’s edition) and accepted the resignation of...
