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With a big spike in intergovernmental revenues, the Blair city council approved a budget for next year that is $116,527 higher than this year’s spending.
The approval at last week Monday’s meeting came unanimously as a balanced budget with expenditures and revenues showing $1,714,964. That is an...
Broadway Street in Blair was paved last Thursday as work that began in July is concluding for the season. The paving came after the Blair city council rejected a request for a change order that could have added costs to the project. The project – including the final layer of pavement and sidewalks — will conclude next spring. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair city council at its regular meeting last week Monday rejected a measure that could have added to the cost of the Broadway St. project.
The council approved paying approximately $1.5 million for work done from Aug. 16 through Oct. 16, but council members balked when Charles Pearman of city...
Wednesday, Nov. 1
02:08 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
06:45 — Trempealeau: Caller reported something lying in the road. Caller isn’t sure what it is.
06:50 — Ettrick: A car hit a deer.
14:29 — Whitehall: An inmate is requesting a welfare check.
14:46 — Galesville: Theft of a tree stand reported...
Trempealeau County property taxes are expected to take a dip in 2024, though at least part of the reason is hikes in prices elsewhere.
The board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at their annual budget session next Tuesday at 10 a.m. to consider a $79.830 million spending plan that, though...
Staff in the Arcadia School District received a pay raise from its school board this week.
Teachers and other salaried employees, including school nurses, the district executive assistant, bookkeeper, school psychologist and technology integration specialist each received 6.3% raises on their base...
A trio of hiring firms will present to the Arcadia school board in closed session this month as they hope to be hired to lead the Arcadia School District’s search for a new superintendent.
The school board last week agreed to hear pitches from three businesses who could help the district replace...
Taxpayers within the Arcadia School District boundaries will see the mill rate on their tax bills cut nearly in half after Arcadia’s school board unanimously approved its 2023-24 budget last Monday.
A unanimous 7-0 vote last Monday locks in a mill rate of $5.51 for this year, a cut from last year’s...
In an attempt to limit access and secure the buildings, the Arcadia city council voted unanimously to rekey the Arcadia Lions Pavilion building and chicken pit in Memorial Park.
In October, the council voted to resume management of the buildings, but had concerns about the number of people who may...
Members of the Trempealeau village board will be paid for time spent training and at conferences after a vote at last Thursday’s board meeting, one that also saw the board approve a study of the current sewer rates within the village.
Board members and the village president will be paid $120 per...
Arcadia city council member Kyle Myhre said the city has two options to consider when it holds the annual budget hearing later this month: Either improve the quality of life for residents or maintain status quo.
A preliminary budget was presented to the council at its meeting last week Wednesday....
