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Trempealeau County supervisors raised wages for jailers and added two holidays for all county employees as inducements to attract and keep staff members. The board Monday also raised the salaries of three elected officials. The raises of three percent annually for three years and two percent in...
Decisions about funding for renovations to the courthouse that could include possible new state money will be delayed until after the April county board election. Kurt Berner of the Samuels Group, the construction consultant for the new justice center and renovation project, told the property...
A parcel of land formerly owned by the City of Galesville will soon bring more housing to the municipality after the city council voted last Thursday to sell the property to a local contractor. The council agreed to sell the land to Galesville business Reedy Concrete Const. Inc., which plans to...

Sam Ruud

Trempealeau Elementary School Principal Sam Ruud will be the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District’s next curriculum director after his job transfer was approved at last Monday’s school board meeting. Ruud, who will begin his new position in the 2024-25 school year, has led Trempealeau...

 

 

The Whitehall city council is well ahead of where it was last year as it voted to hire a new pool supervisor, set wages for employees and rates for attendees. A year ago the pool was in jeopardy of not opening at all because the city didn’t have any applicants to supervise the pool or work as...

 

 

While no official action was taken, the Whitehall city council unanimously offered its support for the revitalization of the ball field at Colonel Larson Park.  Representing the Whitehall Area Youth Association (WAYA), Katie Johnson told the city council that the organization has developed a step-...

 

 

The Galesville city council last Thursday took the next step toward removing a home on Fifth Street that has been a recent target of public complaints. The residential property at 1822 S. Fifth St. is owned by Note Agent, LLC based in Sherman Oaks, Calif. and was estimated to be worth $78,000 in a...

 

 

Wednesday, March 6 00:37 — Osseo: A white van is parked by buildings.  04:53 — Eleva: A small gray dog is at the caller’s door.  08:13 — Galesville: A male is yelling and screaming.  08:32 — Osseo: Caller would like to speak with a deputy about his estranged wife taking their child out of state. ...
A former Osseo-Fairchild teacher was sentenced to a year in jail, probation, and forbidden from teaching again after he was found guilty of sexual assault. Nicholas Bergeron, 33, of Strum will also be required to register as a sex offender, undergo sex offender treatment and may not have contact...
The Arcadia city council has given CSI Sands of Wisconsin two deadlines to provide the city with reclamation bond information and plans. The council decided after a closed meeting last Wednesday to give the company 30 days to provide documents relating to the money set aside to reclaim the mining...

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