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The Whitehall city council approved two agreements that will advance plans to reconstruct Hobson Street beginning in 2021. One of the contracts approved by the council last Tuesday is for SEH engineering to help the city apply for a Community Development Block Grant, the size of which would...

A “3-D crosswalk” like the one pictured above will be painted on Hobson St. in Whitehall this year.

A Whitehall third-grader persuaded city officials to experiment with a crosswalk painting technique that gives the illusion of a three-dimensional image. Kellen Nelson, a student in Nikki Ausderau’s elementary class, told the council last Tuesday that the growing incidence of children being hurt in...
After more 120 years of operation — with one merger and a name change — the Union Bank of Blair will be no more. A press release sent by Waumandee State Bank announced last week that the bank’s holding company Waumandee Bancshares, Ltd. and the holding company for the Union Bank of Blair — Lake...
The state may seek expanding west no-parking zones along Highway 95 through Arcadia to accommodate turn lanes in a project that has now been bumped out to 2026. The resurfacing of West and East Main Street could also include flashing lights for crossing in front of the Arcadia Elementary School,...
Wednesday, Feb. 26 05:09 — Arcadia: Caller reported an injured deer in the middle of the road.  08:04 — Blair: Caller advised a vehicle has been running in the parking lot for the past hour or so. There is a beer can in the center, but no one is around the vehicle.  09:46 — Strum: Couches were...
Although it’s still several months away, the interim Blair Chief of Police is concerned about having staff in place for Cheese Fest. “The lack of officers in the department would be a problem if the event was next week,” Randy Jensen, interim chief said. Jensen was named the interim chief last...

Deputy Erica Koxlien (center) shows a group of parents where drugs might be hidden in a child's room. The display of drug paraphernalia was part of a forum on drug use last Wednesday conducted by the sheriff's department and the Arcadia Police Department. (Times photo by Debbie Foss)

The misery of drug addiction can occur distressingly  close to home, county law enforcement officials told a group of parents in Arcadia as they described how to see the signs of drug use. “Be aware of what your kids are doing,” said Arcadia Police Chief Diana Anderson to the about 100 attendees at...
The Arcadia Public Library will be closed from March 23 through April 4 as its operations are moved from its historic building on Main Street to new facilities in the Wanek Center. Library director Jen Losinski  said new library furniture, which is being custom built for the new space, will be...
Wednesday, Feb. 19 09:10 — Osseo: Caller reported a semi hit a pickup.  11:30 — Whitehall: Officer reporting an arrest at the jail window.  14:43 — Arcadia: Caller requested a welfare check on a female who is possibly having a medical emergency. 15:45 — Whitehall: Caller is in a vehicle that slid...
A man who is accused of stealing a truck and hitting several vehicles around Preston was charged with felonies in Trempealeau County before being returned to Winona County where he is wanted for criminal damage to property. Austin John Presson, 25, of 173 N. Baker St., Winona, is charged with...

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