Independence city clerk/treasurer Tiffany Bautch resigned on the spot at the end of the second of two special city council meetings that were held to discuss demands she made to stay in her position. Bautch submitted her letter of resignation on Dec. 13 but was convinced to stay until after the...
While the subject has yet to appear on an agenda, the Whitehall city council again heard from city residents regarding a potential ordinance that would allow them to maintain chickens in the city. While council members have yet to partake in the discussion, it began at the council’s February...
The Whitehall city council voted at its regular meeting last week Tuesday to take the first step toward repairing three sections of sidewalks in the city. City Clerk Karen Witte said the council included money in the budget for the repairs, but actually doing the work is a process that requires...
A comprehensive overhaul to the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District’s policies and bylaws is finally ready to go into place after getting final approval from the school board. The board passed an adoption resolution at its regularly monthly meeting last Monday to implement a new set of...
The Galesville city council approved a pair of motions brought forward to them by the streets and sidewalks committee at their most recent meeting last Thursday. The first of those measures dealt with a planned retaining wall replacement project on West Ridge Avenue. The city brought in engineering...
It’s that wonderful time of year once again: March Madness. For many of us, whether you’re an avid college basketball fan or someone who only tunes in once March rolls around, that means it’s time to make a foolhardy effort to fill out a bracket that doesn’t go up in flames by the end of the first...
The best boys’ basketball team in the Dairyland Conference has not only qualified for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Tournament but it’s favored to bring the gold ball home. Cochrane-Fountain City went undefeated in Dairyland Conference play, winning the Small Division...

Paul Anderson

From watching his first games as a kid to his high school playing career to his time as a coach, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau football has been an important part of Paul Anderson’s life for decades. Anderson spent the last three seasons as the head coach at G-E-T, during which the Red Hawks went 11-18...

            Whitehall senior Trinity Aasen was honored for a breakout season by being selected as a first-team all-Dairyland Conference selection. Aasen helped lead the Norse to a second-place finish in the Dairyland Conference-Large Division, averaging 13.3 points and a conference-best 9.9 rebounds per game.   (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

The Whitehall girls’ basketball team had two players picked for the All-Dairyland Conference First Team, the most of any school. Senior Trinity Aasen and freshman Paige Lisowski were both first-team selections for the Norse. Aasen has a breakout campaign, leading the DC-Large Division in rebounding...

            Blair-Taylor senior Ethan Kniseley was a first-team all-Dairyland Conference selection for his play this season. Kniseley helped lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the DC-Small Division and he finished his career with more than 1,300 points scored.         (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)

While both boys’ basketball divisions in the Dairyland Conference had runaway winners, the all-conference teams had representation from a handful of schools. No team had more than two players on the All-DC first team as cagers from seven different schools made up the nine spots. Two area players...

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It’s that wonderful time of year once again: March Madness. For many of us, whether you’re an avid college basketball fan or someone who only tunes in once March rolls around, that means...

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