Andy Todd
Half of the Trempealeau County Supervisors voted to remove Andy Todd as chairman of the board, with one accusing him of undermining the administration and others citing concerns about trust and leadership. The other half voted to retain him, with some questioning whether the concerns justified...
Independence school board President Joe Bragger has entered a 24-month deferred prosecution agreement in a case involving threats allegedly made over a prescription to a Whitehall pharmacy employee.
Bragger, 59, pleaded no contest to two amended counts of disorderly conduct. He originally faced a...
The Independence school board approved submitting a waiver request to begin the next school year earlier once again.
The 2026-27 school year was the first in which area schools were granted a waiver allowing them to begin instruction before Sept. 1. The earlier start is intended to maximize...
The Galesville Public Library plans to install rooftop solar panels.
The Galesville city council heard at last Thursday’s regular meeting that the library board accepted a proposal from Ethos Cooperative to install solar panels. To start the project, the library board will cover the initial costs,...
Every dollar counts when budgets are as tight as the village of Ettrick’s. The board of trustees may have received some good news when it reviewed the Ettrick Public Library’s proposed budget last Tuesday.
While the budget had yet to be approved by the village library board and the Trempealeau...
The Trempealeau County Environmental and Land Use Committee outlined plans for its data center subcommittee, identifying potential members and setting a date for its first meeting.
Although the subcommittee’s chair had not been formally selected, ELUC members appeared to favor Supervisor John...
The Trempealeau County Executive and Finance (EF) Committee voted unanimously to create an ad hoc committee to determine whether having a county administrator still fits the county’s needs.
The county first approved creating the administrator position in 2023 after other attempts to implement it...
The Trempealeau County Personnel/Bargaining Committee last Thursday voted 3-1 to table a decision on reclassifying the finance manager as finance director until next May.
Trempealeau County Administrator Rebecca Glewen first proposed hiring a finance director during the 2026 budget process, but...
The Independence city council heard several public comments caused by property tax hikes related to increased property assessments.
Mayor Tom Kloss urged the commenters to attend the assessment meetings when they become available. The assessment process does not occur at the same time every year....
The Arcadia city council continues to discuss the future of the community recreation center.
Part of the process has been evaluating the property thoroughly. The planning commission and city council agreed to establish standards before soliciting bids.
“How this works is the planning commission...
Sports
Whitehall’s Devin Hutsell pulled away from the Neillsville/Granton defense during Friday night’s game. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall football team didn’t play the opponent it was expecting, but still had to be satisfied with the result as it defeated Neillsville/Granton 35-7 on Friday.
Whitehall was supposed...
