Weeks before a former Osseo-Fairchild teacher’s trial on sexual assault is scheduled to begin, a judge Monday ruled the man could not use expert testimony that the teacher did not have the personality traits consistent with someone who would sexually assault a child.
Pepin County Circuit Court...
Removing a book or other resource from a library within the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District will soon require a different process, and a public committee will be the final step in that process.
The school district is in the midst of overhauling its media selection and removal policies, and...
A Galesville business may not be hosting its annual Christmas event because it does not have a space to hold said event after the city council voted to deny them use of the city shop.
The council voted against allowing Jake Halama of Galesville business Jake’s Moving and Storage to hold its fourth...
Business owners in Galesville will have slightly tighter restrictions on what they can use for signage outside of their businesses, particularly on city sidewalks.
The changes include the chief of police and superintendent of public works now being able to issue the permits to allow street signs....
The Galesville city council last week approved an update to its noxious weed ordinance to update the proper state statute listed in the ordinance.
The change will ensure the ordinance is enforceable — the nearby Ettrick village board recently dropped an impending fine against a resident because its...
As the Independence School District enters its first year of a two-year co-op agreement with Gilmanton for all school sports, the school board heard an update on the early impact it has had.
District athletic director Jenna Sonsalla told the board at its meeting last week Tuesday that there are...
A man was charged last week with five felonies for cursing at Trempealeau County jailers, throwing feces and urine at them and removing a camera from his cell in March.
Clint Cohan, 41, who is listed as an inmate in the Jackson County Correctional Institute in Black River Falls, faces the charges...
One of the two Mega! Co-op Holiday convenience stores in Trempealeau County has closed its doors after the company filed for bankruptcy recently.
In a press release sent to the Times last week, the company announced that it would close 13 of its 31 stores, but would not lay off any employees.
“As...
Fixing the second floor ceiling at Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center in Galesville will cost between $74,000 and $84,000, and the Galesville city council unanimously approved proceeding with construction drawings for the fix at last Thursday’s meeting.
There is no guarantee for the...
Stacey Klein
A member of the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors has officially announced her candidacy for United States Senate against Senator Tammy Baldwin in the 2024 general election.
According to a press release, Stacey Klein was raised on a dairy farm and graduated from Arcadia High School. She...
Sports
Whitehall’s Harlow Foss passed to the front row during their match against Blair-Taylor last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After a close loss in the fourth set, the Whitehall volleyball team controlled the fifth to pick up a Dairyland Conference win over neighboring Blair-Taylor last week Tuesday.
After the teams split...
