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The Trempealeau Municipal Pool is closed for the 2024 season, and final numbers shared at last Thursday’s village board meeting indicated high usage and shared the possible impact of reciprocity agreements for area municipalities.
Preliminary numbers show the Trempealeau pool earned $33,000 in...
The parking lot near the Independence School District’s multi-use community sports field will be paved.
The field was added with a grant from Pilgrim’s Pride. It currently houses soccer nets and eventually will be the practice football field. The district received two bids for the work, and chose...
While a camper was parked there on Tuesday of this week, the Blair city council voted last Thursday to restrict parking in the city parking lot located at Gilbert and Center streets to passenger vehicles.
Those driving semi-trucks and other large vehicles won’t be able to park on the city parking lot they’ve utilized in the past.
The Blair city council voted at last Thursday’s meeting to allow only passenger vehicles to park in the lot located on Gilbert and Center streets. Work to repave the lot...
Members of the Ettrick village board didn’t think the village should be responsible for water issues that apparently have arisen in the town of Ettrick shop.
Village President Marc Baures said the township has had issues with water running into its new shop and had requested the village pay for...
As the city prepares for a long-awaited flood project, the Arcadia council approved testing interest in moving some houses, paying to move play equipment and a relocation package for a homeowner.
Mayor John Kimmel told the council last Wednesday that there has been interest in moving some of the...
A 43-year-old Whitehall woman has been charged with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy.
The charges of felony sexual assault of a child and misdemeanor resisting arrest against Erika Bauer of W16574 Schroeder Road arose from an incident at the victim’s home Sept. 4, according to the criminal...
Independence city officials approved a hike in garbage collection fees, shut down — for at least a month — the historical society offices in city hall and heard that the Bugle Lake dam is leaking.
The 55-cent-a month increase in garbage collection fees will go into effect Jan. 1. The increase comes...
Brian and Jean Stenberg will be honored as marshals for the 2024 Cheese Fest parade in Blair on Sunday.
Both have been active in the community for decades.
Jean Stenberg worked more than 40 years in the food stand in addition to helping with the Cheese Chase, yard award and kiddie parade. She is...
The Arcadia High School boys soccer team won both of its Mississippi Valley Conference games last week as the Raiders continue an unblemished start to its season.
Arcadia defeated Sparta last Tuesday and followed up with another dominant win in La Crosse on Thursday.
The Raiders beat Sparta 4-0...
Wednesday, Aug. 28
00:07 — Osseo: The caller is looking to speak with State Patrol.
01:29 — La Crosse County: The 911 caller is complaining about raccoons outside.
03:06 — Dodge: A 911 caller said his mother is assaulting him.
07:00 — Blair: The caller reported a subject is driving a car that...
