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County officials will explore costs before eliminating the position of coroner in favor of a medical examiner.
At Monday’s county executive finance committee, member Dave Orsch urged members to delay shifting the position to medical examiner given how costly that role might be. The committee voted...
After decades of representing the Village of Trempealeau and its residents, Kurt Wood will not be running village board meetings past April.
The current village board president will not seek reelection in April’s election, ending a 30-year tenure on the board, he recently told the Times.
Wood...
Sewer utility rates for Trempealeau residents will increase by five percent next year following village board action last week.
The Trempealeau village board unanimously approved the increase at its meeting last Thursday, which takes effect Jan. 1.
Individual charges for sewer rates are different...
One month after the Trempealeau village board talked about spending nearly $500,000 in Tax Increment District (TID) dollars to fix a road in the commercial development because of alleged planning errors by a former employee, the future of such fixes is temporarily in question.
Village Administrator...
Arcadia taxpayers are likely to see a slight bump in the city’s tax rate in 2023, while cuts by the council gives the city a $3.46 million balanced budget.
The 2023 budget approved by the council last Wednesday also gives the Arcadia Public Library a one-time boost in funding of $19,000 to cover...
The Whitehall School District is offering space to lease for a child care center in the former Beaver Builders Supply building that was purchased by the district last month. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Whitehall school board voted at its regular meeting last week Monday to make space for a child care center available in the recently purchased former Beaver Builders Supply property and to accept proposals until its January meeting.
Based on conversations at the November meeting, the space...
Wednesday, Nov. 23
01:02 — Independence: Female is requesting an interpreter.
07:22 — Whitehall: Caller said there is a wounded buck behind his shed.
09:40 — Arcadia: Caller wants her adult daughter removed. She has asked her daughter to leave, but she refuses. There is nothing physical going...
A new intermediate school will not be the focus of any referendum questions by the Arcadia School District in the immediate future following a community survey that showed residents are more comfortable with supporting an operational referendum.
Results from the survey, conducted by School...
Hunters had considerably more success in Trempealeau County this year than last year as the total number of deer harvested was also higher than the five-year average from 2017-2021.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, there were 2,299 deer harvested in Trempealeau County on...
A restructure within the Trempealeau Police Department will help to create a clear chain of command and allow for more personalized responsibilities, Chief Jeremy Randall thinks.
Matthew Wright was recently promoted to sergeant, while officer Christopher Carley added investigator to his job title....
