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At a time when schools are fighting growing truancy concerns, the Galesville city council is considering the future of its own ordinance surrounding the issue.
The council last Thursday opted to wait for more information before slashing its truancy ordinance, but multiple council members asked if...
An Eau Claire man was charged with his ninth driving under the influence after he was reportedly found by police officers unconscious in his car in the McDonald’s drive through in Osseo.
Charles Enersen, 55, of 3136 Craig Road, is charged with driving under the influence, seventh, eighth or nineth...
The Independence school board is seeking write-in candidates for the April 4 election.
The seats held by Robert Guza and Jen Rombalski are up for election this spring. Guza is running for reelection, but Rombalski filed a declaration of non-candidacy. Interested parties can file as write-ins...
The Independence city council members voted to install a catwalk in the city clock tower for safer maintenance.
There are two cables over 100-feet long in the tower that run down pulleys for the clock and the striker, which should be regularly oiled, but the cables are thirty feet in the air. The...
The two handicapped parking spaces in front of the Garden of Eatin’ restaurant in Galesville will move to the back of the building.
There is a handicap ramp behind the building, and the owners requested city council permission to move the spaces there for easier access, Mayor Vince Howe told the...
An exemption that, apparently, had been allowed without council consideration in the past won’t be permitted this year.
The council heard about a request from Feyen Pumping Service (Feyen) asking to allow the company to exceed seasonal weight restrictions on roads that were annexed into the city....
After meeting with state officials and representatives of a billboard company, Arcadia’s mayor said just one ailing tree will be removed, not the original 11.
“I told them Arcadia was all about trying to become a tree city,” said Mayor Kevin Mayzek, “and that we would fight” the original plan to...
Rick Niemeier
When Rick Niemeier’s role in county government grew from corporation counsel to include directing human resources and taking on administration tasks, he decided a new look might help.
Now, instead of the Niemeier who was often seen in suit and tie in the courthouse conducting his legal duties,...
Wednesday, March 1
08:42 — Blair: Female is requesting a welfare check. She hasn’t had contact with the subject in two to three days.
09:14 — Arcadia: A green truck slid in the ditch.
09:23 — Ettrick: A vehicle is blocking half the roadway.
09:35 — Whitehall: An inmate wants to press charges...
Blair-Taylor's Lindsay Steien raced down the court after a steal during their WIAA State Semifinal game against Wabeno/Laona on Friday.
As hard as they tried, nothing could prepare Wabeno/Laona for their game against Blair-Taylor in Friday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division Five State Semifinal game.
The Wildcats took control of the game early as Lindsay Steien and Abby Thompson scored inside before Kierstyn...
