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Members of the Independence school board have asked district administration to bring more information on safety concerns in the elementary school following the results of the annual student survey, which were shared at last week’s board meeting.
Elementary students in third, fourth and fifth grade...
A new committee of city council and community members in Independence will plan for the next set of signs that will greet visitors to the municipality.
The Independence city council last Monday unanimously approved creating the committee, which will look to repair the current signs that suffer from...
The Independence School District will begin upgrading its current fleet of student iPads.
The Independence school board last Tuesday unanimously approved buying 100 new iPads for students to use as technology continues to merge with education.
Students from kindergarten through 12th grade use...
The Independence city council last week approved the 2024 budget it will propose for final approval at its budget hearing in December.
The council was choosing between two budget options, with the difference being whether to replace the money it lost to the state related to industrial development...
The City of Galesville plans to spend slightly less money in 2024 and collect less in taxes.
The Galesville City Council on Thursday unanimously approved its annual budget for next year, which comes with a 1.66% decrease in spending and a 0.61% decrease in money earned from property taxes.
The city...
It took the village president to break the tie, but the Ettrick village board voted to increase sewer rates by five percent in 2024.
This is the second straight year the village has raised rates by five percent, something that on one trustee who voted against the increase said the village has to...
With a big spike in intergovernmental revenues, the Blair city council approved a budget for next year that is $116,527 higher than this year’s spending.
The approval at last week Monday’s meeting came unanimously as a balanced budget with expenditures and revenues showing $1,714,964. That is an...
Broadway Street in Blair was paved last Thursday as work that began in July is concluding for the season. The paving came after the Blair city council rejected a request for a change order that could have added costs to the project. The project – including the final layer of pavement and sidewalks — will conclude next spring. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair city council at its regular meeting last week Monday rejected a measure that could have added to the cost of the Broadway St. project.
The council approved paying approximately $1.5 million for work done from Aug. 16 through Oct. 16, but council members balked when Charles Pearman of city...
Wednesday, Nov. 1
02:08 — Arcadia: A car hit a deer.
06:45 — Trempealeau: Caller reported something lying in the road. Caller isn’t sure what it is.
06:50 — Ettrick: A car hit a deer.
14:29 — Whitehall: An inmate is requesting a welfare check.
14:46 — Galesville: Theft of a tree stand reported...
Trempealeau County property taxes are expected to take a dip in 2024, though at least part of the reason is hikes in prices elsewhere.
The board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at their annual budget session next Tuesday at 10 a.m. to consider a $79.830 million spending plan that, though...
