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The process for bidding on constructing streets and other projects in the village of Trempealeau is changing.
Moving forward, the village administrator and village streets superintendent will be tasked with collecting bids for road construction projects — a change from the current process that sees...
After initial estimates released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction showed a considerable decrease in state aid that is expected to be available for the Independence School District, updated figures show the district could actually receive about a 3.5 percent increase.
The...
The village of Trempealeau will continue planning for the development of a new park on the North end of the village on King Street.
The Trempealeau village board last Thursday approved — by a 5-0 vote — to pay $230,000 to Ayres Associates, Inc. for the design, planning and bidding for the parkland...
The Independence city council convened at its regular meeting last week Monday to discuss further progress in the roll-out of the new Tri-City Sanitation trash bins.
Councilman Jason Ekern informed the council that Darin Pape, the new owner of Tri-City Sanitation, is requesting to hold a meeting...
Arcadia council members approved a motorcycle ride and outside music event that support the Wounded Warrior organization.
The council last Wednesday authorized a special event license for Aug. 19 for the annual event that organizers say has generated $140,000 for injured military veterans. The...
A plot of land in the town of Trempealeau will soon be annexed into the village of Trempealeau.
The 2.23-acre plot sits between County Road K and Schubert Road and is surrounded by current village territory.
The owner of the property has asked to be annexed into the village with the plan of...
The reconstruction of Broadway St. officially began last week Wednesday. The first phase includes work on the portion of the street where the annual Blair Cheese Festival truck and tractor pull typically takes place. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair city council is willing to allow the annual truck and tractor pull to be held on the newly reconstructed Broadway Street as part of the annual Cheese Festival celebration, but the approval comes with a contingency.
Construction on Broadway St. is scheduled to be done on Sept. 8 and Cheese...
Unsurprisingly, two officials elected to represent Trempealeau County on the state level disagree on the budget signed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers last week.
Republican State Representative Treig Pronschinske, of the 92nd Assembly District, said the budget “clearly demonstrated” Evers, a...
A local team emerged as the champions of the Pleasantville Lions Club’s Fourth of July Fastpitch Softball tournament on Sunday.
My Second Home Bar and Grill of Pigeon Falls won the tournament for the second straight year. The local team beat Striker’s Lanes of Baldwin, 8-1, in the championship game...
Wednesday, June 28
01:40 — Blair: Officer is attempting to locate a male on a warrant.
07:28 — Ettrick: Officer reported a stop sign is missing.
08:19 — Strum: Report of a vehicle in the ditch.
08:23 — Eleva: A black vehicle with no plates has been parked at the town shop for some time. There is...
