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The construction manager for the county’s new justice center said the building will remain safe and secure as the project wrestles with bids that are $3 million over budget, but that courthouse renovations could take a hit.
“Inflation over the last three months has kicked our tail,” construction...
Citing some township resistance and procedural questions, county supervisors voted against supporting a highway committee decision to allow UTVs and ATVs on county roads, a vote the committee can ignore.
Before the six-to-nine vote against opening the roads to the vehicles Monday, proponents argued...
Local law enforcement and Whitehall school officials have determined a threat left on the school voicemail was not credible.
According to a press release sent by the school, the district’s office personnel heard a voice message that said “Andy Pandy will be killed on Monday.” The Whitehall Police...
Whitehall city officials agreed to sign a purchase agreement with a group interested in buying the city’s public golf course, though the sale is not yet final.
The city council’s action came following a closed session last Tuesday to review the long-discussed sale of the nine-hole course to ParTee...
The Trempealeau County Health Department has, for the second week in a row, deemed COVID-19 to be the cause of death for a county resident.
The death, reported last Thursday, is the 51st in the county since the pandemic began in early 2020. Eight of the deaths have happened since the disease...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District is putting action behind their wish to thank teachers for continuing to overcome multiple obstacles while teaching during a global pandemic.
The district school board voted last Monday to:
• Extend spring break by two days, adding Wednesday, April 13 and...
Arcadia officials revived a discussion of curbside recycling pickup in the city, a proposal that has been rejected by voters twice, but postponed acting on the idea.
City Administrator Chad Hawkins told the council last Wednesday that the council could act on its own to require residents to pay...
Trempealeau County residents are used to the curveballs Mother Nature can throw during the winter months.
But, a tornado in December? That’s a first.
The National Weather Service in La Crosse confirmed a tornado landed in Trempealeau last Wednesday and are working to determine if another one hit...
Gabe Pietrek of Independence/Gilmanton scored a takedown during the Whitehall Invitational on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The home team was close, but Brookwood ended up topping the field at the Whitehall Invitational on Friday.
The Blackhawks scored 164.5 points, just edging Whitehall by four. Independence/GIlmanton was third with 126 followed by Arcadia, 120; Mondovi, 75; North Crawford/Seneca, 61; Blair-Taylor, 61...
Wednesday, Dec. 8
02:36 — Independence: Commercial burglary alarm.
05:32 — Arcadia: A tip was received saying a man, woman and child were fighting. There was a lot of yelling and screaming, as well as things breaking.
07:48 — Melrose: 911 caller was heading to work on Highway 54 and was in a...
