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There will be at least some more shade at Dusso Park in Ettrick in the near future, but the village board hopes last week Tuesday’s vote was just the beginning.
The board voted unanimously to purchase four trees from Tree Savvy at a price of $550 per tree. That comes with a five-year warranty and a...
Trempealeau County is preparing a foreclosure case against Arcadia property owned by CSI Sands Wisconsin in Arcadia, a sand mining operation on Thompson Valley Road that owes over $345,000 in property taxes.
Trempealeau County Treasurer Lauri Halama said Monday steps are underway to foreclose on...
The Blair city council approved spending of up to $10,000 to have city engineering firm Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH) determine if cost estimates on mechanically dredging Lake Henry had sufficient information to proceed with obtaining a permit from the Department of Natural Resources.
At last...
Dave and Kelly Mattison will serve as the 2023 Blair Cheese Fest parade marshalls. This is the 85th annual Cheese Fest, and both Dave and Kelly have been involved in the event and community for the past several years. (Submitted photograph)
Since moving back to Blair in 1993, Dave Mattison and his wife Kelly have been to every event of the annual Blair Cheese Fest.
“Dave and I have been married 37 years, I don’t know of a Cheese Fest that we’ve missed,” Kelly said.
The couple is being honored for that dedication this year and will...
James Killian
A Trempealeau County judge is scheduled to rule in November whether the state department of justice retaliated against an Independence man when it filed new charges of child sex assault against him.
The attorney for James Killian, 63, of N39243 Jimmy Lane, has alleged 2019 charges brought against...
Wednesday, Aug. 30
08:49 — Whitehall: Male turned himself into the jail.
10:23 — Independence: A spreader almost ran a van off the road.
15:11 — Strum: Report of a vehicle that is on fire.
15:23 — Ettrick: Caller said a car passed him and another car in a no-passing zone.
15:26 — Osseo: Caller...
Whether or not truck and tractor pulls will be a part of this weekend’s Blair Cheese Festival celebration was still not certain as of early this week.
As of Monday, the Cheese Festival Committee had not yet signed a waiver that the Blair city council voted to require in order for the pulls to be...
Arcadia officials may rethink the commission that oversees city utilities after one council member argued utilities are overpaying employees while another said the city’s utility rates are comparatively low.
“I don’t agree with what they’ve done with wages,” council member Duane Matelski said last...
The Whitehall school board unanimously approved a comprehensive plan for the district’s new technology education center opening the door for a possible $1 million contribution from the Ronald and Joyce Wanek Foundation.
Board members did not discuss the plan or the possible funds coming from the...
Whitehall’s 150th birthday party will officially get underway this weekend.
The kickoff for the “150 Years of Welcome Home” sesquicentennial observance will be held Sunday at the Main St. bandstand (Whitehall Memorial School in the event of inclement weather). The event marks the day in early...
