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Arcadia school board members thanked longtime board member Randy Nilsestuen (fourth from left) with a plaque for his 25 years of service to the board and school district. Nilsestuen resigned from the board in July and served in two separate terms, most recently as vice president. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A balancing act more than a decade ago showed how much local education means to Arcadia’s Randy Nilsestuen.
It was 2011, and Nilsestuen had just started substitute teaching in the Independence School District, but he also wanted to make sure he could still drive school bus part-time, all while...
After testing showed the arsenic levels fell below levels considered to be dangerous at the planned building site, the Whitehall city council unanimously approved building plans for the new Whitehall Public Library.
In July, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) performed a site investigation after...
Junior Kyle Seiling returned a kick for G-E-T during last Friday’s 24-14 loss to Aquinas at Roger Harring Stadium in La Crosse. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau football team looked like they had just sent a message and shut down one of the top offenses in the Coulee Conference to open conference play last Friday against Aquinas.
A three-and-out appeared to halt Aquinas’ opening drive at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s...
Wednesday, Aug. 23
01:58 — Dodge: Hospital would like to make a child protective services complaint.
07:24 — Galesville: Two dropped 911 calls from the same number.
07:33 — Galesville: Irrigation system is shooting over the highway.
07:41 — Strum: Caller is concerned about a vehicle that has...
An Independence man who allegedly acknowledged in a second interview with deputies that he was distracted by his phone when his truck hit a car head on in March has been charged with homicide by negligent use of a vehicle.
An initial court date has been set for Sept. 19 for Gavin Dominic Becker, 25...
The Blair-Taylor school board approved a plan to host an alternative education program and voted to disallow plays written by students at its regular meeting last week Monday.
The alternative education program will allow students who were having difficulty in school to still graduate with the rest...
For the second time in a year, Vicente Moreno will fill an open seat on the Arcadia school board.
The board last Monday voted 4-2 in favor of Moreno filling the open seat left by the recent resignation of former vice president Randy Nilsestuen.
Board members Tonya Rebhahn and Dana Conrad voted...
Hourly employees in the Arcadia School District will make more money during the 2023-24 school year.
All hourly employees — with the exception of those at Little Raiders Childcare Center — will see a $1.25 boost from their current wage, and the minimum wage for new hires will also increase.
The...
Wednesday, Aug. 16
01:02 — Whitehall: Caller said his boyfriend is holding his cat hostage.
06:02 — Eleva: A white SUV is passing at a high rate of speed and driving very erratically.
06:58 — Arcadia: One-vehicle rollover with minor injuries. No road blockage or entrapment.
09:34 — Whitehall:...
A Trempealeau County native is making a grand entrance to Lambeau Field.
Hunter Evenson had never been to a home game for the Green Bay Packers before last weekend, and he will now enter the historic football stadium by taking the microphone that has been held by some of the greatest performers in...
