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Gary Capouch, the 2023 recipient of the Ettrick Citizen of the Year award, has lived in Ettrick for more than three decades and has worked on a number of community projects that range from his family farm and vegetable stand to designing the village ‘Welcome’ sign and serving the Lions Club and village board. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
When Gary Capouch designed the massive sign that greets visitors into the Village of Ettrick off Highway 53, he wanted to make sure it showcased the community’s special bond.
Capouch scribed the words ‘For life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ on the bottom of the sign, which have since been...
Jordan Rotering of Arcadia tried to secure an interception along the sideline during their game against Osseo-Fairchild on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
As soon as Max Blaschko broke into the open field, the Arcadia football team knew it had figured out how to move the ball on the ground as it downed Osseo-Fairchild, 32-0, in its season opener at Cashen Field last week.
The Raiders took an 8-0 lead into halftime, but had struggled to sustain its...
Wednesday, Aug. 9
00:00 — Whitehall: An unwanted male won’t leave the caller’s apartment.
02:10 — Galesville: People are in the road; no vehicles are around.
03:35 — Strum: Someone jumped out of a vehicle and now appears to be looking in the caller’s woods.
04:37 — Jackson County: Caller’s...
The book “Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality” will remain in the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle School library for the 2023-24 school year after months of committee meetings, school board movement and citizen complaints.
A resource review committee on Aug. 3...
A Galesville city council member hopes the elected board has put its previous personnel issues in the past after legal fees have piled up.
Council member Jean Wallner spoke at last week’s meeting, saying it is time for the council to move past the public disagreement between councilor Tory-Kale...
A La Crosse man initially hired by a Galesville woman as an investigator is accused of defrauding the woman of over $86,000 since 2017.
Agents with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigations, allege that Keith Scott Burch, 55, convinced the woman to give him money for...
The Independence school board last week Tuesday heard about a considerable donation made by Pilgrim’s Pride.
“We recently received a $70,000 Hometown Strong grant from Pilgrim’s,” Paul Franzwa, district superintendent, said. “What we are proposing to do with the money is to build a soccer field/...
The Independence city council has set a date to officially switch over from garbage bags to garbage cans.
Thursday, Oct. 26, is the discontinue date set for the pickup of blue single-use trash bags in the Tri-City Sanitation contract proposal with the City of Independence, though he contract has...
Businesses offering massages within Galesville city limits will no longer have to receive a permit from the city to operate after the city council last week voted to repeal its ordinance regarding massage establishments.
The ordinance originally required a license to be obtained through the city...
Five months after it was first considered, Galesville has repealed its ordinance on truancy for K-12 education.
The Galesville city council approved the repeal with a 5-0 vote at its meeting last Thursday with councilor Diane Redsten absent.
The recommendation follows a recent meeting between...
