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Democrats who were hoping Trempealeau County would turn blue again were disappointed on election night as President Donald Trump won the county, but the incumbent president lost both the state and the country — both popular vote and electoral college — to challenger Joe Biden...
An 18-year-old Ettrick woman has been charged with two felonies after deputies allegedly tracked down a 16-year-old through a school-issued computer tablet and found him at the woman’s home.
Shauna Bue, 18, of 22836 N. Main St., Ettrick is charged with interfering with child custody, contributing...
County board members are now scheduled to vote at their regular Nov. 16 meeting on whether the county should build a $40 million addition to the courthouse.
The latest change in the vote date was driven by requests from both supervisors and consultants working on the project to take advantage of...
A drop in the city’s assessed value will make a mill rate increase likely for Independence taxpayers.
Though the city’s tentative budget at $1.415 million for 2021 is lower than the 2020 budget of $1.448 million, an overall $2 million drop in the value of property means a likely hike in the mill...
In the fifth case brought against him since December of 2019, a Galesville man faces four more felonies for violations of bond conditions after being charged with drug possession, other bail jumping, intimidating a witness and violating a restraining order.
Christopher John Stewart, 43, of...
A jump in the value of property in the county, low interest rates and a budget anticipating somewhat lower spending are reducing the county’s mill rate.
The 2021 rate is $657 for each $100,000 in property value compared to this year’s $670 per $100,000, according to county clerk Paul Syverson. With...
The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 tripled last week as yet another record for new cases was set.
Trempealeau County Health Department Director Barb Barczak said all six of the county residents who have died from the virus — including four last week — were over the age of 60, however, she...
Wednesday, Oct. 21
11:34 — Galesville: Caller’s juvenile daughter ran away.
11:50 — Dodge: A male just slapped a female in the face.
11:58 — Osseo: State Patrol request the sheriff’s department attempt to locate a vehicle that got off the interstate at the Osseo exit.
15:40 — Blair: A female is...
25 YEARS AGO
Nov. 9, 1995
Neighboring property owners have raised concerns about the proposed expansion of a rural Whitehall mobile home park. At issue is a proposed change in zoning for property adjoining the Stagecoach Lanes trailer park, which is located at the intersection of Hwy. 53 and...
(Editor's note: The following story appeared in the Oct. 26, 2016 edition of the Times)
In 1989 two young men were driving along Highway 53, going to work at Tiffany Tie and Lumber, when the vehicle’s driver saw what looked to be a young Native American man dancing in full garb alongside the road...
