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Much like the teachers and support within the district, Blair-Taylor School District administrators will see a three-percent increase in their salaries for the 2025-26 school year.
The Blair-Taylor school board approved the three-percent increase to administrative salaries for next year after...
After some early optimism, Whitehall School District Superintendent Mike Beighley said it is “politics as usual in Madison” when it comes to the state budget, particularly the funds that will be designated to public schools.
Beighley told the district board of education at last week Monday’s...
Ron Anderson sparked the idea and had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening of the kayak launch at Larson Park in Whitehall last week. The Whitehall Lions Club oversaw the project, which included the installation of the launch on June 10. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
While the city certainly provided resources, Whitehall Mayor Jeff Hauser said the opening of the kayak launch along the Trempealeau River at Larson Park was more about sweat equity than tax dollars and cents.
“I’d like to say this is your tax dollars at work, but that would be a lie,” Hauser told a...
With Henry Sonsalla looking on, Elk Rod and Gun Club member Doug Yapp attempted to corral some of the newly planted rainbow trout in a net at the spring-fed pond located on the Bragger Family Farm last week. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
It has a different species of trout, which will be released in a different location, but the spring-fed trout pond on the Bragger Family Farm is full again.
The pond had been used since at least the end of World War II to raise brown trout, which were then released into area streams as part of the...
Wednesday, June 11
03:16 — Blair: A deer needs to be dispatched.
05:16 — Trempealeau: A car hit a deer.
07:12 — Blair: A deer needs to be dispatched.
07:56 — Trempealeau: 911 hang-up.
08:08 — Trempealeau: The caller reported that a burglar alarm has sounded.
08:26 — Strum: The caller said...
In one way or another, Lisa Marie Pettis has been dealing with cancer for a long time, but she isn’t letting it run her life.
“There’s so much more… cancer doesn’t define me,” Pettis said in an interview with the Times. “I define cancer.”
Pettis, an Osseo resident, is this year’s honorary survivor...
Todd Coplien has been sober for 10 months, started a new job and was recently married, but he’ll have to wait a little bit longer before he can bartend again. However, the punishment isn’t nearly what it could be, and still considerably better than one motion that was voted down.
Coplien appeared...
At its most recent meeting, the Arcadia city council heard a presentation from the Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission (MRRPC), which was recently awarded the city’s request for proposals to update its comprehensive plan.
This contract engages MRRPC’s planning services to assist the city...
At its regular meeting, the Arcadia school board reviewed the results of a comprehensive facilities assessment conducted by Upper 90, an energy service company that specializes in facility and infrastructure improvements.
The assessment identified several high-priority needs, particularly at the...
James Devenport
A man who is currently imprisoned for two other sexual assault convictions has been charged with 11 more counts in Trempealeau County Circuit Court.
James C. Devenport, 57, formerly of Blair, was charged last week with 10 counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of second-...
