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A former Osseo teacher pleaded not guilty to a sexual assault of a student charge after his lawyer questioned whether the contact that prompted the complaint might have been incidental.
A status conference for Nicholas S. Bergeron, 31, of 413 Elm St, Strum is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2023. He is free...
The neighbors of a planned multi-family residence at the east end of Jefferson Street in Arcadia renewed their concerns about runoff from the project site.
The neighbors told the city council last Wednesday that their worries have been increased by the height of the fill placed on the site, and...
Errors in planning and miscommunication surrounding the addition of a road in a tax incremental district (TID) within the village of Trempealeau will require nearly half-a-million dollars in repairs and remedies.
The road, just off Highway 35 when driving into Trempealeau from Holmen, was...
The Independence school board discussed possible changes to their volunteer policy at their most recent meeting.
“There’s nothing wrong with this; it is all good stuff. I’m just looking to eliminate redundancy,” district administrator Paul Franzwa said.
One proposed change would allow parents to...
The Ettrick village board approved a five percent increase in sewer rates at its regular meeting last week Tuesday, but the decision was not unanimous.
In the past, the board had decided to do annual five percent increases, which came up to a vote again last week. But trustee Josh Hanson questioned...
Community members will decide the future of the Trempealeau Pool in a referendum ask in April’s election. The Trempealeau village board last week approved the referendum, which will ask voters if the village can permanently raise the tax levy in order to maintain the pool. A failed referendum would result in the closure of the pool following the 2023 season. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The future of the Trempealeau Pool is now in the hands of the voters.
The Trempealeau village board last week unanimously approved a referendum question for April’s election, one that will ask residents if they are willing to pay more in taxes to fund the rising costs of the pool on 4th Street.
If...
The G-E-T High School Performing Arts Center is in the midst of its first full year of performances after easing back into action post-COVID. The PAC is readying for its final professional shows over the next several months and has already seen fans fill the seats in its grand opening for outside performances this fall. The PAC was ready in 2020 after a $9.8 million referendum, but the pandemic forced a few slow years. (Submitted photos)
When construction of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School Performing Arts Center was completed back in November 2020, the expansive state-of-the-art facility could not be used to its full capacity.
COVID was preventing outside performances, and only a pair of district concerts were held near...
Wednesday, Oct. 26
03:57 — Trempealeau County: Three cows are in the roadway.
07:18 — Whitehall: Courthouse employee reported a party is possibly asleep in a vehicle in a parking lot. Reporting party thought the subject should be checked on.
07:58 — Ettrick: A red car nearly ran her and an...
One of the candidates bumped after a primary race for Trempealeau County clerk of courts has announced her candidacy as a write-in, making the clerk’s race the only Nov. 8 contest for any county post.
Winner of the clerk of courts Republican primary in August was Kari Tidquist, senior deputy clerk...
The Arcadia school board has selected its newest member.
Vicente Moreno was unanimously approved by the board to fill the opening left by former member Rob Hurlburt. Moreno’s first meeting will be in November.
Moreno will fill the seat until April 2023, when the seat will be up for election. The...
