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Cain Fremstad of Blair-Taylor went in for a layup during their game against Independence last week Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Blair-Taylor High School boys basketball team earned a regional championship last week, its 18th over the last three decades.
Blair-Taylor won all three of its regional playoff games, beating Independence in a first round matchup on Tuesday before handling Brookwood on Friday and winning the...
Wednesday, Feb. 23
02:59 — Independence: Two vehicles are in the ditch.
03:15 — Independence: A vehicle hit a squad car.
03:53 — Independence: Arcadia officer reported an accident.
04:11 — Independence: A vehicle is in the ditch.
06:36 — Osseo: A sheep dog is wandering around the intersection...
25 YEARS AGO
March 13, 1997
The city of Whitehall’s special swimming pool committee accepted a design proposal from D.F. Burbach Municipal Engineers. The action by the committee – which consists of the full city council – essentially authorizes the Platteville firm to begin drawing up final plans...
In keeping with raises given other county elected officials, supervisors approved a 2.88 percent annual pay increase for the sheriff, clerk of court and coroner.
The four-year scale approved by the board Monday mean that, by 2026, the clerk of court position will earn $76,799; sheriff, $106,995;...
A review of the details of the county’s new justice center netted some savings, but the project may still have to rely on $1.6 million in federal pandemic relief funds to cover unexpected costs.
A second round of bids of portions of the $43 million project left it still over budget, causing county...
After much discussion, the Blair-Taylor school board voted last week Monday to donate $6,271 toward the town of Curran’s broadband expansion project, while also limiting what other municipalities could receive in the future.
Multiple board members expressed concern about setting a precedent with...
Representatives from Gundersen Tri-County officially broke ground last Wednesday on the new hospital that will be built near the existing building in Whitehall. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Construction on a new hospital building in Whitehall officially began last week with a formal groundbreaking ceremony right outside the current Gundersen Tri-County Hospital building.
Minneapolis-based firm Kraus-Anderson (KA) is the contractor for the project to replace the 60-year-old hospital...
25 YEARS AGO
March 6, 1997
The cities of Independence and Whitehall were waiting for word this week on state grants that would fund new fire stations in both communities. The state Department of Commerce had indicated that it would announce the recipients of this year’s community development...
There were a couple more COVID-19 cases reported in Trempealeau County last week than the previous week, but the total number is still among the lowest since last fall.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 81 new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County last week. That’s a slight...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District will no longer rely on the Harvard Model for COVID-19 data tracking and decisions, according to a presentation from Superintendent Michele Butler last week.
The Harvard Model, which looks at COVID spread and averages numbers per 100,000 people, was not...
