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The Whitehall city council was told last week that work on Hobson Street is on schedule despite a rainy spring.
The council received an update from Haas Sons regarding the Hobson Street project. Work has proceeded from where they left off last year up to Sunset, with work continuing up to Sheila...
The youngest students across the country have fallen behind after years of nontraditional learning due to a global pandemic–the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District hopes to help those learners catch back up with the addition of two new ESSER-funded teaching positions beginning next school year...
An empty lot on the corner of Ellis and Scranton streets has long been considered the future home of the Whitehall Public Library, but library officials have begun looking at other plans due to a lack of funding and rising costs. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
After not receiving a grant necessary to construct a new building, Whitehall Public Library officials have begun exploring other options.
At its regular meeting last Tuesday, the Whitehall city council approved gave permission for a structural evaluation of 36328 Main Street, the former Oakwood...
Jeremy Reed, Habitat for Humanity construction manager (from left); Arcadia Mayor Kevin Mayzek; Kahya Fox, habitat executive director; Marcelina Jose; and Rocky Lisowski, human resources manager for Pilgrims, break ground for a habitat home in Arcadia. Jose and her five children will occupy the house on East Wilson Street, which will be built with the help of volunteers and contributions. (Times photograph by Debbie Foss)
Habitat for Humanity broke ground in Arcadia last Thursday in preparation for a home to be built for a woman and her five children.
The home will be constructed at 1109 E. Wilson St. using Arcadia contributions, volunteers and habitat of La Crosse resources. The Arcadia house is the first to be...
The Augusta boys track and field team and Cochrane-Fountain City girls emerged as the best in the Dairyland Conference as both won the conference championship meet hosted by Independence/Gilmanton last Thursday.
The Blair-Taylor girls were the best amongst area teams, taking second while the...
Arcadia High School's Cole Sobotta teed off on hole one at Drugan's Castle Mound Golf Course in Holmen last Thursday. Sobotta finished third as an individual and paced the Raiders to a conference championship. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
When winter hit and snow covered the ground this year — and especially when the wintery weather decided to hang around for what some might say was too long — Arcadia High School boys’ golf coach Mitch Sobotta continued to keep in touch with his golfers ahead of the spring golf season.
The Raiders...
G-E-T senior Genna O'Neill sent a pitch to the plate in a 5-2 win over Tomah at G-E-T High School last Wednesday. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
As the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School softball team prepares for a postseason that they hope includes a long run and multiple wins, the Red Hawks are proving to area teams just how good they can be.
They continued that trend with a win over Tomah—the top team in the nearby Mississippi Valley...
Wednesday, May 4
00:08 — Independence: A deer that was struck needs to be dispatched.
02:43 — Eleva: A dark pickup was reported to be swerving.
04:21 — Blair: A vehicle is on the ice of the road and subjects are trying to flag people down with a flashlight.
04:50 — Blair: Caller struck a deer...
25 YEARS AGO
May 22, 1997
An Independence teenager has been charged with first-degree homicide in the fatal shooting early Saturday morning of his mother’s boyfriend, 31-year-old Gerald Bisek. Ryan Bogdonovich made his initial appearance in Trempealeau County Circuit Court Monday. Independence...
A few weeks after accusing the city of Blair’s “administration” of conducting a “witch hunt” against city Police Chief Kent Johnson, First Ward alderman Dennis Stephenson resigned from his post.
Stephenson submitted his resignation prior to the council’s May 2 meeting. The decision came after he...
