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The Galesville city council voted unanimously in favor of annexing land that will be the new home of the Blue Angels Gymnastics Club.
According to City Clerk Jennifer Hess, the gymnastics club requested to annex its property from the town of Gale to the city of Galesville to allow them to access...
Two 4K teachers, Brenna Smedama of Ettrick Elementary and Lisa Lavrey of Galesville Elementary, along with Marie Sonsalla, special education and pupil services director, addressed the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board last Monday evening to discuss the district’s all-day 4K program.
The...
The Flock Safety camera pictured above was debated by the Galesville city council last Thursday. The camera was put in place at the request of the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office and is used to track vehicles by scanning license plates. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Following questions about a Flock camera installed on a pole in Galesville, the city council voted to allow the camera to stay during a special meeting held Thursday.
Flock cameras are automated license plate readers and surveillance devices used by law enforcement and private security firms to...
Associated Milk Producers, Inc. announced recently, it will implement temporary layoffs of 86 employees in Blair as the factory transitions to cottage cheese production. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
According to a filing with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Associated Milk Producers Incorporated is planning to lay off 86 of its Blair employees as it transitions from making cheddar cheese to cottage cheese.
In the letter signed by President and CEO Sheryl Meshke, the...
A total of nine Trempealeau County girls wrestlers kept their seasons alive last weekend, performing well enough at regionals to advance to sectionals and move just one step away from the state tournament.
Arcadia and Blair-Taylor each are sending three wrestlers to sectionals courtesy of top-two...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau girls basketball team ended a lengthy losing streak with a road win over Black River Falls last month. In the rematch, the Red Hawks only improved on that performance to complete a satisfying season sweep.
G-E-T (3-19, 2-9 Coulee) used a second-half surge to power past...
Wednesday, Jan. 28
00:53 — Osseo: The caller’s boyfriend shot himself.
07:05 — Whitehall: The jail requested assistance with placing an inmate in a padded cell.
07:14 — Independence: A panic alarm was activated.
10:31 — Arcadia: The caller reported a theft.
13:34 — Osseo: 911 hang-up.
13:53 —...
At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Trempealeau village board voted to appoint Jackie Knepper to fill a vacancy on the village’s plan commission.
The village received four applicants for the open seat prior to Thursday’s meeting. Only applicants who reside within the village were eligible for...
A month after receiving a rundown on a trio of loans that were approaching a maturity date, the Independence city council approved new terms on each of them.
The council made those approvals at their meeting last Monday, where Independence State Bank executive vice president/chief credit officer...
The Independence school board discussed the district’s Achievement Gap Reduction program, as well as policy recommendations from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards at its regular monthly meeting last Monday.
Elementary and middle school Principal Rachael Gamroth addressed the board to...
