News
The Arcadia city council and Mayor John Kimmel didn’t have much disagreement on the concept of putting money toward a new fire station for the Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department. With details on such a project still scant, however, the council wasn’t so keen on moving forward now with transferring a...
At its monthly meeting on April 9 the Independence school board discussed plans for a potential partnership aimed at creating a Trempealeau Valley Cooperative (TVC) Healthcare Academy for students in Independence, Blair, Whitehall and Arcadia.
According to District Administrator Paul Franzwa, the...
At last Monday night’s meeting, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School Board unanimously approved the wording for its $44,755,000 referendum, which was approved at last month’s board meeting.
A portion of the referendum wording, read by board Vice President Adam Leavitt, stated:
“There shall be issued...
Todd Gieck
A man charged with shooting and killing Kyle Dahl, formerly of Ettrick, will stand trial beginning next Monday.
Todd Gieck, 63, formerly of Melrose, is scheduled for a jury trial Monday through Friday, facing a charge of first-degree reckless homicide and two other felonies.
Gieck was charged in...
Wednesday, April 1
04:16 — Whitehall: Two people are breaking into a garage.
04:43 — Dodge: The caller’s brother was driving by his home.
05:33 — Ettrick: Two deer are on the side of the road.
05:39 — Whitehall: A car hit a deer.
06:36 — Whitehall: A vehicle is swerving from the fog line to the...
Captain Drexel Sprecher, an Independence native, is pictured presenting evidence against the defendant Hans Fritsche during the first Nuremberg war crimes trial. (Submitted photo)
Independence, Trempealeau County and Nuremberg, Germany, were a world apart when a son was born to Walter and Florence Sprecher on March 25, 1913.
While growing up in Independence, that young boy, Drexel Sprecher, could not have possibly guessed his life would take him to Nuremberg, Germany, where...
Davy Engineering President Mark Davy addressed the Galesville city council to announce the lowest bidder for the Campus Court drainage improvement project and explain the specifics of the plan.
Mark Davy said the city received a total of six bids for the project, all of which were competitive and...
It took a little extra time for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau baseball team to finally get their 2026 season underway. That anticipated first week of game action sent them straight away into conference play, where they put a tick in both the win and loss columns.
The Red Hawks (1-1, 1-1 Coulee)...
Wednesday, March 25
03:03 — Osseo: An agency requested assistance with a death notification.
05:51 — Ettrick: A deer is in the middle of the road. It is still alive.
07:48 — Independence: The caller reported a one-vehicle rollover. The vehicle is filling with water.
09:59 — Galesville: The...
There was guaranteed to be significant turnover regardless of the results of last Tuesday’s election, but there wasn’t as much as there could have been.
Four county supervisors who have served the last two years opted not to seek reelection and four more were challenged on...
