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The Blair-Taylor School District has started searching its next superintendent, replacing the retiring Jeff Eide.
Eide has served as the district superintendent for eight years, but will officially retire on June 30. The district school board met to discuss replacing Eide on Jan. 27 and began...
A longstanding business in Galesville was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning.
Jeff’s Service, which had been in business since 1976 and at its location on Highway 53 since 1990, was deemed a “near total loss” with an estimated $1.5 million worth of damage, according to a press release from the...
Arcadia’s Devon Baier released a shot in the lane during Friday’s game against Black River Falls. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Arcadia boys basketball team was close in a couple of games, but fell short in both last week.
In both games, Arcadia made runs in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as they fell to Eau Claire Regis 52-45 last Monday and Black River Falls 54-40 on Friday.
Arcadia (4-14, 2-6) played in Westby...
Independence’s Kevin Ramirez drove to the basket during their game against Eleva-Strum last Tuesday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Independence boys basketball team just couldn’t put the ball in the basket in three losses last week.
The Indees scored fewer than 30 points in all three games and all three were losses by 29 points or more. The week started with a 67-25 loss to Cochrane-Fountain City, then the Indees fell to...
Wednesday, Jan. 26
03:30 — Whitehall: Male complaining of chest pain.
03:46 — Whitehall: Gas station cashier reporting a stolen vehicle.
06:24 — Whitehall: A male is having an allergic reaction.
07:39 — Ettrick: Caller reported a fire in a garage. The garage is attached to the house and a...
Sheriffs in Wisconsin count drugs as their number one worry, but when they’re sitting around talking to each other, most of the talk is about where to find good deputies.
“Every table I was at” at the Badger State Sheriffs’ Association, said Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson, “the top...
Two Blair men were charged with threatening and, in an incident last week, firing a gun at their brother.
Jarred Allen Mortenson, 31, of 619 Sylfest St. 109, and Derick Travis Mortenson, 29, of 228 W. Broadway face multiple felony charges following an incident at an apartment last Tuesday. During...
Trev Bjorge of Arcadia released a shot in the paint during their game against Sparta on Friday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Arcadia boys basketball team won two games and nearly took a third last week.
The Raiders had just two wins on the season entering last week, but matched that with wins over Osseo-Fairchild and Viroqua on Monday and Thursday. They had a lead against Sparta in the second half on Friday, but the...
Wednesday, Jan. 19
00:48 — Osseo: Caller thinks someone is in her garage. She hears loud noises.
07:56 — Independence: Two vans passed at a high rate of speed on a corner.
14:15 — Independence: An employee was double cashing a check. Caller is checking with the accountant.
15:39 — Eleva:...
The Whitehall school board voted last week Monday to support a plan to expand broadband to area residents, while also deciding to limit the number of special education students who could enroll into the district.
The broadband plan came from a request made by the town of Curran, but would also...
