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On March 18, 2020, Wisconsin governor Tony Evers directed the closure of all public and private schools in the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That closure would be extended through the end of the 2019-2020 school year by mid-April, as confirmed cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin were...
Arrest warrants have been issued for two county men who allegedly failed to keep their addresses current on the state’s sex offender registry.
David Frauen, 47, whose last address was listed as W17712 State Road 95 in Blair, and Michael James Smalley, 38, whose last address was 18526 Blair St.,...
Voters in Trempealeau County won’t have a lot of decisions to make in Tuesday’s election.
Residents of the city of Blair will choose a new mayor. Paul Syverson and John Rawson emerged from February’s primary as the choices for the April 6 election. Syverson currently serves as the alderman in Ward...
For 35 years Sandy Jack played the role of the Easter Bunny at Blair-area celebrations and her service will be honored at an Easter Egg Hunt in rural Blair on April 3.
Jack passed away at the age of 77 on Dec. 6. She and her husband Dennis owned Jack Funeral Homes from 1967 until shortly after...
Whitehall School District band director Stuart Neal wants to take the school’s program to the next level and the district’s board of education has given him permission to fulfill his vision.
Neal presented a pitch to the board at last week Monday’s regular meeting to purchase equipment for a new...
“I think it is important to remember what that work started with and it was to simply do better for our kids with the same resources,” Mike Beighley, Whitehall School District superintendent, told the district school board members. “It wasn’t about status quo or what we could afford to do and nor...
The Arcadia city council accepted a bid last week to turn the former Arcadia Public Library building into an accounting firm. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The owner of a tax and accounting service won the three-way bidding contest for Arcadia’s historic library building, topping those who were eyeing the space for a coffee shop and an art hub.
Laura Torrez made the city the best offer for the Carnegie library, $52,000, with the only contingency that...
Wednesday, March 17
02:27 — Ettrick: Caller is having a mental breakdown due to a recent death.
06:42 — Osseo: State Patrol reported a crash.
06:44 — Blair: Cattle are out.
06:56 — Strum: Caller hit a deer. She is unable to open the door. She crawled out the passenger side. The windshield is...
25 YEARS AGO
April 4, 1996
The Whitehall Economic Development Loan Fund Board will meet to consider an application for borrowing. Gary and Jane Holen of rural Whitehall are seeking a $20,000 loan from the fund, which provides low-interest loans to new and expanding businesses and industries. The...
ANTHONY MEIER
In the document explaining why former Arcadia man Anthony Meier was not granted parole after serving 28 years for murdering his estranged wife Jill (Wozney) Meier, the Wisconsin Parole Commission deemed Meier had not served sufficient time for punishment and that his release would “involve an...
