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Wednesday, March 9
00:16 — Ettrick: Caller reporting possible child abuse.
06:15 — Galesville: A couch is in the lane of traffic.
09:21 — Eleva: A car is in the caller’s driveway. A male is in the car and was walking near her house. She has no idea what he is doing there.
11:28 — Osseo:...
The Whitehall council has decided to use the proceeds from the sale of the golf course to finance a new roof for the fire department.
Fire Chief Jeremiah Pientok told the council last Tuesday that a combination of age and some errors in roof installation in 1998 have caused the roof to fail and...
An ordinance allowing ATV traffic on designated Galesville city roads will be drafted and could be in front of the Galesville city council for a vote as early as next month, according to discussions from the council’s meeting last Thursday.
The proposed route would connect County Road T to County...
They’re not quite giving the land away, but those who buy lots in Blair’s Wildcat addition could get most of their money refunded.
The Blair city council at its regular meeting last week Monday approved a plan that would refund much of the money residents spend on the lots in the Wildcat addition...
Trempealeau County’s highways will be open to ATV and UTV use beginning April 1 following a highway committee vote that overrode a board of supervisors vote in late December against allowing the vehicles.
“We got more pro than con” comments on the proposal to allow the vehicles on county roads,...
The city of Blair will be without its chief of police for at least a few more weeks as the date of the evidentiary hearing for the complaint filed against Chief Kent Johnson has been moved to April 6.
The hearing was initially scheduled for March 10 with March 14 and April 6 as backup dates....
Wednesday, March 2
03:32 — Strum: A deer is on the side of the road and needs to be dispatched.
09:20 — Trempealeau: Four black cows are in the roadway. There is a lot of traffic.
10:24 — Whitehall: Male is turning himself in on a warrant.
10:24 — Trempealeau: Check cashing fraud reported.
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The fate of county sand mining is probably as volatile as the world energy market, but specific county mines are seeking financing, behind on taxes and still for sale.
One of the county’s largest mines, the Hi-Crush operation between Whitehall and Independence, has been for sale since last fall....
A proposed Tax Increment District (TID) in the Village of Trempealeau could create $16 million in added value to the village and “squeeze” an additional $4.8 million in revenue for improvements, according to a presentation from a financial expert last week.
Josh Low, a financial specialist with...
The Whitehall School District board of education got a look at pricing and agreed that they should target August for a referendum that could provide funds for a child care center and recreational space in the school.
District superintendent Mike Beighley presented the board with schematic drawings...
