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The Independence sewer department was in the red in 2020, and city officials are trying to discover if rates are high enough and whether federal COVID money might be used to help ease the deficit.
The city’s auditors told the council Monday that the department had a cash deficit of $590,000 and was...
Trempealeau County’s new public health director was COVID vaccination coordinator for La Crosse, and hopes the tactics he learned there will work here.
“For me it’s all about collaboration,” said Aron Newberry who succeeded Barb Barczak as Trempealeau County health director last week. “It’s all...

Sherry Quamme, speaking, chair of the Wisconsin Mississippi River Parkway Commission, led ceremonies last Thursday marking the elevation of the Great River Road along the Mississippi River as an All-American Road. The Great RIver Road runs through Trempealeau County near Centerville and Trempealeau. (Times photograph by Debbie Foss)
The Trempealeau County portion of the Mississippi River’s Great River Road was dedicated last week to mark designation of the Wisconsin portion of the roadway as an All-American Road.
“All-American Road designation means the road can be considered a destination unto itself,” said Jean Galasinski, a...
Wednesday, July 21
01:55 — Whitehall: A female party walked out of a facility with two bags.
08:21 — Whitehall: Female is at the jail to turn herself in.
10:55 — Whitehall: Officer is taking a recovery court participant into custody.
14:23 — Dodge: Female called the clinic yesterday to speak with...
To the dismay of nearby residents, two town of Trempealeau farmers have resumed use of propane-powered scare guns and are attempting to take to the Wisconsin Supreme Court their fight against a ban on the devices.
Carlton and Wendell Klein, who have been battling since 2013 to keep using the...
The gunpoint theft of two $50 bills from an Arcadia convenience store has a former Independence man facing up to 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Michael Andre, 35, now of Madison, pleaded no contest to armed robbery with the threat of force in Trempealeau County Circuit Court July 16. He...
The city of Arcadia may use the latest federal pandemic relief money to cover a portion of the infrastructure for two pending residential developments.
The city is considering how to cover the cost of infrastructure for the multi-family residential El Dorado Hills development north of the 1700...
While the state budget signed by Gov. Tony Evers on July 8 provided some answers for the 2021-22 school year, concerns about future budgets have already started to creep in and the two words no taxpayer wants to hear — operational referendum — were uttered at the Blair-Taylor district school board...
The Arcadia city council approved resurfacing portions of five city streets, though not for what was acknowledged as the city’s worst street.
Scott Construction of Wisconsin Dells was awarded the $28,792 bid for chipsealing portions of Sobotta Street, Wanek Avenue, Lincoln Street, John Street and...
An Arcadia man has been charged with two sex-related crimes, including allegedly exposing himself to a child, following incidents that happened within a week.
In the first incident, Eric Erickson, 48, of 322 W. Main St., is accused of exposing himself to a child July 11 on West Main Street....



