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The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors approved shifting $800,000 from the highway department fund to the government center remodeling project at last week Tuesday’s monthly meeting.
The resolution was approved with four supervisors voting against it. The resolution stated that two highway...
The shift to a communications department is set to officially begin as the Trempealeau County Personnel/Bargaining committee unanimously voted to hire Jess Wildes of Innovative Public Advisors (IPA) to be the county communications director on an interim basis.
Wildes and IPA had already been...
With the failure of the operating referendum earlier this month, the Arcadia School District Board of Education approved cutting approximately $800,000 from its 2025-26 budget.
The district asked taxpayers for permission to exceed revenue limits by $3.75 million over four years but received just...
The Arcadia city council accepted the resignation of the last remaining full-time police officer in the department during last Wednesday’s meeting.
Edwin Olmos Arias submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the council during the meeting. The latest resignation leaves the department...
The Arcadia baseball team got their week started on a positive note with an extra-inning road win over Westby in conference play. However, things went wayward for the Raiders is their next two games, as they suffered lopsided losses at the hands of Mondovi and then Westby in their rematch.
The...
Wednesday, April 2
01:48 — Whitehall: A car hit a deer.
04:25 — Eleva: There is a vehicle in the ditch.
05:30 — Whitehall: The caller found a dog.
08:17 — Osseo: The caller reported a neglected buffalo.
08:51 — Ettrick: The caller reported a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot.
09:21 — Strum:...
The Whitehall city council approved spending about $28,000 to replace the lights at the Larson Park softball field.
The new lights will be part of a larger project, which includes new fencing and a new concession stand that will include a new announcer box. The current light system is operated from...
After hearing an update regarding the progress of improvements to the city’s water treatment plant, the Whitehall city council approved setting a special meeting to help make sure the necessary applications can be submitted on time.
After learning of high levels of iron that caused inefficiencies...
The Independence city council unanimously appointed Tom Kloss as the new city mayor, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Robert Baecker.
Kloss, who has served as chairman of the water and sewer commission, brings with him a track record of deep involvement in city infrastructure and...
After the departure of the entire city police force, the Arcadia city council voted to repost its police chief position with a higher salary and discussed offering more money to other positions to make the pay comparable to what the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department offers its deputies.
The...
