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At the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board meeting last Monday night, board members and principals met to discuss their district report card issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The district received an overall score of 74.8, meaning it exceeded expectations set by the DPI...
One of new City of Whitehall Administrator Drew Morelan’s initial goals is to improve communication from the city to the public, and the first step will be creating social media sites.
In his first regular city council meeting last Tuesday, Morelan told the city council that he personally doesn’t...
Erica Koxlien
Nobody can say the new Trempealeau County Sheriff is part of the “good ol’ boy’s club.”
That is, at least in part, because when Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers appointed Erica Koxlien to the position last Friday, she became the first woman to hold the title in the history of the county.
Koxlien...
Wednesday, Nov. 26
00:26 — Arcadia: Someone is in the caller’s house. She is unsure if they got all the way in the house.
03:39 — Strum: 911 call mapped to a nursing home.
04:14 — Osseo: A large tree is blocking both lanes.
04:33 — Ettrick: A tree is blocking the entire road.
05:59 — Arcadia:...
25 YEARS AGO
December 21, 2000
The city of Whitehall will add a cemetery to its list of public holdings. The city council voted unanimously at its regular meeting last week Tuesday to accept an offer from the Lincoln Cemetery Association to take over the cemetery. The association’s board had voted...
Erica Koxlien
Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Erica Koxlien as Trempealeau County Sheriff. The appointment fills a vacancy created by Sheriff Brett Semingson’s retirement. Koxlien will complete the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2027.
“Erica Koxlien is a respected law enforcement officer, who...
The 2026 budget for the Village of Trempealeau was unanimously approved by the board Thursday night.
A tax levy of $1,087,011 and mill rate of $5.26 was approved. This is a 2.3% increase from the 2025 mill rate. A mill rate is the amount of property taxes owed per $1,000 in property value. The...
Residents living in the city of Independence can expect to see increases to their water and sewer bills starting in the new year.
During the city council’s meeting last Monday, council member Jason Ekern relayed a report from the most recent water and sewer utility board meeting, where increases to...
This year’s state report cards brought good news for Independence Middle School, which received high marks that placed it in the top accountability rating category.
At their meeting this past Thursday, the Independence school board received a presentation on the district’s results for the 2024-25...
It was tight, but switching insurance plans gave village of Ettrick trustees a little more breathing room as it set the 2026 village budget last Tuesday.
The tax rate increased slightly, from $16.15 per $1,000 of assessed value in 2025 to $16.20 in 2026. That will be about a $10 difference for the...
