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Reconstruction of Broadway Street in the city of Blair is set to begin by July 1 and, at least for now, the plan is that the project will be completed this year, though that could change.
At last week Monday’s regular meeting, the Blair city council approved the hiring of A-1 Excavating for the...
The Ettrick village board approved two construction projects, including one that could be partially paid for with state funding.
The village is eligible for Local Road Improvement Plan (LRIP) funds and a portion of South Pine Street is next in line for repairs. Public works director Courtney...
Independence city council members approved a five percent discount on lots in the Markham addition.
The first five lots had been offered for 10 percent off, with the next five at five percent off. Currently, 12 lots remain. Mayor Robert Baecker asked the city council members if they wanted to...
Independence School District Administrator Paul Franzwa told the district’s school board that a switch to a new insurance plan last year will save money this year.
The school district switched to Exemplar, part of the First Health Network, last year. As a smaller, local company, it’s not instantly...
Ettrick Village Trustees are hoping to get input from village residents on the best way to increase access to the Ettrick Community Center. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The Ettrick village board and Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District seem to agree that the original contract between the two governing bodies regarding use of the Ettrick Community Center isn’t being followed, but there is some debate on how to best remedy that issue.
All G-E-T facilities —...
Trempealeau residents at last Thursday’s village board meeting spoke in opposition over the potential of the house at 11885 Bank St. becoming a vacation rental home for tourists. A decision on whether to approve a conditional use permit to allow the change in the residential neighborhood was postponed to next month’s board meeting. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
A proposed new tourist rooming house in Trempealeau brings many questions for those involved following last Thursday’s Trempealeau village board meeting.
A tourist rooming house refers to houses that can be rented for days at a time by people visiting the area and are often rented through third...
Wednesday, April 26
07:40 — Galesville: A vehicle is tailgating and passing in a no-passing zone.
09:46 — Independence: A car crossed the fog and center lines.
10:11 — Galesville: Caller placed a phone order for an item in October and still has not received the item.
11:03 — Arcadia: Caller...
Though no official action was taken in the Trempealeau County Government Center in Whitehall last Tuesday, two Galesville city officials appear to have settled their ongoing feud with a verbal agreement.
Galesville city council member Tory-Kale Schulz has withdrawn his request for a restraining...
The Arcadia town board met in closed session but took no action on an agreement linked to a sand mine proposal recently revoked by the city of Independence.
“I guess we’re still in negotiation,” said board chair Barb Tock. “But really nothing is happening.”
Tock noted that the town’s last official...
The Whitehall school board approved the hiring of two deans of students to help fill administrative roles in the district next year.
The board unanimously approved the hiring of Kayla Rudy as a 4K to eighth-grade dean of students and Luke Eide as a seventh-through-12th-grade dean. They will assist...
