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Wednesday, June 3
02:49 — Galesville: A car hit a deer.
03:57 — Strum: The caller reported a clicking sound in their home and wondered if it is a rattlesnake.
07:22 — Eleva: A dump truck passed in a no-passing zone.
08:37 — Trempealeau: 911 hang-up.
09:33 — Galesville: The caller reported a cat...
The Whitehall city council voted to allow City Administrator Drew Morelan to investigate remodeling the train depot building that is currently being used as City Hall. Before any construction can begin, however, the city must receive approval from the state and national historical organizations. ...
Citing potential savings on overtime costs and a long-term succession plan, the Whitehall city council voted unanimously to hire a second deputy clerk/treasurer to work in city hall.
“The bottom line is we are already spending with (City Clerk Karen Witte’s) overtime more than it would cost to hire...
Craig Thompson
At the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Trempealeau County on Friday, attendees will hear from an honorary speaker whose advice to those dealing with the disease is to keep a positive mindset.
The Relay will be held in the Whitehall School District building, 19121 Hobson St., beginning at...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District received largely positive feedback in the annual anonymous survey of its staff, the results of which were publicly presented last week.
District Administrator Michele Butler reviewed the staff survey results with the G-E-T school board at their meeting...
As the Trempealeau County Department of Health and Human Services completed its first full calendar year, Director Jay Hein said the merging of two departments has gone well.
The county’s health and human services departments were previously separate, before the county board opted to merge them...
An internal investigation concluded that the Flock cameras installed by Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office were appropriately approved by the county board of supervisors. In May, Supervisor Andy Parrish alleged that the cameras were installed illegally.
A 61-page legal review released by Corporation Counsel Susan Fisher found no illegal activity in the installation of Flock surveillance cameras in Trempealeau County, despite public allegations that they were installed improperly.
The document was released after last Wednesday’s meeting of the...
Wednesday, May 27
02:01 — Ettrick: A deputy reported a deer in the roadway.
10:57 — Galesville: Another agency requested assistance from a deputy regarding a potential case involving a juvenile.
15:36 — Whitehall: 911 open line.
15:46 — Ettrick: A caller reported a possible impaired driver.
16:05...
Though the Arcadia city council approved usage of Flock cameras last September, they have yet to go live in the city as the mayor and council work through the details on what they want their policy on them to look like.
Toward the end of the council’s meeting last Wednesday, Arcadia Mayor John...
There will be a race in the fall general election after all, as a third candidate filed to run for Trempealeau County clerk of courts before last week’s deadline.
Mary Teresa Foss filed her candidacy on June 1, ahead of the 5 p.m. deadline. The Times checked the Trempealeau County Clerk’s online...
