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The Independence city council heard a presentation regarding an upcoming operation referendum.
Independence School District officials presented information regarding the operational referendum that they hope to pass in the upcoming spring elections. Paul Franzwa, the administrator for Independence...
The Independence school board heard a presentation about a potential system upgrade that could reduce the paperwork and stress related to registering students annually.
Sue Wozney, the district secretary, provided the board with information regarding Infinite Campus. Infinite Campus is a Student...
This summer, those living in the Town of Trempealeau shall once again be able to pay the resident rate at the Village of Trempealeau’s pool. However, the process to do so will be a little different.
The Trempealeau village board approved an amendment to the village’s reciprocity agreement with the...
Wednesday, Feb. 19
05:25 — Whitehall: Attempting to locate a subject with a warrant issued by the Department of Corrections.
05:44 — Osseo: A deck is possibly on fire.
08:51 — Independence: 911 hang-up.
11:55 — Osseo: A gentleman is walking on the interstate after his vehicle broke down.
12:12...
The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department said speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that killed a Black River Falls man near Whitehall last week.
Michael Kirtley, 45, was ejected from his vehicle after a crash that, apparently, had happened overnight, according to a press release sent by the...
Timothy Busse
An Osseo man is facing charges in Buffalo County after allegedly taking a gun from an ice fishing contest held in Gilmanton on Feb. 22.
According to the criminal complaint sent by the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department, Timothy Busse, 37, told police he didn’t know why he took the gun and that...
Despite a special meeting being called specifically for the purpose of dealing with an action item that would create a deputy chief of police position in the Galesville Police Department, the city council did not take it off the table in a meeting that lasted barely over a minute.
The special...
A man has been charged with abusing his mother and obstructing officers who attempted to arrest him after the crime was reported.
According to the criminal complaint, the Galesville Police Department was called to a residence in that city on Feb. 10 when a female party advised her 32-year-old son...
Franklin Klien
Just nine days after one registered sex offender is released in Whitehall, another will join the community.
The Whitehall Police Department announced earlier this week that Franklin Klein will be released on March 18. Klein was sentenced to serve six years in state prison after pleading no contest...
The Head Start center in Independence is one of four in Trempealeau County. Head Start officials are concerned about the future of the centers if federal funding is cut in the 2025 budget. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
While they were told it was just a glitch, the temporary pause in funding for Head Start programs has created concern for local organizers.
The reported glitch came at the same time President Donald Trump issued an executive order to freeze federal grants and loan disbursements. While Head Start...
