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There will be more elected Trempealeau County supervisors helping to make decisions for the Trempealeau County Health Care Center (TCHCC), though some argued they shouldn’t try to fix what isn’t broken.
Supervisor Dick Miller pitched the idea as one of three county supervisors who also serve on the...
While the possibility of closing the school is apparently still on the table, Ettrick Elementary School again scored higher than any other Trempealeau County educational facility on the state report cards issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction last week.
Each district in the...
At Thursday night’s meeting, the Galesville city council discussed new regulations for decorating the city’s public spaces.
According to Mayor Tom Thatcher, there has been some confusion regarding the decoration of park spaces. To address this, a city ordinance was proposed to require a permit for...
Wednesday, Oct. 29
00:10 — Blair: The caller reported a one-vehicle rollover.
06:24 — Galesville: A car hit a deer. The car is not drivable, the caller doesn’t know about the status of the deer.
06:38 — Blair: About six horses are loose and on the road.
07:12 — Galesville: A deceased deer is in...
Employees of the Trempealeau County Health Care Center (TCHCC) made it known that changes in the benefits offered by the county are not affordable and might lead to them ending their employment with the county.
The TCHCC Board of Trustees heard comments from 11 different employees, including one...
Ettrick village board trustees agreed that the people who hold their positions should be paid more, voting unanimously to increase the pay by $30 per meeting. But there was still a question about whether the village can afford to pay trustees more.
The idea was introduced by Trustee Pete Filla, who...
There will be at least one new member on the Independence school board after next April’s spring elections.
Board vice president Jen Rombalski informed her fellow board members last Wednesday that she would not seek reelection for another three-year term when her current term expires next spring.
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While trustees speculated that any referendum that would close the Ettrick Elementary School wouldn’t be approved by voters and that keeping that option as a possibility is merely a scare tactic, village trustees acknowledged they need to ensure the broader Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau community...
The Blair city council passed the 2026 city budget with little discussion at its monthly meeting on Thursday. But, balancing the budget required more flexibility this year than in years past.
“This was the toughest budgeting year yet,” Dennis Stephenson, council member, said. “It is only going to...
While budget requests for both the Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department and Arcadia Ambulance Service were passed, the city council didn’t seem inclined to grant a request made by the Arcadia Public Library.
Library Director Carol Daul-Elhindi prepared a presentation for council members showing that the...
