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The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors heard of and approved resolutions to support several requests related to the state budget at its regular meeting last week Monday.
One of the requests that didn’t require a vote at the county level, but was discussed at the meeting stemmed from the...
Blair-Taylor Elementary School’s newest counselor comes back to the area near where she completed her college education.
The Blair-Taylor school board approved the hiring of Breanna Baker as an elementary school counselor starting next year, completing a search that involved five candidates being...
The Arcadia city council approved an agreement to rent out the basketball courts in Memorial Park for tournaments over the summer.
The council first heard of the request at its May 7 meeting but requested more information before approval. Council member Jason Lockington served as the liaison...
At the Arcadia school board’s regular May meeting, Wanek Center Director Kristine Rugotzke provided an update indicating the center is on track to meet its $260,000 income goal by 2025.
Annual income is increasing steadily, with yearly growth of $20,000 to $30,000. However, with expenses to keep...
Numerous Trempealeau County officials met with Wisconsin State Senators Brad Pfaff and Jeff Smith and Representatives Christian Phelps and Steve Doyle at the Trempealeau County Justice Center on Thursday. (Submitted photo)
One of the fastest-growing counties in the state is struggling to keep up financially and, as a result, Trempealeau County officials made several requests from elected state representatives at a special meeting held in Whitehall last week.
State senators Jeff Smith (District 31, D-Brunswick) and...
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Adrian Bautista, Arcadia’s Andy Monroy and Blair-Taylor’s Thomas Brandt took off at the start of the 1600 run at the Chuck Walek Invitational. The three area runners took the top three spots in the race. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
In their last meet ahead of regional competition, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau track team shined at the Chuck Walek Invitational last Thursday in Whitehall.
The Red Hawks finished atop the team standings for both the boys and girls. In the boys’ standings, G-E-T accrued 122.5 points to finish ahead...
Wednesday, May 7
00:14 — Ettrick: A back entrance alarm has sounded.
00:47 — Blair: A car hit a deer.
03:12 — Independence: A white pickup has a flat tire.
03:51 — Independence: A female is possibly involved in drug activity.
05:04 — Eleva: A subject wants to turn themselves in on a warrant. ...
The Whitehall city council tabled until at least September any action related to declaring the former GTC building a public nuisance after being presented with an agreement for the creation of a design plan.
The council had been discussing the property, located at 18529 Blair St., since last August...
The creation of three new positions within the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District for the 2025-26 academic year was given the stamp of approval at the latest school board meeting.
Two of those new positions are a response to increased enrollment at the 4K level for the district. At last...
Sherry Reck-Haines served as the Parade Marshal for the Arcadia Lions Club's Broiler-Dairy Days parade on Sunday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Bob Steenlage couldn’t help but interject as Sherry Reck-Haines was being interviewed.
“She’s an angel,” Steenlage said during an interview with Reck-Haines over her vehicle’s speakerphone.
Reck-Haines was in the process of driving Steenlage home from a medical appointment in La Crosse. Steenlage...
