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Harold Olson, left, receives a plaque from G-E-T school board president Adam Leavitt commemorating his 40 years as a board member. Olson first joined the school board in 1983. (Times photograph by Zach Rastall)
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District has taken its next step in preparing for the introduction of all-day four-year-old kindergarten (4K) next school year with the approval of new positions to support that effort.
At its February monthly meeting last Monday, the G-E-T school board gave its...
Wednesday, Jan. 29
06:35 — Blair: Smoke is coming from a store.
06:58 — Blair: The caller hit a deer; the deer took off.
10:57 — Whitehall: The caller said a subject needs to be evaluated.
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16:40 — Ettrick: A box of...
The Arcadia city council approved the hiring of Eric Puent to serve as the interim chief of police while the city works to find a full-time replacement.
The search began following the mid-January resignation of Diana Anderson, who had led the department since 2012.
Puent is originally from Holmen...
The Trempealeau village board is making it known to the state’s transportation department that they strongly support the construction of temporary bypass structures during a scheduled bridge replacement project.
The village’s concerns center on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT)...
The Ettrick village board is looking to fill a vacancy left by the death of former trustee Josh Hanson.
Hanson passed away unexpectedly in October and his position on the board has remained vacant. At last week Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting, trustees decided it was time to move forward....
Village of Ettrick trustees know they’re going to run out of money, the question is when and how short will they be?
Village President Marc Baures, at last week Tuesday’s monthly meeting, presented trustees with information regarding a referendum, which trustees have said is inevitable. If they’re...
Residents in several townships, including Arcadia, Dodge, and Trempealeau, recently learned about a proposal from local broadband provider Cochrane Cooperative Telephone (CCT), which could bring high-speed internet to rural communities.
However, there are several hurdles to overcome.
CCT, which...
Members of the Blair city council seemed to dig the idea of having a community garden within the city limits.
The council heard a pitch from Deborah Pattee — the organizer Ruth, a group created to address social justice issues. Pattee said the group had a community garden in Arcadia last year, but...
The Independence city council heard last week that planning of the new community center, funded by a $4.1 million grant awarded to the Independence Public Library, is progressing well.
Last week Monday, library director Kayla Mathson provided updates on the project and outlined the next steps,...
After acknowledging some concerns heard from community members, the Whitehall district school board heard from administrators that the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms is going well.
Middle and high school principal Damon Lisowski told the board that the district had...
