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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...
The driver in a one-vehicle crash was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital on Friday evening.
According to a press release issued by the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department, a vehicle struck a power pole on Schansberg Road near Qually Lane in the town of Lincoln at about 6:15 p.m. last Friday...
A Mondovi man has been charged with taking more than $100,000 from a business account and falsifying documents to obtain loans for the business.
In an investigation that began in September 2023, Jonathan Dodd, 38, has been charged with seven felonies. One, theft from a business setting (>$100,...
Reversing a slide of more than a decade, the total number of law enforcement officers in Wisconsin climbed by more than 4% in the past year, according to figures from the state Department of Justice.
The department counted 13,354 officers at the end of 2024 compared to 12,788 at the end of 2023....
Michael Peterson
An Arcadia man was arrested after hitting a Wisconsin State Trooper with his vehicle and leading police on a high-speed chase last Tuesday.
Michael Peterson, 47, was taken into custody after crashing his vehicle into a power pole in Centerville at the end of a 15-mile chase, according to a press...
