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Wednesday, Jan. 22
00:34 — Whitehall: Internet issues reported.
03:47 — Osseo: The caller reported a possible intoxicated driver.
08:01 — Strum: A white car broke down.
08:16 — Whitehall: The caller is concerned about cows.
08:36 — Osseo: 911 hang-up.
08:58 — Whitehall: There is a lot of black...
Elected officials shouldn’t have to be asked to follow the state’s open meeting laws.
On Jan. 15 I saw that the Arcadia city council was meeting in closed session citing state statute exemption 19.85(1)(c), which allows the council to secretly discuss matters concerning public employees. The...
The Blair-Taylor school board got its first look at the district’s potential calendar for the 2025-26 academic year, with some familiar wrinkles carrying over from the current calendar.
Blair-Taylor superintendent Lynn Halverson presented the preliminary 2025-26 school calendar to the school board...
The Blair-Taylor school board will change as member Sarah Staff has resigned.
Staff has served on the board for nine years, but is moving outside of the district, creating a vacancy on the board.
In a social media post, Staff wrote: “It’s been an honor to serve our community and participate in...
The Arcadia school board decided not to implement an official policy governing the display of flags in the district buildings.
Board president Brian Stienlicht expressed concerns after consulting with legal counsel, suggesting that creating such a policy might expose the district to greater...
Kari Tidquist
Before former Trempealeau County Clerk of Courts Kari Tidquist resigned, the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors attempted to have her removed from office.
According to records received by the Times — the result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request — the charges against Tidquist came...
After a failed referendum in the spring of 2023, the Arcadia School District will try again this year.
The Arcadia school board last Monday approved a referendum asking taxpayers to exceed revenue limits by a total of $3.75 million over four years. That includes $1.5 million the first year, $1...
Wednesday, Jan. 15
01:48 — Whitehall: 911 hang-up.
02:26 — Osseo: An officer is assisting state patrol.
06:03 — Osseo: A car hit a deer.
06:24 — Blair: 911 hang-up.
07:11 — Whitehall: 911 open line, no contact made.
09:01 — Jackson County: Cattle are out on the highway.
10:04 — Arcadia: A...
This coming April, Trempealeau voters will have the chance to vote on a referendum authorizing the borrowing of funds to help set up a train quiet zone in the village.
The Trempealeau village board mulled over their referendum options at their most recent monthly meeting last Thursday, reviewing...
After an additional month more of waiting than originally planned, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board finally is back to nine members once again.
In a tight vote, the board’s existing members appointed Ryan Vinzant to fill the at-large vacancy left by Pat Malone’s resignation in November....
