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The Arcadia school board discussed a list of resolutions provided by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) at its regular meeting on Monday.
The board didn’t take any official action on any of the resolutions, but came to a consensus. Tonya Rebhahn, board vice president, will represent...
Trempealeau Chief of Police Jeremy Randall highlighted the lack of space in the police department’s garage and evidence room as reasons why the department may need a larger station in the future. (Times photographs by Madeline Wilcox)
As the Trempealeau village board weighs the possibility of constructing a new police station, the police department continues to work within the limitations of its current building. In an interview with the Times, Police Chief Jeremy Randall said the facility is “just inadequate size-wise.”
Randall...
Following a large outpouring of support for Ettrick Elementary School at the last special meeting, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board decided on Thursday to keep all district elementary schools open.
The board took an unofficial vote, putting their thumbs up or down to indicate their...
Wednesday, Dec. 3
05:58 — Independence: A tractor is heading south with no lights or reflectors.
09:58 — Eleva: The elevator alarm was activated, but nobody is on the phone.
10:15 — Whitehall: The caller received a threat.
10:40 — Galesville: Truancy violation.
10:46 — Blair: 911 open line.
11:...
A federal lawsuit filed against both Trempealeau County and former Human Services Director Deb Suchla was dismissed last month, but a state civil suit involving the same parties was filed earlier this month.
In the federal suit, which was filed in April 2024, Victoria Pearson alleged her First...
The Galesville city council voted to finance a squad car for the police department at its regular city council meeting last Thursday.
According to council member Jesse Swing, the department advocated for two squad cars. However, the city’s finance committee settled on one vehicle due to cost...
At the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board meeting last Monday night, board members and principals met to discuss their district report card issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The district received an overall score of 74.8, meaning it exceeded expectations set by the DPI...
One of new City of Whitehall Administrator Drew Morelan’s initial goals is to improve communication from the city to the public, and the first step will be creating social media sites.
In his first regular city council meeting last Tuesday, Morelan told the city council that he personally doesn’t...
Erica Koxlien
Nobody can say the new Trempealeau County Sheriff is part of the “good ol’ boy’s club.”
That is, at least in part, because when Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers appointed Erica Koxlien to the position last Friday, she became the first woman to hold the title in the history of the county.
Koxlien...
Wednesday, Nov. 26
00:26 — Arcadia: Someone is in the caller’s house. She is unsure if they got all the way in the house.
03:39 — Strum: 911 call mapped to a nursing home.
04:14 — Osseo: A large tree is blocking both lanes.
04:33 — Ettrick: A tree is blocking the entire road.
05:59 — Arcadia:...
