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Rob DeMeuse with School Perceptions presented to the Arcadia school board the next steps for community surveys this fall. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
For the first time, cost estimates and specific improvements for a possible facilities referendum in the Arcadia School District were presented at a special school board meeting last week.
The school board asked vendors to continue investigating a possible project worth about $39.3 million that...
The village of Trempealeau is trying to decide next steps for navigating road maintenance such as snow removal and proper placement of utility equipment in a tax incremental district (TID) along Highway 35 after miscommunication led to the property having a private access road.
The district sits on...
The Trempealeau County Highway Department confirmed last week that Highway 53 just south of Blair will close this coming Monday.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is closing the highway to replace two box culverts between the Blair city limits and County Highway I. The highway will remain...
The Ettrick village board voted unanimously to allow an ordinance variance that will allow Dollar General to have a septic system instead of hooking up to the village sewer main.
While the village ordinance prohibits septic tanks, a public hearing was held prior to the village’s regular meeting...
After missing out last year, the city of Blair has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant that will help fund the reconstruction of a portion of Broadway St. in the city.
David Schofield of engineering company Short Elliott Hendrickson told city council members at their regular meeting...
Arcadia officials are pondering whether the city should take over management of the pavilion and chickens pits at Memorial Park as one way of assuring there would be revenue when major work is needed on the facilities.
The pavilion and pits are now run by the Lions Club under a 23-year agreement...
Reynolds Tomter, 105, of Pigeon Falls received a Congressional Gold Medal for his service in World War II from Congressman Ron Kind during a ceremony held in Whitehall on Monday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
Reynolds Tomter hasn’t been speechless often in his 105 years, but after receiving three awards from two different countries, all he could say Monday afternoon was “Wow!”
The purpose for the ceremony was for Tomter to be awarded with a Congressional Gold Medal for his service as a Merchant Marine...
Wednesday, July 27
10:30 — Arcadia: Caller reporting a trespassing complaint.
14:22 — Galesville: Caller fell victim to a computer scam.
14:50 — Independence: A dump truck had a rock come out of the truck and it cracked the caller’s windshield.
15:11 — Strum: Caller said an unknown person is...
The Whitehall School District appears to be leaning toward splitting up three referendum topics, running two for proposed building expansions in November and one for extending an operating referendum in April.
That was the plan discussed at the district school board’s July meeting last week Monday...
An innovative deep dive into biliteracy and bilingualism and culture is coming for nearly 30 young learners in Arcadia.
A new program in the Arcadia School District will create one classroom of students every year who will be able to speak (bilingual), write/read (biliterate) as well as understand...
