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A dispute over who should have possession of keys to the city of Blair Police Department has, apparently, been resolved.
At last week Monday’s regular meeting, city clerk Susan Frederixon said that both she and deputy clerk Deb Fremstad had “no problem” passing the background checks that were...
A pair of administrative positions in the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District are getting close to being filled this week.
Both the high school principal and pupil services director openings were set for interviews last week, with the district planning to offer the jobs to finalists this week...
The thought coming out of the Trempealeau Valley Cooperative 2.0 biannual meeting last Wednesday was that the four school districts would like to pay teachers more, limit the scope of their work while also offering “a world class education” to students and that by working together they can...
Wednesday, July 6
00:10 — Arcadia: Multiple alarms tripped at a credit union.
09:04 — Whitehall: Caller said their father-in-law is on the floor and unresponsive.
10:14 — Eleva: A white SUV doesn’t have a license plate.
11:42 — Trempealeau: Caller’s credit card number has been stolen and used...
The two county committees that oversee spending and building projects will recommend to the entire board that all the county’s federal COVID relief money be reserved for the justice center and courthouse renovations.
While some spending numbers are still unknown, current estimates suggest the cost...
Until the operators of the Latino Bar in Arcadia get better at controlling activities at the Grant Street location, city officials said they could not extend its liquor license for a two-year anniversary party.
Marissa Acosta Perez told the city council through an interpreter last Wednesday that...
A Trempealeau family will have a chance to keep all of their dogs together after spirited conversations at last Thursday’s village board meeting between neighbors ended with a vote to grant a kennel license.
Residents are allowed to have up to three dogs within the village. Those who wish to own...
The Independence school board discussed their plans to switch from valedictorian/salutatorian recognition to a cum laude system. The class of 2023 would be the first to graduate under the system, but the changes have been in process for the last four years.
Instead of having a valedictorian and...
An ordinance amendment in the Village of Trempealeau that could have seen country residents temporarily turn to a herd of goats to tackle tricky yard maintenance was tabled on Thursday.
The change–which would allow residents to temporarily house up to 15 goats on their property for as long as 30...
Following the lead of several other area municipalities, the Ettrick village board voted to increase the price it charges for garbage bags.
The price increase, from $2.75 to $3 per bag, will go in effect on Sept. 1. Clerk Jane Jensen told the board the bags cost the village $2.42, but that price...
