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Wednesday, Dec. 4
04:52 — Ettrick: An apparently injured deer is on the center line.
09:42 — Galesville: The caller reported a disabled trailer and skid loader.
12:17 — Whitehall: A subject is turned themself in at the jail.
13:41 — Blair: A makeshift carport is blowing around.
14:42 — Arcadia...
The Whitehall city council began considering the possibility of an agreement with Independence in which the neighboring city would pump its wastewater to Whitehall’s plant.
The discussion was initiated by Whitehall Mayor Jeff Hauser at last week Tuesday’s regular monthly city council meeting....
A random drawing out of the hat was used as a tiebreaker to select Adam Leavitt as the new president of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board. However, in a narrow vote, the board voted against using the same procedure to break a tie and fill the current vacancy on the board.
These decisions...
For the second time in three months, the Galesville city council discussed a proposed ordinance regarding allowing remote attendance by members at council meetings. As was the case last time, no final decision was reached on the ordinance.
The proposed ordinance was first brought before the council...
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s latest statewide report cards are out, and there is good news across the board for the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District.
A breakdown of the DPI’s 2023-24 school and district accountability report cards — released last month — was shared with...
While the discussion is still very much in the preliminary stages, the Independence city council is looking into the possibility of returning to the towns of Lincoln, Burnside and Arcadia land that was annexed for a sand mine.
The 2014 annexation of what became known as the Guza Mine was...
The Ettrick village board approved a balanced 2025 budget, but with a lack of growth and rising costs, trustees warned that it may need a referendum to continue to offer services.
“You hear from different entities and municipalities that things are tight… we’re bound for a referendum for money,”...
The Independence city council approved the 2025 city budget with a nearly $2 reduction in the mill rate.
The budget approved last Thursday came with a mill rate of $6.85 per $1,000 in assessed property value, a reduction from the $8.61 for 2024. Whether or not taxpayers will see a reduction in the...
After hearing that safety concerns were raised by a state inspector about individuals going to the space designated for the Independence Historical Society in the basement of City Hall, the Independence city council voted to purchase and install fire exit signs.
Mayor Robert Baecker and Police...
The Village of Trempealeau’s roster of election workers was tasked with making the voting process as smooth as possible for the deluge of village residents who turned out to the polls last month. Going forward, they’ll have another name to add to that list of workers.
The Trempealeau village board...
