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The Independence School District will have a consistent schedule for the 2024-25 school year, but it will differ slightly from other Trempealeau Valley Co-op (TVC) schools after unanimous school board approval last Monday.
Wednesdays in Independence have featured a different schedule than other...
The Independence School District will shuffle its administration for the 2024-25 school year.
Kayla Olson, who is currently the high school’s assistant principal, will transition to the lead principal job at the school and also be the 4K-12 special education director next year.
Superintendent Paul...
Ettrick village president Marc Baures broke the tie to move forward with developing an ordinance that could allow residents to have chickens.
The action itself won’t allow for chickens to be kept in the village, but gave the green light to develop an ordinance for the village board to consider....
The city of Arcadia is the likely beneficiary of around $300,000 from an unnamed trust fund.
Kevin Manley, a trustee for the fund, told the council last Wednesday that the city is expected to receive the funds within the next few months and that additional money may become available.
“I think this...
After the Ettrick village board’s pursuit to free up use of the community center seemed to end without a fight from the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District, trustees heard last week that school officials may have had a change of heart and are implementing policies that seemingly don’t align...
The house at 16822 S. Fifth St. in Galesville was a topic at last week’s city council meeting as officials determine whether to proceed with an order to raze the property, which is owned by a company in California and is not currently inhabited but remains standing with boarded windows and garbage lying near the garage. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce
An abandoned home on Fifth Street in Galesville could soon be razed, or destroyed.
The Galesville city council last week discussed the property at 16822 S. Fifth St., which features a green home with boarded windows, stained siding and a garage that visibly spews garbage.
The residential property...
Wednesday, Jan. 31
03:05 — Galesville: Caller reported a crash between a car and a semi.
07:11 — Blair: Caller reported a vehicle with a flat tire.
08:11 — Whitehall: A car hit a deer.
08:59 — Galesville: A male showed up at the caller’s house and there was some type of physical altercation.
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Trempealeau Library Director Jessica Schoonover spoke at last Thursday’s Trempealeau village board meeting, telling elected officials she wanted them to be aware of a proposed ordinance in its beginning stages with the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors.
The ordinance, proposed by supervisor...
Independence is likely to hold a public hearing in mid-March on changes to a reclamation plan sought by a sand mine company.
City attorney Laverne Michalak told the city council Monday that though he hasn’t heard from the company, Hi-Crush, for about three weeks, a public meeting about the changes...
Those who live within the Independence city limits have higher tax rates than residents of other county municipalities.
Both the Independence city and school district tax rates are the second-highest in the county, according to figures sent by the Trempealeau County Treasurer’s office and...
