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Kevin Mayzek
A race between two Arcadia city government veterans was close, but the city will have a new mayor and it won’t be the former mayor.
Kevin Mayzek, currently an alderman in the second ward, received 202 votes while John Kimmel, who previously served as the city’s mayor, received 197. Mayzek will...
There is a new top law enforcement officer in Independence after the city council voted last week Monday to hire Chad Halverson as the new city police chief.
The vote came after a closed session to discuss candidates during the council’s regular monthly meeting. Halverson has been on the police...
The area surrounding city hall in Independence will get a makeover after the city council voted to approve spending up to $15,500 for landscaping in that area.
The proposal included adding perennial flowers, ornamental trees and a sidewalk from Adams Street to the basketball court. Of the amount...
The two newest members of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board and the incumbent who will remain on the board say they have high goals for the future of the district after winning three year terms in the April 5 election.
New Town of Gale representative Adam Leavitt said the election had him...
Troy White
The Blair-Taylor School District last week announced two finalists to be the school’s next superintendent and a timeline in which the hire will be announced.
One of the finalists is already familiar with Trempealeau County as Troy White has been the high school principal in the Gale-Ettrick-...
The Arcadia city council will bump out until May a decision whether to expand park rentals to Sunday.
The city has been limiting reservations to Saturday only because of difficulties making sure the facilities were clean in time for Sunday users. The city’s new park manager may help shape the...
After a nearly two-month suspension, Blair Chief of Police Kent Johnson returned to work in late March after a complaint that was filed against him was withdrawn, but it isn’t business as usual.
Johnson was suspended Jan. 24 by Mayor John Rawson after city police officer Kimberlee Potts filed a...
A two-inning swing last Monday was enough of a cushion for the Blair-Taylor High School baseball team to fall to 0-2 this season.
The Wildcats and Osseo-Fairchild battled through the first three innings of Monday’s game, with neither team finding a way to score before the visiting Thunder broke...
Wednesday, March 30
07:47 — Whitehall: A female is breaking things and going through things. Caller said she is a “meth head.”
08:55 — Galesville: A female is having a stroke.
10:27 — Galesville: Hospital behavioral health requesting a welfare check on a subject who is making bizarre comments...
The Trempealeau County Board will have 10 new supervisors after six incumbents were defeated during the spring election on Tuesday.
According to unofficial results sent by the Trempealeau County Clerk’s office incumbents in Districts Two, Three, Five, Six, Nine and 12 all lost. There will also...
