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A PBS Wisconsin documentary entitled Acapocalypse: A Cappella’s New Note released last week, featuring four statewide a cappella programs including Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s own Vocal Point. The hour-long program follows three high school a cappella groups that each performed in Port Washington...
The Arcadia city council narrowly gave the organizers of Ashley for the Arts standing to apply for a license to sell hard liquor at this year’s festival. By a three-to-two vote, the council last Wednesday approved naming the event planners a concessionaire, meaning they can now apply for the...

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The anticipated spread of COVID-19 has many hospitals and law enforcement agencies scrambling for N95 face masks, but in Trempealeau County the community has come forward to meet the demand for now. Tri-County Hospital and Clinics in Whitehall announced late last week they would no longer be...
The Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department has issued a burn ban throughout its district.  On Monday, the ban was issued and made effective immediately for residents in the towns of Arcadia and Glencoe. A notice sent by the fire department said they are aligning the department with the Department of...
While there aren’t any cases in Trempealeau County yet, one former county resident lost his life due to of complications from coronavirus and another is on the front line battling the illness. When Joe Diffie went to Whitehall Memorial High School, it seemed that he was on his way to football...
Area golf courses, usually awakening with the sounds of drivers and shouts of “Fore!” as patrons hone in their shots for the summer, have fallen silent this spring amidst state mandates for the closure of businesses deemed nonessential. For courses in Trempealeau County, this means a sudden lack of...
Wednesday, March 18 08:38 — Eleva: Dispatch can hear what sounds like a female saying she can’t talk right now.  09:38 — Blair: Caller said it looks like someone smashed up his mailbox.  10:36 — Osseo: Caller was contacted by children who are home alone and said a suspicious vehicle pulled in. A...
Trempealeau County Human Services encourages Trempealeau County residents to wear blue on Friday to help promote Child Abuse Prevention Month.  “We believe that every child deserves to grow up in a safe, stable and nurturing environment. Children are the foundation of our society, our community and...
A group of Arcadia citizens have come together to help local residents during the COVID-19 outbreak. The group, called Arcadia Volunteer Network, has a mission to help neighbors, friends and families stay safe at home to help slow the spread of the virus.  A Facebook group page — https://www....
As area restaurants grapple with the challenges posed by the “Safer at Home” order, the Galesville, Ettrick and Trempealeau Lions Clubs have come together to support local businesses. Last Monday, the three clubs announced over social media a “Take-out Challenge” sponsored by the three clubs...

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