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Russ Severson of Arcadia witnessed the now iconic flag raising during the Battle of Iwo Jima 75 years ago.
“We were moving toward the first airfield and we saw them raise the flag. I was quite a distance away from it [Mount Suribachi] but I saw it and we were happy as hell because we were taking a lot of mortar and artillery fire from that mountain. It really was something to see,” recalled Russel L....
Two Galesville residents were charged with possession of drugs after sheriff’s deputies followed up on a video allegedly showing the two using drugs in front of children aged four and two and a half.
Taylor Dobbs, 22, and Bailey Owen Ahlert, 19, both of 21343 Wolfe Run Lane, 1B, were charged with...
The state department of the American Legion will be offering 33 scholarships to be awarded as the result of tests held in March.
To promote “Americanism, love of county, knowledge of government and allegiance to the U.S. flag to our youth” the legion is offering tests to high school students in...
Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department Weekly Log
Wednesday, Feb. 12
07:47 – Arcadia: Caller is having ongoing issues with a person pushing snow across the road.
09:40 — Arcadia: Disorderly student.
10:03 — Arcadia: A young male dressed in all black came to the caller’s door asking for a ride. ...
The city of Arcadia has set limits on how much of a residential lot may be covered with a hard surface, and outlawed parking vehicles on unpaved front or side yards.
In other ordinance action last Wednesday, the council upped the legal smoking age from 18 to 21 to bring it into compliance with new...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau school board will meet in closed session for three separate expulsion hearings scheduled for Thursday after racist threats over social media were discovered last week.
The school board also met Tuesday in closed session “For the purpose of a recent administrative...
Celebrate “Leap Day” at Old Main Historical and Community Arts Center in Galesville Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Attendees can hear the Crooked Willow string band with vocals that will take you to places where trees grow near the riverside and frogs leap, people fish, and children play. Some say that...
As the spring thaw begins those living near the Mississippi River should be especially concerned with flooding, while the rest of the county also has reason to worry.
According to a report by the National Weather Service in La Crosse, the risk for flooding along the main-stem of the Mississippi...
Reluctant to walk away from the city’s $1 million investment in a federal flood-relief study, the Arcadia council approved spending an additional $92,000 to perhaps conclude the research.
The council last Wednesday opted to take the money from funds set aside for rebuilding Gavney Road, a project...
The condition of Trempealeau County roads was the focus of a recent New York Times’ article that cites big vehicles and underfunding as jeopardizing rural economies.
The Feb. 18 article quotes county highway commissioner Al Rinka as saying the county’s roads need between $60 million and $80 million...
