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Clifford Tyson dressed in his Sir Redd Dogg attire to deliver groceries and supplies to residents of the Minneapolis neighborhood in which he grew up. (Submitted photo)

Pain. It wasn’t his neck that the police officer’s knee was on. He wasn’t the one who lost his life and he didn’t personally know George Floyd. But when Clifford Tyson heard about and saw what happened, Pain is what he felt. “Just so much pain,” Tyson said. “Why does this keep on happening? What...
Despite the passing of a bill to eliminate cost prohibitions on improvements to get nonconforming buildings above the floodplain, residents in the village of Trempealeau still cannot move forward under the new law. Wisconsin Act 175 was signed into law on March 3, but due to more restrictive...
It won’t be as busy as it usually is in Galesville on the Fourth of July, but the Galesville Lions Club announced last week that it would still be celebrating the holiday. While many of the events will be cancelled, the club will be holding a drive-through chicken-q starting at 11 a.m. on July 4,...
After June began with a day that didn’t have any new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County, the rest of the week showed a drastic climb with 16 new cases, according to the Trempealeau County Health Department. Last week was the first week with multiple days in which no new cases were reported since...
County businesses reeling from the COVID-19 lockdown are still confused about how to reopen and could benefit from formal county guidance. “To say a lot of businesses are struggling is an understatement,” Rob Grover, director of economic development and tourism told the committee overseeing the...
Arcadia officials endorsed federal engineers taking the next step in their planning of flood works for the city, but made it clear the city was not fully committing to the project. The city’s letter, approved by the council last Wednesday, encourages a division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
The Arcadia Ambulance Service will break ground Monday for its new headquarters. The groundbreaking will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the site of the new facility off Dettloff Drive on land donated by Glen Reit , said Bridget Breska, assistant director. A location for the service, once housed at St....
The county’s district attorney, clerk, treasurer and register of deeds all filed nominating papers by Monday’s deadline. As of late Monday only the incumbents, clerk Paul Syverson, treasurer Lauri Halama and register of deeds Rose Ottum, had turned in their completed petitions. District Attorney...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hosting the eighth annual Wisconsin Free Fun Weekend as park admission fees, fishing license and trail pass requirements will be waived on June 6 and 7 to encourage Wisconsinites to take advantage of and enjoy Wisconsin’s outdoors. During Free Fun...
Wednesday, May 20 08:06 — Trempealeau: A truck is backed into a driveway. It appears to be suspicious to the reporting party who drove past the vehicle.  09:48 — Blair: Caller is requesting extra patrol. Caller said traffic is driving extremely fast and putting people — including Amish — in danger...

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