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For the second straight week the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Trempealeau County declined significantly. The recent surge in cases began in mid-July and topped out at 176 cases from Sept. 20 to Sept. 27, but the decline began with 126 cases reported two weeks ago and 91 last week,...
The Blair city council voted to hire a fourth full-time public works employee, but was hesitant on requests from the Blair-Preston Fire Department board.  The request to add to the city public works staff came at the recommendation of the public works committee. One employee, street superintendent...
After passing a delayed ordinance defining what surfaces Arcadia residents must use to park vehicles, the council is now considering requiring landlord disclosure placards on rental property in the city. Donnie Kreibich of the Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department urged the council last Wednesday to help...
County residents may begin applying Thursday to be considered for an affordable custom-build home in Arcadia and sign up to attend informational meetings about the process Oct. 28 and 30. Residents may begin the application process and register to attend one of the Habitat for Humanity...

 

 

Respondents to a survey on county outdoor recreation say they would most like to see trails for hiking and walking, while the county parks and tourism committee added ATV and UTV trails to their priority planning list. Two hundred and ninety individuals responded to the recent survey by the county’...

 

 

Area residents who are looking for a one-stop shop for trick-or-treating on Halloween night can hit up Riverside Memorial Park in Blair again this year. A trick-or-treating event was set up in the park last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the popularity of the event means it will be...

 

 

Wednesday, Sept. 29 08:00 — Black River Falls: Caller reported the location of a wanted party.  09:15 — Ettrick: Two cattle are out. One has gone back in the fence and is across the road now. Caller has attempted to contact the residence with no answer.  10:49 — Whitehall: Anonymous complaint of a...
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to pay a disputed bill from the county healthcare center for the care of an elderly man in 2020. The county’s executive-finance committee Monday reiterated its previous decision that the county is responsible for the $18,696 bill....
Administrators for the Whitehall School District told the district’s board that staff members have been “awesome” as they try to work through the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented early in the 2021-22 school year. “It’s not easy, it’s just not,” Mike Beighley, district superintendent,...
While there was one more death from COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a significant drop in the total number of new cases last week. The death was reported by both the DHS and the Trempealeau County Health Department. No further information about the person was made...

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