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March came in like a lamb and out like a lion, at least as far as COVID-19 cases are concerned.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 last week, down from the 34 in the area two weeks ago, but still higher than any week since early February. The 54 new cases...
Yet another court case has ended in a decision against two Trempealeau farmers who have for years attempted to establish a right to use bird “scare guns” on their farm.
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals last Tuesday said that Trempealeau Circuit Court Judge Rian Radtke ruled correctly in 2019 that...
Those planning to develop the Guza Mine as a frac sand operation will have to provide more information about a proposed reclamation bond before the Independence council will allow any digging.
The sand company, Parsons Energy Group, proposed using Omega Capital Street in Miami as the guarantor that...
The Trempealeau village board approved two resolutions at their regular meeting Thursday for the purpose of funding two vehicle purchases for the village.
Resolution #6-2021 approved the borrowing of up to $37,000 from Citizens First Bank for the purchase of a 2021 Ford F550 Truck with Rugby Dump...
The rooster statue located outside the Osseo Family Restaurant was stolen late last month and a $1,000 reward has been offered for its return. The above photo was taken from the Osseo Police Department Facebook page.
The owner of the Osseo Family Restaurant said he would like to have his eight-foot-tall steel and cement rooster back, but he thinks he’ll pass on an offer from an animal rights group to cover the reward if he’ll quit serving chicken.
“I just feel like that’s a lose, lose situation,” said Artan...
K9 Luke
A Trempealeau County K9 helped uncover $20,000 worth of cocaine, leading to the arrest of two Chicago men after a traffic stop on Interstate 94 near Osseo,
The stop and bust occurred on March 24, according to the press release which sent a week later by the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department....
Wednesday, March 24
09:02 — Eleva: Caller sent $300 over a cash app to someone claiming to be a detective.
10:58 — Galesville: Caller wants contact in reference to the neighbor’s chickens being on their property.
11:39 — Trempealeau: Caller requesting contact on his cell phone to meet a deputy in...
By some measures, Trempealeau County has rebounded economically from the turmoil of the last year, but the year of the virus will leave its mark.
“It was really scary for awhile,” said Amy Hembd who, with her husband Billy, owns the Garden of Eatin’ in Galesville. “There were a lot of tears, a lot...
For all of the aggravation and anxiety of a year-long pandemic, the economic health of Trempealeau County’s appears to be returning to pre-COVID levels.
Employment at Ashley Furniture Industries has returned to pre-virus levels, and the company has another 350 positions available because of company...
It seemed like Trempealeau County was nearing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but an outbreak last week reminded residents that the disease that has impacted nearly the entire world for the past year hasn’t gone away yet.
While cases had been declining to totals not seen since last May, the...
