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An Arcadia man was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash on State Road 93 after his vehicle struck oncoming traffic around noon on Saturday, according to the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department. James Williams, 55, was the lone occupant in his vehicle that, according to the report sent by the...

 

 

Nearly one year ago, the Wanek Center was set to open in Arcadia in a flurry of community anticipation. The facility had just been completed thanks to just over $20 million in contributions including $12.5 million from Ron and Joyce Wanek, four million from district taxpayers, two million from...

 

 

On an uncharacteristically pleasant December day, motorists at various spots in Trempealeau County were apparently content to cruise within the legal speed limit. “OK,” said Deputy Erica Koxlien as she periodically checks on hand-held radar the speed of approaching vehicles. “So far everyone’s...

 

 

25 YEARS AGO Jan. 4, 1996             The proceeds from Trempealeau County’s controversial new sales tax have started arriving back in Whitehall — in amounts that, so far, anyway, seem underwhelming. The county received its first large payment from the state Department of Revenue last week, a...
The Arcadia boys basketball team couldn’t get its offense going in a 63-50 loss to Altoona last week Monday. The Raiders shot 32.1 percent from the floor in the game, including a six-for-19 mark on three-point attempts. They trailed 31-23 at halftime before Altoona pulled away for a 13-point win....
Law enforcement officers from seven area agencies were called to an incident in the town of Sumner when a man with at least 36 open cases against him was accused of destroying a home. Jesse Honaker, 40, of 1908 Third St., Eau Claire, faces new charges of two felony counts of resisting a police...
A Minneapolis man is being held in Trempealeau County jail on $35,000 bond after being stopped for speeding near Osseo and allegedly found to be in possession of over a pound of marijuana and fentanyl, four ounces of cocaine and a loaded gun. Trempealeau County Circuit Court Judge Rian Radtke...
After a discussion about whether — in a city that needs more housing — a scaled down residential project would add too much new traffic in the Jefferson Street area, the Arcadia council approved giving access to a proposed site for three twin homes. Last Wednesday’s vote granted developer Jason...
Some Arcadia city council members remain unhappy with what they say is the slow pace of getting messy properties cleaned up. “It seems like we haven’t been able to get anything done,” said council member Kevin Mayzek at last Wednesday’s council session. “We’ve even got city employees with cars...
The Arcadia School District Board passed a staff handbook addition concerning the use of social media among district employees at their regular meeting Monday night. The statement, which itself is not a policy addition, reminds employees not to use district devices or accounts for personal social...

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