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Wednesday, Feb. 18
06:01 — Strum: A tree is down on a sharp corner. The road is not passable.
06:05 — Galesville: A motorist is stuck.
06:25 — Whitehall: A disabled vehicle is partially in the lane of traffic.
07:11 — Eleva: A gas drive-off was reported.
07:49 — Osseo: An officer is standing by...
25 YEARS AGO
March 15, 2001
Whitehall Cadette Girl Scout Troop members presented with Silver Awards Friday were Ann Franklin, Alison Klonecki, Christa Urbick, Leslie Matchey, Siera Brown, Holly Knudtson, Brenda Tappendorf, Kristin Vold, Megan Wineski, and Mandy Speerstra.
A Minnesota woman has...
The president of Independence School District’s Board of Education has been charged with a felony after he allegedly threatened a pharmacy worker over prescription medications.
Joe Bragger, 58, of Independence, faces one felony count of threatening to injure a person and two misdemeanor charges—one...
Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors Chair John Aasen said the county board will not discuss or issue an official statement about a letter alleging that a county administrator attempted to intimidate a county health care center executive.
The Dec. 22, 2025, letter, sent by attorney Jeff Scott...
Less than a year after its last operational referendum was passed, Whitehall school officials began preparing for their next ask of taxpayers.
Conversations at the board’s regular meeting on Monday of last week were preliminary with no action taken. The main discussion was whether the question...
While it likely won’t happen for at least a couple of years, the process of adding a second Trempealeau County Circuit Court judge officially began on Monday.
The Trempealeau County Executive and Finance Committee approved a resolution brought forward by county Circuit Court Judge Rian Radtke. That...
Riverland Energy Cooperative Chief Executive Officer Tim Holtan posted a video on the company’s Facebook page explaining the bitcoin mining operations that have appeared near its substations.
The topic came up during the February Ettrick village board meeting. Trustee Cory Komperud said a bitcoin...
Wednesday, Feb. 11
01:46 — Osseo: An officer is attempting to stop a vehicle that is heading west.
02:02 — Independence: 911 accidental call.
06:56 — Eleva: A car hit a deer.
07:17 — Galesville: A child is destroying the house and refusing to go to school.
08:01 — Blair: The caller lost their...
Sixteen years after the city of Arcadia experienced a flood that got the wheels in motion on a project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intended to limit the damage in the city in the event of future floods, the lack of progress and the ballooning project cost has left the mayor and...
The Trempealeau County sheriff and clerk of courts positions will receive raises following the fall election.
The raises were approved by the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors at last week Monday’s regular monthly meeting. Both positions are slated to receive 3% increases in 2027, 2028 and...
