News
25 YEARS AGO
Jan. 11, 1996
Figuring out what to do with the Whitehall Municipal Swimming Pool and an anonymous donation offered to help repair or replace it, is such a serious issue that the full city council will have to come up with the answer. Mayor Keith Johnson Tuesday night said he would...
“I was not given the chance by the board to respond to the misinformation that was presented,” Trempealeau County Health Director Barb Barczak said in a statement that followed the county board’s decision to reject an ordinance change that would give her department the authority to issue citations...
A divided Arcadia city council approved new sewer rates after some members objected that the increase in rates seemed tied to a higher department payroll.
In a special meeting last Tuesday with the utility commission, by a three-to-two council vote the council added 19 cents per 1,000 gallons of...
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County took a significant dip last week, falling under 100 for the first time since late-October.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 67 new cases in Trempealeau County last year. While there were also fewer tests issued, the rate in...
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...
