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After missing out on milkshakes and cheese curds last year, the Trempealeau County Fair is scheduled to return this summer.
The fair was among many summer events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While the fair’s fry shack made its way through the county at various stops throughout...
Those planning the new county building will meet with department heads to discuss renovations in the current courthouse while the board, perhaps in February, will decide whether to add to the $40 million to be borrowed for the work.
Kurt Berner of Samuels Group, the company advising the county on...
David Lynghamer
A former Ettrick man who has spent the last decade in prison for possession of child pornography is being released in Whitehall next week.
The Whitehall Police Department issued a notification that David Lynghamer, 67, is being released on Feb. 2 and will be under the supervision of the Department...
Wednesday, Jan. 13
04:46 — Whitehall: An owl was struck and is now in the ditch.
05:33 — Whitehall: A small beagle is roaming around.
07:39 — Independence: A semi is all over the road; going from ditch to ditch.
07:41 — Blair: A suspicious vehicle is by the railroad tracks.
08:01 — Trempealeau:...
Independence School District Accepts Ashley for the Arts Community Cares Grant. Pictured (left to right): Sydney Dejno, Jonah Rombalski, Jake Rombalski (Technical Instructor), Max Marsolek, Nathan Pyka, Julie Jeske (Art Instructor), Audrianna Knisely and Naydi Morales Cervantes. Not pictured but included in the project: Kelli Brandenburg Brave and Mark Brave (Independence Lions Club), Sue Wozney (Rainbow Community Club), Ottie Baecker (Mayor of Independence) and Jason Hovell, Barry Schmitt, Rob Vanderloop, Dawn Woychik and Jessica Gruber (Independence School District). (Submitted photo)
With the circumstances of the global pandemic, Ashley for the Arts, one of Wisconsin’s largest charity events, cancelled their 2020 event.
The art and music festival, which has become an annual get-together for a number of area students, parents and volunteers, is a primary fundraiser for the more...
In what is the first case brought following the recent round of complaints that some properties in Arcadia are unsightly, the city officially warned one property owner that it might file a circuit court case to force a clean up.
City officials put on notice the owner of 245 North Owen Street that...
The Independence school board will pursue a referendum question this spring seeking $700,000 annually for three years to cover operating expenses.
The non-recurring referendum question will appear on the April 6 spring election ballot after being approved unanimously at last Wednesday’s regular...
Representatives of Hi-Crush told Whitehall officials the company hopes to bring jobs back to the city while a company attorney said during a lawsuit hearing that Hi-Crush intends to close both the Whitehall and Blair mines.
As requested by the sand mine company officials, the Whitehall city council...
The Galesville city council voted to cease fluoride treatment of their groundwater at last Thursday’s meeting, at the suggestion of public works director Todd Peterson.
Peterson explained that fluoride had done significant damage to heaters, valves, light fixtures and other components within the...
Registered nurse Vicky Klink is the first staff member at Mayo Clinic Health System in Arcadia to receive the Pfizer COVID vaccine. She received her first immunization from Ben Anderson, R.N. nurse administrator last week Monday. (Submitted photo)
The weekly number of new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County has declined for the third time in the last four weeks as health officials have begun announcing a plan for county residents to receive vaccinations.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there were 74 new COVID-19...
