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Gov. Tony Evers today directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 people or more to slow the spread of COVID-19.
In other action, Evers extended the closure of all public and private K-12 schools...
The county could build either a new a jail and sheriff’s office or a new center that includes a jail and courtrooms for from an estimated $29 million to $38.5 million without raising taxes, a county consultant concludes.
Kurt Berner of The Samuels Group told the county’s building oversight...

A group of Arcadia area residents who made contributions to the Wanek Center were given a tour of the facility Monday. Pictured in one of the new gymnasiums are Andrew Schultz (from left), Nancy Schultz, Henry Schultz, Dr. Paul Dettloff, Keith Weltzien, Clarence Pronschinske, Karen Weltzien, Beverly Pronschinske, Renee Schank, Loren Wolfe and Diane Walske. Donors not pictured include Dave and Charlotte Schank.(Times photograph by Debbie Foss)
A group of Arcadia area residents who were important contributors to the new Wanek Center were given a tour of the facility Monday and recognized for their contributions to its construction.
“This is a real tribute to western Wisconsin,” said Dr. Paul Dettloff. “I hope it inspires other small towns...
Though the federal engineers who are designing Arcadia’s flood works say the project will be neutral for communities along the Trempealeau River, a “bunch of people” don’t believe that, Gov. Tony Evers said.
“The city’s work” to design and fund flood projects “is admirable,” Evers said, “but we...
Four occupants of a horse drawn buggy were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after the buggy was rear-ended in the town of Pigeon Sunday evening.
The buggy — occupied by Edna Wengerd, 41, Fannie Wengerd, 43, Lizzie Wengerd, 33, and William Wengerd, 39, all of Whitehall — was driving...
A Dodge resident who has been working with an engineering firm on the community’s persistent high-water troubles may have helped interest the Wisconsin governor in financing a study.
Keith Jereczek told Gov. Tony Evers that the SEH engineer with whom he has been working thinks it might be possible...
School across the state will close by Thursday of this week after Gov. Tony Evers directed Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond...
The man accused of stealing a car off of Main St. in Whitehall made his initial appearance in Trempealeau County Circuit Court last week.
Kalifa Fomba, 20, of Whitehall appeared in court last week Tuesday on two charges related to the theft of a 2018 Jeep Compass off of Main St. in Whitehall on Jan...
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall has implemented visitor restrictions at its hospital, care center and senior living apartments amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to keep patients, residents, staff and communities safe.
Representatives from the hospital sent the...
A recently proposed bill affecting state residents living within the floodplain was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on March 3.
Act 175 eliminates a “50 percent rule” regarding the limit nonconforming homeowners can spend total to modify their home relative to the value of the structure if...