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The Whitehall city council voted down a request by Hi-Crush to end air quality testing at the company’s mine between Whitehall and Independence.
Hi-Crush officials told the council last Tuesday that the request was unrelated to the company’s decision to declare bankruptcy. Those officials also told...
The man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of a car off of Whitehall’s Main St. will spend the next year behind bars.
Kalifa Fomba, 20, of Whitehall was sentenced to serve one year in jail after his second car theft in less than three months. The most recent theft happened in...
Betsy Peterson of the Honey Pie Boutique presented a check for $3,000 to Beth Stay and Jackie Goplin, Curds for Kids organizers. (Submitted photo)
A local program designed to help area farmers and children is receiving more than just national donations.
Fresh off of receiving a $15,000 donation from the national television program “Returning The Favor,” Curds for Kids received a $3,000 donation from a local boutique that launched in March....
The Trempealeau County Health Department and Emergency Management, Gundersen Tri-County Hospital and Clinics, School District of Blair-Taylor, and the Wisconsin National Guard are hosting a free COVID-19 testing site at Blair-Taylor High School, N31024 Elland Rd, on July 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...
Wednesday, July 8
11:36 — Independence: Caller reported a dog was shut in a car.
12:25 — Whitehall: Caller’s son is threatening to come and hurt him.
13:26 — Melrose: A vehicle is in the middle of the road.
13:30 — Whitehall: Two-vehicle accident reported. No injuries or road blockage.
14:03 —...
A 17-year-old has been charges with two felonies for allegedly kicking and hitting ambulance staff and threatening the arresting officers and their families.
Ethan Thomas Horton of 23853 Pinewood Road, Trempealeau, is scheduled to have his initial appearance in Trempealeau County Circuit Court Aug...
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Osseo early sunday morning, causing damage to trees and farm buildings. (Photo by Trempealeau County Emergency Management)
Although it was reported to be brief, the National Weather Service reported that a tornado touched down in Osseo early Sunday morning.
The report from the NWS said that an EF-1 tornado was spotted at 12:50 a.m. and that it snapped or uprooted numerous trees in addition to damaging several farm...
A Whitehall man faces four felony counts of possessing child pornography after a sheriff’s investigator allegedly found the man had images of men with children as young as three years old.
Zachary Karberg, 30, of 36042 Owen St., was released after posting $5,000 cash bond and is due back in...
Sitting outside on a breezy summer evening, members of the Whitehall city council, some of whom wore masks, wondered how long meeting like this should go on.
“So many of my other meetings are online, are we going to do that?” asked council member Kurt Johnson last Tuesday evening.
Perhaps not, if...
The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department reported a Trempealeau woman died after her car collided with a truck that had crossed the centerline on State Road 35 in the town of Trempealeau last Thursday.
According to a press release sent by the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department, Monica...
