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The second free COVID-19 testing site run by the Wisconsin National Guard in Trempealeau County was held at Eleva-Strum High School on Monday of this week. (Times photo by Andrew Dannehy)
Both the number of COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County and the percentage of positive tests showed significant increases last week, but the county health department will not yet be mandating masks for residents and visitors.
Last week, the county saw a new record with 46 new positive cases...
May sales tax collections and unemployment figures suggest Trempealeau County’s economic hit from the COVID-19 lockdown may be easing.
The county’s unemployment rate dropped almost six points from April to May, going from 17.6 to 12 percent, a number that is still historically high for the county...
The Blair Police Department is looking for the person responsible for crashing into a fence where the deer are held at Riverside Memorial Park. (Times photo by Andrew Dannehy)
Blair Cheese Festival board member David Mattison opened last week’s regular city council meeting by informing council members that the 80th annual Cheese Fest will not be held this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On their website the Blair Cheese Festival board released the following: “After...
The Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District announced they will present their plans for reopening in the fall at a special open meeting of their school board on July 27.
The announcement came Monday night at the district’s regular board meeting, at which two school board members were vocal on...
Three years after the flood that washed out Galesville’s swinging bridge and significant portions of High Cliff park’s trails, the Galesville city council made one of its first moves to spend money on replacing the paths.
The renovation project on the trails of High Cliff has been a goal area for...
The dredging of the upper, silt-collecting pond protecting Bugle Lake in Independence may be completed by next spring, city officials have been told.
Russ Kiviniemi of Cedar Corporation told the council Monday that finding a site for the dredged material and government permits are the next steps...
The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department found there was no criminal behavior in the care of the animals in Arcadia’s Rudy Klink Deer Park.
Sheriff Brett Semingson said investigators worked with the operators of a deer park in Blair and concluded that some adjustment in the Arcadia deer’s feed...
Wednesday, July 1
06:53 — Strum: Caller reported an injured fawn in the lane of travel.
10:14 — Osseo: Caller is requesting a police escort.
11:51 — Ettrick: Caller requesting an officer for damage done to his property.
13:55 — Osseo: Caller reported their mailbox was smashed on Monday night. ...
The Whitehall Fire Department received a $50,000 donation from Whitehall Specialties last week. Accepting the check on the department's behalf was chief Jeremiah Pientok (left) from Whitehall Specialties president and chief executive officer Steve Snyder. (Times photo by Andrew Dannehy)
Steve Snyder had been looking for a chance to get Whitehall Specialties more involved in the local community. When he found out the Whitehall Fire Department was in need, the president and chief executive officer of the cheese-processing plant saw an opportunity as the company donated $50,000 to go...
Work began last week to replace the star/cross that lights up during the holiday season in Whitehall. (Times photo by Andrew Dannehy)
The city of Whitehall should be a little more festive for the 2020 holiday season than it has been the last couple of years.
Last week work officially began on replacing the star/cross that overlooks the city from a hill on the north end. The sign had been shining bright since 1960 until the last...
