News
The city of Arcadia is beginning the process of developing a new comprehensive plan with the goal of having it be a document that is used to help the city develop over the next two decades.
During a joint meeting between the city council and city plan commission, officials heard from...
After Arcadia Street Superintendent Rollie Conrad said he didn’t think the plan to improve drainage issues near Dettloff Park would work, city officials came up with a new plan.
At the council’s July 16 meeting, Conrad was critical of the plan approved by the city council, saying it would be costly...
Wednesday, July 23
08:35 — Whitehall: Front door alarm.
09:33 — Independence: The caller would like to talk to a deputy.
09:40 — Trempealeau: A tree is blocking the entire road.
10:07 — Trempealeau: Someone backed into a trailer.
10:27 — Whitehall: 911 accidental dial.
12:47 — Galesville: The...
The Whitehall school board heard last week that district taxpayers will be looking at about a $500,000 increase in the tax levy next year. That will lead to some difficult conversations, including about the future of the Trempealeau Valley Cooperative.
The tax impact, Superintendent Mike Beighley...
For the second straight month, the Trempealeau County board committee controlling the purse strings refused to green light the county’s change from an elected coroner to a hired medical examiner.
While committee members didn’t necessarily voice opposition to the change itself, they said it couldn’t...
Setup for the 16th annual Ashley for the Arts Festival was well underway last week, with stages being installed early this week. The festival runs Thursday through Saturday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy)
The largest summer festival of the year kicks off at Arcadia’s Memorial Park this Thursday.
Ashley for the Arts, which regularly draws crowds exceeding 50,000 people, again offers several mainstream artists, interactive art and family-focused entertainment. And it does it all for a cause. The...
Osei Owusu
A man with two convictions for third-degree sexual assault will be released from prison and living in Whitehall, though his sentence is not related to the assault crimes.
Osei Owusu, 34, has been in state prison since January 2024 for a charge unrelated to sexual assault. In 2022, Owusu pleaded...
Wednesday, July 16
11:26 — Whitehall: Cell phone crash detection.
13:28 — Trempealeau County: A car hit a deer.
14:13 — Blair: A tarp is blocking the roadway by the wayside.
14:28 — Galesville: Another agency requested assistance in locating an individual.
15:17 — Trempealeau County: An adult...
The Arcadia man who was arrested for allegedly attacking people with a machete on June 29 told police he acted in self-defense.
Juan Rodriguez Waldo, 39, made his initial appearance in Trempealeau County Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, substantial...
After 18 months on the job, Trempealeau County Administrator Rebecca Glewen wanted to show supervisors why her position is valuable.
At the county board meeting last Monday, Glewen outlined ways she has saved the county money, which she said reinforces the importance of the administrator position....
