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  25 YEARS AGO May 15, 1997 Whitehall High School Class of 1997 was recognized for their achievements at the annual awards night program held on Sunday. The class valedictorian is Travis Schroeder, son of Jim and Janet Schroeder. Salutatorian of the class is Melissa Granlund, daughter of Mark and...
Those hoping the Whitehall School District would solve the need for more child care providers in the area might have to wait longer. Over the last several months, the district has discussed building an Early Learning Center (ELC) that would house a child care center in addition to four-year-old...

 

 

There is something special about a 1970 Dodge Charger sports car that has captivated Mark Korpal from the time he was a kindergartner. The 53-year-old Arcadia man now has three of them, and one recently earned him quite the recognition at a car show for owners across the Midwest. Korpal’s bright...

 

 

The Blair-Preston Fire Department has been around, in some form, for more than 100 years, but they’re using the oldest documentation they could find as an excuse to “party harder” and honor its past this Saturday. While there have been some reports of fire brigades in the late-1800s, it seemed...

 

 

  Wednesday, April 20 00:25 — Ettrick: A white van with its plate obstructed.  03:21 — Strum: Caller has information in reference to drugs in a vehicle.  08:17 — Arcadia: A deer needs to be dispatched.  09:11 — Eleva: Caller is complaining of a loud drum sound coming from a trailer.  10:45 — Blair...
The Arcadia school board will ramp up its planning and information gathering process as it assesses facilities needs as well as the public’s interest in a referendum. The district is operating on a timeline for a referendum ask next April in accordance with its contract with Miron Construction and...
A single mother with five children will be formally selected this week to receive a custom-built house in Arcadia, the first Habitat for Humanity project in Trempealeau County. Groundbreaking for the home, to be built at 1109 E. Wilson Ave., will be May 12 at 4 p.m. Volunteers to help build the...
The Arcadia school board will have a new member, as current board member Rob Hurlburt announced at last Monday’s meeting that he will be moving outside the district in the coming months. Hurlburt plans to continue serving on the board for a few more months and has no set timeline on his move or...
Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson said it will make no difference in how he runs his office, but the one-term sheriff has decided to run for re-election this year as a Republican.  “I started thinking about this when I was campaigning (in 2018), and one person said to me that I was the...
The Arcadia city council approved moving ahead with the application process for a federal grant of up to $1 million for replacement of city sewer, water and storm water lines along Main Street. The proposal to apply for a federal Community Development Block Grant now goes to the utility commission...

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