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A handful of parents in the Independence School District raised concerns over the district’s mask requirement to start the 2021-22 school year at last Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting of the school board.
Independence will require masks for students and staff, at least to start the year,...
For the first time in 2021, there were more than 100 new COVID-19 cases in Trempealeau County last week.
That is according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, which reported 112 new cases this week, 15 more than the previous week.
The Trempealeau County Health Department...
An Ettrick man was charged with theft after he was allegedly found in possession of a skidsteer machine from Minnesota that had a tracking device.
Corie Lee Maynard, 47, of N20861 Bakker Road was charged with two felonies, receiving stolen property worth over $10,000 and driving a vehicle without...
The town of Trempealeau resumed citing a township farmer for using scare guns to ward off birds and evidently reopened 69 other citations dating back to 2017.
A hearing on the seven recent and 69 other citations against Carlton Klein, 69, of N15711 Klein Lane, is scheduled for a hearing October 12...
The Village of Trempealeau Police Department has long yearned for a space where they can safely perform firearms training.
They now have it thanks to unanimous approval from the Trempealeau village board at last Thursday’s meeting — the board approved the department to use the old landfill facility...
The Arcadia Glencoe Fire Department will “move forward as best it can” following the death of Fire Chief Jeff Halvorsen, Mayor Rob Reichwein told the council last week.
Besides his work as fire chief, Halvorsen was also involved in the city’s emergency management efforts, Reichwein said. Halvorsen...
If your favorite form of outdoor fun doesn’t have as much support as you would like, now may be the chance to make your voice heard as the county seeks public comment as it prepares its new outdoor recreation plan.
County residents have until Sept. 20 to express their opinions on how the county can...
New 2020 census data showing population growth in the town and village of Trempealeau is expected to shift some of the boundaries of the county’s 17 board of supervisors’ districts.
The township and village of Trempealeau added 657 residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the census, and that...
Michael Schmidknecht, Joel Wener and Scott Haines all credit their upbringing in the Arcadia area, specifically the Arcadia Police Department and former chief Patrick Grzadzielewski, for getting their law enforcement careers underway. All three are now sheriffs in the area. (Submitted photo)
Arcadia High School graduates Michael Schmidknecht, Scott Haines and Joel Wener have reached the pinnacle of their local law enforcement careers and all three credit their relationships with the Arcadia Police Department for getting them started.
The three took slightly different paths, but all...
With a long touchdown midway through the second quarter, the Whitehall football team was very much in the game, but a three-point halftime deficit turned into a 17-point loss as the Norse were blanked by Melrose-Mindoro in the second half.
Whitehall still trailed by three until the Mustangs scored...
