Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
September 30, 1999
The Whitehall district school board got some good news at its monthly meeting. District administrators reported that the enrollment in the local schools was up slightly, that is a change from a year ago when a decrease in student numbers resulted in cuts in state...
25 YEARS AGO
September 23, 1999
If Trempealeau County decides to buy the Whitehall City Center as a site for a new jail and sheriff’s department complex, it apparently will do what it did before its last major building project — figure out how much space it needs. The county’s jail study committee...
25 YEARS AGO
September 16, 1999
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors will apparently vote to offer the city of Whitehall $2 million for the City Center block. That offer for the city-owned property, one of two sites under consideration for a new county jail and sheriff’s department complex,...
25 YEARS AGO
September 9, 1999
New members of the instructional staff at the Whitehall middle and high schools are Carrie Harings, Nancy Martinovici, Chad Thurs, Ron Hunter, Julie Winsand-Gearing, Alissa Drivas and Tonya Berg.
A Whitehall native who put his hometown in the pages of his books will...
25 YEARS AGO
September 2, 1999
The Whitehall School District, strapped financially the past year because of a decrease in student enrollment, may catch a break this year. Enrollment at the district’s three attendance centers on last week Wednesday’s opening day of classes was generally up. With the...
Benjamin Pierce
Whenever I open the Facebook app or any other social media tool on my phone, I expect to be bombarded with advertisements, election campaign messages or offseason sports announcements from teams trying to stay relevant with their seasons on the horizon.
On Friday, however, I climbed out of bed and...
25 YEARS AGO
August 26, 1999
If and when the Trempealeau County board decides to build a new county jail and sheriff’s department, the supervisors likely will have two choices where to build it, not three. The county’s jail study committee approved a recommendation to eliminate from consideration...
I was impressed hearing the decision-making process used by the Whitehall school board last month.
The board was tasked with deciding if it should implement cuts in the high school athletic program. Specifically, the volleyball team has more than 50 players signed up, leading to increased expenses...
25 YEARS AGO
August 19, 1999
The Whitehall city council, following a closed meeting held Monday, will continue to entertain offers from Trempealeau County government for the City Center property. The press and public were barred from Monday’s meeting under state statutes that allow government...
25 YEARS AGO
August 12, 1999
Candidates for the title of Little Miss Whitehall 1999 are Tess Johnson, Alexis Severson, Mikhael Haines, Elizabeth Sanders, Hannah Steig, Morgan Stellpflug, Chelsey Frei, Julie Oates, Jamie Beltz and Kirsten Solsrud.
Building a new Trempealeau County Jail and Sheriff’...
