Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
January 11, 2001
A countywide “town hall” meeting concerning the proposed Trempealeau County Jail and Sheriff’s Department building will be held Friday in Whitehall.
Kermit Hanvold could be in the position of the boy who cried “Wolf!” But the Pigeon Falls village president says that...
25 YEARS AGO
January 4, 2001
Tomah native Becky Smith officially began her duties as director of the Whitehall Public Library this week. Smith graduated Dec. 23 from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a bachelor of science degree, a major in history and a minor in library science. She was...
25 YEARS AGO
December 28, 2000
The Whitehall district school board last week gave final approval to three new major policies. The board approved a graduation policy that covers state requirements, which won’t go into effect until the Class of 2004 graduates. The state law requires potential...
25 YEARS AGO
December 14, 2000
The roles are set for next year’s school/community musical production at Whitehall High School. Director Jackie Goplin and her assistant, Kaye Henrickson, last week announced the cast selections for the popular Broadway show “Oklahoma!” Taking the lead roles will be...
25 YEARS AGO
December 7, 2000
The Whitehall city council approved a $1.47 million 2001 budget and a major increase in the city tax levy last week. The budget is up about $174,000 from this year’s total — an increase of about 13.4%. Actual city expenses are down slightly, the difference being in...
25 YEARS AGO
November 30, 2000
Tryouts for Whitehall High School’s second annual school-community musical-theater production will be held next week. The WHS vocal and instrumental music departments will host auditions for the musical “Oklahoma!” this coming Monday in the school auditorium. The...
25 YEARS AGO
November 23, 2000
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors last week Tuesday approved a 2001 budget that results in about a 10-percent increase in the county property tax levy. The board unanimously okayed a $44.8 million package of expenditures for the coming year during its annual...
25 YEARS AGO
November 16, 2000
If the 2001 city budget is approved as proposed, Whitehall property owners will be looking at a 25.9% increase in the taxes they pay to the city. The city council’s finance committee last week approved a spending package for the coming year that totals $1,279,750. ...
25 YEARS AGO
November 9, 2000
Trempealeau County voters picked Randy Niederkorn of Whitehall for sheriff, succeeding fellow Democrat Ralph Weisenberger. Niederkorn, a former sheriff’s deputy and detective, defeated Republican Mark Smick, of Independence, a retired Western Wisconsin Technical...
25 YEARS AGO
November 2, 2000
It almost certainly won’t be as big as the one that was discussed by a city council committee last week, but city of Whitehall property owners will likely be looking at a major tax increase next year. If the 2001 city budget were to be adopted as presented to the...
