Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
September 21, 2000
The 2000 Homecoming royalty at Whitehall Memorial High School includes Nicole Webster, Crystal Heath, LeAnn Hulett, Liz Hauser, Alyssa Glanzman, Greg Vies, Troy Guenther, Tim Skadahl, Brett Humphrey and Joe Speltz. The homecoming game will be preceded by the...
25 YEARS AGO
September 14, 2000
Trempealeau County voters picked the two candidates with law enforcement experience during Tuesday’s partisan primaries for county sheriff. Former county sheriff’s deputy and detective Randy Niederkorn handily won the Democratic primary, polling 1,514 votes to 543...
25 YEARS AGO
September 7, 2000
New to the instructional staff at Whitehall Middle and High schools this year are Suzanne Bodah, Kari Weiss, Wendy Kuliasiewicz, Kallie Zielieke and Krista Kjos. New classroom and resource teachers at Sunset Elementary School are Trichia Brekke, Beth Pape, Lisa...
25 YEARS AGO
August 31, 2000
Opponents of the plans developed by the Trempealeau County Jail Study Committee last week were challenged to come up with a better idea, if they could. Members of the committee offered those who criticized their jail size and site choices up to $75,000 to conduct their...
25 YEARS AGO
August 24, 2000
For the third time in just over three months, the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors has voted down borrowing money for a proposed new county jail. A resolution authorizing the county to borrow up to $16.1 million, and to levy a property tax sufficient to repay the...
25 YEARS AGO
August 17, 2000
A dangerous variation on the sport of roller blading nearly proved fatal to an area resident last week. Thomas Guenther of rural Blair was seriously injured last week when he fell while being pulled on in-line skates by a pickup truck. Guenther, 19 and a 1999 Whitehall...
25 YEARS AGO
August 10, 2000
An Independence man has been charged with murder in the shooting of his wife. Robert Helgeson made his initial appearance in Trempealeau County Circuit Court last week on one count of first-degree intentional homicide. Helgeson, 77, is accused of shooting his wife, 74-...
25 YEARS AGO
August 3, 2000
Whitehall’s Beef and Dairy Days festival will get nationwide publicity this year, thanks to the persistence of a postal clerk. The community fundraiser to be held later this month will be the subject of a special U.S. Postal Service cancellation. A USPS station will be...
25 YEARS AGO
July 27, 2000
Kendra Congdon of Galesville was crowned 2000 Trempealeau County Fair Ambassador during the opening night activities of the 142nd annual fair. Brooke Kopp of Pigeon Falls was the first attendant, Natasha Semb, Galesville, was second attendant and Miss Congeniality was...
25 YEARS AGO
July 20, 2000
Despite reservations about the idea, the Whitehall city council will meet with Trem-pealeau County representatives to discuss locating the county sheriff department’s dispatch and 911 facilities in the City Center building. Clerk Lynn Johnson reported the county’s Jail...
