Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
October 22, 1998
The city of Whitehall’s insurance company has refused to pay claims filed by city property owners whose basements were damaged when sanitary sewer lines backed up during heavy rains in late June. Wausau Insurance Co. had informed the city by letter that it would not...
To the Editor:
I just saw that Congressman Derrick Van Orden spoke at the commencement ceremony for graduates of the Police Academy at Chippewa Valley Technical college. I found it very disturbing that the academy would invite a political figure with no law enforcement experience to speak to newly...
25 YEARS AGO
October 15, 1998
The Northfield Mercantile Café was chosen by Discover Wisconsin Radio as its “Restaurant Pick of the Month” for September. The program is part of Discover Wisconsin Productions, a company that promotes Wisconsin events and sites nationally and internationally. The...
To the Editor:
The School District of Arcadia will join school districts throughout the state to salute their local education leaders during Wisconsin School Board Week October 1-7, 2023.
The commemorative week is designed to recognize the contributions made by Wisconsin’s school board members,...
25 YEARS AGO
October 8, 1998
Hundreds of people showed up Sunday to help Tri-County Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home mark the completion of a three-year $5.5 million building and renovation project. Hospital officials estimated that more than 400 people attended the open house for the facility’s...
To the Editor:
Another 9/11 anniversary has passed us by.
Many of our young people need to know what the date represents. I learned its significance is often omitted from classroom study. Could that be true?
Did you know that post 9/11 veteran suicide rates have increased tenfold? I’m not surprised...
25 YEARS AGO
October 1, 1998
In newspaper publishing, Robert Gauger has done it all. Gauger has, formally or informally, held nearly ever title, and every job possible in a family-owned newspaper. Except one. On Oct. 1, he’ll have that one too. That’s when Gauger becomes Publisher Emeritus of the...
To the Editor:
I would like to comment on two of the “Letters to the Editor” in your September 6, 2023 issue.
The letter from Tom Stoner was, of course, his opinion and while he did touch on facts his overall comments were not factual. Ironically, his statement “We look more like China and...
25 YEARS AGO
September 24, 1998
Reigning over the Homecoming festivities being held this week at Whitehall Memorial High School are court members Mandy Gauger, Sarah Johnston, Jenny Paul, Andrea Hulett, Stephanie Ekern, Jess Holen, Cyrus Getts, Ryan Mickelson, Matt Loga and Chad Sosalla.
The...
Two years ago, I took a job as a reporter for the Trempealeau County Times newspaper, a publication I hadn’t ever heard of.
It has led me to some of the most rewarding, intense and entertaining stories I’ve written in my career.
I officially passed the two-year mark as an employee here at the Times...
