Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
February 11, 1999
The city of Whitehall, which acquired a large public building for a dollar several years ago, may find itself on the other end of a similar transaction in the future. The city council Tuesday night reviewed an appraisal of the former City Hall building, which was...
I was shocked at what I was hearing.
The school my son attends was promoting beliefs that I, personally, find disgusting. What really got me, however, was the encouragement that students wear certain clothes to further promote those beliefs.
The good news is: It didn’t work.
I consider myself a...
25 YEARS AGO
February 4, 1999
The Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors had adopted a timetable that likely will lead to the construction of a new county jail sometime within the next two years. The board approved a plan of action for submission to the state Department of Corrections. The...
25 YEARS AGO
January 28, 1999
If experience in the business is any predictor of success, the new owners of Whitehall’s only motel should be able to make it a successful business. Steve Sendele, Linda Mossman and family have a total of more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. The...
25 YEARS AGO
January 21, 1999
The Whitehall Police Department is back at full strength again as the result of action taken at last week’s city council meeting. The council voted to hire Paul Laursen as the fourth full-time WPD officer. Laursen replaced Dale Lyngen, who resigned in December. ...
25 YEARS AGO
January 14, 1999
Whitehall resident John Radke retired last week after more than three decades as a driver’s license examiner with the state Department of Transportation, but not before he was given an award that has gone to only a handful of his peers. Radke was named the Outstanding...
25 YEARS AGO
December 31, 1998
For some Whitehall property owners, there was one item in their mail a couple weeks ago that did not bring Christmas cheer. City property tax bills were sent out the week before the holiday, bringing not-so-glad tidings for many. Dozens of city taxpayers are looking...
25 YEARS AGO
December 24, 1998
The city of Whitehall, for the second time in less than five months, will soon be hiring a new full-time police officer. The city was notified two weeks ago that one of the Whitehall Police Department’s four full-time officers, Dale Lyngen, was quitting. The only step...
25 YEARS AGO
December 17, 1998
The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department members moved into the new station, located in the Westside Commercial Park on Dec. 1. The station was built with the help of a 60 percent Community Development Block Grant from the state Department of Commerce. The state grant...
25 YEARS AGO
December 10, 1998
With only a few comments from Whitehall citizens, the city council last week Tuesday approved a $1.38 million 1999 budget. The spending total approved was barely half of the $2.65 million budgeted for 1998. The current year’s figure, however, includes major capital...
