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Arcadia City Administrator Chad Hawkins said he is confident the city can afford a flood-prevention project that would help the city avoid disasters like the 2010 flood pictured above.            (File Photo)

Though a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study of how to control Arcadia flooding has been late and much more costly than expected, the city’s administrator is confident some type of meaningful protection will emerge. “I’m confident we’ll have something we can afford at the end of this,” said...
The Arcadia city council decided against alternate street parking during snow storms because the practice could actually increase work and residents are so attentive that some “run out in their underwear” to move their cars. The decision to not change winter parking regulations came after council...
A slightly lower percentage of Arcadia voters said no to curbside recycling Nov. 2 than they did when last asked, in April of 2019, but they still resoundingly rejected the idea. By a 501 against to a 291 for vote, city voters last week turned down the idea of having curbside pick-up of recyclable...

 

 

Wednesday, Oct. 28 10:30 — Arcadia: Two calves are out on Wozney-Bautch Road. 11:35 — Independence: Officer advised a vehicle is stopped in the lane of traffic. The driver has help on the way. 11:48 — Whitehall: A subject left a threatening message. 12:50 — Independence: A male fell 18-feet out of...

 

 

25 YEARS AGO Nov. 16, 1995 A few years back, Trempealeau County officials snubbed the city of Whitehall’s offer to lease office space to the county. But, as of this week Tuesday, county government is the tenant and the city the landlord. The city council that night approved leasing the old city...
The Blair-Taylor volleyball team ended their season last Monday with a victory, sweeping Gilmanton in three sets last week. The Wildcats finish their season 4-8, including a first-round postseason loss to Cochrane-Fountain City. Last Monday’s season finale was also the final game for seniors Ceziah...
            In a letter sent to local media outlets, the heads of Gundersen Health System and Mayo Clinic Health System joined forces to ask local residents to help fight coronavirus.             Both La Crosse and Trempealeau counties have seen drastic increases in COVID-19 cases over the last two...
            Democrats who were hoping Trempealeau County would turn blue again were disappointed on election night as President Donald Trump won the county, but the incumbent president lost both the state and the country — both popular vote and electoral college — to challenger Joe Biden...
An 18-year-old Ettrick woman has been charged with two felonies after deputies allegedly tracked down a 16-year-old through a school-issued computer tablet and found him at the woman’s home. Shauna Bue, 18, of 22836 N. Main St., Ettrick is charged with interfering with child custody, contributing...
County board members are now scheduled to vote at their regular Nov. 16 meeting on whether the county should build a $40 million addition to the courthouse. The latest change in the vote date was driven by requests from both supervisors and consultants working on the project to take advantage of...

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