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Wednesday, Aug. 21
00:49 — Whitehall: 911 hang-up.
04:09 — Independence: A herd of cattle is in the roadway. It is very foggy.
07:46 — Arcadia: An officer reported a deer in the roadway.
08:45 — Arcadia: Four pigs are on the loose.
08:46 — Arcadia: The caller requested property removal.
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Trempealeau County’s new administrator isn’t surprised that some are not pleased with her idea to revamp public access television while the station’s director wonders if its programming is just “taken for granted.”
“We’re really important to the community,” said Kevin Bargender, the director for...
Photos taken by the Whitehall Fire Department showed the roof of the former GTC Motors building has caved in. At last week’s meeting, the Whitehall city council tabled a decision on beginning the abatement process of the building. (Submitted photo)
The Whitehall city council will give a property owner a few more weeks to develop a plan to bring his building up to code or demolish the structure.
The former GTC Motor Parts building, located on Blair St., has been declared a public nuisance. Mayor Jeff Hauser said Whitehall Volunteer Fire...
The Whitehall city council took a step in its plan to improve the city’s water treatment plant, as it began to look to fund a project conservatively estimated to cost between $5 million and $7 million.
The council approved submitting an intent to apply (ITA) for a Safe Drinking Water Loan through...
The Blair-Taylor school board began a process that it hopes will help the school’s softball field dry off better.
The board voted at last Monday’s meeting to implement drain tile along the first base line, though that is just the first step.
“Softball field drainage has been an issue for quite a...
Little Raiders Childcare Center in Arcadia could soon expand.
Little Raiders, which opened in 2021 within the Arcadia Elementary School building, has become a focal point in childcare as Trempealeau County families continue to struggle finding space for their youth.
Arcadia Superintendent Lori...
Construction on the first phase of a major Arcadia flood project could begin next fall and a federal project manager told city officials project cost has dropped from estimates of six months ago.
Kevin Bigalke, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s project manager for the Arcadia work, told the council...
Todd Gieck
The man arrested in the shooting death of an Ettrick resident pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, including homicide, while his attorney argued the shooting “screamed accidental.”
Todd Eric Gieck, 61, of Melrose, was held for trial Monday after Pepin County Judge Thomas Clark found it...
Whitehall School District leaders joined Ronald, Joyce and Todd Wanek in cutting the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Whitehalll Regional Emerging Technology Center last Thursday. The educational facility on the Whitehall school grounds will teach area students in a number of trades and modern technology courses, beginning this fall. The Ronald and Joyce Wanek Foundation contributed $1 million to the project. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
The Whitehall Regional Emerging Technology Center was filled on Thursday with children testing new technology, families roaming through the 16,400-square-foot facility and even a beeping robot driving between the hustle and bustle of a visibly wondered crowd.
Last Thursday marked the ribbon-cutting...
Wednesday, Aug. 14
07:25 — Arcadia: Two 911 hang-ups.
08:32 — Whitehall: An ambulance was requested for a male with a urinary tract infection.
09:15 — Osseo: The caller reported multiple buildings and a vehicle were broken into.
09:19 — Osseo: 911 open line.
13:29 — Strum: The caller reported a...
