Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
August 9, 2001
A county organization dedicated to finding homes for abandoned animals apparently will have a home of its own. The Trempealeau County Humane Society, organized earlier this year, announced that land had been donated to it for a headquarters and permanent animal shelter....
25 YEARS AGO
August 2, 2001
A new state emphasis on sanitary measures has resulted in the Whitehall Family Aquatic Center being closed for longer periods this summer. The municipal pool has had to close for the day three times in only the past three weeks, as a result of contamination by fecal...
25 YEARS AGO
July 26, 2001
Sarah Wegner, the daughter of Jeff and Betty Wegner of Ettrick, was crowned the 2001 Trempealeau County Fair Ambassador during the opening night ceremonies for the 143rd annual fair on Thursday. The first attendant was Laura Matchey, the second attendant was Shannon...
25 YEARS AGO
July 19, 2001
A petition to recall one of the two Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors representing the city of Whitehall has failed to meet legal requirements. County Clerk Paul Syverson on Friday declined to certify a petition by Dave Anderson of Whitehall against District Seven...
25 YEARS AGO
July 12, 2001
The Trempealeau County Jail issue that prompted them in the first place is on the back burner, but the recalls of two county board members apparently are colder than that. One petition to seek a recall election of a county supervisor has already been rejected. A second...
25 YEARS AGO
July 5, 2001
One of the first families of Whitehall merchants bowed out of the business last week. The Holtan family’s 85-plus years in business in the community came to an end when Jason and Melissa Molis completed their purchase of Holtan’s Jewelry and Gifts from Quinn and Audrey...
25 YEARS AGO
June 28, 2001
Less than a year ago, Jeff and Deanna Matthews were looking for a place to open a new dental practice. Earlier this month, the former Las Vegas, Nevada, residents opened the Matthews Family Dental Clinic in Whitehall’s West Side Commercial Park. And already, Jeff Matthews...
25 YEARS AGO
June 14, 2001
A severe thunderstorm rocked northern and central Trempealeau County Monday evening, toppling trees, damaging buildings, and knocking out power in the Whitehall area. The storm hit Whitehall about 7 p.m. with an hour remaining on a tornado watch issued by the National...
25 YEARS AGO
June 7, 2001
The Whitehall district school board last week approved a new policy allowing the district to offer rewards in cases like the threats that shut down the local schools twice in the past 15 months. The board heard the second reading of a policy which allows the district to...
25 YEARS AGO
May 31, 2001
The question of whether, and where, Trempealeau County should build a new jail and sheriff’s department — studied for five years and debated heatedly for the past 18 months or so — will apparently take a lower profile for a while. The county board of supervisors, two weeks...
