Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
July 3, 1997
The Jackson/Trempealeau Counties Crime Stoppers organization is asking for help with solving the theft of a gun from a Whitehall store. Sometime between June 11 and June 16, a Ruger P85 nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol was removed from behind a counter at Holtan’s...
25 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1997
The Trempealeau County Jail and operations are getting a thorough overview this week by representatives of a federal agency. No, this isn’t quite like the state inspections that eventually compelled the county to build the existing jail 15 years ago. But the final...
25 YEARS AGO
June 5, 1997
An Independence teenager this week Tuesday morning pleaded not guilty to fatally shooting his mother’s boyfriend. Ryan Bogdonovich entered the plea at his arraignment in Trempealeau County Circuit Court on one count of first-degree intentional homicide. Bogdonovich, 16,...
25 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1997
A public informational meeting held last week concerning a new swimming pool in Whitehall hasn’t changed the city’s plans. Although questions were raised about a proposed new outdoor pool, and several persons spoke in favor of building an indoor facility instead, city...
25 YEARS AGO
April 17, 1997
After a meeting last week between members of the Whitehall city council and the Whitehall district school board, a joint effort to build an indoor swimming pool looks unlikely. The indoor pool had been considered as an alternative to the city’s plan to replace its...
To the Editor:
A good friend and I came down from the Twin Cities to Trempealeau last weekend to golf at Trempealeau Mountain.
I lived in Trempealeau from 1964 to 1968. Things have changed. The growth is substantial. But one thing remains the same — small town hospitality! We started our day...
To the Editor:
It is the season of colorful yard signs indicating it is community election time. Therefore, I wish to speak about our upcoming Mayoral election in Arcadia.
Please keep in mind, candidate John Kimmel was recalled and removed from the office of Mayor of Arcadia, WI on November 24,...
25 YEARS AGO
March 27, 1997
If all goes as planned, a Whitehall High student will take college courses next fall, at school district expense, and get credit toward graduation. The district school board approved the first application filed under the new post-secondary enrollment option program...
To the Editor:
The newest rage is inflation. The Republicans say its Biden’s fault because we spent too much stimulating jobs.
Inflation is based on rising prices of energy and food as compared to wage increases. Energy, food and health care prices are controlled by mega corporations that control...
25 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1997
Only a few years ago, the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors imposed a hiring freeze on county government and battled over just about every new position created. Keeping a lid on county government hiring is apparently a thing of the past, though. Monday night, the...
