Op-Ed
25 YEARS AGO
August 13, 1998
Whitehall School District residents attending the annual meeting turned down a request to sell the school forest. The 10 district electors attending Monday’s meeting voted unanimously to keep the 44-acre portion of the forest sought by the town of Northfield. The 64-...
25 YEARS AGO
Aug. 6, 1998
Homes in rural West Virginia are looking better these days as the result of the efforts of area teenagers and adult volunteers. Megan Bender, Crystal Heath, Theresa Shilts and Rebecca Ziebarth of Whitehall, Briana Sura and Angela Holty of Independence, Hannah Galewski of...
25 YEARS AGO
July 16, 1998
Trempealeau County may be declared a disaster area as the result of the severe storms and flooding of late June, according to a county official who met with federal agency representatives last week. But aid for the damage caused by wind and water will almost certainly...
25 YEARS AGO
July 9, 1998
The fifth-annual presentation of the Pleasantville-area Citizen of the Year Award Sunday marked the first time that the honor, a joint effort of the Pleasantville Lions Club, the Hale Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Country Crafters Homemakers Club, has been...
25 YEARS AGO
July 2, 1998
Two nights of severe thunderstorms and heavy rains over the weekend caused millions of dollars in damage in the southern half of Trempealeau County. About 30 hours of bad weather started Friday evening when thunderstorms began rolling into the area, spawning reports of...
25 YEARS AGO
June 25, 1998
The Whitehall School District will return to bidding out its lunch program milk contract locally. The district school board, in response to concerns expressed by an area dairy farmer, voted Monday night to advertise for bids separately from the Altoona and Eau Claire...
25 YEARS AGO
June 11, 1998
The new Whitehall Family Aquatic Center opened last weekend with only a couple of glitches, but the community will mark the occasion officially on Friday. The official dedication of the $1.2 million swimming pool and recreational facility will take place during an open...
25 YEARS AGO
June 4, 1998
The village of Pigeon Falls, which is facing major expenses because of state-mandated repairs to the Pigeon Creek mill dam, will get state financial help in doing so. The village board was informed Monday night that the state Department of Natural Resources had approved...
25 YEARS AGO
May 28, 1998
A Whitehall grade-schooler recently placed second in a statewide sewing competition. Mandy Speerstra, daughter of Jack and Mary Speerstra, was the runner-up in the Kids’ Challenge at the 14th annual Sewing Weekend Expo held April 30 through May 2 in Beaver Dam. Speerstra...
25 YEARS AGO
May 21, 1998
Members of the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors, concerned about turning over control of county property, rejected a proposed conservation easement for the Trempealeau County Healthcare Center. At their regular monthly meeting, the supervisors voted 11 to 10 to...
