March 17, 2021 $ 50 Vol. 11, No. 11 1 Per Copy 75¢ Delivered 715-538-4765 • 36435 Main St., Whitehall • www.trempcountytimes.com In Your Meier denied parole, Times… eligible again in 2022 NEWS By Andrew Dannehy “You acknowledged that Times Editor your crime was a contributing The former Arcadia man factor in you son’s death,” imprisoned for the 1992 Gabriel wrote. “For all of murder of his estranged wife this you told PRC officials was denied parole last week, in September 2017 that you, but won’t have to wait long to this day, are still ‘horrified’ to try again. and ‘devastated’ by what you Anthony Meier, 53, has did. And rightly so.” been in custody since admit- Jill (Wozney) Meier was Page 2: Activities set for ting to murdering his wife Jill 22 years old at the time of Child Abuse Prevention (Wozney) Meier on Nov. 1, the murder. She had filed for Month 1992. On April 1, 1993 was divorce in October of 1992, Page 4: Rural Whitehall sentenced to 25 years in less than a year after the two house lost in fire prison, but was denied parole were married. in 2018 and again last week. At the sentencing hear- Page 10: Robbery sus- An open records request ing on April 1, 1993, Jill’s pect bond $100,000 sent by the Times was not mother, Darlene Wozney, Page 11: Galesville coun- answered ahead of press time, said she was scared of Meier cil approves Airbnb however online records show and that he should spend the Charity rest of his life in prison for Page 15: Three area that Meier is eligible to reap- the protection of society. students receive Kohl ply for parole again on April 1, 2022. According to court re- Dominoes foundation scholarships Blair-Taylor El- According to court cords, Anthony thought the ementary School stu- records, Anthony Meier two were going to reconcile. COURT dents looked on as stabbed Jill (Wozney) Meier He went to Jill’s residence Page 8: Sheriff’s Log a line of 1,469 ce- 18 times — including two — which they had shared real boxes collected Page 9: Criminal Court wounds that went through while they were married — by students and local her body. He then stabbed at 609 Fox. St. in Arcadia SPORTS himself in an attempt to claim to pick up furniture when business donations he acted in self-defense, but he spotted a “hickey” on toppled in sequence later admitted to the crime. Jill’s neck. The two began last Tuesday. The es- When Meier was denied to argue before Anthony timated 19,097 bowls parole in 2018, Wisconsin grabbed a knife and stabbed of cereal were donated Parole Commission Chair- Jill. He testified that he had to Jackson County person Daniel Gabriel wrote no recollection of striking or Food Pantry, Blair in the parole review “Other stabbing Jill. Food Pantry and the than taking advantage of Meier is currently incar- Blair Backpack Lunch learning and training oppor- cerated at Stanley Correc- Program. tunities, doing what needs to tional Institution, where he (Times photographs be done and staying out of has been since 2003. by Zac Bellman) trouble, there is nothing more Page 12: Three Wildcat proactive you can do, Mr. boys named All-Dairyland Meier, to get out of prison. You are just going to have to ‘It is a sinking ship’ Page 13: Two Raiders, do the time for the horrifying one Red Hawk earn All- and devastating crime you Arcadia school board casts doubt on TVC 2.0 CC honors committed.” Page 14: Arcadia, G-E-T Commissioners also noted By Zac Bellman doubts about the long-term with their fellow member put the work in to get it done,” boys named All-Coulee the impact the murder had Times Staff viability of the co-op. school districts of Blair- board president Paul Servais on Meier’s son, Cody, who As the first full school year Several Arcadia school Taylor, Independence and said at the regular meeting of OBITUARIES witnessed the crime at 18 of the Trempealeau Valley Co- board members did little to Whitehall has impacted their the Arcadia School Board on Pages 16 & 17 months old. Cody — who operative 2.0 draws to a close, mince words when express- district. Monday. “Our house is not was adopted by Jill’s family at least one member school ing their pessimism about “It seems like we all love in order, how can we put four — took his own life in 2014. district is mulling serious how a cooperative approach the idea, but we don’t want to houses in order? We should be putting our house in order first.” Fellow board member New COVID-19 case rate remains low Diana Tempski added that By Andrew Dannehy cording to the DHS. Two were in Gales- ceived both doses. The DHS reported while she saw aspects such Times Editor ville and none of the other municipalities that 83.8 percent of the county’s popu- as the mobile skills lab and As more county residents are being had more than one. lation that is 65 years old or older have offering choices for students vaccinated, fewer COVID-19 cases are As the case rates have lowered since received at least one vaccination and 44 were pros, the overall initia- being reported. the end of January, the number of county percent have completed the series. tive lacked a concrete course. The Wisconsin Department of Health residents to be vaccinated for the virus According to county health depart- “We probably need to think Services reported just 11 new cases in has continued to rise. A new record, ment officials, the DHS has a goal of about jumping ship, because Trempealeau County last week, the 1,805 vaccinations were issued last seeing 80 percent of Wisconsin residents it is a sinking ship,” board lowest total since last May. It marked week, breaking the previous record of vaccinated before loosening restrictions. member Diana Tempski said. the fourth straight week with fewer than 1,675 set two weeks ago. Other public health experts advice 70 “Is this where we want to 20 new cases. As of Monday, 26.5 percent of the to 85 percent of the residents be vacci- dedicate our resources to?” Of the 11 new cases reported last county’s residents had received at least nated before eliminating face-covering week, four were in the Osseo area, ac- one vaccine and 14.3 percent have re- requirements and other restrictions. 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Annually, human services (continued o Page 1) but as I stated, we need to get half, allotting the co-op until Times Editor to purchase with proceeds Currently, a competition board member Jeanne Nut- those focus areas.” the end of the end of the The Trempealeau County going toward Trempealeau is underway for students ter has read the Child Abuse Board clerk Brian Steinli- Arcadia board member school year to demonstrate Department of Human Ser- County families needing ba- from kindergarten-through- Month Proclamation. That is cht, who also represents Ar- Dana Conrad suggested giv- it could be salvaged. vices is incorporating local sic supplied. Due to difficult second grade in which they typically open to the public, cadia on the governing board ing the co-op six months to In separate board actions, schools to help raise aware- circumstances, the funds will decorate a piece of paper and however, due the COVID-19 of the TVC 2.0, gathered that focus their efforts on a couple the following items were ap- ness for National Child help provide families with create a pinwheel from it. pandemic, it will only be roughly percent of the concrete goals, but fellow proved: Abuse Prevention Month in necessities such as food, Students will create a display available to be viewed on Arcadia board was leaning member ob Hurlburt was • A $32,0 construction April. shelter and clothing. with the pinwheels and send a WTCO Channel 8 18/618, toward withdrawing from the wary of waiting that long. bid for remodeling Arcadia The activities have al- The human services de- picture to the human services airing live on April 2. co-op. However, no vote or “The longer this doesn’t Elementary School for the ready gotten underway as partment is also selling yard department, which will post Throughout the rest of action was taken to formally work, the longer our students implementation of a district fifth-grade students from signs that will help provide the displays on its Facebook March and into April, the withdraw at Monday’s meet- suffer. I think some of our daycare center. The board Arcadia Middle School needed supplies for those page. The public will then human services department ing. kids are suffering because will work on loan fi nancing at won a t-shirt design contest. families. Signs can be pur- vote on which display is the will continue to discuss more The TVC 2.0 governing of it,” Hurlburt said, alluding their April meeting and begin The t-shirts were available chased at the Trempealeau best.