February 3, 2021 $ 50 Vol. 11, No. 5 1 Per Copy 75¢ Delivered 715-538-4765 • 36435 Main St., Whitehall • www.trempcountytimes.com In Your New COVID cases continue to decrease Times… NEWS as more county residents are vaccinated By Andrew Dannehy of long-term care, police and educators and childcare, living facilities. distribution is determined Times Editor fire personnel and people individuals enrolled in Should the state receive by the DHS. Those who ad- The number of vaccines aged 65 and older. Medicaid long-term care more vaccines than expected, minister the vaccine request administered in Trempealeau According to a newslet- programs; some public some of the groups may be the amount they believe they County is nearing the number ter issued by the DHS, the facing essential workers, eligible before March 1. The need and the DHS uses a va- of total COVID-19 cases in hope is for the following non-frontline essential number of doses allocated to riety of factors to determine the county throughout the people to be eligible for healthcare personnel, staff the state is determined at a how many are distributed at pandemic. the vaccine in March: and residents in congregate federal level and statewide various locations. After another week in which the number of new COVID-19 cases dropped, Page 3: Whitehall district the county’s rate of cases planning for 2021 prom, per 100,000 fell to the graduation seventh-highest in the state. Page 4: Independence There were 34 new cases parks will be open this year last week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Page 5: ‘For the Love Health Services, the lowest of Trempealeau’ aims to number since the second connect area residents week in September when COURT there were 33 new cases. Page 9: Sheriff’s Log The rate in which county residents tested positive also Page 10: Criminal Court dropped below 20 percent for the first time since the third SPORTS week of September. Of the new cases, nearly half — 16 — were in the Arcadia area while Eleva had eight and Independence had five. All other municipalities in the county had three cases or fewer and Strum didn’t have any, according to the DHS. While the number of new cases declined, there was another death. The Trempea- leau County Health Depart- ment reported on Thursday Page 12: Seventeen area that another person had died wrestlers advance to D3 Bugle Lake was quiet early this week, but it is expected to be busy for the annual Elk Rod and Gun Club Ice from the virus. The health Fishing Contest on Saturday. (Times photograph by Andrew Dannehy) sectional department now lists 34 Page 13: Titans win Ar- county residents as having cadia wrestling regional died from COVID-19 while Page 14: B-T boys win the DHS lists 36. three more in DC The county has now had Big reward again offered 3,367 positive COVID-19 Page 15: Raider girls top cases since the pandemic Viroqua, Luther began. Work to get the OBITUARIES virus under control with a vaccine has been underway at modified ERGC contest Pages 18 & 19 since mid-December as By Andrew Dannehy for fifth, $50 for sixth-through-10th and a membership raffle will be sold 2,595 county residents had Times Editor and $25 for 11th-through 20th. separately. received at least the first dose The 62nd annual Elk Rod and Gun Cash drawings will be offered with Attendees will also have options of a vaccine as of the start of Club ice-fishing contest will look a winnings ranging from $25 to $1,000. for food as drive-up charcoal chicken this week. Of those, 1,566 little different this year, but attend- There will also be a special drawing begins serving at 11 a.m. Those who had received the Pfizer vac- ees will still have the chance to win with three prizes, $5,000 for first plan to drive-up to purchase food or cine and 1,029 received the numerous prizes, including $20,000 place, $2,000 for second and $1,000 tickets are asked to begin on Jefferson Moderna vaccine, according for catching Old Bugler. for third. The winners need not be St. and go east toward City Hall Park, to the DHS. Bugle Lake has been stocked for present to claim the prize. then south on Second Street toward County health officials the contest that runs noon to 3 p.m. There will also be various raffles City Hall. cited a statewide shortage of on Saturday. The biggest prize is Old at the contest. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinations as some have Bugler, though there is also a $250 The first-place winner in one the ERGC has implemented a num- reported long waiting lists prize for Young Bugler — both will raffle will take home a Ruger Stain- ber of safety protocols. Instead of in Trempealeau County. Cur- be specially marked. The people who less 1911 .45 ACP handgun or $500; having one big tent in which people rently eligible for the vaccine catch those fish won’t be eligible for second place a Henry Golden Boy could gather, there will be five or are frontline healthcare per- the largest trout prizes, which include or $500 and third place a 10pt Titan six smaller tents. There also won’t sonnel, residents in skilled $500 for first place, $400 for second, Crossbow with ACU draw or $500. be a band playing at the contest this nursing facilities, residents $300 for third, $200 for fourth, $100 Tickets for a AR243 Snow Camo rifle year. 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Everyone will need pealeau Farmer Network support producer-led con- producer- led group. “The between government and throughout the state. to $750,000 in the 2019- complex and serious health System in La Crosse, but aged to connect with state signed primary care provider cines. If and when supplies to continue taking precau- was among 30 farmer-led servation solutions by cost-sharing part of the pro- farmers will be a critical This is the sixth round of 2021 state budget. challenge, Mayo Clinic live in Minnesota or Iowa. and local agencies where have been vaccinated. To get allow, Mayo Clinic Health tions, including wearing a groups to receive grants encouraging innovation gram is extremely helpful part of Wisconsin’s con- grant awards since funding For more information Health System medical Can I still be vaccinated in they are staying for their most vaccinated for COVID-19 System will reassess its mask, practicing social dis- from the Wisconsin Depart- and farmer participation in motivating our members servation efforts moving started with the 2015-17 about current producer- teams are encouraged by La Crosse? current vaccine information. sooner, we encourage you ability to provide vaccine tancing and washing hands ment of Agriculture, Trade in on-the-ground efforts to to experiment with and forward.” state budget. During the led projects and contact the success of COVID-19 A: Yes. If you receive your Q: I am a Mayo Clinic to call your local clinic to be to individuals who are not frequently until the spread and Consumer Protection improve Wisconsin’s soil implement practices that New to the grant pro- first year, 14 producer- information for groups, treatments and protection health care in Wisconsin, Health System patient who assigned to a primary care Mayo patients. of COVID-19 has stopped. (DATCP). health and water quality. protect soil and water gram this year is a conser- led groups submitted ap- visit https://datcp.wi.gov/ provided by COVID-19 you can be vaccinated for is over the age of 65, but provider. Q: After I get my CO- Visit Mayo Clinic Health The DATCP has awarded “Our partnership with health. Beyond the capacity vation benefits tracking plications totaling over Pages/Programs_Services/ vaccines. In fact by the end COVID-19 when it’s your I do not have an assigned Q: Can I be vaccinated at VID-19 vaccine, do I still System’s COVID-19 re- $750,000 in producer- DATCP’s producer-led for funding, the program component. DATCP will $242,000. In response to ProducerLedProjects.aspx. of this month, Mayo Clinic turn as determined by the primary care provider. Am Mayo Clinic Health System need to wear a mask and source site for contact in- led watershed protec- program is one of our core brings the added benefits of use this to measure the an increase in applications Health System will have state’s eligibility guidelines. I still considered a “Mayo” if I’m not a Mayo patient? practice social distancing? formation; the latest infor- tion grants to farmer-led assets,” said Chris van education, communication, water quality benefits as- and interest in the program Subscribe to the… immunized over 6,000 staff Q: I received notice that patient? Will I get notified A: Mayo Clinic Health A: Yes.