Trempealeau Pioneer https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/ An independent monthly covering county government, public records and local politics in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Parrish forces a vote on pulling Flock cameras from county roads https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-parrish-vote.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-parrish-vote.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics A motion filed this month would end the sheriff's license-plate-reader contract before it renews itself this fall — the first time the full board will vote on the cameras at all. What the Flock contract actually says: auto-renewal, data sharing and a 30-day out https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-contract-explainer.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-contract-explainer.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics The Pioneer read the agreement so you don't have to. Three clauses matter more than the rest. Where the cameras stand, and what they log https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-camera-network.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-camera-network.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Every plate that passes is photographed, time-stamped and searchable for thirty days — by agencies far beyond the county line. Sheriff's office credits the cameras in case work, urges board to keep them https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-sheriff-response.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/flock-sheriff-response.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Investigators say plate reads have figured in more than a dozen cases; critics ask how many would have been solved anyway. Levy limits, a jail study and one big roads ask: budget season opens https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/county-budget-season.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/county-budget-season.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Department requests land this month; the finance committee's first pass comes in the last week of August. ATV route expansion tabled until August after two hours of testimony https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/atv-routes-tabled.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/atv-routes-tabled.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Supervisors want town boards to weigh in before opening thirty more miles of road shoulder to off-highway traffic. Board matches broadband grant despite disputed coverage maps https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/broadband-grant-match.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/broadband-grant-match.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Supervisors put $410,000 behind a build-out the state's map says the coulees don't need. Residents testified otherwise. Six months, four denials: tracking our records requests https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/records-request-tracker.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/records-request-tracker.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Watchdog The Pioneer logs every request it files with county and village offices — and how long each takes. This month: the sheriff's Flock search logs. County credit-card audit finds 61 missing receipts https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/credit-card-audit.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/credit-card-audit.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Watchdog Most trace to two departments; the auditor calls the controls “informal.” The finance committee takes up the report July 21. How to speak at public comment — and actually be heard https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/public-comment-guide.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/public-comment-guide.html Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics Three minutes goes fast. Clerks, supervisors and one veteran gadfly on what works. August: county board on the 17th, budget hearings begin Sept. 3 https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/august-meetings-calendar.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/august-meetings-calendar.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT County Politics The Pioneer's monthly listing of every county, village, town and school board meeting — with agendas linked where officials post them. A surveillance network deserves a roll-call vote, not an auto-renewal https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/our-view-surveillance-vote.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/our-view-surveillance-vote.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Opinion However supervisors vote on the cameras in August, the decision belongs on the record — with written rules, published logs and a sunset date. Why we're bringing the Pioneer back https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/publisher-why-were-back.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/publisher-why-were-back.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Opinion A note on reviving a nameplate that went quiet — and what this paper owes the county it serves. Try finding an agenda on the county website https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/letter-county-website.html https://www.trempealeaupioneer.com/articles/letter-county-website.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Opinion A reader goes looking for the board packet and finds a calendar last updated in winter.