Opinion
The quietest race on the ballot decides who keeps every court record in the county
Two Republicans are running for Clerk of Circuit Court on Aug. 11. The seat is open, and a few hundred votes will settle it. Here is what to ask them.
Opinion
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Guest column
Why we tried to draft Andy Parrish for sheriff — and why we stopped
A reader’s account of the write-in effort, submitted to the Pioneer. The Pioneer’s news story on the episode publishes alongside it.
Opinion
Erica Koxlien built what this county didn’t know it needed. She still owes it one answer.
Ten years, a forensic interviewer’s ticket, BADGES in every county elementary school, and a dispatch center she says is finally staffed. Erica Koxlien’s record is the best case she has — and there is one answer she still owes before Aug. 11.
Opinion
Wayne Dahl has the strongest file in the sheriff’s race. He still owes the county an answer.
Calling the chief deputy the most qualified candidate is a judgment about records. He has now given a stance on the license-plate cameras he ran. He has still not said what he would do when the contract comes due.
Opinion
The Flock fight: how a surveillance debate could decide Trempealeau County’s next sheriff
Three Republicans are on the Aug. 11 ballot, no Democrat filed, and the county’s Flock contract renews itself in 2027 unless the next sheriff stops it. The primary is the county’s only vote on surveillance — and the cameras themselves never got one.
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