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Curriculum will stay, for now

Curriculum will stay, for now Curriculum will stay, for now

It took more than an hour of discussion and four separate votes, but members of the Medford School Board on Monday night affirmed the committee’s recommendation to keep a challenged portion of th...

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Celebrating achievement
At the November 19 Rib Lake School Board meeting, student council member Danielle DeWitt reported on the group’s recent activities including handing out candy at the Rib Lake Elementary School and doing trick or treating to collect food for the local food pantry. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Celebrating achievement

By achievement scores, Rib Lake students rank third among all CESA 9 and 10 schools in the region, b...

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Curriculum question heads to school board
Reconsideration committee member Dylan Hoffmann (right) listens as parent Jeremy Sperl reads from a statement about why he lodged a complaint about material in the Medford Area Senior High School English curriculum. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Curriculum question heads to school board

On Tuesday night, a committee of community members, parents and educators voted to recommend the dis...

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Homicide charges filed
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Homicide charges filed

Stephen Kaplon, 49, of Ogema, has been charged by Taylor County District Attorney Kristi Tlusty for ...

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Gov. Evers tours Taylor County Food Pantry
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Gov. Evers tours Taylor County Food Pantry

On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers pitched in to help serve community members and get a tour of the Taylo...

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Drawing new lines
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a variance for the developer to reconfigure two non-conforming lots to make them easier to develop for affordable singlefamily residential homes. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Drawing new lines

City approves variances for VFW access, redrawing lot lines on Park Ave. and Cedar St....

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Reshaping the rubric
Jacob and Daniel Nagel were joined by members of The Chamber, the Gilman Development Foundation and representatives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Hickory Haven Apartments in Gilman. The owners renovated and converted the former nursing home facility into a mixedsize apartment complex with seven different styles of apartments ranging from a 600 square foot studio apartment to a 1,400 unit with three bedrooms and two baths. Pricing ranges from $900-1,400 with internet and water and sewer utilities included. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Reshaping the rubric

Room Tax committee looks at changes to clarify eligible events for grant funding...

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