Board approves smaller local levy, sets rate at $6.36 per $1,000 of value, reviews local housing study
Gilman School District administrator Walter Leipart walks board members though budget 101 at a meeting on Monday, October 19. The board adopted the 20262027 budget in addition to setting the levy and going over the recent community housing study. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS Gilman School District administrator Walter Leipart walks board members though budget 101 at a meeting on Monday, October 19. The board adopted the 20262027 budget in addition to setting the levy and going over the recent community housing study. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
While the levy isn’t quite as low as administration had hoped, at $6.36 it’s lower than last year’s mill rate in the Gilman School District, as set by the board at a meeting on Monday, Octobe...
John DeMay’s son Jordan was a victim of sextortion in 2022. After Jordan took his own life, John began educating the public on the signs of sextortion and advocating for online safety. John DeMay was at the Medford Area Senior High School on Monday, October 12. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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
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
Price County Administrator Paul Trimner explained his duties to members of the Taylor County ad hoc administrative committee on April 4. BRIAN WILSON/ THE STAR NEWS
