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County committee approves UW-Extension contract

County committee approves UW-Extension contract County committee approves UW-Extension contract
The Taylor County agriculture extension and education committee heard updates on area 4-H and agriculture programming during a meeting held at the USDA service center on Tuesday, November 4. Julie ...
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Medford to provide interim financing for Stetsonville sewer connector

City will provide 0% interim financing for engineering work in exchange for portion of finished line...

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Committee OKs HRA changes, sends it to full county board

The Taylor County personnel committee made short work of approving a resolution to restructure how the county runs its employee health reimbursement account (HRA). Committee members met on November 6 to review and formally approve the resolution that spells out the compensation and HRA changes being proposed. The full county board will meet on November 13, to take final action on the plan. T...

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Cody Jochimsen joins Taylor County Veterans Service Office as veterans service specialist
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Cody Jochimsen joins Taylor County Veterans Service Office as veterans service specialist

Those visiting the Taylor County Veterans Services Office have seen a new face in recent weeks. Cody...

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Hundreds attend VFW Post 5729 dedication ceremony
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Hundreds attend VFW Post 5729 dedication ceremony

What started as a dream became real thanks to dedication and wide-ranging community support. On V...

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Rifle range on hold in forest, timber sales approved

A proposed rifle shooting range in the County Forest near Rib Lake has been put on hold, at least for this year. At the November 6 meeting of the Taylor County Forestry committee, members directed county forestry staff to reapply for the grant for the project, the next time it is available. The county was working with local sportsman clubs to get a shooting range developed which would includ...

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Commission awards $13,000 in city room tax grants

The city’s room tax commission on Tuesday approved more than $13,000 in room tax grant requests for upcoming events. The initial requests from the groups totaled more than $19,000, however commission members only had a maximum of $14,108.72 to disburse from the quarterly room tax collection, minus previous obligations. Commission members were helped in the process of bringing requests in line...

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