Taylor County appears likely to go with an ambulance option that will provide full-time coverage in Rib Lake and Gilman and have the Medford station covered by inter-facility transport crews during the day and on-call ambulance workers at night. The plan was one of six options that Aspirus has given to the county for a new contract to replace the previous partnership. The plan carries a price

Thanks to a jump in valuation the county’s tax rate is projected to drop this year despite taking an inflationary increase in the overall levy. The county’s overall tax levy is projected to increase by about 5.9%. This is just slightly higher than the consumer price index rate for the past 12 months. Included in this amount is more than a million dollar increase in the levy for ambulance

On Monday, September 19, a presentation was made to about 50 members of the 5 Taylor County Lions clubs at their combined Lions Zone meeting and the annual Lions Maplefest meeting. The event was held at the Whittlesey Lions Park and hosted by the Whittlesey Lions. The presentation was given by Lion Liz Fryseth who is blind and a spokesperson for the Leader Dogs for the Blind Organization. Leader Dog

With project requests ranging from a golf course irrigation project to a new snowmobile trail groomer, members of the Taylor County Finance and Personnel Committee had tough choices to make as they reviewed Power Line Impact Fee grant requests. As part of the Arrowhead to Weston transmission line project, the county had received an initial payout to be used for outdoor recreation and other projects.