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Top of the class, Three Medford educators receive Kohl Foundation Fellowship awards

Medford Area Senior High School principal Jill Lybert has been recognized with a Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership Award. In addit...

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Top of the class, Three Medford educators receive Kohl Foundation Fellowship awards

Medford Area Senior High School principal Jill Lybert has been recognized with a Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership Award. In addit...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

Honoring service and sacrifice, Medford VFW Post holds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day services

"A nation that forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." Bill Vach of Medford VFW Post 5729 used those words to greet the more than 100 area ve...

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Honoring service and sacrifice, Medford VFW Post holds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day services

"A nation that forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." Bill Vach of Medford VFW Post 5729 used those words to greet the more than 100 area ve...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

No emergency leave for delayed flights for Rib Lake staff

A delayed or canceled flight won’t be enough to get emergency leave from Rib Lake School District. At the March 25 school board meeting, members ...

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No emergency leave for delayed flights for Rib Lake staff

A delayed or canceled flight won’t be enough to get emergency leave from Rib Lake School District. At the March 25 school board meeting, members ...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

Medford School Board approves staff pay raises

Medford teachers and staff will get a boost in pay under a proposal approved by school board members at the March 30 meeting. Under the pay plan, c...

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Medford School Board approves staff pay raises

Medford teachers and staff will get a boost in pay under a proposal approved by school board members at the March 30 meeting. Under the pay plan, c...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

Gilman makes case for survival with referendum

After over a year of planning and preparation, the Gilman School District will ask voters to consider a fouryear, $700,000 non-recurring operational r...

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Gilman makes case for survival with referendum

After over a year of planning and preparation, the Gilman School District will ask voters to consider a fouryear, $700,000 non-recurring operational r...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

Medford board gets update on building projects

Bathrooms, borrowing and berms topped the referendum project discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Medford School Board. Board members gave final...

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Medford board gets update on building projects

Bathrooms, borrowing and berms topped the referendum project discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Medford School Board. Board members gave final...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

How Does Your - Dracaena draco

Garden Grow? My father-in-law gave me dragon tree seeds. Goody is a collector of interesting succulents, so when he found seeds belonging to a tre...

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How Does Your - Dracaena draco

Garden Grow? My father-in-law gave me dragon tree seeds. Goody is a collector of interesting succulents, so when he found seeds belonging to a tre...

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Posted on April 1, 2026

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25 March 2026

Raising concerns – Medford city coordinator, economic development favor recreation trail use over reopening freight rail line

A city of Medford official has come out against a proposal to reopen the 27-mile Spencer to Medford rail line for freight and passenger traffic. Me...

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Raising concerns – Medford city coordinator, economic development favor recreation trail use over reopening freight rail line

A city of Medford official has come out against a proposal to reopen the 27-mile Spencer to Medford rail line for freight and passenger traffic. Me...

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Posted on March 25, 2026

Three inducted into Hall of Fame

A pair of twin brothers who have been business leaders in the community for decades and a graduate who has devoted his career to making music accessib...

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Three inducted into Hall of Fame

A pair of twin brothers who have been business leaders in the community for decades and a graduate who has devoted his career to making music accessib...

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Posted on March 25, 2026

County committee OKs $65,000 security system upgrades

Taylor County will spend between $65,000 and $70,000 for upgrades to its courthouse security cameras and security server platform. At the March 24 ...

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County committee OKs $65,000 security system upgrades

Taylor County will spend between $65,000 and $70,000 for upgrades to its courthouse security cameras and security server platform. At the March 24 ...

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Posted on March 25, 2026

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Top of the class, Three Medford educators receive Kohl Foundation Fellowship awards

Top of the class, Three Medford educators receive Kohl Foundation Fellowship awards

Honoring service and sacrifice, Medford VFW Post holds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day services

Honoring service and sacrifice, Medford VFW Post holds Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day services

No emergency leave for delayed flights for Rib Lake staff

No emergency leave for delayed flights for Rib Lake staff

Medford School Board approves staff pay raises

Medford School Board approves staff pay raises

Gilman makes case for survival with referendum

Gilman makes case for survival with referendum

Medford board gets update on building projects

Medford board gets update on building projects

How Does Your - Dracaena draco

How Does Your - Dracaena draco

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Raising concerns – Medford city coordinator, economic development favor recreation trail use over reopening freight rail line

Raising concerns – Medford city coordinator, economic development favor recreation trail use over reopening freight rail line

Three inducted into Hall of Fame

Three inducted into Hall of Fame

County committee OKs $65,000 security system upgrades

County committee OKs $65,000 security system upgrades

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