There will be a staff shuffle at the Medford Area Elementary school next fall as the district pivots to address a larger incoming kindergarten class while facing both space and financial constraints. Elementary Principal Dan Miller explained that there are 17 more students registered for kindergarten this coming fall than last fall and that there are currently five sections of pre-kindergarten

A local group is hoping the county will approve allowing them to use the county-owned Campus Trail to access a planned dog park being proposed for an undeveloped area near the Campus Woods. On Monday, members of the Buildings, Grounds & Parks Committee met with group representatives to review the request. Naomi Hartl attended the meeting as a representative of the Medford Dog Park Corp to

The Taylor County Executive Committee at its meeting on May 13 approved making masks optional for employees and visitors and to open all Taylor County facilities to full capacity, beginning June 1. Committee member Chuck Zenner said it was time to drop the mask mandate since many people weren’t following it anyway. Committee member Scott Mildbrand added his measure of when it was time to

What started as a hands-on learning project for Rib Lake fifth graders will provide educational opportunities for years to come. When school reopened in Rib Lake last fall, the district utilized outdoor classes whenever possible to reduce COVID-19 transmission risks and give students and staff a break from wearing masks. According to district administrator Rick Cardey, the school district borrowed

Questions of ownership and access are at the heart of the ongoing criminal court proceedings against a Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputy. Deputy Steve Bowers faces a pair of felony misconduct in office charges stemming from releasing case information from unsolved investigations to the producers of a true crime television program in February 2017. Bowers has been on paid administrative leave from

Stacey Pickerign is new owner, taking over fourgeneration business Hemer Funeral Service in Medford has served Taylor County families since 1891 and under new family ownership looks forward to serving the community for many more years to come. Stacey Pickerign has taken over as owner of Hemer Funeral Service. Longtime owner Jeff Hemer is entering semi-retirement as he works with Pickerign during

The Medford City Plan Commission met Monday night and approved the survey map by Kwik Trip for the property for its new gas station and convenience store at the corner of Hwy 13 and East Perkins Street. Building inspector Bob Christensen explained that over time municipalities had laid out roads along the section lines dividing properties, but the land for the right-of-ways was never transferred