FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative congratulates Abigail Tomandl of Medford, Judson Doman of Rib Lake and Kari Kreklau of Stetsonville as 2020 FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative scholarship recipients. The cooperative recently awarded over $21,000 in scholarships to 27 high school and collegiate students pursuing postsecondary education. Since 2013, FarmFirst has generously provided scholarships to 192 individuals,

Whatever caused the impressions on Wood Creek Avenue at its crossing of the Wood Creek had to be both big and heavy. Jeffery Wiitala was out fishing with his son Arick when they stopped at the river crossing. “I was checking to see if there was some trout in the stream,” he explained. When he looked at the marks near the edge of the north side of the road he did a double take, wondering what

Whoever the Rib Lake School Board finds to replace administrator Rick Cardey will have some big shoes to fill. At last week’s school board meeting, Cardey announced plans to step down as administrator and retire in October. The exact date of the retirement will depend on the district finding a suitable replacement to take over for him. Cardey has been with the Rib Lake School District since

Wings of Hope Search and Rescue (WoH) is a non-profit organization based in Medford that, through the use of aerial and underwater recovery drones, aids family members and law enforcement in finding individuals who have become lost in the wilderness. Bradley Smith, who has experience in the past working both as a firefighter and an emergency medical technician, is the owner of WoH. It was Smith’s

It’s been more than a year since ground was broken on the expansion of the Western Taylor County Public Library, but the project is wrapping up, as reported at a regular Gilman Village Board meeting Aug. 12. “We are beginning to see the close-down of the grant, which has to be closed out by Halloween…things are moving along,” said village president Jane DeStaercke. Federal reports have