Committee questions dam differences Members wonder why one estimate was four times more than another BY DONALD WATSON THE STAR NEWS An update on the Chelsea Dam project during the Nov. 1 Taylor County Forestry meeting turned into a discussion about what may or may not have been missed between wildly different engineering estimates on the project. During forest administrator Jake Walcisak’s

Time Federal completes acquisition of River Cities Bank Time Federal Savings Bank has completed its acquisition of River Cities Bancshares, and River Cities Bank as of November 1. “With the merger, we are able to grow and evolve to really impact our customers and communities. We are making positive changes and creating new opportunities to ensure our continued strength for generations

County sets cellphone policy BY BRIAN WILSON NEWS EDITOR A new policy will govern who will get county-issued cellphones and how they can be used. Taylor County Human Resources director Marie Koerner brought the policy to the county personnel committee for approval on Oct. 31. According to Koerner, the policy has been an ongoing project after it was discovered there was a lack of consistency

Gilman Police Department October 31 — Animal complaint, 315 S. Fifth Ave. at 1:25 p.m.; welfare check at 1:27 p.m. Medford Police Department October 28 — Threats complaint, 316 N. Park Ave. at 8:06 a.m.; child abuse report at 8:30 a.m.; citizen assist, 575 S. Whelen Ave. at 8:34 a.m.; citizen assist, 1014 W. Broadway Ave. at 11:35 a.m.; lockout, 135 S. Gibson St. at 4:28 p.m.; injured