Overnight jail staff will get an extra layer of supervision with the creation of a corporal rank within the Taylor County sheriff’s department. At Friday’s Taylor County Law Enforcement Committee meeting, members voted to adopt the job description for the position. According to sheriff Larry Woebbeking, the change does not impact overall staffing in his department, but creates another supervisory

While Rib Lake did well in the recently released state report cards for school districts, school officials say it shows an incomplete picture of the student and school achievement. The State of Wisconsin publishes a report card for each school district each year, accessible to the public on the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) website. At the Dec. 8 Rib Lake School Board meeting, board

Marshfield Clinic Health System announced that Susan Turney, MD, MS, FACP, FACMPE, is stepping down as CEO in September 2023. Turney became the organization’s first CEO in September 2014 and has guided it through unprecedented growth and expansion while serving as an industry leader advocating for rural health care. Turney will continue to lead the Health System as it progresses through the

Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) honored several individuals for their dedication to family farmers at the 92nd annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention Dec. 9-11th. The event drew more than 200 farmers to Wisconsin Dells for a weekend of networking, educational workshops and grassroots policymaking. Friend of the Family Farmer WFU recognized two Friends of the Family Farmer, Joy Kirkpatrick

rates, behavior and self regulation, and GPA. These also highlight the most popular extracurricular activities and the most popular elective classes. In other news: The Board approved moving toward the district’s Pre-K program to being full time, five days a week. The Board chose Excel to do the facilities survey for $9,500. This audit will provide information to the Board in order to make

The city of Medford will work with the school district in seeking federal grant funds for a proposed storm shelter addition to the high school which would also include additional tech ed and gym space. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, council members voted 7-0, with Laura Holmes absent, to approve a formal agreement with the city and to file the grant application on behalf of the school

Recreation will take a detour around industry in the Taylor County Forest. Forestry committee members on Friday rejected a request from the town of Rib Lake to cost-share dust control for Fawn Ave. and instead said in the future ATV/UTV riders would be asked to seek alternate routes around active logging areas. The Taylor County Forest is a yearlong recreational hub for residents and visitors

Sullivan walked through the project noting that when the district had first applied a year ago, it was for a dome-shaped structure. However he noted the grant only requires the structure to be large enough and be able to withstand 250 mph winds. With this new information, the district looked to address some needs including additional tech ed shop spaces and connecting the current tech ed building