EMILY GOJMERAC REPORTER Snow and ice removal was the talk of the village board meeting in Rib Lake on Wednesday night. Board members discussed an ordinance change to crack down on people not shoveling their sidewalks in a timely manner. Village ordinance requires snow to be removed within 24 hours of the snowfall. Other common issue include pushing snow across the road and stacking snow on

Dr. David D. King is announcing his candidacy to run for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. King will be running as a Republican and has filed the necessary paperwork to seek the office. “I am incredibly excited about running for lieutenant governor,” stated King. “I have been doing grassroots service for decades, and in speaking with people at recent events, I keep getting the same question:

The Taylor County UW-Extension and Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers organization are teaming up to hold a free seminar on running a maple syrup operation in Central Wisconsin. The seminar will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, January 29 in the large meeting room at the Taylor County Education Center. The featured speaker will be Jeremy Solin, Extension Maple Syrup Project Manager, with

Researchers continue to gather new information every day on the omicron COVID-19 variant. To date, there seem to be two trends in the data: omicron is more contagious and its symptoms are less severe. Locally, we are already seeing drastic increases in COVID-19 positivity rates. Wisconsin reported a new daily high for the 7-day average of COVID-19 cases on January 11, which is now up to 9,696 cases

“It is a exciting time for the community we live in.” That was the message from Brian Hallgren, president of the Medford Area Development Foundation at Tuesday afternoon’s annual meeting of the organization. “A lot of us have been around for a long time. This time, right now there is more that is going going on. . . . It is a tremendous time and I hope we can all stick together as

A group of parents attended the January 15 Rib Lake School Board meeting to voice concerns over how the school is handling the COVID-19 precautions and how it is impacting their child’s education and well-being. During the public comment portion of the meeting, parents expressed concern about recent changes implemented and continued contact tracing and quarantining which is disrupting education