The stakes are high for the 2020 spring elections scheduled for April 7. Local ballots include a proposed constitutional amendment, the state’s presidential primary, a referendum for Chippewa Valley Technical College, a 10-year term for the state supreme court, county board seats, school boards and several municipal races including the race for mayor of Medford. The challenge facing voters

Dear Fred. Hello again future reporter Fred, I hope things are doing well with you in the year 2120. Send my regards to the editor that is forcing you to write the centennial retrospective for the anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis. In the days before radio and satellite communications, naval ships on the open seas would use flags and other symbols to share messages and warnings. Among the

Governments from the federal to the local level are working to help ensure populations remain healthy by imposing restrictions on public gatherings and congregating in groups of more than 10. These restrictions are likely to be the tip of the iceberg as public health officials deal with this threat with more urban areas going to curfews and shelter-in-place orders. At the local level, COVID-19

Dear Future Fred, Hello from 2020, I hope things are well with you there in 2120. I am writing this with the assumption that some future version of myself has assigned you the task of writing a 100th anniversary story about the the COVID-19 outbreak and what impact it had on folks in Taylor County. From the news articles we are running through the COVID-19 crisis, you will get a good snapshot