At the Rib Lake Board of Education meeting on November 10, the Board discussed credit cards. Previously, the school district accepted only cash or check when paying student lunch accounts. As a service to people paying these, the Board has decided to begin accepting payments made online with a credit card. There was a debate between two different systems for doing this, both with different

The Medford Lions Club has sponsored the 2022-2023 Lions International Peace Poster Contest at Medford Area Middle School, (MAMS), Holy Rosary and Immanuel Lutheran Schools. Schools were provided with all Contest Rules and Conditions. The teachers from the Medford Area Middle School, Grace Krug and David Donyes, and Corrine Liske from Holy Rosary worked with students, ages 11-13, in creating

From past files of The Star News 10 YEARS AGO November 15, 2012 After taking action to purchase and annex 33 acres of land, the village of Stetsonville now has an additional water source thanks to the location of well sites outside of the aquifer of the current village water supply. Village officials are acting on the positive development with hopes for more as it is moving forward with the creation

The 2022 “State of Lung Cancer” report reveals that Wisconsin ranks 10th in the nation for screening and early diagnosis rates, respectively. The American Lung Association’s 5th annual report, released today, highlights the toll of lung cancer in Wisconsin and examines key indicators including new cases, survival, early diagnosis, surgical treatment, lack of treatment and screening rates.

Taylor County will be partnering with UW-Stevens Point to provide a hands-on learning opportunity for the next generation of foresters. Members of the Taylor County forestry committee on Nov. 4 approved a joint project with professor Michael Demchik for a timber marking for wildlife habitat class. According to Demchik, over their spring break, students will be at the forest to mark and monitor

Emily Gojmerac Report er Shirley Werner has been a life-long Medford resident. She and her late husband Chow Werner raised their family here and have created a good life. Shirley has always had a love of sports, but the one sport she has kept close to her heart is bowling. She started bowling at the age of 18 in 1948, where she met her husband, Chow Werner. “Chow was a good bowler and

I got to know Joe and Kristi Kohn, and their family in 2010 while covering what became known as the “Great Chicken Debate.” At the time, Joe and his family were living in the city of Medford and they were keeping a few chickens as pets who earned their keep by keeping bugs down in their yard and providing some eggs. The chickens became the focal point of a summer-long debate about urban chickens

Today the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) announced Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed the month of November as National Scholarship Month in Wisconsin. The proclamation is part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the vital role that scholarships play in reducing student loan debt and expanding access to higher education.