An effort to scale back the family maximum for sports fees fell short at Monday night’s meeting of the Medford Area Public School District board of education. Every February school board members review the district’s fee schedule to look at adjusting it for the coming school year. Like many other districts, Medford implemented fees over the years to supplement revenue and close budget

I have always found vending machines weird in general. There are a multitude of different types of vending machines - for example, one of the ones in the Dreyfus University Center at UW-Stevens Point dispenses terrible coffee despite being in front of the window to the Brewhaus, a coffee shop in the DUC. There was a vending machine in the Sands at Medford High School (I am unsure if it is still

The April 2022 spring election is fast approaching and the Nov. 2022 fall elections follows suit in few months; it is high time to thank those who have taken the step of advanced citizenship and are running for office. The Star News indicated that the profiles of the candidates will start in approximately two weeks. First of all, being able to stand up and take an active role in the decision making

The summer when my daughter was about six years old we took her to see her first play. Medford Area Community Theater was performing “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” “Joseph” happens to be one of my favorite shows and I have seen it performed at the high school, college, community theater and professional levels about 8 or 9 times over the years. The MACT performance still

Volunteering is facing the same labor crunch impacting employers. On Friday, Taylor County forest administrator Jake Walcisak warned members of the county forestry committee that additional staff time and equipment might be needed in the future to keep snowmobile trails open around the county. Walcisak explained that as with other organizations the number of volunteers is going down and the