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Life Tools grant to help youth in local schools

Today’s children and youth must navigate a complex, academically competitive and ever changing world. Overwhelming evidence demands that the emphasis on academics should be complente...

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KARA Children’s Choir of Suwon, South Korea to perform in Medford Feb. 5
SUBMITTED On February 5, KARA youth choir will visit Medford to perform a concert, They will be joined by the Medford High School Concert Choir and Momentum, the Medford Show Choir and Show Band. Entry is free and the entire community is invited to come on out and enjoy it. KARA choir is from a suburb of Seoul, South Korea. They will be on a week-long tour of the Midwest where they will be performing concerts in Port Washington, Medford, and the Chicago area. The choir is made up of children from second to eleventh grade. The Medford concert is on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at Medford Area Senior High School.
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KARA Children’s Choir of Suwon, South Korea to perform in Medford Feb. 5

A youth choir from South Korea will perform at Raider Hall at Medford Area Senior High School on Feb...

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School district administrator Walter Leipart (left) passes school board president Darrell Thompson a resolution to place the planned referendum on the April ballot during a board meeting on Monday, Jan. 19. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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When presented with the option to prohibit cellphones on-the-spot, the Gilman School Board didn’t ...

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Rib Lake Village Board approves contract with MSA to update geographic information system
Rib Lake public works director Chad Lind demonstrates how the village crew uses the geographic informational system to locate underground utility lines and shut-offs. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Rib Lake Village Board approves contract with MSA to update geographic information system

The village of Rib Lake is looking to upgrade the technology that helps with locating underground ut...

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County revenue cap formula needs to factor inflation
County Board member Scott Mildbrand is calling for changes to the levy limit to be based on inflation rather than community growth. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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County revenue cap formula needs to factor inflation

The Taylor County Board is right in calling on the state to factor inflation rates into the state’...

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Committee seeks to drive employees to use county vehicles
County board member Scott Mildbrand
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Committee seeks to drive employees to use county vehicles

Taylor County wants its employees to use countyowned vehicles for work-related travel rather than pa...

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Problem solving and science gets hands-on at Science Olympiad
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Problem solving and science gets hands-on at Science Olympiad

They came, they saw, and they learned more about Science Olympiad.The Medford Area Middle School and...

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