State residents recall toll of measles before vaccines
The 1958 measles season was underway in Madison. Marilyn Kelso, her son Robbie Kelso, seated on her lap, and son Tom Kelso, right, received gamma globulin injections to minimize the effects of measles. On the left are Mike Bartlett and Mary Bartlett. Phyllis Bartlett is shown holding a Red Cross plasma pool from which gamma globulin could be processed. (Arthur M. Vinje / Wisconsin State Journal / Wisconsin Historical Society) The 1958 measles season was underway in Madison. Marilyn Kelso, her son Robbie Kelso, seated on her lap, and son Tom Kelso, right, received gamma globulin injections to minimize the effects of measles. On the left are Mike Bartlett and Mary Bartlett. Phyllis Bartlett is shown holding a Red Cross plasma pool from which gamma globulin could be processed. (Arthur M. Vinje / Wisconsin State Journal / Wisconsin Historical Society)
The measles started like a typical childhood illness for Dorothy Thompson — with just a runny nose. But she soon developed itchy red blotches across her skin and a fever so high doctors feared it co...
High school English teachers Lynn Lindau and Joanna Messmann list as Medford School Board members discuss the English curriculum at Monday’s board meeting. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
I planted zinnias and bachelor button blue boys in our containers out front last year, and I’m excited to do some more research and get a little creative this year. The conundrum is that this space can be a bit of a wind tunnel, so we need to find flowers that can survive the gusts.
Medford city coordinator Joe Harris talked to members of the Stetsonville Village Board on Dec. 15 about the potential of the city and village to apply for a grant that would help with sewer treatment plant operation expenses. The city and village are already working together on a planned force main to pump village waste to be processed at the Medford treatment plant. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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