Area News Posted on September 22, 2025 Posted on September 22, 2025 Check out regional fall color opportunities <i class="fa fa-bullhorn" aria-hidden="true"></i>LATEST NEWS <div class="arr-down"></div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 latest-plublish-posts-col-wrap news_block_posts"> <div class="row"> <div class="block related-posts line-news"> <div class="row"> <div class="overlay_share_icons" id="381475"> <div class="wrapper-share-icons"> <div id="close-share-icon"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-381475" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 post-381475 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-area-news news-destination-star-news news-source-epopulate_editorials_prism news-source-star-news is_homepage-main" data-eeditionurl='http://starnews.wi.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20260430&editionStart=Star%20News&goTo=A01'> <div class="lone"> <div class="tecnavia_img_share_icon hidden-lg hidden-md hidden-sm" dynamic_id="381475"></div> <div class="mrkt att"> <i class="fa fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/category/area-news/">Area News</a> <div class="arr-down"></div> </div> <div class="below-content-extra-posts"> <h4><a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-little-black/?destination=star-news" title="Shooting leaves one dead in Little Black">Shooting leaves one dead in Little Black</a></h4> </div> <hr> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/shooting-leaves-one-dead-in-little-black/?destination=star-news" style="color: #000;"> <div class="content-extra-posts expert ">On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at approximately 8:49 p.m., the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting an adult male subject had been accidentally shot at a home on the 1300 block of County Road E in the Town of Little Black. Taylor County deputies, along with Taylor County EMS, were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, deputies located an unresponsive male...</div> <p class="date"><span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-04-29T19:11:00-05:00">April 29, 2026</time></span></p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="overlay_share_icons" id="381476"> <div class="wrapper-share-icons"> <div id="close-share-icon"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-381476" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 post-381476 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-area-news news-destination-star-news news-source-epopulate_editorials_prism news-source-star-news is_homepage-main" data-eeditionurl='http://starnews.wi.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20260430&editionStart=Star%20News&goTo=A01'> <div class="lone image-wrap"> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/now-hiring/?destination=star-news" title="Now hiring" class=""><img width="360" height="270" src="https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780.jpg" class="img-responsive img-sizethumbnail-extra-post wp-post-image" alt="Now hiring" loading="lazy" title="Now hiring" srcset="https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780.jpg 1080w, https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_0780-750x563.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /></a> </div> <div class="lone"> <div class="tecnavia_img_share_icon hidden-lg hidden-md hidden-sm" dynamic_id="381476"></div> <div class="mrkt att"> <i class="fa fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/category/area-news/">Area News</a> <div class="arr-down"></div> </div> <div class="below-content-extra-posts"> <h4><a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/now-hiring/?destination=star-news" title="Now hiring">Now hiring</a></h4> </div> <hr> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/now-hiring/?destination=star-news" style="color: #000;"> <div class="content-extra-posts expert thumbnail-extra-post">At the first meeting since the district successfully passed their referendum by a slim margin, Gilma...</div> <p class="date"><span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-04-29T19:10:50-05:00">April 29, 2026</time></span></p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="overlay_share_icons" id="381479"> <div class="wrapper-share-icons"> <div id="close-share-icon"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-381479" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 post-381479 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-area-news news-destination-star-news news-source-epopulate_editorials_prism news-source-star-news is_homepage-main" data-eeditionurl='http://starnews.wi.newsmemory.com/?selDate=20260430&editionStart=Star%20News&goTo=A05'> <div class="lone"> <div class="tecnavia_img_share_icon hidden-lg hidden-md hidden-sm" dynamic_id="381479"></div> <div class="mrkt att"> <i class="fa fa-bookmark" aria-hidden="true"></i> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/category/area-news/">Area News</a> <div class="arr-down"></div> </div> <div class="below-content-extra-posts"> <h4><a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/medford-school-board-oks-new-pay-rates-for-coaches-advisors/?destination=star-news" title="Medford School Board OK’s new pay rates for coaches, advisors">Medford School Board OK’s new pay rates for coaches, advisors</a></h4> </div> <hr> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/29/medford-school-board-oks-new-pay-rates-for-coaches-advisors/?destination=star-news" style="color: #000;"> <div class="content-extra-posts expert ">Coaches and advisors in the Medford School District should have a better idea of what they’ll get paid each season after the school board approved a new co-curricular and athletic wage schedule Monday night. Activities director Ryan Pilgrim told the board that the district did not previously have a set practice in place for paying coaches and advisors, and there were some “inconsistenciesâ€...</div> <p class="date"><span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-04-29T19:10:20-05:00">April 29, 2026</time></span></p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 latest-plublish-posts-col-wrap news_block_posts"> <div class="row"> <div class="block related-posts latest-plublish-posts"> <div class="row"> <div class="overlay_share_icons" id="380431"> <div class="wrapper-share-icons"> <div id="close-share-icon"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i></div> </div> </div> <div id="post-380431" class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 post-380431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-area-news news-destination-star-news news-source-epopulate_editorials_prism 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href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/22/backing-off/?destination=star-news" title="Backing off – County board pushes back against proposal to eliminate most citizen members of standing committee">Backing off – County board pushes back against proposal to eliminate most citizen members of standing committee</a></h4> </div> <hr> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/22/backing-off/?destination=star-news" style="color: #000;"> <div class="content-extra-posts expert thumbnail-extra-post">Lay members will stay on Taylor County committees with any changes to happen through long-term attri...</div> <p class="date"><span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-04-22T19:13:00-05:00">April 22, 2026</time></span></p> </a> </div> </div> <div class="overlay_share_icons" id="380433"> <div class="wrapper-share-icons"> <div id="close-share-icon"><i class="fa fa-times" aria-hidden="true"></i></div> </div> </div> <div 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<hr> <a href="https://www.centralwinews.com/area-news/2026/04/22/taylor-county-food-pantry-announces-changes/?destination=star-news" style="color: #000;"> <div class="content-extra-posts expert ">The Taylor County Food Pantry has seen major changes in the past eight months with a new organization, a new location, new hours, and some new enforcement of eligibility rules, but what hasn’t changed is its commitment to eradicating hunger in the community. According to board members Lon Rundquist and Tara Haasl, some of the biggest changes patrons to the food pantry have seen has been with ...</div> <p class="date"><span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2026-04-22T19:12:20-05:00">April 22, 2026</time></span></p> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 hidden-xs hidden-sm rs" role="complementary"> <section id="custom_html_of_destinations-8" class="widget widget_custom_html_of_destinations"> <ins data-wpas-zoneid="8"></ins></section><section id="custom_html_of_destinations-9" class="widget widget_custom_html_of_destinations"> <ins data-wpas-zoneid="55"></ins></section><section id="custom_html_of_destinations-11" class="widget widget_custom_html_of_destinations"> <ins data-wpas-zoneid="64"></ins></section> <a href=" https://starnews-wi.newsmemory.com/" target="_blank"> <div class="title"> <ul class="icon"> <li><img alt="arrow icon" src="https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news/wp-content/themes/tecnavia/images/icon1.png" ></li> </ul> <div class="name"> <h4>E-Edition</h4> </div> </div> </a> <div class="content gazzete text-center"> <a href=" https://starnews-wi.newsmemory.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://starnews-wi.newsmemory.com/?getprima&editionname=Star+News" alt="star-news" title="star-news" width="80%" /></a> </div> <div class="content gazzete text-center"> <a class="btn orange stas in_edicola_btn" href="https://www.centralwinews.com/centralwinews/news//buy-subscribe/?destination=star-news" data-path="">Buy/Subscribe</a> </div> <section id="custom_html-21" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div class="title" style="margin-top:40px;"> <a id="meteo_link" href="/centralwinews/news/weather/" style="display:inline-block;"> <ul class="icon"> <li><img alt="arrow icon" src="/centralwinews/news/wp-content/themes/tecnavia/images/icon1.png" > </li> </ul> <div class="name"> <h4>Local Weather Report</h4> </div> </a> </div></div></section><section id="custom_html-22" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div style="text-align:center;position:relative;"> <div style="padding-top:30px"> <!-- <h3 style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;color: #414344;">Abbotsford</h3> --> <a id="meteo_link" href="/centralwinews/news/weather/" style="display:inline-block;"> <div style="position:absolute; height:70%; width:100%;z-index:1;"></div> <iframe title="Meteo" id="iframe_meteo" style="z-index:2;border: 0px; height:200px;" src="https://starnews-wi-usmst07.newsmemory.com/newsmemvol2/wisconsin/starnews/_feed/index2.php?locality=tribunephonograph_abbotsford">
