Athens and Edgar fall to private schools in their WIAA divisions
HOORAY FOR ADDY’S CAREER ASSISTS MILESTONE - Edgar senior Addy Nowak (20) is congratulated by her teammates after the team’s 3-1 home playoff match win against Auburndale on Thursday for her achieving 1,000 career assists during the Wausau West tournament on Oct. 18. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER HOORAY FOR ADDY’S CAREER ASSISTS MILESTONE - Edgar senior Addy Nowak (20) is congratulated by her teammates after the team’s 3-1 home playoff match win against Auburndale on Thursday for her achieving 1,000 career assists during the Wausau West tournament on Oct. 18. STAFF PHOTO/CASEY KRAUTKRAMER
Edgar’s varsity volleyball team had a great season by winning the Marawood South Conference with an undefeated conference record. Edgar received a No. 4 playoff seed in an extremely tough WIAA Di...
Amanda Lange talks to members of the Medford School Board before being selected to fill an existing board vacancy. She will be up for election in April 2027. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
About two dozen area residents came to the Broadway Theater to watch Tuesday night’s Brewers World Series game. From barstools to factory break rooms, large numbers of Wisconsin residents have been watching the Brewers in their first World Series appearance in 44 years. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
David Walter, of SEH Engineering, told members of the Stetsonville Village Board on Oct. 21 that planning for the sewer connection project between the village and the city of Medford was on scheduled.The project is expected to be put out for bid in late winter 2027. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Rollie Thums is celebrating 50 years of service on the Rib Lake Fire Department, and his sons and grandsons, also volunteers on the department, are celebrating right along with him. Pictured are (from l. to r.) Chandler Kauer, Tyler Annala, Randy Budimlija, Jay Thums, Rollie Thums, Bryan Thums, Marshall Thums, and Hunter Thums. Together, the family is approaching two centuries of volunteerism with the department. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS