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Vietnam Veteran Bill Buss takes home the 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award

Vietnam Veteran Bill Buss takes home the 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award
Kirsten Weix, 2023 graduate of MASH, December 2026 Graduate of Winona State University with a major in Biology: Environmental Science, summer intern of Medford Wastewater, received the 2026 North Central Laboratories tuition scholarship on October 15 in Green Bay at the 2026 Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association conference. She is pursuing a future career as a water/wastewater laboratory technician/analyst. Weix (center) is shown with Medford City administrator Joe Harris (left) and Medford Wastewater Treatment Facility Superintendent Alex Zenner (right.) SUBMITTED
Vietnam Veteran Bill Buss takes home the 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award
Kirsten Weix, 2023 graduate of MASH, December 2026 Graduate of Winona State University with a major in Biology: Environmental Science, summer intern of Medford Wastewater, received the 2026 North Central Laboratories tuition scholarship on October 15 in Green Bay at the 2026 Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association conference. She is pursuing a future career as a water/wastewater laboratory technician/analyst. Weix (center) is shown with Medford City administrator Joe Harris (left) and Medford Wastewater Treatment Facility Superintendent Alex Zenner (right.) SUBMITTED

Vietnam War veteran and longtime veterans advocate Bill Buss of Thorp was honored with the 2026 Veterans Advocacy Award by the Wisconsin County and Tribal Veterans Service Officers Association (WTC...

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