Families of students attending Stetsonville Elementary School had a quick adjustment this week as Medford Area Public Schools board members on Monday night voted 6-2 to formally increase the school day by 15 minutes starting immediately. Previously the official start to the school day was 7:55 a.m. The school day will now start at 7:40 a.m. with the goal of matching the instructional minutes

A budget deal promise to identify a half-million dollars worth of budget cuts across all county departments is moving forward. On Monday, members of the county’s executive committee voted to formally create the ad hoc cost saving committee and ask county board chairman Jim Metz to appoint supervisors Chuck Zenner, Lynn Rosemeyer and Ray Soper to serve on the committee with finance director

The ball is in the court of former ambulance crew members in Western Taylor County about if they want to come back and serve their communities as oncall ambulance staff. That was the message from ambulance service regional director Bob Kirkley who was formally appointed as the county’s ambulance services director at the January 13 Taylor County Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Committee

For decades, the focus of the Medford Area Development Foundation has been to facilitate bringing jobs and economic opportunity to the community. Over the years, development foundation members and leadership have worked largely behind the scenes with the goal of keeping the Medford community strong and vibrant. In recent years, that focus has shifted toward addressing the ongoing worker shortage

Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics Community Health Improvement Grant Program recently provided $9,000 in funding to the Taylor County Hybrid Treatment Court. The goal of Taylor County Hybrid Treatment Court Program is to promote public safety by utilizing a team approach. By using case management, treatment, substance use monitoring and judicial oversight, the program ensures participants