Dispatch log

An Ogema woman died as a result of injuries sustained in an early morning one-vehicle crash on CTH C in the town of Rib Lake. According to Taylor County sheriff Corey Dassow, the driver, Stephen Kaplon, 49, of Ogema, was arrested for homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and is in custody at the Taylor County Jail on a $200,000 cash bond. According to Dassow, on Monday, October 20, ...

The Gilman School Board is planning to request community input on an impending referendum which they discussed at a meeting on Monday, October 20. The board expressed concern that some area residents may not know about their plan for a referendum, giving those people less time to make an informed decision before they vote. District administrator Walter Leipart suggested hosting one or two liste...

Taylor County is in the enviable spot of paying less and getting more when it comes to employee health insurance. At Monday’s meeting of the county’s personnel committee, members approved renewing the insurance with the Wisconsin County’s Association (WCA) Group Health Trust (GHT) with changes to make the copays to reduce out of pocket costs for the county’s employees when deductibles w...