Rezoning opens door to business growth

The city of Medford mayor will get a pay boost, with the new rate to begin following the spring election when a new mayor will take office.On November 10, members of the Medford City Council approved increasing the mayor’s annual pay from $12,500 to $15,000. The increase was met with opposition on council and passed on a 5-3 vote.Mayor Mike Wellner was not at Monday’s meeting and had previousl...

Taylor County Moving for a Cure (TCMC) held its annual event in May 2025. The group was organized 10 years ago as a grass-roots committee with the goal of dispersing all proceeds from the event to cancer patients living within our communities. In 2024 the decision was made to expand TCMC’s reach by allocating 10% of the funds raised to cancer patients “working” within Taylor County for at le...