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Application period for 2026 elk season is open

The application period for Wisconsin’s 2026 elk hunt opened on Sunday, March 1 and will close on Sunday, May 31. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) applicants and se...
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Ceremony honored the service of Gulf War/GWOT veterans
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Ceremony honored the service of Gulf War/GWOT veterans

Veterans and community members gathered at VFW Post No. 5729 in Medford on October 7 to participate ...

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Gala event raises funds for Stepping Stones to help survivors of domestic, sexual violence
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Gala event raises funds for Stepping Stones to help survivors of domestic, sexual violence

Community members gathered at Medford VFW Post No. 5729 on Saturday evening for an evening of music ...

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Vote no on constitutional amendements
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Vote no on constitutional amendements

The Wisconsin legislature is once-again stirring up the long-cold embers of settled law as it asks v...

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Heather Olejnichak joins staff as provider at Taylored Family Care
Heather Olejnichak is a new nurse practitioner seeing patients at Taylored Family Care in Medford. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Heather Olejnichak joins staff as provider at Taylored Family Care

Family nurse practitioner Heather Olejnichak has joined the staff at Taylored Family Care in Medford...

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Open enrollments give boost for Gilman School District budget
Gilman district administrator Walter Leipart explained the complicated state aid process and how it impacts the local tax levy. ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Open enrollments give boost for Gilman School District budget

Property taxpayers in the Gilman School District could see a decrease in the school portion of their...

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City Council approves applying savings to reduce insurance impact

The city of Medford will use accrued savings from past years to help soften the blow to employees from a sizable jump in health insurance prices.At Monday’s city council meeting, members approved renewing health insurance and applying $40,328 of savings to offset some of the increase to employees.The city is part of a health insurance cooperative managed by Spectrum Insurance and gets insurance ...

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