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Working year round, to protect consumers

This week, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week, and National Weights and Measures Week. The DATCP’s two b...
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Chelsea Lake was the place to be on Saturday, Feb. 28, as ice anglers from Taylor County and beyond ...

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Kari and Paul Skibbie (pictured from l. to r.) assist new customer Tim Burkholder. A resource like Skibbie Supply provides startups like Burkholder’s with valuable advice in addition to products, right in their backyard. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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Early spring in Wisconsin means maple syrup season, a vital piece of the state’s economy and histo...

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Congress must hold Postal Service accountable for mail delivery

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”In 1914, that inscription was placed on the James A. Farley Post Office building in Manhattan. For decades it has been the unofficial motto of the Postal Service. It evokes the high ideals that many in the Postal Service still hold dear and strive to maintain.The recent ...

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Candidate Fred Clark says Congress needs to do its job
Fred Clark stopped at The Star News while in Medford on Feb. 26. Clark is one of the crowded field of candidates seeking Tom Tiffany’s seat representing the 7th Congressional District. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Candidate Fred Clark says Congress needs to do its job

Fred Clark doesn’t think Congress is doing the job its supposed to and wants to change that.Clark,...

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Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks report sound year-end 2025 financial performance

Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks reported sound financial performance through year-end 2025, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). As of December 31, 2025, there were 116 state-chartered commercial banks serving Wisconsin residents.At year-end 2025, total assets for Wisconsin’s statechartered banks stood at $74.4 billion, up from $70.2 b...

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Taylor County Sheriff’s OfficeFeb. 23 - 7:52 a.m., traffic complaint, Hwy 64 and Hall Dr., Browning; 1:44 p.m., Chapter 51 Commitment, Medford; 1:51 p.m., trespassing, W5657 Center Ave., Browning; 2 p.m., agency assist, 540 E. College St., Medford; 3:43 p.m., accident, N183 CTH E, Little Black; 7:11 p.m., accident, N3417 CTH C, Browning; 8:14 p.m., request for officer, W4289 CTH A, Deer Creek; 8...

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