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Wisconsin single-family housing permits increase 5.8% in first quarter

Single-family new home permit activity across Wisconsin increased during the first quarter of 2026, continuing the positive momentum seen at the close of last year and reflecting ongoing demand for...

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Buffalo Trace custom bottles at Black River Spirits
Pictured with the barrel and 228 custom bottles of Buffalo Trace Bourbon is sales representative Kurt Alexander, Badger Liquor, and liquor department manager, Ginelle Hartman, Black River Spirits at Medford’s County Market. SUBMITTED
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Buffalo Trace custom bottles at Black River Spirits

Medford County Market’s liquor store, Black River Spirits, received 228 bottles of hand-picked Buf...

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County continues to look at carryover funds

County departments heads will have to do more budgeting and less reliance on carryover funds as the county’s finance committee continues to look at reducing carryover amounts.County buildings and grounds director Joe Svejda said uncertainty over the availability of carryover funds has caused him to put planned projects on hold and to reduce the speed others are getting done.Traditionally, the co...

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95 Vietnam and 1 Korea Era Veterans will board the June 1 Never Forgotten Honor Flight

The Never Forgotten Honor Flight organization based in Wausau will fly 95 Vietnam and 1 Korea Era Veterans from central and northern Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials that honor their service on Monday, June 1. It is the organization’s 56th flight since the first Never Forgotten Honor Flight took place April 4, 2010.Local veterans scheduled to take the trip include: Charles Butt...

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Don’t leave road safety at home on your summer travels
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Don’t leave road safety at home on your summer travels

Summer weather is here and travelers are taking to the roads to explore the many vacation destinatio...

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EPORTSDiego Alferedo-Calan-Cagal, 27, of Rothschild, was found guilty due to a no contest plea of theft and was ordered to pay $464.70.Raad Mohammad Ahmad Almakhareez, 28, of Medford, was found guilty due to no contest pleas of possession of marijuana, operate without valid license and nonregistration of vehicle-automobile less than 10,000 pounds and was ordered to pay a total of $639.30.Teodora A...

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