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Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bipartisan support.

Due to toxic political wrangling and lack of legislative leadership, the l...

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Royal Credit Union introduces small business grant program for area

Royal Credit Union (Royal) has launched its Small Business Grant program to support entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Chippewa Valley. The program will award a $3,000 grant to one local business located in one of the following Wisconsin counties: Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Trempealeau, or Taylor.Applications are now open and will be accepted through October 1, 2026. The winner will...

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Borgen to become co-owner of Taylored Family Care
Mike Borgen, FNP, has become co-owner of Taylored Family Care Clinic. He has been with the practice for five years and serves as the manager of the Phillips Clinic.
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Borgen to become co-owner of Taylored Family Care

Ownership shift ensures long-term commitment to quality healthcare...

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Bug Tussel announces more areas are live with broadband internet
It was an uneventful evening for members of the Medford City Council on Tuesday as they met to hold the annual board of review. No property owners attended to question their property tax assessment. The board of review is the opportunity for local taxpayers to raise objections to their property tax assessments and ask the board to approve modifications to it. Under state law, the burden in on the taxpayer to show that the assessor’s amount was incorrect. The board of review meets for at least two hours regardless if there are any filed complaints BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Bug Tussel announces more areas are live with broadband internet

High speed internet service is working its way further into rural Taylor County.In recent years, Tay...

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Planning commission gives its OK to annexation at 880 Gibson St.
Planning commission members gave their blessing to annexing 880 Gibson St. The request next goes to the city council for final approval. It will be developed for multi-family residential use.
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Planning commission gives its OK to annexation at 880 Gibson St.

The city of Medford is set to get a little bit bigger.On Monday evening, members of the city plannin...

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Faster, more consistent out-of-town delivery needed for periodicals

Putting out a community newspaper is a lot like running a relay race.It starts each week, with the staff atputting in long hours covering meetings, sports and events and sitting down with residents and business owners to help share their stories.Staff then take those stories and photographs and lay out the pages. They are human beings, not computer algorithms, making choices about what goes where ...

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Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
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Reauthorize Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program

Bad politics has killed, at least for now, a decades-old conservation program that enjoyed broad bip...

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