Fees going up; With contract up next year city plans for 15% jump for garbage and recycling fees

The city of Medford and Taylor County will work together on a program to recruit and bring people from outside of the state to live and work in the Medford area. The county’s finance committee approved providing up to $12,500 of county funds and in exchange, the Medford City Council agreed to earmark half of the grants to go to outside the city limits and include a county board member represe...

Parking rules on village streets will get easier to understand following action by the Rib Lake Village Board at the July 8 meeting. Board members approved a motion to set that streets less than 24-feet wide will have no parking on one side. The action came after residents questioned the reasoning on why some streets were posted to only allow one side parking while others that were narrower wer...