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With the new school year less than a month underway, the Gilman School District has already heard parent feedback on their policy regarding student cell phone use during school hours, and the conseque...
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Celebrating service

Rib Lake Lions Club marks 60 years of community service...

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Pat Olson excited about return to health insurance at Benefit Solutions

Pat Olson is looking forward to help meet the health insurance needs of area residents and businesses as the newest addition to Benefits Solutions of Wisconsin. Pat Olson came on board this summer as an agent, joining the agency started by his father, Jon Olson, and Andrea Neubauer. Benefits Solutions of Wisconsin has offices in Medford and Park Falls. Pat Olson explained that his father is tak...

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ā€˜Love one anotherā€™
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ā€˜Love one anotherā€™

On December 1, 1901, 16 charter members came together to create a German Evangelical Church Medford ...

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By the numbers. County forestry department comes in with reduced operational expenses in projected 2027 budget

Total projected expenses for the Taylor County Forestry and Recreation department are set to be down 2.2% in 2027 under a preliminary budget approved by committee members on September 4. The departmental budget goes next to the countyā€™s finance committee, which looks at it in relation to all the other department budgets. This is the first year of a significant change in the budgeting process....

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Dassow to step down from school board

There will soon be a vacancy on the Medford School Board. Board member Corey Dassow has announced his intention to resign from his school board seat after the September 28 board meeting. Dassow was elected to the Medford School Board in 2022 and reelected by a comfortable margin in 2025. In January 2025, Dassow was appointed as Taylor County Sheriff to replace Sheriff Larry Woebbeking who re...

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Dr. Dan Miskulin announces retirement after 54 years
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Dr. Dan Miskulin announces retirement after 54 years

After 54 years of caring for patientsā€™ dental and oral health needs, Dr. Dan Miskulin has decided ...

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