Waiting game. City council stalls on Billings Ave. sidewalk decision, members call for data on east side costs, engineering

A 50-year-old Ogema man will face county jail time, probation and $1,000 fine for a charge of causing death by negligent use of a motor vehicle. Stephen Kaplon, 50, of Ogema, had faced up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines for the charges stemming from the October 20, 2025 single vehicle rollover crash on CTH C in Rib Lake that resulted in the death of 49-year-old Sharon Kaplon of Ogem...

Members of the Taylor County Forestry committee on November 6 approved the close-out of sale No. 725 done by Czarnezski Forest Products. The 97-acre sale generated $61,138.78 in revenue from about 100,580 board feet of saw logs harvested and 2,712.75 tons of pulp wood harvested on the sale. Forest administrator Alex Solawetz noted that due to the dry weather conditions this year, there was s...

The city will switch from a uniform service to uniform stipends for public works and utility employees. The move will provide increased reliability at a reduced cost. Currently, the city contracts with Vestis to provide uniforms for staff. The change will have the city switch to giving staff members stipends to purchase and maintain their own uniforms. City council members approved the change a...