to the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, which was a change back to its traditional route. As in recent years, there was a sensory friendly zone by the Medford Area Chamber of Commerce and a special elderly zone across from Abiding Care Pregnancy Resource Center for people to park and stay in their car while viewing the parade. The Harvest Days parade, followed by city of Medford trick-or-treating

time. At the mile, just 8.2 seconds separated 50th place (6:21) from 70th (6:29.2). A split of 7:13.4 in the second mile dropped Orysen slightly to 63rd place, but she picked up a couple of spots in the third mile-plus to get up to the 61st position. She was 2.8 seconds ahead of Colby’s Willow Oehmichen and one second behind 60th-place finisher Isabel Baker of Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs.

Five-day, full-day, Pre-K will be coming to the Medford Area Public School District in the 2023-2024 school district. At Monday’s Medford School Board meeting, board members approved a plan presented by elementary principal Dan Miller to provide district-sponsored 4K programs, five days a week in both Medford and Stetsonville elementary buildings. The plan also includes an option for parents

A budget compromise helped avert a showdown at Wednesday’s county board session. The compromise, brokered by Supervisor Mike Bub, restored a position to the forestry department, funding to the Taylor County Housing Authority and reversed dramatic changes proposed to the county employee’s health insurance while still keeping the overall tax levy increase below the rate of inflation. As

The new Gilman Dollar General was supposed to be up and running by late fall, but has hit a snag, after the WisDOT was not happy with the initial plan of the distance of the store’s driveway to the property to the west. So, as reported at a Gilman Village Board meeting Oct. 12, the DOT suggested moving the driveway east, but a wetland study proved that was a no-go. “As you go further east,

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Department jail staff may soon get a new rank. At the Oct. 13 law enforcement committee, committee members approved creating a new corporal position for the jail staff pending approval of a job description. The county currently has jail sergeants who work under the sheriff and help supervise the jail staff and perform additional administrative duties. According