Leipart explained that the switch will save district taxpayers significantly over the next year. With salary and benefits, it costs the district $120,000 a year for the principal position. Board members voted to set the pay for the Dean of Students positions at $10,000 and in the process boosted the athletic director pay to that level in reflection of the additional duties he will be assuming. Combined,

The Taylor County Highway Committee on Tuesday approved increasing the premium pay for highway employees. Highway commissioner Ben Stanfley said he had done some comparison with other counties in the west-central district to see about increasing premium pay to keep the county more competitive with what the market is. He said several counties have different pay scales for positions and pay employees

SHAWNA KONIECZNY REPORTER At Thursday’s meeting, the Rib Lake School Board met back in their old meeting room for the first time for the final board meeting before the start of the school year. With the new school year just weeks away, the board went over a number of topics and were given a variety of updates related to school starting. During citizen’s input, Kerra Abeln, returned to

After just missing out receiving grant funding for the project last year, the village of Rib Lake has been awarded $760,444 in Community Development Block Grant-Public Facilities (CDBG-PF) funding for the Mc-Comb and Landall avenues street project. “It’s always good to sit and tell someone that you got the grant this time,” Pat Morrow of MSA Professional Services told the board. “Because

Taylor County Circuit Court The following charges were dismissed on prosecutor’s motions: Jason A. Krumwiede, 40, Stetsonville, refusing to take test for intoxication after arrest and failure to display vehicle license plates; Davida L. Thompson, 47, Gilman, theft of movable property less than or equal to $2,500 (as a party to a crime); Nicholas J. Kowalski, 16, Stetsonville, failure to carry