State Rep. Dave Murphy of Greenville is putting the burden on school children to learn how not to get shot by police offi cers. Describing the shooting that prompted protests and riots in Kenosha in the summer of 2020 as being due to a person not following the instructions of an offi cer, Murphy is calling on Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction to come up with a model curriculum on how

Leadership can be defined as the ability of an individual or a group to influence and guide others. Good leaders move organizations, businesses and communities forward to new heights. They plant the seeds of growth so that others who follow them, may reap the harvest. Poor leaders are more concerned with using leadership as a means to an end, benefiting themselves to stroke their egos and personal

OICES Omicron, the new variant of COVID is so contagious that it has quickly swept the country. It is qualitatively more contagious than any earlier variant. Now that the vaccine is available to even children, and booster shots are so readily available in America, I am disinterested in those who choose not to vaccinate. I have moved on. I so dearly appreciate how the vaccine gives your body

Looking back on ‘Quotes of the Week’ from the past 12 months “I couldn’t have missed it if I tried.” — Library director Maxx Handel about the number of friends and relatives who pointed out the advertisement for the job opening. “A project that should have taken six months is taking six years.” — Gene Knoll to members of the county’s forestry committee about the lack

here’s a lot of time, there’s a lot of commitment, and there’s a lot of people involved in that journey to help you get where you need to go.” — Jen Meyer a Medford resident of her bodybuilding journey. “E veryone here should have had the chance to get the shot, and if they didn’t, that’s their decision. So we should get back to normal.” — Taylor County personnel committee

We all know the story. A distant government orders the census of a conquered land so that taxes may be assigned. The young mother, great with child on a difficult journey. No room in the inn and instead a manger for a bed. The birth of the “Wonderful Counselor,” the “Prince of Peace,” the culmination of the prophecies of Isaiah 9:6-7. Over the past two millennia the story

It is time for Taylor County’s elected supervisors as a full county board to bring back consideration of a county administrator to oversee day-to-day operations and interaction between county departments. In the next few months, Taylor County will undergo a major change in day-today leadership. Public health director Patty Krug has announced plans to retire this winter as has human services

The competition, which aims to promote civics education and encourage Wisconsin high school students to develop an interest in public service, returns after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Wisconsin Civics Games’ regional competitions will be held virtually on Friday, April 22. The top-performing teams will advance to the state finals on Friday, May 13, at the Wisconsin

I spent much of Saturday on a shopping crusade. It started with me and my children working our way up and down Main Street hitting the shops before moving out of the downtown in our effort to get the names checked off of our Christmas lists. Something for my wife. Check. Something for Alex. Check. Something for Beth. Check. Things were going smoothly. Too smoothly. I envisioned being