Study raises doubts about high school football leading to CTE BY KARISSA NIEHOFF, NFHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND WIAA STAFF When it comes to the long-term effects of concussions in sports, there is a wide range of information published – almost on a daily basis. Unfortunately, much of the media coverage as it relates to high school sports – and particularly the sport of football – is

4K needs to be more than about the money Proposals to promote full-day four-year-old kindergarten (4K) should focus on what is good for the children and communities rather than solely on what is good for school districts’ bottom lines. Currently, state law counts a 4K student as a 0.5 pupil, unless the program provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach materials. Under a pair of

How much work is really needed at Chelsea Dam? Members of the Taylor County Forestry committee, as well as lake stakeholders, got sticker shock recently when they were informed that fixing the dam at Chelsea Lake would cost nearly a quarter-million dollars. The price estimate from Ayres Associates is significantly higher than the approximately $65,000 estimated cost given by the original project

County OKs sale of surplus ambulance for $5,000 BY BRIAN WILSON NEWS EDITOR Taylor County will sell a surplus 2005 ambulance for $5,000. The Taylor County law enforcement and emergency services committee on Friday approved the sale to a private buyer out of the Green Bay area. According to committee chairman Lester Lewis, the price is comparable to what the county received for the last