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116487_5 J.A. O’Leary Scholarship J.A. O’Leary is the former owner and publisher of The Star News. He was a leader in community newspapers and a technology innovator. J.A. O’Leary was a leader in bringing the American newspaper industry into the computer age. He had a vision of the future of technology in newspapers and worked tirelessly throughout his career sharing his knowledge. He died in 1997 and the staff and family have sponsored a scholarship in his memory since. $ 500 Scholarship is open to a current year graduate who resides in Taylor County and is pursuing a career in journalism, communication, graphic design or computer technology. To apply, submit a one page (approx. 500 word) essay about what your community newspaper means to you along with applicant’s name, mailing address, phone number, email address, high school or GED program and high school GPA. Include applicant’s planned major field of study and the school or program they will be attending. Deadline: Friday, Apr. 10 before 3 p.m. Recipient will be notified by May 15. Applications May Be... Emailed to Mailed to The Star News PO Box 180, Medford, WI 54451 or kellyschmidt@centralwinews.com 116487_5 J.A. O’Leary Scholarship J.A. O’Leary is the former owner and publisher of The Star News. He was a leader in community newspapers and a technology innovator. J.A. O’Leary was a leader in bringing the American newspaper industry into the computer age. He had a vision of the future of technology in newspapers and worked tirelessly throughout his career sharing his knowledge. He died in 1997 and the staff and family have sponsored a scholarship in his memory since. $ 500 Scholarship is open to a current year graduate who resides in Taylor County and is pursuing a career in journalism, communication, graphic design or computer technology. To apply, submit a one page (approx. 500 word) essay about what your community newspaper means to you along with applicant’s name, mailing address, phone number, email address, high school or GED program and high school GPA. Include applicant’s planned major field of study and the school or program they will be attending. Deadline: Friday, Apr. 10 before 3 p.m. Recipient will be notified by May 15. Applications May Be... Emailed to Mailed to The Star News PO Box 180, Medford, WI 54451 or kellyschmidt@centralwinews.com
Volunteer Dick Wesle took time on Saturday afternoon to put a fresh coat of paint on display boards used for static exhibits at the Taylor County Cooperative Youth Fair. Work is ongoing at the fairgrounds to prepare for the fair. The Taylor County Fair runs from July 23-26. ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Former Price County sheriff Wallace “Wally” Krenzke, on May 30, 2026, reviews a search warrant affidavit naming Michael D. Raskie as a suspect in the 1987 disappearance of Shelly Hansen. Wisconsin Watch obtained the affidavit a day earlier at the Price County Courthouse. JOE TIMMERMAN / WISCONSIN WATCH
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