51890_6 Memorial Day Program, Legacy Wall Stone Dedication Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Wall & Flag Field, Medford, WI May 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Music 10:30 a.m. Formal Program All of the Medford area Veterans organizations invite you to attend our program to honor the memory of those that gave their lives in the service of our nation. We will again have the “Ringing of the Bell and Release of Balloons” and the reading of the names of 111 KIA soldiers from Taylor County that gave their lives in service to our country. We will also read the names of service men and women who have served our country and are being honored with the placement of a Paver Stone in the Memorial Area. We Ask Family Members of those service men and women, to please let your family know about this event and invite them to attend. Again this year “Red Higgins and Freedom Train Band” will provide live music for our program beginning at 10:00 a.m. Red and his band will be playing at the Medford VFW Bar in the afternoon about 1:00 p.m. Food and drink will be available. The public is welcome to attend this event. We ask all who attend the Flag Field event to bring their own chairs as there is no seating at this event, we do have handicapped accessibility to the area from the Flag Field parking lot to the front of the wall and a wheel chair parking, elderly seating area right in front of the speakers stand. There is a limited amount of parking at the flag field site for the elderly and handicapped, others are encouraged to use the street and parking lot at the Medford Public Library and Enerquip Mfg. and walk to the site. If you are not able to walk to the site please arrive early and we plan to have some volunteers to take you over to the Flag Field site. We ask all who attend to wear appropriate clothing and bring an umbrella. We will only move to the Medford Jr. High auditorium if storms are predicted. Please stay tuned to WKEB after 8:00 a.m. for our announcement on Memorial Day. 51890_6 Memorial Day Program, Legacy Wall Stone Dedication Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Wall & Flag Field, Medford, WI May 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Music 10:30 a.m. Formal Program All of the Medford area Veterans organizations invite you to attend our program to honor the memory of those that gave their lives in the service of our nation. We will again have the “Ringing of the Bell and Release of Balloons” and the reading of the names of 111 KIA soldiers from Taylor County that gave their lives in service to our country. We will also read the names of service men and women who have served our country and are being honored with the placement of a Paver Stone in the Memorial Area. We Ask Family Members of those service men and women, to please let your family know about this event and invite them to attend. Again this year “Red Higgins and Freedom Train Band” will provide live music for our program beginning at 10:00 a.m. Red and his band will be playing at the Medford VFW Bar in the afternoon about 1:00 p.m. Food and drink will be available. The public is welcome to attend this event. We ask all who attend the Flag Field event to bring their own chairs as there is no seating at this event, we do have handicapped accessibility to the area from the Flag Field parking lot to the front of the wall and a wheel chair parking, elderly seating area right in front of the speakers stand. There is a limited amount of parking at the flag field site for the elderly and handicapped, others are encouraged to use the street and parking lot at the Medford Public Library and Enerquip Mfg. and walk to the site. If you are not able to walk to the site please arrive early and we plan to have some volunteers to take you over to the Flag Field site. We ask all who attend to wear appropriate clothing and bring an umbrella. We will only move to the Medford Jr. High auditorium if storms are predicted. Please stay tuned to WKEB after 8:00 a.m. for our announcement on Memorial Day.
Honor guard members march in the 2025 Lublin Days parade. Veterans organizations serve as a connection between veterans at the individual level and serve an important role fighting for veterans benefits and interests at the state and national level ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
Participants in the 2025-2026 Leadership Taylor County Class made a presentation to the Medford City Council on Tuesday night. The program is run by The Chamber and introduces emerging leaders in the community to existing civic and commercial leaders. Each year, the class takes on a project. This year they focused on ways to increase people’s awareness of what is going on in the community. They presented the idea of creating an online community calendar for events and activities through The Chamber and its websites. Other ideas were to use social media including TikTok to engage other audiences beyond traditional media. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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