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FISCAL FACTS: Wisconsin could enact school cell phone use law

By Wisconsin Policy Forum Wisconsin could join the growing list of states with laws restricting student cell phone use in schools. Our research finds that of the more...

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Calling for tax changes
County board members listen as Kyle Noonan gave an update on operations in the county’s zoning office during the Jan. 16 meeting. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Calling for tax changes

County Board calls for state to change levy freeeze formula to be based on inflation rate, not growt...

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Alleged kidnapper arrested
SUBMITTED Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted state law enforcement, and Rusk County Deputies with the arrest on Monday of a man wanted in connection with a kidnapping arrest warrant involving a child custody case.
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Alleged kidnapper arrested

Taylor County Sheriff’s Deputies, Medford Police work with state and Rusk County to apprehend fugi...

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KARA Children’s Choir of Suwon, South Korea to perform in Medford Feb. 5
SUBMITTED On February 5, KARA youth choir will visit Medford to perform a concert, They will be joined by the Medford High School Concert Choir and Momentum, the Medford Show Choir and Show Band. Entry is free and the entire community is invited to come on out and enjoy it. KARA choir is from a suburb of Seoul, South Korea. They will be on a week-long tour of the Midwest where they will be performing concerts in Port Washington, Medford, and the Chicago area. The choir is made up of children from second to eleventh grade. The Medford concert is on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at Medford Area Senior High School.
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KARA Children’s Choir of Suwon, South Korea to perform in Medford Feb. 5

A youth choir from South Korea will perform at Raider Hall at Medford Area Senior High School on Feb...

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Rib Lake Village Board approves contract with MSA to update geographic information system
Rib Lake public works director Chad Lind demonstrates how the village crew uses the geographic informational system to locate underground utility lines and shut-offs. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Rib Lake Village Board approves contract with MSA to update geographic information system

The village of Rib Lake is looking to upgrade the technology that helps with locating underground ut...

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State needs to sunset school funding line-item veto

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding.On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political stunt and, with a lineitem veto, gave schools the ability to increase spending to help match increases in cost not just for the 2023-2025 state budget but for 400 years in the future.Evers’ stunt blatantly pandered to teachers and school officials, co...

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County revenue cap formula needs to factor inflation
County Board member Scott Mildbrand is calling for changes to the levy limit to be based on inflation rather than community growth. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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County revenue cap formula needs to factor inflation

The Taylor County Board is right in calling on the state to factor inflation rates into the state’...

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