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Granton Area School Board

Regular Meeting, May 12, 2025

I. REGULAR BUSINESS I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order a...

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Fiery crash claims life
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Fiery crash claims life

Taylor County saw its third fatal crash of 2025 with the death of a 19-year-old Ashland man in a hea...

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Drilling shows ‘significant’ copper, gold deposits

There is gold and copper in the hills of western Taylor County. This by itself is not news. Nearly four decades of mineral exploration have shown the presence of bodies of ores at the so-called Bend site located about 20 miles northwest of Medford in town of Grover. GreenLight Wisconsin, the Wisconsin subsidiary of Canadian mining company GreenLight Metals Inc. announced last week that early...

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Development leaders get update on Weather Shield purchase

A delegation of representatives from the Medford community, along with CEO Bob Foote of Weather Shield Manufacturing, recently met to discuss the acquisition of Weather Shield by Pella Windows and Doors. Sue Ackerman, secretary/treasurer of the Medford Area Development Foundation, shared her thoughts on the meeting, saying, 'I enjoyed our meeting today and appreciated the opportunity to learn m...

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Paulson earns elite status with small business lending
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Paulson earns elite status with small business lending

Charlie Paulson knows what it takes to help businesses grow. “It takes capital,” Paulson said...

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Former WEDC head Missy Hughes launches candidacy for governor

Missy Hughes, former Organic Valley executive and previous Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation head, announced her campaign for Wisconsin Governor to build a Main Street Economy that thrives for every worker, family, and business. “I’m not a politician, and that’s the point,” Hughes said. “To create a prosperous economy for the future in all 72 counties, we need a leader who kn...

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Next governor needs to be able to seek bipartisan solutions

With the entry of Rep. Tom Tiffany and former Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation chairman Missy Hughes in the past week, the ranks of those seeking to succeed Gov. Tony Evers continues to expand. As of press time, on the Republican side it is Tiffany and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann after Milwaukeearea manufacturer Bill Berrien dropped out of the race for not remembering t...

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