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Marathon County braces for federal, state cuts

Uncertainty surrounding state and federal budgets – including talk of massive cuts to health and social services — has Marathon County officials bracing for a 2026 budget that will likely have ...

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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 drillin...

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Development leaders get update on Weather Shield purchase
A delegation of representatives from the Medford development community, along with CEO Bob Foote of Weather Shield Manufacturing, recently met to discuss the acquisition of Weather Shield by Pella Windows and Doors. Company representatives said they were looking forward to continuing to be a part of the Medford community. SUBMITTED
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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 Shie...

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Paulson earns elite status with small business lending
Wisconsin Business Development (WBD) representative, Kyle Kuntz with Charlie Paulson, vice president of commercial lending at Nicolet National Bank in Medford. Paulson was recently recognized by WBD for earning elite status for completing 10 SBA 504 loans. SUBMITTED
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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, ex...

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Former WEDC head Missy Hughes launches candidacy for governor
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Former WEDC head Missy Hughes launches candidacy for governor

Missy Hughes, former Organic Valley executive and previous Wisconsin Economic Development Corporatio...

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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 to do...

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