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Marathon Co. adopts budget priorities for 2026

Marathon County supervisors took the first step toward crafting a 2026 budget last week, officially adopting priorities and assumptions for the county administrator to follow when developing his pr...

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Medford city coordinator Joe Harris talked to members of the Stetsonville Village Board on Dec. 15 about the potential of the city and village to apply for a grant that would help with sewer treatment plant operation expenses. The city and village are already working together on a planned force main to pump village waste to be processed at the Medford treatment plant. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Stetsonville, Medford eye shared grant opportunity for sewer costs...

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Volunteers make positive things happen for Taylor County veterans and their families
It takes George Jessick between 12 and 15 hours to complete an American flag display box for the Taylor County Veterans Service Office. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Volunteers make positive things happen for Taylor County veterans and their families

As the proverb goes, “It takes a village” to get positive things done, whether it is raising a c...

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Taylor County Veteran’s groups and Veteran’s resources

TAYLOR COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE O FFICE 224 S 2nd St Medford (p) 715-748-1488 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. closed from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.Facebook: Taylor County VS CVSO Walk-In Hours Rib Lake Library, 645 Pearl St, Rib Lake 1st Tuesday 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Gilman Senior Center 385 E Main St Gilman 3rd Thursday 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.AMERICAN LEGION P OSTS Western Taylor County American ...

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Dave Brandner, Laura Holmes to make run for Medford mayor

The race to determine who the next mayor of Medford will be is underway with two current members of the Medford City Council circulating nomination papers for the chance to succeed Mike Wellner.Laura Holmes and Dave Brandner, both of whom represent the city’s first district, located in the northeast quadrant of the city are in the process of getting nomination paperwork completed. According to c...

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County has more money on the books than in the bank
Despite the cold, work continues on the renovation and expansion of Medford Area Senior High School. Here light streams from inside the plastic sheeting protecting workers as they work on connecting the tech ed. building to the high school creating a scene out of a science fiction movie. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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County has more money on the books than in the bank

The million dollar question for Taylor County supervisors is how to resolve a more than $900,000 dis...

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WTC Consortium launches statewide AI training initiative

On Tuesday, a consortium of Wisconsin Technical College System institutions — Northcentral Technical College, Lakeshore College, Gateway Technical College, Moraine Park Technical College, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Western Technical College, Northwood Technical College and Mid-State Technical College — announced a...

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