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Taxpayers in the city of Medford will be paying about the same or even a little less in property taxes this year thanks to a drop in local tax rates and growth elsewhere in the county.At Monday’s city council meeting, council members approved the municipal tax rate which includes the city portion of taxes from Taylor County, Medford Area Public School District, and Northcentral Technical College...

The Taylor County Board, through its standing oversight committees, needs to continue to have a role in the hiring of key employee leadership positions within county departments.Over recent years, Taylor County has been working toward implementing a more structured and streamlined leadership process with the goal of creating a more professional and uniform approach toward personnel management, hir...