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Fire levels restaurant
ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS Firefighters and other emergency personnel were on the scene of a structure fire in Medford Sunday night. Here, firefighters in the ladder truck and on ground spray water to attempt to put out the fire.
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Fire levels restaurant

A landmark Medford business was destroyed and its owner is hospitalized after a Sunday evening fire....

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Beware: Scammers are targeting veterans with fraudulent repayment letters, texts

Unscrupulous scammers are targeting veterans, surviving spouses and family members who receive Veterans Administration (VA) benefits. They pretend to be official VA representatives and use official communication channels to demand repayment for alleged benefits overpayments. Fraudulent letters, emails and texts often include fake VA letterheads and logos, making it difficult to distinguish genuine...

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Kiwanis Concert Series announces line-up for the summer 2026 season
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Kiwanis Concert Series announces line-up for the summer 2026 season

Only 140 days remain until opening night of the 2026 Kiwanis Summer Concert Series in the Medford Ci...

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Taylor County prepares for takeoff with airport improvements
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Taylor County prepares for takeoff with airport improvements

The Taylor County Airport will see over a million dollars in upgrades this year or next with only a ...

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Area city, county, school district ballots set as nominations close

With the nomination deadline passed for the county board, school districts and the city of Medford the slates of candidates have been set. In the city of Medford, Dave Brandner and Laura Holmes will face off to determine who will be the next mayor. Incumbent mayor Mike Wellner announced he is retiring from public office after his current term ends in April. There will be two new faces on cit...

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Opinion/Editorial

Challenges, opportunities await in 2026

In homes across Taylor County, Christmas trees are being put out to the curb, decorations are being packed away for another year, and fresh resolutions haven’t been broken yet. The new year is greeted in equal parts with optimism and apprehension. Change is like that. It brings with it new opportunities as well as new challenges. By itself, change is like winter weather in Wisconsin, neither ...

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