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GERARD BARGENDER

Gerard A. “Gary” Bargender, 72, town of Cassel, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, while under the care of Compassus Hospice at the House of Dove, Marshfield.

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Board OKs additional school work

Rib Lake School board members on Dec. 17 approved additional work and purchases to be done with available referendum project money. According to district administrator Travis Grubbs, as portions of the construction project are completed, contingency funds set aside, if needed, for those areas are becoming available to spend. In addition to the $19.5 million approved by voters for the referendum...

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Putting it to rest
High school English teachers Lynn Lindau and Joanna Messmann list as Medford School Board members discuss the English curriculum at Monday’s board meeting. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Putting it to rest

Members of the Medford School Board on Monday put a challenge to the high school language arts curri...

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Overhaul is needed for Gilman’s website, to be ADA compliant
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Overhaul is needed for Gilman’s website, to be ADA compliant

The Gilman Village website has to be updated, as discussed Dec. 10, at their regular board meeting. ...

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Gov. Evers approves new rule aimed at keeping kids in foster care with family and loved ones

Revised rule creates streamlined licensing pathway for relative and like-kin caregivers, keeping more kids with adults who know and love them Gov. Tony Evers recently announced he has approved a new administrative rule designed to help improve the state’s foster care system by ensuring kids can more easily be placed with family relatives or like-kin caregivers when they are unable to safely rema...

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Keep Christmas spirit alive all year long

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach” — Ebenenzer Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. While Christmas may come just once a year, the spirit of the holiday season needs to live on in the heart...

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When is all of Gilman going to get the broadband they need?
GINNA YOUNG/THE STAR NEWS Grant Bub, Taylor County broadband program manager, spoke Dec. 10, to residents of Gilman, about what services are currently provided to the area and which ones are still coming in the next few years. There’s a distinct lack of internet services to the rural spots, which the county and private companies are working to address.
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When is all of Gilman going to get the broadband they need?

It is hard to get anything accomplished without proper internet access at your home or business. Slo...

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