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Patricia Kitzhaber

Patricia A. Kitzhaber, age 86, of Greenwood, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Waterford Assisted Living Facility in Colby. Visi...

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Backing off – County board pushes back against proposal to eliminate most citizen members of standing committee
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Backing off – County board pushes back against proposal to eliminate most citizen members of standing committee

Lay members will stay on Taylor County committees with any changes to happen through long-term attri...

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Annual Taylor County Moving for a Cure fundraiser set for May 15

Taylor County Moving for a Cure will be celebrating its 11-year anniversary this year. The group was organized 11 years ago as a grass-roots committee with the goal of dispersing all proceeds from the event to cancer patients living within our communities. In 2024 the Committee made the decision to expand their reach by allocating 10% of the funds raised to cancer patients “working” within Tay...

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Hitting the ground running: New mayor makes city appointments
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Hitting the ground running: New mayor makes city appointments

After 24 years of service, mayor Mike Wellner passed the gavel to Medford’s new mayor, Laura Holme...

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Taylor County Food Pantry announces changes

The Taylor County Food Pantry has seen major changes in the past eight months with a new organization, a new location, new hours, and some new enforcement of eligibility rules, but what hasn’t changed is its commitment to eradicating hunger in the community. According to board members Lon Rundquist and Tara Haasl, some of the biggest changes patrons to the food pantry have seen has been with ...

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Thanks to Science Olympiad organizers for making Medford proud

Medford Area Public School District, its leadership and the entire community stepped up last weekend and showed that through hard work anything is possible. Each year, the Wisconsin Science Olympiad competition brings together students interested in science, technology and engineering. In these competitions, the students conduct tests, analyze failure points, and demonstrate their knowledge....

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Storms are a wake-up call for disaster preparedness

In the span of time that it takes to read these words, the lives of 75 families in the Marathon County community of Ringle were forever changed. On the afternoon of April 17, severe thunderstorms bulldozed their way across the state. They brought with them flooding, large hail, lightening, and high winds. Each of these brings its own capacity for devastation and harm. The storms also spawned...

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