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County’s daycare subsidies help train 16 new teachers

New slots open up in Wausau area

Marathon County’s investment in hiring new childcare workers has yielded some promising results, but local providers are still concerned about an impending loss in state funding this summer that ...

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Mother’s Day fire destroys Jump River barn
Firefighters from Medford and Stetsonville fire departments responded to a garage fire at W8579 Hwy 64 in the town of Hammel on Wednesday, May 13. The property is owned by Matthew Blackburn of Medford. Sustained winds from the north hampered firefighting efforts with the fire getting under the structure’s metal roof. BRIAN WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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Mother’s Day fire destroys Jump River barn

For generations the Brooks barn on Hwy 73 in Jump River has been a landmark for those in northwester...

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Connecting the pieces

Planning for sewer regionalization project from Medford to Stetsonville is on schedule for 2027 work...

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Taylor County Veteran’s groups and Veteran’s resources

TAYLOR COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE 224 S 2nd St Medford (p) 715-748-1488 Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 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.Coffee With the Vets is held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 9 to 10 a.m. in the ...

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Billings Ave. work to include sidewalk/path to park

Sidewalk will be coming to Billings Ave. as part of a resurfacing and curb and gutter project in 2027 At Monday’s Medford City Council meeting, members approved hiring Ayres Associates to do the engineering work on the project which will include new curb and gutter, asphalt paving, and sidewalk on one side of the street.City Coordinator Joe Harris informed the council that the city was awarded a...

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County committee hears wireless and fairgrounds updates
Taylor County director of Buildings, Grounds and Parks Joe Svejda (center) and fairground volunteer Mark Wesle (right) discuss updates, and bottlenecks to necessary upgrades, at the county fairgrounds during a Buildings, Grounds, and Parks Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 12. MANDEE ELLIS/THE STAR NEWS
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County committee hears wireless and fairgrounds updates

The Taylor County Buildings, Grounds and Parks Committee agreed to enter into a contract with Countr...

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Animal rights activists crossed the line

Sympathetic media stories and pictures of cute dogs aside, the domestic terrorists who attempted to take the law onto themselves and descended a Madisonarea animal breeding and research facility last month with the intent of stealing the animals crossed a line. Organizers, in particular, should face severe consequences for their actions as a deterrent to others.In March, a group of self-described ...

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