Taylor County’s jail got a clean bill of health in a recent jail inspection conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. At the February 13 law enforcement committee meeting, Sheriff Corey ...

Old man Murphy has a lot to answer for with his law about how if something can go wrong, it will and at the worst possible moment. Most of life’s petty dramas can be traced back to some instance of ...

Billionaire-in-chief Elon Musk has posted to his social media platform that some of the most well-respected broadcast journalism professionals in the country should do “long prison sentence” over an ...

William O. Standish, 75, of Gilman, died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 of natural causes. He was born on Dec. 6, 1949, the son of the late Henry Standish and Clara Bialas. Bill grew up in the Elroy area ...

James E. Hebda, age 71, passed away peacefully on Feb. 7, 2025, at the hospital next to his wife after a year long fight with cancer. A visitation for Jim will be held at the Ice Age Pavilion (847 ...

On Monday, the Medford band program hosted their mid-winter concert featuring the concert, symphonic and combined bands performing a selection of pieces at Medford Area Senior High School. ALEX WILSON ...

Nancy V. Henke, age 78, of Withee, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Withee ...

Medford to host show choir competition Feb. 22; 21 choirs to participate Medford is hosting a show choir competition for the first time on Feb. 22. THE STAR NEWS Medford is hosting a show choir ...

With work set to begin this spring on referendum-funded Rib Lake High School and Middle School projects, school board members held a special meeting last week to approve the first set of project bids.