Medford school district will cast its vote in favor of a change to WIAA rules to allow students athletes to profit from use ...

When The Star News was founded 150 years ago, the cost of a year’s subscription was $1.50. An observant reader will note that ...

Medford teachers and other school staff will see increases in their wages next fall as the result of a vote Monday night to ...

Declaration of policy. In recognition of the fact that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, it is declared to be the public policy of this state that all persons are ...

Musky Court residents continued to voice their disapproval at the Committee of the Whole meeting of the Medford City Council ...

Tensions were high at the Taylor County courthouse on March 21 as the members of the committee charged with recommending ...

Keep money out of high school sports When you are on a steep and slippery slope even baby steps will send you sliding down into uncharted, dangerous territory. The WIAA, following the lead of the NCAA ...

It’s not a threat, it’s not a scare tactic, it’s plain fact. When a school district has to turn to the taxpayers, it means that there is no other recourse. That’s what is happening at Lake Holcombe.

That might be what a lot of people think when they hear that Cornell is an Ice Age Trail Community, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. To help get over this misconception, Ice Age Trail ...

Patricia Ann Brehm, 94, of Medford, passed away peacefully while under the care of Hope Hospice on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Aspirus Care and Rehab where she had been a resident for the past five ...

It is with profound sadness our family announces the death of Brian J. Heier of Weston. He courageously fought a lengthy battle with cancer while remaining positive and hopeful, spending precious time ...