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Olympic & Navy SEAL Trainer, John Underwood, to Speak in Medford

  Life of an Athlete, a FREE Parent & Community Presentation, featuring Olympic and Navy Seal Trainer, John Underwood, will be held on Monday, March 9th beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Red White...

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Bomb Scare Suspect Sentenced

  The Medford Area Senior High School was the scene of a bomb scare on October 1st, 2014.  After the school was evacuated, student Jacob Gouza admitted to posting 3 messages on the internet site Yik...

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Eleven Fire Departments Assist at Main Street Fire

Eleven Fire Departments Assist At Main Street Fire     An early morning main street fire in Thorp prompted a call for assistance from 11 surrounding fire departments Monday morning, March 23rd.   The...

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April 7th Election Results

Turnout for Wisconsin spring election tops 18 percent   MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fewer than two out of every 10 possible voters in Wisconsin cast ballots in a state Supreme Court race.   Unofficial...

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Forestry & Recreation Committee Approve Land Purchase

Forestry & Recreation Committee Approve Land Purchase April 14, 2015     The Taylor County Forestry and Recreation Committee met Tuesday morning, April 14, and gave preliminary approval to...

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Taylor County Board Gets "Testy"

County Board Gets “Testy”  4/21/2015     The Taylor County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, April 21st.  The board approved the appointment of Jason Julian and James Gebauer to fill 2 county board...

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Gas Explosion Rocks Medford's Main Street

  People who were near Medford’s Main Street Wednesday morning, April 29, found out first hand why you call the fire department when there’s a gas leak.  PSI drilling from Chippewa Falls was using an...

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Medford VFW Burglarized

Medford V.F.W. Burglarized   5/4/15   Medford Police are investigating a burglary which occurred Sunday night or early Monday morning.  The burglar pried open the back door to the Medford V.F.W. and...

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A House Fire & Deadly Motorcycle Accident in Taylor County

Two incidents including a house fire and a deadly motorcycle crash occurred over the weekend in Taylor County.     Friday night, May 1st,  just after 5 o’clock the Medford Area Fire Department was...

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Carbaugh's River Monster

Carbaugh's River Monster   A "monster" has shown up on Clint Carbaugh's Facebook page.  We've seen these kinds of things on You Tube, Facebook and the like before.  They usually turn out to be a hoax,...

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Medford City Park Vandalism

  On Sunday, May 17th, 2015, around 7:24 A.M., a Medford Police Officer was dispatched to the report of damaged items in the Medford City Park.  A light fixture was discovered broken in the small...

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Fire Calls Paired Up

5/24/15 Fire Calls Paired Up The Medford area fire department was called to a pair of fire calls Saturday, May 23.  Just after 8 o’clock Saturday morning a fire alarm sounded at Maple Island at 333...

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VFW Burglary Suspect Apprehended

Tuesday, June 2   An arrest has been made in connection with the recent break-in of the Medford V.F.W.  Reports indicate that one person is in custody in another jurisdiction following an apprehension...

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Winchel Sentenced

6/12/15   The Sheldon man who is guilty of killing one man and injuring another man while driving drunk is going to prison.   Judge Ann Knox-Bauer sentenced James Winchel to 16 years of prison time...

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K99's Dairy Dessert Contest Returns To Taylor County Fair!

6/23/15 K99's Dairy Dessert Plans Announced   Plans are being announced for the 2015 K99 Dairy Dessert Contest at the Taylor County Fair.  All dairy desserts must include 2 Real Dairy products to be...

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Medford Delegates to Badger State

  The Medford Area Senior High School was well represented at the 2015 Badger Boys and Girls State Program.  Douglas Shumacher of Stetsonville and Jacob Geiger and Ty Wrage of Medford attended Badger...

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Medford Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire

Medford Apartment Building Destroyed By Fire  7/4/15     The shortage of rental housing in Medford became more pronounced with a major apartment fire on the 4th of July.  Just before 2 o’clock...

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Children's Museum Gets a Boost

Children’s Museum Gets A Boost  7/14/15   Members of the Taylor County Finance Committee got a sneak peek at a proposed children’s museum during their meeting on Tuesday, July 14th.  Alli Rannum and...

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Looking Back, Moving Forward! It's the 2015 Taylor County Fair!

Looking Back, Moving Forward!     The 2015 Taylor County Fair will be held Thursday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 26th in the Taylor County Fairgrounds on the corners of Highway 13 & 64 in...

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Testimony Taken in Stieber Case

  The four person City of Medford Police and Fire Commission is normally a low-key position.  Now they are faced with the decision of whether to allow a Medford Police officer to lose his job....

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