Taylor County, WI

TOWN OF BRADLEY, WI (WSAU) – A Tomahawk man is charged with a series of break-ins of storage units in the Northwoods. Lincoln County sheriffs deputies arrested Zachary Huston on June 16. Investigators got a search warrant and found several stolen items in Huston’s home. He’s been charged...

The need for foster care throughout the state and nation has become a true crisis. In 2021, the Taylor County Foster Care system had 20 children or youth in foster care for part or all of the year. Already this year 27 children or youth are in placement. Taylor County currently has seven licensed foster homes throughout the entire county, however due to different circumstances we are currently limited to 1 or 2 homes that are able to accept placement of a child at any given time.

When you first look at Jennifer, you see a typical nineteen year old who is in her second year of college, and making a good life for herself. None of that would have been possible without her willingness to want a better life from where she came from and the foster family that helped her to believe that life can change for the better.

Each year at Memorial Day, area residents gather to recognize those who in the words of President Abraham Lincoln gave “The last full measure of devotion.”. In Taylor County, the official list of those killed in action includes 110 names of servicemen who died in defense of the United States.

Aspirus Medford Community Benefit Program recently awarded the Taylor County Health Department $10,000 for the purchase of two new audiometers to support the expansion of the free Taylor County Hearing Screening Program. Historically, the Taylor County Hearing Screening Program was offered primarily to youths in Medford, Gilman and Rib Lake...

Taylor County is looking to tap into federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help fund a number of one-time purchases around the county. Members of the Taylor County Finance and Personnel committee on Monday gave their approval to spending ARPA funds for radio equipment for the sheriff’s department and county fire departments as well as for boat landing replacement at Miller Dam and replacement of a parking lot at the Taylor County Education Center.

Taylor County pet owners could pay more in annual license fees to meet the rising cost of caring for strays and surrendered animals. Representatives from the Taylor County Humane Society came to Monday’s meeting of the county’s Law Enforcement Committee asking for an 8.5% increase in funding in next year’s contract due to rising costs as a result of inflation and usage of the shelter. This works out to be a $4,229 increase over the current year.

There was a time when $5 was a lot of money. Nowadays that is barely the going price for a tooth left under a pillow for the tooth fairy or for the cost of the fuel needed to drive from Medford to Gilman. What a crisp $5 bill will get you is a dog license, provided your dog has been spayed or neutered. The cost goes up to $10 if you choose not to have your pet “fixed.”

Total cost of chassis and bodies for trucks will be about $600,000; funds come from highway revenues. Taylor County is committing now to spending $600,000 on two new dump trucks in 2023. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Taylor County Highway Committee, members approved ordering two replacement International patrol trucks with...

Forest administrator cautions that a dip in revenues will be coming due to paper mill closings in state. Taylor County is continuing to buck the statewide trend by attracting multiple bidders for its county forest timber sales. On Friday, members of the county’s forestry committee approved awarding bids for four...